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Valmet Forms Subsidiary In Houston To Serve U.S. Offshore Industry Valmet Corporation of Finland recently formed a new subsidiary, Intec Engineering, Inc. in Hous- ton, with American and Dutch partners. The principal business of the new company is engineering, consulting, and selling its services to the offshore industry. Through the experience of the other part- ners, Valmet will get into direct contact with leading companies and the latest technological devel- opments in the offshore field. "After putting in a lot of work on pipelayers, channels into direct engineering export opened for Val- met. During the autumn (1983) we got consulting tasks concerning arctic pipelayer projects from American oil companies. In order to make the most of these possibil- ities, it was a natural step to form our own company," says Kari Air- aksinen, managing director of Valmet's Helsinki Shipyard. "Last year we invested several million Finnish marks in the pipelayer project developed for the Soviet Union. As this project was then postponed by the buyer, we started to search for new objects for the acquired know-how. With our new partners we got into con- tact with Exxon, Sohio, Shell, Mo- Drew Ameroicf Marine Marine chemical science solves a big problem for vessel operators. WE'VE DEVELOPED A POWERFUL CLEANER THAT WON'T HARM OILY WATER SEPARATORS: It takes a powerful solvent-emulsifying cleaner to do all the degreasing jobs your ship requires. But a powerful degreaser can also be disastrous for the operations of the oily water separators required under international pollution control regulations. How? An effective marine degreaser dissolves oily deposits bv forming an emulsion- a collodial suspension of oil molecules in water. Cleaners perform this task because part of their molecules are attracted to oil, and tne other part to water. 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AMEROID' OWS quick separating degreaser is available worldwide through Drew's network of service representatives in strategically located ports. •Names on request. One Drew Chemical Plaza Boonton, New Jersey 07005 USA Telephone: (201) 263-7600 Telex: 136444 AMEROID and the TRITON logo are registered trademarks of Drew Chemical Corporation. O 1984 Drew Chemical Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 6 Circle 313 on Reader Service Card bil, and Arco, for whom we planned equipment for pipelaying and maintenance. Through the new company our possibilities to take part in solid commercial ventures will increase considerably," Mr. Airaksinen states. Intec Engineering currently em- ploys only 10 personnel, but ex- pects to expand to about 25 by the end of 1985. The firm will special- ize in the design and construction of underwater pipelines, pipelay- ing equipment, floating production platforms and terminals, and un- derwater technology, particularly in arctic regions and deep waters. For further information on Intec Engineering, Circle 84 on Reader Service Card Winthrop-Sears Award Recieved By PRC's George Gregory George Gregory, chairman of the board and C.E.O. of Products Research and Chemical Corpora- tion (PRC), was the recipient of the Chemical Industry Associa- tion's Winthrop-Sears Award an- nounced Richard T. Ozimek, chairman of the association's awards committee. Presentation of the prestigious medal was made at a special luncheon honoring Mr. Gregory recently at the Plaza Ho- tel in New York City. The Winthrop-Sears medal was established in 1970 to recognize an individual who, by his entre- preneurial action, contributed to the vitality of the chemical indus- try and the betterment of man- kind. Mr. Gregory has been cho- sen from a selective field of highly qualified candidates for his achievements in creating the di- rection and momentum of PRC's growth. SNAME Philadelphia Section Annual Dinner-Dance Scheduled For June 16 The 34th Annual Spring Din- ner-Dance sponsored by the Phila- delphia Section of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine En- gineers will be held on Saturday, June 16, at the Philadelphia Centre Hotel. The black tie event will be- gin with a social hour at 6:30 pm, followed by dinner at 8:00 and dancing until 1:00 am. Honored guests at this year's function will be SNAME secretary and executive director Robert Mende and Mrs. Mende. A block of rooms at special rates has been set aside by the hotel. Contact Ms. Andrea Berger at (215) 568-3300 by May 26. For tickets ($35 per person), ta- ble reservations, or additional in- formation, contact one of the fol- lowing: Charles Lofft at (215) 328-5200; Bill Snell at (609) 234- 3880; or John Bezak at (215) 358- 0600. Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
