Industrial robots such as aerial drones, ground autonomous robots and explosion-proof robots are steadily being incorporated into industrial plants. Right from carrying out routine plant inspections to entering hazardous zones, industrial robots can do it all.

The three new world-scale plants launched by BASF’s Aroma Ingredients business includes a menthol, linalool and a citral plant in Germany and China respectively.

BASF has started up a steam cracker at its Verbund site in China which is claimed to be the first cracker in the world using 100 % renewable energy to drive its main compressors.

Equinor and BASF have entered into a long-term contract under which Equinor will supply up to 23 terawatt hours of natural gas to BASF over a ten-year period. The delivery of the natural gas will begin from October 1, 2025.

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.

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.

BASF has successfully completed the sale of its Styrodur business to Bachl. The transaction was completed with effect from June 30, 2025 and the deal also includes the brand Styrodur.

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.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of January 2026’ from all over the world. Right from BASF starting up its steam cracker at the Verbund site in China to Wood securing a contract for the world's first full-scale iron nitride permanent magnet plant, find out all the projects making headlines here.

BASF has recently announced that it has completed the divestment of its shares in the joint venture companies, BASF Markor Chemical Manufacturing (Xinjiang) Co. and Markor Meiou Chemical (Xinjiang) Co. in Korla, China, to Verde Chemical Singapore.