News

    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.

    If you wish to include your news items and press releases in our publication, email newsletter or on our website and email newsletter, please feel free to contact the editor.

    Shrinking valves boost airflow

    Valve World Publisher -
    Asco Joucomatic is enabling OEMs and end users to reduce equipment costs, by providing higher flow performance (860 litre/min) from a 25% smaller body size with new manual and mechanically operated versions of its 551 (G0.25in) range of valves.

    Stainless-steel needle valves

    Valve World Publisher -
    Winters Instruments has a new line of stainless steel needle valves to add to its existing accessory product line.

    Low-friction seals

    Valve World Publisher -
    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

    Valve World Publisher -
    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.

    UK Foundry selects valves from Clyde Materials

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

    Qatar Petroleum signs gas deal with Exxon

    Valve World Publisher -
    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

    Valve World Publisher -
    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

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

    Parker supplies Caspian platform

    Valve World Publisher -
    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

    Valve World Publisher -
    Saudi Basic Industries Corporation will construct a new Ethylene Glycol (EG) plant at Jubail United Petrochemical Company.
    1...1,1731,1741,175...1,311Page 1,174 of 1,311
    © Copyright 2026 - KCI Media Group - Valve World