PUMP WORLD MARKET
UPDATE
August, 2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acquisition
National Oilwell Varco Buys Robbins & Myers
United Technologies Sells Pump Companies to Equity Firms
Franklin Electric Acquires Ceres Industrial
HMS Purchases 75 Percent of Apollo Goessnitz
Pompetravaini Acquires 80 Percent of Swiss Vacuum Pump Company
Siemens Sells Some Pump Lines to Underground Solutions
New Facility
Grundfos Opens Silicon Valley Lab
Financial
Gardner Denver Restructuring European Subsidiary
GE to Split Energy Business into Three Standalone Entities
KSB’s Half Year Sales Increase by 13 Percent
Flowserve’s Half Year Sales Up 6.3 Percent
People
Barry Pennypacker Resigns Presidency of Gardner Denver
Projects
Flowrox Pump Successful in Finnish Wastewater Plant and New Pump Ordered
Amarinth Wins Contract for Abu Dhabi Oil Production
Fiberglass Pump Stations Replace Concrete Ones in Christchurch, New Zealand
Armstrong Pumps Used in UK Refurbishment
Weir Minerals Wins Contract for Pumps to Moroccan Pipeline
Torishima Pumps Supplied to Walnut Creek, California Power Plant
HMS Delivers Feed Pumps for Russian Power Plant
Hamworthy Wins Contract for Nigerian Wastewater Plant Including Pumps
Schlumberger and Framo Win Several Contracts for Pumps in North Sea
HMS Signs Contract for 3 Pump Stations in Turkmenistan
HMS to Produce Feed Pumps for Russian Power Plant
New Product
Agilent Technologies Introduces New Vacuum Pump
Prominent Brings Out New Diaphragm Pump
Weir Mineral Multiflo Releases New Highwall Pump
Termomeccanica Launches New AP Pump Line
Watson Marlow Introduces New Peristaltic Pumps
Gardner Denver Thomas Adds to Liquid Diaphragm Pump Line
WORLD WATER AND WASTEWATER DESALINATION
INDUSTRY NEWS
Toray wins Ras Al Khaimah Desal Contract
AEROMIX to Develop Desalination Plant in Karachi
Coca-Cola Lauded for its Global Water Recovery System
Aquatech Awarded Contract to Install Wastewater Recycle and Zero Liquid Discharge System in China
NEW PLANT CONSTRUCTION NEWS
GCC Projected to Invest Over US$100 Billion in Water Projects by 2016
Metito Lands Bechtel SWRO Desalination in Australia
Amiad Wins $1.6 7 Million Contract for Significant Israeli Desalination Project
Five Firms in Frame for Oman Water Project
Veolia Supplies RO Desalination to Mauritania Mine
Solar Firm Constructing System in Gila Bend
TECHNOLOGY/NEW PRODUCT NEWS
GE Introduces Major Energy Efficiency Breakthrough for Desalination Plants
Research Consider Graphene as a Cure for Desalination Woes
Wave Energy for Perth Southern Desalination Plant
Many projects are detailed in monthly updates under Industry Analysis in this Report’s Chapters
CHEMICALS
ETHANOL
FOOD & BEVERAGE
METALWORKING
MINING
OIL & GAS
OTHER ELECTRONICS
PHARMACEUTICAL / BIOTECH
PULP & PAPER
REFINERIES
SEMICONDUCTOR