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OUTSOURCING a worthwhile resource
Added: 15 Jan 2000
It might be a new year but the time of celebration is soon over, particularly for operators…
UK gas prices begin to catch alight
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Gas prices in the UK jumped by 5 per cent in 1996, reversing a four-year trend of stable or…
Dutch industry booms in first half
Added: 15 Jan 2000
The Dutch chemical industry enjoyed a mini-boom in the first six months of 1997, with turno…
Draw to a CONCLUSION
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Computers have been indispensable tools for process plant design for many years. However, handling…... and a happy couple of New Years to our readers
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Some may think it a little early to be wishing everyone a happy New Year for the year 2000,…
Hoechst restructuring accelerates
Added: 15 Jan 2000
The mammoth restructuring of German chemicals behemoth Hoechst continues. Just weeks after…
NIR moves moisture measurement on-line
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Over the last twenty years or so, near infrared (NIR) has firmly established itself as a ke…
BOC revamps non-executive roster
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Christopher King, who retired as chairman of BP Europe in 1994, has been named a non-executive dire…
'New life' for reverse osmosis
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Membranes specialist Memcor claims to have provided reverse osmosis with a 'new lease of li…
Foster Wheeler at the Cape
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Foster Wheeler has taken complete control of its South African interests, buying out Babcock's half…
At the end of the line
Added: 15 Jan 2000
More often than that are palletising and labelling machines, which will be to the fore at t…
MCOR links for business
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Plant-to-boardroom IT is the goal, but what happens to the information when it gets to the …
Yule Catto's future smells sweet
Added: 15 Jan 2000
US specialities producer Hercules has sold its PFW Aroma Chemicals subsidiary to UK firm Yule Catto…
Small may be beautiful, but big has to be bountiful
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Current received wisdom around the global chemicals industry is that 'small is beautiful'. …
Intellution's business at a glance
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Intellution, an Emerson Electric company (the group was worth £12bn in 1996), has been arou…
Shell takes over Montell while forging venture with BASF
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Not to be outdone by its Nordic competitor, Shell has bought out Montedison's share of Mont…
Load cell tackles silos
Added: 15 Jan 2000
Tedea-Huntleigh (Europe) has added a new range of double-ended, shear beam load cells and d…
