Claimed to be one of the world’s largest industrial heat pumps for CO2-free steam generation, BASF’s industrial heat pump at the Ludwigshafen site in Germany is expected to produce up to 500,000 tons of CO2-free steam per year. With a thermal output of around 50 MWs, the mega heat pump has the potential to reduce CO2 emissions at the site by up to 100,000 tons per year.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of October 2025’ from all over the world. Right from BASF reaching two major milestones at its Zhanjiang Verbund site in China to Yokogawa deploying multiple autonomous control AI agents at a Saudi gas plant, find out all the projects making headlines here.

Evonik has recently launched its new world-scale alkoxides production facility in Singapore. With this project, the company intends to strengthen its ability to meet rising demand for alkoxides across Asia.

Coesia presented a dedicated portfolio of high-performance technologies for pharmaceutical and healthcare applications at Pharmintech 2025, held alongside Ipack-Ima from May 27 to May 30. At Hall 2, Booth B28-C27, Coesia showcased how automation is transforming pharmaceutical manufacturing, with a strong focus on precision, compliance, digitalization, and process integrity.

Under a long-term agreement signed between Yokogawa and Shell, both the companies will work together to further develop technologies for utilizing robots and drones in plant monitoring and maintenance.

There is a wealth of knowledge hidden in operational data. However, the utilization often fails due to the fact that the data lies decentralized and unstructured in various data silos. Standardization, contextualization, and a unified data platform are key to becoming a data-driven company. Three very different companies in the process industry demonstrate how they have approached this and what results they have achieved.

The revised Hazardous Substances Ordinance raises the bar for closed systems in tablet production and promotes system integration. Containment is becoming the new standard for highly active ingredients. How Fette Compacting is dealing with the increasing requirements for active ingredient safety and process control.

Kraiburg TPE will be showcasing two new product series at K 2025 – the FC/CM3/AD1 series and the compounds from the FR3 series. With the development of the FC/CM3/AD1 series, the firm was able to set a strong accent in the consumer industries sector, especially in the food packaging sector while the FR3 products stand for TPEs whose flame retardancy has already been improved in the third generation.

Siemens has launched advanced AI agents that assist industry players to work seamlessly across its Industrial Copilot ecosystem. With this, the company aims to increase productivity by up to 50 % for its customers.

Price shocks, supply chain risks, and trade conflicts: When the unimaginable becomes everyday reality, can companies react at all? Do tried-and-tested strategies provide answers in uncertain times? And what exactly does VUCA stand for?