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PPG to acquire Brown Brothers from Unipart Automotive
2007-12-18 00:00:00 “This year, our strategic focus has been on developing and growing the business in our core propositions.” The transaction is expected to close on or about Jan. 31, 2008. The business will operate as a subsidiary of PPG under the name Brown Brothers Distribution UK Ltd. via PR-inside.com More About: Automotive , Acquire , Tomo
California Diesel Technologies sharing new work through state showcase
2007-12-18 00:00:00 “We are pleased to have been selected to be part of this initiative, which will enable fleet owners to identify emission control technologies that meet current and future standards, are reliable, cost-effective and durable” Clean Diesel Technologies will demonstrate the emissions reduction effectiveness and operational benefits of its Platinum Plus fuel-borne catalyst and diesel particulate ... More About: California , Work , State
Safetec Releases Innovative MSDS Management Tool (Again)
2007-12-18 00:00:00 VANCOUVER, WA - Dec. 11, 2007 - Safetec Compliance Systems, a software as a service (SaaS) company specializing in MSDS and chemical compliance management, announced today that version 8 of its Chemical Compliance Manager (CCM) has been released. “What propels this technology so far ahead is that it is so completely configurable and extensible,” said ... More About: Management , Tool , Innovative
3M to Webcast 2008 Outlook Meeting
2007-12-17 00:00:00 The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. ET, and is scheduled to adjourn at noon ET. Further details will be posted on 3M’s Investor Relations home page at investor.3M.com/ shortly before the event. via PR-inside.com More About: Outlook , Webcast , Meeting , 2008
Appeals court hears arguments in Libby asbestos case
2007-12-17 00:00:00 HELENA - A federal appeals court heard arguments Wednesday on an appeal of a pretrial ruling in the government’s asbestos case against W.R. Grace & Co. via Great Falls Tribune More About: Case , Libby , Court , Appeal
Akzo Nobel to sell Crown paints
2007-12-17 00:00:00 Akzo Nobel is selling Crown so it can buy ICI, which owns Dulux Akzo Nobel is to sell Crown paints as part of its deal with the European Commission to secure clearance of its acquisition of ICI, which owns … via BBC More About: Paints , Sell
EU court increases antitrust fine against German chemicals maker BASF
2007-12-17 00:00:00 A European Union court on Wednesday increased an antitrust fine against German chemicals maker BASF which was initially imposed by the European Commission in 2004 for operating an illegal vitamin cartel. via People’s Daily Online More About: Maker , Chemicals , Fine , Court
German chemicals giant BASF still hopeful EU will approve use of new biotec
2007-12-17 00:00:00 “We are still looking forward to getting approval on time to start commercial cultivation next year” BRUSSELS, Belgium : Officials from German chemical giant BASF AG said Tuesday they remained hopeful they could get European Union approval to start cultivation of their genetically engineered potato by next … via International Herald Tribune More About: Giant , Chemicals , Hopeful , Prove
Hazmat Warning Siren
2007-11-21 00:00:00 A new hazmat warning siren has just been tested on last Tuesday at Watkins road, Ohio. The hazmat warning siren is intended to warn residents who live near chemical plants of Georgia Pacific and Sherwin-Williams, when chemical spills or other industrial accidents that harm their health and safety. The siren comes after ten years since an ... More About: Warning , Siren
Eastman Chemical Upgrades its Polyester Plant Technology
2007-11-21 00:00:00 Eastman Chemical has began investing $100 million in modifying its polyester plant in Sandy Run, U.S. Previously, the plant could produce 900,000 MT of polyester per year, but after modification, it will be able to produce 750,000 MT of polyester and 50,000 MT of new compound-called co-polyester. Polyester product is previously intended for making bottles for ... More About: Technology , Upgrades , Plant
Sonoco?s Matrix Packaging Unit to Build New Rigid Plastic Container Plant i
2007-11-17 00:00:00 TradingMarket.com reported that Sonoco?s Matrix Packaging has declared its planning to build a new rigid plastic container plant in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S, on last 13 November. The new plant is expected to be online in 2008 and will produce extruded blow-molded bottles for household chemical and personal care market. Source: http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/ Stock%20News/822378/ More About: Plastic , Container , Build
Exxon Mobil Corp to Focus its Chemical Investment in Middle East and Asia
2007-11-17 00:00:00 Exxon Mobil Corp plans to focus its chemical investment in Middle East and Asia . The two parts of the world are considered to have highest economic growth, as reported by International Monetary Fund. Its ethylene plant in Singapore will have double capacity, which will reach two million tons per year in 2011. The company also has designed ... More About: Investment , Exxon
New Rules on Chemical Plant: Ignores Public Safety?
2007-11-17 00:00:00 Department of Homeland Security U.S has released new rules on chemical plant, which has created negative reactions from several parties. The rules that were released last week, state that chemical plants do not have to report their stockpile of chemical, like chlorine, fluorine and hydrogen fluoride, less than 2,500 pounds, even it is stored near a ... More About: Safety , Public , Rules , Public Safety , Plant
Helena Chemical Co Faces Air Standard Violation
2007-11-17 00:00:00 Mesquite?s Helena Chem ical Company is now facing to receive sanctions from New Mexico Environment Department due to several violations of its air quality standard. Helena Chemical Co will receive penalty that forces the company to pay $ 15,000 for each day the violation occurred. Besides, Mesquite residents said Helena Chemical Co should consider leaving Mesquite. Source: lcsun-news.com More About: Faces , Standard
Explosions and Fire at Springfield Power Plant
2007-11-14 00:00:00 Associated Press reported that explosions and fires have been occurred at Springfield power plant, U.S, last 11 November 2007. There was no victim in that incident and the fire could be controlled within three hour since the first explosion at 7.00 am. Source: www.wqad.com More About: Power , Fire , Plant , Explosions
Asahi Glass Company Opens New Fluon ETFE Plant in England
2007-11-13 00:00:00 Japanese chemical company, Asahi Glass Company (AGC) has opened a new versatile Fluon ETFE plant in Thornton, England . The new plant required investment cost about £15 million. And it is hoped that the plant will be online before year 2012. Fluon ETFE is commonly used in construction industry. Source: blackpoolgazette.co.uk More About: Plant
Columbia Launches New Ethanol Plant
2007-11-12 00:00:00 A 300,000 liters per day ethanol plant will be built in Columbia , as a part of Columbia long-term planning in building 27 ethanol plants around the country. The plant will use fermentation process of sugar beets to produce ethanol. The plant is planned to be located in a rural area, about 150 km from Bogota. The Columbia?s ... More About: Ethanol , Plant , Ethan
Problem Associated with Sole Agent
2007-11-03 00:00:00 It has passed two weeks since our TOC (Total Organic Carbon) analyzer getting trouble. Its thermocouple and power supply part had to be replaced, said the technician. TOC is used for analyzing carbon in our product. The vendor had no stock for the spare parts. Unfortunately, their headquarter in Japan did not have too. They said ... More About: Agent , Problem , Associate , Gent , Sole
Ma?aden and Saudi Arabian Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) Plan to Set Up an
2007-10-27 00:00:00 Ma’aden, the Saudi Arabian Mining Company, and Saudi Arabian Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) has planned to set up an integrated fertilizer facility in Ras Az Zawr, some 400 km north-east of the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh. The facility will include a single train ammonia plant with production capacity of 3,300 tones per day, a fertilizer plant, ... More About: Plan
New Petrochemical Plant in Jurong Island, Singapore
2007-10-23 00:00:00 A joint venture of Glencore (Switzerland), SK Energy (South Korea), Noor Financial (Kuwait) and Jiangsu Sanfangxiang Industrial Group (China) plan to build new petrochemical plant in Jurong Island , Singapore , as reported by Reuters on last 18 October. They will invest about US$ 2 billion to build the new petrochemical plant. Source: reuters.com More About: Plant , Chem
New Cement Plant Will Be Built in Benin
2007-10-23 00:00:00 Benin plans to build a new cement plant with production capacity of 1,200,000 tones per year. The new plant requires US$ 290 million investment. Its construction phase will be finished in two years. The cement produced will be marketed in Benin, Nigeria and the neighbor countries. Source: afriquenligne.fr More About: Cement , Benin , Plant , Beni
Slurry Transport Using Centrifugal Pump
2007-10-17 00:00:00 See the picture at the right upper side. The picture shows a centrifugal pump that pumping an organic solution from a tank to a reactor. The organic solution may probably contain certain amount of catalyst, which has escaped from previous processes although a strainer has been installed at the suction pump. Its mechanical seal has leaked ... More About: Transport , Fuga , Pump , Tran
Toxic Gas Detecting
2007-10-11 00:00:00 We may use a handy toxic gas analyzer only once in a year or even more than a year. But, behind its infrequent usage, toxic gas detecting equipment shall always be ensured to be able to give accurate measurement of toxic gas content. Otherwise, something that we could not know may happen. So, always make sure ... More About: Toxic
Apply Joint Sealant
2007-10-04 00:00:00 Selecting sealant product for piping joint and thread is not easy as we imagine due to the product variability in market. Matching sealant specification with temperature, pressure and types chemicals requirements shall become the first consideration. This determines successful of applying joint sealant or pipe sealant thread. A few weeks ago, I found PLS 2, sealant product ...
Learn From BP Texas City Explosion
2007-10-01 00:00:00 Explosion at BP Texas City Refinery in 23 March 2005 caused 15 people killed and more than 170 injured. This was the worst accident in the U.S gas and chemical industry during the past 15 years. From the major events of this BP Texas City explosion, we could take some important notes by which we should ... More About: Explosion , Learn
Clean Power Plant Being Built in Orlando
2007-09-29 00:00:00 According to bizjournal.com report on last 10 September, a clean coal power plant of 285 MW has been built in Orlando , U.S. Technology for this clean coal power plant, which uses an integrated gasification combined cycle facility, was developed by Southern Co. in partnership with U.S Department of Energy and KBR Inc. This power plant is expected ... More About: Power , Clean , Plant
The Importance of Implementing Lock Out Tag Out Procedures
2007-09-22 00:00:00 Last 5 September, an employee of Beef Product Inc. in Waterloo, U.S, was died due to burnt by ammonia leaked during contractor workers preparing new ammonia piping hook up work, as reported by wcfcourier.com. It was also reported that the release of ammonia flow came from unlocked ammonia line. The valve was not locked out during ... More About: Lock , Import
Experiment of Electricity Generation Using Methanol
2007-09-21 00:00:00 A demonstration power plant is now operating in Point Lisas, Trinidad, to generate electricity using methanol instead of natural gas. The power plant uses a standard gas turbine with capacity of 8.5 MW, which has been modified to use methanol. The power plant is supplying electricity to two methanol plants of Methanol Holding Trinidad Limited (MHTL). Mr. ... More About: Electricity , Experiment , Generation , Peri , Rime
NIOSH Has Updated Alert on Preventing Industrial Ethylene Oxide Explosions
2007-09-19 00:00:00 OHSOnline.com reported in August 2007, that NIOSH has published an alert about the explosions, injuries and deaths that may occur at industrial ethylene oxide sterilization facilities and repackaging plants. The alert-Preventing Worker Injuries and Deaths from Explosions in Industrial Ethylene Oxide Sterilization Facilities (Revised Edition)-recommends steps for preventing these explosions. Ethylene oxide is a flammable gas. During ... More About: Alert , Lene , Eventing
Shin Etsu Chemical Co to Set up New Cellulose Plant in Germany
More articles from this author:2007-09-18 00:00:00 Shin Etsu Chemical Co, a Japannese Chemical Company, has announced their plan to set up new cellulose plant at SE Tylose GmbH, Germ any . The plant will cost 30 billion yen and start its operation in April 2009. And it will add up the company?s total production capacity to become 70,000 tons per year. The cellulose product is ... More About: Shin , Plant 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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