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Trelleborg acquires piping specialist NuFlow Technologies

Trelleborg Group AB (Trelleborg, Sweden) has, through its Trelleborg Industrial Solutions business area, signed an agreement to acquire the U.S.-based pipe repair specialists NuFlow Technologies. NuFlow, headquartered in Escondido, California, produces specialist liners, resins, and equipment for small-diameter pipe repair.…

Winter-Proof Your Process: The Hydro-Thermal Heating Advantage

When temperatures drop, industrial water heating becomes a challenge. Maintaining precise outlet temperatures is critical in processing, and Hydro-Thermal’s Direct Steam Injection technology ensures instant, on-demand heating. This allows faster startups and reduces downtime—even in extreme cold. Unlike heat exchangers,…

Mitsui & Co. is investing in U.S.-based synthetic fuel manufacturer Twelve

Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Tokyo) has invested in Twelve Benefit Corp; (Berkeley, Calif.) a startup company developing E-Jet fuel, a synthetic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) made from clean energy, water, and CO2. Synthetic fuels are liquid fuels produced through chemical…

Toyo Engineering awarded contract for Angola’s first urea fertilizer plant

 Toyo Engineering Corp. (Tokyo) has been awarded a project to license its proprietary urea technology to Amufert S.A. (Amufert), a joint venture fertilizer company in the Republic of Angola. The project involves the construction of one of the world’s largest…

Accelera to supply electrolyzers for bp’s Lingen green-hydrogen project

Accelera by Cummins, the zero-emissions business segment of Cummins Inc. (Columbus, Ind.), will supply a 100-megawatt (MW) proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer system for bp's Lingen green-hydrogen project in Germany. This project, bp's largest hydrogen production plant to date, will…

Invista opens $13-million technology hub in Houston

Invista (Wichita, Kan.) has opened the Texas Technology Center (TTC), a $13-million technology hub and research and development center in the Houston metro area. The nearly 40,000-square-foot facility located in Katy, Texas, which Invista first announced in August of last…

Grupa Azoty to begin production of new multi-component fertilizer

Grupa Azoty SA (Tarnów, Poland) is set to begin producing its new multi-component fertilizer – POLIFOSKA Multi S – a product containing 23% sulfur at its Police facilities. This launch marks the latest addition to the company's fertilizer portfolio, joining…

ALPLA opens new manufacturing plant and design center in Thailand

ALPLA Group (Hard, Austria)is increasing its presence in Southeast Asia with the opening of a new plant in Thailand, following a year of construction. In addition to production and administration, the new, 24,000-m2 building in Chachoengsao, near Bangkok, includes a…

Zeeco launches Advanced Research Complex for combustion and pollution-control applications

Zeeco (Broken Arrow, Okla.) has launched the Advanced Research Complex (ARC), the newest addition to its Global Technology Center (GTC), in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. The GTC is also home to the world’s largest industrial-scale combustion research and test facility. Company…

Lummus announces first commercial deployment of new SAP technology

Lummus Technology (Houston) announced an award from SHCCIG Yulin Chemical Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the SHCCIG Group, for its superabsorbent polymer (SAP) technology. This marks the first commercial deployment of Lummus' SAP technology since it was added to the…