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Celanese and Degussa JV gets probed
Added: 31 Jan 2003
The European Commission is to open a detailed investigation into a proposed joint venture between G…SPX Corporation to acquire Hankison International
Added: 28 Jan 2003
SPX Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets and subsidiarie…
Less colourful fish means better eyesight
Added: 27 Jan 2003
Following scientific assessments establishing a link between high canthaxanthin intake and …
No shops, no toilets, just pumps
Added: 23 Jan 2003
Twelve Shell petrol stations in Europe have been converted into so-called unmanned 'Shell Express' …Ticona halts manufacturing in Telford
Added: 20 Jan 2003
Ticona, the technical polymers business of Celanese AG, is to cease manufacturing at its si…
Euro power worth billions
Added: 20 Jan 2003
The Siemens Power Generation Group has secured power plant orders totalling over 1.3 billion Euros …Halliburton to sell Mono pumping
Added: 20 Jan 2003
Halliburton is to sell its Mono pumping business to National Oilwell through the sale of al…
Any old tyres?
Added: 20 Jan 2003
Ajax, Ontario-based Environmental Waste International has made the first commercial sale of…
Making the surface switch
Added: 17 Jan 2003
A team of US researchers has designed and demonstrated a reversible 'surface switch' whose properti…ABB wins $50 million pulp and paper contract
Added: 16 Jan 2003
ABB has recently signed a five-year, $50 million pulp and paper maintenance contract with Carter Ho…Hazid makes chemical processing plants safer
Added: 14 Jan 2003
Manufacturers will be getting a helping hand to make their chemical processing plants safer and mor…Plastics for nylon fibre
Added: 14 Jan 2003
Honeywell will sell its engineering plastics business to BASF and will acquire BASF's nylon fibre b…BP sells $1.3 billion stake in oilfields
Added: 13 Jan 2003
BP has agreed to sell its 96.14% stake in the North Sea Forties oilfield (together with a package o…Carbon fibre drill pipe performs perfectly
Added: 10 Jan 2003
A new lightweight, flexible drill pipe engineered from composites rather than steel has pas…
Joint venture targets specialty food ingredients
Added: 8 Jan 2003
DuPont and Bunge Limited are to form a joint venture to produce and distribute specialty fo…
Choosing the right heat exhanger
Added: 8 Jan 2003
Various types of compact heat exchanger have been developed, ranging from plate-and-frame units to …Maintaining future assets
Added: 8 Jan 2003
With more of industry recognising the benefits of developing a maintenance strategy to increase out…Spin doctors prevent wobbles
Added: 8 Jan 2003
Around half of all breakdowns in rotating machinery are caused by shaft misalignment, according to …DuPont mixers get into gear
Added: 8 Jan 2003
Mixing various substances is particularly tricky when the substances have different viscosities. Re…Removing salt of the earth
Added: 8 Jan 2003
A supercritical oxidation unit developed by two Japanese firms could be used to destroy was…
