Tag: Brazil

Flowserve to provide valves for Brazilian plant

Flowserve Corp has signed a purchase agreement with Eldorado Celulose e Papel, S.A., a Brazilian pulp company, to supply control and on-off valves for a new plant.

Macae invites valve companies to grow with city

Valve World Americas had the opportunity to interview Gustavo Omar  Miguelez at the recent Offshore Technology Conference in Houston.  Gustavo is an advisor to the secretary of economic and technology  development for the city of Macae in Brazil.

Triple M handles aggressive media

Triple M , exclusive distributor of Swissfluid in Brazil, recently supplied an exotic size 22in, 150# Teflon lined butterfly valve to steel giant Usiminas in Brazil.

Skanska contracted for lubricant plant in Rio

DR Distribuidora, a subsidiary of Petrobras, has awarded Skanska the contract to modernize and expand an existing lubricant plant and to construct a new plant in Rio de Janeiro.

BASF exploring new investment in Brazil

BASF is considering new investments in Brazil, including the production of acrylic acid, butyl acrylate and superabsorbent polymers (SAP).

BASF to build sodium methylate plant in Argentina

BASF has announced its intention to build a second production plant for sodium methylate in South America. Argentina is the planned location for the second plant with an annual capacity of about 60,000 mt.

Nuclear plant in Brazil on the rise

Eletrobras Eletronuclear has granted contracts for several phases of Angra 3, the third plant at Almirante Álvaro Alberto Nuclear Power Station (CNAAA), located at Itaorna beach in Angra dos Reis - Rio de Janeiro State.

Balmoral to expand in Brazil

Balmoral Offshore Engineering has announced plans for a new manufacturing facility in Brazil.

Brazil approves Belo Monte Power Dam

The Brazilian environment agency Ibama has approved the construction of the Belo Monte power dam in the Amazon.  The project has been subject to controversy among natives and other conservationists.

Cameron acquires Brazil’s Vescon

Cameron has acquired Vescon Equipamentos Industriais Ltda., a company which manufactures onshore wellhead and Christmas trees systems and API 6A and 6D valves.