Industry News
Orica’s ammonia plant set to restart
Orica has announced it will restart its ammonia plant near Newcastle, almost six months after it leaked hexavalent chromium fumes over more than 70 homes. [ + ]
Lynas gains approval for Malaysia rare earths plant
Malaysia’s Atomic Energy Licensing Board has granted a temporary operating licence for the Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (LAMP) in Gebeng. [ + ]
Orica ammonia plant restart delayed for several weeks
The restart of Orica’s ammonia plant near Newcastle has been put on hold for several weeks. [ + ]
Sullair appoints new MD
Sullair Australia has appointed Fred Funnell as its new Managing Director. [ + ]
Indusoft to hold security webinar
InduSoft has announced a free webinar as part of its January focus on SCADA security. [ + ]
McCrometer installs wet gas test stand
McCrometer has installed a new wet gas test stand to study natural gas wells with entrained liquids. [ + ]
Siemens PLM appoints new Senior VP and MD, APAC
Siemens PLM Software has announced the appointment of KC Yee as Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Asia-Pacific. [ + ]
O'Farrell warns Orica of plant closure with future leaks
NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell says he will close Orica's Newcastle chemical plant if there are any more leaks.
[ + ]Orica resumes ammonium nitrate, nitric acid production
Orica has resumed ammonium nitrate production at its Newcastle plant after repeated chemical leaks almost shut down the site.
[ + ]Expert on CSG warns of environmental and health impacts
Dr Stuart Khan, an environmental engineer and water quality expert from the University of New South Wales, has warned that poorly planned exploration and extraction activities can pose considerable risks to both groundwater and surface water systems.
[ + ]ABB develops gas recycling technology that helps reduce environmental impact
ABB has developed a patented technology for the comprehensive recycling of contaminated SF6 (sulfur hexafluoride) gas, based on a new energy-efficient cryogenic process.
[ + ]RSTechED 2011 Sydney offers a forum for education, inspiration and discussion
The recently held RSTechED 2011 presented by Rockwell Automation in Sydney, brought together OEMs, system integrators and industry partners in a forum for education, inspiration and discussion.
[ + ]Sullair offers new service programs
Sullair Australia has introduced a selection of new service-coverage packages to deliver higher levels of service and support to its end-users
[ + ]ABB launches new concept for concentrating solar power plants
New concentrating solar power plants developed by ABB use 70% less material, require 40% less land and consume 80% less water per megawatt generated than parabolic trough designs.
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