BASF Implements AspenTech's Manufacturing Information Management Solution

23-Aug-2004 - Aspen Technology, Inc. announced that BASF has selected AspenTech's information management solution for its worldwide manufacturing plants. The AspenTech solution will provide a foundation for BASF's new Manufacturing Execution System (MES) strategy, which is based on the deployment of a standard ...

Luxxon Technology Awards Bulk Specialty Gas Delivery System Contract To Praxair Chemax

23-Aug-2004 - Praxair Chemax Semiconductor Materials Co. Ltd., a joint venture between Praxair, Inc. and China Petrochemical Development Corp., has been awarded a contract by light emitting diodes (LED) manufacturer, Luxxon Technology Corp. The contract will be fulfilled by Praxair Electronics, a division of ...

New centre for the Endress+Hauser Group

Project 'Sternenhof' investment confirms commitment to Reinach

20-Aug-2004 - The Endress+Hauser Group is building a new centre in Reinach. In the area where Bruggstrasse and Kägenstrasse meet, a new administration building will be constructed to house approximately 425 employees. The rooms will be ready for occupation towards the end of 2006. Work on project ...

Aromatic-selective membrane reduces benzene content in fuels

19-Aug-2004 - Nearly benzene-free fuel thanks to innovative, molecular designed pervaporation membranes is getting closer in the short term: The PolyAn company in Berlin has tested a novel pervaporation membrane together with Aral Aromatics, a leading aromatics manufacturer, in a technical pilot plant, which ...

Demand For Advanced Technologies Anchors Modest Growth In Centrifugal And Turbine Pumps Market

05-Aug-2004 - Sluggish growth has characterised the mature European markets for centrifugal and turbine pumps in recent years. Now, however, rising demand for advanced technologies, improvements in selected application sectors and strong growth potential in eastern Europe are set to underpin a modest expansion ...

Demand For High Performance Equipment Sustains Growth In Mature Industrial Weighing Machinery Markets

04-Aug-2004 - London, 02nd August 2004....Even as the increasingly mature European industrial weighing equipment market struggles with competitive pressures, untapped end-user sectors and emerging opportunities in Eastern Europe are poised to create new revenue streams. At the same time, higher productivity ...

Air Liquide to supply to a major aluminium manufacturer in Australia

27-Jul-2004 - Air Liquide Australia Limited has signed a 15-year contract with Comalco Aluminium Limited for the supply of oxygen and nitrogen to its Gladstone refinery in Queensland. Comalco is a subsidiary of the global mining group Rio Tinto. Comalco is in the process of building Stage 1 of an AUD$1.4 ...

Air Products Canada to Build Hydrogen Plant to Supply Suncor and Shell Refineries

27-Jul-2004 - Air Products announced that its subsidiary, Air Products Canada Ltd., will construct a plant to supply hydrogen for the Suncor Energy Products, Inc. and Shell Canada Products refineries located in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. Producing in excess of 80 million standard-cubic-feet-per-day (MMSCFD), the ...

Uhde wins third contract for a fertiliser plant in Egypt

26-Jul-2004 - The Cairo-based Egyptian company Helwan Fertilizer Company (HFC) has awarded Uhde GmbH of Dortmund, Germany, a contract to construct a turnkey fertiliser complex. The contract was signed on March 9, 2004, in Cairo and enters into effect today. Work on the major contract will begin immediately. ...

Audax Group buys Dynisco from an affiliate of Madison Capital Partners

21-Jul-2004 - Dynisco, LLC is pleased to announce that it has been acquired by Audax Group of Boston, MA. Audax has acquired all of the Dynisco businesses, which include Dynisco Instruments and Dynisco Polymer Test both based in Franklin, MA, Dynisco Europe based in Heilbronn, Germany, and Dynisco Extrusion ...