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FMC Technologies Inc. has announced that MODEC International LLC, a joint venture of FMC Technologies and MODEC Inc., Tokyo, has entered into a letter of intent with El Paso Energy Partners LP to provide the engineering, procurement and construction of the hull, mooring and production riser system for the world's deepest planned tension leg platform (TLP).

US silicone-based products maker Dow Corning Corp will build a plant in Malaysia this year as part of a pledge made in 1998 to invest two billion ringgit (USD 526 million) in the country.

GRIRO SA, a process equipment manufacturer based in Bucharest, Romania, has widened its product range.

The AvestaPolarit steelworks in Sheffield, England, has ordered all the technological equipment from Concast Standard to rebuild a six-strand continuous caster for stainless steel billets.

AvestaPolarit has announced a three-stage reorganisation of the AvestaPolarit Coil Products businesses in the UK.

Brazilian state oil company Petrobras has awarded Aker Maritime a contract for preliminary engineering for one deepwater platform, with an option for engineering of one additional platform. The preliminary engineering of the first platform has in itself a value of approximately USD 8 millions.

Port of San Diego (San Diego, California) awards Taylor-Ball California (San Diego, California) to build USD 15.4 refrigerated container facility that will be occupied by Dole Fresh Fruit Company.

Baoxin Stainless Steel Co., a subsidiary of Baosteel (China) has passed accreditation for the new ISO 9000 family of standards, namely ISO9001Transition, the ISO14001 and OSHMS.

Perforated stainless steel strips provided by Belt Technologies Europe are forming an essential component of highly sophisticated aircraft self-protection systems manufactured by Saab Tech Electronics AB.

Recent guidelines on food traceability have increased the pressure on manufacturers to beef up quality management systems even further and may lead to an increase in computers required on the shop floor.