New Route to Air Filter Markets
McIlvaine, AFS and International Filtration News are teaming to provide a new
route to market for suppliers of air filtration products and services. The AFS
power conference on April 28 and 29 in Charlotte includes two sessions which are
part of the program. One of these is on gas turbine air filters.
Gas Turbine Air Treatment Global Decision Guide
Each of the panelists will be addressing portions of this guide. Panelists are:
Company Name
Clarcor Steve Hiner
Donaldson Eli Ross
Freudenberg Mike Garnett
Hollingsworth & Vose Andre Boni
Mike Malloy
Lydall Geoff Crosby
W.L. Gore Tom Kilmartin
Full texts, presentations and recorded interviews are continually be posting to
the full decision orchard.
59D Gas Turbine and Combined Cycle Decisions
The complete decision programs provide continuous analysis and review of all the
options and issues.
Decision Programs
Subject Use
Decision Orchard A website with articles, analysis, recorded webinars
InterWEBviews™ and intelligence database which is continually updated (free to
end users but not others)
Decision Guides Route maps and summaries of decision paths for specific areas in
the orchard
4As Operating System The operating system for the decision orchard with Alerts,
Answers, Analysis and Advancement
If you are attending the Tuesday afternoon session, we ask that you look through
the decision guide and have your questions ready as we discuss and debate the
most pressing issues.
AIR FILTRATION MARKET UPDATE
APRIL 2015
INDUSTRY
New Low Cost Filter Could Curb Air Pollution
European Union to Install Air Purifiers in Delhi Diplomat Office and Residences
Study Shows On-Board School Bus Filtration System Reduces Pollutants By 88
Percent
CONSTRUCTION
US Housing Starts Dip in February, Permits Up
COMPANY NEWS
Nordic Air Filtration Introduces HVAC Filters
Porvair Opens New Facility in Hampshire, UK
Camfil is One of First with A+ Rated Air Filter
Fibertex Nonwovens A/S has Increased Its Ownership Interest in Fibertex South
Africa
Switzerland's IQAir Installing Commercial HVAC Air Purification Systems in China
HealthWay Provides Patented Air Cleaners to Hospitals in Saudi Arabia
FINANCIALS
Clarcor Reports Q1 Revenue
Lydall Announces Financial Results for the Q4 and Year Ended December 31, 2014
PGI Announces Filing of Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public
Offering
Sandler Reports Successful Year 2014
Ahlstrom Restates 2014 Segment Information Based on New Business Area Structure
NEW PRODUCTS
Bosch Launches Engine Filters in US and Canada
3DPrintClean Enclosure Offers 2-Step Filtration to Clean Up 3D Printing Process
ITA Offers High-Efficiency Mist Collectors That Alleviate Workplace Hazards
New Air Purifier Reduces Spread of Super Bugs in Hospitals
Many projects, mergers and acquisitions are detailed in monthly updates in the
Market Report’s Chapters under Industry Analysis.
AEROSPACE
FOOD
FLAT PANEL
METALWORKING
OTHER ELECTRONICS
PHARMACEUTICAL
POWER
PULP MILLS
SEMICONDUCTOR
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GDP UPDATE HEADLINES
April 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS
AMERICAS
• United States
• Brazil
• Canada
• ASIA
• China
• India
• Japan
EUROPE / AFRICA / MIDDLE EAST
• Egypt
• France
• Germany
• Hungary
• Ireland
• Turkey
• United Kingdom
• Ukraine
AMERICAS
Brazil
Brazil’s economy probably contracted in the fourth quarter of last year as
stagflation plagues the world’s second-biggest emerging market.
Gross domestic product fell 0.1% from the three previous months, according to
the median forecast of 38 economists surveyed by Bloomberg. Output remained flat
for the full year, economists estimated.
President Dilma Rousseff’s government is struggling with a combination of
above-target inflation, stagnant growth, a sinking currency and a record budget
deficit. With the central bank raising rates and analysts forecasting a
recession this year, consumer and business confidence have plunged. To revive
investment and growth, Rousseff and Finance Minister Joaquim Levy have pledged
to tighten fiscal discipline.
“We’re facing a huge confidence crisis, and to assume a rebound at the end of
this year or maybe next year will depend on a rebound in business confidence,”
Roberto Padovani, chief economist at Votorantim Ctvm, said by phone from Sao
Paulo. “If you don’t have a rebound, you’re going to have a lot of problems on
the fiscal side, then the political side.”
Brazil’s Finance Ministry declined to comment on the prospect of contraction in
the last quarter of 2014.
The fourth quarter poses a challenge for economists who study Brazilian GDP
because the statistics institute, known as the IBGE, is implementing a new
methodology for its calculation.
“We’ve used the old methodology to present our figures, but they may come out
totally different, not because of the dynamics of the economy, but because of
the new methodology,” Jankiel Santos, chief economist at BESI Brazil, said by
phone from Sao Paulo. “I’m in complete darkness.”
The new methodology for annual GDP data, released earlier this month for the
years through 2011, boosted growth in that year to 3.9% from 2.7%. The new
quarterly methodology may produce a reduction of ratios such as debt, current
account and budget as a percentage of GDP, according to Alberto Ramos, Goldman
Sachs Group Inc.’s chief Latin America economist.
The new tabulation follows recommendations of international bodies including the
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, International Monetary
Fund and the World Bank, and brings Brazil in line with best international
practice, according to Neil Shearing, chief emerging markets economist at
Capital Economics Ltd. Because of the changes, the question of whether the
economy last year contracted slightly or eked out some growth becomes less
relevant, he said. (The remaining text is not included in this sample.)
ASIA
China
Earlier this year, the Chinese government released its annual economic report
and confirmed fears of an economic slowdown in the world’s second largest
economy. For the first time since the 1998 Asian financial crisis, GDP growth
missed the government’s target, while registering the lowest rate of growth
since 1990, when the country remained under international sanctions following
the Tiananmen Square massacre.
Though still well above the global average of 3.3%, China’s decline to 7.4%
annual GDP growth—and fears of future decreases—has roiled the global economy.
The International Monetary Fund now expects its growth to dip below 7% in 2015
and 2016.
Yet, this misses the story beneath the national numbers. China is likely nearing
the limits of its unprecedented growth, as gains from mass urbanization and
economic formalization ebb. But its economy is not monolithic and, as the pace
of expansion slows, understanding where growth is happening and why is crucial
for those both inside and outside China. (The remaining text is not included in
this sample.)
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World Power Generation Projects
Fuel: Biomass - 2015
Startup Date Location Fuel Comment Project Title
Unknown CA orchard waste Modesto Irrigation District biomass power plant
Unknown Canada NewPage mill cogen power plant-Nova Scotia Power/NewPage Port
Hawkesbury
Unknown FL Port St. Joe Renewable Energy Center IGCC
Unknown GA wood Ben Hill biomass power plant-Fitzgerald Renewable Energy
Unknown SC wood John Matthews Industrial Park biomass power plant-Tri-County
Electric Coop.
Unknown South Korea Dangjin 4 CFB power plant-GS Group
Unknown UK Heron Renewable Energy Plant-Drax/Siemens Project Ventures
Unknown UK Teesport (Tees) Renewable Energy Plant-MGT Power Ltd.
Unknown UK Port of Southampton biomass-fired power plant-Helius Energy
Unknown UK Anglesey Aluminum (Holyhead) wood-firing power plant
Unknown UK Avonmouth biomass project-Helius Energy
On hold UK Stallingborough biomass power plant-RWE
Cancelled WI wood waste Bay Front biomass IGCC conversion-Xcel Energy
2017 Denmark wood chips Skaerbaek biomass cogeneration plant 2 units-Dong Energy
2017 India Vemagiri expansion-GMR
2017 UK wood chip, timber Blyth (North) power plant-British Renewable Energy
Systems
2017 UK Grangemouth cogeneration plant
2017 UK wood waste Margam biomass power plant
2015 GA Heard County biomass power plant-Rollcast Energy
2015 OR Klamath Falls II-Klamath Generation
2015 Sweden Vartaverket CFB combined heat and power plant-Fortum Varme
2015 UK wood Portbury Dock Renewable Energy Plant-E.ON
2015 UK waste derived fuels also Ferrybridge multi-fuel power plant-SSE
Generation
2014 GA Warren County biomass-fired power plant-Oglethorpe Power
2014 Sweden Torsvik cogen power plant-Jonkoping Energi
2014 TX Woodville-East TX Electric Coop
2014 UK Drax biomass power project (Ouse Renewable Energy Plant)
2014 UK Tyne Renewable Energy Center-MGT Power
2013 FL Deerhaven II-Gainesville Regional Utilities
2013 FL American Renewables power plant
2013 FL Adage LLC power plant
2013 NH Berlin BioPower project-Cate St. Capital
2013 WI Domtar Corp. paper mill power plant/We Energies
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