Kvaerner president and CEO resigns
President and CEO Kjell E Almskog has informed the board of directors that he wishes to resign, effective 1 November 2001.
BASF triples vitamin B2 production in Korea
BASF is to build a new plant for the production of 3000 metric tons per year of vitamin B2 at its site in Kunsan, Korea.
Allegheny Ludlum idles Houston facility
Allegheny Ludlum, an Allegheny Technologies Incorporated company, will indefinitely idle the melt and associated service operations located at its facility in Houston, Pennsylvania.
Tierra del Fuego gas fields
TotalFinaElf SA plans to develop Carina and Aries gas fields off Tierra del Fuego in Argentina at a cost of USD 400 million.
Indonesian pulp plant
A consortium of investors from eight countries plans to invest USD 1.2 billion in a pulp factory in South Kalimantan.
