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Type 567 and 568 Butterfly valves

GF Piping Systems has introduced the new chemically resistant Type 567 and 568 Butterfly Valves in large diameter sizes up to 8 or 12in, depending on the model.

ANSI 600 valve order

Tulsa-based Flow-Quip Inc. has been selected by Petroterminal de Panama S.A. to supply two 24in, ANSI 600 ball-type flow control valves on the reverse flow and upgrade of the pipeline from the Caribbean to the Pacific.

Mexico: cryogenic plant project

ICA Fluor, the industrial construction joint venture of Empresas ICA, S.A.B de C.V. and Fluor Corp., announced that Pemex Gas y Petroquímica Básica has awarded a project to a consortium of ICA Fluor and Linde Process Plants for the construction of a cryogenic plant at the Poza Rica Gas Processing Complex in the State of Veracruz.

New Valbart website

Valbart Srl has launched its new website: www.valbart.com, that features a new design under the motto “Valbart, the art of making valves”® and combines easy browsing with an effective information on all the products now in Valbart’s scope of production (including the most recent additions).

Cameron acquires Geographe

Cameron has announced that it has acquired Geographe Energy Pty Ltd, a company involved in total valve management for the oil, gas, and mining industries in Australia and the Asia Pacific region.

LHDV load holding valves

Suitable for load-sensing spool valves, Hawe Hydraulics has released its LHDV load holding valves.

Sipos contract at E.on plant

Sipos Aktorik has announced that it has been awarded a contract at E.on's Franken 1 power plant in Nuremberg-Gebersdorf, Germany.

Parker wins TA-Luft approval

The Instrumentation Products Division of Parker Hannifin has won TA-Luft approval for a broad range of its manifolds, valves and flanged products following a recent audit by approvals agency TÜV Mannheim Süd.

Nether Seal receives Aramco

By the end of 2006, Nether Seal applied to be qualified by Saudi Aramco for the supply of rising stem ball valves and dual expanding double block and bleed plug valves.

Philippines: Tindalo oil discovery

Nido Petroleum Ltd’s (Nido Petroleum) board of directors has resolved to commit the resources of the company to pursuing the development of the Tindalo oil discovery in the Philippines.