Emerson has launched its new industrial AI platform – Aspentech AVA. The solution is specifically designed for industrial companies to accelerate AI adoption across the enterprise for measurable business impact.

Under an agreement signed between Ineos Inovyn and Esseco Industrial, Ineos Inovyn will sell its shares in Inovyn Produzione Italia, which operates the Rosignano and Tavazzano sites in Italy. Both the sites produce essential chemicals for critical sectors.

Aramco in collaboration with Pasqal has recently inaugurated Saudi Arabia’s first quantum computer. They have also unveiled the first commercial Quantum Computing as a Service platform in the Middle East.

The use of Artificial Intelligence in the wastewater and water treatment industry is picking up pace due to the numerous advantages of this technology. Ahlam Rais connects with two major players from the sector to understand the benefits, challenges and how the AI technology is gradually transforming wastewater and water treatment plants.

Suez and Salinity Solutions have launched the first industrial pilot of the Hybrid Batch Reverse Osmosis solution at the Béziers wastewater treatment plant in France. With a treatment capacity of 100 m³ per day, the solution is able to increase treated water recovery to 90–95 %, compared with up to 85 % for conventional reverse osmosis systems.

BASF expands its Alkyl Polyglucosides production capacity at its Cincinnati, Ohio site. This move strengthens the firm’s position as a leading supplier in the United States and further supports its regional manufacturing footprint.

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.

With an aim to expand its global peptide API capacity, Cordenpharma has plans to take over Ambiopharm, a U.S.-headquartered peptide API CDMO. Ambiopharm currently has two sites, one in in

Aequita has acquired select European olefins and polyolefins assets, and the associated business and corporate functions from Lyondell Basell. The move is in line with Lyondell Basell’s strategy to grow and upgrade the core by further concentrating on assets and businesses with durable competitive advantages and stronger long-term returns.

Honeywell UOP’s Ethanol-to-Jet process technology has been selected by Petrobras for project development at the Replan refinery in São Paulo, Brazil. Once approved, the project is expected to deliver up to 10,000 barrels per day of sustainable aviation fuel.