Materials & Manufacturing

Connecticut-based company, Conval, now offers over 12,000 configurations of Clampseal® Y, angle and T-pattern globe stop, check and stop check valves. These US-made forged valves are available in ½“ through 4” sizes through ASME #4500 Class with socket weld, butt weld, threaded, clamp connector, flanged ends or a variety of specials.

Clarke Industrial Engineering Inc., the exclusive manufacturer of Shutter Valves, completed a series of independent certifications at National Board of Testing, located in Worthington, Ohio. The company’s valve was subjected to a number of rigorous tests and achieved an unprecedented level of performance.

MRC Global has reported that McJunkin Red Man Corporation, MRC Global’s US operating company, has executed a five-year extension to the existing supply agreement with Marathon Oil Company. The agreement, which has been in place since 2009, includes the supply of maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) materials such as valves, line pipe, OCTG and MRO/project services in the Eagle Ford and Bakken Shales, the Rocky Mountain region and the Gulf of Mexico.

An innovative 6000 PSI Double Block & Bleed (DBBV) service valve is the latest offering from Rohrback Cosasco corrosion monitoring solutions. The double block and bleed service valve is safer than a standard service valve and is often mandated by the oil and gas industry or operator policy for improved safety.

The heavy-duty industrial valve manufacturing and services company, Flowrox, has launched the Flowrox Expulse™ product, designed to assist during pump and dampener maintenance by reducing noise and vibration associated with traditional methods, which can lead to pipe damage that can cause breakage and a loss of revenue.

Pembina Pipeline Corporation announced that it has entered into agreements to expand the Vantage pipeline system for an estimated capital cost of USD 85M. The Vantage Expansion entails increasing Vantage's mainline capacity from 40,000 barrels per day (bpd) to approximately 68,000bpd through the addition of mainline pump stations and the construction of a new 80km, 8" gathering lateral.

Clark Solutions has launched the MTV-R/MTV-K Series Inert Isolation Valves specifically designed to avoid valve seal damage, which is often caused by aggressive media or particulates in the media stream.

Deep Research Reports has published a new report entitled The Global Cast Steel Ball Valve Industry that examines the market for 2015. It is an in-depth research report focusing on the Global Cast Steel Ball Valve industry including basic information including definition, classification, application, industry chain structure, industry overview, policy analysis and news analysis, etc.

Specialty chemicals group ALTANA has acquired two companies in Brazil. As a result, the ACTEGA division now has its own sites in South America's largest country.

Unicast launched its recent cost-cutting solution for the cement industry – the Unicast Two-Way Valve – a two-way cement valve featuring inline maintenance and flexible installation.A large access panel on one side of the valve allows for inline maintenance of internal wear parts such as the gate and seat.