Technology company The Linde Group has been awarded a long-term contract to supply Vietnamese steel company POSCO SS-Vina (PSSV) with industrial gases. The deal will see Linde construct the country's largest air separation unit at the Phu My industrial park in Ba Ria (Vung Tau province). The Group will be investing a total of around EUR 40 million in the project.

Sartorius officially opened a new building for the manufacture of filters and single-use bags for biopharmaceutical applications at its Yauco, Puerto Rico site. The global pharma supplier and provider of laboratory equipment invested around €16 million into the expansion of its production capacity

Air Liquide is further expanding its footprint in Brazil, establishing a new licensing agreement with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) in conjunction with its recently awarded contract to Foster Wheeler for a world-scale grassroots gas-to-chemicals complex in Linhares, Espirito Santo State, South-East Brazil, called Complexo Gás-Químico UFN-IV.

Siemens Industry Automation Division is providing Takreer (Abu Dhabi Oil Refining) with a Zimpro wet air oxidation (WAO) system to treat refinery spent caustic as part of the company’s expansion of its refinery in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, UAE. The expansion project is scheduled to be complete by late 2013.

What on earth do a firefly, a leopard, a hummingbird, a porcupine fish and a kangaroo have to do with compressors? If you think that they have nothing in common, then we have news for you.

Emerson, the American-dominated automation group, has enlarged its European presence by opening a new service center for flow measurement in Ede, Netherlands. Tailored to the group’s European customers, the newly built site includes the latest calibration equipment for the various flow meters alongside sales and support units and training facilities.