HOUSTON (May 22, 2013) – National Oilwell Varco (NOV) completed the acquisition of Robbins & Myers on February 20, 2013. “Robbins & Myers has an excellent reputation in the industries it serves, and the merger of these two companies will provide us with an incredible opportunity to expand the products and services offered to our customers,” said Pete Miller, Chairman and CEO of National Oilwell Varco.

HOUSTON (May 22, 2013 ) – Toshiba International Corporation (TIC) has announced that a binding agreement is in place to acquire all assets and intellectual property from Elettra Technology Inc. (ETI), a manufacturer of custom electrical industrial motors based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

OLATHE, Kan. (April 11, 2013) – Hyflux and Grundfos enter strategic partnership for the development of STANDARDIZED UF membrane-based sub-systems for industrial use

WINTERTHUR, Switzerland (May 7, 2013) – At the end of April, Sulzer Metco celebrated the opening of its new 12,000 m² plant in Anting, the automotive hub in the north of Shanghai. This new facility supports Sulzer Metco to serve its continuously growing customer base in China more efficiently. 

PARSIPPANY, N.J. (May 10, 2013) – The Hydraulic Institute (HI), under the approval of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), is seeking qualified individuals to participate in the review process of a new standard entitled Rotary Condition Monitoring.

Power plants around the world will pay more than $41 billion this year for new gas turbines and just under $81 billion to maintain the existing fleet of more than 23,000 turbines. This is the conclusion reached in the McIlvaine Utility Tracking System published by the McIlvaine Company.

CHICAGO (May 15, 2013) – The market for chemicals used to treat water and wastewater will rise to just under $30 billion per year throughout the next five years. This is the prediction just incorporated in the McIlvaine report Water and Wastewater Treatment Chemicals: World Market.