KSB has inaugurated its new factory in Jundiaí, Brazil, some 50 km north of São Paulo, which has so far cost the pumps and valves manufacturer € 15 million.

Kirloskar Brothers (KBL) has inaugurated its new manufacturing facility at Karumathampatti near Coimbatore in Tamilnadu/India.

The drum emptying system Viscoflux lite for high-viscosity media is now available as an Ex version. The new explosion-proof variant is suitable for use in hazard areas of zone 1 as well as for pumping most flammable media (zone 0/1).

SPX's new Novados H8 pumps use the well-established Bran+Luebbe hydraulically actuated pump heads that offer proven performance and reliability.

Modified 3-phase-decanter blows up hydraulic borders—The designers of Pieralisi have modified the 3-phase-decanter far reaching. Tests in the biodiesel-production agreed a growth in output of 270%.

Treating wastewater by employing solid-liquid separation technique poses major challenges in the water management industry. Scientists from CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI) have come up with a solution in the form of a new wastewater management system to simplify the process.

Separation technology, an important cornerstone in the gentle processing of lupines — The year 2010 — with no particular fanfare in the media, employees of the Fraunhofer Institute found Prolupin. It starts a success story that, thanks to great innovation and strong partners, was awarded the 2014 German Zukunftspreis (Future Prize). And always close at the scientist's side — separator specialist Flottweg. Because only the latest in separation technology solutions can make the processing of lupines possible at an industrial scale.

Is it the end of the oil era? A vision for the decarbonisation of the chemical industry — Chemistry could become almost neutral to climate by 2050, as recent studies show. The price would be, however, enormous: Up to a tenfold of the current investment volume per year had to be pumped into alternative raw materials and process development. Is the dream of green chemicals over before it even began? How realistic is the decoupling of fossil raw materials overall? And what could be done now?

Permanently magnetically coupled centrifugal pumps with borosilicate canister—The most central topic in the development of magnetically coupled pumps is the improvement of energy efficiency. Newly developed magnetically coupled centrifugal pumps with a borosilicate canister are an energy-efficient alternative to all conventional pumps with mechanical seals.

Air Liquide, one of the world's biggest air separation companies, has lined up an investment of about US $2 billion to ramp up production in India over the next 10 years. The investment would be pumped in through the company's Indian subsidiary, Air Liquide India located in Delhi.