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**The top table**

	PREVIEW While their engineering staff are touring exhibitions to see the latest kit, chemical companies’ logistics leaders will be heading to Düsseldorf next month to share their ideas about efficiencies in the chemical supply chain

**Univar buys again**

	M&A Univar has announced plans to acquire Dutch chemical distributor Quaron, its first such deal for some time.

**Trip to the market**

	CORPORATE Brenntag is gearing up for a float on the Frankfurt bourse in what many believe will be one of the largest German IPOs for some time.

**Dutch developments**

	PROFILE Van den Anker, a Netherlands-headquartered specialist in the storage and distribution of packed chemicals, has unveiled a new internet-based tracking and tracing system for customers, the latest in a long line of recent company developments

**Reign in Spain**

	ASSOCIATION Purportedly founded by Hercules and famous for its La Rambla shopping street and Antoni Gaudí’s still-to-be-completed Sagrada Família cathedral, the Spanish city of Barcelona will this year provide the sun-drenched setting for the FECC Annual Congress

**Opportunity knocked**

	OPERATIONS Taking on a road tanker operation in the midst of the deepest recession since World War II might seem foolhardy to some, but the new guys at Lewis Tankers are looking further ahead than the next upturn

**On the skids**

	BOTTOM LOADING Alpeco has addressed a longstanding requirement for cost-effective bottom loading equipment in the UK petroleum distribution sector. As Barton Petroleum’s experience shows, the process of installation is not as difficult as some fear

**Party time**

	PREVIEW The Bulletin is not the only outfit celebrating 30 years in 2010: next month also marks the 30th FPS Expo.

**Parts to heart**

	MANUFACTURING Component producers have been unveiling new parts and announcing new initiatives aimed at keeping road tanker construction state-of-the-art

**Antwerp's beating heart**

	EXPANSION 2009 was a year of growth for Noord Natie Terminals. The construction of two new tank pits was completed at the end of the year and the tanks came into operation in January

**Paths to glory**

	EXPANSION Forty years since it opened for business, the Solventas marine terminal is continuing to develop its facilities and capabilities, adding further capacity this year and with new value adding services being offered

**Change at the top**

	SAFETY The rapid response by regulators and industry to the Buncefield investigation concentrated on physical protection of facilities.

**Turn of the century**

	GAUGING Keeping up with trends in the market is key to business survival.

**Deck the halls**

	PREVIEW The sixth annual StocExpo show arrives in Antwerp later this month bigger and better than ever.

**Striking a balance**

	FORKLIFTS The risk of explosion is a daily concern for any business processing or handling flammable materials. However, some businesses could be over-specifying their EX safety needs at significant extra cost while others are not taking sufficient measures to prevent an explosion