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1994
e d i t i o n
European & sealants now
,
of
adhesives yearbook
available
companies to share best practice. By working together Wealone.,canachieve greater benefits than one company Fugitive emissions cost industry £ million in product loss, repair costs and reduced plant reliability and efficiency. BP Chemicals has already devised a plan w~c~ will almost halve fugitive emissions from valves on its own plants and looks set to save more than £1 million per year in production costs. potential savings result from an innovative parmership between BP Chemicals and 10 suppliers of industrial packing which seals the joint at the valve stern (see Sealing Technolosy number 2). BP Chemicals is now using improved packings on all new valves at its sites and will fit new packings to existing 'leaky valves' over a four year period.
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FMJ International Publications Ltd has just published the 1994 edition of the European Adhesives & Sealants Yearbook. Comprising 74 A4 pages, this pan-European directory is a guide for both manufacturers and users of adhesives and sealants. Its main directory section is divided up into separate headings. These include trade and research associations, adhesive and sealant manufacturers, trade names, adhesive and sealant suppliers listed by type, adhesive and sealatat suppliers listed by end use, as well as raw material and equipment suppliers.
Contact: Book Sales D e p a r t m e n t , FMJ Internat i o n a l Publication, Ltd, Queen*way House, 2 Queensway, Redhtll, Surrey, RH1 1QS, UK. Tel:
+. ~3~.~6xx,~: +~ .7 ~6x6s5
Contact: Angela Edwards, BP Chemicals Press Office, BP Chemicals Ltd, 6th Floor, Britannic House, 1 Fin*bury House, London EC2M 7BA, UK. Tel: +44 71 495 5055; Fax: +44 71 496 4516.
T e a d i t in Austria awarded ISO 9001 Teadit International in Austria has recently been
Industry
majors
join
forces to combat leaky
valves
Work by BP Chemicals to reduce emission of hydrocarbons from leaky valves has prompted several major oil and chemical companies to form a valve user network. Valve Emssions Network '94 (VEN '94)will encourage members to seek and share best practice in valve emission reduction. Several major companies have
~o~ ~ros~o ~ ~toros~ VEN '94 was proposed by BP Chemicals during a forum to discuss valve emssions at BP Chemicals Technology and Engineering Department, Sunbury-onThames, UK, on 19 May. The network will be chaired for its first year by Barrie Kirkman, BP Chemicals Engineering and Technology Manager for Vessels and Piping BP Chemicals organised the forum after receiving more than 150 enquiries about its work from valve users in the oil gas, chemical and other industries worldwide, including companies from China, Hong Kong, India and Singapore. Bill Tallis, General Manager of BP Chemicals Technology and Engineering Department said, "We have described how our valve packing tests have shown us how to improve the performance of valve packings on our plants. Now we are keen to work with other
Sealing Technology No. 6
awarded IS09001. The accreditation has been certified by TUVZertizierungsgemeinschaft e.V and covers the compastretched PTFE flat gaskets, stuffing box packings and PTFE envelope and flat gaskets.
o~s
c o n i c , Teadlt Gesellschaft m.b.H., A-6382 Klrch. d o f f / T i r o l , Salzburger S t r a ~ 17, Austria, Tel: + 43 5352 3616; Fax: +43 5352 295183.
Fluid
g3 ° e an" n -
Association technical
arranges
s~m*,os;um~vThe 5th Annual Technical Symposium of the Fluid Sealing Association has been arranged for 2-4 October 1994. It is to be held at Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The symposium has been organised to provide a forum to address the products, technologies, evaluation methods and codes and standards. This will enable engineers and designers to meet the requirements placed on the fluid sealing components within their opreating facilities.
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1994
e d i t i o n
European & sealants now
,
of
adhesives yearbook
available
companies to share best practice. By working together Wealone.,canachieve greater benefits than one company Fugitive emissions cost industry £ million in product loss, repair costs and reduced plant reliability and efficiency. BP Chemicals has already devised a plan w~c~ will almost halve fugitive emissions from valves on its own plants and looks set to save more than £1 million per year in production costs. potential savings result from an innovative parmership between BP Chemicals and 10 suppliers of industrial packing which seals the joint at the valve stern (see Sealing Technolosy number 2). BP Chemicals is now using improved packings on all new valves at its sites and will fit new packings to existing 'leaky valves' over a four year period.
~o
FMJ International Publications Ltd has just published the 1994 edition of the European Adhesives & Sealants Yearbook. Comprising 74 A4 pages, this pan-European directory is a guide for both manufacturers and users of adhesives and sealants. Its main directory section is divided up into separate headings. These include trade and research associations, adhesive and sealant manufacturers, trade names, adhesive and sealant suppliers listed by type, adhesive and sealatat suppliers listed by end use, as well as raw material and equipment suppliers.
Contact: Book Sales D e p a r t m e n t , FMJ Internat i o n a l Publication, Ltd, Queen*way House, 2 Queensway, Redhtll, Surrey, RH1 1QS, UK. Tel:
+. ~3~.~6xx,~: +~ .7 ~6x6s5
Contact: Angela Edwards, BP Chemicals Press Office, BP Chemicals Ltd, 6th Floor, Britannic House, 1 Fin*bury House, London EC2M 7BA, UK. Tel: +44 71 495 5055; Fax: +44 71 496 4516.
T e a d i t in Austria awarded ISO 9001 Teadit International in Austria has recently been
Industry
majors
join
forces to combat leaky
valves
Work by BP Chemicals to reduce emission of hydrocarbons from leaky valves has prompted several major oil and chemical companies to form a valve user network. Valve Emssions Network '94 (VEN '94)will encourage members to seek and share best practice in valve emission reduction. Several major companies have
~o~ ~ros~o ~ ~toros~ VEN '94 was proposed by BP Chemicals during a forum to discuss valve emssions at BP Chemicals Technology and Engineering Department, Sunbury-onThames, UK, on 19 May. The network will be chaired for its first year by Barrie Kirkman, BP Chemicals Engineering and Technology Manager for Vessels and Piping BP Chemicals organised the forum after receiving more than 150 enquiries about its work from valve users in the oil gas, chemical and other industries worldwide, including companies from China, Hong Kong, India and Singapore. Bill Tallis, General Manager of BP Chemicals Technology and Engineering Department said, "We have described how our valve packing tests have shown us how to improve the performance of valve packings on our plants. Now we are keen to work with other
Sealing Technology No. 6
awarded IS09001. The accreditation has been certified by TUVZertizierungsgemeinschaft e.V and covers the compastretched PTFE flat gaskets, stuffing box packings and PTFE envelope and flat gaskets.
o~s
c o n i c , Teadlt Gesellschaft m.b.H., A-6382 Klrch. d o f f / T i r o l , Salzburger S t r a ~ 17, Austria, Tel: + 43 5352 3616; Fax: +43 5352 295183.
Fluid
g3 ° e an" n -
Association technical
arranges
s~m*,os;um~vThe 5th Annual Technical Symposium of the Fluid Sealing Association has been arranged for 2-4 October 1994. It is to be held at Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The symposium has been organised to provide a forum to address the products, technologies, evaluation methods and codes and standards. This will enable engineers and designers to meet the requirements placed on the fluid sealing components within their opreating facilities.
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