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VALMET TO SUPPLY WORLD’S LARGEST LWC PAPERMAKING LINE Valmet, the Bbre and paper technology business area of Valmet-Rauma Corporation, is to supply a new a50 millight-weight lion coated (LWC) papermaking line to Cartiere But-go SpA of Italy. The start-up of the OptiConcept papermaking line is scheduled for the end of 2001. With a paper machine design speed of 2000 mlmin and a wire width of 10 450 mm permitting an annual output of approximately 400 000 tonnes, Verzuolo no 9 will be one of the world’s largest LWC paper production lines, The delivery consists of Pressurised Ground Wood mill, stock preparation OptiConcept plant, paper machine with OptiSizer film transfer press and OptiLoad mill engineering, calenders, machine air and heat recovery XDi Damatic systems, machine controls and a Sensodec condition and runnability monitoring system.
KAFUS PLANS DUTCH CANFIBRE PLANT Stork Alpha Engineering BV is to complete the engineer procure and construct contract for Kafus Industries’ CanFibre AllgreenTM MDF plant in Amsterdam. The US$l60 million Dutch CanFibre plant is the first in a series of AllgreenTM MDF facilities planned for development in Europe by Kafus in conjunction with The CanFibre Group Ltd. The Amster-
September
dam facility is designed to produce 230 000 cubic meters annually of AllgreenTM MDF from 100 per cent post consumer wastewood. This is approximately double the size of CanFibre’s North American AllgreenrM facilities at Riverside, California and Lackawanna, New York.
SOUTHWEST WATER WINS OPERATIONS CONTRACT Southwest Water Co has secured an eight-year, US$5.6 million contract to operate and maintain the water and wastewater utility systems for Sunland Park, a city of 6000 people in southern New Mexico. Starting 1 August 1999, Southwest Water’s subsidiary, EC0 Resources Inc, will operate, manage and maintain the city’s water treatment district and wastewater collection and treatment facilities.
PENNSYLVANIA FUNDS CLEAN-WATER PROJECTS The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority has approved US$47.8 million in low-interest loans and US$l million in grants for 25 drinking water, wastewater and stormwater projects in 21 counties statewide. The funding ranges from US$99 985 to upgrade a sewage-treatment plant in Chester County to eliminate potential contamination of local ground water and surface water, to US$lO million to construct a sewage-collection and treatment facility, eliminating contamination from malfunctioning on-lot septic systems in three Warren County municipalities.
1999
ADB PREPARES WATER PROJECTS FOR CHINA The Asian Development Bank has agreed to provide US$1.8 million in technical assistance grants for feasibility studies to ensure that three cities in China get more and safer water. The Tianjin Wastewater Treatment and Water Resources Protection Project will address severe water pollution. The ADB study will look at the feasibility of a wastewater treatment facility for Beicang district and at improving the water diversion system from the Luan River, the city’s only source of water. Proposed works include construction of a new canal for the Zhou River section. rehabilitation of the existing open canal section and improvements to the existing 22 meterhigh dam. The Heilongjiang Water Supply Project will reduce water shortages and improve water quality in Harbin and Mudanjiang through the building of multipurpose dams. As a result, over 4 million people will benefit from safer drinking water, flood protection, the provision of irrigation water and the generation of hydroelectric power.
PLANT CONVERTS FROM COKE TO JUICE The Minute Maid Company is to invest US$SO million to redesign and re-equip an existing Coca-Cola facility in Southern France for the production of finished juice products for the European market. The conversion to juice is expected to take about a year, and the Signes plant will continue to produce Coca-Cola concentrate until the transition to juice begins in about nine months time.
BUTADIENE EXTRACTION FACILITY SET FOR TEXAS Shell Chemical Company, BASF Corporation and Fina Inc are to build the world’s largest butadiene extraction facility in Port Arthur, Texas. Scheduled for start up by 2002, the butadiene extraction facility will have a production capacity of 900 million pounds per year. It will be located next to the Fina refinery and the olefins steam cracker complex being constructed in Port Arthur by BASF and Fina. The facility will supply butadiene, which is used in the production of rubber and plastic products, primarily to the East Texas area of Beaumont, Port Arthur and Orange. This area is a centre of growing US butadiene demand.
FOSTER WHEELER UNDERTAKES PFIZER PROJECT Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Production Corporation has awarded Foster Wheeler Corporation’s UK subsidiary a major contract to build a new pharmaceutical manufacturing facility at Pfizer’s existing Ringaskiddy site in County Cork, Ireland. The project includes the provision of a new organic synthesis plant (OSP4) and a finished goods building (FGB) and all supporting services. Foster Wheeler will provide primarily engineering and procurement services. The 0SP4 project started in March 1998 and is expected to be completed in 2000. Construction work is already underway.
catalyst for the Syntroleum Process, a proprietary process for converting natural gas into synthetic fuels and hydrocarbon-based specialty chemicals.
VALMET TO SUPPLY WORLD’S LARGEST LWC PAPERMAKING LINE Valmet, the Bbre and paper technology business area of Valmet-Rauma Corporation, is to supply a new a50 millight-weight lion coated (LWC) papermaking line to Cartiere But-go SpA of Italy. The start-up of the OptiConcept papermaking line is scheduled for the end of 2001. With a paper machine design speed of 2000 mlmin and a wire width of 10 450 mm permitting an annual output of approximately 400 000 tonnes, Verzuolo no 9 will be one of the world’s largest LWC paper production lines, The delivery consists of Pressurised Ground Wood mill, stock preparation OptiConcept plant, paper machine with OptiSizer film transfer press and OptiLoad mill engineering, calenders, machine air and heat recovery XDi Damatic systems, machine controls and a Sensodec condition and runnability monitoring system.
KAFUS PLANS DUTCH CANFIBRE PLANT Stork Alpha Engineering BV is to complete the engineer procure and construct contract for Kafus Industries’ CanFibre AllgreenTM MDF plant in Amsterdam. The US$l60 million Dutch CanFibre plant is the first in a series of AllgreenTM MDF facilities planned for development in Europe by Kafus in conjunction with The CanFibre Group Ltd. The Amster-
September
dam facility is designed to produce 230 000 cubic meters annually of AllgreenTM MDF from 100 per cent post consumer wastewood. This is approximately double the size of CanFibre’s North American AllgreenrM facilities at Riverside, California and Lackawanna, New York.
SOUTHWEST WATER WINS OPERATIONS CONTRACT Southwest Water Co has secured an eight-year, US$5.6 million contract to operate and maintain the water and wastewater utility systems for Sunland Park, a city of 6000 people in southern New Mexico. Starting 1 August 1999, Southwest Water’s subsidiary, EC0 Resources Inc, will operate, manage and maintain the city’s water treatment district and wastewater collection and treatment facilities.
PENNSYLVANIA FUNDS CLEAN-WATER PROJECTS The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority has approved US$47.8 million in low-interest loans and US$l million in grants for 25 drinking water, wastewater and stormwater projects in 21 counties statewide. The funding ranges from US$99 985 to upgrade a sewage-treatment plant in Chester County to eliminate potential contamination of local ground water and surface water, to US$lO million to construct a sewage-collection and treatment facility, eliminating contamination from malfunctioning on-lot septic systems in three Warren County municipalities.
1999
ADB PREPARES WATER PROJECTS FOR CHINA The Asian Development Bank has agreed to provide US$1.8 million in technical assistance grants for feasibility studies to ensure that three cities in China get more and safer water. The Tianjin Wastewater Treatment and Water Resources Protection Project will address severe water pollution. The ADB study will look at the feasibility of a wastewater treatment facility for Beicang district and at improving the water diversion system from the Luan River, the city’s only source of water. Proposed works include construction of a new canal for the Zhou River section. rehabilitation of the existing open canal section and improvements to the existing 22 meterhigh dam. The Heilongjiang Water Supply Project will reduce water shortages and improve water quality in Harbin and Mudanjiang through the building of multipurpose dams. As a result, over 4 million people will benefit from safer drinking water, flood protection, the provision of irrigation water and the generation of hydroelectric power.
PLANT CONVERTS FROM COKE TO JUICE The Minute Maid Company is to invest US$SO million to redesign and re-equip an existing Coca-Cola facility in Southern France for the production of finished juice products for the European market. The conversion to juice is expected to take about a year, and the Signes plant will continue to produce Coca-Cola concentrate until the transition to juice begins in about nine months time.
BUTADIENE EXTRACTION FACILITY SET FOR TEXAS Shell Chemical Company, BASF Corporation and Fina Inc are to build the world’s largest butadiene extraction facility in Port Arthur, Texas. Scheduled for start up by 2002, the butadiene extraction facility will have a production capacity of 900 million pounds per year. It will be located next to the Fina refinery and the olefins steam cracker complex being constructed in Port Arthur by BASF and Fina. The facility will supply butadiene, which is used in the production of rubber and plastic products, primarily to the East Texas area of Beaumont, Port Arthur and Orange. This area is a centre of growing US butadiene demand.
FOSTER WHEELER UNDERTAKES PFIZER PROJECT Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Production Corporation has awarded Foster Wheeler Corporation’s UK subsidiary a major contract to build a new pharmaceutical manufacturing facility at Pfizer’s existing Ringaskiddy site in County Cork, Ireland. The project includes the provision of a new organic synthesis plant (OSP4) and a finished goods building (FGB) and all supporting services. Foster Wheeler will provide primarily engineering and procurement services. The 0SP4 project started in March 1998 and is expected to be completed in 2000. Construction work is already underway.