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FCx IMF in pole position

FCx IMF, part of the global flow control specialist FCx, is expanding its involvement in Formula One in 2001 as more and more manufacturers opt to use its valves in the quest for speed and reliability.

New President named for Mogas

Mogas Industries Inc., the manufacturer of severe service ball valves, has announced that Matt Mogas will assume responsibilities for President & COO on 10 May 2001.

Major gas expansion in Qatar

A major gas expansion is under way in Qatar.

ABB awarded Jilin ethylbenzene plant expansion

ABB has been awarded an ethylbenzene (EB) plant expansion by Jilin Chemical Industrial Co., China.

Tyco to supply equipment package

Tyco Valves and Controls has won a USD 12.6 million contract by engineering contractors AMEC BKW Ltd to manufacture a package of actuated and manually operated valves for a major petrochemical plant extension for the recovery of ethane from feedstock gas.

Tyco supplies water treatment works

Tyco Valves & Controls has won a contract to supply Essex & Suffolk Water with A.S. Interface (Actuator Sensor Interface) electric actuators and interface cards as part of the refurbishment of their Pressure Filters at Walpole Water Treatment Works near Walpole, Suffolk.

Saudi’s Haradh gas plant

The Foxboro Company, a unit of Invensys Process Automation, has won an automation contract for the Saudi Aramco Haradh Gas Plant in Saudi Arabia.

Valves for innovative energy plant

FCx RCM Prometal, part of the global FCx flow control organisation, has secured a major contract to supply flow control products to one of the most innovative power stations in Europe.

Pipelines for Shell field in Gulf of Mexico

J. Ray McDermott Inc., a subsidiary of McDermott International Inc, will instal hydrocarbon pipelines for Shell Exploration & Production Company's (SEPCo) Crosby field, a subsea project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.

Australian waste project

Clough Engineering has been given the go-ahead on a ASD 30 million contract to design and construct a facility in metropolitan Perth, Australia, to turn household and other waste into marketable compost and recover inorganic materials for recycling.