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OneSteel appoints sales manager

OneSteel Piping Systems, Australia, has confirmed Razmick Priantz as the National Sales & Marketing Manager Valves for the Valves & Actuation division of the company.

Stainless Valve Co. wins award

In March 2002 Stainless Valve Co. received the Editor's Choice Award from the Process Engineering Magazine.

Pressure-indicating sensor film

Sensor Products Inc. (East Hanover, New Jersey, USA) has produced a thin sensor film that, by changing colour, reveals stress distribution and magnitude between any two surfaces that come in contact.

SPX acquires Daniel Valve

SPX Corporation has announced that its Valves and Controls business has acquired Daniel Valve Company from Emerson Electric.

Nanhai petrochemical project

Major construction work is expected to start in early 2003 on the Nanhai Petrochemical complex, which is located on Daya Bay near Hong Kong.

Hungarian contract for Linde

Linde AG, Wiesbaden, has been awarded by the Hungarian petrochemical company Tiszai Vegyi Kombinát Rt. (TVK) a contract worth approximately EUR 160 million for an ethylene plant at Tiszaújváros in the NE of Hungary.

Pneumatic cylinders for power handling valves

Maxam CT series cylinders and associated controls are specified for all pneumatically operated disc valves produced by Mucon, a division of the Kemutec Group.

Philippines hydro power plant

The Philippines' Negros Island, comprising Occidental and Oriental Negros, will develop its own 54.5 megawatt hydro-electric power plant in the next five years.

Oman approves third LNG train

Oman has approved an expansion of its liquefied natural gas plant through a third train which is expected to raise the country's output by 50% to 9.9 million tonnes a year, an oil ministry official has said.

Rugged Jordan actuators

The Jordan Controls SM-6000 Series of electric rotary actuators offers an unparalleled combination of fast speeds, high torque, continuous modulating duty, extreme operational temperatures and exceptional positioning accuracy.