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Our editors gather news and press releases from around the world to bring our community the latest developments in the valve and actuation industry. Here you can find news involving the people and companies involved in the design, manufacturing, supply, maintenance and use of industrial valves and actuators. We focus both on engineered products as off the shelf products.

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BP Canada wins award

BP Canada Energy has been awarded HART Plant of the Year by the HART Communication Foundation for its NGL operation plant in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.

Tecval site update

Tecval SL has updated its webpage, www.tecval.es.

Severn Unival in North Sea market

In anticipation of a strong market position across the North Sea, Severn Unival continues its strategy of gaining long term delivery partners in each of the North Sea Rim countries.

Dresser relocates

Dresser Inc. has relocated its Brazilian valve manufacturing plant from Jacarei to a new facility in the industrial area of Condomínio Empresarial do Vale in Sao Jose dos Campos.

Valve test facility

Adanac has announced the opening of its new purpose built valve test facility at their Suffolk factory in Virginia, USA.

Thailand: ethylene cracker

Dow Chemical says it is moving forward with plans to build a USD 1.1 billion liquid-feedstock-based ethylene cracker in Rayong, Thailand, with the country's Siam Cement Co. (SCC).

AVA expands

Armaturen Vertrieb Alms GmbH (AVA) has taken over the Dutch distributor for industrial valves Valvoservice BV, Heerhugowaard.

Sontay to distribute Danfoss valves

Sontay has announced a new partnership with Danfoss Randall to distribute the company's brand of motorised control valves and automatic AB-QM series HVAC balancing valves.

Rotork receives award

Valve actuation specialist Rotork has won the prestigious 2006 Innovation and Design Excellence Award, a competition for UK companies who recognise that “creativity and design innovation are the critical elements of continually improving and reinvigorating themselves to stay ahead of the competition”.

Water recovery plant

Outokumpu Technology has installed a fresh water recovery plant to optimize environmental benefits on turnkey basis at BHPB's Finucane Island facilities at Port Hedland in Western Australia.