FUJAIRAH, UAE (3 September 2014) – Gulf Petrochem has endorsed its focus on best practice and compliance in safety and sustainability by successfully adhering to the rigorous criteria for ISO accreditation.

The certification will help the integrated energy company expand the capabilities of its Fujairah terminal to handle crude oil and increase its storage capacity to more than 1 million cbm, in line with industry standards.

ROCK HILL, S.C. (Sept. 3, 2014) – 3D Systems (3DS) announced that it has acquired Belgium-based LayerWise, a provider of advanced direct metal 3-D printing and manufacturing services. LayerWise delivers quick-turn, 3-D-printed metal parts—manufactured on its own proprietary line of direct metal 3-D printers—for aerospace, high-precision equipment and medical and dental customers. The transaction is expected to be immediately accretive to 3DS' cash generation.

ROCK ISLAND, Ill., (Sept. 3, 2014) – The 27th annual Inpro/Seal VIP Charity Golf Tournament raised more than $11,000 for Aspire, a nonprofit recognized throughout the Midwest as a leader in providing bold, pioneering and uncompromising services to children and adults with developmental disabilities.

Atlas Copco’s employee-run Water for All organization is celebrating 30 years of providing people in need with long-term access to safe, clean water and sanitation. Since the founding of Water for All in 1984, Atlas Copco and its employees have helped more than 1.5 million people gain access to clean drinking water.

SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland (3 September 2014)—Xylem Inc., a global water technology company dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues, announced that it has signed a US$7.3 million contract with Bahrain’s Ministry of Works to upgrade a wastewater treatment facility in Manama, the capital city of Bahrain.