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Westlake Chemical acquires Pipe & Foundation Group

Westlake Chemical Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement with CertainTeed Corporation, a subsidiary of the French public company, Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, to purchase its Pipe and Foundation Group (PFG), a leading producer of PVC pipe and fittings for municipal, water well, mining, agriculture and irrigation applications.

AkzoNobel starts supply to world’s biggest single

AkzoNobel's new Jupiá Chemical Island in Brazil is now operational and has started supplying the Eldorado Brasil Celulose pulp mill, which is the biggest in the world. Operated by the company's Pulp and Performance Chemicals business, the state-of-the-art Jupiá facility represents one of AkzoNobel's largest investments in Latin America.

ADA-ES wins contracts at Two Plants

ADA-ES, Inc. has been awarded a contract from a large air pollution equipment company to supply Activated Carbon Injection (ACI) and Dry Sorbent Injection (DSI) systems for installation at two coal-fired power plants.

Titanium PRV installed on Statoil Gjoa platform

The P24 model titanium pressure reducing valve available from Red Dragon Valves in the UK was originally produced to meet the rigorous demands of Statoil’s Gjoa offshore production platform.

First orders for Rotork’s 242 Series

Rotork Gears reports that international markets have reacted positively to the introduction of its range of 242 Series manual gear operators and orders have been received.

BTM in transition

  BTM, a leading manufacturer of carbon steel, high yield and alloy butt weld fittings for the energy and petrochemical industries has announced tot heir customers they have become a wholly owned business of Precision Castparts Corp (PCC). PCC is a Fortune 500 public company that specializes in supplying complex metal components and products.

Petrofac unveils training services

Fresh on the heels of its recent acquisition of eLearning specialist Oilennium Ltd, Petrofac Training Services (PTS)has announced the launch of a new eLearning course, “Introduction to Oil & Gas,”.

Advantages of electro-hydraulic valve actuation

Rotork has supplied valve actuators for the pipework delivering water to the north and south coal processing (washing) plants from a new 2 GL (gigalitre*) dam source.

Orders accepted for new AUMA actuator

AUMA, the established manufacturer and global supplier of modular electric actuators, has announced that orders can be placed for its new part-turn actuator.

Clinch River mPower construction permit

The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) has announced that its subsidiary, Babcock & Wilcox mPower, Inc.