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Lloyd Instruments Acquire DN Testing

Lloyd Instruments has announced its acquisition of DN Testing Systems from Plint and Partners Ltd. DN Testing is a specialist in servo hydraulic testing. Under the terms of the agreement, DN Testing equipment will be ...

3 Dec 2002

TotalFinaElf and Samsung to Set Up Petrochem Joint Venture

Atofina, a subsidiary of TotalFinaElf have signed a memorandum of understanding with Samsung General Chemicals which will see them set up a 50/50 joint venture in South Korea. The joint venture will manufacture and ...

3 Dec 2002

WMC Limited to Proceed with Demerger

WMC Limited has announced that it intends to pursue its plans to demerge into two separate companies, Alumina Ltd and WMC Resources Ltd. The plans have been approved by the Supreme Court of Victoria. The changes to th...

3 Dec 2002

Northrop Grumman/TRW Merger Proceeds to Next Stage

Northrop Grumman Corp and TRW Inc. have announced that they intend to complete their merger transaction on December 11, 2002. Northrop Grumman believes that the Defense Department has recommended to the Justice D...

3 Dec 2002

Vyncolit Acquire Rogers Corp. Mouldable Composites Division

Following the September 20th announcement of Rogers Corporation of America intention to sell their mouldable composites division to Vyncolit North America, a subsidiary of the Swedish company Perstorp Group, the sale has...

28 Nov 2002

Degussa and Celanese Establish Joint Venture

Degussa AG and Celanese AG have successfully negotiated the establishment of a joint venture, in which both companies will hold a 50% stake. The Joint venture will merge Degussa’a Oxeno subsidiary in Marl, Germa...

28 Nov 2002

Australias Cement Producers to Form Cement Giant

Australia will form its largest cement group through a merger between Australian Cement Holdings (a 50-50 joint venture of CSR Limited and Hanson PLC) and Queensland Cement. The new group will be owned 50% by Holcim a...

27 Nov 2002

Boeing to Sell Spokane Plant to Triumph Group

Following an announcement in March 2002 of its intention to sell its plant in Spokane, Washington, Boeing has successfully negotiated its sale. They will be selling the plant which produces a variety of aircraft composit...

27 Nov 2002

BP Solvay to Cut HDPE Production by 260 Million Pounds

It was announced today that BP Solvay Polyethylene North America will reduce its production capacity of high density polyethylene (HDPE) by 260 million pounds per year. The BP Solvay joint venture will cease operation...

26 Nov 2002

Alcan Look to Purchase FlexPac

Alcan have reached a non-binding agreement to purchase VAW Packaging (FlexPac) from Norsk Hydro for approximately 345 million Euros. Should the deal go ahead, it would be expected to close some time in mid-2003. The p...

25 Nov 2002

Tokyo Electron to Participate in Albany NanoTech

Tokyo Electron Limited, the worlds second largest supplier of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, have announced they will participate in Albany NanoTech’s new 300mm semiconductor research centre. It is estim...

25 Nov 2002

BP Solar Inaugurates $12 Million Expansion to Solar Plant

The latest part of BP Solar’s factory in Homebush, Sydney, Australia was inaugurated today. The most recent addition to the facility consists of automated machinery worth $12 million. The new equipment will help...

21 Nov 2002

Viracon to Receive Award for Blast Resistant Windows in Pentagon

Window manufacturer Viracon will receive an award today from the Protecting People First Foundation, following the tragic events of September 11. The foundation was set up after the Oklahoma bombing of 2000. It was estab...

21 Nov 2002

Xstrata Make Bid to Take Control of MIM

MIM Holdings of Australia have just received an unsolicited approach from Xstrata plc. The proposed business transaction, would result in a change in the controlling interest if all goes ahead. Both parties are in the...

21 Nov 2002

GM to Invest $80 Million to Produce Next Generation Aluminium Engines

General Motors have decided to invest $80 million into their Saginaw Metal Casting Operation, in Michigan, USA. The investment will be used to renovate part of the plant to accept the installation of a precision sand cas...

21 Nov 2002

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Lloyd Instruments Acquire DN Testing

TotalFinaElf and Samsung to Set Up Petrochem Joint Venture

WMC Limited to Proceed with Demerger

Northrop Grumman/TRW Merger Proceeds to Next Stage

Vyncolit Acquire Rogers Corp. Mouldable Composites Division

Degussa and Celanese Establish Joint Venture

Australias Cement Producers to Form Cement Giant

Boeing to Sell Spokane Plant to Triumph Group

BP Solvay to Cut HDPE Production by 260 Million Pounds

Alcan Look to Purchase FlexPac

Tokyo Electron to Participate in Albany NanoTech

BP Solar Inaugurates $12 Million Expansion to Solar Plant

Viracon to Receive Award for Blast Resistant Windows in Pentagon

Xstrata Make Bid to Take Control of MIM

GM to Invest $80 Million to Produce Next Generation Aluminium Engines

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Insights into the Role of Benchtop NMR in Biofluid Analysis with Philippe Wilson

Particle Size Analysis: Focus on the Essentials with the New Camsizer S1

The Inaugural STEM Marketing Awards – An Interview with Alexandra Balazs, Managing Director at Prolific North

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