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Pumps India Newsletter
- July.2020
Mostra Convegno Expocomfort (MCE ) Expo Rescheduled to March 2022
Considering the ongoing national ordinances and world sanitary emergence, Reed Exhibitions has decided to reschedule the September edition of both exhibitions, which will take place instead from the 8 to 11 March 2022 at Fiera Milano. Read More …….
Amarinth to supply Api 610 pumps to ADNOC Refinery, UAE
Amarinth has secured an order from NAMA for $1M consisting of 14 API 610 VS4 pumps with Plan 53B seal support systems destined for the ADNOC Ruwais East Refinery, United Arab Emirates.
The $1M order from NAMA is for 14 API 610 VS4 vertical pumps with Plan 53B seal support systems. The pumps will be installed at the Ruwais East Refinery for closed drain duties, oil condensate transfer, and a blowdown drum on a portable barrier fluid system. Read More …….
Sulzer supplied pumps for Brazil water pumping project
In Brazil, the government has been looking to bring relief to a semi-arid area in the northeast of the country that is home to 12 million people. Sulzer designed and manufactured six of the largest pumps in the project, to transfer water from the São Francisco River to the drought-affected area. Leading pump manufacturers, Sulzer was involved in this project from the early stages, offering technical advice on what could be achieved with modern pump designs. This led to Sulzer being awarded the contract in 2007 to design and manufacture six enormous pumps that would help make this concept a reality. Read More …….
PG Flow Solutions pumps for Aker BP’s Hod project
Norway’s PG Flow Solutions has secured a contract from Aker BP, on behalf of the Wellhead Platform Alliance, to supply a number of pump systems for the normally unmanned wellhead platform to be used at the planned Hod field development in the North Sea.PG Flow Solutions will manage the project out of its facility in Sande, Vestfold, Norway. Read More …….
Tuthill new pump manufacturing plant in Kansas
Tuthill Corp has invested in a new manufacturing site for Fill-Rite fuel transfer pumps and products in the Kansas City metropolitan area.
The Lenexa, Kansas site will support Tuthill’s business and commercial model with shorter lead times, as demand through sales channels and e-marketplaces increases. Read More …….
WEFTEC 2020 expo goes fully virtual
Organisers of WEFTEC 2020 have decided to cancel its October meeting in New Orleans and make it a fully virtual event called WEFTEC Connect, with registration opening on 13 July and programming scheduled from 5-9 October. Read More …….
Grundfos to acquire Eurowater
Grundfos has entered into an agreement to acquire the Danish water treatment company Eurowater.Headquartered in Skanderborg, Eurowater develops, produces and markets complete solutions for the treatment of water for customers in the industrial and municipal sectors. Eurowater, which primarily serves the European market, has subsidiary companies in 14 countries servicing customers through 23 local offices. The company employs more than 400 people, with half based in Denmark.
Grundfos says that the acquisition marks an important milestone in the company’s ongoing efforts to pioneer solutions to tackle global water challenges.
Andritz pumps for Vietnamese paper mill
Andritz is supplying a complete PrimeLineCOMPACT S 1300 tissue machine with stock preparation system and pumps to XuongGiang Paper Mill in Vietnam.
The new line will process virgin pulp as raw material to produce facial and toilet tissue as well as napkins.The stock preparation plant is split into separate short fiber and long fiber systems and includes the approach flow system, fiber recovery and broke handling equipment, and pumps.
Andritz will also supply a tailored automation system.Detailed engineering, erection work supervision and commissioning services for the production process are included in the scope of supply.
North Ridge supplies marine type approved pumps
North Ridge Pumps has supplied on-board pumps with marine type approval for a ship’s hot water boosting and air conditioning cooling system.
One of its customer’s ships was undergoing a refit during dry dock when it was discovered the pumps were damaged beyond economical repair. Read More …….
Interpump to acquire Macfuge separators
Interpump Group has signed a binding agreement to acquire an 80% controlling stake in ServiziIndustrialiSrl, an Italian company operating in the design, production and sale of Macfuge centrifugal separators.Macfuge systems are used for separation and clarification in the food, chemical and pharmaceutical industries, as well as in the energy sector.
ServiziIndustriali, which is headquartered in Ozzano Emilia near Bologna, had sales of €7.7 million in FY2019, up 40% on 2018, and an EBITDA margin close to 22%. Read Mvore …….
Wilo USA invests in production facility &new HQ
Wilo USA LLC is planning a new 250 000 sq ft headquarters and production facility in Cedarburg, Wisconsin.The new headquarters will bring the operations of Wilo USA, Weil Pump, Scot Pump and Wilo Machine Co to a single production site. Wilo acquired the Cedarburg, Wisconsin-based manufacturers Weil Pump, Scot Pump and Karak Machine Co in 2017.
Construction on the 15 acre site is scheduled to begin later this year, with opening planned for the first quarter of 2022. The new facility will allow Wilo USA to further expand manufacturing and production capabilities and features warehousing, corporate office space, a state-of-the-art test laboratory and a customer experience centre.
Framo installs pumps on 4000th vessel
Norwegian shipping company Utkilen’s new Saltstraum vessel is the 4000th ship in operation with Framo pumps on board.Saltstraum is the third vessel in a series of four new chemical tankers ordered by Utkilen from the AvicDingheng shipyard in China to be fitted with pumps produced by Framo in West Norway. Saltstraum has capacity for 10 500 tonnes, with 14 different stainless-steel cargo tanks, all fitted with Framo pumps.
Norway’s Framo has delivered pumps for chemical tankers since the end of the 1960s.
IOC to operate refineries at 90% capacity
Indian Oil Corporation aims to operate its refineries at an average 90% capacity in June as fuel demand recovers with the easing of a coronavirus lockdown, the company said.
IOC, which along with subsidiary Chennai Petroleum Corp, controls about a third of India’s 5 million barrels per day (bpd) refining capacity, is operating its plant at about 83% capacity, a sharp increase from 39% at the beginning of April.
Refiners in Asia are cranking up runs as the lifting of lockdown restrictions is pushing up fuel demand. India’s fuel consumption in May increased significantly from April.
IOC said in a statement it was operating its naphtha cracker at Panipat refinery at full capacity as several downstream petrochemical industries have resumed operations.
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