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BP pumps $10 million into energy research
Added: 5 Nov 2001
BP has recently signed a ten-year $10 million agreement with the Chinese Academy of Sciences for a …
Tough motor targets process industries
Added: 5 Nov 2001
A new motor designed for high reliability, targeted at the process industry, has been launc…

Jet technology finds a home in a steel mill
Added: 31 Oct 2001
Praxair has signed a 10-year licensing agreement with the Brazilian steel company Usiminas for the …
$300 million coker comes to Chile
Added: 30 Oct 2001
One of the subsidiaries of Foster Wheeler has signed a letter of intent with the Chilean state-run…
Singapore likes environmentally friendly cars
Added: 25 Oct 2001
The Singapore Economic Development Board has signed a letter-of-intent with BP Singapore for the de…
Cinven to acquire Klöckner Pentaplast
Added: 24 Oct 2001
Cinven has signed a letter of agreement to acquire Klöckner Pentaplast Group, a producer of rigid f…
Dow to build new PMDI facility in Texas
Added: 19 Oct 2001
The Dow Chemical Company plans to build a new Polymeric Methylene Diisocyanate (PMDI) produ…

BioDeNOx demonstrated in Grand Haven
Added: 19 Oct 2001
Grand Haven Board of Light & Power based in Grand Haven, MI and Corus Consulting have signed an agr…
Eliminate nitrates
Added: 18 Oct 2001
A process known as 'Eliminate' reduces nitrate levels in water without generating more, potentially…
Signal conditioning made simple
Added: 18 Oct 2001
Status Instruments' new MEDACS 2000 series of DIN-rail mounted conditioners boast many new …

Hard questions follow on the heels of Toulouse blast
Added: 18 Oct 2001
Stuart Nathan reports on the aftermath of the massive explosion at Grande Paroisse's ammonium nitra…
Bubbles bring water problems
Added: 18 Oct 2001
Research carried out by a US graduate student has identified that air bubbles can cause ser…

BOC promotes supercritical waste process
Added: 18 Oct 2001
BOC and Swedish firm Chematur Engineering are joining forces to promote the use of supercritical wa…
Barcodes get a shrinking feeling
Added: 18 Oct 2001
Barcodes are ubiquitous these days, from the supermarket to the chemical plant. But now, ba…

B2B exchanges
Added: 18 Oct 2001
The dot.com bubble might have burst, but Neil McPhater argues the case for the future of online bus…
El Paso sign $1 billion LNG deal
Added: 18 Oct 2001
El Paso today signed a definitive agreement that will allow it to transport liquefied natural gas f…
The IT route to material conformance
Added: 18 Oct 2001
Tim Perris explains how a textile company found an IT-based solution to its process monitoring and …
HSC aims to cut injuries
Added: 18 Oct 2001
The Health and Safety Commission is aiming to reduce dramatically the number of working day…

CIA announces 'best ever' safety results
Added: 18 Oct 2001
The UK chemical industry has reported its best-ever safety results for 2000, with accidents…
