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Emerson recently announced that the Board of directors has selected Mark Blinn, the former President and CEO of Flowserve Corporation, as an independent director.Blinn has 20+ years of experience operating multi-industrial businesses in senior executive roles, as well as legal expertise and Board experience, which includes his time as a Lead Independent Director and Audit Committee Chair.Emerson’s Board of Directors is now comprised of 11 people, 10 of whom are independent.Prior to Flowserve, Blinn held senior finance, treasury and planning positions at FedEx Kinko’s Office and Print Services, Inc., Centex Corp., FirstPlus Financial Inc., Electronic Data Systems Corp.

ITT Inc.'s Engineered Valves brand recently announced the latest addition to the extensive EnviZion valve product line. The new BioviZion fractional size valve includes the technology of the EnviZion valve platform in a compact package for 1/4-1/2" applications.

DOPAG has recently released new dispensing valves. These valves are for use in all industries processing low- to high-viscosity liquids, such as lubricant, adhesives or epoxy.

US-based company Baker Hughes recently broke ground on their first chemicals manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia. The company held a ground-breaking ceremony at the facility’s PlasChem Park location in Jubail to celebrate the milestone and formalize an agreement with Sadara Chemical Company to supply the facility with feedstock chemicals.The facility will deliver the company’s full portfolio of chemical services and technology solutions for the hydrocarbon production, processing, transmission and petrochemical industries.

Conval has recently released new severe service valves that are available for high-pressure piping in urea reactors, strippers and condensers.

The future of the United States valve industry can be addressed from the perspective of the U.S. government concerned with maximizing employment or possibly GDP.

Cook Compression, a US-based Dover Precision Instruments subsidiary, recently celebrated the opening of its satellite service facility in Sicily, Italy.

The Freedonia Group is a leading international industrial research company that publishes more than 100 studies annually.

Velan Inc. recently announced that Bruno Carbonaro is the new President of Velan Inc., which became effective November 11, 2019.

Joe and Mike work in a chemical plant. The former is a field operator and the latter is a piping specialist. They meet at the cafeteria and the following dialog ensues:“Hi Mike, the new valve you specified is working beautifully.