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Ethylene expansion in Poland

ABB has won a USD 165 million contract from Poland’s PKN Orlen SA to expand an ethylene plant in Poland, a project that will substantially increase the country's ethylene and propylene production.

After China enters the WTO

China’s Stainless steel manufacturing will expand after the country joins the WTO, according to a report in Science & Technology Daily.

Sandvik to supply reheater tubes to Drax

Sandvik Steel has announced that it has received a large order to supply reheater tubes to AES Drax Power Station for refurbishment work to be carried out during the spring outage beginning April 2002.

Titanium risers

Stolt Comex Seaway, with financial assistance from the EC, has undertaken a project to demonstrate the value of titanium alloy pipes as a practical alternative to current flexible pipe technology for dynamic risers in floating production systems for the recovery of oil and gas reserves.

Fertiliser tube order from China

Sandvik Steel has received its largest ever order for heat exchanger tubes from the fertiliser industry in China.

Special Metals announces new appointments

Special Metals Welding Products Company, formerly Inco Alloys International, Inc. has announced the following organisational changes.

Tecnimont to build chemical plant in Germany

Tecnimont, part of the Montedison Group, will build of a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) facility with an annual capacity of 320,000 tons for Basell Poliolefine GmbH.

Algerian oilfield deal

Algerian state-run oil and gas firm Sonatrach has granted a consortium of Italian oilfield equipment maker Saipem and French construction firm a USD 257 million oilfield development project.

Stainless UK creates marine division

Stainless UK Ltd has formed a new marine division which will specialise in corrosion- resistant materials for coastal and riverside projects.

Shell Malaysia to invest Myr1 Bln in E&P projects

Shell Malaysia plans to invest about 1 billion ringgit ($1=MYR3.80) in oil and gas exploration and production projects in 2002. The company will focus its efforts this year on continued exploration drilling in Block E, offshore Sarawak, and Block G, offshore Sabah.