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May 2011 For Engineers… by Engineers May 2011


Tank Storage Stronger, safer solutions


REACH compliance


High performance polymer technology


Companies forge R&D alliances


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Modern materials, both plastics and metals, are helping tank manufacturers offer bigger, stronger, safer and more flexible solutions See page 6.


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11 9 Opinion


Managers forecast double-digit profit growth in 2011


Opinion


8 Les responsables d’entreprise prévoient une hausse des bénéfices à deux chiffres pour 2011


Meinung 8 Führungskräfte sagen zweistellige Wachstumsgewinne in 2011 voraus


Chemical Equipment Update 6


Lightweight, flexible options for specialist chemical storage tanks


Mise à jour d'équipements chimiques 8 Des options flexibles et allégées pour les réservoirs d’entreposage spéciaux


Neuigkeiten über chemigeanlagen


8 Leichte, flexible Optionen für Sonderchemikalientanks


Materials & Solids Processing 9


More joint ventures as chemical companies chase biotech prizes


Traitement de matériaux et de solides 8 De plus en plus de coentreprises telles que les sociétés de chimie sont en quête de technologies biotechnologiques


Material- und festsoffvererbeitung


8 Immer mehr Joint Ventures; zugleich bemühen sich Chemieunternehmen um Biotech-Prämierungen


Materials Matériaux


8 De nouveaux polymères permettent de relever les défis techniques et de conformité légale


Rohstoffe 8 Neue Polymere nehmen es mit technischen und legislativen Hürden auf


Safety in the plant 13 Next steps for REACH compliance


Sécurité dans l'usine 8 Les étapes suivantes de la conformité REACH


Sicherheit im werk 8 Die nächsten Schritte zur REACH-Konformität


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New polymers rise to technical and legislative challenges


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