The Schubert & Salzer Group – known among other things for high-tech control and stop valves - is celebrating 140th anniversary. Carl Schubert and Bruno Salzer were just 20 years old when they founded their own company and began with the manufacture of textile machines. Today the Schubert & Salzer Group employs around 350 people worldwide. "We are very much aware... [Read More]

NETZSCH is celebrating its 150th anniversary with over 4,100 employees worldwide are joining in the celebration. The company has grown from a small workshop in Selb to become an internationally successful mechanical engineering group. Today, the NETZSCH Group is once again headed by two brothers from Selb - Moritz and Paul Netzsch. As the fifth generation of the Netzsch... [Read More]

Three separate fires at Petroleos Mexicanos facilities in Mexico has left at least eight people injured and several missing. Pemex said at least five people were missing and three were hospitalised after a fire broke out at a storage facility in Ixhuatlan, Veracruz, Bloomberg reported. It was also reported that another blaze at the combined Maya unit of its 285,000-barrel-a-day... [Read More]

PUMPS & VALVES Dortmund which concentrates on industrial gases, solids and liquids will take place again next month. Hundreds of exhibitors are expected to attend the two-day event at Messe Dortmund on 29-30 March following a successful event last year. At the last show in 2022 more than 4,000 visitors from all the relevant industries descended on the four halls covering... [Read More]

Centrica, which owns British Gas, has revealed large profits after energy prices soared last year in its latest accounts. Centrica's full-year profits hit £3.3 billion (€3.7 billion) last year, more than triple the £948 million (€1.06 billion) it made the year before. Energy firms have seen record earnings since oil and gas prices jumped following Russia's invasion... [Read More]

Flowserve Corporation has acquired Velan Inc. - a manufacturer of highly engineered industrial valves. Founded in Montreal in 1950, Velan is a family-controlled business, with a team of 1,650 people and manufacturing facilities in nine countries. Upon completion of the transaction, Velan will become part of Flowserve’s Flow Control Division (FCD) segment. “We... [Read More]

An industrial filter specialist has strengthened its worldwide growth plans with six key promotions. Amazon Filters says the new roles and responsibilities are designed to bolster strategic leadership as it continues to target critical industries reliant on process filtration. The move complements a £1 million (€1.12 million) capital investment programme involving... [Read More]

Elaflex Hiby Group has announced the opening of a new office in the greater Los Angeles area. New and existing customers in North America will soon have access to the full range of conventional, renewable, and alternative fuel products. This new expansion into the North American market marks an exciting development for the company, as clients will have products with... [Read More]

A new book of a new two-volume set on flowmeter technology is now available from CRC Press. The set, Advances in Flowmeter Technology by Jesse Yoder discusses the history, operating principles, growth factors, representative companies, and frontiers of research for all 10 types of flowmeters. The first volume, New Technology Flowmeters, released on September 6, 2022,... [Read More]

Valve World is currently taking place in Germany with 385 exhibitors from 29 countries occupying some 12,000 square metres of net exhibition space. The players in the industrial fittings and valve sectors will demonstrate that not only are their products indispensable to the industry as a whole, but also that their production is sustainable in terms of energy efficiency... [Read More]

StocExpo, the largest and longest-running international bulk liquid storage event, is returning on 14-16 March at the Rotterdam Ahoy with a variety of exhibitors set to be present. More than 100 leading companies from across the world’s bulk liquid storage supply chain are expected to sign up and exhibit at the event. StocExpo provides visitors with cutting-edge solutions... [Read More]

GMB members who work as engineers at the Fawley oil refinery in the UK have begun a two-week strike over pay beginning on November 21. Almost 100 membersof the union, boilermakers, welders, pipefitters, mechanical fitters and scaffolders will take part in the strike, which has the potential to impact on fuel supplies. There was hope of a last-minute deal to prevent... [Read More]

The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) has announced that Dale Croker is the new president of the organisation following a two-year tenure as vice. The managing director of KSB UK was revealed as president at the BPMA’s recent AGM and follows an extended four-year term in office by the previous president, Richard Harden, of Stuart Turner Ltd. Traditionally... [Read More]

A process filter manufacturer has launched a £1 million (€1.15 million) capital investment programme to strengthen its production capacity and reach into global markets. Amazon Filters is eyeing a substantial expansion of sales activity after taking on new premises and equipment at its Camberley, Surrey, UK production centre. The 37-year-old firm has leased an additional... [Read More]

bp has announced that it has agreed to acquire Archaea Energy - a leading producer of renewable natural gas (RNG) in the US. 
The agreed acquisition, which is subject to regulatory and Archaea shareholder approval, will be for $3.3 billion (€3.4 billion) in cash, as well as around $800 million (€820 million) of net debt. Bioenergy is one of five strategic transition... [Read More]

Perstorp has been acquired by PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG), Malaysia´s leading integrated chemicals provider. In May, PCG signed a Securities Purchase Agreement to acquire the entire equity interest in Perstorp - a leading sustainability-driven global speciality chemicals company based in Sweden. With the completion of the acquisition, Perstorp is now PCG’s... [Read More]