WAYNE, PA., (July 7, 2014) – The Fluid Sealing Association (FSA) has announced the appointment of Phil Mahoney and Robert Rutherford to its board of directors.

ST. MICHAEL, Minnesota, and DALLAS (July 7, 2014) – U.S. Water Services, Inc., announced the merger of Texas-based ChemCal, Inc., and U.S. Water. ChemCal was established in 1985 serving the mid-southern United States.

DUBAI (July 5, 2014)— His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE vice president, prime minister and ruler of Dubai, launched the world’s first temperature-controlled city, Mall of the World, located along Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai.

DUBAI (July 3, 2014)—GE Oil & Gas celebrated the groundbreaking of a new facility that will further expand its presence in the UAE in Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza).

ANTWERP, Belgium (July 2, 2014) – ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Belgium announced that it plans to install a new delayed coker unit at its Antwerp refinery to convert heavy, higher sulfur residual oils into transportation fuels products such as marine gasoil and diesel fuel. The new unit will expand the refinery’s ability to help meet energy needs throughout northwest Europe, despite a challenging industry environment.

LONDON (July 2, 2014) – The rapid expansion of the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries in Europe is fueling the demand for hygienic, high-quality positive displacement pumps. Peristaltic pumps are of particular interest to such industries, which produce products for consumption. These pumps minimize contamination and resist corrosion by ensuring that fluid flows through flexible tubes or hoses that are placed within pump housing.

MÖLNDAL, Sweden (July 2, 2014) – Elos Fixturlaser, subsidiary of Elos AB, has been acquired by the French company ACOEM. The acquisition strengthens ACOEM’s position in the field of predictive maintenance.