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BIS Production Partner strengthens its operations in Finland
BIS Production Partner OY bought the industrial services division of the Finnish company ARE on December 8th 2011.

The restructuring of surplus personnel from REC and SiC Processing
BIS Production Partner IFS will help 380 surplus employees from REC in Porsgrunn and SiC Processing in Porsgrunn and Glomfjord to find new jobs.

New plant and exciting industrial development at Herøya, Porsgrunn
BIS Production Partner has been selected as project partner for the construction of RHI AG's new plant at Herøya. The contract was won in fierce competition with Norwegian and international companies.

Strong reduction in emissions with the help of BIS Production Partner
Yara has developed a technology that reduces emissions of nitrous oxide from nitric acid production by 90 percent. BIS Production Partner has designed and produced the baskets that the catalyst mass is located in inside the furnaces. The result of the collaboration is a tremendous reduction in emissions from the process.

BIS Production Partner is now established in Raufoss Industrial Park
BIS Production Partner has taken over the Industrial Department of Oras Oppland, and is now established in Raufoss Industrial Park.

BIS Production Partner IPEC AS acquires the crane expert business from K2 Safety 1st September
BIS Production Partner IPEC AS is located on Sagmyra Industrial Area at Vågsbygd in Kristiansand and is responsible for BIS Production Partner's initiatives in the Agder region.

New maintenance contract and a new site in Sweden
BIS Production Partner Interpipe has signed a three year contract with Nynas AB - an oil refinery located in Nynäshamn on the coast south of Stockholm. The contract is for piping and mechanical work, leading to the establishment of a new BIS Production Partnter department on site.

BIS Production Partner has been selected as a supplier at Mongstad.
BIS Production Partner has been selected as a supplier of mechanical services during the plant shutdown at Mongstad in week 36 and 37

Challenging work in Svelgen
The project is demanding with the excavation work, concrete work and steel work in steep and difficult terrain.

Letter of condolence from the Executive Board of BIS Group
To all employees in Norway in connection with the horrific crime committed at Utøya and in Oslo 22.7.2011

Maintenance, repair and training in Qatalum
Two employees, Roger Kvam and Torbjørn Johnsen, from the Refractory Department of BIS Production Partner, have had a stay of a month at the Qatalum aluminium smelter in Qatar.

Safety award from ABB
The award was presented by ABB Safety Officer 13th of June.

BIS Production Partner Interpipe welders goes to the Caribbean
18th of May seven welders from BIS Production Partner Interpipe went to Aruba in the Caribbean. For six weeks, the Swedish craftsmen shall weld and lay pipe for an oil-fired power plant.

Major contracts for BIS Production Partner Interpipe
In a short time, BIS Production Partner Interpipe in Stenungsund has signed two major maintenance contracts. The agreement with Perstorp Oxo AB includes planning and execution of turnarounds for a period of more than two years. The contract with Preem AB contains pipe and welding work under the company's turnaround in October 2011.

Growth in Finland - and the possible establishment in Denmark and Iceland
Roy Vardheim has recently been employed as Vice President with business responsibility for BIS Production Partner in Finland, Denmark and Iceland. Vardheim came from Borealis and has been heading the company both in Norway and Scandinavia.

Frame agreement with Elkem Companies
BIS Production Partner IPEC has signed a new frame agreement for the supply of maintenance and modification services at Elkem/Orkla business in Kristansand.

Converting from oil/propane to Liquid Natural Gas
BIS Production Partner in Mosjøen has started converting six smelter-furnaces at Alcoa from oil/propane operation to gas (LNG); the conversion work is progressing well. Major piping has been completed, and on May 15th the first furnace will be fired up. The conversion is to be completed by early autumn 2011.

Heat exchanger bundle puller available in Norway
Norway’s only heat exchanger bundle puller; a Peineman 40T, is stationed in Porsgrunn, Telemark. The investment is part of BIS Production Partner’s strategic planning for the turnaround market, and will improve our services for the large industrial customers.

Frame agreement with Neste Oil
On Thursday March 3rd BIS PP Oy signed a frame agreement with Neste Oil. The agreement covers maintenance and minor projects of mechanical, electro, and instrumentation/automation.

The largest turnaround of the year
The turnaround at Mongstad has been BIS Production Partner turnaround’ largest project this year. A major aspect of this assignment is that it presents a model for such work in the future. The assignment was “target cost”, and we participated in the planning utilizing our customer’s planning systems and tools. I addition to our own work, BIS Production Partner was responsible for coordination of all work performed on the industrial site A2 at Mongstad during the turnaround.

BIS Production Partner established in Finland.
BIS Production Partner has acquired Oy Oripipe Ab in Finland.

Certification for flange work
During a two-month period 70 to 80 employees in BIS Production Partner and their working partners have been participating in courses and have been certified for flange-work.

Maintenance review, an offer for small- and medium size companies
Maintenance review is our new product for small- and medium size companies. The methodology is based on BIS PP’s «Best Practices» and visualize areas for development of the maintenance function in the customer’s organization.

10 years of Work in Qatar
It is now 10 years since personnel from ”Plastverkstedet” (the plastic-shop) were in Qatar first time. That was a job for Qatar Fertilizer Company (QAFCO). 10 years ago ”Plastverkstedet” was part of Hydro’s operations. Today the shop operates under BIS Production Partner Verkstedproduksjon in Porsgrunn. Personnel still travels to Quatar for consulting, utilizing their plastic materials competency.

One of the largest planned shutdowns in the Nordic Contries
Neste Oil Corporation in Porvoo in Finland has scheduled three weeks stop of production in April for a turnaround. 3000 personnel participate in the project; 100 from BIS Production Partner. This turnaround is among the largest in Scandinavia, and we have not previously participated in a turnaround of this magnitude, states Turnaround Manager Dag Tore Johnsen.

Maintenance contract for Elkem at Svelgen
In competition with four other suppliers BIS Production Partner acquired a maintenance contract with Elkem at Svelgen.

Press release
BIS Production Partner has been strengthened by acquisition.

BIS Production Partner takes over maintenance at Eka Chemicals AB, in Bohus
On January 1st. 2010, BIS Production Partner, Sweden West, took over the maintenance at Eka Chemicals AB in Bohus. The contract has a five-year duration.

Press Release
BIS Production Partner AS has been awarded a contract with Alcoa at Mosjøen for maintenance and modifications of the plants.

Agreement with Qatar Vinyl Company
BIS Production Partner Norge has signed an agreement with Qatar Vinyl Company (QVC) consisting of consultancy and other services within maintenance, rotating machinery, fireproofing and deliveries from the plastics workshop.

Maintenance in Qatalum
BIS Production Partners’ Maintenance Consultancy department prepares the maintenance programme for the world’s largest aluminium plant, which is being built in Qatar. The programme should be ready when the plant is commissioned at the beginning of next year.

Strategic Maintenance Contract in Stenungsund
BIS Production Partner AB has together with the Petrochemical Company BOREALIS in Stenungsund signed a long-term partnership contract which covers all production related maintenance work, preparation of maintenance work and preventive maintenance on the Borealis cracker plant, as well as polyethylene plants.

We are Best In (Solutions) Stenungsund
This was, in short, the message Thomas Töpfer, CEO BIS and Morten Mathisen, chairman of the board of BIS Production Partner Sweden, gave to the maintenance personnel in Stenungsund.