Spanish group Fluidra announced the acquisition of 90% of Agrisilos, the Cremona company that owns the Piscine Laghetto brand, which makes above-ground pools. Agrisilos has about 30 employees and sells mainly in Italy and France.

EDF Energy has awarded Ovivo UK Limited a GBP 27 million eight-year contract to design and supply the cooling water intake screening system for Hinkley Point C in Somerset. The drumscreens will be manufactured mainly in the UK.

Emefcy Group and RWL Water signed a binding sale and purchase agreement to merge, creating a new global water solutions company called Fluence Corporation.

French utility Suez and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec entered a binding agreement to purchase GE Water & Process Technologies from General Electric for an enterprise value of €3.2 billion.

Lontra has licensed its Blade Compressor technology to Sulzer for production within the municipal and regulated wastewater sector. Aeration equipment using the technology will be sold across 150 countries under a multi-million pound deal.

Evac will supply its Complete Cleantech Solutions, including vacuum toilets, wastewater and waste treatment and reverse osmosis systems, for two Star Cruises Global Class newbuilds being built by MV Werften, due 2020 and 2021.

Northern Ireland Water awarded a compressor and blower framework contract worth up to an estimated GBP 12.5 million for supply, installation and commissioning. Aerzen Machines Ltd and Sulzer Pumps both won places on the framework.

Wärtsilä received an order for its dry waste and food waste treatment equipment for one new Saga Cruises vessel being built by Meyer Werft, with an option for a second vessel. The order was placed in September 2016.

Iraq's Ministry of Municipalities and Public Works appointed Protechnique as main EPC contractor for the 80 million dollar Basra Water Pumping Station P2R, funded by JICA. Protechnique expects to complete its scope by December 2018.

Sulzer will supply a complete centrifugal pump package, including manufacturing, testing and installation supervision, for a new reverse osmosis desalination plant in Oman's North Batinah region. The plant is being built by Sohar SWRO, led by Valoriza Agua and Bahwan Engineering, for the Oman Water and Procurement Company.

Alfa Laval won an order worth about SEK 50 million to supply separators, pump modules and a water treatment system for an integrated solar and combined-cycle plant in the Middle East. The order was placed by a Spanish contractor, with delivery scheduled for 2017.

Black & Veatch's joint venture with Civmec will upgrade and expand Western Australia's largest wastewater treatment plant under an EPC alliance contract with the Water Corporation.

The Spanish subsidiary of Veolia Water Technologies won a contract to design, install and commission a demineralized water plant at ArcelorMittal's Avilés steelworks, valued at 1.1 million euros. The plant is expected to start operating in February 2017.

Hillenbrand Inc. agreed to acquire Carnegie, Pennsylvania-based Red Valve Co. Inc. for USD 131.9 million, pending final approval. Red Valve makes valves for wastewater environments.