Wacker has successfully completed the second phase of expansion at its Panagarh site in India. With this move, the company will significantly increase its silicone emulsion production capacities in India.

Under a MOU signed between Sekisui Chemical and Velocys, both the companies will work together to advance the production technology for electro-Sustainable Aviation Fuel which is a CO2-derived synthetic fuel.

Arkema has announced a 20 % expansion of its Kynar PVDF production capacity at its Changshu site in China which is also the firm’s largest manufacturing site across the globe. The move aims to meet the growing demand for Kynar PVDF across all key markets.

Ipco will be showcasing its wide range of solutions for the chemical industry at the upcoming Inchem Tokyo trade show which is expected to be held from September 17 – 19, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan.

Saharsh Davuluri has been appointed as the new CEO and Managing Director of Neuland Laboratories. He succeeds Sucheth Davuluri who will now assume the role of executive vice chairman of the company.

Bilfinger has secured another 5-year extension to its framework agreement with Covestro. The collaboration includes routine maintenance as well as turnarounds of electric equipment and systems at several Covestro sites in Germany with an aim to ensure the highest standards of plant availability and efficiency.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has successfully conducted a demonstration of an integrated production process for synthesizing liquid fuels through an integrated process utilizing SOEC Co-Electrolysis and FT Synthesis.

Oil and gas companies in the Gulf are incorporating the latest technologies to optimize and decarbonize their operations. Right from the Middle East’s first quantum computer for industrial applications to Artificial Intelligence, firms in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar are actively adopting advanced solutions to remain the world’s energy powerhouse while engineering a low carbon future.

Spray Engineering Devices has awarded a contract to Lanzatech for developing a next generation ethanol facility using sugarcane bagasse. Expected to process up to 300 tons per day of bagasse, the facility will be established in Uttar Pradesh, India, and is a key component of the "SED Smart Village" concept.

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.