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StoneL's range enhances communication
Added: 15 Jan 2000
On stand E77, StoneL will be showing its latest valve communication and control products. T…

A flair for problem solving at Grangemouth
Added: 15 Jan 2000
The most striking feature of many chemical plants and refineries are the flares that burn off exces…

US biotech drugs to grow
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Demand for biotechnology drugs in the US is set to grow by some 13 per cent per year, with …

Hungry bugs eat up VOC problems
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Bacteria could form the cornerstone of processes to reduce emissions of volatile organic co…

New encapsulated blowers get airing
Added: 15 Jan 2000
A range of encapsulated blowers, being launched on stand 325 by James Howden, has been desi…

PRIMA initiative for better IT value
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Formed in 1992 by a group of European process sector companies, the ProcessIndustry Managem…

A clean set of eels for Amersham Nycomed plant
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Radioactive tritium in the sediments of the River Taff does not constitute a health threat …

Fileder offers filters for factories
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Stand M45 holds the UK's largest independent supplier of liquid process filtration equipmen…

A winning combination for pharmaceuticals processors
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Used by leading pharmaceuticals manufacturers around the world, the combined filter/dryer u…

Hosokawa highlights
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Several members of the Hosokawa Micron Group of companies are joining forces at Solidex to …

Burners to Iran
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Dorset-based Hamworthy Combustion Engineering is shipping 94 industrial burners to Iran. Th…

ICI slashes debt with sell-off to Huntsman
Added: 15 Jan 2000
ICI's bankers will be sleeping easier since the deal with Huntsman cut debt from £4.5 to £2.8billio…
Hg wells up from new process
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Removing mercury from plant wastes is important in several industries, including metal smel…

Finding it hard to keep your cool
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Global warming? Sun spot activity? Forgotten to turn off the central heating? Yes, the temp…

A sea-change for Harris at CIA
Added: 15 Jan 2000
The Chemical Industries Association's education, innovation and employment affairs are to be handle…

IChemE speakers blast UK attitudes
Added: 15 Jan 2000
British science is plagued by `a brute capacity to create snobby hierarchies where you bloo…

Kvaerner's Indian venture
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Kvaerner John Brown has completed its second pure terephthalic acid project for Reliance Industries…

PC Soft's suite suits process
Added: 15 Jan 2000
WizFactory from PC Soft International is a software suite for the PC that combines both process and…

Hoechst drops `abortion pill'
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Hoechst has abandoned production of the `abortion pill' RU-486 (mifepristone). The company feared a…