TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies Announces Negotiation of Sales Agreement with TECHNIP-COFLEXIP to Supply Scientific Instruments to Amoco Zhuhai Chemical Company.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 14, 2002 Agilent Technologies This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :A) today announced that Agilent and TECHNIP-COFLEXIP (NYSE:TKP TKP Türkiye Komünist Partisi (Communist Party of Turkey; formerly Sosyalist Iktidar Partisi, Party of Socialist Power) TKP Tulajdonképpen (Hungarian) TKP Tausender-Kontaktpreis TKP Tamarind Kernel Powder ) have entered into a standard Agilent supply arrangement for Agilent to supply a range of scientific instruments and services to the new Amoco Zhuhai Chemical Company (AZCC AZCC Arkansas Z Car Club AZCC Ady and the Zion Community Choir ) chemical plant under construction by TECHNIP-COFLEXIP in Zhuhai, China. The instruments purchased by AZCC will be used for quality control on purified terapthalic acid (PTA PTA or parent-teacher association: see parent education. ), the preferred chemical for most polyester uses including fibers, packaging resins and films. These films are used widely in audio and video recording tapes, data storage tapes, photographic films Fujifilm [1] [2] Velvia 50
n See stability, dimensional. and toughness. Agilent will supply a range of instrument systems including gas and liquid chromatographs, as well as capillary electrophoresis instruments. The instruments will be used to detect impurities in PTA and to optimize plant performance. "After a competitive qualification and bidding process, we chose Agilent as the primary supplier of scientific instruments for PTA research because of its support system in China and its ability to implement the same methods on the same equipment worldwide as a means of quality control," said E. Valente, project manager, TECHNIP-COFLEXIP. "Once the plant is up and running, we are confident that AZCC will be able to test for and maintain the high product quality it needs in order to satisfy its clients around the globe." "We are pleased to be chosen by TECHNIP-COFLEXIP to be the primary supplier for scientific instruments and services to this plant," said Joe Pinto, global business program manager of Agilent's Chemical Analysis Group. "Our ability to identify the opportunity in the United States, specify the equipment in Malaysia using resident experts, identify associated support requirements in China at the local level and then to finalize the purchasing agreement in Italy with the customer, were all crucial in meeting the customer's needs." About TECHNIP-COFLEXIP With a workforce of about 18,000 and annual pro-forma revenues of nearly 4.5 billion euros, TECHNIP-COFLEXIP ranks among the top five in the field of oil and petrochemical engineering, construction and services. Headquartered in Paris, the Group is listed in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of (NYSE:TKP) and Paris (EURONEXT: 13170). The main engineering and business centers of TECHNIP-COFLEXIP are located in France, Italy, Germany, the UK, Norway, the Netherlands, the United States, Brazil, Abu-Dhabi, China, India, Malaysia and Australia. The Group has high-quality industrial and construction facilities in France, Brazil, the UK, the USA, and Finland as well as a world-class fleet of offshore construction vessels. Technip-Coflexip's Web site is accessible at: http://www.technip-coflexip.com. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) is a global technology leader in communications, electronics and life sciences. The company's 41,000 employees serve customers in more than 120 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $8.4 billion in fiscal year 2001. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com. This news release contains forward-looking statements (including, without limitation, statements regarding Agilent's ability to supply a range of scientific instruments and services to the new Amoco Zhuhai Chemical Company [AZCC] chemical plant; and statements regarding the completion of AZCC's chemical plant which is under construction by TECHNIP-COFLEXIP in Zhuhai, China) that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause results of Agilent Technologies to differ materially from management's current expectations. These risks are detailed in Agilent's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended Oct. 31, 2000, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the quarter ended July 31, 2001, and Current Report on Form 8-K Form 8-K The form required by the SEC when a publicly held company incurs any event that might affect its financial situation or the share value of its stock. Form 8-K See 8-K. filed Nov. 27, 2001. NOTE TO EDITORS: Sales information is available by calling an Agilent Technologies sales office listed in the telephone directory white pages. Please do NOT use editor contact or corporate telephone numbers. Press releases, photography and other information can be accessed and downloaded from the Agilent Technologies Life Sciences and Chemical Analysis newsrooms at www.agilent.com/about/newsroom/lifesciences/ and www.agilent.com/about/newsroom/chemical/. |
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