CHICAGO, IL – Today, the Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR) and The Water Council (TWC) announced a partnership to deepen ties and accelerate water innovation and stewardship in the bi-national Great Lakes region, the engine of the North American economy and guardian of the largest freshwater system in the world.

Washington, DC—By setting strict health advisories for PFOA and PFOS (two of the thousands of PFAS or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency must now rapidly move to set health advisories for all PFAS chemicals that transform into these two PFAS, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER).

NACKA, Sweden -- Atlas Copco has agreed to acquire the assets of Shandong Jinggong Pump Co., Ltd. The company develops and manufactures liquid ring vacuum pumps and systems, mainly used in the chemical and other general industries.

Shangdong Jinggong Pump, which operates under the brand name Chinco, was founded in 1998 and has 100 employees. The headquarter is located in Zibo, in China’s Shandong province. In 2021, the company had revenues of approximately MUSD 12 (MSEK 102).

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SOLON, Oh. -- Swagelok Company is marking its 75th year in business by expanding its workforce on Cleveland's west side through the addition of positions in its existing Strongsville facility and the purchase of an existing 135,000-square-foot building in Valley City, Ohio.