FORT WAYNE, Ind. (August 4, 2014) – Franklin Electric Co., Inc., completed two acquisitions in India. In the first, Franklin Electric acquired 70 percent of the outstanding stock of Pluga Pumps and Motors Private Limited, based in a newly constructed facility in Vadodara, Gujarat, India. Pluga designs, manufactures and distributes groundwater motor and pumping equipment through 11 branch offices located throughout India.

ERLANGEN, Germany (August 4, 2014) – Siemens Energy will supply high-efficiency steam turbine-generator sets with associated instrumentation and control components to power plant projects in India. The machines are destined for the coal-fired units of the North Karanpura Super Thermal Power Project (STPP) located in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, and for IB Thermal Power Station Banharpalli in the neighboring state of Odisha.

RALEIGH, N.C. (August 4, 2014) – The City of Raleigh Public Utilities Department received the “Directors Award of Recognition” from the Partnership for Safe Water, a program developed by AWWA, EPA and associated partner organizations to guide water suppliers towards improving water quality by optimizing system operations.

SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. (Aug. 4, 2014) – Oxford Performance Materials, Inc., (OPM) announced the appointment of Severine Zygmont and Paul Martin as presidents of OPM Biomedical and OPM Aerospace & Industrial divisions, respectively.

SENECA FALLS, N.Y. (August 4, 2014) – ITT Corporation unveiled the newest addition to its Seneca Falls, New York, manufacturing campus: an advanced testing and packaging facility for its engineered pumps used primarily by the global oil and gas, petrochemical and mining industries. The new building totals 89,000 square feet including office space, with approximately 79,000 square feet dedicated to product operations.

DAVIDSON, N.C. (Aug. 4, 2014) – Ingersoll Rand announced that it acquired the assets of Energy Equipment and Supply Inc., an Ingersoll Rand Master Distributor based in Casper, Wyoming. Energy Equipment and Supply Inc. sells compressed air and gas equipment, parts and services in Wyoming, Montana and the western regions of North Dakota and South Dakota.

WINTERTHUR, Switzerland (August 4, 2014) – Sulzer announced that it completed its definitive agreement to acquire both Grayson Armature businesses, Grayson Armature Large Motor Division, Inc. and Grayson Armature Orange Texas, Inc., for a deal valued at $42 million. The closing of this acquisition, completed August 1, 2014, makes Sulzer one of the largest partners for electromechanical services in the Gulf Coast area.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (August 4 2014) – The Water Environment Federation’s Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC®) offers water quality professionals quality education and training. This year’s event will take place at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, from Sept. 27 – Oct. 1, 2014. The exhibition will be open Monday, Sept. 29, Tuesday, Sept. 30, and Wednesday, Oct. 1, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.

(3 August 2014)—Sipchem announced the startup of the ethylene vinyl acetate and low-density polyethylene plant owned by International Polymers Company (one of Sipchem affiliates) in Jubail Industrial City. The plant will produce 200 thousand mtpa of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) and low-density polyethylene (LDPE).