Aramco has partnered with French companies by entering into a MOU and agreements worth more than 3.7 billion dollars. With this partnership, Aramco aims to strengthen its supply chain ecosystem, enhance operational continuity and efficiency, advance industrial artificial intelligence and digital technologies, and deliver economic value to the Kingdom and France.

Under a multi-year Sales and Purchase Agreement with the Gulf Group, Adnoc will supply approximately 2 million tonnes of LNG to the Gulf Group over a multi-year term, beginning in 2027.

Axanzo is the name of the combined company post the merger of Akzonobel and Axalta. The merger is expected to create a global coatings leader with the scale, strength and reach to accelerate sustainable growth and deliver breakthrough innovation.

Suez has won a contract to design and deliver a new quaternary treatment stage for micropollutant removal at the Kalundborg Central Wastewater Treatment Plant in Denmark.

Automation, up close: On November 18, around 100 exhibitors will present the latest in measurement, control and automation technology at firareus in Tarragona. Admission and technical presentations are free of charge.

Honeywell Technologies has announced the launch of an industrial AI platform – Forge Plant Cognition. The platform has been built with Nvidia AI and accelerated computing capabilities, and Dell Technologies’ AI infrastructure with an aim to help refining, petrochemical and LNG operators generate greater value from their existing assets and transform plant operations.

Aramco has partnered with French companies by entering into a MOU and agreements worth more than 3.7 billion dollars. With this partnership, Aramco aims to strengthen its supply chain ecosystem, enhance operational continuity and efficiency, advance industrial artificial intelligence and digital technologies, and deliver economic value to the Kingdom and France.

Siemens has joined hands with Galp Energia to digitalize GalpH2Park, one of Europe's largest renewable hydrogen plants in Sines, Portugal. Under the terms of the agreement, Siemens will offer its digital twin technology with an aim to optimize plant operations.

HDF Energy has chosen Topsoe as a technology licensor for its Baseblue power project which will supply low-carbon electricity to data centers in Texas, USA.

Eneos has recently inaugurated its new demonstration plant which produces methylcyclohexane using its proprietary low-cost ‘electrochemical synthesis of organic hydride’ method.

As part of its Master Plan project, Petkim has begun licensing and engineering studies with leading global technology companies for new ethylene, polypropylene and polyethylene plants.

KBR has secured contracts for revamping two of AGF Nitrogen’s ammonia plants in Germany and Austria respectively. With this deal, AGF Nitrogen aims to reduce natural gas consumption, improve energy efficiency, and lower CO₂ emissions in two of its key assets.

With an aim to enhance domestic manufacturing of key medicines in the USA and cut dependence on foreign imports, President Donald Trump has threatened a 100 % tariff on branded or patented drug imports for companies not building plants on American soil. The Trump administration has also identified roughly 26 critical medicines and intends to maintain a 6-month supply of APIs for these critical drugs. In addition to this, 17 drug companies have also been pressed to bring U.S. prescription prices in line with those in peer countries, and many have responded with both price cuts and large U.S. investment pledges.

Checkweighers measure the weight of individual packs in motion and detect deviations from specified limits. This first instalment in the Back to Basics series explains their role in fill-level control, completeness checks and documentation.

Nouryon has secured clearance to supply Cekol CMC-Na—a carboxymethyl cellulose plant-based excipient used to bind, thicken and stabilize formulations—for pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Global pharmaceutical production depends on reliable supply — not least for manufacturing tools. To meet this demand, Fette Compacting is establishing a new production site in Pune, India, at the heart of one of the pharmaceutical industry’s fastest-growing markets.

Técnicas Reunidas has secured a contract to supply two hydrogen production reformers for Dangote Group’s new ammonia and urea fertilizer complex in Gode, Ethiopia. The reformers are expected to have a production capacity of over 200,000 cubic meters of hydrogen per hour.

Under a joint venture agreement between Petronas CCS Ventures, Total Energies and Mitsui, all the parties will work together to develop the CO2 storage areas offshore Peninsular Malaysia, a key component of Malaysia's Southern Carbon Capture and Storage Hub.

Amogy together with A*Star have announced that Amogy will pilot its ammonia cracking technology at the Low-Carbon Technology Translational Testbed. With this move, Amogy aims to produce up to one ton of hydrogen daily.

JFE Steel Corporation, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, and Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation have begun a supply chain demonstration project at the Mizushima Complex in Japan with an aim to achieve a carbon-recycling society.

In-line powder induction revolutionizes media and buffer preparation: Conventional tank mixers slow down production in the biopharmaceutical industry, are prone to lump formation, and often achieve only incomplete particle wetting. A new in-line system solves this bottleneck through a highly efficient, closed-loop Venturi powder induction.

The flow-optimized design of the gear pump prevents polymer deposits and their thermal degradation when handling rigid PVC. Through pressure-stable conveying, the energy consumption of the overall system can be reduced by up to 20 percent while simultaneously relieving the extruder.

Xylem has plans to acquire the Cornell Pump and Roper Pump businesses from Indicor for 1.46 billion dollars. With this move, Xylem aims to strengthen its industrial presence in high growth sectors.

According to experts, biogas could become a central building block of a post-fossil energy economy – provided the conditions are right. These conditions are political, of course, but also technological in nature. The good news: suitable pumps and macerators are already available.

Automation, up close: On November 18, around 100 exhibitors will present the latest in measurement, control and automation technology at firareus in Tarragona. Admission and technical presentations are free of charge.

Suez has won a contract to design and deliver a new quaternary treatment stage for micropollutant removal at the Kalundborg Central Wastewater Treatment Plant in Denmark.

Desalination has long come at a high cost in energy and money. For Saudi Arabia, which depends on it for drinking water and industry alike, the priority is now shifting from more capacity to cleaner and more efficient capacity.

Toray has won a reverse osmosis membranes order for the Changi Newater Factory (CNF3), a large-scale used water treatment plant in Singapore. Scheduled to be completed by 2028, the new plant will have a treatment capacity of 50 million gallons per day.