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DALLAS, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire/ — Flowserve Corp. announced today the

divestiture of its Tulsa, Okla., plant to Ruhrpumpen Inc., a subsidiary of

Corporacion EG of Monterrey, Mexico, on Dec. 29, 2000. The company made the

required divestiture as part of an agreement with the U.S. Department of

Justice following Flowserve’s acquisition of the Ingersoll-Dresser Pump Co.,

which the government approved in July 2000.

The Hydraulic Institute has produced its own pump standards CD-ROM for the first time. Sales of this new product are brisk both online and in the mail as resulting from an aggressive direct mail campaign. “We are very pleased with the initial response to the CD-ROM” comments HI Executive Director, Bob Asdal, ” I am confident that this trend will continue once the word gets out on how efficient and valuable this product is.”

The Hydraulic Institute Annual Meeting is a unique opportunity for industry executives, marketing and technical professionals to network with peers from pump manufacturing and supplier com-panies throughout North America and Europe. Members may look forward to the participation of a delegation of pump executives from 15 countries that are members of EUROPUMP. This program is a unique learning environment for all participants. The 2001 Annual Meeting focuses on Pump Industry Perspective: Markets, Standards & Technology.

HARLEYSVILLE, Pa., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ — William L. Kacin, Chairman and

Chief Executive Officer of Met-Pro Corporation (NYSE: MPR), announced today

that James G. Board has been named Vice President and General Manager of the

Company’s Dean Pump and Fybroc Divisions, replacing Raymond J. De Hont, who

has continued as Acting Vice President and General Manager since his

appointment as Chief Operating Officer of Met-Pro Corporation in June 2000.

Seneca Falls, NY-Goulds Pumps, one of the fluid businesses of ITT Industries, has introduced a new line of ISO magnetic drive process pumps. The pump was developed utilizing the combined expertise of ITT Richter Chemie-Technik (Germany), Vogel Pumpen (Austria), and Goulds Pumps (USA) research and development engineers to create the optimum sealless pump. Numerous applications for the product exist in process fluid services throughout the chemical, paper, and general industries

Seneca Falls, NY-Goulds Pumps, one of the fluid businesses of ITT Industries, has introduced the Model HT3196 ANSI pump high temperature process pump.

December 2000, KSB Aktiengesellschaft, Germany, launched a submersible motor pump series developed for use in water supply and irrigation systems. All five sizes of the S100B series are of a very robust design and capable of handling water with a solids content of 50 grams per cubic metre.

Lowara contributed towards making the installations and renovation work carried out for the 2000 Jubilee more reliable and safer, especially as regards the events connected with the World Day of Youth.

The MAN Turbomaschinen AG GHH BORSIG, a subsidiary of the commercial vehicle and mechanical engineering company MAN, in Oberhausen (DE), and Sulzer Ltd, Winterthur (CH), have signed an agreement for selling the complete business of Sulzer Turbo to MAN GHH BORSIG, subject to approval of the regulatory and antitrust authorities. The purchaser is acquiring the management, all employees and all sites of Sulzer Turbo.

CHARLOTTE, NC (Dec. 22, 2000) United Dominion Industries Ltd. (NYSE, TSE:UDI) today announced that, in accordance with his earlier plans, William R. Holland will retire as chief executive officer immediately and as chairman of the company at the time his successor is named, but not later than the 2001 annual shareholders meeting scheduled to be held on April 24. A search for a successor is underway.