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Sandvik Safurex for urea production

The high-pressure vessels in the new Assaluyeh urea production plant in Iran are being constructed in Sandvik Material Technology's recently developed Sandvik SafurexTM steel grade.

Chinese polypropylene (4/4)

Tecnimont (Italy) has won contracts to build three polypropylene plants.

Plugs expand to seal (4/4)

Wixroyd Expander sealing plugs are used to seal cross-drilled holes in fluid power components without sealing compounds, threading, or costly machining necessary with other sealing methods.

Lukoil and Syntroleum sign gas pact (3/4)

Lukoil Overseas Holding Ltd and Syntroleum International Corporation have signed a letter of intent for collaboration in associated gas utilisation from the Lukoil Overseas oilfields in Russia, Kazakhstan and other regions of the world.

Kårstø continues to expand (3/4)

Capacity at the Kårstø gas processing complex north of Stavanger is set to be expanded by more than 40% above the present level in 2005.

Australian ammonia plant (2/4)

Burrup Fertilizers Pty Ltd has awarded a USD 300 million contract to Montreal-based SNC-Lavalin Inc.'s Australian subsidiary SNC-Lavalin (SA) Inc.

Ultra-light stainless (2/4)

A stainless steel "sandwich" material, developed by Volvo, promises lighter, safer and environmentally sound cars, trucks, trains, aircraft and boats, writes Dean Jobb in Nickel Magazine (February 2003 issue).

Yorkshire to Norway pipeline (2/4)

The world's longest undersea pipeline, which will help bolster Britain's dwindling gas reserves, is to come ashore in East Yorkshire.

Iraq rebuilding contract to be awarded (2/4)

A contract worth about USD 600 million to begin rebuilding Iraq's infrastructure will be awarded later this week or early next week, the head of the US Agency for International Development said on Tuesday.

Pumps solve water transfer problems (1/4)

Wyko's new range of Lowara stainless steel pumps provide a solution to all types of drainage and water transfer problems, from water displays to removing floodwater containing suspended solids.