DALFSEN, Netherlands (April 18, 2013) – Amarcon, a member of the ABB group, announced that it has signed a cooperation agreement with GTT (Gaztransport & Technigaz) to market and further develop a forecasting and advice software system for sloshing prevention onboard LNG carriers. The agreement was signed at the LNG17 Conference & Exhibition in Houston.

NEWNAN, Ga. (April 19, 2013) – Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced that its subsidiary, Yokogawa Electric Korea Co., Ltd., has won an order from Korea South-East Power Co., Ltd., (KOSEP), a subsidiary of Korean Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), to supply control systems for the No. 1 unit of the Yeosu Thermal Power Plant in the city of Yeosu, which is located in Korea’s South Jeolla Province.

UFA, Russia (April 22, 2013) – GE and Russian oil company Bashneft have launched pilot testing of GE’s ZeeWeed* membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology for biological treatment of sewage water from the Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim oil processing complex and other enterprises of the Northern Industrial Block of Ufa.

BATESVILLE, Ind. (April 2, 2013) – Elgin Fastener Group, LLC has completed the acquisition of Vegas Fastener Manufacturing of Las Vegas.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (April 3, 2013) – In a partnership dedicated to temporary cofferdam dewatering on a wide variety of jobsites—including construction, remediation, rehabilitation, flood protection and in-water inspection—Rain for Rent and Portadam™ have merged expertise and operational resources to deliver optimal performance and efficiency.

ERLANGEN, Germany (April 4, 2013) – Siemens Energy has acquired specialized know-how of organic Rankine cycle technology from insolvency administrators managing the assets of Maxxtec AG and Adoratec GmbH in Sinsheim, Germany. The purchase agreements have been signed and the transaction will soon be concluded.

COLOMBES, France (April 4, 2013) – Arkema has acquired a majority stake in AEC Polymers, a French manufacturer of structural adhesives. AEC Polymers recently developed a range of methacrylate glues (SAF® range) based on an Arkema technology, which boast unrivalled mechanical properties. AEC Polymers will join the Group’s new products and new technologies incubator.

MUNICH, Germany (April 10, 2013) – Siemens has formed a global strategic collaboration agreement with CH2M Hill. The relationship between the two global companies began last year, when senior automation engineers from CH2M Hill joined more than 150 other guests from the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Brazil for Siemens German Business Trip, a special, five-day VIP executive briefing trip timed around the Hannover Fair.

ZURICH, Switzerland (April 22, 2013) – ABB and Power-One, Inc., announced that their boards of directors have agreed to a transaction in which ABB will acquire Power-One for $6.35 per share in cash or $1,028 million equity value.

WINTERTHUR, Switzerland (April 23, 2013) – Sulzer Pumps and Sinopec Corporation have established a long-term strategic partnership to develop their commercial activities within the hydrocarbon processing industry. Through this collaboration, both companies will benefit from joint technology development, research and development (R&D), as well as commercial and logistics cooperation.