Subject:  Valves Market News for Jan/Feb ‘08

Here are the headlines for the month of Jan/Feb ‘08 in the Updates to Valves.  The updates reflect only some of the new additions.  The analysis and revenues are constantly revised.  For more information, click on: Industrial Valves: World Markets http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/water.html#n028

VALVE WORLD MARKET

UPDATE 

January/February 2008
 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 ACQUISITIONS

Global Flow Equipment Completes Purchase of ABZ Valves

SPX Completes Acquisition of APV

Rexnord Buys GA Industries

Emerson Buys the Automation Group

Crane Sells Joint Venture with Emerson to Dover

NAME CHANGE

Friatec--Rheinhutte Pumps and Valves Changes to Friatec N.A. LLC

FINANCES

Flowserve Announces Record Bookings for 2007

KSB Announces 10.5 Percent Increase in Sales for 2007

PEOPLE

Chuck Gordon to Head Siemens Water Technologies

Barry Pennypacker New CEO of Gardner Denver

New Sales Manager for MSA

New Managing Director for Rotork

Cameron Appoints New CEO

Curtiss Wright Flow Control Announces Promotions

Gaskin to Be President of Mueller Company

PROJECTS

Cameron Obtains Contract for Subsea Equipment to Venezuelan Oil Company

Emerson to Provide Fisher Valves and Control System to Iowa Power Plant

Tyco Valve Supplying UK Bioethanol Plant

Auma Actuators Retrofitted in Yorkshire Water Treatment Plant

Galassi & Ortolani Obtains Power Plant Contracts

LG Fills Order for Tunisian LNG Plant

NEW PRODUCTS

Grundfos Brings Out New Multifunction Valve

Essco Controls Introduces New Actuator

Red Valve Introduces New Slurry Knife Gate Valve

Dwyer Instruments Introduces New Butterfly Valve

Jordan Valve Launches New Sanitary Pressure Reducing Valve

GF Piping Increases Size of Type 567 Butterfly Valves

WORLD WATER AND WASTEWATER DESALINATION

U.S. Drinking Water Supplies

Report Examines Impact of Climate Change on Drinking Water Supplies

Municipal: U.S.

Nipomo opts for desal; continues to pursue Santa Maria water

Expense, quality top residents' concerns on 15 mgd desal plant

Tampa Desal Plant Officially On Line

Seabrook seeks $10M bond for water treatment plant

Municipal: Overseas

$3.1 billion Vic desalination plant to be probed

$200 million Chinese seawater desalination project breaks ground

$550m Sohar power, desalination plant inaugurated

Sea of Galilee at lowest level in 5 years, will build desal to add to water supply

Saudi Arabia Releases 2008 Budget, includes $3.54 billion for water infrastructure

More water woes coming to Trinidad and Tobago

SEC to invite tenders for $2bn power plant in Q1

Mining

Desalination plan for Namibia’s third uranium mine

IDE to build desalination plant in Australia

Business News

AcquaPro Worldwide Partners with Emares of the UK to Enter Saudi Water Market

Back-to-Back AWWA Seminars to Address Membrane Technologies

Dewa to invite international bids for power plant- UAE

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

CHEMICALS

DISK DRIVE

ETHANOL

FLAT PANEL

FOOD

LNG PROJECTS

METALSWORKING

MINING

OIL & GAS

OTHER ELECTRONICS

PHARMACEUTICAL

PULP & PAPER

REFINERIES

SEMICONDUCTOR

TRANSPORTATION

U.S. MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER PROJECTS

POWER

• Huge pump expenditures are forecast for flue gas desulfurization systems in the U.S. and China. The specific reports are available separately in World Coal-fired Power Generation Analysis and Forecasts and in Utility Environmental Upgrade Tracking System.

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