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GIW Industries, a subsidiary of the KSB Group, has introduced a new heavy duty pump - the MDX-850.
GIW, based in Grovetown in Georgia, US, has developed this pump series specifically for extreme conditions.
The new MDX-850 establishes a new level of in-production, while keeping the overall operating costs down.
The impeller diameter measures 2,600 mm (102"), exceeding that of the…
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A recent move to further reduce emissions caused by excessive energy consumption has seen the Norwegian government offering funding to companies that lessen their contribution to CO2 and NOx figures.
One oil facility took the opportunity to rerate two condensate export pumps, which would not only reduce energy consumption but also optimise performance for the remaining life of the…
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INEOS Phenol has agreed to acquire the entire asset base of Mitsui Phenols Singapore from Mitsui Chemicals - a leading Japanese chemicals manufacturer - for $330 million (€329 million).
The business has a turnover of $750 million (€749 million) and produces over 1 million tonnes of product each year, including cumene (410 ktpa), phenol (310 ktpa), acetone (185 ktpa) alpha-methylstyrene (20…
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If an organisation is considering building a new fluid or sampling system, chances are it will cost significant capital.
Throughout the process, it is equally important to consider the human capital necessary to make the new system work as well.
It takes a specific set of skills to design a safe and efficient system with the right components, as well as to install all the tubing, fittings, and…
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Anglian Water plans to create two new reservoirs to serve the East Anglian region of the UK.
One of them will be a joint project with Cambridge Water and will lie in the Fens, near the border of Cambridgeshire and Suffolk, and will supply 100 million litres of water a day.
The other will be located in Lincolnshire, supplying 160 million litres daily. It is expected to cost between £2 billion…
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Parker Hannifin has launched its new SensoControl® SCP04 pressure sensor for hydrogen applications.With this latest development, the firm is following its strategy of engineering products for new markets and future applications. Hydrogen is being frequently used in all kinds of transportation equipment - from trucks to buses to trains and marine.
In order to enable the production,…
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Trelleborg will discuss its world-leading liquified natural gas (LNG) transfer solutions and share some of its latest product developments at the Gastech Conference and Exhibition.
The event takes place from September 5-8 at the Fiera Milano exhibition centre, Milan.
As part of the main conference during Gastech, Trelleborg industry specialist, Andrew Stafford, technical director, will present…
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IWJS, one of the UK’s leading providers of services to wastewater networks, has been re-awarded the framework contract to continue delivering essential services to Anglian Water to 2025.
There is also an option to extend it for a further two years.
IWJS, a part of M Group Services, an essential infrastructure services provider in the water, energy, transport and telecommunications sectors,…
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Wanner International has been demonstrating two fully-operational Hydra-Cell® high efficiency seal-less and packing-free chemical processing pumps at ACHEMA.
Visitors to the stand were able to see the extremely low pulse MT08 dosing pump in action, producing a smooth flow for consistent processes.
Visitors also viewed the internal components of the pump head, including the triplex…
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Venezuela's state oil and gas company PDVSA has restarted gasoline production at the country's second largest refinery after repairing a breakdown, five sources with knowledge of the operation said on Monday, according to Reuters.
The Cardon refinery's naphtha reformer, with a capacity of 45,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd), produces high-octane components for gasoline and is key to the…
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Updates on city infrastructure services to the Fufeng/Highway 81 area in North Dakota, US, including projects related to wastewater treatment and raw water supply, were presented to members of the Grand Forks City Council during Monday’s Committee of the Whole meeting, reported Grand Forks Herald.
In June, the council approved annexing a portion of land north of the city for the likely…
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In addition to the transformation towards a climate-neutral chemical industry and the perennial topic of digitalisation, the current global political situation also poses massive challenges for the process industry.
Which technologies can be used to achieve defossilisation? How to secure and enhance regional and global supply chain networks?
What hurdles must be overcome in the digitalisation…
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Lincolnshire County Council ruled a future planning application for a new site at Glentworth would not need an environmental impact assessment (EIA), even though it met some of the criteria, reported Drill or Drop.
The Glentworth oil field, between Market Rasen and Gainsborough, in the UK, was discovered in 1961. Records by the industry regulator show that oil has been produced at Glentworth,…
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Mining giant Rio Tinto has been fined $57,000 after a chemical spill near a central Queensland alumina refinery, ABC reported.
The company's subsidiary RTA Yarwun pleaded guilty to two charges of contravening a condition of its environmental authority in the Gladstone Magistrates Court on Friday afternoon.
The court heard about 20 litres of sodium hydroxide, also known as caustic soda,…
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Shell said it plans to shut for two weeks in September a key crude oil pipeline in Gulf of Mexico that supplies oil to Louisiana refineries, according to Reuters.
The Odyssey and Delta crude pipelines will be shut for planned maintenance early-to-middle of the month, Shell said in a statement.
The pipelines transport Heavy Louisiana Sweet crude from offshore oilfields and switching to other…
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Missouri American Water announced the completion of the company’s acquisition of the City of Eureka water and wastewater systems.
The facility serves approximately 4,000 water customers and 4,000 wastewater customers.
This winter the company will begin construction of a new water pipeline to supply Eureka with water from its St. Louis County system.
“We are honored to provide clean, safe,…
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Russia has revealed that there is little it can do to help with urgent repairs required to malfunctioning Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline equipment.
Russia cut gas supplies via Nord Stream 1, its main gas pipeline to Europe, to just 20% of capacity recently, saying that a turbine sent to Canada for maintenance had not been returned and other equipment also needed repair.
This signalled a deepening…
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Antonio Castilhos, vice president of national sales, NETZSCH Pumps North America, outlines the growth in this pump sector
The adoption of multi-screw pumps has increased exponentially over the past five years or so, with the consumption volume rising from 146,000 units in 2015 to 202,000 units this year.
This rapid rise has been fuelled by a number of factors, including major growth in the…
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