DUQUE de CAXIAS, Brazil (Jan. 23, 2014) – Ruhrpumpen is opening a new manufacturing plant this year in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro. The 80,729-square-foot facility is strategically located near a major highway in Rio to provide optimum delivery service. The facilities include a test laboratory capable of running performance and mechanical tests up to 8,000 horsepower. This plant will be able to manufacture most of the pumps from Ruhrpumpen’s product line. The plant also has a service center to provide repair and maintenance services for Ruhrpumpen pumps and any other manufacturer. It will allow for competitive delivery time on all types of centrifugal pumps. Ruhrpumpen is a pump technology company supporting the oil & gas, chemical, power, industrial applications, water and mining markets.