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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.

One size fits all for valve lockout

A new hybrid valve lockout is specifically designed to allow any type and size of ball/gate valve to be padlocked in the open or closed position.

Floating ball valve design

Ultra-Seal from Hindle Valves is a series of flanged, free-floating (seat-supported) ball valve, available in both reduced and full bore designs, in three pressure classes and in a very wide scope of sizes.

Double savings for dyeing specialist

By installing process control systems Bürkert Fluid Control Systems’ distributor J Ll Leach has solved a QA problem, improved quality and reduced costs for a customer in the textile industry.

FWC to build petrochem plant in China

Foster Wheeler Ltd has announced that its UK subsidiary has won the contract for the front-end loading and engineering package (FEEP) development for a world-scale integrated isocyanates complex in China.