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ABB to acquire Thomas & Betts

Power and automation technology group ABB and North American low voltage product manufacturer, Thomas & Betts have agreed to a transaction in which ABB will acquire Thomas & Betts for approximately USD3.

Monterey Shale’s Venoco agrees on Merger

Having substantial holdings in Monterey Shale in California, Independent energy company, Venoco Inc., has entered into a definitive merger agreement.

SSP names Boiswood as UK distributor

SSP, American manufacturer of an extensive range of valves and fittings has named Boiswood as its UK product distributor.

Louis Dreyfus Highbridge Energy acquires TX plant

    Through one of its subsidiaries, Louis Dreyfus Highbridge Energy LLC has acquired a natural gas-fired peaking facility, Wichita Falls in Wichita County, Texas from Signal Hill Power LLC.

Web-based courses on fluid control and sealing

Valve World has learnt that one of our readers, Mr Gobind Khiani of Cenovus Energy Inc, Calgary, Alberta, CANADA, is running volunteering web-based courses for fluid control and sealing.  

API Monogram for BAZ in Russia

According to a recent communique, the Blagoveschensk Valve Plant (BAZ) in Russia has passed the certification audit of compliance with API Q1/ISO 9001/TS 29001.

Needle valves for precise flow of corrosive fluids

   Throttle Master needle valves are constructed from PVC, unpigmented natural polypropylene and hi-purity PVDF and produced in Globe pattern straight 180” and Angle pattern 90” styles.

Tyco expands testing facility

Tyco Valves & Controls has significantly expanded its testing facility at its Mansfield, Massachusetts, USA location.

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Siemens turns over coal-fired plant to GenPower

Siemens Energy Inc. and Kvaerner ASA subsidiary, Kvaerner North American Construction, Inc.