Process industries


  • Japan’s First Offshore Solar Demonstrator Hits Water in Tokyo

    May 9, 2024 SolarDuck’s offshore floating solar unit in Japan (Credit: SolarDuck) Dutch-Norwegian floating solar company SolarDuck, in collaboration with Japanese partners, has completed the installation of Japan’s first offshore floating solar demonstrator which will be used to power electric vehicles and boats. Together with its project partners Tokyu Land Corporation, Kyocera Communication Systems Corporation…


  • Ørsted Picks ABL for Taiwan Offshore Wind Farms Services

    May 9, 2024 © Fokke Baarssen / Adobe Stock Ørsted has appointed energy and marine consultancy ABL to provide marine warranty survey services for the offshore transportation and installation (T&I) of wind turbines and cables package for the 920 MW Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan. The Greater Changhua 2b and…


  • Rosetti Marino Hooks .6M INEOS Deal for North Sea Gas Platform

    Italian contractor Rosetti Marino has secured a contract with INEOS E&P for front end engineering design (FEED) for an offshore high pressure, high temperature (HP/HT) gas production platform offshore Denmark. The contract, worth approximately $9.6 million (€9 million), is for the Hejre to south Arne development project in the North Sea. The work encompasses all…


  • James Fisher Wraps Up Decommissioning Work Offshore Thailand

    May 9, 2024 (Credit: James Fisher and Sons) (Credit: James Fisher and Sons) James Fisher Decommissioning, part of James Fisher and Sons, has completed offshore decommissioning operations in the Gulf of Thailand as part of a major offshore operator’s wider asset end-of-life campaign. James Fisher Decommissioning extended its contract with a major offshore engineering, preparations,…


  • Brose Oats secures national distribution

    A Scottish owned and operated oat milk producer has secured national distribution after embarking on a major expansion thanks to Scottish EDGE. East Lothian-based Brose Oats has commenced a contract with the Cress Company that will see its products available in specialist retailers including farm shops and delicatessens UK-wide. Josh Barton, CEO and founder of…


  • Hydroformed diaphragm valve bodies are the sustainable way

    In process manufacturing applications including pharmaceutical as well as food and beverage production, diaphragm valves support the hygiene imperative. In addition to preventing contamination, diaphragm valve design enables cleaning and sterilisation to meet regulatory standards. While clean in place (CIP) and sterilisation in place (SIP) practices are essential, they demand time and energy. A hygienic…


  • Over the moo adds on-the-go offering with chocolate ice cream bites

    Over the Moo is primed to showcase its latest flavour, a stunning on-the-go interpretation of its top selling Australian tub flavour, ‘Choc Choc Who’s There’ as Summer beckons. Despite the recent explosion in intriguing tub flavours on offer: Pralines n Cream, Pistachio & Lemon, Peanut Butter, Ginger & Honey, Hot Cross Bun (to name but…


  • Vitafoods Europe 2024: Indena and dsm-firmenich to debut pioneering biotic and botanical combinations

    Indena and dsm-firmenich will introduce dietary supplement solutions combining botanicals with biotics, offering an enhanced flavour and taste at Vitafoods Europe 2024. The companies said the new concepts mark the next step in Indena and dsm-firmenich’s partnership, targeting consumer health priorities such as health from the gut, brain health and healthy aging to create next-generation…


  • Alfa Laval’s Energy Hunter aims to spotlight potential efficiency improvements

    Alfa Laval has launched its latest energy-saving initiative, Energy Hunter, to highlight potential efficiency gains from optimising existing heat exchanger technologies. With plant, process and production managers under increasing pressure to demonstrate progress against decarbonisation goals, the heat transfer specialists are highlighting how optimising operations can reduce emissions following a late 2023 report that claimed…


  • Sappi Europe’s video series addresses top 10 customer queries

    Sappi addresses the 10 most pressing questions brand owners, converters and printers are currently asking with a new video series. Understanding the intricacies of paper packaging is one of Sappi’s key strengths, the company notes and it understands that customers need to reach new levels of understanding, too. It all comes down to asking the…