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Special Metals announces new appointments

Special Metals Welding Products Company, formerly Inco Alloys International Inc., has announced the following organisational changes.

Tecnimont to build chemical plant in Germany

Tecnimont, part of the Montedison Group, will build of a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) facility with an annual capacity of 320,000 tons for Basell Poliolefine GmbH.

Tyco meets oil giant’s need for speed

Tyco Valves & Controls has won a race against downtime by supplying Czechoslovakian oil giant Ceska Rafinerska with a special order for safety relief equipment, manufactured and delivered in just 11 weeks.

Worcester Controls/McCanna certification

Worcester Controls/McCanna, a member of Invensys Flow Control, has received Certification of Conformity for its Industrial Ball Valves.

Jordan expands low flow regulator line

Jordan Valve’s “J” Series has a new addition to the product line.

Smart valve monitoring

Drallim Controls (UK), a Drallim Industries division, has received independent certification from SIRA for its Smart Valve Monitoring system SVM to IEC 61508.

Duke/Fluor Daniel to build three plants

Duke/Fluor Daniel (D/FD) has been awarded contracts by Duke Energy North America (DENA) to perform engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for three natural gas-fired, combined-cycle, merchant power generation facilities with a combined capacity of 2420mw.

Low cost leak testing

Uson Testra and Sprint leak testers are now available in new high-sensitivity versions with an increased maximum test pressure of 100 bar, said to be the highest so far offered.

Emerson brochure

Fisher Controls International, Inc., a division of Emerson Process Management, has issued a new 12-page brochure that describes the eplug(tm) rotary control valve family.

Castings recruits

Ian Robson has joined Castings Technology International (Cti) in Sheffield as Project Manager.