Anderson Process, a Wisconsin-based process equipment supplier, acquired Werner-Todd Pump Co, a pump distributor and service provider in Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, in Q1 2017.

KSB sold its Houston, Texas-based subsidiary KSB AMRI Inc to Bray International Inc, effective January 31, 2017.

Italy's Interpump Group bought Inoxpa Group, a Spanish maker of process equipment and flow handling systems for the food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries, in Q1 2017.

Sulzer completed its acquisition of Ensival Moret (EM) from Moret Industries in Q1 2017. The business is being integrated into Sulzer's Pumps Equipment division.

NOW Inc.'s US subsidiary DistributionNOW has signed an exclusive international distribution agreement with Kimray Inc. for Kimray's oilfield equipment.

Dover Corporation established the Pump Solutions Group combining Wilden, Blackmer, Almatec, Mouvex and Griswold, generating over $300 million in annualized revenue, with John D. Allen appointed president.

AMPO POYAM Valves received an order for 57 cryogenic butterfly valves and 1,198 ball, gate, globe and check valves for the fifth LNG storage tank at Fluxys LNG's Zeebrugge plant in Belgium, supplied through EPC Felguera IHI.

KRG Capital Partners, a Denver-based buyout firm, has entered into a merger agreement to sell PAS International Holdings, a valve component provider.

Wenzhou Dingxin Valve Co. plans to produce 500 tonnes of check valves a year at a leased 1,800 m² workshop in Longwan District, Wenzhou, with a total investment of 1 million yuan.

CORTEC Manifold Systems won a contract through a Malaysian partner to supply 88 compact ball valves for a Petronas production platform, with bore sizes from 2 to 6 inches and pressure classes CL 1500 to CL 2500.

Aquatherm North America held a grand opening for its new 82,000 square foot headquarters in Lindon, Utah on April 4, 2017.

Emerson said it expects final US FTC and Mexican regulatory approval for its acquisition of Pentair's Valves & Controls business, and will divest a non-material business to secure clearance. Closing is expected by the end of April 2017.

Bürkert USA held a grand opening for its 173,000 square-foot headquarters and manufacturing complex in Huntersville, North Carolina, on April 3, 2017. The site includes CNC machine shops for manifolds and a class 10,000 clean room for valve assembly.

Grundfos Pump India will start operations at its third assembly plant in Ahmedabad, India, on June 1, 2017.

Franklin Electric has acquired controlling interests in 2M Company, Western Hydro Holding Corporation and Drillers Service Inc. for approximately $89 million. The three distributors will operate as Headwater Companies LLC, serving groundwater professionals across the U.S.

Emerson officially opened an expanded factory in Łódź, Poland, nearly doubling its production area to 13,500 square metres and making it Emerson's largest ASCO valve plant in Europe. The investment cost over 20 million PLN.

Flowserve entered a conditional sale and purchase agreement to sell Gestra AG and associated businesses to Spirax-Sarco Engineering for EUR 186 million. Gestra makes steam and boiler control valves and systems.

Metso will supply 400 Neles emergency shutdown valves, along with site training and maintenance services, for an ethylene cracker in Orpic's Liwa Plastics Industrial Complex project in Sohar, Oman, with delivery expected in early 2018.

Newway Valve (Zhejiang) was named winning supplier of high-end gate and check valves for units 3-4 of the CGN Fangchenggang project, with a bid value of RMB 16,238,976. The award was disclosed on 28 March 2017.

Grundfos Pumps India is setting up an assembly plant on leased land in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, with an investment of about Rs 12 crore, to supply 12,000-14,000 pumps a year and start operations on June 1.

Sedal, a Catalan faucet component manufacturer, acquired Zeyron, a Barcelona-based company with electronic shower technology, to expand into connected home devices and IoT.

Ampo Poyam Valves has been awarded a new order for 57 cryogenic butterfly valves and 1198 ball, gate, globe and check valves for the fifth LNG storage tank at Fluxys LNG's Zeebrugge terminal in Belgium. The valves are supplied through EPC Felguera IHI, and Ampo will also provide after-sales service.

Tomsk Electromechanical Plant (TEMZ) has invested more than 1 billion rubles in a new production facility making equipment for Gazprom, with a total project investment of 1.5 billion rubles. The project includes a joint venture to produce anti-surge and control valves and electric drives.

Sweden-based Concentric AB won an order to supply electric oil pumps for hybrid heavy trucks and buses, worth about SEK 38 million (around USD 4.3 million) over eight years in Europe, with production starting in the second half of 2018.

Su Salt Group's high-parameter long-distance pipeline valve project in the county industrial park, with total investment of 500 million yuan on 190 mu of land, is due to start first-phase production in April 2017. Output will supply PetroChina and Sinopec.

Weir Flow Control won an order from SMOP, the EPC contractor, for 132 pressure relief valves and 130 control and choke valves for Maersk Oil's Culzean gas field in the UK North Sea. The valves will be made at Weir plants in Elland, UK and Vendin-le-Vieil, France. The announcement was made on 20 March 2017.

The Australian Department of Defence awarded Promet Valves Australia a contract to supply valve gates, valued at AUD 17,671.50 and awarded on 17 March 2017 with a three-month term.

Hayward Tyler's US business won a US$2.0 million order to retrofit reactor water clean-up motors with seal-less technology for seven units at a 3,400 MW US nuclear facility, with delivery in fiscal years 2018 to 2020.

Mir Valve was awarded an order for seven MV3 side-entry API 6D ball valves with hydraulic actuators for Sarawak Shell's offshore East Malaysia riser, with delivery expected in July 2017.

Thompson Pump & Manufacturing bought 15 acres off Williamson Boulevard in Port Orange from the city for $1 million, closing March 2, 2017, to build a new U.S. headquarters with 100,000-square-foot main building; groundbreaking planned for 2018.

Platinum Equity, a global investment firm, acquired Warren Valve, a Houston-based flow control valve maker, from Allied Group. Terms were not disclosed.

Wilo USA took over the operative business of US pump producers Weil Pump Co and Scot Pump Co and component maker Karak Machine Corp. The three companies employ about 140 people in Cedarburg, Wisconsin.

Setpoint Integrated Solutions expanded its Flowserve distribution contract for Durco, Atomac and Automax valve lines to cover all its Texas and Louisiana branches, including the greater Houston area, and became a fifth Black Tie Authorized Repair House at its La Porte facility.

WILO USA LLC, a subsidiary of WILO SE, acquired in an asset deal the operative business of Weil Pump Company, Scot Pump Company and Karak Machine Corporation, which employ about 140 people in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. I-ADVISE AG advised WILO SE as financial advisor.

Lindal Group finalized plans to build a $20 million, 100,000-square-foot manufacturing facility on 15 acres in the Woodside Northwest Industrial Park in Columbus, Indiana, consolidating its three local facilities. Peterson Co. of Indianapolis was chosen to build it, with groundbreaking planned for spring 2017.

Stern Rubber Company completed a 10,000-square-foot building addition at its Aitkin, Minnesota plant, doubling its size and moving 14-inch to 24-inch gate valve production from its Staples facility. Hammers Construction of Perham built the addition.

LOT Vacuum signed a contract with Samsung Electronics to supply dry vacuum pumps for semiconductor processes, valued at KRW 1.84646 billion, with a contract period until June 30, 2017.

Forum Energy Technologies, a Houston-based oilfield equipment maker, has successfully acquired Cooper Valves. The deal terms were not disclosed.

Trelleborg's Pipe Seals operation has opened a new facility for rehabilitation pipe liner operations in Tauragé, Lithuania. The factory is predicted to triple production output for pipeline rehabilitation products.

Flowserve was awarded an $80 million contract to supply nearly 200 pumps and ebulators for the Hengli Integrated Refining Complex, a 400,000 barrel-per-day refinery on Changxing Island in Dalian, China, with phased deliveries from early 2018.

Kracht is building a 3,500 m² logistics centre at its headquarters in Werdohl, Germany, with Jungheinrich as general contractor. The centre includes a high rack warehouse with 5,100 pallet slots and an automatic small parts warehouse. The project costs approximately €7.8 million and is scheduled for completion in May/June 2017.

KSB, through joint venture SEC-KSB Nuclear Pumps & Valves, received a 'triple digit' million euro order to supply six RSR 750 reactor coolant pumps for the first two units of the Zhangzhou nuclear power plant in Fujian, China, with delivery in 2020 and 2021.

Metso appointed Kalle Sipilä as President of its Pumps business area and a member of the executive team, effective from January 2, 2020.

Grundfos expanded its use of ANSYS simulation software under a multi-year agreement via channel partner EDRMedeso to build digital twins. The announcement is dated 2017-02-24.

Mokveld was awarded the supply of subsea anti-surge control valves for the Åsgard Subsea Gas Compression Project. The announcement is dated 2017-02-23.

Cameron has agreed with CNPC to set up a joint venture to manufacture pipeline ball valves. The valves will mainly support CNPC's pipeline construction across China over the coming decade.

Emerson Process Management has opened a $30 million Americas headquarters for valve automation technologies and a highly automated manufacturing facility in Houston. The facility serves the oil and gas and petrochemical industries.

Flowserve received an order of close to $80 million to supply nearly 200 pumps and ebulators for the Hengli Integrated Refining Complex in Dalian, Liaoning, with deliveries from 2018. Work is coordinated with SINOPEC Luoyang Petrochemical Engineering Corporation.

Anderson Process announced its acquisition of Werner-Todd Pump Company, an industrial pump distributor. No deal value or location was given.

Neway Valve (Suzhou) signed a supply contract with Offshore Oil Engineering Co. for subsea ball and gate valves for the WC9-2/9-3/10-3 gas field cluster project off Hainan. The contract was reported on February 14, 2017, and its value was not disclosed.