Rosengren new president and CEO of Wärtsilä
Wärtsilä has appointed Bjorn Rosengren as the new President and CEO of Wärtsilä Corporation. Rosengren will resign from his current position at Atlas Copco and assume his new position on 1 September 2011. Valve World Americas Conference Registration open
Registration is now open for the first Valve World Conference to be held in the Americas. This premiere event is setting precedent in format as well as location - by having the conference made up of plenary sessions and workshops rather than presentations of papers. Borouge awards contract for plant expansion
Borouge has awarded a contract worth USD 111 million to Alpine Bau Deutschland AG to construct the non-process buildings of the Borouge 3 expansion project in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi.
Metso executive team appointments
Metso’s Board of Directors recently announced changes to the Metso Executive Team. The appointments will become effective on March 1, 2011 when Matti Kähkönen starts as Metso’s President and CEO. Andrew Benko has been appointed President, Mining and Construction Technology. He is currently President, Equipment and Systems business line, ... Larox Flowsys subsidiary in Australia
Larox Flowsys Oy has established a sales office in Australia near Sydney at Frenchs Forest. The new company, which objective is to expand Larox Flowsys Group’s activities in Australia, started its operations in September 2010. 
John Wood Group PLC ('Wood Group') has entered into an agreement to acquire PSN Limited ('PSN') for a total enterprise value of USD 955 million. 
Aker Solutions has cultivated its core businesses by creating three separate companies. The new Aker Solutions will be a full provider of services, technologies, engineering, and solutions for the upstream oil and gas industry. 
During the Crane 'Partnership in Growth' event that was organised in Düsseldorf, Valve World was presented with a Partnership Award in appreciation of their continuous contribution to the development of global valve industries. 
Chevron Corp. recently announced the award of major front-end engineering and design (FEED) contracts for the Gendalo-Gehem natural gas development in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. 
Misumi's new RS Series Actuators offer the automation industry superior construction to improve product life span and allow units to be used in harsh industrial environments.