Ultrapure Water Market News for Nov. 2010

Here are the headlines for the months of Nov. ’10 in the Updates to Ultrapure Water World Market. For more information, click on: http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/water.html#n029


ULTRAPURE WATER WORLD MARKET
UPDATE

November 2010

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SEMICONDUCTORS
Global Chip Sales Increase 1.8 Percent Month-on-Month
SEMI Announces Silicon Wafer Shipment Forecast
Rising Semiconductor Inventory Spurs Oversupply Fears
Intel Reports First $11 Billion Revenue Quarter
IBM to Build Global R&D Lab at University of Melbourne

PHARMACEUTICAL/MEDICAL
IMS Health Forecasts Global Pharmaceutical Market Growth of 5-7 Percent in 2011, Reaching $880 Billion
Biopharmaceutical Fill and Finish Contract Manufacturing Study Finds Opportunities Rising for Filling Unconventional Presentations
Biotech Posts Strong Third Quarter Performance as Capital Markets Go On a Tear
U.S. Demand for Implantable Medical Devices to Reach $49 Billion in 2014
Pfizer to Acquire King Pharmaceuticals
SAFC® Completes Expansion of High-Potency Fermentation Capabilities at Israel Site
Burrill & Company and Infinity Group Form Joint Venture Focusing on Life Science Opportunities in China
GE’s Latest Innovation Offers Pharmaceutical Industry a New and Cost Effective Way to Analyze Water

CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
Consumer Confidence in Economy, Tech Climbs in September, According to Latest CEA-CNET Indexes
IMS Research Reports iPads Exceed eBook Reader Volumes While New Entrants Strengthen Both Supply Chains
Gartner Says Worldwide Media Tablet Sales on Pace to Reach 19.5 Million Units in 2010
3D TV Not Growing as Fast as TV Makers Expected in 2010, But Will Become Mainstream by 2014
LCD TV Market Growing Despite Weakness in North America
Despite Consumer Electronics Surge, Chip Suppliers Face Cost Challenges
FlexTech Alliance Awards Grant to Corning Inc. to Develop Commercially Viable Methods for Continuous Printed Electronic Manufacturing on Flexible Glass Substrates
Fairchild Semiconductor Expands Strategic Partnership with Sichuan Changhong Electric Co.
Air Products to Build the World’s First On-Site, Large-Scale Specialty Gas Plant

SOLAR
Soaring Photovoltaic Demand Drives Record Levels of Equipment Spending from Crystalline Silicon Cell and Thin Film Manufacturers
German PV Market Grows 327 Percent in First Eight Months of 2010 to 4.8 GW
First Solar Announces Plans for Two New Manufacturing Facilities
Yingli Green Energy Announces New 700 MW Capacity Expansion Projects
Solargiga Forms JV Company with a Consideration of RMB 74.0 Million Constructs 500-MW Multicrystalline Silicon Solar Wafers Project
Suntech Begins Manufacturing in the United States
BlueChip Energy Announces Expansion of Solar Manufacturing to 75 MW
Air Products to Supply Malaysia’s Photovoltaic Market with Turnkey Contract
Chiyoda Awarded EPC Contract for Polycrystalline Silicon Plant in Malaysia
New PV Standards Initiatives Aim to Lower Manufacturing Costs


Many projects are detailed in monthly updates under Industry Analysis in this Report’s Chapters.

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