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Velan international sales team

Velan has announced that Gino Loggia, International Sales Manager and a Velan team member for over 11 years, has been promoted to Sales Director for South East Asia (SEA), Latin America (LAM), and Middle East and Africa (MEA), plus India and Italy.

ME2C names president, COO

Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. ( ME2C) has appointed Alan Kelley as President and Chief Operating Officer effective November 1st. Kelley replaces Richard MacPherson, who will move to the position of senior vice president of Strategic Initiatives and will continue as a member of the company’s Board of Directors.

Product losses reduced with modulating pilot valve

The Series 3800 PCM non-flowing modulating pilot control from Farris Engineering offers a variety of features and benefits.

MRC appoints James F. Underhill

McJunkin Red Man Holding Corp. (MRC) has appointed James F. Underhill as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer – North America and James E. Braun as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Biomass-fired power project

Argan Inc. has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Gemma Power Systems (GPS), has signed an engineer-procure-construct (EPC) contract with East Texas Electric Cooperative Inc. (ETEC) for an USD 165 million contract to design and build a 49.

BC LNG shipments to Asia

On October 13th a project to export liquefied natural gas from British Columbia's west coast to markets in Asia received approval from Canadian regulators. KM LNG, a joint venture between Apache Corp.

Lanxess investing in Brazil

Germany-based Lanxess, a specialty chemicals company, is investing in two new plants in Porto Feliz where it will produce plastics and rubber additives. These two plants will be built on company’s current site and will be part of what it plans to be a specialty chemicals hub.

Alberta oil sands projects expanding

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc has received new contracts from seven clients in the Alberta Oil Sands to support steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) and bitumen upgrading expansion projects. Officials estimate the combined total construction value of the awarded projects at more than $1.

Valve service center launched in Sudbury

Romatec has launched its new Valve & Gauge & Valve Automation Center in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.

Curtiss-Wright acquires South Bend Controls

Curtiss-Wright Corp has acquired the assets of South Bend Controls for $10 million. South Bend Controls is a leading designer and manufacturer of highly engineered, solenoid-based components used in critical applications serving the aerospace and defense, industrial and medical markets, and had sales of approximately $8 million in 2010.