The News Review:
- DSM to invest 25 mln eur in caprolactam Dutch plant expansion
- Canadian textile firm sows seeds to revive Quaker plant
- Residents win right to plant berm
- Nissan opens new engineering centre in Japan
- Goldbelt Receives Final Feasibility Study for Inata Project
- MAN Nutzfahrzeuge officially opens new heavy trucks assembly plant
DSM to invest 25 mln eur in caprolactam Dutch plant expansion
Forbes – Oct 4, 2007
DSM said the investment will allow DSM to gradually expand the capacity of the plant according to market demands. Caprolactam is the key raw material for Nylon-6 a highly versatile material that is used to make not only textile carpet and technical fibres but also engineering plastics and packaging films. Nylon-6 is found in numerous applications ranging from conveyor belts parachutes and lingerie to automotive air-inlets and packaging for fresh food products. Aaron Gray-Block; aaron. gray-block@thomson.
Canadian textile firm sows seeds to revive Quaker plant
Providence Journal – Oct 4, 2007
When Victor bought Quaker’s real estate and equipment it said it would probably hire only 100 employees. Yesterday however the company said it could employ as many as 500 people by 2009. It has already begun hiring engineering and manufacturing staff. “They’re ready to get going right away” said Joseph Viana director of operations at the Bristol County Career Centers which has assisted former Quaker employees. Victor a privately held company based in Quebec has not disclosed the details of its acquisition of Quaker. It bought Quaker’s assets from Boston-based Gordon Bros. Group which had acquired Quaker’s inventory machinery intellectual property and real estate for $27 million after Quaker filed for bankruptcy last month… Any hiring at all by Victor is seen as a boon for Fall River which has suffered from a steady decline in its manufacturing base. Quaker blamed pressure from low-cost imports for its downfall and it was not clear that its machinery would ever hum again. Now Victor says production at the Fall River plant could resume this month. “We intend to invest in research and development” Atkins said yesterday. “We intend to run a very successful business that’s going to serve all segments of the contract furniture and upholstery business.
Residents win right to plant berm
Nelson Mail – The Nelson Mail – Oct 4, 2007
Roadside berm is the area of land between the footpath and the road. Propertyside berm is the area of land between private land and the footpath. The options for berms will be included in the engineering standards 2008 review which will be released for consultation early in 2008.
Nissan opens new engineering centre in Japan
Easier – Easier (press release) – Oct 4, 2007
The Engineering Centre employs an environmentally-friendly turbo freezer that uses water as coolant for the air conditioning system a first in Japan. With the all-new turbo-freezer system Nissan will collect data to support further improvements to the system for wider industrial-scale applications. ther ?eco-technologies? incorporated into the design of the Engineering Centre include use of crystal liquid ice thermal storage and heat recovery system (CLIS-HR) eco-glass and a rain-water and waste-water heat recycling system to reduce energy consumption and C2 emissions. Nissan has invested 90 billion yen ($783million) to boost and strengthen its R&D facilities. The Engineering Centre is yet another significant long-term investment by Nissan. ther recent investments include NATC (Nissan Advanced Technical Centre) completed in May the new Design Centre in September and the on-going refurbishment of the Powertrain Engineering Centre at NTC. In 2009 Nissan will move its headquarters to Yokohama City to further consolidate its presence in the Kanagawa Prefecture whilst it continues to contribute to the local community and economic development… ther recent investments include NATC (Nissan Advanced Technical Centre) completed in May the new Design Centre in September and the on-going refurbishment of the Powertrain Engineering Centre at NTC. In 2009 Nissan will move its headquarters to Yokohama City to further consolidate its presence in the Kanagawa Prefecture whilst it continues to contribute to the local community and economic development. At present Nissan?s facilities include the Yokohama engine plant in Yokohama City ppama Plant (vehicle production plant) in Yokosuka City Grandrive Proving Ground in ppama NTC and NATC in Atsugi.
Goldbelt Receives Final Feasibility Study for Inata Project
Maketwire РMaketwire (Communiqu̩s de presse) РOct 4, 2007
George rr and Associates of Perth Australia provided geotechnical design. relogy Pty Ltd of Perth Australia completed all mine design costing and reserves estimation. Engineering and design for the tailings dam water dam and other mine infrastructure was carried out by AMEC Kent England. Metallurgical test work was carried out by AMMTEC of Perth Australia. The Environmental Impact Study (“EIS”) was prepared by Socrege of uagadougou Burkina Faso. GBM was responsible for the management of the feasibility study development of the process flowsheet process engineering design and the compilation of the report. ResourcesMineral Resource Statement 1 July 2007 at a cut-off of 0… Leach kinetics demonstrated that the ore was relatively insensitive to grind size and good recoveries were obtained at a grind of 80% passing 106µm. A conservative approach was employed in the process design and a grind of 80% passing 75µm was selected. ProcessingIn 2006 Goldbelt purchased the Brocks Creek process plant located in the Northern Territory Australia. The cost including dismantling and refurbishment of critical components is $4200000. The dismantling of the plant is now complete and refurbishment will be undertaken before the plant is shipped directly to Ghana for onward road transportation to mine site. The purchase of this plant will minimize lead times on major equipment and mitigate against cost overruns. The major equipment to be used from the Brocks Creek plant are the 48″ x 42″ double-toggle jaw crusher the 20′ x 11′ SAG and 13′ x 16′ ball mills conveyors feeders the classification and gravity circuits the elution and reagent mixing and storage facilities and spare parts and equipment.
MAN Nutzfahrzeuge officially opens new heavy trucks assembly plant
Jobwerx – Oct 4, 2007
Weinmann’s speech Stanislaw Dziwisz the Archbishop of Cracow pronounced the blessing on the new heavy truck plant. As a supplier of trucks buses diesel engines turbo machinery and industrial services the MAN Group is one of Europe’s leading industrial companies with a focus on transport related engineering. Production of heavy MAN trucks over 16 tonnes The new plant near Cracow will build MAN heavy trucks with gross weights over 16 tonnes mostly from the MAN TGA WW range. The first pre-series vehicles rolled off the production line in the middle of this year. The new heavy truck plant has now commenced series production and with its present workforce of 400 will have produced up to 4000 trucks by the end of the year. It is designed for a maximum output of 15000 units per shift.