Biorefinery in Florida
Algenol Biofuels Inc. has announced plans to build a pilot-scale Integrated Bio-Refinery adjacent to its recently opened laboratories in Lee County, Florida.
New appointments at Southern Co.
Susan N. Story, current president and CEO of Southern Co.’s Gulf Power unit, has been named president and CEO of Southern Co. Services.
ITT-Alcon electronic latching valve
Alcon® a manufacturer of solenoid valves and subsidiary of ITT Corp., has released an energy efficient solenoid valve for general purpose markets.
Fisher® Control-Disk™ valve
Emerson Process Management’s Fisher® Control-Disk™ valve has improved backwash flow control within the water-treatment system at E.ON’s combined-heat and power (CHP) plant in Northwich, Cheshire, UK.
Rolled Alloy to supply material for furnace
Rolled Alloy’s RA353MA Alloy was selected as the material of construction for a copper brazing furnace muffle.
Akzo Nobel invests in paper chemicals in U.S.
Eka Chemicals, Akzo Nobel’s Pulp and Paper Chemicals business unit, will build a new processing plant for production of silicate products in the Howard, Green Bay, Wisconsin, in the U.S.
Mechanical float valves with electrical over-ride
PVL are the UK distributors of the Balem range of flow (float) valves, which range in sizes from ½" to 12". The smallest model in the range is a direct acting valve with a stainless steel float on an actuating arm.
Antimicrobial-treated stainless
AK Steel will unveil food equipment manufactured with its steel coated with an antimicrobial compound at the National Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, being held 19–22 May at Chicago's McCormick Place.
Akzo Nobel invests in polysulfide expansion
Akzo Nobel’s business unit Plastics and Processing Additives, operating under the name Akcros Chemicals, will invest in a major expansion at its Greiz facility in Germany.
Figure 860 safety relief valve
Spence Engineering Co. Inc., Walden, New York, has introduced the Figure 860 safety relief valve, made of 316 stainless steel.