Eni is opening up its supercomputing infrastructure and making its computational capacity, specialist expertise and advanced tools available to companies, start-ups and research centres with an aim to support the development of artificial intelligence solutions and digital innovation.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of May 2026’ from all over the world. Right from Trillium launching the world’s first demonstration plant for bio-based acrylonitrile to Lanzatech finalizing the site for Europe’s first commercial alcohol-to-jet SAF facility, find out all the projects making headlines here.

PQ will be acquiring BASF’s silicates business, including assets at the Düsseldorf/Holthausen site under an agreement signed between the two firms. Post the deal, the companies expect a seamless transition for customers and partners.

Andritz and RAG Austria recently hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for Austria’s largest green hydrogen plant. The project is expected to produce more than 1,500 tons of green hydrogen annually using solar power as its primary renewable energy source.

Lummus Technology has recently announced the commercial launch of the Thermacrack C5 technology. The new technology aims to increase production efficiency and reduce capital investment for specialty chemicals.

The European Union’s first full-scale CO2 storage site was recently launched on September 18, 2026. The Greensand CO₂ storage facility is spearheaded by Ineos Energy, with partners Harbour Energy and the Danish North Sea Fund.

Under a strategic cooperation between Eneos and German eFuel One, both the parties aim to support the introduction of synthetic fuels in Japan and to advance the development of international value chains for low-carbon fuels.

BASF has switched its production to bio-based Ethyl Acrylate starting Q4 2024. Bio-based EA has a certified 14C-traceable content of 40 % and offers a product carbon footprint reduction of 30 % compared to fossil-based EA.

Under a partnership between Xanadu and Mitsubishi Chemical, both the companies will work together to advance semiconductor fabrication technologies by making use of quantum computing algorithms.

Air Liquide has plans to modernize and connect an Air Separation Unit to its existing network in Louisiana, USA. In addition to this, the firm also aims to expand its pipeline infrastructure by an additional 30 miles along the Gulf Coast.