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Belven appoints Valve Team Europe


  Valve Team Europe are delighted to announce that they have been appointed to distribute Belven in the Netherlands from immediate effect.

Doel contract extended


Pentair Valves & Controls has successfully completed a major shutdown of the Doel plant, further expanding its maintenance contract with the plant’s operator, Electrabel.

Actuation power portfolio presented by SIPOS


SIPOS Aktorik is due to return to Power-Gen Europe in order to display its electric actuation capabilities.

Borman & Neupert’s flame arresters


Düsseldorf based specialists for industrial safety valves, Borman & Neupert have recently released their ATEX-certified flame arresters for reliable protection in chemical, petro-chemical and pharmaceutical plants.

Metso valves reduce emissions & improve safety

Helsinki-2012 was a banner year at the Metso Flow Laboratory, where a corporate initiative to increase the numbers of valves certified to the most stringent environmental emissions standards continues.

DOW Chemical in big payout

Dow Chemical Co. (DOW) has been awarded an additional 318 million USD in an arbitration case with Petrochemical Industries Co. of Kuwait. The additional award is tied to a dispute over a scuttled multibillion-dollar joint venture in 2008 that almost derailed the chemical company's efforts to complete a huge acquisition.

Doubts over nuclear power plant plans

Britain's plans to build a fleet of nuclear power plants by 2025 are ''ambitious'' at best and ''unrealistic'' at worst, according to a report to be released Monday by a committee of the House of Commons.

AUMA success supporting Turkish water scheme


Electric AUMA actuators supplied to the ISKI Ataköy WWTP in Istanbul, Turkey have successfully provided valve control technology since 2010.

Orders accepted for new AUMA actuator


AUMA, the manufacturer and global supplier of modular electric actuators, has announced that orders can now be placed for its new part-turn actuator.

Curtiss-Wright in the global marketplace

Engineering company, Curtiss-Wright Corporation has announced completion of the previously announced acquisition of 100% of the shares of Phönix Holding GmbH for approximately €82 million ($108 million).