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Voith Hydro to supply pumped storage equipment

Voith Hydro has received the first of several contracts to design, manufacture, and install 720 MW of ternary pumped storage equipment for the Cat Creek Energy and Water (CCEW) Project planned near Mountain Home, Idaho on the South Fork of the Boise River.

Richards Industrials acquires Equilibar LLC

Richards Industrials, a manufacturer of regulators, valves, and other flow control products, has announced the acquisition of Equilibar LLC.

China to lead global caustic soda capacity additions

Asia leads the global capacity additions among the regions and its caustic soda capacity is expected to increase from 60.89 mtpa in 2020 to 65.68 mtpa in 2025 at an average annual growth rate (AAGR) of 1.5 %.

Albion appoints Project Coordinator

Albion Valves (UK) Ltd has appointed Ashley Pellegrina as Project Coordinator. This newly created role expands Albion’s existing Contract Support Team; the role will see him become responsible for all internal project-related activities and will offer a support network to the existing Contract Support Team.

Val-Matic announces retirement of John V. Ballun

After a 26-year career with Val-Matic Valve and Mfg. Corp., President and CEO John V. Ballun will retire from the company on May 15, 2021.

Zahroof Valves management appointments

Zahroof Valves, Inc. (ZVI) has appointed Larry Lapko as Director of Business Development and Rodger Dukeas as its Regional Director, Latin America (LATAM).

Alfa Laval’s Unique DV-ST UltraPure diaphragm valves

To meet the rising demand for more efficient aseptic processing, Alfa Laval is extending its range of Unique DV-ST UltraPure diaphragm valves.

CF Industries signs contract with thyssenkrupp

CF Industries has signed an engineering and procurement contract with thyssenkrupp to supply a 20 megawatt (MW) alkaline water electrolysis plant to produce green hydrogen at the Company’s Donaldsonville, Louisiana, manufacturing complex.

PneuLINK linear to rotary integrated control platform

These ORBINOX ‘EB’ series bi-directional knife gate valves have been automated with the double-acting pneumatic actuators, c/w the proprietary PneuLINK™ linear to rotary integrated control platform.

OMAL co-axial valve offers 10 X life expectancy

The recently launched co-axial VIP EVO Valve from Italy-based OMAL provides the lowest cost of ownership with a life expectancy 10 times that of a ball valve/actuator combination.