FLORENCE, Italy (2 February 2015) – GE Oil & Gas has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), a subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Company (KPC), to collaborate in the state of Kuwait in research and development (R&D), develop cost-effective solutions for the oil and gas sector and provide specialized training programs for engineers to strengthen Kuwaiti skilled talent.
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NEW YORK (Feb. 2, 2015) – Thomas S. Passek has been named president of the Copper Development Association (CDA) effective February 1, 2015. He succeeds Andrew Kireta Sr., who retired this January after 36 years with the organization.
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario (Jan. 30, 2015) – As of December 15, KSB Pumps Inc. is certified under ISO 9001-2008 for development, production, marketing and service of pumps, valves, auxiliary equipment and systems.
COLOMBES, France (Jan. 30, 2015) – Arkema recently completed the successful startup of the first thiochemicals industrial platform in Asia, which will support development, particularly in the animal feed, petrochemicals and refining markets.
The thiochemicals platform, which originated in Kerteh, Malaysia, at the beginning of 2015, produces methyl mercaptan for use as a synthesis intermediate in animal feed and dimethyl disulfide (DMDS).
CHICAGO (Jan. 27, 2015) – Danfoss’s Turbocor Variable Twin Turbo (VTT) Series Compressor was selected as the winner of the 2015 AHR Expo Product of the Year during the Innovation Award ceremonies on January 27 in Chicago at the world’s largest HVACR event.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Jan. 27, 2015) – The WateReuse Research Foundation announces the release of a how-to guide for building support for potable reuse on the statewide and community levels.
RICHMOND, Va. and NORCROSS, Ga. (Jan. 26, 2015) – RockTenn Company and MeadWestvaco Corporation have announced that they have entered into a definitive combination agreement to create a global provider of consumer and corrugated packaging, NewCo, in a transaction with a combined equity value of $16 billion.
LENEXA, Kan. (Jan. 26, 2015) – Smith & Loveless Inc., a provider of advanced grit removal and handling technology, announces the asset acquisition of longtime headworks equipment designer Schloss Engineered Equipment Inc., based in Aurora, Colorado. The parties agreed not to disclose the terms of the acquisition.
Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud died early Friday after suffering from a brief illness. He was 90.
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (Jan. 23, 2015) – Atlas Copco, an industrial group with world-leading positions in sustainable productivity solutions, ranks 23rd among the 2015 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World index – a list presented on Jan. 22 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The company was also listed first overall in the machinery industry. This is the ninth time that Atlas Copco has appeared in the Global 100 rankings.