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.

Thyssenkrupp Nucera has recently announced that it has successfully completed the acquisition of vital technology assets from Green Hydrogen Systems. The deal includes intellectual property as well as a test facility with a full-size prototype in Skive, Denmark.

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.

Merck welcomed leading representatives from the semiconductor industry to discuss the role of Germany and Europe in the global semiconductor industry. The industry gathering took place in Darmstadt, Germany.

Ceresana will be organizing the ‘Future of Bioplastics’, an online event on bioplastics from September 10-11, 2025. Experts from well-known and innovative companies will present insightful information on the innovations and trends, practical examples, and economic perspectives related to the biopolymers sector.

Alfa Laval has recently introduced the next generation of condition monitoring solution. The new solution makes use of artificial intelligence and is specifically designed for hygienic process plants in order to provide more accurate analysis and support.

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.

Under a long-term contract, Air Liquide has plans to invest more than 250 million euros to develop new industrial gas production units in Dresden, Germany with an aim to support the semiconductor industry in Europe.

Digitate and Tata Chemicals have joined hands for an AI-powered spend intelligence solution which is expected to power enterprise-grade procurement.

Under a strategic partnership between Kemira and Cusp AI, both the companies intend to make use of advanced AI technologies for revolutionizing materials innovation with the chemical industry.