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New butterfly valves from Tyco

Tyco Valves and Controls has introduced a series of new, butterfly valves for general purpose industrial applications, the PremiSeal range.

API standard for gate valves

The API (American Petroleum Institute) Monogram Program has been extended to include gate valves for oil & gas refineries, power plants, paper mills and food processing plants.

Nuclear fusion for France

The European Union has chosen France as its candidate to build the world's first large-scale nuclear fusion reactor.

Power plant for Surma Cement

Surma Energy Limited has awarded a contract to Wartsila Finland Oy and Wartsila Bangladesh for a power plant to supply electricity to the Lafarge Surma Cement Factory at Chhatak.

From Rotherham to Chile

AESSEAL®, the UK based designer and manufacturer of mechanical seals, is creating another new subsidiary in South America.

FCX Thompson contracts

FCX Thompson Valves has secured a number of contracts in both the oil & gas and nuclear industries.

Valves for urea and methanol

ARCA Regler GmbH (Tönisvorst, Germany) has delivered control valves to a chemical plant in Pakistan, NW of Islamabad.

RGS acquires UK stockist

UK Process Valves has announced its appointment as a stockist and distributor of the RGS range of Solenoid Valves.

O-ring service expanded by James Walker

O-rings in over 100 general and high-performance elastomers are now precision-moulded by James Walker at its Cockermouth plant in Cumbria.

Upgrade at petrochemical complex in Algeria

The Algerian state energy company has awarded Invensys a contract to upgrade the pneumatic boiler controls and burner management system at a petrochemicals complex in Skikda, Algeria.