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Belven expands into Arabian Peninsula

Belgium-based Belven, a manufacturer of butterfly and ball valves, has taken important steps towards accomplishing a new market strategy, which has enabled it to achieve instant success.

Valco Group created

Since Technor was acquired in 2006 by HitecVision and delisted, extensive restructuring and repositioning has been undertaken.

Australia: offshore licenses awarded

Thirteen new offshore petroleum exploration permits have been awarded for the Commonwealth waters.

Major scale actuation adopted at Indian coal plant

Auma has been awarded a major contract for a coal-fired power plant at Sipat, India. More than 2000 actuators have been supplied to National Thermal Power Corp. (NTPC) Ltd's plant located near Bilaspur in Chattisgarh.

Pakistan: gas power plants

ProEnergy EPC Services (ProEnergy EPC) has secured an engineering, procurement and construction contract worth nearly USD 100 million for two natural gas-fired power plants in Pakistan.

Sweden: LNG import terminal

The new LNG import terminal to be erected by NCC Group will be the first of its type in Sweden and will facilitate the utilization of natural gas in Central Sweden.

Rhinoflex pinch valves

Rhinoflex is now distributing pinch valves for minerals processing applications in the mining industry.

National Oilwell Varco acquisitions

National Oilwell Varco (NVO) has announced that it has acquired Netherlands-based ASEP, who develops and manufactures well service equipment, including wireline units, cranes, coiled tubing equipment, pressure control products, and automation products.

ASO valves for LNG terminal vehicles

Chalwyn air shut-off (ASO) valves and exhaust spark arrestors have been fitted on the maintenance vehicles working at the new Milford Haven South Hook LNG terminal in the UK.

HollandMT signs co-operation agreement

Netherlands-based HollandMT has signed a co-operation agreement with Jinyang Co. Ltd in Wuxi, China to develop, manufacture and promote gate valves for the global dredging industry.