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Sinopec eyes Sakhalin gas reserves

China's oil major Sinopec is looking at Sakhalin's vast gas reserves as a source of liquefied natural gas for a possible third Chinese import terminal

Severn Glocon supplies African gas plant

Severn Glocon (UK) is supplying a valve package solution to a critical natural gas production application in Africa.

New valve for high pressures and temperatures

Rated for temperatures to +650ºC and pressures to ASME 4500, the Raisteam® Gate Valve from Raimondi is available for applications in the chemical, petrochemical, offshore, and power industries.

Stolt awarded contract in Angola

Stolt Offshore SA has been awarded a contract by the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Company (DSME) for work on offshore Angola.

Black liquor concentration plant in China

USFilter has been awarded a contract to provide a black liquor concentration plant with the largest capacity in the world in a single line.

Camcon Binary Actuator

Camcon has invented a new technology to arrange permanent magnets and electro-magnets to move an armature.

SMC launches solenoid valve

SMC Corporation of America, the world's largest manufacturer of pneumatic automation products, has announced the release of the Series SV solenoid valve designed for electronic and general machinery manufacturers.

FCX Truflo to supply Indian navy

FCX Truflo Marine has secured a contract to supply flow control systems and valves used in the compressed air systems of the Indian Navy's next generation of navy hardware – its P17 Talwar class frigates.

Locking out error

Netherlocks has introduced Trapped Key Interlocking to eliminate human error.

Emerson appoints new president

Robert (Bob) Yeager has been named president of the Process Systems business unit of Emerson Process Management, a business of Emerson.