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Automation industry event set for London
Added: 23 Nov 2011
London – Control & automation industry association GAMBICA and Intellect - a ’technology industry’ …

CBI plea after aluminium plant closure announcement
Added: 21 Nov 2011
London – UK business group the CBI has called for a new approach to environmental regulation in res…

Brazil biomass producer targets Europe
Added: 7 Nov 2011
São Luís, Brazil – Suzano Renewable Energy, part of the Suzano Pulp and Paper company, has recently…

Huntsman site revamp tops IChemE awards
Added: 7 Nov 2011
London – Huntsman Pigments has won the top prize at the IChemE 2011 Awards for a project that revam…

Leeds 'sludge team' targets nuclear waste
Added: 2 Nov 2011
Leeds, UK – It’s a dirty job, but someone has to do it. Researchers from the University of Leeds ha…

SSE gets green light for new Ferrybridge power plant
Added: 31 Oct 2011
London – SSE Generation Ltd, part of Scottish and Southern Energy, has received consent from the UK…

Sainsbury's to send all waste to AD
Added: 31 Oct 2011
London – Sainsbury’s has signed a three-year deal with Biffa, which will see all food waste from th…

Honeywell, Cisco in wireless linkup
Added: 27 Oct 2011
Baveno, Italy – Honeywell is offering a new wireless access point from Cisco Systems as part of its…

UK axes Longannet carbon capture and storage project
Added: 20 Oct 2011
London — The UK government has opted not to proceed with the construction of carbon capture and sto…

Metso extends control-system capabilities
Added: 20 Oct 2011
London — Metso has equipped the latest version of its DNA control system with some “unique” feature…

Scientists develop technology to detect leaks from underwater gas pipelines
Added: 19 Oct 2011
Southampton, UK — A new ultra-sensitive technology which can monitor leaks from underwater gas pipe…

AstraZeneca to establish $200m facility in China
Added: 17 Oct 2011
London — AstraZeneca is investing $200 million to establish a new manufacturing facility in China M…

UK approves £10bn oil & gas projects
Added: 14 Oct 2011
London – BP Shell, ConocoPhillips and Chevron have the go ahead to develop four new oil and gas pro…

Petrobras project delays cost Aker up to $88m
Added: 12 Oct 2011
Oslo — Aker Solutions has agreed to pay damages to Petrobras for continuing delays on all major sub…

DCS suppliers report "very strong' order rates
Added: 11 Oct 2011
Dedham, Massachusetts — Most global DCS suppliers, such as ABB, Siemens, Honeywell, Yokogawa and Em…

Byres launches SCADA 'security in a box'
Added: 11 Oct 2011
British Columbia, Canada — Byres Security Inc., part of Belden Inc. has launched what it claims is …

Dow launches new polypropylene catalyst technology
Added: 5 Oct 2011
New York — Dow Chemical Co. has launched Consista C601 polypropylene catalyst, which it describes a…

Control valves market on the rebound
Added: 5 Oct 2011
Dedham, Massachusetts — Last year will likely represent the low-point for control valve shipments w…

Food and beverage makers gain appetite for systems integration
Added: 29 Sep 2011
Manchester, UK — Food and beverage manufacturers has significantly increased their adoption of inte…

EU efficiency motor rules to boost swappage scheme
Added: 29 Sep 2011
London — ABB’s drives and motors swappage scheme, has taken on new importance with the introduction…