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Use these gas regulators in ultra-low-emissions applications

Type CG330 and CG340 gas regulators (photo) are specifically engineered to address the growing demand for low-emission solutions in industrial applications involving compressed gases, such as inert gases, natural gas and other sensitive media. CG330/CG340 regulators are designed to deliver…

PFAS-free membrane introduced for water-treatment needs

At Aquatech Amsterdam 2025, this company is launching the new Mytex H5L ultrafiltration (UF) membrane (photo), which includes no per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The water treatment industry faces increasing pressure to develop alternatives to polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membranes, which…

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Aerogel insulation

A pilot plant intended to manufacture silica aerogel products for different applications, including spray insulation, is being planned by the company Aeroskin Tech AG (Zurich, Switzerland; www.aeroskintech.com). Aerogels are dried gels that maintain their volume when dried, and have nanoscale…

AGAE Technologies Announces Production of Rhamnolipid Biosurfactant From a Full-Scale Manufacturing Plant in Asia

AGAE Technologies (Corvallis; Ore.; www.agaetech.com), a U.S.-based leader in rhamnolipid production and technology, with its partners, has officially opened the largest retrofitted manufacturing plant complex in Asia. This manufacturing complex, covering 41,000 square feet, has the capacity to produce over…

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy awards feedstock allocation for joint LyondellBasell/Sipchem project

Sipchem (Sahara International Petrochemical Company; Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia; www.sipchem.com) and LyondellBasell (LYB; Houston, Tex.; www.lyondellbasell.com) have been awarded a feedstock allocation from the Ministry of Energy of Saudi Arabia supporting a joint feasibility study for a world-scale mixed feed…

KBR Awarded PMC Contract to Oversee Development of Fertilizer Project in Angola

KBR (Houston, Tex.; www.kbr.com) announced Feb. 26 that it has been awarded a contract for Project Management Consultancy (PMC) services by AMUFERT to support the development of its fertilizer plant in Soyo, Angola. As part of this transformative $2 billion project, KBR…

Ceramics UK operates pilot kiln entirely on hydrogen fuel

Ceramics UK, the trade association for the U.K. ceramics industry, announced a landmark achievement in its  ‘Demonstrating Hydrogen in the Ceramics Sector’ project. The project's custom-built pilot kiln, designed to explore the use of hydrogen as an alternative fuel for…

Saint-Gobain deploys Fives’ hybrid heating technology to accelerate decarbonization of its plant in Biandrate, Italy

Combustion specialist Fives (Paris, France) installed its first e-Ductflame hybrid burner in Saint-Gobain's h-old site in Biandrate, Italy, which produces pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes. Fives' e-Ductflame technology represents the Group’s first patented hybrid e-burner, which allows the replacement of natural gas…

Thermo Fisher Scientific to acquire Solventum’s Purification & Filtration business

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (Waltham, Mass.) announced that the company has entered into a definitive agreement with Solventum  to acquire Solventum’s Purification & Filtration business for approximately $4.1 billion in cash. Solventum’s Purification & Filtration business is a leading provider…

Evertis announces $100-million investment in new production plant in South Carolina

Evertis Packaging Solutions (Portalegre, Portugal), the world’s largest PET multilayer film supplier for the food industry, unveiled plans to build a new leading edge production plant in Columbia, SC. With a total investment of $100 million, the new facility is…