With an aim to double the production capacity at Africa’s largest refinery in Lekki, Nigeria by 2028 and also enable the refinery to process a wider range of crude, Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE have chosen Honeywell to supply advanced technology, services, proprietary catalysts and equipment for the project.

Matheson Tri-Gas has awarded a significant contract to Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group to develop an air separation unit in Las Vegas, Nevada. The new project is expected to produce oxygen, nitrogen, and argon in order to meet the increasing demand for liquid gases in the medical, fabrication, construction, and food processing industries across Nevada, California, Utah, and Arizona.

Ajax Equipment has supplied a stainless-steel conical hopper with gas purge capability to IGI Systems, as part of a prototype Sublimation System for a low-pressure chemical vapour deposition application.

Ajax Equipment has supplied Binding Solutions with a feed system comprising buffer hopper, screw feeder and agitated screw feeder for a pilot plant handling iron ore and additives.

Sterling Pharma Solutions has chosen Ajax Equipment for supplying an Atex-rated agitated screw feeder which is mounted on a mobile frame to feed an active pharmaceutical ingredient.

Agrofert has entered into an agreement with OCI Global to purchase OCI Ammonia Holding for a total consideration amount of 290 million euros. The transaction is expected to close in H1 2026.

Toyo Engineering Corporation has licensed its proprietary urea granulation technology for Kazazot Prime’s urea plant in Kazakhstan. Scheduled to be completed in 2029, Toyo will be responsible for licensing, the PDP, procurement of major equipment, and provision of technical services.

GEA is currently developing a large-scale mixing plant for flavor production for Symrise at its main site in Holzminden, Lower Saxony, Germany. With GEA’s turnkey process technology, the company is increasing its production capacity, enhancing flexibility and meeting the highest requirements for hygiene and material quality.

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 a massive investment of 2 billion dollars, Astrazeneca has plans to expand its manufacturing footprint in Maryland, USA. This includes a significant expansion of its flagship biologics manufacturing facility in Frederick and construction of a new state-of-the-art facility in Gaithersburg for the development and clinical supply of innovative molecules to be used in clinical trials.