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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…

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 …

LabVIEW launches

Added: 21 Sep 2006

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

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,…

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 …

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…

Communication matters

Added: 21 Sep 2006

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

UK chemical plant for the future

Added: 21 Sep 2006

New £8-million mock chemicals plant to tackle skills shortages in the Yorkshire and Humber chemical…

BP in $3-billion refinery project

Added: 21 Sep 2006

US refinery to process Canadian heavy crude oil, raise production 15%

Pharma research-to-manufacture firm launches

Added: 20 Sep 2006

New entity's services range from process research through to design and build of integrated plants

Rittal offer new 24 month warranty on climate control systems

Added: 18 Sep 2006

Rittal can now supply all enclosure cooling systems and process chillers with a 24-month warranty…

Protection assured with RiLine 60

Added: 18 Sep 2006

Timesaving assembly, versatile applications and individual modularity are the winning features of t…

The first maintenance free particulate filter!

Added: 18 Sep 2006

Agriemach have just introduced the new MINE-X ULTRA non-blocking diesel particulate filter, whi…

Sealed Air's 'One-Stop' Boost For Customers

Added: 15 Sep 2006

Exciting changes are taking place at Bradford-based Sealed Air Shrink Packaging for ?xml:namespac…

US firms’ in wireless link

Added: 14 Sep 2006

Acquisition enhances B&B's in-house wireless design expertise and enhanced R&D capabilities

Single-call drive service and support from ABB Drives Alliance

Added: 14 Sep 2006

Users of variable speed drives can for the first time source repairs, maintenance and hire services…

Industry project targets heavy oil resource

Added: 13 Sep 2006

Efforts to exploit heavy crude, which represents over 50% of the world's oil reserves

Flow meter monitoring advance

Added: 13 Sep 2006

Vibrating the unit at multiple frequencies enables the sensor stiffness to be measured directly to …