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Evanite Fiber Corporation of Corvallis, Oregon has been purchased by EFC Acquisition Corporation, which is owned by Evanite management and Hollingsworth & Vose. Hollingsworth and Vose is one of Evanite's largest customers for glass fibre. Evanite Fiber is the world's second largest producer of glass microfibre and one of the largest independent producers of
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hardboard on the West Coast of the United States. It will continue to manufacture both products. According to Gordon Moran, Chief Executive Off i c e r of H o l l i n g s w o r t h & Vose, the company will not participate in the mana g e m e n t of E v a n i t e . "Our best interests are served by allowing Evanite to function independently, he said." "Our investment is d e s i g n e d to e n s u r e
the ongoing viability of this important industry supplier." Hollingsworth & Vose will continue to purchase glass microfibre from producers other than Evanite, he added "we do not intend to pursue a vertical integration strategy." Evanite Fiber Corporation, 1115 SE Crystal Lake Drive, Corvallis, OR 97333, USA. Tel: +1 541 753 1211; fax: + 1 541 753 0239.
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A one day conference on slurry and sludge thickening techniques is scheduled by The Filtration society for Tuesday 20 M a y , at t h e M o a t House Hotel, Solihull. The diversity of options avaliable will be highlighted in the opening paper, pro-
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riding a user's experience in the china clay industry. Seven further papers draw on the e x p e r t i s e of leading suppliers of specific thickening devices or related products. Their topics range from the use of chemical flocculants to gravity and centrifugal se-
paration (including by hydrocyclones) a n d to thickening by filtration. The Filtration Society, 48 Springfield Road, Horsham, Sussex RH12 2PD, UK. Tel: +44 1403 257594; fax: +44 1403 255005, email: filtech.exhibitions@ btinternet.com.
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Elga to suppy purification plant to Pall Elga have been awarded a contract worth £186 000 to supply additional water purification to the IIfracombe Division of Pall Europe. Comprising two organic scavengers, two Duo 5 Plus Rapide twin-bed deionisers, two polishing mixed bed deionisers and associated tanks and pumps, the EIga system forms part
of an on-going programme of expansion at the Ifracombe facility. The new system will provide 15 m3/hr of ultrapure deionised water used in the manufacture of high performance cartridge filters for the process industries. The contract includes installation and commissioning of the water purifi-
cation plant, which will be fully operational early in 1997, and will be the thrd Elga system to be installed at the Pall factory. Etga Ltd, High Street Lane End, High Wycombe, Bucks HP14 3JH, UK. Tel: + 4 4 1494 887700; fax: +44 1494 881007, email: [email protected]. uk
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Larox has received a substantial order from Outokumpu Zinc, Kokkola zinc plant in Finland. Larox will deliver 5 automatic pressure filters to Kokkola plant's expansion project which will increase the annual capacity of the plant to 225 000 tons. The Larox filters will be installed in two s e p a r a t e p r o c e s s stages. The total value of
the orders is close to 20 million rIM. The contract also includes options worth 7 million rIM. The innovative direct leaching process of zinc concentrate developed by Outokumpu Zinc Oy Kokkola plant and Outokumpu Research Center in Pori features zinc recovery directly from concentrate without roasting it to the oxide form.
In this process, Larox Pressure Filters deliver effective removal of soluble zinc from solid residue which significantly improves process economy. Larox Group, Tukkikatu 1, PO Box 29, FIN-53101, L a p p e e n r a n t a , Finland. Tel: + 3 5 8 5 668811, fax: +358 5 6688 277, email: [email protected] WWW: http :/ /www.taro x.fi
Chemviron Carbon to acquire Charcoal Cloth (International) Chemviron Carbon (an affiliate of Calgon Carbon Corporation, USA) has entered into an agreement to acquire Charcoal Cloth (International) from CCL Holdings. C h a r c o a l Cloth manufactures activated carbon in cloth form for odour control in medical and industrial applications. Founded in 1976, the company g e n e r a t e s annual sales of a p p r o x i m a t e l y £1.2 million. Chemviron Carbon Ltd, Number One Southlink. Oldham, Greater Manchester OL4 1DE, UK. Tel: +44 161 628 5000; fax: +44 161 628 5t11.
Snow Filtration receives ISO 9 0 0 2 Snow Filtration Company's Nonwovens Division has been awarded a Certificate of Compliance to the ISO 9002 Quality Standard. Certification was awarded by ABS Quality Evaluations. Snow Filtration, 6386 Gano Road, West Chester, OH 45069, USA. Tel: + 1 513 777 6200; fax: +1 513 777 8824.
Chris Peplau Meltog has announced with regret that Chris Peplau has died suddenly at the age of 53 at his home in Vermont, USA. Chris had been the agent for Meltog for the past 7 years and also represented a number of other European manufacturers. He leaves a widow and 2 daughters. In the immediate future, Robert Crampton will be taking responsibility for all Meltog United States and Canadian activities. M e l t o g Ltd, Ge t d e r d Road, Birstall, West Yorks h i r e WF17 9LW, UK. Tel: + 4 4 1924 422822; fax: +44 1924 422188.
EFC Acquisition Corporation acquires Evanite Fiber
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Evanite Fiber Corporation of Corvallis, Oregon has been purchased by EFC Acquisition Corporation, which is owned by Evanite management and Hollingsworth & Vose. Hollingsworth and Vose is one of Evanite's largest customers for glass fibre. Evanite Fiber is the world's second largest producer of glass microfibre and one of the largest independent producers of
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hardboard on the West Coast of the United States. It will continue to manufacture both products. According to Gordon Moran, Chief Executive Off i c e r of H o l l i n g s w o r t h & Vose, the company will not participate in the mana g e m e n t of E v a n i t e . "Our best interests are served by allowing Evanite to function independently, he said." "Our investment is d e s i g n e d to e n s u r e
the ongoing viability of this important industry supplier." Hollingsworth & Vose will continue to purchase glass microfibre from producers other than Evanite, he added "we do not intend to pursue a vertical integration strategy." Evanite Fiber Corporation, 1115 SE Crystal Lake Drive, Corvallis, OR 97333, USA. Tel: +1 541 753 1211; fax: + 1 541 753 0239.
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A one day conference on slurry and sludge thickening techniques is scheduled by The Filtration society for Tuesday 20 M a y , at t h e M o a t House Hotel, Solihull. The diversity of options avaliable will be highlighted in the opening paper, pro-
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riding a user's experience in the china clay industry. Seven further papers draw on the e x p e r t i s e of leading suppliers of specific thickening devices or related products. Their topics range from the use of chemical flocculants to gravity and centrifugal se-
paration (including by hydrocyclones) a n d to thickening by filtration. The Filtration Society, 48 Springfield Road, Horsham, Sussex RH12 2PD, UK. Tel: +44 1403 257594; fax: +44 1403 255005, email: filtech.exhibitions@ btinternet.com.
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Conference: slurry and sludge thickening techniques
Elga to suppy purification plant to Pall Elga have been awarded a contract worth £186 000 to supply additional water purification to the IIfracombe Division of Pall Europe. Comprising two organic scavengers, two Duo 5 Plus Rapide twin-bed deionisers, two polishing mixed bed deionisers and associated tanks and pumps, the EIga system forms part
of an on-going programme of expansion at the Ifracombe facility. The new system will provide 15 m3/hr of ultrapure deionised water used in the manufacture of high performance cartridge filters for the process industries. The contract includes installation and commissioning of the water purifi-
cation plant, which will be fully operational early in 1997, and will be the thrd Elga system to be installed at the Pall factory. Etga Ltd, High Street Lane End, High Wycombe, Bucks HP14 3JH, UK. Tel: + 4 4 1494 887700; fax: +44 1494 881007, email: [email protected]. uk
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Larox has received a substantial order from Outokumpu Zinc, Kokkola zinc plant in Finland. Larox will deliver 5 automatic pressure filters to Kokkola plant's expansion project which will increase the annual capacity of the plant to 225 000 tons. The Larox filters will be installed in two s e p a r a t e p r o c e s s stages. The total value of
the orders is close to 20 million rIM. The contract also includes options worth 7 million rIM. The innovative direct leaching process of zinc concentrate developed by Outokumpu Zinc Oy Kokkola plant and Outokumpu Research Center in Pori features zinc recovery directly from concentrate without roasting it to the oxide form.
In this process, Larox Pressure Filters deliver effective removal of soluble zinc from solid residue which significantly improves process economy. Larox Group, Tukkikatu 1, PO Box 29, FIN-53101, L a p p e e n r a n t a , Finland. Tel: + 3 5 8 5 668811, fax: +358 5 6688 277, email: [email protected] WWW: http :/ /www.taro x.fi
Chemviron Carbon to acquire Charcoal Cloth (International) Chemviron Carbon (an affiliate of Calgon Carbon Corporation, USA) has entered into an agreement to acquire Charcoal Cloth (International) from CCL Holdings. C h a r c o a l Cloth manufactures activated carbon in cloth form for odour control in medical and industrial applications. Founded in 1976, the company g e n e r a t e s annual sales of a p p r o x i m a t e l y £1.2 million. Chemviron Carbon Ltd, Number One Southlink. Oldham, Greater Manchester OL4 1DE, UK. Tel: +44 161 628 5000; fax: +44 161 628 5t11.
Snow Filtration receives ISO 9 0 0 2 Snow Filtration Company's Nonwovens Division has been awarded a Certificate of Compliance to the ISO 9002 Quality Standard. Certification was awarded by ABS Quality Evaluations. Snow Filtration, 6386 Gano Road, West Chester, OH 45069, USA. Tel: + 1 513 777 6200; fax: +1 513 777 8824.
Chris Peplau Meltog has announced with regret that Chris Peplau has died suddenly at the age of 53 at his home in Vermont, USA. Chris had been the agent for Meltog for the past 7 years and also represented a number of other European manufacturers. He leaves a widow and 2 daughters. In the immediate future, Robert Crampton will be taking responsibility for all Meltog United States and Canadian activities. M e l t o g Ltd, Ge t d e r d Road, Birstall, West Yorks h i r e WF17 9LW, UK. Tel: + 4 4 1924 422822; fax: +44 1924 422188.