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Iran: petrochemical projects

Iran intends to invest USD 11 billion in 26 new petrochemical projects in the fourth of its five-year plan.

ActraCam(TM) actuator

Cooper Cameron Valves, a provider of ANSI class valves and related systems, has introduced its line of ActraCam(TM) actuators.

Solenoid valves aim for compressor control

A new series of solenoid valves is specifically designed for the compressor OEM and after markets.

ATEX-rated float switches from TAV

Sensor specialists TAV Engineering offer ATEX certification on float switches, displacers, contents gauges and valves with Lloyds approvals.

Smith Flow appoints new German distributor

Process safety specialist Smith Flow Control has appointed Chemie und Energie-Armaturen GmbH (CEA) as its exclusive German distributor.

Fisher valve system to upgrade LNG facility

Emerson Process Management will replace all existing propane and mixed refrigerant compressor anti-surge valves at an LNG facility in Brunei.

USA: Technip to build hydrogen plant

Technip has announced that Technip USA’s office in Claremont, California, has been awarded a 19.4 MMSCFD hydrogen plant by Cenex Harvest States (CHS) for their refinery in Laurel, Montana, as part of the Tier-II clean fuels programme.

Idex to acquire Scivex

Idex Corp. has agreed to acquire Scivex Inc, a provider of fluidic components and systems for the analytical, biotechnology and diagnostic instrumentation markets.

Universal bandsaw

VETEC Ventiltechnik, a valve company in Speyer, Germany, chose the KASTOtec after having done test cuts with bandsaws of different types.

Norgren appoints new UK managing director

Motion and fluid control specialist Norgren has announced that Paul Cleaver has been appointed to the position of Managing Director for its UK operations.