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A clean sweep for fluids monitor

Added: 6 May 2003

A real-time, non-contact fluids analyser has just gone into service in the food and drinks industry…

A world forum

Added: 6 May 2003

The 27th Achema, taking place in Frankfurt, Germany between the 19th to the 24th of May will be an …

In the meantime

Added: 6 May 2003

As companies increasingly outsource many of their support operations, there is a growing demand for…

Achema shows how it's done

Added: 6 May 2003

Later this month over 200,000 visitors are expected to descend on the trade exhibition fair…

Permits reduce the paper

Added: 6 May 2003

Release and management of safety permits is becoming increasingly important in the process sector. …

Do you comply with ATEX?

Added: 2 May 2003

The ATEX directives, regulating equipment in atmospheres containing hazardous liquids, gases or dus…

Amec and Fluor join for Iraq

Added: 2 May 2003

Contractors Fluor Daniel and Amec have formed a joint venture to undertake contracts for reconstruc…

DuPont and Diversa form fuels alliance

Added: 1 May 2003

Diversa Corporation has today entered into a six-year alliance with DuPont to discover and develop …

Bayer Polymers and PolyOne form joint venture

Added: 1 May 2003

Bayer Polymers LLC and the PolyOne Corporation have formed a Joint Venture for the developm…

Indika Group purchases PT PENI

Added: 1 May 2003

The shareholders of PT Petrokimia Nusantara Interindo (PT PENI) have sold the company to th…

China goes for Kvaerner

Added: 30 Apr 2003

Aker Kvaerner's Pulp business has signed a 100 million Euro contract to supply equipment an…

ATEX-certified process calibrator

Added: 29 Apr 2003

Fluke has introduced a new loop calibrator developed specifically for use in hazardous environments…

More PTA in the UK

Added: 29 Apr 2003

Aker Kvaerner is to provide engineering and procurement services for the expansion of DuPontSA's pu…

High pressure ball valve

Added: 29 Apr 2003

Parker Instrumentation has launched a ball valve range designed for high pressure operation at up t…

Buying Russian oil

Added: 25 Apr 2003

Marathon Oil Corporation is to acquire the Russian-based Khanty Mansiysk Oil Corporation in a $275 …

BASF to purchase Sunoco's plasticizers

Added: 24 Apr 2003

BASF has signed a letter of intent to purchase Sunoco's US plasticizer operation in Pasadena, Texas…

Plastic recycling

Added: 22 Apr 2003

Researchers in the Department of Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University are develo…

ChevronTexaco to pull out of Papua New Guinea JVs

Added: 11 Apr 2003

ChevronTexaco today announced plans to sell its interests and resign operating rights of its Papua …

ICI hit by class action lawsuit

Added: 11 Apr 2003

The law firm of Cauley Geller Bowman Coates & Rudman has filed a class action lawsuit in a New York…

Propylene partnership

Added: 1 Apr 2003

Sunoco has signed a definitive agreement with Equistar Chemicals to form a new limited partnership …