TREVOSE, Pa. (April 11, 2013) – GE announced the commissioning of its high-performance LEAPmbr* membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology at a wastewater treatment plant owned by the Spanish poultry processing firm, Procavi S.L. GE’s LEAPmbr technology will help Procavi improve water quality and double its water treatment capacity without expanding the existing facility. This is the first industrial LEAPmbr installation in Spain.
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NEWNAN, Ga. (April 12, 2013) – Yokogawa Electric Corporation and KBR announced the signing of a technology alliance for a fertilizer automation package (FAP) that will form part of the ammonia process technology solutions that KBR offers to its customers worldwide. Under the terms of this alliance, KBR will incorporate Yokogawa’s high value-added process control solutions in the FAP.
MANCHESTER, U.K. (April 16, 2013) – NOV® Mono® announced a new working partnership which will enhance the levels of support which the company delivers to customers in the wastewater industry in Northern Germany. NOV Mono has begun working in co-operation with a leading service provider in this sector – Preetz-based Walter Fiedler – who will be making their considerable experience of the German wastewater industry available to customers in the Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg areas.
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.