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International companies in the vegetable oil production market are closely linked to agriculture. The daily production of large quantities of oils requires a smooth production chain – starting with the farmer who cultivates the fields. Today, the most important oil crop in the world is soybean oil.

The continuing drive to reduce carbon emissions from the transport sector has led to the development of an innovative process to improve the availability of carbon-free hydrogen. The NEOM Green Hydrogen Project, located in Saudi Arabia, is a multi-billion dollar venture to solve some of the many challenges facing the world and help to deliver a more sustainable future.

Wastewater treatment technology hired to provide enhanced ammonia removal at a village works has been purchased permanently by Wessex Water. The water utility, which serves south-west England, hired two Hybrid-SAF – submerged aerated filter – units from WCS Environmental Engineering to provide tertiary treatment at Pewsey Water Recycling Centre, Wiltshire.

Amarinth associated equipment, primarily for the offshore and onshore oil & gas industries; nuclear and renewable energy generation; defence; desalination; process and industrial markets, has secured another order for North Sea projects, this time for API 610 12th Edition OH2 pumps destined for the Brodger field expansion project.

St. Eval Candle Company is reducing its chemical waste to a minimum and has doubled production after switching to Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions pumps and fluid path components.

Brazil’s largest producer of ethanol from sugarcane waste is embarking on a major wave of investment. With plans to build 20 second-generation processing facilities over the next seven years, Raízen has picked Sulzer as a key technology supplier. Ethanol produced from the fermentation of crop wastes has become the world’s most widely used and important biofuel.

Bredel hose pumps are contributing to a sustainable solution for steam potato peeling provided by TOMRA Food which reduces water usage, water treatment and food waste. The TOMRA Dry Peel Separator uses Bredel as a dry-waste pump which enables food processors to reduce water usage and recover the potato skin and starch for use in animal feed or anaerobic digestion.

The dairy products group, Lactalis, has switched to using FaBLINE, a food grade PTFE-lined hose from Aflex. The hoses produced by Aflex Hose, part of Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, are being used to transfer milk, yogurt and fruit filling at production facilities in Serbia and Croatia.

Norwegian government agency Statsbygg has awarded Framo the development contract to supply pump systems for the Norwegian Ocean Technology Center, currently under construction in Trondheim. The delivery includes 96 pumps that will pump huge amounts of water to create ocean currents in the research facility’s basin.

For increased productivity and efficient production of large quantities, more and more electrical engineering companies are taking advantage of the possibilities offered by automated encapsulation. In order to serve these needs, the TARTLER GROUP has developed a complete solution consisting of a resin dosing and mixing system, a robot-assisted encapsulation station and an external refilling unit for a renowned manufacturer of plug connector and motor protection products.