This month marks 150 years since Vinçotte was officially founded...

Because of the Green Deal, more and more customers and governments will be asking for proof of how sustainable their activities are. And the ways in which you have to demonstrate this are increasingly set out in regulations. The European framework is also evolving for hydrogen.

Hydrogen, compared to natural gas, has a number of properties that make it more dangerous. So, a risk analysis is extremely important. Given the high risk, all scenarios where something can go wrong should be considered and covered.

Vinçotte supports companies in drawing up an environmental permit application and in preparing and elaborating studies preceding that application. These include an environmental safety report or supplementary environmental and safety studies.

Now that the Belgian competition authorities have given their approval, Vinçotte is officially part of the Kiwa group.

After a break for obvious reasons, we are organising a new Industry Day this year where you can discover all the new NDT techniques.

To better answer your questions and challenges and to work proactively with you towards a safer and more efficient future, a new Business Unit is being set up at Vinçotte in which we combine the strengths and knowledge of our EOP (Energy & Other Process Industries) division with those of our PCP (Petro Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals) division and integrate all our (A)NDT activities into one new Business Unit.

Vinçotte’s inspection operations will benefit from hibot’s revolutionary robotic systems

Today, it is estimated that close to 150 million tonnes of plastic are in the ocean. This number is only predicted to increase in the coming decades, even overtaking the biomass of fish by 2050. As plastic breaks down and penetrates living organisms, it disrupts their natural cycles… and also ends up on our plates.

As for the billions of tonnes of plastic remaining on land, a mere 7 to 10% are being recycled1. The rest ends up in massive landfills, pollutes the soils, or is burned – releasing dangerous toxins into the air and contributing to greenhouse gas emissions.