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Tubacex granted PED approval

Tubacex Tubos Inoxidables SA, Acería de Alava SA and Tubacex Taylor Accesorios SA, the Spanish manufacturers belonging to the Tubacex Group, have been granted by TÜV Süddeutschland the approval Certificate for their Quality Assurance System, in accordance with the new PED 97/23/EC.

US drive to curb emissions

US power plant operators will instal 110 pollution-control devices over the next decade, potentially spending more than USD 5 billion, to curb ground-level ozone levels in the eastern US, according to a new Energy Argus report based on exclusive data.

Shanxi to expand power capacity

Shanxi Province, China’s largest coal-producing province, plans to invest RMB 30 billion to expand its power generation capacity in order to transmit the surplus to the power-thirsty north China and Shandong Province.

Jacobs to build biotechnology facility

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has announced that a subsidiary company will provide full-service design, engineering, procurement, and construction management services at Genzyme Corporation’s biotech production facility in Geel, Belgium.

Jacobs to expand GlaxoSmithKline plant

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has announced that a subsidiary company has received a project management, engineering, design, procurement, validation, and construction management services contract from GlaxoSmithKline for the expansion of one of its existing facilities in Singapore.

New train for Egyptian LNG project

UK oil and gas company BG Group Plc has said that the success of its Sienna-2 appraisal well offshore the Nile Delta in Egypt will allow for a second liquified natural gas (LNG) train.

Atmos subsidiaries to build gas power plant

Atmos Energy Corporation (Dallas, USA) has said that its subsidiary Atmos Power Systems Inc. has been selected to build a 21mw natural-gas-fired electric power plant for an industrial customer in Tennessee.

RTI wins Indonesian contract

RTI International Metals Inc. (Niles, Ohio, USA) has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, RTI Energy Systems, has been selected to produce production riser equipment in connection with Unocal's West Seno Project off the coast of Indonesia.

Air Liquide announces divestments and purchases

Air Liquide America Corp. has announced several recent divestments and purchases.

Steel24-7 appoints CEO

Steel24-7, a joint venture of Arcelor, Corus and Thyssenkrupp Steel, has announced that Jean-Claude Delobel has joined the company as CEO from 18 March 2002.