As global climate policies tighten and net zero targets draw closer, technologies such as Carbon Capture and Storage as well as Carbon Capture and Utilization are expected to become indispensable tools in industrial sustainability strategies especially for hard-to-abate sectors. Read on to know more…

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of March 2026’ from all over the world. Right from Aramco commencing operations at one of the largest gas plants in the world to Trump announcing a 300-billion-dollar deal for the first new U.S. oil refinery in 50 years, find out all the projects making headlines here.

BASF has recently announced that it has completed the divestment of its shares in the joint venture companies, BASF Markor Chemical Manufacturing (Xinjiang) Co. and Markor Meiou Chemical (Xinjiang) Co. in Korla, China, to Verde Chemical Singapore.

Under an agreement signed between Catexel and BASF, Catexel will acquire BASF’s optical brightening agent business. The transaction comprises the international business including the production of optical brightening agents at the Monthey site in Switzerland and approximately 80 employees.

BASF has introduced a modern amine catalyst – Lupragen N 208 to its portfolio of Lupragen amine catalysts for the production of polyurethane foams. The low-VOC polyurethane catalyst will be produced at the firm’s Ludwigshafen Verbund site in Germany.

Chemicals company BASF is starting production of renewable ammonia in Ludwigshafen, making it a pioneer in Central Europe. Two new products based on green hydrogen will be used as sustainable alternatives in the ammonia value chain.

The EU-India free trade agreement is expected to double EU goods exports to India by 2032. With a specific focus on the chemicals and pharmaceuticals industries, the trade deal highlights that India will eliminate current tariffs of up to 22 % on EU chemicals and 11 % on EU pharmaceuticals while the EU will also cut tariffs to zero on Indian chemical exports as well as offer Indian pharmaceutical and medical devices companies’ preferential access to the EU market. In this scenario, what do industry leaders in the chemical and pharma space have to say about the EU-India free trade deal? Read on to find out…

With this investment, BASF aims to produce the most advanced dispersants by making use of the Controlled Free Radical Polymerization technology. High-performance dispersants are essential in coatings, inks and composites, improving pigment dispersion, color performance and system stability.

With an aim to expand its production capacity for semiconductor-grade sulfuric acid, BASF has plans to invest in a new semiconductor-grade sulfuric acid plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The project is expected to meet the growing demand for advanced semiconductor chip manufacturing across Europe.

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) are no longer fringe technologies — they are becoming central pillars of industrial decarbonization. As governments and companies face mounting pressure to achieve net‑zero emissions by 2050, the deployment of CCS/CCUS projects has accelerated worldwide. From chemicals to energy, industries are embracing carbon capture as a critical lever to reduce emissions.