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Orbia Netafim Opens New Irrigation Manufacturing Plant in Mexico

Orbia's Precision Agriculture business Netafim has strengthened its presence in the Americas with the inauguration of a major new manufacturing facility in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, aimed at meeting rising demand for precision irrigation solutions and improving service delivery to farmers across North and Central America.
One month ago

Feon Energy and Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials Sign MOU to Enable US-Based Manufacturing of Next-Gen Lithium Battery Electrolytes for Aerospace and Defense

Feon Energy and Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials sign an MOU accelerate commercialization of next-gen battery electrolytes. The partnership will focus on aerospace and defense applications initially and expand into broader, high-volume market such as electric mobility, advanced air mobility, and stationary energy storage, as customer demand for next-generation electrolyte solutions continues to build.
2 months ago

Orbia Polymer Solutions Commercial Director Discusses New Material Innovations in Wire and Cable

César Ramírez Barajas, Commercial Director at Orbia Polymer Solutions Alphagary shares how material innovation in wire and cable is moving beyond tradeoffs, advancing fire performance at the compound level while protecting extrusion stability, line speed and surface quality. Today, advances in formulation chemistry and additive systems are enabling greater flexibility for cable designers to push performance boundaries.
2 months ago

Orbia Secures £1.4m for EV Battery Graphite Recycling Pilot

Orbia has received £1.4m in funding from the U.K. government’s DRIVE35 program for an electric vehicle (EV) graphite recycling pilot. The project aims to help reduce reliance on overseas supply chains, particularly the reliance on China, which supplies 95% of the world’s graphite.
2 months ago

Collaboration As The Missing Infrastructure In Water Security

In Forbes, Gaby Miodownik, Executive Vice President & President, Orbia Precision Agriculture (Netafim) explains how water challenges, when approached as shared systems rather than isolated projects, can unlock wider economic and social benefits.
2 months ago

How Orbia Protects Business Continuity from Mine to Market

This case study from FM highlights Orbia's proactive approach to risk management. Hear from CFO Jim Kelly; Director of Risk Management & Insurance Brian Merkley and Senior Manager, Risk Management & Insurance Sofia Samperio on how Orbia protects business continuity and its people.
3 months ago

Orbia Creates Longest Continuous Residential Rain Garden in the U.K.

Having been totally treeless for more than 100 years, Sutherland Road in Waltham Forest now has the longest continuous residential rain garden in the U.K. due to a collaboration from Orbia Wavin and other partners. Sutherland Road now boasts around 500 square metres of rain gardens, 500 square metres of footway, 68 street trees and 300 shrubs.
3 months ago

How AI is Shaping a More Predictable, Investable Agriculture Industry

Ofer Oveed, SVP Technologies and Crops at Orbia Precision Agriculture (Netafim) explains that while agriculture has long been viewed as a volatile, low-margin sector, AI is allowing it to transition to a more data-driven, measurable discipline. This will allow it to support more consistent returns and transform it into an investable asset class.
3 months ago

How New Refrigerant Blends like Klea 456A can Reduce Pricing Pressure

For shops still servicing a large volume of R-134a vehicles, Orbia’s Klea 456A is emerging as one of the more closely watched refrigerant alternatives. It gives shops another possible lane for older vehicles that are likely to stay in service for years but may become more expensive to support with standard R-134a alone.
3 months ago

Orbia Netafim Introduces Dosing 5G For Fertigation Management

Orbia's Precision Agriculture business Netafim announced the introduction of its Dosing 5G product range designed for optimal fertigation management with advanced, AI-automated dosing technology, intuitive remote control and monitoring. The suite of updated dosing products includes FertiKit™ 5G, FertiOne™ 5G, NetaJet™ 5G and NetaFlex™ 5G.
3 months ago

Redesigning the Tegra 600 with Sustainability as the Focus

In this video interview with Water Magazine, Mark Vlok explains how the Tegra 600 has evolved to be more sustainable, the challenges and breakthroughs behind its redesign and what comes next as Orbia Building & Infrastructure continues to shape the future of urban climate resilient infrastructure.
4 months ago

Orbia’s New Graphite Recycling Technology for Next Gen Batteries

This Q&A with Sustainable Business Magazine highlights how Orbia's new graphite recycling technology for EV batteries is more efficient and cost effective than prior methods. John Jaddou, Global Director of New Business Development for Next Generation Battery Materials at Orbia shares how the company is scaling the offering for commercial production.
4 months ago

Amazon India Collaborates With Orbia Netafim to Save ~325M Litres of Water a Year

Orbia is proud to announce a collaboration with Amazon through our Precision Agriculture business Netafim to advance climate-resilient agriculture and water security in India. Together, we are implementing two water-efficiency projects in some of the country’s most water-stressed regions which are expected to save over 325 million liters of water annually — easing pressure on shared water sources while improving irrigation efficiency and strengthening farmer livelihoods.
5 months ago

Treating Water As A Strategic Priority

Water keeps our world running—from farms and factories to data centers. In Forbes, Gaby Miodownik, Executive Vice President & President, Orbia Precision Agriculture (Netafim) explains why smart water use is now everyone’s job.
5 months ago

Pharma Panel: The Inhaler Sustainability Transition in Action

Orbia, Bespak and DH Industries formed an expert panel to take a deeper look into the logistics and finer details surrounding the pharma industry's transition to low global warming potential inhalers. The panel explores the crucial success factors and the key learnings from the previous transition.
6 months ago