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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.

Kvaerner PLC is continuing negotiations with its creditor banks in order to avert bankruptcy.

The 2001 edition of RICH•MAC, International Exhibition of Chemistry and International Show of Chemical Equipment and Equipment for Analyses, Research, Controls and Biotechnologies, held at Fiera Milano, attracted researchers, engineers, chemists, clinical biochemists, laboratory technicians, biologists, physicians as well as commercial operators and managers for five intense days.

Akzo Nobel is investing in a production facility for melamine impregnated papers in Brazil.

Spence Engineering Company Inc., Walden, New York, has announced the introduction of the new RXSO-S stainless steel safety relief valve.

The Pentagon has announced that an international team led by Lockheed Martin has won the competition to build the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), a stealthy, supersonic, multi-role fighter designed for the US Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps, as well as the UK Royal Air Force and Royal Navy.

IPSCO Inc. has announced that Roger Phillips, its President and Chief Executive Officer since 1982, will retire as previously planned at the beginning of January 2002.

Nearly a century of progress and achievement in the chemical process industries will take centre stage when the biennial CPI Exposition – better known as the CHEM SHOW – marks its 50th edition at its next gathering in 2003.

Shell has announced that Rosemarie Mecca is the new executive vice president of finance and business systems for Shell Chemicals Ltd (SCL).

Kvaerner has reached an agreement to sell the recycling and dewatering activities of Kvaerner Pulp & Paper to Voith Paper HoldingGmbH of Germany.