Refinery operator Viva Energy Australia is the latest organisation to join the Institution of Chemical Engineers Safety Centre (ISC). Viva Energy has signed on as an ISC operating partner and is expected to share its safety expertise to benefit process industries globally. [ + ]

Rockwell emerges as the Best Internet of Things Provider, Best Programmable Control Systems Provider and Best Machine Safety Systems Provider in Asia. [ + ]

The Corrosion and Prevention 2015 Conference allows industry stakeholders to meet and discuss a wide range of topics relating to corrosion and its prevention or mitigation. [ + ]

Australian instrumentation supplier ProDetec has announced that it has acquired the SIGRIST exclusive distributor rights for Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]

SpeedCast International Limited has announced that it has been awarded a multiyear, multimillion-dollar contract for delivery of satellite communications and network services by InterOil Corporation in Papua New Guinea. [ + ]

Rockwell Automation has announced its inaugural educational event focused on power and energy, Power TechED, to be held 8–9 September 2015 at the Gold Coast Convention Centre, Queensland. [ + ]

ABB has acquired the remaining shares of CGM to become its sole shareholder. Sweden-based CGM provides modern control room design and ergonomic solutions for maximum control room operator effectiveness. [ + ]

A Schneider Electric System Integrator partner since 1996, Electro80 was selected for the partnership based on its proven track record of championing safety and process optimisation in the Australian industrial market, as well as meeting the strict criteria outlined by the Alliance Program. [ + ]

SpeedCast International Limited has announced that it has been awarded one of its largest ever satellite service agreements in the energy sector, with a multiyear, multimillion-dollar contract covering services in over 20 countries for both onshore and offshore oil and gas in Asia-Pacific and Africa. [ + ]

Australia's Flavor and Life Food and Beverages (FAL), maker of the Coco Joy, Juiced Up and Aqua Hero beverages, has announced it would set up its first Indian factory within three years, which will serve several countries. [ + ]

Andrew Stevens, chairman of the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre, said federal research spending was mainly driven by research priorities and the curiosity of individual researchers, but making Australian companies globally competitive should be a higher priority. [ + ]

BP and Emerson have signed a global agreement for Emerson Process Management to provide automation technologies and aftercare services for BP's upstream oil and gas operations. [ + ]

The DolWin beta offshore converter station in the North Sea, housed on an offshore platform, has a 916 MW power transmission capacity, making it the most powerful installation of its kind. [ + ]

Researchers at the University of Queensland are planning a transformational space project called SPARTAN, designed to deliver satellites weighing up to 500 kg into orbit. [ + ]

Infor has announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire GT Nexus, the world's largest cloud-based global commerce platform, for $675 million. [ + ]