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BP Chemicals commissions FOUNDATION fieldbus

For its new 1,4-butanediol (BDO) plant in Lima, Ohio, BP Chemicals Inc. called upon Emerson Process Management's PlantWeb field-based automation architecture with FOUNDATION fieldbus.

Indian valve maker supplies Syria

Niton Valve Industries (India) has received an order to manufacture 22" x 600 Class API 6D Through Conduit Gate Valves for a Syrian refinery. Niton, an ISO 9001 certified company and an API 6D Monogram Licensee, has been a valve manufacturer for the last 22 years, and specialises in gate, globe, check, and ball valves.

Transmark appoints new projects manager

Transmark Heaton Valves Ltd has appointed Graeme Campbell as projects manager and head of the projects department at its head office in Bradford, UK. Mr Campbell had previously worked for Hopkinsons and TK Valves, including a period working in Oman.

Emerson fieldbus for Chinese ethylene plant

Yanshan Petrochemical Group, the largest petrochemical enterprise in China, has chosen Emerson Process Management's PlantWeb field-based architecture with FOUNDATION fieldbus to automate benzene processing in its ethylene plant in Beijing.

Clough awarded new Thai contracts

Through its strategic alliance with Unocal Thailand Ltd and Unithai Shipyard and Engineering Ltd, the Clough Group has been awarded its second tranche of contracts in seven months to design and build wellhead platforms and subsea pipelines for Unocal in the Gulf of Thailand.

Spence introduces new safety relief valve

Spence Engineering Co. Inc., Walden, NY, USA, has introduced thenew RXSO Safety Relief Valve. The RXSO is ideal for cryogenic service and where noxious or expensive liquids emand a premium seal.

Manifold system from Anderson Greenwood

Anderson Greenwood Instrumentation Products, a division of Tyco Engineered Products, has developed the Intellimount instrument manifold system, a standardised system offering flexible design together with substantial savings for the customer.

Invensys Flow Control Americas formed

Invensys PLC has announced the formation of Invensys Flow Control Americas, a union of the premier manufacturers of valves, actuators and associated flow control products to act as a single-source provider of end-to-end flow control solutions in the North and Latin American industrial markets.

Control Pinch Valve with Cone Sleeve Trim

Red Valve’s Series 5200 Control Pinch Valve is designed to provide accurate, repeatable control of abrasive and corrosive slurries.

Yokogawa partners with Chevron

Yokogawa has agreed to be Chevron's global supplier of process control and instrumentation (PCI) for plant automation and field instrumentation.