Many of these factors relate to the ongoing instability in various parts of Europe, but in today’s interconnected global economy, innumerable current events and trends can impact the marketplace.
President Trump has halted grants and contracts issued by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), raising questions among observers about what affect it would have on the federal department’s activities, according to media reports on Jan. 24, 2017.
CINCINNATI, Ohio (Jan. 24, 2017)—CECO Environmental Corp. announced that Jeffrey Lang, the company’s chief executive officer, president and a director, has decided to step down as CEO, president and a member of the Board of Directors as of Feb. 1, 2017.
PINEVILLE, N.C. (Jan. 24, 2017)—Xylem has won a contract worth $1.5 million to provide new, more efficient pumps for use at a wastewater treatment plant in Pineville, North Carolina, according to a statement from the company.
Pumps played a key role in the facility’s energy efficiency improvements.
ATLANTA (Jan. 23, 2017)—Siemens has launched SIschool, a training program to provide students with hands-on training in the field of low-voltage electrical engineering, according to a statement from the company.
Siemens will provide local distribution and technical schools with residential electrical equipment that allows students to practice advanced wiring skills and become familiar with the technologies used in today’s electrical engineering field.
GLASGOW, Scotland (Jan. 23, 2017)—The Weir Group PLC has decided to relocate its Michigan-based Delta Industrial valves manufacturing operations to an existing manufacturing facility in St. Louis, Missouri, according to a statement from the company.
The move will commence in June 2017.
WELLESLEY, Mass. (Jan. 23, 2017)—New products are promoting growth in the global market for membrane technology for liquid and gas separations, according to a report by market research publisher BCC Research.
The firm reveals in its new report that inorganic and organic/inorganic hybrid membranes are poised to enter the market for uses such as hydrogen separation and natural gas purification, according to a statement from BCC Research.
Some highlights from the report:
Bundling technologies leads to enhanced system efficiency for a Connecticut water supply.