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.

A pharmaceutical plant in Berlin encountered issues with fragmented communication across disparate systems. They implemented a software solution to unify over 20 platforms into one cohesive tool. This integration improved transparency, reduced manual effort, and supported operational excellence by displaying performance indicators and aiding root cause analysis. The software significantly boosted efficiency and structured workflows, offering essential support to the plant's operations.

Hydrogen is currently being discussed a lot in many places – on TV and radio, in newspapers, on the Internet, on social media, and at events. It is also a hot topic in Bremerhaven, Germany, where this energy carrier is literally providing a tailwind on the path to climate-neutral mobility. At the Grauwallring industrial estate, Hy.City.Bremerhaven uses a wind turbine generator for the electrolysis of hydrogen directly on site.

In response to growing demand for cleaner energy alternatives, Siemens and Turn2X have announced a global cooperation to accelerate the rollout of renewable natural gas technologies. The partnership leverages Siemens’ digital capabilities and Turn2X’s process expertise to optimize production and support the transition to climate-neutral energy.

With an aim to accelerate expansion into the Southeast Asian market, Lotte Chemical has developed a new petrochemical complex in Indonesia. A completion ceremony for the project was also recently held in the country.

Marchesini Group will be presenting a 16-lane Stickpack machine at the upcoming Fachpack 2025 trade show in September. The solution boasts of offering the highest levels of efficiency and accuracy in the packaging of pharmaceutical products.

Roche’s US subsidiary Genentech has broken ground on a new manufacturing facility in Holly Springs, North Carolina. The 700-million-dollar project is expected to support the production of the company’s future portfolio of metabolic medicines, including next-generation treatments for obesity.

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.

Everyone has heard about the ‘Metaverse’ concept but what exactly is the technology all about? Many would state that the Metaverse technology is the next level of digital transformation and this may well be true. Industry players are now not only keen to know more about the Metaverse technology but are also willing to explore the smart technology into their industrial plants and processes in the future. The supporting technologies and immersive environment of the technology offers numerous benefits for industrial plants. Read on to know more…

David Liras has been appointed as the new Chief Digital and Information Officer at Moeve. With this, the company’s Information and Digital Systems areas have been merged into a single team within the Technology, Projects, and Services Department.