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EPMA appoints new executive director

The European Powder Metallurgy Association has appointed a ne executive director with effect from 1 May.

Plant design software licensed

CEA Systems Inc., a developer of engineering software, has signed an agreement with the Process Industry Practices (PIP) Consortium for its piping and instrumentation diagram (P&ID) documentation criteria.

Scot instals gantry saw

Scot Forge has installed a Danobat gantry saw in order to enhance cutting flexibility.

Addison appointments

Addison Machine Engineering Inc. has promoted Michael Strand to Sales Engineer.

Addison delivers stainless mills

Addison Machine Engineering Inc. has delivered its eighth custom-designed pull-through stainless steel tube mill built in a ten-month period for a customer based in the United Kingdom.

Borregaard and Sappi to boost capacity

Borregaard of Norway and Sappi Saiccor of South Africa plan to expand capacity at LignoTech South Africa and its lignosulphonate plant in Umkomaas, South Africa, through the introduction of a new production line.

China appoints stainless import company

The Chinese government has appointed state-owned trading company China National Metals and Minerals Import and Export Corp. (Minmetals) to centralise the country's huge stainless steel imports.

BASF to build resin plant in Mexico

BASF is planning to build a new plant to produce Styrolux® (SBS), a styrene-butadiene-styrene copolymer resin, at Altamira in Mexico.

Bulgargas invests to widen network

Bulgaria's state gas monopoly Bulgargas will invest USD 44.5 million this year to expand its pipeline network in a bid to pump more Russian gas to Balkan neighbours.

Rautaruukki completes acquisition

Rautaruukki acquired Heléns Stål AB, a steel service company that operates in Sweden and Denmark, on 18 April 2001.