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Emirates Biotech joins consortium to produce polylactic acid from food waste

Emirates Biotech (Dubai, United Arab Emirates; www.emiratesbiotech.com) has joined the CIRCLE consortium, a flagship initiative funded by the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU; www.cbe.europa.eu) under the European Union’s Horizon Europe program. The four-year project has €27 million in…

This conveyor system enables automated printing on flexible packaging pouches

The Pharmafill BCV1 Bottomless Conveyor enables lot traceability data, expiration dates, QR codes, recycling logos and other information to be printed automatically on the underside of flexible packaging pouches. Suitable for stand-up pouches, gusseted pouches, and other flexible packaging configurations,…

RCM completes milestone ethanol-expansion project

RCM Thermal Kinetics, a division of RCM Technologies, has announced the successful completion of the first project under its NEXT (New Ethanol eXpansion Technology) engineering program, which was launched in early 2025. This inaugural project marks a historic milestone: a…

Sidara completes acquisition of Wood plc

Sidara (Dubai, U.A.E.) has completed the acquisition of Wood plc (Aberdeen, U.K.), a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for energy and materials. The transaction marks a transformational milestone for Sidara and significantly advances its long-term strategic ambition to…

Axens signs Memorandum Of Understanding with Airbus on SAF development

Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France)has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus to strengthen their cooperation in the development and deployment of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), a key pillar for decarbonizing the aviation sector. Building on their respective leadership in renewable…

Covestro and Fraunhofer UMSICHT to develop pyrolysis-based recycling pilot plant

Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT have signed a contract to operate a 2,000-ton per year pilot plant for smart pyrolysis of rigid polyurethane foam waste. The plant will be operational…

‘America First Refining’ project to bring new petroleum refinery to Brownsville, Texas

America First Refining (AFR; www.americafirstrefining.com) announced the construction of the first new oil refinery built in the United States in 50 years.  The refinery will be located at the Port of Brownsville, Texas. In February, America First Refining received a…

Low-cost filtration and coalescer systems for aerosol and particulates removal

This company has launched two new products, the SepraSol™ Plus Horizontal Liquid/Gas (HLG) Coalescer and High Flow Gas (HFG) particle filtration solution. These solutions are designed to reduce capital expenditure and total cost of ownership by using significantly smaller vessels…

INA announces completion of upgrades to Rijeka Refinery in Croatia

INA d.d (Zagreb, Croatia; www.ina.hr) has marked the completion of the Rijeka Refinery Upgrade Project. The modernization involved an investment of nearly EUR 700 million, representing the largest single investment in INA’s history and one of the biggest industrial investments…

thyssenkrupp Uhde will install industrial emissions system at nitric-acid plant in Australia

thyssenkrupp Uhde (Dortmund, Germany; www.thyssenkrupp-uhde.com) has been selected by CSBP (Kwinana, Western Australia; www.csbp.com.au) – a chemicals and fertilizers business that forms part of Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy & Fertilisers (WesCEF) – to deliver its patented EnviNOx® technology for two nitric acid plants…