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GOTHENBURG, Sweden (Nov. 24, 2014) – Nordic fuel cell technology provider PowerCell Sweden AB expands its international business operations into Asia. PowerCell Korea Inc. has been established in the capital Seoul.

“We see a high potential for our solutions in South Korea and the rest of the Asian market,” said Magnus Henell, CEO, PowerCell Sweden AB.

SPARTANBURG, S.C., (Nov. 24, 2014) – Synalloy Corporation has announced that it has acquired Specialty Pipe & Tube, Inc.

Specialty is a distributor of seamless carbon pipe, with a focus on heavy wall, large diameter products. End markets for its products include oil and gas, heavy equipment and other industrial businesses where high-pressure applications are required.

ST. MICHAEL, Minn. (Nov. 24, 2014) – U.S. Water Services, Inc., has received the California Game Changer Company of the Year Award.

The honor was presented by the California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development and accepted by U.S. Water’s Alexandra Causey at the 100th Annual Vanguard Awards Dinner, Nov. 20 at Chico State University.

(20 November 2014)—Milton Roy and Proserv Middle East announced that they signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Tuesday, 11 November to put in place the first Service Center to cover the regions of Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Qatar.

The Service Center will ensure high-quality commissioning and maintenance of all semi-industrial and industrial products manufactured by Milton Roy Europe.

WASHINGTON (Nov. 20, 2014) – On Nov. 5, 2014, Danfoss convened its 22nd EnVisioneering Symposium, “Refrigerants2Sustainability,” which focused on the complex challenges reshaping the refrigeration landscape.

National policy and global concerns for ozone depletion remapped the industry with the Montreal Protocol. Today, the problem is climate change—driven by both leaked and vented high global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants and energy-intense refrigeration systems.