TotalEnergies, Aramco and SABIC have successfully converted oil derived from plastic waste into ISCC+ certified circular polymers in the Middle East and North Africa for the first time. The plastic pyrolysis oil, also called plastic waste derived oil (PDO), was processed at the SATORP refinery jointly owned by Aramco and TotalEnergies, in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. It was... [Read More]

Moving industrial fluids from one point to another is essential to the health of the worldwide economy. There are a variety of methods to transfer these fluids, with the most common being by truck and rail. The process of loading and unloading tank trucks and railcars occurs daily thousands of times at industrial sites across the world. While this is a routine procedure,... [Read More]

Grundfos has completed the acquisition of XPV Water Partners portfolio company Metasphere - a leading provider of telemetry and analytics solutions for water networks. Grundfos is now set to provide its global municipal customers even stronger offerings. The partnership will help make water networks worldwide more robust in the face of climate change, solving a pressing... [Read More]

Rotork has helped upgrade and modernise a major Gatwick fuel farm - providing them with IQ3 intelligent actuators on Rotork’s Pakscan™ control network. GASHCo is one of Gatwick Airport’s main fuel tank farms and has been using Rotork products for over 30 years. The actuators installed on the site are used on the fuel hydrants housed at Gatwick Airport. Rotork’s... [Read More]

Technip Energies and LanzaTech Global have signed a joint collaboration agreement to create a new pathway to sustainable ethylene - utilising their combined technologies. LanzaTech’s carbon capture and utilisation technology, together with Technip Energies’ Hummingbird® technology, will transform waste carbon into ethylene. The production process of ethylene is... [Read More]

Wilo Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, a German pumps and systems manufacturer in the industry, celebrated a significant milestone with the ground-breaking ceremony for the expansion of its Dubai facility. The expansion is aimed at increasing production capacity and growing current manufacturing capability, which coincides with a striking increase in its business... [Read More]

SPIRAC has won a new order to supply four of its proven screens to wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) in the Midlands, UK. In the West Midlands, two of SPIRAC’s high-efficiency BANDGUARD screens are due to be installed at the inlet works of a strategically important WWTP. A dual-flow traveling fine screen, SPIRAC’s BANDGUARD prevents screenings accumulation with... [Read More]

Thames Water's new chair has said nationalisation is not the right way forward despite the regulator warning the company has "deep-rooted" problems. Sir Adrian Montague said he understood customer "frustration" over the UK's largest water firm's poor performance. However, he said the best way to resolve it was keeping the company under private ownership. Thames Water... [Read More]

There is an urgent need to decarbonise the chemical industry. As the planet gets warmer, companies, nations and jurisdictions are establishing ambitious goals to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases to minimise the impact of climate change. That is a major commitment to protect people and the environment at a time when demands for basic chemicals, plastics... [Read More]

CIRCOR International, a leading manufacturer and marketer of differentiated technology products and sub-systems, has launched its Zenith C9000 Series precision metering gear pump. The pump is ideal for use in hydrogen fuel cell MEA gasketing sealants and adhesive applications. Zenith C9000 metering pumps deliver accurate and repeatable flow of metering additives, sealants,... [Read More]

Shareholders in UK-based water company Thames Water have agreed to provide a further £750 million (€881 million) in funding as the company attempts to fight the threat of a government takeover. Thames also said it would be looking for an extra £2.5 billion (€2.9 billion) between 2025 and 2030. The water firm has faced criticism over sewage discharges and leaks... [Read More]

Sulzer has announced the opening of its purpose-built Lausitz Service Centre, which offers technically advanced repair and upgrade capabilities for all types of rotating equipment. With a focus on the needs of the power generation, petrochemical, paper and water sectors, the new facility will help operators improve equipment reliability and productivity. This consolidation... [Read More]

TotalEnergies and its partner SOCAR have begun production of the first phase of development of the Absheron gas and condensate field in the Caspian Sea - around 100 km south-east of Baku. This first phase connects a subsea production well to a new gas processing platform, itself linked to Azerbaijan’s existing facilities in Oil Rocks. It has production capacity of... [Read More]

Water technology company Orbis Intelligent Systems and artificial intelligence (AI) specialist VODA.ai have entered into a strategic partnership offering a combined skillset to support US utilities and municipalities with their leakage strategies. Orbis develops smart, data-driven technologies that provide real-time insights into pipeline infrastructure. Products include... [Read More]