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With a global membership of more than 220 companies, SOCMA is the only US-based trade association dedicated solely to the specialty chemical industry. As this industry segment’s leading authority, SOCMA represents a diverse membership of small, medium and large chemical companies which employ more than 46,000 people in the US alone. The value of the products and services provided by SOCMA members exceeds $24 billion.

The industry’s best and brightest technology will take center stage January 26-28, 2015, in Chicago when the winners of the 2015 AHR Expo Innovation Awards display their winning products at the world’s largest HVACR exposition and conference.

On 22 October 2014, Wilo Middle East FZE invited consultants, contractors and end users to the Address Dubai Marina Hotel to present its solutions for Building Services, Water Management and Industry. The pump manufacturer, headquartered in Dortmund, Germany, presented its latest technological developments for climate control, drinking water and wastewater.

Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) and its appointed event agency, Experia Events clinched the bronze award in the Best B2B event category at the Marketing Events Awards 2014.

AHR Expo Management has announced that the HVACR Workforce Development Foundation has become the newest Endorsing Association for the 2015 exposition in Chicago, January 26-28.

The Hydraulic Institute (HI), in collaboration with Jack Claxton, Vice President of Engineering with Patterson Pump Company, is set to unveil the new ‘Dynamics of Pumping Machinery’ three-part webinar series on October 29, 2014.

On October 11, the second edition of IFAT India – International Trade Fair for Water, Sewage, Refuse and Recycling – concluded successfully, underlining itself as one of the leading platforms for environmental technology in India. Exhibitors and visitors were equally satisfied and confirmed the importance of this trade fair for the highly promising Indian market.

Hydraulic Institute (HI), in collaboration with the Fluid Sealing Association (FSA), is set to unveil the new ‘Gasket Principles & Best Practices’ two-part webinar series on November 4, 2014.

Although 2016 is still some way off, preparations for IFAT (May 30 to June 3, 2016 in Munich) are already under way. Applications from companies interested in exhibiting at the world’s leading trade fair for environmental technologies are now being accepted online.

The Indian government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has presented its ten-point agenda for economic reform in the country. Based on this the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is forecasting a rise in Indian GDP to more than six percent by 2015.