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Special Metals announces new executive appointment

Special Metals Welding Products Company, formerly Inco Alloys International, Inc. announces the following organizational changes.

New on/off valve from Jordan

Jordan Valve has just released a piston actuated, on/off version of its popular Mark 75 Wafer Valve.

Tyco: total valve management

Tyco Valves & Controls has developed an integrated database system to support its after-market service.

Honeywell Ultravalve used in UK water mains

New UK water regulations now allow the use of Honeywell RPZ assembly Ultravalve (made of all stainless steel) in water mains where, originally, break tanks may have been used to provide an air gap.

Control valve market set to grow

Despite experiencing two consecutive years of market contraction, the 2000 fiscal year end results of many control valve suppliers indicate that the adverse market conditions are dissipating and the general environment for control valves in the first half of 2001 is more positive.

Intelligent choice for E. European pipelines

Rotork has won the contracts to supply hundreds of intelligent electric valve actuators for new oil pipeline and distribution network modernisation projects in Eastern European countries.

Stainless vacuum valve catalogue

International Valve Marketing presents catalogues on its Vent-O-Mat air release vacuum break valves, made of stainless steel.

FCx Truflo in Korean exhibition

FCx Truflo Marine is to exhibit a range of flow-control solutions for marine applications at this year's Naval & Defence Exhibition in Busan, Korea, from the end of October.

Valve contract for Chinese PTA plant

FCx Truflo Rona and FCx Orton - both part of the FCX International group of specialist flow control companies – have secured a major contract to supply manual and actuated process valves to one of the world's largest Pure Terephthalic Acid (PTA) plants.

Honeywell boosts fibre manufacturing

The Specialty Materials business of Honeywell is expanding production of its Spectra(R) high modulus polyethylene fiber (HMPE).