Steel company to lead DME consortium
A consortium of eight companies, led by NKK Corp., a steel-maker and engineering firm, will establish DME International Corp., Tokyo, to commercialise and market dimethyl ether (DME) produced by a low-cost, direct synthesis technique, according to NKK, which is a 34%
investor.
Malaysia power plant
Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd and Mitsui & Co. have won a JIY 50 billion joint order from Malaysia's top power company Tenaga Nasional Berhad to build a natural-gas-powered thermal power plant.
Vietnam approves gas-fired power plant
Vietnam's government has approved a feasibility study by the state oil monopoly Petrovietnam to build a USD 384.51 million power plant using gas from a southern block shared with Malaysia.
IPSCO certification
IPSCO has announced that all of its United States operating facilities have successfully achieved ISO 14001 certification of its environmental management system (EMS).
Offer for Polish steel mills
The consortium composed of Arbed SA, Salzgitter AG, ThyssenKrupp Stahl AG and Usinor SA has submitted a global offer for the acquisition of selected assets of the four Polish steel mills: Huta Katowice SA, Huta im. T. Sendzimira SA, Huta Cedler SA and Huta Florian SA.