El Paso to build gas plant in Wisconsin

El Paso Merchant Energy is planning to build a gas-fired power plant in Muskego, Wisconsin. No details on the size or cost of the plant has been released. The company has given the city of Muskego a USD 20,000 developer's deposit.

CB&I to relocate

Chicago Bridge & Iron Company NV, which maintains its corporate headquarters in Hoofddorp, The Netherlands, plans to move its world-wide administrative office from its current location in Plainfield, Illinois, USA, to the Houston area.

Positive signals from ACHEMASIA 2001

The fifth ACHEMASIA International Exhibition-Congress on Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology took place in Beijing, China, from 8 to 12 May 2001.

Direct FuelCell power plants in Asia

FuelCell Energy Inc. (USA) and Marubeni Corporation (Japan) have agreed to generate at least 45mw in Direct FuelCell® (DFC®) power plant orders, while providing the necessary infrastructure for successfully launching the product in Japan and Asia.

Russel Metals sells energy operation

Russel Metals has sold Total Distributors Supply Corporation, its Tulsa-based energy sector operation specialising in the distribution of heat exchanger tubing products, to a private investor for CAD 9.6 million.

Gas terminal for Irish West Coast

An AMEC-led joint venture has secured an GBP 100 million contract to design and build a gas terminal on the West Coast of Ireland for Enterprise Energy Ireland, a subsidiary of Enterprise Oil PLC.

Titanium producer wins ISO-9002 certification

Vulcanium Metals International, a division of Vulcanium® Corporation, has been awarded ISO-9002 certification.

Bluewater wins contract for offshore facilities

Soekor E & P (Pty) Ltd, Parow, South Africa, and its partners Pioneer Natural Resources South Africa (Pty) Ltd and Petroleum Ltd have awarded Bluewater (UK) Ltd a contract for the production facilities for Sable field, in the Bredasdorp basin off South Africa.

Model 85-Return Bend Fusion Tube Weld Head

Arc Machines’ Model 85 fusion welds return bends that are contained in extremely close patterns that restrict access.

Allegheny Ludlum raises stainless prices

Allegheny Ludlum will increase base prices by approximately 5-7% on 200, 300 and 400 series grades of cold-rolled stainless steel sheet and strip products effective with shipments 1 July 2001.