Brazilian pulp mill expansion
Kvaerner has secured a USD 50 million engineering, procurement and construction contract from Ripasa in Brazil.
Nuovinox Rebar to be used in Scottish tunnel repai
Stelax Industries Ltd and Stainless UK Ltd have shipped approximately 140 tons of Nuovinox 520 Hi-Strength reinforcing bars for repairs to the Nant Power Station tunnel for Scottish & Southern Energy PLC, one of the largest energy companies in Scotland.
Weld seam tracking system
Meta Vision Systems has introduced the Laser Probe 2000, an automatic weld seam tracking tool.
Jim Redmond’s steps down as TMR president
Jim Redmond has announced he will partially retire from TMR Stainless (Pennsylvania, USA). Ralph Davison has become the President of TMR.
Portable pressure calibration standard
Condec (Wisconsin, USA) has introduced the UPC5100 pressure calibration standard. Designed for quick, convenient and accurate performance, the UPC5100 takes portability to a new level.
Cleco and Mirant to develop new power plants
Cleco Corp. and Mirant Corp. have announced an agreement to pursue joint development of power projects that could add more than 2000mw of generation capacity across the southern USA.
Dutch chemical plant to be expanded
Teijin Twaron, Tebodin and Stork ICM have concluded an agreement on the expansion of Teijin Twaron’s production facilities in Delfzijl, the Netherlands.
Kvaerner wins contract from Statoil
Kvaerner has secured a contract to upgrade Statoil's Gullfaks A installation, to increase the gas export capacity.
Uzbek hydrocarbon development
Uzbekneftegaz, the Uzbek national oil and gas holding company, has signed a joint development contract with the Lukoil and Itera companies for developing oil and gas fields in Uzbekistan.
Melting of titanium and super-alloys takes off in
ALD Vacuum Technologies AD has installed a vacuum melting system in CDC’s new precision casting facility, allowing titanium and other reactive metal castings to be manufactured in the UK for the first time.
