Ampo Poyam Valves has been awarded the design and manufacture of more than 1,500 advanced valves for the Ennore LNG regasification terminal in Tamil Nadu, India. The plant, built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Black & Veatch for Indian Oil Corporation, is due to start in 2018.

Clariant plans to expand production of its Continu-Strip desiccant packets by adding a high-capacity multi-lane production line. The expansion was described in November 2016.

Clariant plans to begin desiccant canister production at its new greenfield plant in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, by the second half of 2017. The plant will serve the Indian pharmaceutical industry.

WIKA has inaugurated a Rs 100 crore manufacturing facility for valve manifolds and flow elements on five acres near Palwal, Haryana. The plant will mainly serve domestic, Asia Pacific and Middle East markets.

KROHNE MARSHALL, a joint venture of KROHNE and Forbes Marshall, inaugurated a new 10,000 sq m factory campus in Pune, India on 16 November 2016. The site consolidates manufacturing, testing and calibration for flow meters and level gauges.

Novozymes will invest about DKK 300 million (Rs 300 crore) in a new enzyme production and supply chain facility at Patalganga industrial area near Mumbai. The plant is expected to be operational in 2018 and employ 150 people in the first phase.

Larsen & Toubro approved a scheme of arrangement with its subsidiary L&T Valves Ltd, a deal valued at 437.9 million rupees in cash.

Parcol was awarded a contract in October 2016 to supply critical angle valves for the 40,000 MTPA melamine plant of Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals at Vadodara, India. The project is due for commissioning by Q3 FY 2017-18.

Vijayshri Packaging formally inaugurated its new greenfield carton and corrugated plant on the outskirts of Indore, Madhya Pradesh, on October 21, 2016, after starting operations in August.