Siemens buys sole rights to ITT line

Siemens Water Technologies has been awarded the sole license for the global manufacture and supply of products, service and replacement parts in ITT's Portacel product line. The line includes of monitoring and dosing equipment for disinfection of potable water, and in vacuum dosing of gaseous and liquid chlorine. ITT will no longer manufacture and sell Portacel products and spares.

The licensing agreement will allow Siemens to broaden its scope of chemical feed and disinfection support worldwide. It will acquire a significant installed base of equipment in approximately 20 countries, the company says. The product supply and aftermarket service agreement will be managed through Siemens Water Technologies' office based in the United Kingdom.