TPi May 2014

business & market news

Valve World Expo 2014 Valve World Expo takes place for the third time in Düsseldorf from 2 to 4 December 2014. With exhibition space of more than 16,000m 2 already sold and 522 exhibitors from 35 countries confirmed, the event is fully booked. The fair presents valves and fittings along with relevant components and parts, actuators and positioners, pumps, compressors, engineering services and software. Exhibition halls 3, 4 and 5 will be occupied, and both the North and the South entrance will be open. Traditionally, European companies from the UK, Italy, Spain, the Czech Republic, Turkey, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Finland, Poland, Russia and Germany are represented in great numbers. Many exhibitors travel to Düsseldorf from overseas countries such as the USA, India, China, South Korea and Taiwan to attend the trade fair and the congress. Once again, the Valve World Conference will take place at the same time. The conference has been incorporated into the layout of hall 4. Workshops on a variety of topics will be offered in addition to the lectures. Experts from around the world will be on-hand to engage participants in an exchange on the innovations from the growing valve technology segment and related upstream and downstream technologies.

Fabrication contract for Gulf Coast investment CB&I has been awarded a contract to provide pipe fabrication for The Dow Chemical Company US Gulf Coast Investment Program. Dow’s investment plan includes construction of a new propylene and ethylene production unit in Texas, and four new polyethylene plants in Texas and Louisiana. “CB&I’s strategically located fabrication facilities, production management systems and manufacturing technology give us the unique capability to provide complete piping solutions for major energy infrastructure projects,” said Luke Scorsone, president of CB&I’s fabrication services operating group. “This distinct expertise offers our customers greater quality, efficiency and schedule reliability, and in turn, we help our customers get their products to market faster.”

CB&I – USA www.cbi.com

Messe Düsseldorf GmbH – Germany www.messe-duesseldorf.de

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May 2014 Tube Products International