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]

KSB has added 19 sizes to its MegaCPK type series of pumps. This means that users can now choose from 55 sizes with more than 78 hydraulic systems for these standardised chemical pumps. The available materials of grey cast iron, nodular cast iron and cast steel, stainless steel as well as duplex and special alloys, such as titanium and Hastelloy, result in a very wide... [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]

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]

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]

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]

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]