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Two Bench Top Tube Benders introduced by Swagelok deliver consistent bends from 1º to 180º for such tubing materials as carbon steel, stainless steel, copper and aluminium, in sizes up to 1 inch (30mm) OD, greatly reducing installation time and effort.

Kvaerner has been awarded two contracts worth more than USD 36.5 million.

Omniaplant SRL (Caravaggio, Bergamo, Italy) has produced a “double-pipeâ€? heat exchanger for grape must (dimensions 7100 x 1200 x h 2200 mm), whose purpose is to lower the temperature of the product from + 27/28 °C to + 5/6 °C, using glycols at a temperature of 0.5 °C.

Allegheny Technologies Inc. has sold the North American operations of its titanium distribution company, Titanium Industries Inc., to a newly formed company which is led by current Titanium Industries management.

Mitsubishi International Corp., a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corp., and Stelax Industries Ltd, Dallas, Texas, have announced the execution of a letter of intent whereby the parties, subject to final documentation and due diligence, have agreed to become strategic partners.

Energy giant Royal Dutch/Shell Group is believed to be about to mount an USD 11 billion bid for troubled US energy supply group Enron Corp., the Independent on Sunday said.

The European Petroleum Industry Association (Europia) and the Engineering Equipment and Materials Users Association have published a guide to the use of ISO15649 and ANSI/ASME B31.3 for piping in Europe in compliance with the Pressure Equipment Directive (PED).

Kvaerner has announced the appointment of Kristian Siem as its new President and CEO.

Kvaerner PLC, together with Yukos, a group of Norwegian and international banks, including DnB, Nordea, and Norsk Tillitsmann on behalf of the Norwegian bond and certificate owners, has agreed to propose a complete solution for solving Kvaerner's financial problems.

Interquisa Canada, a Spanish-Canadian joint venture between Compania Espagnola de Petroleos's chemical division Interquisa (San Roque, Spain) and Societe Generale de Financement's subsidiary SGF Chemie has started construction of a new Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) plant in Montreal, Quebec.