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LANXESS expands Rhenodiv® production at Jhagadia site

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Mumbai / Jhagadia, 13 March 2023 – Specialty chemicals company, LANXESS laid the foundation stone for its Business Unit Rhein Chemie’s new and upcoming production line for Rhenodiv® – New Technology Release agents at its Jhagadia site. With this facility, the business unit will serve the growing demand of the Indian Tire & Rubber goods market. The new production line will feature state-of-the-art equipment and technology, allowing LANXESS to produce high-quality technology tire release agents more efficiently. Currently, LANXESS has such a facility in Argentina. Once this facility becomes operational…

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ABB reveals an additional 8.56 billion cubic meters of wastewater a year needs to be treated to meet UN goals

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Global wastewater treatment capacity needs to increase annually by 8.56 billion cubic meters and investment in an additional 469 treatment facilities per year is required to meet United Nations (UN) goals. These are the findings of independent research commissioned by ABB ahead of World Water Day (WWD) on March 22, 2023. As the UN prepares to report on progress made against its Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), ABB’s research focuses on SDG 6.3 which aims to improve water quality by halving the proportion of untreated wastewater globally, increasing recycling, and minimizing…

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LANXESS India wins the prestigious CII Western Region SHE Excellence & Innovation Award 2022

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LANXESS India has won the prestigious 17th Edition of CII Western Region Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) Excellence & Innovation Award 2022 in the Manufacturing Category (large) for its Jhagadia site. The award is a mark of recognition from CII for the Leadership, Vision & Efforts made by organizations in following path-breaking practices in Safety, Health & Environment. It ensures the commitment of the industry to SHE excellence instilling high SHE consciousness among all employees and utilizing the best SHE practices. It also provides an opportunity to industry stakeholders to…

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TERI, Dew Projects & Chemicals to commercialise TADOX technology for wastewater treatment

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The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) signed the TADOX Technology and Trademark License (TTLA) agreement with Dew Projects and Chemicals, Noida, for the commercialization of TERI’s patented wastewater treatment technology for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment and reuse in New Delhi. The economics of adequate treatment of wastewater, reuse and mandate to achieve zero liquid discharge (ZLD) has long been a challenge for industries. Advanced oxidation technologies like TADOX offer an economically viable and widely applicable solution to tackle the problem by making the process sustainable and energy efficient, noted…

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Nod likely for 40MLD water treatment plant

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The major irrigation department authorities are likely to grant permission for the proposed 45 MLD water treatment plant of Kinfra, which is going to be set up in the Periyar River at Aluva. Earlier, the department authorities had opposed the project citing that the water carrying capacity of the river sharply declined after the 2018 floods. But it is learnt that the department would consider granting permission for the project in a meeting to be convened by industry minister P Rajeeve in the coming days. The project has already invited…

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WABAG forays into Bangladesh with a World Bank & AIIB funded DBO order worth about Rs. 800 Crores

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March 17, 2023: VA TECH WABAG (‘WABAG’), a leading pure-play Water Technology Indian Multinational Group, has secured an order worth about Rs. 800 Crores towards Design, Build and Operate (DBO) for Reconstruction, Expansion and Operation of Pagla Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) with a capacity of 200 Million Litres per Day (MLD) at Pagla in the City of Dhaka, Bangladesh for Dhaka Water Supply & Sewerage Authority (Dhaka WASA). The project is funded by Multi-lateral Funding Agencies like World Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) under Dhaka Sanitation Improvement Project…

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LANXESS increases sales and earnings significantly in fiscal year 2022

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Sales up 32.6 percent year-on-year at EUR 8.088 billion EBITDA pre exceptionals increase 14.1 percent to EUR 930 million Acquired Consumer Protection businesses make positive contribution Dividend proposal for fiscal year 2022: EUR 1.05 per share Guidance for fiscal year 2023: Earnings expected to be at the 2022 level Guidance for Q1 2023: EBITDA pre exceptionals of EUR 180 million to EUR 220 million expected In an environment characterised by many upheavals, LANXESS closed fiscal year 2022 successfully. The specialty chemicals company’s sales and earnings have increased significantly. Group sales…

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WABAG led joint venture secures DBO order towards South East Asia’s largest Sea Water Desalination project with capacity of 400 MLD, worth about INR 4,400 Crores, funded by JICA

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VA TECH WABAG (‘WABAG’), a leading pure-play water technology Indian Multinational Group, further enhanced its leadership position in the Global Desalination market, by securing a Design, Build, Operate (‘DBO’) order, for the 400 Million Litres per Day (MLD) Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (‘SWRO’) Desalination Project from Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (‘CMWSSB’) worth about INR 4,400 Crores. The project is scheduled to be executed under the leadership of WABAG in joint venture with Metito Overseas Limited (‘Metito’). This DBO order includes the scope of Design, Engineering, Procurement, Construction,…

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Pump Academy Private Limited Signed MoU with JSS Academy of Technical Education, Bengaluru for Industry-Academic Collaboration

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Bengaluru, April 22, 2023 Pump Academy Private Limited (PAPL), a leading provider of pump optimization solutions in India, has signed a Memorandum-of-Understanding (MoU) with JSS Academy of Technical Education (JSSATE), Bengaluru. The MoU aims to establish a strong industry-academic collaboration for knowledge partnership and focused research to create a vibrant ecosystem to foster technology entrepreneurship among students and incubation of start-ups in the field of pumps operations and pumping system management; and Internet of Things (IoT) enabled Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0 revolution in the country. The MoU was signed…

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Invest in Technology: Save the Planet

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Anil Sethi, Chairman, Pump Academy Private Limited If earth could speak for itself, it will certainly tell us that it is starving, suffocating and getting warmer day after day. The natural resources like water, soil, minerals, air, environment and ecological habitats are all declining. Best practices, technological intervention, conservation and care for these resources are paramount so that all living things can benefit from them now and in the future. The ever increasing pollution and contamination of the soil has far-reaching consequences that can be catastrophic for water, air, habitations,…

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