Tag: Canada
Velan receives medal from Engineers Canada
Amongst a long list of honorariums to add to his legacy, A.K. Velan, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Velan, has been awarded the 2015 Gold Medal by Engineers Canada.
Pulp mill shutting down for valve repairs, etc.
The Northern Pulp mill located in Abercrombie Point, Nova Scotia is planning a 15-day maintenance shutdown on May 30th, to install a new electrostatic precipitator. But the mill’s general manager, Bruce Chapman, has said it will not restart until the precipitator is operational, which could be in late June or early July.
Fluor Secures Tank Farm Contract
Fluor Corporation was awarded an engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction (EPFC) contract by Suncor Energy Oil Sands Limited Partnership for a tank farm development project in the Athabasca oil sands region in Alberta, Canada.
Wolseley Canada donates to Special Olympics
Wolseley Canada specializes in the wholesale distribution of plumbing, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, waterworks, fire protection, pipes, valves and fittings and industrial products.
Toronto votes for automatic shut-off valves
The Toronto City Council in Toronto, Ontario, Canada recently voted to ask Enbridge Pipelines Inc. to install automatic shut-off valves and that the National Energy Board (NEB) not grant the pipeline firm Leave to Open.
Summit Valve SK rep. for Endress+Hauser
It has been announced that Endress+Hauser have appointed Summit Valves and Controls as the provincial representative for the distribution of its products in Saskatchewan (SK), Canada.
Located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Summit Valves is pleased to add Endress+Hauser products to its existing line of industrial and municipal valves and automation products.
Ottawa proposing more valve protection for tanks
Canada’s capital of Ottawa is proposing long-awaited new standards for rail cars carrying crude oil in a bid to limit a rash of fiery derailments across the country.
Transport Canada unveiled a proposal Wednesday that would require tank cars used to haul crude oil and other flammable goods to meet new standards that include thicker steel, thermal protection, full shields at each end and more protection over the valves by 2025 at the latest.
Canada’s Petrochemical industry on the rise
The Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC) is forecasting that Canada’s industrial chemical sector will experience a big increase in capital expenditures in 2015. This also means that there will be a larger demand for commodities like valves.
Proposed pipeline may use one-way check valves
Transcanada Corporation has filed a 30,000-page application to convert an existing gas pipeline to carry oil from Western Canada to Cornwall, Ontario. It also wants to build a new pipeline to carry the crude eastward through Quebec to Atlantic Canada.
Enbridge to boost size of pipelines
Enbridge Inc, Canada's largest pipeline operator, plans to boost the size of two lines carrying crude from the oil sands while shaving $400 million CAD ($320.4 million USD) from their original price tag.