Air Products and Yara have plans to connect Air Products’ low-emission ammonia projects in the U.S. and Saudi Arabia with Yara’s world-scale ammonia network. The FID for the Louisiana Clean Energy Complex in the USA is expected by mid-2026 and the final marketing and distribution agreement for renewable ammonia from the Neom Green Hydrogen Project in KSA is scheduled for the first half of 2026.

Topsoe’s ammonia loop technology, proprietary catalysts and equipment have been chosen for Synergen Green Energy’s ammonia project in the U.S..Once operational, the project is expected to produce 210,000 metric tons of ammonia annually.

Alpla has collaborated with NTCP for assessing its patented solvent-based process for a food-safe HDPE recycled material at a pilot plant in Heerenveen, the Netherlands. The project is funded by the Dutch Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth.

Dedicated policies and initiatives encouraging the use of clean, sustainable and smart technologies are already being implemented across the Middle East. These revolutionary changes are all set to empower the region.

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.

Plug Power has successfully completed the first phase of its hydrogen supply delivery of 44.5 metric tons for the Hydrogen Cavern Storage Transition project which is a joint project led by Gasunie and Storag Etzel in Germany.

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.

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.

Under a MOU signed between Lkab and Hitachi Energy, both the companies will work together to support Lkab's electrification and transition to a fossil-free future. Under the terms of the contract, Hitachi Energy is delivering the technology and equipment for electrical power management for a sponge iron production demo project in Sweden.

Many countries across the globe are committing to fast-track their decarbonization projects in order to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, in line with the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is part of this global effort but it distinguishes itself by building mega projects that are set to become landmark examples of sustainable transformation.