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New control valve trim

Emerson Process Management has introduced the Fisher NotchFlo DST (dirty service trim) for its control valves.

Groth Corporation complies with PED

Under the terms of the European Union’s Pressure Equipment Directive 97/23/EC, Groth Corporation (Stafford, Texas, USA) is authorised to apply the PED mark to four families of pressure and vacuum relief valves and the 3000 Series blanket gas regulators.

Flowserve wins Chinese order

UK company Flowserve Flow Control (formerly Invensys Flow Control) has been awarded a contract to supply 84 electrically operated ball valves fitted with Fluorofill seats to the Harbin Boiler Co. Ltd (HBC) of China.

Valve for all temperatures

An extended bonnet globe control valve which is designed to operate in applications where temperatures are in the cryogenic range (down to –268ºC), is one of a range of control valves available from Pump Engineering Ltd.

Vietnamese plastics plant

Vietnam Saigon Plastic Association (VSPA) has boosted its plans to build a USD 800 million, natural-gas fired plastics plant in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.

Hot property

Gresswell Valves has been acquired from its administrative receivers by hot water technology experts Dynafluid.

Valve World 2002

The Valve World Conference & Expo in Maastricht, The Netherlands, is off to a flying start.

Thermoreg wins PED approval

Thermostatic control valve specialist Thermoreg Products has gained full approval for the Pressure Equipment Directive modules D1 and D1+H, and has also gained approval for an ISO9001/2000 quality management system

Emerson wins Sasol contract

Sasol Chemical's gas conversion project is progressing, with a new five-year, USD 650,000 process automation contract awarded to Emerson Process Management (Emerson) on 31 October.

Hoke upgrade

Hoke Inc, a Division of Circor International, has announced ISO 9001:2000 certification for the design, manufacturing, assembly and testing of Hoke valves, actuators and sampling cylinders, GO regulators and Gyrolok compression tube fittings.