Spray Engineering Devices has awarded a contract to Lanzatech for developing a next generation ethanol facility using sugarcane bagasse. Expected to process up to 300 tons per day of bagasse, the facility will be established in Uttar Pradesh, India, and is a key component of the "SED Smart Village" concept.

Lyondell Basell has plans to expand its Purell portfolio in North America. With this move, the company aims to brings its proven service model, regulatory compliance and innovation-driven portfolio closer to its North American customers.

Songwon Industrial Co. will be investing a huge amount in Saudi Arabia to develop a One Pack Systems production facility. With this project, the company aims to strengthen its position in the polyolefin industry and also deliver high-quality, locally manufactured OPS products to its regional customers with shorter lead times.

Sumitomo Seika Chemicals has completed construction of a dedicated pilot plant for super absorbent polymers (SAPs) at its Himeji Works in Hyogo Prefecture. The facility is intended to support the company’s efforts to develop next-generation SAP products.

Lummus Technology’s Novolen polypropylene technology has been chosen by Vioneo for a new grassroots plant in Antwerp, Belgium. The plant will be a part of the world’s first industrial scale fossil-free plastics production complex based on green methanol.

With an aim to strengthen its position in China, Clariant has recently expanded its pharmaceutical excipients and specialty chemicals facilities at Daya Bay in China.

With an aim to accelerate localized innovation and customer collaboration in China, Nouryon has recently launched its new innovation center in Shanghai, China. The facility will significantly enhance the company’s technical capabilities with investments in testing and analytical equipment focused on high-growth sectors like agriculture, electronics, construction and pharmaceuticals.

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.

Plastic Energy has successfully produced its first batch of recycled oil at its Geleen plant, a joint venture facility with Sabic, in the Netherlands. Once fully operational, the plant will recycle 20,000 tonnes of plastic waste per year.

With a whooping investment of 4+ billion euros, Project One—Europe’s most sustainable cracker—is the largest investment in the region’s chemical sector in the past 2 decades. The project is expected to produce 1.5 million tonnes of ethylene annually and will have a carbon footprint of less than half of the 10 % best-performing steam crackers in Europe!