Emerson Process, Paratherm and RedHook Brewery make the news, among others.
Austin, Texas-basedEmerson Process
Management’s Hart Communication Foundationhas named the Danube refinery of theMOL
Group,Budapest, as2010
Hart Plant of the Yearfor its commitment to establishing
a predictive and proactive maintenance program. “It is always more cost-effective
to eliminate a problem before it develops than to replace a malfunctioning
asset,” saysGábor Bereznai, head of
instrumentation control and electrical at the refinery. “Emerson’s technologies
and the expertise of their team working alongside our people have been keys to
helping us drive down costly maintenance issues and create a safer
environment.”
Acrolabtechnical
presentations and videos at www.acrolab.com also can be found at
www.slideshare.net/petermccormack. The Windsor, Ont., company says it regularly
updates the postings.
Air Products’ion
transport membrane technology has received aTechnology Transfer Awardby theElectric Power Research Institute.The
oxygen production technology could increase the efficiency and reduce the costs
of advanced coal-fired power plants, both with and without carbon dioxide
capture and storage systems. Air Products, Lehigh Valley, Pa., received the
award for advancing its ITM technology and research results, and for leadership
in the implementation and development of the technology.
BASF, Iselin, N.J.,
plans to build an additional production plant for sodium methylate in Argentina
with an annual capacity of about 66,000 tons.
Paratherm Corp., W.
Conshohocken, Pa., namedT.J. Morris business
development engineer handling all sales and support work for the food
processing and poultry industries.George
Schreiber, who formally filled the role, was named general
manager of the firm.
Craft-beer pioneerRedhook Brewery,
Woodinville, Wash., is celebrating its 30th birthday by unveiling a new look,
including bottles, labels, bottle caps and packaging. The updated image is part
of Redhook’s effort to get back to its roots. "There seems to be a
movement within the craft-beer community where a lot of breweries are trying to
‘out craft’ each other,” says Robert Rentsch, Redhook’s brand manager.
"Redhook isn’t about that. Of course, we’re brewing great beer, but we’re
just as interested in having a great time. We think our new look reflects our
personality well.”
UnionTown Energy Inc., Billings,
Mont., appointedDarren Stevenson president
and CEO.
Uwe Liebelt was named president of
Iselin, N.J.-basedBASF’s Paper Chemicals
Division in Basel, Switzerland.
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