With a capacity of 12 t/h of steam production, the boiler is expected to reduce the consumption of higher-cost fossil sources as well as slash approximately 65 % of CO² emissions-scopes 1 and 2-at Braskem’s PP 3 PLN unit in Brazil.

Chemicals company BASF is starting production of renewable ammonia in Ludwigshafen, making it a pioneer in Central Europe. Two new products based on green hydrogen will be used as sustainable alternatives in the ammonia value chain.

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.

Varo Energy has delivered its 2022 One Varo Transformation strategy ahead of schedule by successfully acquiring Preem. This move has led to the establishment of Varopreem which is now one of Europe’s most significant energy companies, combining deep industrial capabilities with global trading reach to serve mobility and industrial customers.

Koppö Energia has awarded the FEED for an e-methanol plant using technology from Thyssenkrupp Uhde for a power-to-X project in Finland. The project is intended to contribute to the production of CO₂-reduced fuels.

Air Products and Yara are in advanced talks to collaborate on low-emission ammonia projects in the U.S.A and Saudi Arabia with Yara’s world-scale ammonia network.

Honeywell’s UOP Ecofining process technology has been selected by SAF One Energy Management to produce sustainable aviation fuels. SAF One aims to convert used cooking oil and other waste oils and fats into SAF, thus slashing the aviation industry’s lifecycle emissions and advancing its decarbonization goals.

Solvay has inaugurated its new bio-circular silica facility at its plant in Livorno, Italy. The new unit will produce highly dispersible silica using bio-based sodium silicate derived from rice husk ash, an agricultural byproduct.

Tangshan Jinlihai has chosen Topsoe’s Hydroflex technology to produce sustainable aviation fuels at the Tangshan Jinlihai industrial hub in China. The project is expected to enable an annual emission avoidance of approximately 700,000 metric tons of CO2e.

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.