Chemical joint venture in China
French industrial gases group Air Liquide SA has teamed up with US peer Air Products & Chemicals Inc with a joint venture in China to make oxygen, nitrogen and argon.
AvestaPolarit to restructure melting activities
AvestaPolarit plans to proceed with a restructuring of the group's stainless steel melting activities.
Safety and efficiency boost at Kemira plant
Kemira has approved an investment programme to improve safety, efficiency and competitiveness at its Uusikaupunki site, at a cost of EUR 10 million.
New grinding machine from Huntingdon
Stainless steel is mostly welded with the TIG process which uses a tungsten electrode to help transfer the welding arc to the workpiece.
Product ID in harsh conditions
InfoSight has produced a large variety of metal tags and printing equipment to survive harsh environments such as high temperatures in excess of 1600F.
CNOOC to developing Zhejiang gas market
CNOOC Ltd has announced that CNOOC, its parent, has signed an agreement with Zhejiang Energy Group Company Ltd to invest in a joint venture to develop an intra-province natural gas distribution network.
Stainless Steel World mini-website
Stainless Steel World has launched a mini-website where technical papers on corrosion can be ordered.
Alstom wins orders for three power plants
Alstom has won orders for three new combined cycle power plants at Perlis in Malaysia, at Al Hidd in Bahrain, and at Kwinana in Australia.
Pinnacle plans gas-fired power plant in Nevada
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.'s Pinnacle West Energy unit plans to build a natural gas fired 570mw power plant 20 miles north of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Mitsubishi Corp. to raise LNG investment
Mitsubishi Corp plans to more than double investment in projects related to liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the period to 2010.