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Leslie heavy-duty valves

Leslie Controls has announced the new DKLO Series Control Valve, designed as an economic solution for commercial, HVAC and light industrial applications.

Giant ammonia/urea complex in Oman

Technip-Coflexip, in a 50/50 joint venture with Snamprogetti, has just signed, with Oman-India Fertilizer Company (OMIFCO), a lump-sum turn-key contract worth about USD 770 million for the design and construction of a fertiliser complex in Oman.

BASF to build chemical plants in Shanghai

BASF will build a new integrated production facility for polytetrahydrofuran (PolyTHF®) and tetrahydrofuran (THF) in the newly developed Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP) at Caojing, Shanghai, China.

Upgrade for electronic interface valve

Clippard Minimatic has updated its electronic interface valve.

Actuated ball valves

Quadrant Valve & Actuator LLC (Broussard, Louisiana, USA) has produced a seal-welded 2000WOG stainless-steel ball valve.

Packing sets keep valves environmentally clean

A range of high performance control packings, designed to achieve long-term low emission performance from high cycling, fire safe control valves, is now available from Garlock (UK).

Compact valve for low power consumption

A subminiature magnetically latched solenoid valve, ideal for applications demanding a compact, ultra low power consumption and low heat generating valve, is now available from Lee Products.

Paying for performance, not products

Norgren is looking to a future where performance is bought and sold while the products themselves become the conduit.

Four consortia in Jordan-Egypt pipeline bid

Four international consortia have bid for the construction of the Jordan-Egypt gas pipeline, a senior official has said.

Horizon wins Pemex contract

Horizon Offshore, Inc. has been awarded a contract from Pemex for the rehabilitation of pipelines in the Cantarell field.