ITT’s Growing Presence in the Asia-Pacific Region
06 July 2008
ITT is a fast growing presence in the Asia-Pacific region. In China, ITT’s water and wastewater pump systems figure prominently in ongoing infrastructure initiatives, such as the Three Gorges Dam and the South-North water diversion project as well as in unique applications like powering the kayak racecourse for the Beijing Olympic games.
The most promising markets for ITT Fluid Technology in China focus on water supply and treatment for infrastructure projects, commercial buildings, and industrial applications like mining. ITT has just opened two world-class manufacturing plants, producing in Shenyang (producing submersible drainage and sewage pumps) and in Nanjing (producing residential ,commercial, and industrial products). Both new facilities incorporate “green” practices, such as water treatment technologies that get as close as possible to total water re-use and zero wastewater discharge.
A new research and development center, also at Nanjing, will be the hub of aggressive efforts to tailor existing and future products to the country’s exploding value market. This approach reflects ITT’s broadened emphasis on localization.
In India, the government has projected roughly $300 billion worth of infrastructure improvements over the next five to seven years. To help position ITT’s product portfolio for this building boom, a new technology center has been opened in Vadodara, in the state of Gujarat. As ITT’s first major facility in India, the technology center will assist in developing deep engineering competencies in several core water and other fluid transport technology areas and accelerate ITT’s market penetration in south Asia by aligning or localizing the product portfolio. This past fall, ITT’s residential and commercial water business opened its first regional office in New Delhi, India. ITT is also building a manufacturing and assembly plant in the Gujarat region.
