Subject: Valves Market News for May ‘08
Here are the headlines for the month of May ‘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
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VALVE MARKET
UPDATE
May 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Industrial Valves Market Report Profiles Updated
ACQUISITION
Metso Purchases MAPAG from Linde Group
NEW NAME
New Names for Rotork Subsidiary
NEW OFFICE
Suzhu Viza Valves Move
PARTNERSHIP
Cameron and Max Torque Form Partnership
NEW JOINT VENTURE
Wartsila and Emerson Form Joint Venture for FPSO Vessels
BUSINESS EXPANSION
Weir Expands Valves Business in China
Metso Expanding its Production Capacity in China
FINANCE
Cameron Reports First Quarter 2008 Revenues Up 34 Percent
First Quarter Sales for Metso Level
KSB Increased Sales by 5.5 Percent
SPX’s Revenues Up 37 Percent
Emerson Reports Second Quarter Results Up 12 Percent
Rotork’s First Quarter Up 28 Percent
Flowserve Increases Sales in First Quarter by 24 Percent
Crane Company’s Sales Rose 8 Percent in First Quarter
ITT’s Revenue Up 32 Percent
Tyco’s Second Quarter EPS Up 70 Percent
Colfax Corporation Announces Initial Listing on New York Stock Exchange
PEOPLE
Rotork Appoints Systems Sales Manager
New Managing Director for MAPAG Valves
PROJECTS
Cameron Awarded Canadian Subsea Contract
Rotork Supplies Actuators to RWE Power Plants
Weir Receives Order for Ukraine Nuclear Plant
Dallman Explosion Blamed on Valve Failure
Tarmac Selects Rota Val Valve for Limestone Quarry
Counterfeit Water Valves in Nuclear Power Plant
NEW PRODUCTS
VAG Armaturen Extends Range of Knife Gate Valves
GF Piping Systems Improves Butterfly Valves
Armstrong Increases Commissioning Valve Range
Crane Adds Slow Start PTFE Diaphragm Valve
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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