Subject:  Valves Market News for June ‘08

Here are the headlines for the month of June ‘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 WORLD MARKET

UPDATE

2008

TABLE OF CONTENTS

NEW FACILITIES

Metso Expands Investment in China

Tyco Opens South African Branch

NEW CERTIFICATION

Fisher Control Valves First to Receive SIL 3 Certification

VALVE LEAK

Faulty Valve Leads to Slovenia Nuclear Power Plant Leak

FINANCE

Mueller Water Products Reports First Quarter Net Loss

Circor’s Revenues Increased 9.5 Percent in First Quarter

Velan’s Third Quarter Revenues Reach Record

FMC Technologies Reports Sales Up 32 Percent

Weir Reorganizes Divisions

Roper Sales Up 13 Percent in First Quarter

Curtiss-Wright Generates 10 Percent Increase in First Quarter 2008

Cameron’s Revenues Up 34 Percent for First Quarter 2008

PEOPLE

Mike Cybulski New Festo USA President

PROJECTS

Emerson Supplying Thai Petrochemical Plant

Aker Solutions Delivering Subsea Trees to Nigerian Oil Field

Aker Solutions Also Has Contract for Norwegian Subsea Well Sets

Festo Actuators for French Sewage Treatment Plant

ChTPZ Service Division Installs MSA Valves in Russian Oil Field

Dynamic Fluid Control Supplies South African Mines

NEW PRODUCTS

Top Line Expanding Sanitary Valves into Specialty Materials

Dwyer Instruments Introduces New Plastic Ball 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

METALWORKING

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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Bob McIlvaine

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