Tyco appoints
Tyco International Ltd has appointed John A. Krol, the former Chairman and Chief Executive of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, to Tyco's Board of Directors.
Merwede Valves wins PED approval
Merwede Valves has gained the PED approval Module H "full quality assurance" from DNV Sweden.
Kvaerner signs contract
Kvaerner has signed a contract with Statoil on behalf of Vestprocess DA, for the expansion of the Vestprocess (VP) unit at Statoil’s refinery in Mongstad, Norway.
Sandvik’s Hiflex improves compressor designs
Specially formulated for the flapper valves of automotive and stationary air conditioning compressors, the new Sandvik Hiflex™ strip steel makes possible smaller, more efficient compressor designs.
BASF project in China
BASF has received approval from the Chinese State Council to build a new integrated production facility for polytetrahydrofuran (PolyTHF®) and tetrahydrofuran (THF) in the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park at Caojing, Shanghai, China.