PUMPS WORLD MARKET UPDATE
October 2011
Table of Contents
Acquisition
ITT Buys Blakers Pump in Australia
Gardner Denver Acquires Robuschi
Flowserve Purchases Lawrence Pumps
Dover Buys Canadian Pump Company
Tencarva Industries Purchases GPM Companies
New Facilities
Gardner Denver Builds New Pump Plant in PA
Grundfos Opens New Water Competence Center
Patent Infringement Lawsuit
KMT Resolves Patent Infringement Lawsuit
Financial
Schlumberger Reports Third Quarter 2011
Gardner Denver Reports Record Third Quarter
Sulzer Reports Three Quarters 2011 Results
Flowserve’s Third Quarter Sales Up 15.4 Percent
People
Sulzer Appoints Interim CEO
Grundfos Announces New Director of Regional Program Management
Projects
Colfax Supplying Pumps for Saudi Arabian Power Plant
ClydeUnion Sells Pumps to Pipeline
HMS Pumps Used in Minsk Wastewater Plant
Met-Pro Supplying Pumps for Foreign Aquarium
Watson Marlow Pumps Installed at UK Water Treatment Plant
Edwards Wins Contract for Vacuum Pumps at Chinese Adhesives Plant
New Products
Wastecorp Develops New Diaphragm Pump
Sulzer Develops New Water Pump
Almatec Adds to Its Pneumatic Diaphragm Line
Xylem Flojet Brings Out New High Capacity Diaphragm Pump
JC Carter Introduces Third Generation of Cryogenic Pump
Zuwa Develops New Agricultural Wastewater Pump
WORLD WATER AND WASTEWATER DESALINATION
INDUSTRY NEWS
Aquatech 2011 Taking Place in Amsterdam, The Netherlands - November 1 to 4
Dow Outlines Growth Plans
Nitto Denko/Hydranautics Announces Collaboration with Singapore's Memstar for Expanding Membrane Business in China
ITT to Acquire Blakers Pump Engineers
NanoH2O Named to the 2011 Global Cleantech 100
PX Energy-recovery Devices Selected for Desal Plant in Ajman
Lanxess AG: Premium Products for Water Treatment
German/Saudi JV to Make Ceramic Membranes for RO Pretreatment
Quench Laps up $30 Million in Funding
NEW PLANT CONSTRUCTION NEWS
Pall Mobile Water System Helps Alleviate Drought Crisis in Tuvalu
TECHNOLOGY/NEW PRODUCT NEWS
Sulzer Launches the SMD Water Pump
3M Introduces Advanced Bio Filters
QEERI to Begin Study for Solar Desalination Plant
Membrana Announces Introduction of the Liqui-Flux® W10 Ultrafiltration Module
Membrana Unveils NEW 8x40 and 8x80 High Pressure Liqui-Cel® Membrane Contactors
Australian Researchers Aim for Greener Desalination
Mistakes to Avoid in RO Treatment Systems
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
POWER
Huge pump expenditures are forecast for flue gas desulfurization systems in the U.S. and China. The specific reports are available separately in Fossil and Nuclear Power Generation World Analysis and Forecast and in Utility Environmental Upgrade Tracking System.