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Air Products has plans to build, own and operate (BOO) a new air separation unit in the City of Cocoa, Florida, USA. The unit is expected to produce liquid oxygen, nitrogen and argon.

Topsoe has secured a grant of approximately 3.6 million dollars for Powerfactor, a project that focuses on ensuring Power-to-X plants connect safely and reliably to the power grid.

Ineos Enterprises has plans to sell Ineos Calabrian, its ultra-pure sulphur dioxide and derivatives business, to Ecovyst for 190 million dollars. The deal is expected to be complete by the end of June 2026.

Leading European industry associations have signed a joint biomethane declaration that outlines 10 priority actions to accelerate biomethane rollout. They believe that biomethane is a means to keep the EU industry competitive while enabling decarbonization.

Under an agreement signed between Topsoe and Bioveritas, both the parties will help fuel producers to license Topsoe’s Hydroflex technology alongside the Bioveritas Process to produce renewable fuels from second-generation feedstocks.

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.

Toray has plans to develop a new polyphenylene sulfide resin facility in Suri City, Andhra Pradesh. The project is expected to have an annual production capacity of around 3,000 metric tons and will begin operations in early 2027.

The Chemours Company has announced a settlement to resolve claims by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on PFAS discharges and other alleged non-compliance actions, primarily at the Company’s Washington Works, Fayetteville Works, and Chambers Works facilities.

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.