Contributor: Natalie Noor-Drugan

Australia's Worley will provide engineering and project management services for future refining and petrochemicals projects at Petro Rabigh's complex in Rabigh, Saudi Arabia.

China's Hubei Xingfa Chemicals Group will build a 2 Mt/y phosphogypsum-to-sulphuric acid project.

Canadian fertilizer maker Replenish Nutrients has started production at its first US plant, in Crookston, Minnesota.

The European Commission has cleared US conglomerate Koch's plan to take joint control of a Moroccan phosphate fertilizer plant owned by OCP, the Moroccan phosphate rock and fertilizer producer.

Shareholders in Amsterdam-listed OCI have approved the sale of its last operating business, OCI Nitrogen in Geleen, the Netherlands, to Czech group AGROFERT. They also approved OCI's combination with Abu Dhabi-listed contractor Orascom Construction. OCI shares will be delisted from Euronext Amsterdam on 27 November.

Canadian ethanol producer Greenfield Global and Danish renewable energy company European Energy have formed a joint venture to produce e-methanol in Québec.

German engineering company thyssenkrupp Uhde has won a front-end engineering design (FEED) study from US nitrogen producer CF Industries.

US methanol and hydrogen developer Transition Industries has signed a definitive engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) agreement for the electrolyser plant at its Pacifico Mexinol project.

Japan's largest power generator, JERA, has signed an agreement with Indian green ammonia producer AM Green to power ships with green ammonia.

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has selected eight fertilizer manufacturing projects for approximately $573 million in proposed federal funding, supporting more than $1.34 billion in total planned investment.