Repsol has begun industrial-scale production of 100 % renewable gasoline at its Tarragona complex in Spain. With the help of renewable gasoline, net CO2 emissions can be slashed by more than 70 % as compared to conventional gasoline.

Thyssenkrupp Uhde has successfully completed the Pre-Feed phase for HAMR Energy’s Portland renewable fuels project in Australia. The project will produce green methanol by making use of biomass residues as well as renewable electricity and will power shipping and aviation.

With an aim to produce propylene directly from ethanol, Sumitomo Chemical has developed a new proprietary process for which it has constructed and also started operation of a pilot facility at the Sodegaura site of its Chiba Works.

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corporation has plans to establish, own and operate a new air separation plant in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The new project is expected to strategically strengthen Matheson’s national network of air separation plants, particularly in the rapidly growing U.S. Sunbelt region.

The demand for green chemicals has significantly increased due to the pressing emphasis on decarbonization of industries, strong government regulations in support of the environment and a change in consumer preferences towards sustainable alternatives. PROCESS Worldwide shares an overview about the green chemicals market as well as highlights industry trends in this space.

Meorga goes international: With new exhibition venues in Vienna and Tarragona, exhibitors gain new opportunities to reach target audiences more efficiently and to expand their market presence in a targeted way. Bernd Weinig, Director Trade Fair Solutions & Partnerships at Vogel Communications Group, is driving this forward and offers insight into the further development.

The hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is a remarkable process that can create clean hydrogen fuel — a potential part of a solution to our climate change crisis. The problem lies in scaling up this reaction from a lab experiment to large scale commercial production, while keeping costs down.

Under a long-term contract, Air Liquide has plans to invest more than 250 million euros to develop new industrial gas production units in Dresden, Germany with an aim to support the semiconductor industry in Europe.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of July 2025’ from all over the world. Right from Gradiant developing the world’s first fully integrated lithium production facility to Veolia developing UK's first closed-loop pet recycling facility, find out all the projects making headlines here.

Wood has been assigned to provide project management consultancy services for Turkey’s largest polypropylene plant and associated terminal facility. On completion, the plant is expected to produce 472,500 tons of polypropylene annually.