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Philip Morris stubs out the data gap

Added: 21 Sep 2006

Ethernet converter devices are helping to resolve production planning and data visualisation proble…

Proactive maintenance keeps beer flowing at S&N

Added: 21 Sep 2006

Scottish & Newcastle UK has reported major gains from the introduction of a proactive maintenance s…

When process meets packaging

Added: 21 Sep 2006

PPMA 2006 has attracted around 300 exhibitors, including many suppliers of processing equipment to …

APPOINTMENTS

Added: 21 Sep 2006

Among the key moves listed below, Shell Chemicals has appointed Ben van Beurden to take over as exe…

UK and International Plant Cost Indices

Added: 21 Sep 2006

First appearing in Process Engineering in 1973, our long-running UK and International Plant Cost In…

Drinks blender adds flexibility

Added: 21 Sep 2006

One of the UK's largest contract bottling companies, Villa Soft Drinks has reported significant ope…

Biofuels blending

Added: 21 Sep 2006

Bran + Luebbe, an SPX process equipment company, has introduced a series of customised production p…

Communication matters

Added: 21 Sep 2006

Lack of communication about process technology and its criticality can have severe repercussions fo…

Alert over Buncefield gauges

Added: 21 Sep 2006

The Health & Safety Executive has issued an urgent safety alert to operators of oil/fuel storage fa…

Carbon Trust forms business JV

Added: 21 Sep 2006

The Carbon Trust is going commercial with the launch of a joint venture with Mitsui Babcock Energy …

Majors back UK biofuel

Added: 21 Sep 2006

BP and DuPont are to jointly develop, produce and market new biofuels in the UK. The first product,…

LabVIEW launches

Added: 21 Sep 2006

LabVIEW 8.20 is the 20th anniversary edition of National Instruments' graphical system design platf…

Joint industry project to exploit heavy oil

Added: 21 Sep 2006

The UK has extensive reserves of heavy oil but technical challenges have prevented exploitation of …

WWEM show

Added: 21 Sep 2006

More than 50 workshops are planned for the WWEM exhibition, taking place at the Telford Internation…

SOLIDS no. 2

Added: 21 Sep 2006

SOLIDS takes place in the heart of the UK market on 1-2 Nov at the Ricoh Arena, the home of Coventr…

BP calls in the experts

Added: 21 Sep 2006

BP has retained three corrosion experts to evaluate and make recommendations for improving its corr…

Recall bites at Cadbury

Added: 21 Sep 2006

Cadbury Schweppes will learn in the next few weeks whether or not it will be prosecuted over the ou…

Plant of the future

Added: 21 Sep 2006

As chemical production continues to accelerate, it seems obvious that the chemical plant of the fut…

Avoiding overload

Added: 21 Sep 2006

Today's process instruments for the measurement of flow, level, temperature, pressure and analysis …

Fermentation fuels demand

Added: 21 Sep 2006

Chemineer of Derby is supplying its HT agitators for a major expansion of the world's biggest singl…