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Recycling more cans

Added: 14 Oct 2005

Novelis has completed a £1.4 million investment at its Warrington, UK-based used beverage can recyc…

$900 million for Blind Faith Field

Added: 12 Oct 2005

Chevron Corporation has announced that it is proceeding with the development of the Blind Faith Fie…

Coconut fill up

Added: 12 Oct 2005

New Zealand's Pacific Island neighbours could avoid rising fuels prices, thanks to the work of two …

Greener Nylon

Added: 11 Oct 2005

Scientists at the ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /Un…

Petrochemical sale

Added: 11 Oct 2005

BP is to sell Innovene, its olefins, derivatives and refining group, to UK-based Ineos. The $9 bill…

Gas storage

Added: 7 Oct 2005

BASF and the JGC Corporation of ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:…

Biodiesel in the EU

Added: 7 Oct 2005

KBBV and Diester Industrie are to create a joint venture specialising in the production and marketi…

Feel the force

Added: 29 Sep 2005

Vishay Intertechnology has announced the introduction of the Vishay Nobel WST 3 load cell output co…

Second PTA plant for Guangdong

Added: 27 Sep 2005

BP is planning a second world-scale PTA (purified terephthalic acid) plant at their BP Zhuhai Chemi…

Metal removal

Added: 23 Sep 2005

A new device, designed to remove toxic metal pollution from water flowing from disused mines in mid…

Grape coating

Added: 22 Sep 2005

Researchers in ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /Spain…

Plant indices

Added: 21 Sep 2005

UK and International Plant Cost Indices provide important data for process design and project engin…

Spinnaker bought for $2.45 billion

Added: 20 Sep 2005

Norsk Hydro announced yesterday that it will acquire Spinnaker Exploration Company in an all-cash t…

PPMA Preview

Added: 16 Sep 2005

This month’s PPMA Show should once again demonstrate the increasing convergence between processing …

Smart positioner is fieldbus compatible

Added: 16 Sep 2005

The SP300 smart positioner from Spirax Sarco can be used in a wide variety of process automation en…

Flowmeter cuts costs

Added: 16 Sep 2005

ABB claims the cost of electromagnetic flow measurement has been cut by up to 20% percent with the …

Pressure gauge and data logger

Added: 16 Sep 2005

Keller's new LEO Record incorporates a pressure sensor, an LCD digital display and a data logger, a…

A real poppet

Added: 15 Sep 2005

CRP Flex-Rite has launched a new flanged poppet check valve that offers minimum pressure drop and e…

More polyetheramine

Added: 15 Sep 2005

Huntsman Corporation plans to build a world scale polyetheramine manufacturing facility in ?xml:nam…

Cool tool

Added: 15 Sep 2005

Johnson Controls is now offering a systems selection tool for consulting engineers that helps them …