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Syrian refinery orders through conduit gate valves

Niton Valve Industries Private Ltd (India), an ISO 9001 certified company and an API 6 D monogram licensee, has delivered 22" x 600 class through conduit gate valves for a Syrian refinery in a period of less than 14 weeks.

PED accreditation for two FCx companies

Two further manufacturing companies within the global FCx Flow Control group have secured technical accreditation for trading within Europe.

Conoco awards Indonesia contracts

Conoco Inc. has awarded two engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contracts for the USD 1.6 billion Belanak offshore natural gas development.

Safety first at Sutton Bridge

A selection of ASME Section I safety valves from Tyco Valves & Controls are withstanding high pressures and temperatures to provide over pressure protection and ensure safe operation at a major power generation plant in Lincolnshire.

FCx Pegler acquires Australian company

FCx Pegler Beacon Australia, part of the global FCx flow control group, has acquired instrumentation specialists Control and Sensors Pty Ltd from Perth, Western Australia.

Polyethylene plant in Russia

Tecnimont, the engineering and construction Company of Montedison Group, has signed in Moscow, with AK Sibur, a Russian Company controlled by Gazprom, a contract covering the grant of licence and the supply of engineering, materials and equipment as well as technical assistance for the implementation at Kstovo (Nizhniy Novgorod) of a 120,000 tpy high-density polyethylene plant.

Subsea valve specialist plans growth

Scots subsea valve specialist Pacson Ltd has announced ambitious growth plans.

Pact between Samson and Welland & Tuxhorn

The international chain Samson AG (Frankfurt, Germany), specialists in the fields of measuring and processing technique, have signed an agreement for co-operation with the specialised valve manufacturer Welland & Tuxhorn from Bielefeld (Germany).

Dundee fabrication firm seals BP deal

A Dundee pipework and heavy fabrication firm has secured a contract worth in the region of GBP 0.5 million with BP Oil UK Ltd, the Tayside company's largest oil and gas-related order in its 18 year history.

Appointments at Danfoss

Soren Gandrup has been appointed the vice president of sales (Europe) of the Danfoss Flow Division.