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.
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.
Pasteurisation systems
The SureBeam Corporation has signed an agreement with Excel Corporation for two of Excel's processing facilities, located in Nebraska and Texas.
Con Edison expands power plants
Consolidated Edison Inc. has approved plans for the expansion of several power generating facilities owned by Con Edison Development.
Krupp Uhde to build PVC plant in Poland
Zaklady Azotove w Tarnowie-Moscicach AG has commissioned Krupp Uhde with the engineering and construction of a PVC-S plant with a capacity of 100,000 tonnes per year.
