Lukoil and Gazprom sign strategic pact

Lukoil and Gazprom have signed a general strategic partnership agreement.

Vietnamese plastics plant

Vietnam Saigon Plastic Association (VSPA) has boosted its plans to build a USD 800 million, natural-gas fired plastics plant in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.

Auma actuators for Egyptian water project

The public works authority of Cairo City has exclusively selected Auma actuators for the New Cairo City Project in Obour.

Actuator guide

Auma has made available free of charge a 12-page page educational booklet on electric actuators for installation in explosion hazardous areas.

Emerson combination

Emerson Process Management will consolidate the Hytork and El-O-Matic US operations of its Valve Automation Division into Hytork’s facility in Tampa, Florida.

OMB site launched

OMB Valves group announces the opening of its new website, www.ombvalves.com.

SSF to exhibit at Valve World

As a long-standing supplier to the valve industry world-wide, Stainless Steel Fasteners will once again be exhibiting at Valve World 2002.

Ticona expands capacity

Ticona, the technical polymers unit of Celanese AG, has expanded its North American compounding capability by adding 20% more capacity at its plant in Shelby, NC, and 30% more capacity at its plant in Florence, Kentucky, USA.

New sealing website

Parker Hannifin’s Seal Group has launched www.parofluor.com, a multi-industry website that features technical information about high-performance Parofluor Series Advanced Perfluorinated Elastomer materials.

New book about fieldbus technology

A new book from the Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society presents information on how to apply fieldbus technology for process control.