Fluor Corporation has been awarded a feed contract by America First Refining to carry out front end engineering and design for USA’s first new refinery to be developed in more than 50 years.

BASF has started up a steam cracker at its Verbund site in China which is claimed to be the first cracker in the world using 100 % renewable energy to drive its main compressors.

Baker Hughes has entered into a multiyear agreement with Marathon Petroleum to become its preferred provider for hydrocarbon treatment products and services at refineries across the USA. Baker Hughes will provide its portfolio of downstream chemical technologies which will be deployed across 12 oil refineries and two renewable fuel facilities in the USA.

Trafigura has entered into a six-year offtake agreement with Syzygy to purchase advanced sustainable aviation fuel from Syzygy’s first commercial facility in Uruguay. Syzygy's technology has the capacity to convert biogas into SAF using renewable electricity through an innovative light-driven chemical reactor process.

Corteva and BP have launched Etlas, a new 50:50 joint venture that is expected to produce oil from crops which can be further used in the production of biofuels such as sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel.

Celanese has partnered with Sharpcell Oy to produce airlaid nonwovens with the help of the carbon capture and utilization technology. With this move, Celanese aims to increase circular content and further reduce the carbon footprint of everyday essential products.

Co-located at BASF’s largest refinery catalyst production site globally, in Attapulgus, Georgia, the company has launched a new R&D center for advancements in refinery catalysts. Product development and advanced Fluid Catalytic Cracking testing are at the core of the laboratory’s work.

Lummus Technology has invested in Innovent Renewables with an aim to accelerate the deployment of its proprietary tire recycling technology. Innovent’s technology is capable of converting end of life tires into high-value products such as tire pyrolysis oil, recovered carbon black, pyrolysis gas and steel.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of April 2026’ from all over the world. Right from BASF inaugurating a 8.7 billion euro Verbund site in China to Fluor Corporation securing a contract for USA’s first new refinery, find out all the projects making headlines here.

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.