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Metso & Pentair frontrunners to acquire L&T valves

L&T may be close to selling off its valves business for around $500 million with Finnish firm Metso and US-listed Pentair emerging as frontrunners to acquire the unit, according to sources aware of the negotiations.

Pembina announces Horizon pipeline expansion

Pembina Pipeline Corporation announced that it will expand its existing Horizon Pipeline System for an estimated capital cost of approximately USD 125M. Horizon, a 513km pipeline, was originally commissioned in 2008 and built to connect Canadian Natural Resources' Horizon Oil Sands facility to refineries, export pipelines and other delivery locations in the Edmonton area.

Automated Valve & Equipment acquires TechniQuip

Automated Valve & Equipment, the specialty valve and automation division of Ohio Pipe Valves & Fittings, Inc, have announced plans to acquire TechniQuip, Inc., a representative and distributor of valves and actuators since 1990.

Praxair expands Michigan pipeline system

Praxair announced plans to build a new air separation unit (ASU) supporting its Detroit, Michigan, area pipeline system to meet the growing demand for industrial gases from customers in the region as well as rare gas customers worldwide.

The Schroeder High Pressure Valve SHP

Schroeder Valves, the German-based company with sales offices all over the world including the United States, presented its latest innovation at ACHEMA: The Schroeder High Pressure Valve SHP. This automatic recirculation valve was developed for high and extremely high pressures and also works reliably under highly fluctuating load conditions.

Control valve market worth $10.82 billion by 2020

According to Markets and Markets new research report "Control Valve Market by Motion (Rotary, Linear), by Component (Valve Body, Actuator, and Others), by Application (Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Energy & Power, Water Management, Pharmaceuticals, Food & Beverages, and Others), & by Geography - Global Forecast to 2020," the control valve market is expected to reach $10.

Richter expands valve offering

Richter has extended the RSS, KN and PA valve series with higher flow rates. The range extension has been developed with the Richter-typical maximum product safety and reliability in mind. The proven KN ball valve family has been enriched with the nominal size 200 mm (8") in full bore according to ISO and ANSI with kv100 value 6,000 m³/h and Tmax 200 °C.

New RCVcalc valve sizing software

Badger Meter is thrilled to introduce its new sizing software for Research Control® Valves (RCV). This software will adapt to the unique process requirements of a plant and guides specifiers through selecting the right control valve for any project.

Check valve with stainless trim materials

Exton, PA—DFT Inc., an industry leader in the manufacture of valves, has released its new BNC™ Check Valve, a nozzle-style, axial-flow check valve specifically designed to excel in high-pressure applications.

Freescale launches precision valve controller SoCs

Freescale Semiconductor has introduced two highly integrated valve controller system-on-chips (SoCs) with high-precision current measurement, SPI connectivity and sophisticated functional safety management features for hydraulic and pneumatic systems control.