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Fines of at least $300,000 each and trade licenses revoked immediately

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Oil spill response by numbers: BP's efforts so far

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US$990 million has been pumped into the disaster relief effort so far

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Aker Solutions nets chlorine dioxide plant deal

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$18 million Russian chlorine dioxide plant contract signed in Moscow

Cindy Snedden named PEMAC's MMP Program Manager and Registrar

PEM >> 
PEMAC (Plant Engineering and Maintenance Association of Canada) president Brian Malloch is pleased to announce that Cindy Snedden, P. Eng., has joined the association as MMP Program Manager and Registrar.

Snedden the team at Northern Lakes College (Slave Lake, Alta.) in developing the first live, on-line delivery of PEMAC's MMP (Maintenance Management Professional) education and certification program that is now attended by participants across Canada. She was awarded PEMAC's Sergio Guy Memorial Award in 2008 (jointly with Claire Russell - Northern Lakes College). This award recognizes exceptional contributions to the maintenance, reliability and physical asset management profession and PEMAC, it's national professional association.

PEMAC's MMP education program is now offered by selected colleges, institutes and universities across Canada using in-class, on-site and live on-line formats in both official languages. Further details can be seen on www.pemac.org.

Canadian PT/MC sales grew 18% in March: PTDA

PEM >> 
U.S. and Canadian manufacturers’ sales increased for the third consecutive month in March, with U.S. manufacturers posting an increase of 5.6 percent and Canadian manufacturers’ sales rising by 18.5 percent, according to sales data released by the Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) in its Market Outlook Report
 
For U.S. manufacturers, sales comparisons between the first quarter of 2010 and 2009 still reflect sales declines. U.S. manufacturers’ year-to-date sales are down 3.4 percent compared to sales at this time last year. Canadian manufacturers’ year-to-year sales rose by 7.7 percent for the same period.

For the third month, U.S. manufacturers’ confidence maintained a neutral position of 5.0 on a scale of 1 (very pessimistic) to 10 (outstanding).  Canadian manufacturers’ maintained the position of 4.8. 
 
Month-to-month sales for product categories between February 2010 and March 2010 for Canadian manufacturers are reported below.
 
Canadian Manufacturer Percent Change in Product Sales
(January 2010 vs. February 2010)
 

PEMAC issues call for papers for MainTrain 2010 in Toronto

PEM >> 
PEMAC — the Plant Engineering and Maintenance Association of Canada — invites the submission of presentations/workshops for the MainTrain 2010 conference to be held in Toronto from November 15 to 17, 2010.

Since 2004, MainTrain, developed and produced by PEMAC, has been Canada’s premiere maintenance, reliability and physical asset management conference. PEMAC is a national, not for profit association providing global leadership, education and certification in world class maintenance, reliability and physical asset management practices.

Topics of the presentations/workshops should be focused on how to measure maintenance and reliability success and how to prove your value. Key learning takeaways for participants include:

• How to measure maintenance and reliability success;
• Prove value to your company CEO;
• Lower critical asset management costs;
• Increase the life cycle of key equipment;
• Reduce waste with lean maintenance practices;
• Boost production capacity and reliability; and
• Improve safety and environmental compliancy.

Your submission abstract should be maximum 200 words and include your biography and photograph. Case studies and interactive sessions will be given priority. View MainTrain St. John’s, N.L., conference guide at www.maintrain.ca/index.php?option=com_artforms&formid=1&Itemid=45.

Send submissions to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or call Norman Clegg, executive director, at 905-823-7255. The deadline for submissions is June 25, 2010.

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