Pollution of KB Feeder Canal
The News Review:
- Pollution of KB Feeder Canal
- Inpex to Boost Spending on il Gas Drilling by 50% (Update2)
- FPC could face steel plant problems
- Minemakers on fertile ground with phosphate
- Engineering board’s future under cloud
- Alan Baldwin
Pollution of KB Feeder Canal
Pakistan Dawn – Feb 18, 2008
They ran into problems and are producing poor quality effluent. The main cause is the presence of toxic metals in the influent overloading of the system and poor operation and maintenance. Rational way forward: The grant of Rs500 million was enough to design and construct a proper rational and appropriate industrial wastewater treatment plant. This was not done and the KB Feeder continues to be polluted. In Karachi many people die a natural death at times without any tangible reason and apart from any specific health condition. The cause may be apprehended to be the use of unsafe and unwholesome drinking-water. The drinking water supplied in Karachi contains among other pollutants traces of DDT a deadly pesticide.
Inpex to Boost Spending on il Gas Drilling by 50% (Update2)
Bloomberg – Feb 18, 2008
The Ichthys project is “under review'' as Inpex and itspartner Total SA are “holding back'' on a decision to startengineering and design work Sean Kildare a Perth-basedspokesman for the Japanese company said Jan. “We're studying construction of a larger-than-planned LNGplant depending on gas reserves and economics'' Inpex's Matsuosaid. “We will hold internal talks to determine the plant sizebefore the final investment decision. '' Inpex holds 76 percent of the Ichthys venture and is theoperator while France's Total the world's second-largest LNGproducer outside government control owns 24 percent… “We're studying construction of a larger-than-planned LNGplant depending on gas reserves and economics'' Inpex's Matsuosaid. “We will hold internal talks to determine the plant sizebefore the final investment decision. '' Inpex holds 76 percent of the Ichthys venture and is theoperator while France's Total the world's second-largest LNGproducer outside government control owns 24 percent. Ichthys Project Inpex and Total's existing plan includes building two 3. 8million tons-a-year liquefied natural gas production units on theuninhabited Maret Islands off Western Australia. The Japanesecompany last year estimated the project may cost as much as A$10billion ($9.
FPC could face steel plant problems
Taipei Times – Feb 18, 2008
“Furthermore the Chinese government will not aggressively address in the near future concerns over inflation and an overheating economy” Chow said expressing his less-than-optimistic views toward Formosa Plastics’ China-bound investments in the short to medium term. In the long term Chow was more optimistic as the enormous population of China could spell good news for Formosa Plastics’ China-based plant. n Friday the Ministry of Economic Affairs’ (MEA) Investment Commission approved China-bound investments by Formosa Plastics and Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc (ASE ¤?¥??? valued at US$100 million (NT$3. 17 billion) and US$30 million respectively. Formosa Plastics plans to build a stainless steel plant in Changzhou Fujian Province through a joint venture with its subsidiary Formosa Heavy Industries Corp (¥x®?«¤u) with each contributing US$50 million to the investment. There is also a promise to invest a further NT$813. 3 billion in Taiwan over the next five years… “The demand for steel in the Chinese market is likely to slow down in the short term as construction of infrastructure and at lympic venues has mostly been completed” said Mike Chow (©P¹D¤¤) a senior manager at Yuanta Core Pacific Capital Management (¤¸¤j¨???). “Furthermore the Chinese government will not aggressively address in the near future concerns over inflation and an overheating economy” Chow said expressing his less-than-optimistic views toward Formosa Plastics’ China-bound investments in the short to medium term. In the long term Chow was more optimistic as the enormous population of China could spell good news for Formosa Plastics’ China-based plant. n Friday the Ministry of Economic Affairs’ (MEA) Investment Commission approved China-bound investments by Formosa Plastics and Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc (ASE ¤?¥??? valued at US$100 million (NT$3.
Minemakers on fertile ground with phosphate
The Australian – Feb 18, 2008
First production is targeted for 2010. Earlier this month Minemakers said it had secured drilling contracts to enable it to start a $600000 drill campaign in April. And last week it appointed Lycopodium Engineering and Coffey Mining as consultants to start work on plant design and resource definition. Rock phosphate is the raw material for producing fertilisers such as monoammonium phosphate (MAP) and diammonium phosphate (DAP) by adding acid and ammonia. Incitec Pivot is the only producer of MAP and DAP in Australia from its Phosphate Hill project in Queensland. The surge in global fertiliser prices and the prospect of sustained strength on the back of rising food demand in developing economies and the use of fertiliser for biofuels is starting to attract miners worldwide. Rio Tinto is looking to develop a potash project in Argentina and could have had Wonarah in its portfolio.
Engineering board’s future under cloud
Pakistan Dawn – Feb 18, 2008
Exports of heavy engineering goods are practically non-existent. During the last five years the trade deficit is rising primarily because of continuous large-scale import of transport telecom equipment engineering and capital goods. The fact is that major share in overall imports consistently remains that of engineering goods alone plant machinery equipment components and spare parts. The machinery group contributed in the range of 30-42 per cent towards total imports during the years 2001-02 2002-03 and 2003-04. In comparison minerals fuels lubricants and related material (as categorised by the Federal Bureau of Statistics) were at the level of 28 26 and 21 per cent during these years respectively which remained significantly less than the share of capital goods. In succeeding years however the share of machinery group reduced considerably basically due to high oil import prices. ut the total imports of $11.
Alan Baldwin
Washington Post – Feb 18, 2008
Career Highlights: Interim chief executive Integral Systems; consultant Argosy International; president and chief executive Argosy International; president Alcore; founder president and director Wren Associates; chief executive Lunn Industries; director of marketing electronics TRW Electronic Components; manufacturing plant manager TRW Semiconductors Power Transistor Plant; project officer development of anti-tank missiles technology Redstone Arsenal for the Army; and project officer Air Force System Program ffice. Age: 71Education: BS engineering U. Military Academy at West Point; MS mechanical engineering and mathematics… I’ve worked with troubled companies. I have a good technical background. I can understand technology software engineering systems engineering. I have a very strong background in finance a very strong background in accounting and in the public disclosure that’s required in running a public company. I have acquired good skills at dealing with boards of directors and individual directors. I left the military in 1969. During my time first in the Army and later in the Air Force where I transferred I played a vital role in the early research and development of laser-guided missiles and smart-bomb technology for the Army and Air Force.
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