Industry News

Airgas recently agreed to be acquired by French competitor Air Liquide for USD $143 a share, over 100% higher than the 2011 offer it fended off. The cash deal values Airgas at $13.4 billion when including its outstanding debt, and brings together two complementary businesses.

IMMI Turbines, a manufacturer of rotating equipment and services, including valve and pipe skids, generators, compressor, pumps and more, has announced that it will build a $3.2 million heat and power generation plant in Mason City, Iowa.

Wouter Witzel, with sales offices in North and South America, will supply butterfly valves to two Liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered ferries. Ordered by a Swedish customer, the Chinese Shipyard CSSC Offshore & Marine Engineering Group Company Ltd.

ControlAir Inc., with headquarters in Amherst, New Hampshire, recently announced the introduction of the Type-335 NACE (National Association of Corrosion Engineers) Filter Regulator.

Fort Worth, TX-based AZZ Incorporated, manufacturers of energy solutions equipment, including valve systems and power lines, has been awarded a contract by Yunnan Huaneng Lancang River Hydropower Company for providing two circuits of 550kV-3150A Gas Insulated Lines (GIL) for the Huangdeng Hydro Power Plant in Yunnan Province, China.

Troy, Michigan-based ROSS Controls, recently introduced an expansion to its existing DM Valve Series for Air Dump / Release applications. The ROSS DM1 Series C Valve is a Control Reliable Double Valve with dynamic monitoring that can be used in Category 4 PL e applications that do not require dynamic memory.

EnerMech, with operations in the USA, Mexico and the West Indies, has recently launched a “door-to-door” valves maintenance service in South Africa. The group, which employs 2,400 people around the world, has equipped two mobile testing rigs capable of certifying and servicing valves within a 1,200-mile radius of Cape Town.

Fibria, a Brazilian forestry company and the world’s leading eucalyptus pulp producer, recently announced the contracting of important service and equipment packages for the Horizonte 2 Project, which will expand production capacity at its Três Lagoas Unit located in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

Watlow®, a manufacturer of complete thermal systems for the industrial sector, with nine manufacturing facilities and three technology centers in the United States, Mexico, Europe and Asia, recently introduced its new ECO-HEAT® exhaust gas heating system.

MRC Global Inc., a global distributor of valve, pipe and fitting products and services to the energy industry, with multiple branches in North and South America, recently announced that it has initiated a rebranding of its global brands.