German market leader

paving the way for the future

The Mineral Oil Technology business unit of Westfalia Separator AG is now an independent company. The sole shareholder is Westfa- lia Separator AG, a com- pany of the GEA group. The company will operate as Westfalia Separator Miner- aloil Systems GmbH, and is also based in Oelde.

The company is a market leader in the field of centri- fugal processing of mineral oil and derivatives. Pro- ducts include centrifugal se- parators, decanters and related system technology for marine, energy, oil-field and industry applications.

By transferring opera- tions to a legally indepen- dent company, it aims to strengthen its ability to op- erate in changing markets and pave the way for further international expansion.

The activities of this new company are concentrated on improving existing and developing new future-or- iented solutions. Westfalia Separator Mineraloil Sys- tems will thus continue to be an innovative and com- petent systems provider for all technical separation ap- plications in mineral oil technology.

The unit, which turns over more than DMlOO mil- lion, serves its customers via the subsidiaries of West- falia Separator AG and agencies in more than 100 countries worldwide.

Westfalia Separator Mineraloil Systems GmbH, Werner-Habig-Strasse I, D- 59302 Oelde, Germany. Tel: +49 2522 770, Fax: +49 2522 772488.

Correction In a news item on page 102 of the March issue (‘New name in the wastewater treatment field’), we inad- vertently mis-spelled the name of Proserpol. We apologise for this error.

Proserpol, 8 rue J.P. Timbaud, BP 27, F-78184 St-Quentin-en-Yvelines Ce- dex, France. Tel: f33 1 3045 9020, Fax: +33 1 3045 9050.

lnternati symposiu

Speakers from eight countries will discuss key issues affecting Europe’s expanding nonwovens industry at &DANA’s Nordic Nonwovens Symposium, to be held at the Sheraton Hotel, Gothenburg, Sweden, on 415 June.

The symposium’s three sessions will give deci- sion-makers from the non- wovens manufacturing and converting business sector, to their suppliers and to the users of their products, a complete update on topical issues for the industry.

EDANA’s previous such symposium, held in Bolog- na in 1995, attracted 260 participants coming from 155 companies and 19 countries.

in the opening session, devoted to Nonwovens Mar- kets, speakers will examine nonwovens on the Internet, new filtration applications, a new self-modelling non- woven, and European legis- lation for food contact materials. The Nonwovens Technology session covers spin finish for nonwovens, carding plus airlaid, new coating technology and quality control on-line. The third session is on Hygiene & Medical.

The symposium lan- guage is English. The full Symposium Programme is available on request.

EDANA, 157 Avenue E. Plasky, B-1030 Brussels, Belgium. Tel: +32 2 734 9310, Fax: -t32 2 733 3518.

cquisitio Hayward Industrial Products Inc, a manufacturer of metallic and non-metallic filters, strainers and industrial flow control products, has announced its recent acquisition of the assets of the liquid filtration business of American Felt & Filter Company of Newburgh, New York.

The liquid filtration busi- ness of AFFCO designs and manufactures bag filter housings and filtration bags for industrial and commer- cial applications. The ac- quisition unites the proven AFFCO liquid filtration pro- duct line with the world class, IS0 9001 and ASME Code manufacturing cap- abilities of Hayward Indus- trial Products.

Hayward will manufac- ture and market these filtra- tion products through a worldwide distribution net- work.

Hayward industrial Pro- ducts Inc, 900 Fairmount Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ 07207, USA. Tel: +1 908 351 5400, Fax: + 1 908 351 7893.

Training courses on emissions monitoring

CAE is running further courses in its programme for air pollution source monitoring. The two-day courses cover an Introduction to isokinetic Source Sampling (19120 May, 23124 June), Advanced Stack Sampling (213 June), and Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (12113 May, 9110 June).

Clean Air Engineering Ltd, Old Bridge Way, Shef- ford, Bedfordshire SG17 5HQ, UK. Tel: +44 1462 850626, Fax: f 44 1462 851191, WWW: http:ll www.cieanair.coml.