New Sandvik tube and pipe division manager

Sandvik Steel has appointed Mr Peter Gossas as Manager of the company's Tube & Pipe Division, with effect from June 5, 2001.

Serbia wants gas reservoir for winter supply

Energy Minister Goran Novakovic says Serbia wants to complete its own underground gas reservoir to store natural gas and secure cheaper and steadier supply during winter months.

17th Annual Titanium Conference

The 17th Annual Titanium Conference and Exhibition will be held September 30-October 2, 2001 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

GM fuel cell powered vehicles set records

General Motors set a number of international records for vehicles powered by fuel cells in a 24-hour endurance run at the company's desert proving grounds, exposing the vehicle to record heat in the process.

Kellogg to supply furnace for ExxonMobil plant

Kellogg Brown & Root will supply engineering, procurement, and construction services for a new pyrolysis furnace for ExxonMobil Chemicals’ Baytown Olefins plant.

New member in Sandvik’s management

Tom Erixon, 40, has been appointed manager of a newly established group within Sandvik, Corporate Business Development and IT.

Powerblocks for Estonian plants

Foster Wheeler Corporation has announced that its Finnish subsidiary, Foster Wheeler Energia Oy, has won a turnkey contract by AS Narva Elektrijaamad to supply two power blocks to its power plants in Narva, NE Estonia.

China’s biggest containerboard plant

China's State Council has approved a plan for the Singapore Asian Paper and Pulp Co. and the Ningbo Asia Paper Industry Co. to build a 1 million-ton containerboard manufacturing plant.

USX Corp. splits steel from oil activities

USX Corp., the US steel and energy group, will split into two publicly traded companies, US Steel and Marathon Oil.

Bayer plans new pharmaceuticals facility

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. will provide engineering and procurement services at Bayer’s pharmaceutical production facility in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.