TPT March 2008

I ndustry N ews

MSA and Allport form Indian JV for pipeline valves MSA as, Czech Republic, has entered into an agreement with Allport International Pvt Ltd, India, to establish an Indian joint venture – MSA Allport Pvt Ltd. MSA is a European producer of industrial valves integrated within the ChTPZ-KTS company, part of the ChTPZ Group. MSA and Allport will own the new enterprise in equal shares, and the MSA Allport Pvt Ltd management board will comprise one representative from each company. The activities of the new enterprise will be primarily aimed at carrying out export and import operations on the market of valves and pipe, forgings, castings, and production of different valves and pipe components. Establishing the new joint venture will allow MSA to reduce product costs due to reduced expenses on input materials and production, and it will considerably increase product competitiveness. Reduction of order delivery period and cost of product transportation to the Asian Region will be a further competitive advantage of MSA Allport Pvt Ltd.

Technip and Wieland sign agreement to market heat exchangers

Technip, France, has entered into an agreement with Wieland, Germany, to market innovative enhanced heat transfer solutions for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and ethylene plants. Developed jointly by Technip and Wieland, these solutions provide improved energy efficiency through an increase in production capacity, a decrease in energy consumption and reduced CO2 emissions. Their primary application will be large shell and tube heat exchangers for Technip and third party projects. The agreement follows more than 10 years of collaboration to develop Wieland GEWA enhanced tubes for this type of application. The initial idea has grown into a fully industrialized concept with more than 50 state-of-the-art enhanced shell and tube heat exchangers manufactured to date. This long term collaborative effort has been partially supported by EU funded research and development programs. Both companies also worked with field references

in the petrochemical and LNG industries. As a result, Technip/Wieland heat exchangers have become standard equipment in large capacity LNG and ethylene plants. As part of the agreement, Technip and Wieland will further provide new solutions using Technip’s equipment design knowledge and Wieland’s expertise in enhanced heat transfer tube technologies. Technip is a leader in the field of oil, gas and petrochemical engineering, construction and services. The Wieland Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of semi- finished and special products in copper and copper alloys.

Technip – France Fax : +33 1 47 78 33 40 Email : lbricq@technip.com Website : www.technip.com Wieland Group – Germany Fax : +49 731 944 2772 Email : karin.maier@wieland.de Website : www.wieland.com

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