Granulated sulphur in Kazakhstan
The US-Kazakh Tengizchevroil oil-extracting joint venture, which is developing the major Tengiz oilfield in the western Atyrau Region, Kazakhstan, will commission two industrial facilities to produce 2800 tonnes of granulated sulphur a day by the end of 2002.
Sitindustrie launches new website
The Sitindustrie Group, specialists in tubes and pipes, industrial equipment, non ferrous metals and steel, is launching its new website, www.sitindustrie.com.
Jacobs receives contract from Syncrude
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has announced that a subsidiary company received a construction contract from Syncrude Canada Ltd for a USD 250 million expansion of Syncrude's oil sands facility at Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada.
ABB signs for ethylene project in China
ABB said has signed an order for approximately USD 200 million with Shanghai SECCO Petrochemical Company for part of a new USD 2.7 billion petrochemical complex in China.
UK stainless industry gets double boost
Britain's metal industry has received a double boost as stainless steel company AvestaPolarit announced plans for a £14 million investment.
strategic alliance formed in LPG
Petroleum Argus and Commercial Services Company have formed a strategic alliance in the area of natural gas liquids, whereby Petroleum Argus will market and sell the publications of Commercial Services throughout the world.
UAE Dolphin project
UOG, the Arab Emirates group, will chose one company out of five western oil companies by the end of the year to replace US group Enron in the Dolphin gas project, in which French oil group TotalFinaElf is a partner.
Lincoln Electric introduces pulsed mig-welding
The Lincoln Electric Company introduces its news Invertec V350-PRO an advanced process model equipped with pulse MIG welding capability.
Kenaf pulp mill in China
Visonper International Company (USA) Ltd plans to invest USD 125 million to grow kenaf for paper production in Yunnan Province, SW China.
Norske Skog to rebuild newsprint machine in Czech
Norske Skog is to rebuild the top former of PM 4 at its Steti operation, north of Prague, in the Czech republic.