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Xylem has donated and delivered more than 300,000 pieces of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to frontline workers in 2020, working alongside its partners.

Interact Analysis recently produced its first report on the geared motors and industrial gearbox market, covering the full spectrum – geared motors, solo gearboxes, industrial heavy-duty gears and planetary gearboxes.

Electric motors in industrial applications, including those used in pumping systems, consume 30 to 40 percent of the world’s electricity.

Interact Analysis has published its newly updated Manufacturing Industry Output (MIO) Tracker report – a comprehensive and highly-detailed report on the status of the global manufacturing sector.

A programme developed by the Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) for the Australian and New Zealand water industries will create opportunities for innovative, European technology companies.

The company has donated leak detection equipment to the Beacon Project, a collaboration between Anglian Water, its supply chain partners, WaterAid and the Nepal Water Supply Corporation, which focuses on enhancing water supplies in Lahan, in the Siraha District of south-eastern Nepal.

Xylem and a coalition of stakeholders are calling on EU institutions to enshrine in EU law the human right of access to sanitation. Today, on the United Nation’s World Toilet Day and in the midst of the COVID-19 health crisis, it has never been more important to realize the right to sanitation.

Coca-Cola Peninsula Beverages (CCPB) consistently focuses on reducing its footprint in a region where climate protection is already a matter of survival. This South African bottler gets support through resource-saving technologies from KHS – made in Germany.

The amount of water consumed around the world is growing and resources are becoming scarcer. We are thus also seeing an increase in demand from the beverage industry for sustainable, water-economizing filling processes. The KHS Group answers this call with efficient plant engineering for the responsible use of this precious commodity.

Last year, the European Commission announced its commitment to delivering on its energy efficiency and carbon reduction objectives through its new Green Deal proposition. This Europe-wide undertaking is of course excellent news and sets out a ‘road map’ for the suggested improvements.