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Atlas Copco's one-for-two switch at foam maker Celotex
Added: 3 Nov 2011
Hadleigh, UK – Celotex, based in Hadleigh, Suffolk, manufactures PIR (polyisocyanurate) insulation …
Arcelor Mittal awards major service contract to Metso
Added: 3 Nov 2011
Helsinki – Arcelor Mittal Tubarão, based in Espirito Santo State, Brazil, have signed a Metso servi…
Getting off the beaten track
Added: 1 Nov 2011
Professor Mike Bradley asks: Why don’t solids processing plants work properly?
Why energy-saving plans are failing to go the distance
Added: 1 Nov 2011
Depending on the relative cost of enery at the time, energy-efficiency programmes and capital inves…
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
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…
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…
