French industrial group Seche Environnement has reached an agreement to acquire Singapore’s ECO Industrial Environmental Engineering for approximately SGD 605 million (USD 465 million). This acquisition marks a significant move for Seche Environnement as it expands...
The National Research Foundation (NRF) has launched a new Decarbonization Program under the Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE) initiative, with an investment of SGD 90 million (USD 69 million). CREATE is a research hub in Singapore...
The Philippine government has proposed a budget of USD 4.627 billion (PHP 257.06 billion) for flood control in 2025, marking a significant investment in mitigating the country’s flood risks. This allocation is part of the Department of Budget and Management’s...
Bursa Malaysia Bhd, the nation’s stock exchange, has launched Malaysia’s first nature-based carbon credit auction to expedite the development of domestic carbon projects. This initiative, carried out through its subsidiary, Bursa Carbon Exchange (BCX), featured...
Norway aims to strengthen its partnership with Indonesia and explore investment opportunities in renewable energy, including hydropower and carbon capture and storage (CCS), according to the Norwegian Energy Minister. Norwegian companies are expected to bring their...
Sustainability Economics, an international organization specializing in comprehensive net-zero solutions for high-emission industries, has partnered with SUCOFINDO, an inspection state-owned company in Indonesia. This collaboration aims to accelerate the transition of...
In a meeting with representatives from the Vietnamese Embassy in the Czech Republic in July 2024, Mega Group’s CEO outlined the company’s core activities and ongoing projects, highlighting water treatment as a key area of expertise. Particularly, the Czech’s...
Braskem Siam, a joint venture between Brazil’s Braskem and Thailand’s SCG Chemicals, has received approval from the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI). Braskem and SCG have committed to investing THB 19.3 billion (USD 533 million) to construct a 200,000...
SUEZ, a global leader in water and waste management, has announced a major project in the Philippines. In partnership with JEMCO, a prominent local construction firm, SUEZ will design, build, and operate a large-scale seawater desalination plant in Metro Iloilo. The...
Singapore’s national water agency, PUB, has announced a tender for the third expansion of the Changi Water Reclamation Plant to meet growing industrial water demand in the eastern part of the country. This expansion will increase the plant’s water...
Solarvest, Malaysia’s largest publicly listed solar company by market value, is partnering with Taiwanese renewable energy firm GreenRock Energy to drive green energy advancements in Taiwan and Malaysia. The partners aim to develop 1 GW of renewable energy projects...
BCG Energy has partnered with South Korea’s SK Ecoplant and Sudokwon Landfill Site Management Corp. (SLC) to collaborate on waste-to-energy solutions in Vietnam’s Long An and Kien Giang provinces,. Vietnam is struggling with a growing waste issue due to...
