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SUEZ and Salinity Solutions launch industrial pilot for hybrid batch reverse osmosis

SUEZ (Paris) and U.K.-based company Salinity Solutions announced the launch of the first Hybrid Batch Reverse Osmosis (HBRO) pilot dedicated to municipal wastewater reuse at the Béziers wastewater treatment plant in southern France. The pilot based on Salinity Solutions’ HyBatch™…

NatureWorks opens integrated biopolymer manufacturing facility in Thailand

NatureWorks LLC (Plymouth, Minn.) , the leading manufacturer of polylactic acid (PLA) biopolymers made from renewable resources, announced the grand opening of its new fully integrated Ingeo™ biopolymer manufacturing facility in Nakhon Sawan, Thailand. The new site brings together lactic…

KBR makes strategic investment in direct lithium extraction technology from Geolith

KBR Inc. (Houston) has made a strategic investment in Geolith, a global leader in Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE). This investment will support the global commercial deployment of Geolith’s DLE Li-Capt® technology. In 2024, KBR and GeoLith entered into an exclusive…

DuPont and Uncountable collaborating on AI-powered labs initiative

DuPont (Wilmington, Del.) announced a strategic collaboration with Uncountable, an AI-driven platform for end-to-end product and application development, to advance its AI-ready labs initiative. The collaboration marks a major step forward in how DuPont scales digital lab workflows, expands access…

Westlake’s Deer Park site receives ISCC PLUS certification for epoxy resins production

Westlake Corp. (Houston) announced that its Westlake Epoxy plant in Deer Park, Texas, has received International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS. The certification covers liquid epoxy resins (LER), solid epoxy resins (SER), and liquid epoxy blends that combine LER…

LyondellBasell completes sale of European olefins and polyolefins assets to Aequita

LyondellBasell Industries (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced that it has successfully completed the sale of select European olefins and polyolefins assets, and the associated business and corporate functions, to AEQUITA as a key milestone in the company’s European strategic assessment. The…

Learn how Enhanced Coriolis Control (ECC) helps you avoid common measuring errors

  Enhanced Coriolis Control (ECC) mitigates the negative impact of high gas content in your measurement of liquids   One of the most common reasons for measuring errors in Coriolis mass flowmeters is the measurement of liquids with significant gas…

INEOS Enterprises to sell sulfur dioxide business to Ecovyst

INEOS Enterprises has agreed to sell its shares in INEOS Calabrian, its ultra-pure sulfur dioxide and derivatives business, to Ecovyst Inc. (Malvern, Pa.).  INEOS Calabrian operates manufacturing sites in Port Neches, Texas, USA and Timmins, Ontario, Canada. Completion is expected…

GEA launches meVap® family to electrify industrial heat and accelerate decarbonization

In industrial plants, the biggest climate gains are often hidden in plain sight. Behind every evaporation step, every distillation column and every crystallization line lies a constant demand for heat — and with it, a major opportunity to cut emissions.…

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Refiners Pursue Flexibility Amid Economic Headwinds

Petroleum refiners are taking steps to support and increase operational flexibility and business agility as logistical challenges and economic headwinds build, and policy certainty is difficult to find Amid the current economic climate, business agility and operational flexibility have emerged…