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Asian investment creates opportunity for flow and filtration equipment

The expansion of sewage transport, primary treatment and secondary treatment in Asia is creating market opportunities for suppliers of pumps valves, scrubbers, chemicals, controls, filters and other water pollution control equipment.

EU-wide study confirms hydrogen is a key to zero-emission road transport

Linde Group shares its perspective on a recently released road-transport study.

Aon launches global energy risk engineering unit

Aon Risk Solutions has consolidated its energy risk engineering assets around the world to form a new unit, known as Aon Energy Risk Engineering.

Sibur kicks off production of three petrochem lines at newly renovated Russian plant

Sibur-Khimprom held a ceremonial launch for three interrelated products (Alphapor ethylbenzene, styrene and expandable polystyrene) at its newly renovated plant in Perm, Russia.

European group says biofuels worse than fossil fuels for environment

Plans to increase the use of biofuels in Europe over the next ten years will require up to 69,000 square kilometers of new land worldwide and make climate change worse, according to a recently released study from the Institute for European Environmental Policy.

Exele introduces new alarm management software

Exele Information Systems has announced major enhancements to its TopView software suite with the release of TopView SQL, which allows the user to query almost any relational database as a source of "monitored data" for TopView.

Repsol and KUO are mad about jatropha

Repsol and KUO Group signed an agreement in Madrid that creates a joint company called Kuosol dedicated to the development of bioenergy from the cultivation of the jatropha curcas, an oilseed with a high content of non-edible oil.

Fieldbus Foundation announces first registered devices implementing advanced field diagnostics

The Fieldbus Foundation today announced it has registered the first FOUNDATION fieldbus devices incorporating advanced field diagnostics technology.

New line of filter regulators for OEM applications and critical in-plant applications

Parker Hannifin has introduced a new line of filter regulators, regulators and mini filters which are ideal for OEM applications and critical in-plant applications.

LANXESS invests €9 million to expand EVM production

LANXESS plans to expand annual production capacity at its Dormagen, Germany, site for its ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVM) line sold under the product brands Levapren and Levamelt by 30% to 15,000 metric tons.