Kaust has entered into three strategic MOUs with leading Italian academic and industrial institutions, as well as a new joint scholarship program. These collaborations prove beneficial for international partnerships that support the Kingdom’s scientific and economic transformation. 

Beijing Shougang International Engineering Technology pilots BIM workflows to deliver a seawater desalination project for Wanhua Chemical. The engineering company made use of Bentley’s open applications to shorten design by 50 % while supporting intelligent plant operations.

Veolia has launched a multi-energy cogeneration plant in Poznań, Poland. The two-phase project is expected to eliminate over 300,000 tons of coal use annually, leading to zero coal consumption.

Watlow will be showcasing its latest intelligent control and power management technologies at the upcoming trade event SPS 2025 in Nuremberg, Germany. The company will also demonstrate its Edge Process Management Data platform and Powernode controller at the show.

NCH Corporation is the quality leader and trusted on-site expert in middle-market water treatment and industrial solutions. With the acquisition, Solenis strengthens its position as a global leader for water and hygiene solutions.

Under an agreement signed between Total Energies and Data4, Total Energies will be supplying renewable electricity to Data4’s data centers in Spain for a period of 10 years. The deal will represent a total volume of 610 GWh.

Claimed to be one of the world’s largest industrial heat pumps for CO2-free steam generation, BASF’s industrial heat pump at the Ludwigshafen site in Germany is expected to produce up to 500,000 tons of CO2-free steam per year. With a thermal output of around 50 MWs, the mega heat pump has the potential to reduce CO2 emissions at the site by up to 100,000 tons per year.

With Ethernet-APL, digital process control is finally becoming the new standard in the process industry. The field switches from Pepperl+Fuchs have already proven their durability in a fourth scaling test.

Malema announced the global launch of its new M-3100 Series Clamp-On Ultrasonic Flow Meter. The high-performance, non-invasive ultrasonic transit-time flow measurement system is engineered for precise fluid velocity measurement in liquid-filled closed conduits which provides ideal for demanding semiconductor applications.

With an aim to enhance global textile circularity, Indorama Ventures’ Fibers business and Jiaren Chemical Recycling have established a joint venture. The partnership is backed with a double-digit million-dollar equity investment in Jiaren’s recycling capacity.