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Reinventing a 20-Year-Old Product: Q&A with Mark Vlok on The New Low Carbon Tegra 600

In our latest Megatrendsetters article, we sit down with Mark Vlok to explore the redesign of the Tegra 600 LC inspection chamber, used for foul water and urban water management. The new generation of the Tegra product is designed and tested to last 100 years, made with up to 70% recycled material and produced with 50% less energy. Dive into the story behind this breakthrough in climate-resilient infrastructure.
4 dys ago

How Orbia is Creating Cost Effective EV Graphite Recycling, Capitalizing on a Multi-Billion Dollar Market

Orbia’s Fluor & Energy Materials business has developed a breakthrough process to recover, purify and upcycle graphite from domestic EV battery sources. The proprietary technology creates ultra high purity upcycled graphite indistinguishable from pristine graphite. It is economically viable and produces up to 4x less CO₂ than synthetic graphite and up to 2x less CO₂ than mined natural graphite.
27 dys ago

Zero-Waste Agriculture: How Orbia Netafim’s ReGen Program Recycles Dripline Plastics

Orbia’s Precision Agriculture business Netafim is transforming agriculture with its ReGen Circularity Program—recycling dripline plastics to reduce waste and boost sustainability. Already the program has made an impact with more than 10,000 tons collected just last year, $3 million invested in recycling facilities, logistics and training to strengthen the ReGen ecosystem and a commitment to ensure 45% of all plastics used in dripline production come from recycled sources by 2030.
One month ago

The Story Behind Orbia’s Award-Winning Time4Water Volunteering Campaign

In March 2024, Orbia launched its first-ever global volunteering initiative: Time4Water, a month-long campaign that mobilized employees around water stewardship. Coinciding with World Water Day, the campaign drew participation from thousands of Orbians and partners across more than 30 countries—and recently earned a 2025 International CSR Excellence Award for its outstanding social impact.
4 months ago

Orbia CFO: How Orbia is Navigating Risk Management Amid a Shifting Market Landscape

At the recent Risky Business live event with CFO Dive and ESG Dive, Orbia CFO Jim Kelly discussed on a panel why resilience comes from planning ahead—not chasing headlines. Jim emphasized that Orbia is tracking global policy changes and managing risks through proactive scenario planning, clear investor communication and focus on a long-term strategy.
4 months ago

Look Inside Orbia’s New Custom Electrolyte Business Powering the Next Generation of U.S. Battery Innovations

Take a look inside Orbia’s breakthrough custom electrolyte business—essential to powering batteries used in new technology such as long-range drones and AI data centers. Since launching, the business has supported 100+ customers, increased output 3X over and is on track to have a production capacity of 400 tons/year by the end of 2025. Read the article to learn more about how Orbia is accelerating battery innovation and building a secure domestic supply chain for the U.S.
5 months ago

Leading With Sustainable Solutions

The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) hosted Orbia CEO Sameer Bharadwaj on a podcast with leader Dave Young of BCG’s Henderson Institute Center for Climate and Sustainability. In the conversation, Bharadwaj highlighted Orbia's approach to embedding sustainability into its business model and leveraging its diverse portfolio to accelerate a net-positive world.
One year ago

Jumpstarting Lithium Battery Recycling Starts with Investing in Innovation

Orbia EVP and President of Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials Gregg Smith wrote an opinion piece on the importance of investing in innovation for EV battery recycling. In it, he explores the risks if we continue on our current path as well as the cutting-edge technologies that are showing promise to create a more sustainable future.
One year ago

Looking Back, Moving Ahead

Looking around the bend to 2022 and beyond, we can imagine a world that runs on renewables, in which reuse is the rule, where the places we love and call home are preserved for our children and their children. To make this vision real means investing more of our capital and ensuring that our investments squarely contribute to decarbonization. This is exactly what we we will do. We are positioned to grow substantially over the next year and in the decade to come.
3 years ago

Maximizing Efficiency for the Future of Connectivity

Though the “Internet of everything” is by no means a new phenomenon, according to a 2021 report analysts predict the market for connected devices and associated services will reach nearly $263 billion by 2025.1 Through fiber and mesh networks, there is no limit to what can be connected, leading to the potential of 15 billion connections by 2025.2 And right now, demand for connectivity is growing from customers, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic and increased loads.
4 years ago

Lining Up the Future of Safe Pipeline Systems

Running over 190,000-plus miles, liquid and gas petroleum pipelines underline North America’s production and export economies, connecting fields, refineries and global consumers to products that fuel daily life.
4 years ago

Fortifying the Well Organization of Today and Tomorrow

Quite simply, the deciding factor for actualizing the well organizations of tomorrow is not about processing nor programming, but people. By seeking out, elevating and being those who set the tone for wellness and model well-being, who support and attend to mental health needs proactively and who make space for continued discussion around opportunities for healthier and more inclusive environments for employees, the future of the “human resources” function is perhaps even better described as the “people” function.
4 years ago

Is it a choice between plastics and our planet?

Establishing processes for a circular economy proposes a radical change in behavior for manufacturers and consumers. At Orbia, we fundamentally believe that these efforts will prevent humanity from having to choose between plastics and our planet.
4 years ago

Charging Into a Cleaner, Greener Electrified Future

The Koura team is working closely with its customers and manufacturers to develop customized fluorinated battery electrolytes and materials that offer improved safety, performance and environmental outcomes.
4 years ago