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Winkworth mixes up budget prices
Added: 15 Jan 2000
To cater for differing budgets and applications, Winkworth Machinery Limited has introduced…

Waste runs out for recycling plant
Added: 15 Jan 2000
There's a lot of rubbish in Germany, but not enough for BASF. A shortage of recyclable pac…

Sira contract
Added: 15 Jan 2000
On a roll at Sandwich: Pfizer has awarded Sira Test & Certification a three-year contract to calibr…
Norsk Hydro plans exit from petrochems
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Norsk Hydro is embarking on an £800million restructuring effort that will see it focus on o…

Light ideas for weighing
Added: 15 Jan 2000
The latest weighing indicator from A&D Instruments, the AD4327, suits fixed and mobile weig…

UK water tops inflation rate
Added: 15 Jan 2000
The price of water in the UK is increasing ahead of inflation, according to a survey from N…

Mixing on the grand scale
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Pictured here is a large-scale, top-entry mixer drive from Plenty Mixers, undergoing dynami…

Exit de Bree as DSM names chair
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Dutch chemical group DSM is appointing Peter Elverding as chairman. Elverding will succeed …

Oxygen probes keep the coal fires burning
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Electricity generators in general may still be 'dashing for gas', but Europe's largest coal…

Sharp drop in capex to hit process
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Capital expenditure in the chemical industry will decline steeply next year, according to a…

Internet speeds UKenquiries to Gestra in Germany
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Information regarding the latest developments in steam and process fluid control technology…

New QVF complex
Added: 15 Jan 2000
A self-confessed `factory junky', Sir John Harvey-Jones last month officially opened the ne…

HSE set to charge oil and offshore industry for safety work
Added: 15 Jan 2000
The Health and Safety Executive has started charging the offshore, rail and gas transportat…

New milling unit in Milan
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Run of the mill? Hardly. Laporte Fine Chemicals' Italian subsidiary, Francis, has installed this ne…

Bridging the PLANT DATA GAP
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Process plants can generate enormous volumes of data. Plant information systems unlock this data an…
Contractors' alliance unlocks huge range of markets
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Krupp Uhde and Parsons Energy & Chemicals have become the latest contractors to announce a joint ve…
SmithKline fine
Added: 15 Jan 2000
SmithKline Beecham has been fined £10,000 after admitting that a faulty oxygen gauge caused…

Research findings cast doubt on endocrine `cornerstone'
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Chemical industry-sponsored research has failed to replicate the results of experiments which showe…
Batch feeder for bulk materials
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Flexicon (Europe) has introduced an automated, multi-point discharge system, designed for b…

Cost-conscious flowmetering
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Featuring a moulded, mesh plate reinforced Teflon tube lining, the Admag SE is suited to ta…