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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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Valve demand will grow

World-wide demand for industrial valves will exceed USD 60 billion in 2007, according to a report published by the Freedonia Group.

Hoke bleed valves

Hoke 6600 Series Bleed Valves are now available from CIRCOR Instrumentation to provide safe venting of high pressures with the user's choice of operation either venting to atmosphere or within a closed system.

Cable-driven remote valve operator enhanced

Smith Flow Control has launched an enhanced version of its Flexi-Drive cable-driven remote valve operator.

Shanghai chemical expansion

BASF, Huntsman and their Chinese partners have received approval from the Chinese authorities to expand their planned integrated isocyanates complex at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park.

LNG project in Nigeria

Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. (NNPC), ChevronTexaco Corp., ConocoPhillips subsidiary Phillips Oil Co. (Nigeria) Ltd, and Italy's ENI SPA have formed a joint venture, Brass LNG Ltd. JV, to construct a new LNG liquefaction plant in Nigeria's central Niger Delta.

New switchbox from Crane

Crane Process Flow Technologies, a Crane Co. company, has announced the launch of its new Opti-SET switchbox.

Valve actuator passes muster for Monsanto

Monsanto has tested the Emerson Process Management FieldQ actuator on a demanding application at its Antwerp site.

Compressors ordered for Algeria

Peter Brotherhood has secured a GBP 1.85 million contract to supply three reciprocating gas compressors to a gas processing facility jointly owned by BP and Sonatrach in In Amenas, Algeria.

Foundation fieldbus system engineering guide

The "Foundation fieldbus system engineering guide" covers the design, specification, installation, configuration, commissioning and maintenance of Foundation fieldbus-based control systems.

High-pressure filters

Two new high-pressure filters from Parker Hannifin feature reverse flow valves to meet the growing demand for higher-flow-capacity high-pressure filters in hydraulic systems.