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Low-friction seals

James Walker’s new Supagraf® LF low-friction sealing rings are designed to reduce the torque needed for efficient valve operation.

Kvaerner wins PTA project

Aker Kvaerner has been awarded a contract to provide the engineering, procurement and technical advisory support for two new pure terephthalic acid (PTA) plants in the Far East.

Qatar Petroleum signs gas deal with Exxon

Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil Corporation have signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar to the USA for a term of 25 years.

All-pneumatic design for “powerless” valves

All-pneumatic oscillating valves for applications such as shaking, wiping, feeding, hammering, plunging, scraping, winding, raking, diverting, spraying, cleaning and dipping are now available from Hoerbiger-Origa.

Coaxial valve guidebook

The Coaxial Valve Technology guidebook. "An introduction to coaxial valve technology", provides an overview on a wide variety of industrial applications.

UK Foundry selects valves from Clyde Materials

Throughout 2001, Brockmoor Foundry in Brierley Hill, West Midlands, UK, experienced numerous issues with a piston-operated seal valve.

Parker supplies Caspian platform

Tube fittings and valves from Parker Instrumentation have been employed exclusively on a new drilling platform currently being commissioned in the Caspian Sea.

Sabic to build second EG plant

Saudi Basic Industries Corporation will construct a new Ethylene Glycol (EG) plant at Jubail United Petrochemical Company.

Twinsafe testing

Oliver Twinsafe Valves, a specialist in double block and bleed (DBB) twinsafe units, has invested in a new test station.

PremiAir pneumatic performance

For use in the most demanding process environments, PremiAir pneumatic actuators from Tyco Valves & Controls have been engineered to provide reliable and economical operation for all types of quarter-turn valves.