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New instrumentation & control system installed at NPP

Framatome and Lockheed Martin successfully completed the installation and site acceptance testing of a new Engineered Safety Features Actuation System (ESFAS) replacement for Exelon Generation’s Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 2, during the plant’s spring 2019 refueling outage.

Honeywell to Provide Oleflex Technology to Ronesans

Honeywell announced that Ceyhan Polipropilen Uretim A.Ş. will use Honeywell UOP’s C3 Oleflex™ technology to produce 457,000 metric tons per year of polymer-grade propylene for a new petrochemicals complex in Ceyhan, Turkey.

AMPO POYAM VALVES recognized as top supplier by Bechtel

AMPO POYAM VALVES, a highly engineered valves company, was recognized as a top supplier by Bechtel at the company’s annual Supply Chain Awards for exceptional work on projects for Bechtel’s global business unit.

New licence partner for Wintershall Dea

Wintershall Dea farms down a 30% participating interest in its three Potiguar offshore exploration blocks POT-M-857, POT-M-863 and POT-M-865 to the subsidiary of Murphy Oil Corporation in Brazil - Murphy Brasil Exploração e Produção de Petróleo e Gás Ltda.

RAYS large-sized welded ball valves ready for delivery

RAYS have successfully completed four pcs of fully-welded ball valves with specifications of 32″ CL600 and 40″ CL600, which had passed various tests and finished painting.

Stafsjö introduce new rubber valve seat compound FEPM

Stafsjö announces the arrival of the new rubber valve seat compound FEPM for use on WB11, WB14 and specifically to the full stainless steel high-performance WB14E.

New model of XF series for chemical industry

Continuing the development of new products to meet the market demand, Vinco Valves has yet another model suited to the requirements of the chemical industry and demanding applications.

AB-QM 4.0 PICV for smart buildings

After 15 years of successful collaboration, Danfoss is starting to say goodbye to one of its most acknowledged products in HVAC heating and cooling systems, the AB-QM Pressure Independent Balancing and Control Valve (PICV).

Orseal extend their FPSO portfolio in Brazil

Floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) systems are showing sustained global growth with more than 30 FPSO projects set to pass final investment decisions during 2019 – 2021 and Orseal are expanding their presence in this field, having recently competed delivery on the first of their valve package contracts for Libra MV31 in Brazil.

Shandong selects LYB spheripol & spherizone technology

LyondellBasell (LYB), the licensor of polyolefin technologies, announced that Shandong Chambroad Sinopoly New Materials Co., Ltd., has selected LyondellBasell’s polypropylene technology for a new world-scale facility.