Sinopec has sealed a deal with KazMunayGaz to kick-start a polyethylene project in the Atyrau region. The agreement with the national operator of the oil and gas industry of Kazakhstan will be the largest natural gas and chemical project in the region. Sinopec and KazMunayGaz have been long-term partners with a solid foundation of cooperation. The signing of the agreement... [Read More]

The KSB Group has developed a new radial multi-vane, open design impeller in a further expansion of its range of pumps suitable for handling untreated waste water. The D-max impeller is for use in the Sewatec and Amarex KRT pump type series. These pumps handle fluids containing solid substances, long fibres, coarse solids as well as entrapped gas or air. The D-max... [Read More]

Water and wastewater utilities are executing ambitious decarbonisation goals, according to a new survey of 100 utilities in North America and Europe. Sponsored by global water technology leader Xylem, the survey finds that 75% of respondents intend to achieve greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals by 2040 or earlier. 48% of respondents have set a net-zero emissions goal,... [Read More]

A free water hydrant-locating app for standpipe users has been launched by Aquam Water Services. The standpipe supplier developed the app to point permitted customers to the nearest hydrants approved for use by water companies, using information provided by individual utilities. Aquam supplies licensed standpipes for utilities across the UK, delivering legally compliant... [Read More]

Online, one can find no end of advice on mixing systems for biogas digesters; often going into great detail about impeller designs, speeds and angles – but away from the office desk, speak to a plant manager or AD operator, and they’ll soon tell you that even the best mixing system in the world isn’t something that they want – inside the tank. Yet around 15 years... [Read More]

Dow and New Energy Blue announced a long-term supply agreement in North America in which New Energy Blue will create bio-based ethylene from renewable agricultural residues. This is for plastic materials made from corn residue, in a bid to move towards renewable energy sources for production. "We are unlocking the value of agriculture residues in this new partnership... [Read More]

A Shell unit will begin oil deliveries on the Houston to Nederland portion of its Zydeco pipeline - a month after a spill forced the line shut. The 22-inch pipeline, which has a total capacity of 360,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, stopped operations in April after a limited release of crude oil was detected in the Intracoastal Waterway, east of the Sabine River,... [Read More]

Fluid Motion Solutions, part of the global National Oilwell Varco group, is backing a new patented product, NORAG, which has been designed to prevent sewage litter from combined sewage overflows (CSOs) that cause pollution. Developed by Samatrix, NORAG is a maintenance-free solution that has no moving parts and requires no electrical power. Using the Venturi effect,... [Read More]

Leading carbon capture solutions provider Carbon Clean has awarded a new contract to global engineering experts KBR for the detailed design of a carbon capture plant for Ørsted's FlagshipONE project in Sweden. Carbon Clean was awarded the contract for the full design and supply of the carbon capture plant earlier this year. This new contract is for the detailed design,... [Read More]

GIDARA Energy announced that it has received the environmental permit for the biomethanol plant to be built at Biopark, in the port of Amsterdam. A new stage in the development of the plant to be built. This facility converts local waste into advanced methanol. The environmental permit, granted by Province of North Holland, allows GIDARA Energy to build its Advanced... [Read More]

Xylem has completed its acquisition of Evoqua Water Technologies, a leader in mission-critical water treatment solutions and services, in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $7.5 billion (€7 billion). The combination creates the world’s most advanced platform of capabilities to address customers’ and communities’ critical water challenges. Headquartered... [Read More]

AUMA presents its CORALINK digital ecosystem marking a further investment in enhanced digital solutions by the electric actuator manufacturer. CORALINK provides closely networked support solutions for AUMA actuators. It helps plant operators to cope with growing challenges, supporting them across all phases of the plant’s lifecycle, from commissioning and predictive... [Read More]

UK water watchdog Ofwat is consulting on proposals to accelerate delivery of investment projects to protect the environment and improve supply. It wants to bring forward 31 schemes from the latter part of the decade to begin in 2023 or 2024. This will release an extra £500 million (€574 million) spending in the 2023-25 period and over £1.6 billion (€1.84 billion)... [Read More]

Flowserve Corporation, a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, will take part in Valve World Americas 2023. The event on June 7 and 8 will be held at the George R. Brown Convention Centre in Houston. Flowserve will showcase its broad valve and automation product offering, its RedRaven predictive maintenance solution... [Read More]

A new project aims to use artificial intelligence to supercharge hydrogen production in Scotland, helping the country meet its net-zero targets and powering thousands more homes and businesses each year. Computer scientists at the University of Aberdeen and Aberdeen-based software company Intelligent Plant will use explainable AI (XAI) to develop a Decision Support System... [Read More]