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
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