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Sulzer seals pump joint venture in Saudi Arabia
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Kirloskar Brothers buys Rodelta Pumps
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irloskar Brothers Ltd’s subsidiary Kirloskar Pompen BV has completed the acquisition of Dutch pump manufacturer Rodelta Pumps International BV. Hengelo-based Rodelta makes API and non API pumps for oil & gas, pulp & paper, water, chemical and other applications.
For further information, visit www.kirloskarpumps.com, www.kirloskar.eu and www.rodelta.nl
Oerlikon explores strategic options for vacuum unit
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witzerland’s Oerlikon has confirmed that it is examining strategic options for its Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum business. Oerlikon says that it is too early to make any statement regarding specific directions or decisions.
For further information, visit www.oerlikon.com and www.oerlikon.com/leyboldvacuum/en/
Sulzer seals pump joint venture in Saudi Arabia
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ulzer has finalized its previously announced joint venture with Saudi Pump Factory (see Pump Industry Analyst, February 2014). The Swiss engineering company signed an agreement in February 2014 to acquire a 75% stake in Riyadh-based Saudi Pump Factory. The joint venture will trade under the new name of Sulzer Saudi Pump Company. It will be the first complete manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia for a global pump manufacturer of API pumps. Saudi Pump Factory has 170 employees and achieved sales of approximately CHF23 million in 2014. The 25 000 m² facility in Riyadh produces centrifugal pumps to API and ASME standards and will be part of Sulzer’s global manufacturing network. A pump test facility is also available to test and confirm product standards. 16
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The joint venture is in line with Sulzer’s focus on the oil and gas, power and water markets. It will enable the Swiss group to serve its Saudi Arabian and Gulf Cooperation Council customers with products to Sulzer standards from a local base. Sulzer will also offer a full range of aftermarket services for all Sulzer and Saudi Pump Factory products including repairs, spare parts, and retrofit solutions. For further information, visit www.sulzer.com and www.saudi-pump.com
New structure for Grundfos in Asia Pacific
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anish pump manufacturer Grundfos has unveiled a new structure in the Asia Pacific to improve customer service, enhance organisational efficiency and drive the next phase of growth in the region. Grundfos’s Asia Pacific operations will now have four geographical clusters: East Asia, South Asia, Oceania and Indochina. The Grundfos Asia Pacific Regional (APREG) headquarters remain in Singapore with Okay Barutçu as regional managing director. The East Asia cluster comprises Japan, Korea, the Philippines and Taiwan and will be headed up by Rick Holland as area managing director. South Asia covers Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore and will be led by Leong Chee Khuan. Australia and New Zealand come under Oceania with Steen Holm Jensen as area managing director. Indochina will include business activities in India, Thailand, Vietnam and other emerging markets such as Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Laos, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Grundfos is looking to double revenues in APREG over the next five years. With the reorganisation, Grundfos India will now report under the APREG structure. Grundfos is also planning to do more in the region for the region by expanding on product range, and increasing assembly and production facilities for local requirements. Grundfos will be focusing on the region’s emerging middle class and commercial and domestic building segments, while increasing its drive on energy-efficient products and water utilities for flood control and water treatment applications.
Editorial Office: Elsevier Limited, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1865 843695 Web: www.pumpindustryanalyst.com Editor: Roisin Reidy E-mail: [email protected] Production Support Manager: Lin Lucas E-mail: [email protected] Executive Publisher: Laney Zhou Subscription Information An annual subscription to Pump Industry Analyst includes 12 issues and online access for up to 5 users. Prices: E1429 for all European countries & Iran US$1602 for all countries except Europe and Japan ¥190 000 for Japan (Prices valid until 31 December 2015) Subscriptions run for 12 months, from the date payment is received. More information: http://store.elsevier.com/product.jsp?isbn=13596128 Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier Rights & Permissions Department, PO Box 800, Oxford OX5 1DX, UK; phone: (+44) 1865 843830, fax: (+44) 1865 853333, email: permissions@ elsevier.com. You may also contact Rights & Permissions directly through Elsevier’s home page (http://www.elsevier.com), selecting first ‘Customer Support’, then ‘General Information’, then Permissions Query Form’. In the USA, users may clear permissions and make payments through the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, USA; phone: (978) 7508400, fax: (978) 7504744, and in the UK through the Copyright Licensing Agency Rapid Clearance Service (CLARCS), 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1P 0LP, UK; phone: (+44) 207 436 5931; fax: (+44) 207 436 3986. Other countries may have a local reprographic rights agency for payments. Derivative Works Subscribers may reproduce tables of contents or prepare lists of articles including abstracts for internal circulation within their institutions. Per mission of the publisher is required for resale or distribution outside the institution. Permission of the publisher is required for all other derivative works, including compilations and translations. Electronic Storage or Usage Permission of the publisher is required to store or use electronically any material contained in this journal, including any article or part of an article. Contact the publisher at the address indicated. Except as outlined above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission of the publisher. Address permissions requests to: Elsevier Rights & Permissions Department, at the mail, fax and email addresses noted above. Notice No responsibility is assumed by the Publisher for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions or ideas contained in the material herein. Because of rapid advances in the medical sciences, in particular, independent verification of diagnoses and drug dosages should be made. Although all advertising material is expected to conform to ethical (medical) standards, inclusion in this publication does not constitute a guarantee or endorsement of the quality or value of such product or of the claims made of it by its manufacturer.
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July 2015
Kirloskar Brothers buys Rodelta Pumps
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irloskar Brothers Ltd’s subsidiary Kirloskar Pompen BV has completed the acquisition of Dutch pump manufacturer Rodelta Pumps International BV. Hengelo-based Rodelta makes API and non API pumps for oil & gas, pulp & paper, water, chemical and other applications.
For further information, visit www.kirloskarpumps.com, www.kirloskar.eu and www.rodelta.nl
Oerlikon explores strategic options for vacuum unit
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witzerland’s Oerlikon has confirmed that it is examining strategic options for its Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum business. Oerlikon says that it is too early to make any statement regarding specific directions or decisions.
For further information, visit www.oerlikon.com and www.oerlikon.com/leyboldvacuum/en/
Sulzer seals pump joint venture in Saudi Arabia
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ulzer has finalized its previously announced joint venture with Saudi Pump Factory (see Pump Industry Analyst, February 2014). The Swiss engineering company signed an agreement in February 2014 to acquire a 75% stake in Riyadh-based Saudi Pump Factory. The joint venture will trade under the new name of Sulzer Saudi Pump Company. It will be the first complete manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia for a global pump manufacturer of API pumps. Saudi Pump Factory has 170 employees and achieved sales of approximately CHF23 million in 2014. The 25 000 m² facility in Riyadh produces centrifugal pumps to API and ASME standards and will be part of Sulzer’s global manufacturing network. A pump test facility is also available to test and confirm product standards. 16
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The joint venture is in line with Sulzer’s focus on the oil and gas, power and water markets. It will enable the Swiss group to serve its Saudi Arabian and Gulf Cooperation Council customers with products to Sulzer standards from a local base. Sulzer will also offer a full range of aftermarket services for all Sulzer and Saudi Pump Factory products including repairs, spare parts, and retrofit solutions. For further information, visit www.sulzer.com and www.saudi-pump.com
New structure for Grundfos in Asia Pacific
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anish pump manufacturer Grundfos has unveiled a new structure in the Asia Pacific to improve customer service, enhance organisational efficiency and drive the next phase of growth in the region. Grundfos’s Asia Pacific operations will now have four geographical clusters: East Asia, South Asia, Oceania and Indochina. The Grundfos Asia Pacific Regional (APREG) headquarters remain in Singapore with Okay Barutçu as regional managing director. The East Asia cluster comprises Japan, Korea, the Philippines and Taiwan and will be headed up by Rick Holland as area managing director. South Asia covers Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore and will be led by Leong Chee Khuan. Australia and New Zealand come under Oceania with Steen Holm Jensen as area managing director. Indochina will include business activities in India, Thailand, Vietnam and other emerging markets such as Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Laos, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Grundfos is looking to double revenues in APREG over the next five years. With the reorganisation, Grundfos India will now report under the APREG structure. Grundfos is also planning to do more in the region for the region by expanding on product range, and increasing assembly and production facilities for local requirements. Grundfos will be focusing on the region’s emerging middle class and commercial and domestic building segments, while increasing its drive on energy-efficient products and water utilities for flood control and water treatment applications.
Editorial Office: Elsevier Limited, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1865 843695 Web: www.pumpindustryanalyst.com Editor: Roisin Reidy E-mail: [email protected] Production Support Manager: Lin Lucas E-mail: [email protected] Executive Publisher: Laney Zhou Subscription Information An annual subscription to Pump Industry Analyst includes 12 issues and online access for up to 5 users. Prices: E1429 for all European countries & Iran US$1602 for all countries except Europe and Japan ¥190 000 for Japan (Prices valid until 31 December 2015) Subscriptions run for 12 months, from the date payment is received. More information: http://store.elsevier.com/product.jsp?isbn=13596128 Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier Rights & Permissions Department, PO Box 800, Oxford OX5 1DX, UK; phone: (+44) 1865 843830, fax: (+44) 1865 853333, email: permissions@ elsevier.com. You may also contact Rights & Permissions directly through Elsevier’s home page (http://www.elsevier.com), selecting first ‘Customer Support’, then ‘General Information’, then Permissions Query Form’. In the USA, users may clear permissions and make payments through the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, USA; phone: (978) 7508400, fax: (978) 7504744, and in the UK through the Copyright Licensing Agency Rapid Clearance Service (CLARCS), 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1P 0LP, UK; phone: (+44) 207 436 5931; fax: (+44) 207 436 3986. Other countries may have a local reprographic rights agency for payments. Derivative Works Subscribers may reproduce tables of contents or prepare lists of articles including abstracts for internal circulation within their institutions. Per mission of the publisher is required for resale or distribution outside the institution. Permission of the publisher is required for all other derivative works, including compilations and translations. Electronic Storage or Usage Permission of the publisher is required to store or use electronically any material contained in this journal, including any article or part of an article. Contact the publisher at the address indicated. Except as outlined above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission of the publisher. Address permissions requests to: Elsevier Rights & Permissions Department, at the mail, fax and email addresses noted above. Notice No responsibility is assumed by the Publisher for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions or ideas contained in the material herein. Because of rapid advances in the medical sciences, in particular, independent verification of diagnoses and drug dosages should be made. Although all advertising material is expected to conform to ethical (medical) standards, inclusion in this publication does not constitute a guarantee or endorsement of the quality or value of such product or of the claims made of it by its manufacturer.
Digitally Produced by Mayfield Press (Oxford) LImited 12979
For further information, visit www.grundfos.com
July 2015