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Zhejiang to become nuclear power base in China

East China's Zhejiang Province is likely to become the largest nuclear power base in China.

Hydrogen plant for Petroplus

Technip has signed an EPC contract with their alliance partner Air Products and Chemicals Inc. for a 7 million SCFD hydrogen facility for their “Over-The-Fenceâ€? facility for the Petroplus Refinery at Cressier in Switzerland.

Fronius presses ahead into Brazil

Fronius is moving into the Brazilian welding market by founding a Brazilian subsidiary.

Alstom to refurbish hydro stations in Scotland

Alstom has been awarded two contracts by Scottish and Southern Energy for the turnkey refurbishment of Livishie and Cassley Hydro Power stations in Scotland.

OrbiLogic voltage detection system

The ORBIMAT product range has been further improved with an OrbiLogic option available on the ORBIMAT 160C orbital welding power supplies which allows the machine to be run from either 110v or 230v supplies with no changes required to the power supply.

Power on, spatter gone

The new Robacta TC cleaning system from TPS-Fronius aims to remove welding spatter cheaply and effectively.

EPR nuclear plant

The Finnish electricity utility Teollisuuden Voima Oy has signed a contract with the AREVA and Siemens consortium to build a European Pressurised Water Reactor nuclear power plant in Finland.

Tenders sought for Volve

The licensees for Statoil's Volve discovery intend to seek tenders from contractors for an installation to produce the Volve field in the North Sea.

Stainless-steel valves polish up nicely

The new E177 range of stainless-steel solenoid valves are designed for critical applications in the food, instrumentation, process control and pharmaceutical industries.

ThyssenKrupp Stainless appoints chairman

Jürgen H. Fechter will take over as Chairman of the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp Stainless GmbH with effect from 1 April 2004.