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A new aeration system has rescued a paper mill in El Salvador that was on the brink of receiving fines for causing major odour issues.
Changes to environmental regulations had put the company into a crisis situation, despite the fact that they had already installed four 30HP surface aerators in their aeration tank in an attempt to quell the increasingly bad odor problems.
With the authorities…
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Landia has won a rapid sequence of new orders from the biogas and waste management industries for its renowned chopper pumps and mixers.
Invented by Landia back in 1950, the latest Chopper Pump sales have come from an expanding food waste AD plant in Northern Scotland, a textile processor and a major landfill site.
For the AD/biogas installation, the Landia Chopper Pumps will be supplied in…
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Scores of people in Malaysia were being treated in hospitals on Tuesday after a huge fire broke out at a gas pipeline operated by state energy giant Petronas, Reuters reported.
Authorities said the blaze in the town of Puchong on the outskirts of the capital Kuala Lumpur had been extinguished by mid-afternoon. They said at least 305 people were affected, including those left homeless after some…
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Shell Eastern, a subsidiary of Shell plc, has completed the previously announced acquisition of 100% of the shares in Pavilion Energy.
Pavilion Energy, headquartered in Singapore, operates a global LNG trading business with contracted supply volume of approximately 6.5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa).
The acquisition includes Pavilion Energy’s portfolio of LNG offtake and supply contracts,…
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Pipeline corrosion firm Denso, Inc. has released the Protal 7125 – a high-build liquid coating specifically formulated for use in low-temperature environments.
Tailored to meet the needs of the oil, gas and natural gas industries, this solution offers superior pipeline protection even in the most challenging climates.
Engineered for application on substrates at temperatures as low as -4°F…
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Cleanova, a leading manufacturer of filtration systems, has acquired the Micronics Engineered Filtration Group.
Headquartered in Killarney, Ireland, Cleanova is a leading clean-tech manufacturer of consumable, mission-critical and engineered industrial filtration systems, helping customers ensure the reliability and efficiency of their industrial processes while protecting the…
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Thames Water has completed a £14 million (€16.7 million) investment in the vital pipework that supplies the Chessington area of Surrey in the UK with its drinking water.
Homes across Chessington will benefit from the project, which involved the replacement of 1.7 km of ageing pipe with new 600 mm diameter pipework. This will greatly reduce the risk of leaks and supply interruptions for…
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Sulzer has launched the Sulzer Energy Optimization Service, an energy efficiency and carbon reduction service that will create a new best practice standard for the operation of centrifugal pumps across their lifecycle for energy intensive industries.
Launched to address growing demand for industrial energy efficiency, the solution brings together digital analysis, machine learning and ongoing…
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Electric actuator manufacturer AUMA has added an explosion-proof version to its successful PROFOX actuator series.
“The new PROFOX-X actuators expand all the benefits of our small and smart PROFOX actuator series to applications in potentially explosive atmospheres,” said AUMA product manager Christoph Edelmann.
“The versatile, future-proof actuators meet all the requirements of modern…
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Manchester City legend Joleon Lescott recently surprised the winning project of this year’s Water Champions campaign in Tacloban City, Philippines.
Developed by Manchester City and the club’s Official Water Technology Partner, Xylem, the Water Champions Project has successfully united communities around the world for a number of years, using the power of volunteering and football to…
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ORLEN and Naftogaz of Ukraine have signed a natural gas supply contract, securing deliveries for Ukrainian consumers already in April.
This is the second contract executed under the cooperation agreement established between the two companies earlier this year. The gas will be sourced from the United States.
For the purpose of the transaction, involving approximately 100 million cubic meters of…
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The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) was delighted to return to the famous St George’s Park in Staffordshire for the staging of its 2025 Pump Industry Awards presentation evening.
Celebrating the awards 25th Anniversary, it was a sell-out event, attracting some 300 attendees, all coming together to recognise and reward excellence throughout the pump manufacturing and distribution…
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For a large petrochemical project, deugro Japan, in collaboration with the local teams of deugro USA, delivered a wide range of oversized and heavy lift (OSHL) components.
The cargo, including nearly 530 TEU and over 50 metric tons of airfreight, was transported from over 20 global seaports and airports to the project site in Texas, USA.
The massive OSHL units were picked up in 14 different…
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Shell has completed the sale of the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) to Renaissance as announced 16 January 2024.
The divestment of SPDC aligns with Shell’s intent to simplify its presence in Nigeria through an exit of onshore oil production in the Niger Delta and a focus of future disciplined investment in its Deepwater and Integrated Gas positions.
Renaissance…
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TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with the German developer RWE to supply 30,000 tons a year of green hydrogen to the German Leuna refinery for 15 years beginning in 2030.
The green hydrogen will be produced by a 300 MW electrolyser, built and operated by RWE in Lingen. Green hydrogen storage will be provided locally.
The green hydrogen will be delivered by a 600 km pipeline to the gates…
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Rotork is pleased to announce it has added multiport selector valve (MSV) control capability to its range of intelligent electric IQ3 Pro actuators.
These new ‘multiport’ actuators use data from Rotork’s patented high-resolution absolute encoder to deliver highly accurate bi-directional rotary MSV control and eliminate potential conversion errors.
This option provides accurate port…
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Menzel Elektromotoren has manufactured a large high-voltage motor in vertical construction type IM 3011 (IM V1) to drive a pump.
Since the motor has to absorb high dynamic axial loads, it has a special bearing design.
The upper thrust bearing is water-cooled; it runs in an oil sump and is subject to permanent oil level and temperature monitoring.
The lower bearing is grease-lubricated and…
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The inherent irony that is at the root of many industrial manufacturing processes is this: oftentimes, “bad” things are needed to produce “good” things. Or, to be a little more specific, hazardous things are needed to manufacture useful things. Manufacturers who produce chemical-based compounds such as caustics, acids, solvents and polymers should be well aware of this…
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