BASF has recently inaugurated a new plant at the Bangpakong site in Thailand. The project marks the expansion of its Alkyl Polyglucosides footprint in Asia. With this move, the company aims to strengthen its position in the region.

Carbon capture is one of the most important technologies for slashing carbon emissions from industrial plants and various players have introduced innovative separation technologies which plays a crucial role in carbon capture systems. Read on to know more about three prominent separation technologies in the market.

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) are no longer fringe technologies — they are becoming central pillars of industrial decarbonization. As governments and companies face mounting pressure to achieve net‑zero emissions by 2050, the deployment of CCS/CCUS projects has accelerated worldwide. From chemicals to energy, industries are embracing carbon capture as a critical lever to reduce emissions.

CBSP has chosen Thyssenkrupp Uhde’s Envinox technology for two of its nitric acid production facilities in Australia. In 2025, Thyssenkrupp Uhde’s technology was successfully installed and commissioned at CSBP’s nitric acid ammonium nitrate 3 plant.

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.

BASF starts up its first commercial loopamid plant for recycled polyamide 6 at the Caojing site in Shanghai, China. loopamid is capable of transforming textile waste into a valuable resource, helps save raw materials and closes the textile loop. The unit will have an annual capacity of 500 metric tons.

Europe’s chemical industry is sliding into crisis as rising energy costs, weak demand, and dwindling investments force widespread plant shutdowns. Without swift policy intervention, the region risks losing its industrial backbone to competitors in lower cost, faster growing markets.

With an aim to support the growth and expansion of semiconductor companies in Europe, BASF has plans to establish a new electronic grade ammonium hydroxide plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany which will help to ensure a strong local supply chain for the production of advanced chips.

The Antwerp Declaration Community has urged EU leaders to take urgent and bold action to restore Europe’s industrial competitiveness, safeguard high-quality jobs for European workers, and turn the Clean Industrial Deal into outcomes felt on factory floors in 2026.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of August 2026’ from all over the world. Right from Ineos’ Project One modules arriving safely in Antwerp from the Strait of Hormuz to Maire winning multiple contracts worth 50 million euros, find out all the projects making headlines here.