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Fingerprint-resistant stainless

ATI Allegheny Ludlum, an Allegheny Technologies company, has introduced AL Clean(TM) fingerprint-resistant stainless steel.

Aker Kvaerner secures BP contract

AK Engineering Services has secured a GBP 30 million contract to service two major onshore facilities for BP in the UK.

India: Underground natural gas storage

India will develop underground natural gas storage facilities as an insurance against disruption and supply shortfall.

UK: Jacobs receives contract

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has announced that a subsidiary company received a contract from the B-A-R Honda Formula One team to design and construct a new aerodynamic wind tunnel...

Rich-Mac 2005

Rich-Mac 2005, international exhibition of chemistry and chemical equipment for analysis, research, test and biotechnology will take place from 4 to 7 October, at Milan Trade Fair.

Finland: power boiler

Kvaerner Power, part of the Aker Kvaerner group, has been awarded a contract for a power boiler by UPM.

The Netherlands: PVC expansion

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd has announced that Shin-Etsu PVC BV in The Netherlands will expand PVC production capacity at its Pernis plant from 350,000 tons/year to 450,000 tons/year.

West of Shetland award for Subsea 7

Subsea 7 has announced a contract award from BP for work associated with the Schiehallion Infill and Foinaven Water Injection pipelay projects, off the West of Shetland, Scotland

Spain: combined-cycle plant

Global 3 Energy is moving ahead with a proposal to build a gas-fired, combined-cycle plant at Congosto in Spain.

Big oil investment in Russia

India is planning large investments in Russia’s energy sector as part of its strategy to secure foreign petroleum assets to meet the oil demand of its rapidly growing economy.