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    Long leak-free life

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    Hoke High-Cycle 7223D RotoBall bidirectional ball valves feature a high-performance Delta stem seal designed to extend their operating life to between 50,000 and 100,000 cycles.

    Coal-into-oil products

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    US-based Headwaters Inc. has announced plans with Shenhua Group Corp. Ltd to build in China the world's first commercial plant to turn coal into diesel fuel and gasoline.

    Hydrogen in Antwerp

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    Air Liquide will invest in a hydrogen-production unit on BASF’s site at the port of Antwerp, Belgium.

    New deepwater technology company

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    Conoco and Aker Kvaerner have announced the establishment of a new company, DeepWater Composites AS, that will manufacture and sell composite products for use in the deepwater oil and gas industry.

    Cryogenic shut-off valves

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    CPC-Cryolab™ has introduced the Cryolab ES4 Series Cryogenic Valve.

    Tiny actuators with but one moving part

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    Addressing the large applications gap between macroscopic motors and micro-electromechanical systems, Nanomuscle actuators from Steadlands International (Northumberland, UK) use the properties of shape-memory alloys to create tiny actuators that can be produced at a fraction of the size and cost of traditional electric motors.

    Repair service keeps check on fugitive emissions

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    Garlock (UK) has set up Genesis, a consulting and repair service to help the chemical and petrochemical industries address the problem of fugitive emissions.

    Sensor gives true valve feedback

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    Unlike traditional solenoid valves, where an LED signal only indicates the solenoid valve is receiving power, KV’s extension to its range of solenoid valves now provides true positional feedback indicating the valve is actually in its “open” or “closed” position.

    Valve facilities meet Pressure Equipment Directive

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    Six of Emerson Process Management’s Fisher control valve manufacturing facilities world-wide have met a critical deadline for supplying equipment to process industries in Europe.

    Tyco streamlines

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    Tyco International Ltd is streamlining its corporate operations.
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