CHICAGO (Dec. 28, 2012) – Electric utility power generators will spend more than $4.8 billion for water and wastewater treatment chemicals in 2013. This is the latest forecast in Water and Wastewater Treatment Chemicals: World Market published by the McIlvaine Company.

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PARSIPPANY, N.J. (Jan. 9, 2013) – Membership in the Hydraulic Institute (HI) has been opened to pump and supplier companies that manufacture wholly outside of North America but who sell into the North American market. This change significantly expands HI membership opportunities globally.

HELSINKI (Jan. 9, 2013) – Wärtsilä has signed two important long-term service agreements covering Amman Asia Electric Power’s power plant in Al Manakher, Jordan. The agreements comprise a 15-year Parts Supply Agreement, as well as a 5-year Technical Service Agreement with KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Co., Ltd, the operations and maintenance contractor for the power plant. The contract was signed in October 2012.
 

ZURICH, Switzerland (Jan. 9, 2013) – ABB has won an order to design and deliver 420 kilovolt (kV) high voltage gas insulated switchgear (GIS) that will facilitate the supply of power to a new desalination facility and support the grid integration of a new 2.5 gigawatts (GW) power generation plant.

BERLIN (Jan. 9, 2013) – SKF signed an agreement to acquire German-based ship components provider Blohm + Voss Industries (BVI) from Star Capital Partners. SKF will pay 80 MEUR for 100 percent of the equity of BVI and assumes net loans/cash of 18 MEUR. The transaction is subject to relevant regulatory approvals.