October 2005
Larox is a leading innovator and supplier of solid/liquid separation solutions for the world's process industries. Companies in mining and metallurgy, chemical processing and related industries benefit from our high-performance, high-efficiency process solutions, technologies and products.
Larox operates in over 40 countries and has over 430 employees. Larox Group is headquartered in Lappeenranta, Finland. Product factories are located in Lappeenranta and Utrecht, The Netherlands. Net sales in 2004 totalled 97,1 million euros.
In addition to Larox our major product names are Ceramec, Hoesch, Pannevis and Scheibler. Most of the product names have served the markets for several decades, and they are now supported by Larox aftermarket services.
Patrick Jay - Larox SA
Regular Features
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Where and when/Letter to the editor
Design and Construction of Chemical Plants
Giant Project Turbo advances
(Article supplied by Sasol)
Focus on design and construction of chemical plant
Environmental Engineering
The future of mining?
Andrew Harris (Head of the Laboratory for Sustainable Technology and lecturer in the Dept of Chemical Engineering at the University of Sydney, Australia)
Focus on environmental engineering
Solids Handling
Go with the flow - overcoming flow problems in hoppers
Eddie McGee (Ajax Equipment, Bolton, UK)
Conveyors and bulk handling units improve safety and processing of fertilizers
(Article supplied by Flexicon)
Waste Treatment
Empirical and economic modelling of winery and effluent parameters
Craig Sheridan (Dept of Chemical Engineering, University of Cape Town, SA) ,Prof Florian Bauer (Institute of Wine Biotechnology, University of Stellenbosch, SA), Prof Leon Lorenzen (Dept of Process Engineering, Institute of Reactive Systems & Environmenta