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.

Repsol has launched its second 100 % renewable fuel plant on the iberian peninsula, located at its Puertollano industrial complex in Spain. The project is expected to produce 200,000 tons per year.

With an expected capacity of 50,000 tonnes annually, Axens’ Era project will be France’s first industrial-scale Sustainable Aviation Fuel production unit based on advanced bioethanol. The facility is scheduled to begin operations in 2030.

Under a Heads of Agreement signed between HIF Global and German e-fuel One, HIF will supply 100,000 tons of e-methanol annually from its Paysandú project in Uruguay to German e-fuel One.

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.

Topsoe and Sasol will provide its gas-to-liquid synfuels technology with Topsoe’s hydrogen production, gas reforming and hydroprocessing solutions, integrated with Sasol’s Fischer-Tropsch and treatment technologies for Sustaero’s SAF Project.

Under a preliminary land reservation agreement signed between Taqa Morocco, Moeve and the Government of Morocco, the parties will work together to develop a large-scale project for the production of green ammonia and industrial fuel in Morocco.

Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies has awarded a FEED and EPCM contract to Griesemann Gruppe for its ‘Green Hydrogen@Blue Danube’ project in Bavaria, Germany. The project is claimed to be the world's largest hydrogen release plant.

The United Arab Emirates is using next-gen technologies, partnering with global industry experts, implementing breakthrough decarbonization projects in the Middle East and even forming national policies with only one aim: To achieve net zero emissions by 2050. The petite country intends to reach its goal in the most efficient way possible.

Supported by 94 million euros from the EU Innovation Fund, Topsoe’s mega facility is expected to manufacture high-efficiency electrolysis stacks for industrial-scale green hydrogen production. The factory will initially manufacture 500 MW of electrolyzers annually.