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Electricity boost for Iran

Iran is contemplating the establishment of new power houses to produce 28,000 mw by 2011, according to Hossein Mahmoudzadeh, managing director of Iran's Energy development Organization.

Hygienic control valves

Samson Regeltechniek BV, The Netherlands, has developed control valves designed to meet high demands of hygiene in the food industry and capable of operating in the germ-free, sterile environments of pharmaceutical industries.

Pampilla refinery extension

The Peruvian company Refinería La Pampilla SA has awarded a contract to a joint venture created between Technip-Coflexip and the Spanish group Dragados Industrial for an extension of its refinery in La Pampilla nearby Lima.

Compact control valves save space

The Baumann range of compact control valves are lighter and smaller than competing products, making them ideal for skid mounted equipment, or where space is limited.

Long leak-free life

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.

Hydrogen in Antwerp

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

New deepwater technology company

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.

Coal-into-oil products

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.

Cryogenic shut-off valves

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

Tiny actuators with but one moving part

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.