The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $19 million (€17.8 million) in new grant funding that will work to improve the climate resilience of the nation’s water infrastructure. EPA’s Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability grant programme will support drinking water systems in underserved, small and disadvantaged communities... [Read More]

Established South Korea in January 2011, INEM Co. began developing elastomer components for nuclear power plants and the company began to be recognised for its innovative technology. Now the company produces and supplies a variety of rubber material-based products such as O-rings, gaskets, sealing parts and diaphragms to be used in power plants, chemical plants, heavy... [Read More]

Aramco has agreed to purchase a 100% equity stake in Esmax Distribusción (Esmax) from Southern Cross Group - a Latin America-focused private equity company. Esmax is a diversified downstream fuels and lubricants retailer in Chile. Its national presence includes fuel distribution terminals and a lubricant blending plant. Aramco’s planned acquisition of Esmax would... [Read More]

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $7.5 billion (€7 billion) in available Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) funding. This innovative low-interest loan program helps communities invest in drinking water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure. The announcement furthers the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to... [Read More]

Dimeta has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Rinnai, to explore ways to decarbonise the LPG market in Europe through the use of recycled carbon Dimethyl Ether DME. Renewable and recycled carbon DME is a clean-burning, sustainable fuel made from various feedstocks, such as waste, biomass or biogas, and can reduce emissions by up to 85%... [Read More]

An innovative tunnel is being drilled beneath the River Blackwater and Langford Cut in Essex in the UK to enable a new £20 million (€23 million) water pipeline to be constructed while protecting the watercourses and the wildlife that relies upon them. Essex & Suffolk Water’s new 19.5 km pipeline, which will run between Layer-de-la-Haye and Langford, will help make... [Read More]

Wilo is opening a new high-tech production site in Changzhou, China. The “Wilo Changzhou Park” includes a factory and office building as well as research and development facilities over an area totalling 84 hectares. The multinational technology group will manufacture around 3 million high-efficiency pumps and 3.5 million electric motors here every year. “With... [Read More]

ExxonMobil announced the start-up of two new chemical production units at its Baytown, Texas, manufacturing facility. The $2 billion (€1.87 billion) expansion is part of ExxonMobil’s long-term growth plans to deliver higher-value products from its US Gulf Coast refining and chemical facilities. “With startup of these two new lines, ExxonMobil is delivering high-value... [Read More]

Svanehøj has taken on the task of upgrading safety systems at Konkan LNG terminal in India and Fos Cavaou LNG terminal in France. Konkan LNG and Fos Cavaou have partnered with Svanehøj France to renew the safety instrumentation for three LNG tanks. This move aligns with Svanehøj's goal of reconnecting with liquefied gas terminals worldwide and ensuring optimal safety... [Read More]

Vopak has reached an agreement with Infracapital on the sale of its three chemical terminals in Rotterdam for a total purchase price of €407 million including a conditional deferred payment of €19.5 million. The Total expected cash receipt for Botlek, TTR and Chemiehaven, net of transaction costs and net debt items at closing, is around €368 million. The combined... [Read More]

Russia's United Oil and Gas-Chemical Co. alongside China's Xuan Yuan Industrial Development have agreed to jointly invest $686 million (€641 million) in construction of a transshipment oil complex in Russia's Far East, Reuters reported. The complex will facilitate Russia's oil exports to China as Moscow expands its infrastructure to diversify exports of commodities... [Read More]

Landia is supplying 12 of its digester mixing systems for pre-treatment tanks at a wastewater facility in Indonesia. Part of a major Bio Production Plant in Java, the facility converts grass materials into biodegradable bags, with the excess matter utilised to produce biogas in six 4,000m3 rectangular concrete tanks. To accelerate the installation, Landia is sending... [Read More]

Xylem’s Flojet brand has enhanced its innovative VersiJet Series industrial motor driven diaphragm (MDD) pumps with the introduction of a new, four-chamber model. Leveraging market-leading pump technology from Flojet, the new MDD pump has been specifically designed to serve industrial applications requiring flow rates of between 3 and 5 gallons per minutes (GPM), the... [Read More]

Flowserve Corporation has revealed that its Valtek® Valdisk™ high-performance butterfly valve is licensor-approved for use in pressure swing adsorption (PSA) applications. The valve has successfully completed a rigorous one million-cycle endurance test. It is well-suited for applications in chemical plants, oil refineries and other facilities that require control... [Read More]

Sustainability is increasingly becoming a crucial requirement for operators and end-users as regulations have become more demanding and stricter. To operate in a more sustainable and environmentally friendly way, operators are reviewing all their equipment. One vital piece of equipment that can go a long way towards positively contributing to improved sustainability... [Read More]