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Letting toxic tanks breathe

TVD series breather caps from Elesa address the problems of venting toxic chemical reservoirs and tanks, especially during transit.

Jamaica: Petrojam upgrade/expansion

Jamaica's government plans to expand the capacity of the 36,000 barrel a day (b/d) capacity Petrojam oil refinery to 50,000b/d in a USD 160 million upgrade.

Linear and rotary motion in one

HSI has introduced a size 14 linear/rotary dual motion unit to its hybrid stepper motor product line.

Steel productivity improved with cooling control

Three Spirax Sarco pneumatically-actuated control valves fitted with smart positioners are helping to boost productivity at a steel section mill near Cardiff.

New 3 and 4-way multiport ball valves

Flow-Tek, a subsidiary of Bray International, has introduced a new, fully integrated line of multiport ball valves – the Multiport Series.

Oman: petrochemical complex

The government of Oman, Oman Oil Company SAOC (OOC) and the Dow Chemical Company will design, build and operate a petrochemical complex in Oman.

Severn Glocon wins LNG order

Severn Glocon has won the contract to supply its multi-labyrinth trim control valves for severe service vapour gas duties at a liquid natural gas upgrade project in the Middle East.

China approves refinery projects

China has approved the building of two oil refineries on the east coast costing more than USD 3 billion to help meet its surging demand for petroleum products.

Liquid gas detector

Hoke liquid "Leak Detective" for detecting leaks in pressurised gas systems is now available from Circor Instrumentation in two types, one for regular temperature applications from -3 to +95C and a second for colder applications down to -55C.

Pneumatic valves impress coating systems supplier

Fara Technology has been so impressed with equipment supplied by Parker Hannifin that it has now standardised on Parker equipment for all its pneumatic and hydraulic control systems.