China’s biggest containerboard plant
China's State Council has approved a plan for the Singapore Asian Paper and Pulp Co. and the Ningbo Asia Paper Industry Co. to build a 1 million-ton containerboard manufacturing plant.
USX Corp. splits steel from oil activities
USX Corp., the US steel and energy group, will split into two publicly traded companies, US Steel and Marathon Oil.
Bayer plans new pharmaceuticals facility
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. will provide engineering and procurement services at Bayer’s pharmaceutical production facility in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
Spanish paper mill expansion plan
Papelera de Besaya has drawn up the blueprint for a ESP 2600 million (USD 14 million) upgrade of the sole PM at its Torrelavega mill, in the Cantabria region of northern Spain.
PPL’s Susquehanna unit 2 returns to service
PPL’s Unit 2 reactor at the Susquehanna nuclear power plant near Berwick, Pennsylvania, returned to service following the unit’s 10th planned refuelling and inspection outage.
Synergy Technologies targets fuel cell market
Synergy Technologies Corp. says it plans to enter the fuel cell market by "aggressively pursuing joint ventures and strategic partnerships".
Beijing and Inner Mongolia to build plant
Beijing and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region are to jointly build a power plant with an installed capacity of 2.4 million kilowatts in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous region.
Global sourcing service
Ocean International Suppliers Inc., with offices in Lakeland, Florida, and Houston, Texas, has established a global sourcing service using the latest in computer-based data storage and communications techniques.
Increased corrosion resistance
The Efremov Research Institute of Electrophysical Apparatus (NIIEFA), based in St Petersburg, has developed a technology to increase the wear and corrosion resistance and fatigue strength of different items from metals and alloys by 200–400%.
On-site lock re-coding for valve interlocks
Smith Flow Control has introduced a new series of valve interlocks made of stainless steel.