Newsprint rebuild in India
Voith Paper has received an order from Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers, India, for the rebuild of PM 2 at their mill in Kagithapuram at the end of June 2001.
Algerian gas venture
BP Amoco and Algerian state hydrocarbons firm Sonatrach have signed a USD 2.5 billion deal to jointly develop the country’s In Salah gas reserves, executives of the two firms said.
Rautaruukki appoints group controller
Mr Anssi Klinga, 36, MSc (Econ.), has been appointed Vice President, Group Controller at Rautaruukki Group.
New metal powder plant in Pennsylvania
North American Hoganas (Bethlehem, Pa.), a subsidiary of Höganäs AB (Hoganas, Sweden), has recently opened a new atomised iron and steel powder manufacturing plant in Hollsopple, Pennsylvania, USA.
Ispat instals RSM from Friedrich Kocks
Ispat Unimetal, (France) has decided to instal a three-roll reducing & sizing Block [RSB] to be supplied by Friedrich Kocks GmbH & Co, Hilden, Germany.