Trillium Flow Technologies announced the sale of its French valves operations to nuclear energy company Framatome.

The Workdry Group expanded in mainland Europe by acquiring French pumping and dewatering specialist DMTP in Q3 2026.

Framatome has bought Trillium Flow Technologies France, a maker of nuclear valves based in Saint-Victoret, France, and the unit is renamed Sebim. The article gives no purchase price.

Tecofi is investing €20 million in a 16,000 m² factory in Corbas, Rhône, to replace its current site from late 2027 and relocate guillotine valve production, with 80 hires planned by 2030.

KITZ Corporation announced an investment in Tecofi, a French industrial valve manufacturer founded in 1985, alongside existing shareholders Bpifrance and Garibaldi Participations.

Valve maker Tecofi is building a 16,000 m² factory on a 33,000 m² site in Corbas (Rhône), with commissioning planned for early 2027 and 60 planned hires, backed by Bpifrance and a €15 million investment.

Alfa Laval has completed the acquisition of the cryogenics business unit of Fives Group, now Fives Energy Cryogenics, a maker of cryogenic heat exchangers and pumps. The business joins Alfa Laval's Energy Division as a new separate unit.

Framatome has acquired Valserve, a Lyon-based maker of nuclear, military and cryogenic valves, for an undisclosed amount.

Alfa Laval signed a binding put-option agreement to acquire the Fives Cryogenics business unit of Fives Group for a fixed price of EUR 800 million, subject to works council consultation.

Velan shareholders approved the sale of Velan's French subsidiaries Segault and Velan S.A.S. to Framatome for €170 million (US$177.6 million), with total consideration of US$201.1 million including an intercompany loan.

French pressure-control group IMF International acquired ADES Technologies, a company founded in 1948 that serves rail, nuclear and defense markets and has about 52% of its revenue from exports. The combined group has about EUR 20 million in revenue and 70 employees.

Framatome signed a contract with TechnicAtome to supply primary pumps for the nuclear boilers of France's PA-NG aircraft carrier, with a prototype due in 2027 and commissioning in 2038. The pumps will be made at Framatome's Jeumont site.

Celeros Flow Technology has secured multiple contracts to supply safety-critical nuclear pump packages for the Sizewell C power station in the UK, to be designed and manufactured by its ClydeUnion Pumps brand at its facility in Annecy, France.

Framatome and TechnicAtome announced the acquisition of Daher Valves from the Daher Group in France. The company, which makes valves for nuclear and defence applications, has reverted to its historic name Vanatome.

Senior plc's French unit Senior Aerospace Ermeto opened a 1600m² production facility in Fossé, France, increasing Ermeto's manufacturing capacity by 25%. The plant makes industrial valves and high-pressure hydraulic fittings for aerospace and industrial customers.

EFAFLU was awarded an order to supply an NFPA 20 and FM certified fire-fighting system with a split chamber pump for Safran Aerosystems' site in Caudebec-les-Elbeuf, France.

ACI Groupe announced the acquisition of JTEKT's hydroelectric pump business in Europe, including the Blois production site and the Chennevières-sur-Marne technical centre. The business will be renamed ENERFLUX and integrated into ACI's Engineering to Product unit.

France's Ministry of Economy blocked Flowserve's acquisition of Canadian valve maker Velan under its foreign direct investment review. Flowserve plans to terminate the arrangement agreement after the 7 October 2023 outside date.

Flowserve and Velan extended the outside date of their February 2023 arrangement agreement by 30 days to October 7, 2023, because regulatory approvals were not yet all obtained.

KSB SAS invested €13.5 million in its Sequedin production site near Lille to decarbonise operations, aiming to cut emissions from 815 to 15 tCO2eq per year by 2027. The plant employs 150 people.

ClydeUnion Pumps, part of Celeros Flow Technology, has secured a 10-year long-term agreement to provide pump maintenance and spare parts for EDF's nuclear power stations across France. The multi-million euro contract covers more than 850 safety-related pumps.

Baker Hughes Masoneilan shipped a package of API-6A severe service control valves for the Mero-3 FPSO in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil, with the valves built at its Conde, France facility. Production on the field is expected in 2024.

Hayward Tyler Inc and sister company Energy Steel were awarded multi-million dollar contracts to support the ITER fusion project in St-Paul-lez-Durance, France. Hayward Tyler supplies variable drive booster pumps and Energy Steel supplies 62 solenoid valve and cubicle packages.

Energy Steel was awarded a contract to supply 62 solenoid valve and cubicle packages for the ITER fusion project under construction in St-Paul-lez-Durance, France.

Energy Steel was awarded a multi-million dollar contract to supply 62 solenoid valve and cubicle packages for the ITER fusion project in France. The packages will be part of the primary cooling water system.

URACA, a maker of high-pressure plunger pumps, completed its acquisition of cleaning equipment companies Hydroclean and SAT Dimaco on 10 March 2022. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Danish marine pump maker Svanehøj has acquired Wärtsilä Tank Control Systems, a maker of LNG tank gauging systems, and is establishing Svanehøj France as a land-based business at its Calais, France facility with almost 40 employees.

JTEKT Corporation agreed to sell its French industrial hydraulic components division HPI Industrial to EiM Capital and Apogee, following a December 2021 put option; the deal is subject to employee consultation and expected to complete in the first half of 2022.

Haskel plans a second manufacturing facility in Rouen, northern France, set to become operational in 2022 and scale up to double manufacturing capacity as part of a global expansion.

Bürkert is investing 15 million euros to extend its production site in Triembach-au-Val, France, including a new production laboratory, offices and logistics hall, with about 20 hires planned within 36 months.

KEPCO Engineering & Construction, jointly with Triliium Flow Korea, won a design and supply contract for special valves from the ITER international organization, signed on 5 February 2021.

Sundyne expanded its manufacturing and testing facility in Dijon, France by 1,200 square metres, adding space for package assembly and full unit tests on larger machines. The expansion was announced on 2 February 2021.

Orano acquired KSB Service Energie and its subsidiaries KSB Service Cotumer and STII from German group KSB to expand its industrial maintenance services, including for the French nuclear fleet.

KSB has sold three French service companies, KSB Service Énergie, its subsidiary STII and KSB Service Cotumer, to Orano DS. KSB Service Énergie and STII specialise in nuclear maintenance, and the three companies employ around 300 staff in total.

German pump and valve maker KSB is restructuring its French service activities by selling three maintenance companies to the Orano group. The article does not give a sale value.

Swiss group LK Hydraulics took over 80% of Picardie Valves Industries in Ham, France, from bankrupt Altifort, keeping all 106 permanent and 12 fixed-term contracts. The change of ownership took effect on December 13, 2019.

Saur Group made a strategic investment in pump monitoring and optimisation company Riventa under a partnership signed the week before November 26, 2019. The deal is intended to strengthen Saur's offering to municipal and industrial customers in France and other markets.

Thermador Groupe announced exclusive negotiations with the shareholder of regional competitor Eurobinox to buy back its shares. Eurobinox, based near Lyon, makes valves, fittings and tubes and had turnover of EUR 14.5 million last year.

Velan SAS, a Velan subsidiary, secured a contract with ITER for the tokamak cooling water system in southern France. The article reports a combined value of US$63 million for this and the MODEC contract.

Liebherr-Aerospace agreed with U.S.-based NORDAM to develop, manufacture, test and certify anti-ice valves for NORDAM's engine build-up system on A320neo aircraft with Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines.

Sferaco, a subsidiary of Thermador Groupe, has opened negotiations to buy 100% of Groupe Valfit, a Bussy Saint-Georges company that sells connectors, meters and valves to wholesalers, with a deal targeted by end of January 2018. Valfit reported 2016 turnover of EUR 5.9 million. No price was disclosed.

MLD, a maker of motorized industrial valve actuators, acquired PFS, an independent northern French company with about EUR 5 million in revenue and 30 employees. The deal also diversifies MLD into fluid management from storage to distribution.

Sulzer is in discussions to acquire Ensival Moret from Moret Industries for an enterprise value of about $83.6 million. Ensival, founded in 1905 and based in Saint-Quentin, France, had sales of about $120 million in 2015.

Pentair's Saint-Juéry plant in Tarn, France shipped three 80-tonne valves, its largest ever, to Norwegian client Sverdrup for an offshore North Sea oil platform, worth about EUR 3 million in revenue.

Swiss Sulzer is negotiating exclusively to buy French pump maker Ensival Moret for CHF 85 million (about EUR 80 million), with closing possible in Q2 2017 subject to shareholder approval, reported November 28, 2016.