Valves Market News for May 10

Here are the headlines for the month of May ‘10 in the Updates to Industrial Valves: World Markets.  The updates reflect only some of the new additions.  The analysis and revenues are constantly revised.  For more information, click on:

http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/water.html#n028

VALVE WORLD MARKET

UPDATE

May, 2010

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acquisitions

Rotork Acquires Ralph Hiller Company

Spirax-Sarco Buys 51 Percent in Spirax-Sarco Mexicana

Circor Bought Mazda Ltd. Valve Unit

Gulf Oil Explosion Response

Cameron Joins Offshore Operating Procedures and Equipment Task Force

Name Changes

L. Bernard Becomes Bernard Controls

New Facilities

Metso Opens New Technology Center in Shanghai

Spirax Sarco Modernizing UK Plant

Tyco Flow Control Expands Operations in Harlingen, Texas

Emerson Opens Global Innovation Center

Adams Valves Moves to New Facility

Finance

Velan Reports 2010 Financial Year Results

Flowserve’s First Quarter Sales Down 6.4 Percent

KSB Shows Sales Down in First Quarter

ITT Reports First Quarter Revenue Up 3 Percent

Emerson’s Second Quarter Sales Up 1 Percent

China Valve Technology Announces 54.7 Percent Increase in First Quarter Sales

People

Marc DeSilva Appointed Business Development Director for ITT Oil & Gas

ITT Appoints Margaret Gan to Replace John Beca as Communications Director

Projects

Rotork Delivers Subsea Actuators in 10 Weeks

Rotork Actuators Installed in Latvian Gas Storage

SIPOS Actuators Used in Fourth RWE Order

Hemiwedge Wins Order from Dubai Company

Velan Receives Nuclear Control Valve Contract

New Products

Alemite Brings Out High Flow Control Valve

Chemline Plastics’ New SM Series Metering Ball Valves

Singer Valve Expands Line of Control Valves

WORLD WATER AND WASTEWATER DESALINATION

This information can be found in the RO/UF/MF Market Update.

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

CHEMICALS
ETHANOL
FOOD & BEVERAGE
METALWORKING
MINING

OIL & GAS
OTHER ELECTRONICS
PHARMACEUTICAL / BIOTECH
PULP & PAPER
REFINERIES
SEMICONDUCTOR

POWER 

• Huge pump expenditures are forecast for flue gas desulfurization systems in the U.S. and China. The specific reports are available separately in Fossil & Nuclear Power Generation:  Analysis and Forecast (formerly World Coal Fired) and in Utility Environmental Upgrade Tracking System. 

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Bob McIlvaine

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