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Veolia has secured two major desalination contracts across the Gulf. Worth nearly €200m combined, the agreements cover technology and design for a new UAE facility and five years of operation and optimisation at an Omani plant.
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Kawasaki has introduced stronger cybersecurity controls for industrial robot controllers. Its F Series Controller S-type adds access privileges, protected communications and software integrity functions, with a phased rollout beginning in November for handling applications.
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ANDRITZ has commissioned another acid-regeneration plant for Indian steelmaking operations. The 6,400-litre-per-hour installation at JSW Steel’s Vasind Works supports a new pickling line and supplies recovered hydrochloric acid for reuse in steel processing.
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Nippon Steel has advanced hydrogen reduction using lower-grade iron ore. At its Hasaki research centre, a pilot shaft furnace completed more than 300 hours of continuous operation and produced over 1,000 tonnes of direct reduced iron cumulatively.
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German manufacturing orders rose 4.4% in September following August’s decline. Official figures show an automotive rebound and stronger machinery demand, although orders increased by just 0.2% across the third quarter.
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European manufacturers are challenging proposed changes to carbon market allowances. More than 100 companies warn that additional investment conditions could raise operating costs before power supplies, industrial infrastructure and lower-carbon production technologies are ready.
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Siemens and Bosch have industrialised automated component vibration model extraction. Their Simcenter test fixture and software generate repeatable blocked-force characterisations, with Siemens reporting a 93% reduction in frequency-response measurement time under comparison testing.
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Norsk Titanium has installed an additive manufacturing machine at Airbus. The Varel deployment follows site acceptance in September and supports qualification of Rapid Plasma Deposition for structural aircraft parts alongside growing serial component deliveries.
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Biocodex plans a €15m anaerobic medicines manufacturing platform in Beauvais. The French facility will support clinical production of living microbial therapies, with first clinical batches targeted for 2028 and commercial capacity planned by 2030.
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VÆRIDION has raised €30m to develop its electric Microliner aircraft. A separate €94.5m European grant selection could support a Bavarian assembly facility, but the award remains conditional on an agreement expected in 2027.
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