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FCX Orton MV valves for Ras Laffan

FCX Orton, the Italian valve specialist, has supplied more than 100 valves ranging from 3" up to 82" for the Ras Laffan Train 3 LNG plant in Qatar.

New rotary valve from CCI

CCI announces the introduction of the new Rotary DRAG® axial flow valve, which combines the elevated capacity found in rotary valves with the precise flow control of a high velocity control valve for the gas transmission market.

Arctic application for Rotork actuators

Rotork IQ intelligent electric valve actuators are being installed on an oil industry development scheme situated in one of the coldest and exposed environments in the world.

Pemex plans gas contracts

After delaying the bidding for controversial new contracts to produce natural gas in northern Mexico, Pemex now expects to award the contracts by mid-2003, a company official has said.

Pneumatic systems speed up palletiser

When paper manufacturer Australian Paper needed to speed up its automated Boxed paper palletising system, Robotic Automation (Australia) stepped in to help.

Polyethylene plant in Iran

Pars Petrochemical Company – a wholly owned affiliate of the National Petrochemical Company of Iran – has just awarded Technip-Coflexip and its Iranian partner Nargan, an EPC contract for the design and construction of a low density polyethylene plant for the 9th Olefins Complex at Asaluyeh.

Danisco Sugar prefers Tyco valves

Tyco Valves and Controls has signed a preferred supplier agreement with Northern Europe's largest sugar producer.

Clyde Bergemann supplies China

Beijing Kejian Electric Power (BKEP) has placed an order worth over GBP 82,000 for a further 56 Spheri Valves from UK-based Clyde Bergemann Materials Handling Limited (CBM).

Valves for Baku–Ceyhan pipeline

MSA, a regular supplier of ball valves to Czech and Slovak transgas companies, has signed a contract for the supply of 63 pieces main line ball valves (34–46"/class 300,600 & 900#) for the Turkish section of the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan Crude Oil Pipeline Project.

Gas filling accuracy

A new gas filling operation equipped with CPV air actuated FloMaster® Valves has radically improved the accuracy of complex gas mixes.