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Shell Global Solutions licenses technology to SARC

Shell Global Solutions International B.V. (The Hague, Netherlands; www.shell.com/home/content/globalsolutions-en) and South Atlantic Refinery Company S.A. (SARC) recently signed an agreement to license technology for SARC’s new greenfield refinery, planned to start up in Aracaju in the Sergipe region of Brazil…

Letters: HART Plant of the Year nominations

Nominations for the 7th annual HART Plant of the Year Award are now being accepted by the HART Communication Foundation (HCF). The global award is presented annually to recognize innovative use of HART Communication in realtime industrial-process plant applications. Nominations…

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North America Polyurethane Manufacturers Association (PMA) Annual Meeting. PMA (Milwaukee, Wis.). Phone: 414-431-3094; Fax: 414-276-7704; Web: pmahome.org San Antonio, Tex. May 4 – 6 ESTECH 2008. Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (Rolling Meadows, Ill.). Phone: 847-255-1561; Fax: 847-255-1699; Web:…

April Who’s Who

Aaron Aleithe is named vice president and general manager of Low-Voltage Drives at ABB Inc. (New Berlin, Wis.). Air Liquide Canada (Montréal, Canada) promotes president and COO Luc Doyon to CEO. Hans Engels is appointed president and business unit director…

You & Your Job: Employee Development: Getting the Information You Need Through a 360° Feedback Report  

  A 360° feedback report is a way for employees to learn how they are perceived by direct reports, colleagues, managers, customers, and strategic business partners — hence the term 360° because it generates a "full circle" of information concerning…

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Economic Indicators: Business News

Mergers and Acquisitions Siemens acquires Chemitreat Group to expand water-treatment technology March 3, 2008 — Siemens announced that it has acquired the Singapore-based private limited Chemitreat Group to expand the water-treatment business in South East Asia. Chemitreat will become part…

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Outotec to deliver Fe-ore pelletizing technology to China

Outotec Oyj (Espoo, Finland; www.outotec.com) has agreed with Shougang Jingtang United Iron & Steel Co. Ltd on the delivery of new environmentally sound technology for Shougang's iron ore pelletizing plant to be built in Caofeidan, China. The contract value is…

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MIP Tech./Supelco launch MIP process for shrimp

MIP Technologies AB (Lund, Sweden; www.miptechnologies.com) and Supelco, a division of the Sigma-Aldrich Group (www.sigma-aldrich.com), announced today the launch of a new SupelMIP application for the selective extraction of chloramphenicol (CAP) from shrimp using SupelMIP SPE-chloramphenicol cartridges. CAP is a…

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Oxea launches its first new product

The global chemical company Oxea GmbH (Oberhausen, Germany; www.oxea-chemicals.com) announces the introduction of its first new product, an ester known as 3G8 Ester (triethyleneglycol-di-2-ethylhexanoate). The demand of this ester is steadily increasing in the chemical industry, says the producer. One…

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Carbone Lorraine finalizes its 1st acquisition in China  

Carbone Lorraine (Paris, France; www.carbonelorraine.com) has finalized its first acquisition in China by purchasing 100% of Xianda, a company specializing in the manufacturing of advanced technology equipment in steel and stainless steel for the chemicals and pharmaceuticals markets. Xianda, which…