What PROCESS worldwide does

PROCESS Worldwide is a B2B digital media portal serving as a knowledge hub for the chemical and pharmaceutical engineering industries. Operated as a portfolio brand of Vogel Communications Group GmbH & Co. KG, a private German media conglomerate headquartered in Würzburg, the portal delivers editorial content across twelve process-engineering verticals: Control & Automation, Engineering (Plant Projects), Pharma & Food, Hydrogen & Decarbonization, Pumps & Compressors, Water Treatment, Powder Bulk Handling, Business & Economics, Heat Transfer, Ex Protection & Safety, Oil & Gas, and ACHEMA trade fair coverage. A dedicated Middle East edition extends coverage into Gulf-region process industries.

The product surface centers on the process-worldwide.com web platform, supplemented by a digital E-Paper magazine, periodic editorial newsletters, technical whitepapers, webinars, a supplier/vendor directory (listing roughly 18+ OEMs and engineering firms), and data-visualization Galleries covering topics such as clean hydrogen volumes, AI readiness indices in pharma, and carbon capture capacity/cost ranges. Distribution is global across 13+ countries in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, the Americas, and Oceania, with anchor trade show partnerships including ACHEMA, CPHI Frankfurt, Interpack, and Ifat.

The revenue model is not publicly disclosed; no pricing, ARR, or segment-level financials are available. The portal offers free article access with registration, while subscriptions, whitepapers, and exclusive content may carry pricing. As a non-standalone brand within Vogel Communications Group, PROCESS Worldwide's monetization likely relies on a mix of advertising, sponsored content, supplier directory listings, event-aligned marketing, and lead generation for B2B advertisers in the process industries. The customer base is two-sided: professional readers (chemical, pharma, oil & gas, water treatment engineers and managers) and supplier/advertiser clients in the process-engineering OEM ecosystem.

Name

PROCESS worldwide

Legal name

Vogel Communications Group GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://process-worldwide.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

PROCESS Worldwide is a B2B digital media portal operated by Vogel Communications Group that delivers editorial content, whitepapers, webinars, e-papers, and a supplier directory to process-industry professionals across chemical, pharmaceutical, oil & gas, water treatment, and hydrogen sectors globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Würzburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

PROCESS Worldwide is a B2B digital media portal that publishes expert editorial content, technical whitepapers, webinars, a digital E-Paper, and a supplier/vendor directory for professionals in the chemical and pharmaceutical process engineering industries. Its content spans multiple verticals including Control & Automation, Plant Engineering, Pharma & Food, Hydrogen & Decarbonization, Pumps & Compressors, Water Treatment, Powder Bulk Handling, Heat Transfer, Oil & Gas, and Ex Protection & Safety.

Product overview

PROCESS Worldwide is a B2B media portal serving as the home of expert knowledge in chemical and pharmaceutical engineering. The offering comprises a unified web platform featuring editorial news content, technical whitepapers, webinars, and a supplier/vendor directory. Content covers multiple process engineering sectors including Control & Automation, Engineering, Pharma & Food, Hydrogen & Decarbonization, Pumps & Compressors, Water Treatment, Powder Bulk Handling, Business & Economics, Heat Transfer, Ex Protection & Safety, Oil & Gas, and Achema trade fair coverage. The portal also provides a digital E-Paper publication and newsletter subscription service for ongoing industry updates.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PROCESS Worldwide Website B2B digital media portal at process-worldwide.com delivering expert editorial news, technical articles, whitepapers, webinars, and supplier information for process industry professionals across chemical, pharmaceutical, oil & gas, water treatment, and related engineering sectors.
• E-Paper Digital magazine edition of PROCESS Worldwide available as ePaper, allowing readers to access editorial content online or via delivery to their inbox.
• Newsletter Editorial newsletter delivering the latest issue of PROCESS Worldwide with specialist articles, news, and product information directly to subscribers' inboxes.
• Whitepapers Technical whitepapers covering topics such as certification requirements for hazardous location equipment, data-driven manufacturing, pH buffer handling, and physical access solutions.
• Webinars Web-based seminars covering expert knowledge in chemical and pharmaceutical engineering topics, used for professional development and industry training.
• Supplier Database Vendor/supplier directory featuring company profiles of process engineering suppliers, used by procurement professionals to identify vendors across process engineering categories.
• Galleries Statistical and data visualization content including infographics on clean hydrogen volumes, AI readiness indices for pharmaceutical companies, carbon capture and storage capacity, and cost ranges for carbon capture solutions.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hydrocarbon Processing: Long-established B2B media brand for the hydrocarbon processing / oil & gas refining and petrochemical industries, covering engineering, operations, and digitalization. Comparable to PROCESS Worldwide's Oil & Gas and Engineering verticals and to its broader process-engineering audience.
• Processing Magazine: B2B trade publication covering process industries including chemical, food, pharmaceutical, and oil & gas processing. Directly comparable to PROCESS Worldwide as a multi-vertical process-industry portal with similar editorial, webinar, and supplier offerings.
• Chemical Processing: B2B trade media brand serving chemical/process engineers with news, whitepapers, webinars, and supplier content. Closest direct comparable to PROCESS Worldwide in audience, vertical mix (chemical processing, pharma, water, automation), and monetization model.
• Pharma Manufacturing: B2B media brand focused on pharmaceutical manufacturing operations, technology, and regulation, with editorial content, webinars, and supplier resources. Directly comparable as a vertical-specific media outlet serving pharma process engineers within PROCESS Worldwide's Pharma & Food vertical.
• Chemical & Engineering News (CEN): Flagship news publication of the American Chemical Society covering the chemical and process industries globally with editorial news, whitepapers, and webinars. Directly competes for the same chemical-engineering professional audience and advertiser base as PROCESS Worldwide.
• Powder Bulk Solids: B2B media brand covering powder and bulk solids handling, processing, and conveying equipment. Directly comparable to PROCESS Worldwide's Powder Bulk Handling vertical, with the same content-plus-supplier monetization mix.
• Control Engineering: CFE Media brand covering industrial automation, control systems, instrumentation, and process control — squarely inside PROCESS Worldwide's Control & Automation vertical. Comparable in audience (process and manufacturing engineers) and in monetization via whitepapers, webinars, and supplier directories.
• Water Online: B2B media community for the water treatment industry, with editorial content, webinars, whitepapers, and supplier listings. Directly comparable as a vertical-specific media outlet serving the same Water Treatment audience that PROCESS Worldwide covers.

Broad incumbents

• Chemical Week: Established, broader B2B media outlet covering the global chemical industry with news, analysis, and events. Comparable to PROCESS Worldwide in audience overlap but broader in scope (business, finance, M&A) and with a much larger historical footprint.

Emerging players

• Industrial Gases Magazine: Niche B2B publication covering the industrial gases sector (hydrogen, oxygen, CO2, helium). Comparable to PROCESS Worldwide as a specialized process-industry media outlet, with overlap particularly in the Hydrogen & Decarbonization vertical but a narrower single-vertical scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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