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Apps ease maintenance woes

Added: 1 Nov 2011

While CMMS (computerised maintenance management system) software helps maintenance managers to trac…

Global pulp & paper makers invest in automation

Added: 26 Sep 2011

Recent major awards for Honeywell, Metso in South America and China

Lubricant saves $1.4m at Chinese steel mill

Added: 23 Sep 2011

London — Guangdong Shaogang Songshan Inc., a Chinese manufacturer of pig iron, steel and steel prod…

DuPont wins $920m aramid secrets lawsuit against Kolon Industries

Added: 15 Sep 2011

Wilmington, Delaware — DuPont has won a civil lawsuit for $919.9 million in the US against Kolon In…

Sheffield Forgemasters adds 17 appprentices

Added: 13 Sep 2011

Sheffield, UK – Sheffield Forgemasters has taken on a new batch of apprentices to add to its specia…

Swedish mill adds new analyser technology

Added: 13 Sep 2011

Mörrum, Sweden – Södra Cell’s Mörrum mill in southern Sweden is currently installing a new Metso Ka…

Sealless pumps tackle resinous wood glue problem

Added: 8 Sep 2011

Woking, UK – Pumping resinous glue at high temperatures presents a sticky problem for certain types…

UK plastics leader questions "shocking" energy cost rises

Added: 1 Sep 2011

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London - The British Plastics Federation’s (BPF) president Philip Watkins made a strong attack on t…

Tata Steel checks oxygen costs at Scunthorpe plant

Added: 10 Aug 2011

Scunthorpe, UK – Tata Steel’s Scunthorpe steel plant produces carbon steel by the basic oxygen meth…

Lubricants save Lafarge $1.5m at UK, Jordan cement plants

Added: 29 Jul 2011

Belgium, Brussels - Lafarge is set to save $1.5 million through the use of Mobil SHC 600 lubricants…

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Steaming ahead at Dalkia biomass plant

Added: 22 Jul 2011

Energy services company Dalkia, owned by Veolia Environnement and EDF, has recently commissioned on…

Industry concerns mount over UK 'triple whammy'

Added: 22 Jul 2011

A series of government initiatives on taxation and carbon reduction is causing significant concern …

Lake Garda paper mill adds Emerson meter

Added: 30 Jun 2011

Lake Garda, Italy – Cartiere del Garda is using a density meter from Emerson Process Management to …

Peru miner Volcan taps DavyMarkham

Added: 25 May 2011

Sheffield, UK – DavyMarkham has secured its first contract in Peru with a $5.4m deal to supply two …

Compressors help Alcoa to up productivity, lower maintenance costs

Added: 24 May 2011

San Ciprián, Spain – Aluminium producer Alcoa has installed 33 compressors as part of plans to incr…

Tata Steel to axe 1,500 jobs in UK

Added: 20 May 2011

London – Tata Steel is to restructure its ’long products’ business unit to target high-value market…

Atlas Copco for Ma'aden aluminium project

Added: 19 May 2011

Stockholm – Atlas Copco has received two orders totaling $50m, related to the Ma’aden aluminum proj…

Steel maker taps Metso for new plant

Added: 13 May 2011

Espoo, Finland – Finnish steel major Outokumpu has awarded Metso Corp an electrification and automa…

Ladle radars help Tata Steel to £12m savings

Added: 15 Apr 2011

Scunthorpe, UK – Tata Steel in Scunthorpe is running at full capacity again producing steel slab, b…

ABB to automate Scottish paper mill

Added: 14 Apr 2011

Aberdeen, UK – Arjowiggins Creative Papers has awarded ABB a contract to provide new automation tec…