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EuroChem to establish joint venture in China
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uroChem, Russia’s largest mineral fertiliser producer and a top ten agrochemical company globally, has announced plans to create a joint venture with Migao Corporation, a China-based speciality potash fertiliser producer, in Yunnan, southern China. It is expected that the new joint venture will produce up to 60,000 tonnes of potassium nitrate and up to 200,000 tonnes of chloride-free NPK fertilisers per annum. EuroChem and Migao Corporation plan to begin the construction of a plant in 2013 and launch production in 2014. Dmitry Strezhnev, CEO of EuroChem, commented: “EuroChem is delighted to announce a new joint venture project in China, the largest consumer of fertilisers in the world and a region of strategic importance for us. We already sell over 200,000 tonnes of speciality NPK fertilisers in the Chinese market, and the new joint venture is a next logical step.” Visit: www.eurochem.ru
ContiTech focuses knowhow at Slovakian site
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ontiTech AG of Hanover, Germany, has broken ground on the expansion of its plant in DolnÈ Vestenice, Slovakia. By building a new production hall, ContiTech Vibration Control, a business unit of ContiTech AG, is enlarging the existing production area by around 4,000 square meters. In conjunction with this groundbreaking ceremony, Heinz-Gerhard Wente, a member of the Executive Board at Continental AG and chairman of the Executive Board at ContiTech AG, also opened a new research and development (R&D) center. In total, ContiTech has invested around €7.5 million in these projects. “The expansion allows us to now focus all our production in Slovakia at one plant and create capacity for additional business,” says Karl Armbrecht, technical director at the site. Visit: www.contitech.de
Mitsubishi Electric launches industrial automation business in Turkey
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itsubishi Electric Corporation has announced that its local Turkish entity, Mitsubishi Electric Turkey AS, has integrated the operations of GENEL TEKNIK SISTEMLER SANAYI ve TiCARET ANONIM SIRKETI (GTS) and is now inaugurating sales of
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Concentric opens European hydraulics centre in Bavaria
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oncentric AB has opened a new plant in Hof, Bavaria, consolidating all its European hydraulics manufacturing operations into a single site. The inauguration of the new 9000m2 Hof facility is the culmination of an SEK 36 million (approximately €4.2 million) restructuring programme to create one centre of excellence for Concentric’s hydraulics technology and manufacturing in Europe. It involves the closure of the existing older plants in Hof and SkÂnes Fagerhult, Sweden and the gradual transfer of all production lines into the new facility during 2013. Like Concentric’s American centre of excellence in Rockford, Illinois, the new Hof plant is designed to create a ‘best in class’ hydraulics facility in the region. This announcement completes the reorganisation of the company’s hydraulics business (formerly known as Haldex Hydraulics Division) which became part of Concentric AB when it was formed in June 2011. Visit: www.concentricAB.com
Unique Maritime Group expands global operations in Nigeria
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nique Maritime Group (UMG), one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution providers, has recently opened up a new office in the African subcontinent as part of its geographical expansion strategy. The office is situated in Nigeria and will be called Unique Wellube Nigeria Limited. Some of the primary engineering services that will be offered by Unique Wellube Nigeria Limited include Pipeline Rehabilitation, Hot Tapping & Line Stopping, On-Site Machining, Under Pressure Leak Sealing, Pipeline Repair Clamps, On-Line Safety Valve Testing, On-Line Valve Maintenance and Pipe Freezing. Visit: www.uniquegroup.com
industrial automation systems under a new 42-person organisation encompassing five sales offices in the country. Under the new structure, Mitsubishi Electric envisions industrial automation sales reaching 3 billion yen by the fiscal year ending in March 2016 in Turkey, one of its priority markets. For further growth, Mitsubishi Electric Turkey also expects to
develop sales in neighboring countries. In addition, Mitsubishi Electric Turkey will support efforts to expand other Mitsubishi Electric businesses in Turkey, including those involving air conditioning and infrastructurerelated business, such as satellites, elevators/ escalators, electrical equipment for railcars, and power systems. Visit: www.mitsubishielectric.com
