Swiss sanitary solutions provider Geberit says its proven piping systems have been built to tackle key environmental challenges faced in applications ranging from drinking water supply networks to desalination plants and from highly corrosive industrial facilities to offshore projects.

Saudi-based East Pipes Integrated Company for Industry, a state-of-the-art manufacturer of helical submerged arc welded (HSAW) pipes, has secured key contracts this year worth a total of SR1.31 billion ($348.8 million) from Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) for the supply of steel pipes for the kingdom’s water transmission projects.

Conex Bänninger, a leading manufacturer of fittings and valves for plumbing, heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration, has added pressure independent control valves (PICVs) to its already extensive portfolio of products. This latest addition seeks to improve energy efficiency in order to offer a more sustainable and cost-effective solution.

Global energy and petrochemical company Shell has launched Shell Bitumen CarbonSink, a new bio-component binder that locks carbon within roads instead of releasing it back into the atmosphere. The binder is claimed to lock carbon into asphalt and bitumen, turning roads into technical ‘carbon sinks’.

Did you know that the net cooling effect of a healthy tree is equivalent to 10 room-size air conditioners operating 20 hours a day? For those of us who are only acquainted with the role of trees in producing oxygen, this might come as a surprise.