EoW July 2008

english corporate news

Furnace safety ‘first’ for Norway

Elkem Tenova Pyromet to supply a 3.5 MVA furnace in Kristiansand, Norway. The contract also covers the cooling system, tapholes, taphole drill and clay gun, pre-baked graphite electrode system, raw materials handling, secondary electrical system and all instrumentation and controls. Pyromet will supply its MAXICOOL® system – an intensive cooling system for Solar has chosen

liquid bath operations, designed for heat loads of up to 500 kW/m 2 .

“Water, however, may cause an explosion and endanger lives.” Tenova Pyromet and Elkem Solar signed a confidentiality agreement to protect the intellectual property of both parties. Tenova Pyromet Pty – South Africa Fax : +27 11 482 1942 Email : pyromet@za.tenovagroup.com Website : www.tenovagroup.com

For the first time in a Tenova Pyromet application, the furnace will use a mineral based oil as the cooling fluid. “The primary reason for using the oil is safety,” says Tenova Pyromet Director Hugo Joubert. “While an oil leak may cause burning, it is slow enough to allow people to evacuate the site.

NewMD at Dätwyler UK

Dätwyler Cables has announced that Paul Cattell is the new managing director of Dätwyler (UK) Ltd. Mr Cattell will be responsible for the strategic direction of Dätwyler UK and will be in charge of financial and operational issues. He will report to Markus Grueter, head of market region 1 at Dätwyler Cables in Switzerland. Paul Cattell has held various sales and senior management positions in cabling, systems and blue chip companies. Before joining Dätwyler UK he had worked for Draka Comteq since 1999, where he became sales director UK & Ireland. His former positions at Draka include sales manager UK, market manager and business development manager for both copper cables and fibre optic solutions. “Paul is an exceptional sales director with strong senior management experience and with a consistent track record of over achievement at all levels,” said Markus Grueter. “We believe that he is the right person to build upon our strong business relationships with our strategic customers and partners to ensure the ongoing growth. He will also support Dätwyler Cables in its new strategic positioning as a provider of high-quality systems solutions and services for electrical building infrastructure,” he continued. Dätwyler (UK) Limited – UK Fax : +44 17 93 89 84 01 Email : paul.cattell@daetwyler-cables.com Website: www.daetwyler-cables.com

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EuroWire – July 2008