The chemical supply chain plays a critical role in society, providing countless products on which people, organisations and governments rely on. As those in the biofuels sector will be aware, the industry has faced significant challenges in recent years, including the impact of Brexit and the skills gap. Tim Doggett, CEO of the Chemical Business Association (CBA),... [Read More]

Neste has successfully conducted its first processing trial run with a new challenging raw material, liquefied discarded tyres in its efforts to advance chemical recycling. In the processing run, Neste produced high-quality raw material for new plastics and chemicals. Neste sourced pyrolysis oil derived from discarded vehicle tyres by Scandinavian Enviro Systems, a... [Read More]

Xylem has launched the Jabsco PureFlo 21 Single Use pump. The new pump features an adjustable, integrated pressure relief valve. The multi-membrane, diaphragm pump comes equipped with a disposable pump head made from polypropylene plastic and contains 40% less material when compared to conventional single use pumps. “Single use technology is critical to speeding... [Read More]

ABB is marking the 30th anniversary of the first multi-component turnkey emission monitoring system using fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Manufactured in Frankfurt, the system is currently in its fourth generation, supporting industrial companies with measuring the lowest in the industry concentrations of gases from combustion processes. The gas analyser... [Read More]

Cepsa has signed an agreement with Evos, a liquid energy and chemical storage company, to enable the storage of green methanol to be produced by Cepsa at Evos’ storage facilities in Algeciras and Rotterdam. The partnership, which also provides for the storage of green ammonia at Evos’ facilities in Algeciras, facilitates the logistics for the transport of green hydrogen... [Read More]

Lummus Technology, a global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, announced the opening of its cutting-edge research and development (R&D) facility dedicated to advancing its Zimpro® suite of water and wastewater treatment technologies. Officially named the Lummus Green Circle Labs and located in La Porte, Texas, the facility will focus... [Read More]

bp is simplifying its organisational structure - supporting delivery of the priorities it set out in February to grow the value of the company. The oil and gas major will continue to have three businesses - production and operations, gas & low carbon energy and customers and products – enabled by trading and shipping. The current regions, corporates and solutions... [Read More]

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $510 million (€480 million) from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for California drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades. This historic funding is part of over $50 billion (€47 million) in water infrastructure upgrade investments from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure... [Read More]

Aramco has awarded engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts worth $7.7 billion (€7.2 billion) for a major expansion of its Fadhili Gas Plant in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. The project is expected to increase the plant’s processing capacity from 2.5 to up to 4 billion standard cubic feet per day (bscfd). This additional 1.5 bscfd of processing... [Read More]

MOL Group has handed over a 10 megawatt capacity green hydrogen plant in Százhalombatta which is the largest in central and eastern Europe. The €22 million investment makes fuel production more sustainable - the plant will reduce the Danube Refinery's carbon dioxide emissions by 25 000 tonnes. The green hydrogen plant, with a 10 megawatt electrolysis unit, was created... [Read More]

Vogelsang GmbH & Co. KG will be showing the conical HiCone progressive cavity pump for use in wastewater treatment plants and pump stations. “Wastewater treatment plants that consume large amounts of power in the municipal area owing to their demanding process steps depend on technologies that are both energy efficient and powerful,” said Michael Brinkmann, director... [Read More]

A Qdos Conveying Wave Technology™ (CWT) chemical metering pump ran for over 21 months dosing chlorine at Ergon – West Virginia Inc.’s paraffinic refinery in Newell, West Virginia after replacing a diaphragm pump which lasted less than half the time on average. The Qdos CWT pump, which is now available with 130 PSI (9 bar) pressure capability, is dosing chlorine... [Read More]

New entrant Cleanova has secured the contract to supply the filtration system for the first full-scale carbon capture facility to be added to a Waste-to-Energy (WtE) facility. The WtE plant, located in Norway, supplies heating and process steam to several industrial customers. The addition of the groundbreaking carbon capture facility will enable the WtE operators... [Read More]

Works are underway to upgrade an East Sussex wastewater site, so it can handle more flows and cut phosphorous levels in the treated water which leaves the site. The £7.8 million (€9.1 million) construction project at Battle will ensure the works can accommodate a growing population in the local area by 2035. A new storm tank is being installed, which will increase... [Read More]

Kent, a global integrated energy services provider has been awarded a comprehensive three-year framework contract with Repsol Norge for various operations in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. This contract encompasses a wide range of critical services including studies, specialist engineering support, EPCI (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation)... [Read More]

The team behind PipeSense has amplified its commitment to delivering best-in-class leak detection services with continued investment in its world-class facilities. PipeSense, the provider of advanced continuous pipeline monitoring technology, has officially opened the doors of two state-of-the-art testing facilities in Houston, Texas, and Clearbrook, Minnesota, to help... [Read More]