With an aim to strengthen the company’s supply of high-quality dispersions, BASF has expanded its dispersion production capacity at the Durban site in South Africa. The company celebrates 60 years in the country.

Most industrial facilities still treat cooling and heating as siloed, disconnected systems. This outdated mindset results in wasted energy, high emissions, and unnecessary costs. By shifting to a unified thermal management approach, in which heat and cold are part of the same thermal energy ecosystem, industries can unlock major gains in efficiency, sustainability and performance.

Lonza has plans to divest its Capsules & Health Ingredients business to Lone Star for an enterprise value of 3 billion dollars. The transaction is considered as the most significant step to complete Lonza’s strategic portfolio transformation to a pure-play CDMO.

Shintech has announced a 3.4-billion-dollar investment to develop a second ethylene unit and a fourth chlor-alkali and vinyl chloride monomer unit at its existing Iberville Parish facility in Louisiana, USA.

Nextchem has been awarded licensing, process design package and critical equipment supply contracts for the development of three world-scale complexes in West Africa. The contracts are based on Nextchem’s proprietary hydrogen, ammonia, urea and methanol technologies.

KBR has secured a contract from Basra Oil Company to provide Integrated Field Management Services for the Majnoon Oil Field in Iraq. Under the terms of the contract, KBR will provide comprehensive upstream engineering, project and operations management, modern field facilities and maintenance services to enhance crude production, modernize field facilities, and implement advanced AI and digital technologies to optimize reservoir performance.

Eaton has introduced its new laser perforated filter elements that enable highly precise and efficient filtration. The new filter elements are made entirely of 316 stainless steel and are particularly suited for applications where soft, gel-like or fibrous particles occur.

In a social media post, US President Donald Trump has announced that Reliance Industries will be investing in the country’s first new U.S. Oil Refinery in 50 years. Claiming it to be the cleanest refinery in the world, the plant will be located at the Port of Brownsville in Texas, USA.

The Ruwais Industrial Complex in the UAE is the most recent target of a drone attack by Iran. On March 10, a fire broke out at one of the facilities within the Complex, prompting Adnoc to halt operations at the Ruwais oil refinery as a precautionary measure, according to news sources.

Calgon Carbon has recently announced a nearly 100-million-dollar investment to expand drinking water carbon reactivation capacity at its Ohio plant in the USA. With operations expected to begin in 2028, the project will add approx. 27 million pounds of annual drinking water carbon reactivation capacity.