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. 

Autonomous robots are the new smart technologies in the market and the who’s who of the industry are already planning to explore these solutions for their industrial facilities. Plant inspections can now be carried out multiple times in a day with high accuracy and precision.

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.

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.

Foeth has acquired Italian machinery dealer Intimac. With this move, the previously family owned company further expands its position in the refurbished machinery business for the pharmaceutical and chemical industries.

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.

Anybotics has integrated Yokogawa’s Oprex Robot Management Core software with the software stack of Anybotics’ lineup of Anymal robots. With this, the two companies aim to develop new opportunities in the oil & gas, power, and metals industries.

Meorga goes international: With new exhibition venues in Vienna and Tarragona, exhibitors gain new opportunities to reach target audiences more efficiently and to expand their market presence in a targeted way. Bernd Weinig, Director Trade Fair Solutions & Partnerships at Vogel Communications Group, is driving this forward and offers insight into the further development.

Corrosion, broken springs, and unstable operating conditions: A centrifugal pump has repeatedly failed at a chemical production facility at Dow Chemical. It was only the targeted use of sensors on the mechanical seal and structured data analysis that finally brought clarity — and ensured that the pump and production were running stably again.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of April 2026’ from all over the world. Right from BASF inaugurating a 8.7 billion euro Verbund site in China to Fluor Corporation securing a contract for USA’s first new refinery, find out all the projects making headlines here.