Apr 24, 2013 14:00 CEST AkzoNobel Pulp and Performance Chemicals AkzoNobel Pulp and Performance Chemicals (formerly Eka Chemicals) today announced that it has agreed to divest its water treatment business, Purate. The prospective buyer is US based Ecolab Inc. The parties have signed an agreement under which Ecolab will begin operating the business upon completion of the proposed transaction. This is anticipated to occur early June, 2013, subject to ...
Apr 22, 2013 00:05 CEST Fixturlaser "A revolution in usability" says Elos Fixturlaser's CEO Hans Svensson about the new high-end system for precision shaft alignment, the Fixturlaser NXA. The new laser based shaft alignment tool utilizes the latest technology in digital signal processing. It aims to provide the user with a fast and simple operation, as well as having access to advanced functions and capabilities.
Mar 25, 2013 15:00 CET AkzoNobel Pulp and Performance Chemicals AkzoNobel Pulp and Performance Chemicals (formerly Eka Chemicals) has agreed in principle to divest its water treatment chemicals business in Finland, including the related production facility in Oulu, to the Feralco Group. The transaction aims to be completed by the end of April 2013.
Mar 20, 2013 15:00 CET AkzoNobel Pulp and Performance Chemicals Demand for AkzoNobel’s microspheres is increasing strongly at the global level and Expancel, an AkzoNobel trademark, is to retain its leading position in that market. In 2011, AkzoNobel invested more than €30 million in its production facility for microspheres in Stockvik, outside Sundsvall, Sweden. The objective is to grow, and today, the extended plant is to be inaugurated
Mar 07, 2013 11:11 CET AkzoNobel Pulp and Performance Chemicals AkzoNobel’s new €90 million Jupiá Chemical Island in Brazil is now operational and has started supplying the Eldorado Brasil Celulose pulp mill, which is the biggest in the world. Operated by the company’s Pulp and Performance Chemicals business, the state-of-the-art Jupiá facility represents one of AkzoNobel’s largest investments in Latin America.
Dec 21, 2012 10:00 CET AkzoNobel Pulp and Performance Chemicals AkzoNobel’s Pulp and Performance Chemicals business (formerly Eka Chemicals) and Mare Holding SpA, have signed an agreement whereby AkzoNobel’s European ASA business, including the production facility in Düren, Germany, will be acquired by Mare effective January 1, 2013.
Nov 21, 2012 15:00 CET AkzoNobel Pulp and Performance Chemicals AkzoNobel’s Pulp and Performance Chemicals business (formerly Eka Chemicals), today announced that it plans to divest the European ASA business, including the production facility in Düren, Germany, to Mare Holding SpA.
Nov 15, 2012 14:30 CET Fixturlaser Fixturlaser, a world leading manufacturer of laser based shaft alignment systems, is pleased to announce that the company has, in cooperation with VibrAlign, developed three free apps for the shaft alignment professional: the Align Terms, Laser-Dials, and Therm Align.
Oct 31, 2012 11:30 CET AkzoNobel Pulp and Performance Chemicals AkzoNobel’s business unit Pulp and Performance Chemicals is selling the industrial company Permascand AB of Ljungaverk, Sweden. The new group of owners consists of three members of the company’s current management, the investment company Mittkapital and the government-owned venture capital company, Inlandsinnovation AB.
Oct 16, 2012 14:11 CEST Flowrox Mr. Todd Loudin, President of Flowrox Group’s North American Operations, will speak at the Valve World 2012 Conference on Tuesday 27 November. He will discuss the most common types of valves used in heavy slurries, lime slurry in particular.