Join McIlvaine at Valve Summit in Bergamo, Italy on May 27-28, 2015

Industrial Valve Summit will bring together decision makers involved in valve technologies and flow control solutions. The event was created to attract the entire supply chain of the valve industry and will be held every two years. If you are looking for growth in the valve technologies market, then IVS 2015 is a marketing solution to consider. Over 100 companies confirmed their participation at the fair, with more than 6,000 square meter of occupied floor space. The A-C section of the exhibitors includes:

·        ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY VALVE SPA – Stand N: 120

·        AIR TORQUE SPA - Stand N: 57

·        ARI-ARMATUREN ITALIA SRL & C. SAS – Stand N: 24

·        ASTEC LAM PLAN SRL – Stand N: 37

·        AUMA ITALIANA SRL - Stand N: 26

·        AVV ADDED VALUE FOR VALVES SRL - Stand N: 7

·        AZZALIN SRL – Stand N: 41

·        B.F.B. SRL – Stand N: 157

·        B.F.E. SRL – Stand N: 93

·        BALLUFF AUTOMATION SRL – Stand N: 87

·        BBD SRL – Stand N: 161

·        BERNARD CONTROLS ITALIA SRL – Stand N: 85

·        BOSCH REXROTH SPA – Stand N: 150

·        BREMER VALVES SRL – Stand N: 159

·        BRUNO PRESEZZI SPA – Stand N: 147

·        BUROCCO INDUSTRIAL VALVE SRL – Stand N: 181

·        C.S.C. SPA – SPECIALSTEELSTOCK – Stand N: 5

·        CARBOLINE ITALIA SPA - Stand N: 78

·        CARRARA SPA – Stand N: 16

·        CHUN & VOLLERIN SRL - Stand

Click here for the details on the conference and exhibition:
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Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Industry Update

January 2015

TABLE OF CONTENTS

UNITED STATES

CU-Boulder Hoping to Expand East Campus Biotechnology Building

Vetter Development Service Chicago Planning for Clinical Syringe Projects

Avid Bioservices Announces Expansion of cGMP Manufacturing Capacity

Romaco Opens North American HQ

Biosciences Partnership Building in Phoenix

The Rockefeller University Campus Expansion, New York

FEI and Oregon Health & Science University Install a Complete Correlative Microscopy

Kaiima Bio-Agritech Establish Subsidiary in St. Louis

Eurofins Scientific Opening Microbiology Laboratory

JunoPacific Expands Manufacturing Capabilities in Minnesota

Prefab Elements Saved Colorado Hospital Millions in Construction

REST OF WORLD

Roche will Establish Diagnostic Manufacturing Facility in Suzhou

New Cell Therapy Manufacturing Centre to be built in Stevenage, UK

GlaxoSmithKline Manufacturing Facility Expansion, Boronia, Australia

AstraZeneca R&D Center and Corporate Headquarters, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Command Medical Products' Nicaragua Manufacturing Plant Expands Cleanroom

Stelis Biopharma Builds Facility in Malaysia

Biocon Planning New Biomanufacturing Plant in India

Siegfried Acquires Hameln Pharma

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Mining Update

JANUARY 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

Iron Ore Price Surges 5% on Chinese Stimulus Measures

Mining Industry 2014 Review

COMPANY NEWS

BHP and Rio Tinto Move to Dominate in Copper

Weir Acquires Trio Engineered Products

Alcoa Selling Jamalco Stake to Noble Group

DuPont Says Belts with Kevlar Can Run Faster, Longer

ABB Unveils Smartventilation System for Mines

AMERICAS

Coeur Acquires Paramount

NorthMet Project, MN, in Permitting Stage

Minnesota Pellet Project on Track for 2015 Production

McClean Lake Mill Begins Processing Cigar Lake Ore

Canadian Zinc Starts Underground Work at Prairie Creek

Cliffs Closes Bloom Lake Iron Ore, Sells Coal Assets

Rare Earths Discovered in Peru

Peru Environmental Agency Gets Tougher on Miners

Stornoway to Add Large Diamond Recovery Circuit to Renard Plant Setup

AFRICA

First Quantum Kicks Off Operations at Zambian Copper Mine

Zambia Won’t Reverse Mining Royalty Hike

Centamin Doubles Sukari Gold Throughput Capacity

Makhado Coal Mine, South Africa, to Commence Production in 2016

ASIA

China Abolishes Rare Earth Export Quotas

NMDC to Develop New Iron Ore Reserves in Central India

AUSTRALIA/ OCEANIA

Anglo American Submits Third Plan to Expand Coal Mine in Australia

EUROPE

Agi Dagi Gold-Silver Project, Turkey, Expects 4Q 2016 Gold Production Start

GW4 Alliance Project to Produce Clean Water from Cornish Tin Mine

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PULP MILLS UPDATE

January 2015

TABLE OF CONTENTS

COMPANY NEWS

Stora Enso Gets Building Permit for Integrated Pulp and Paper Mill in China

Kawanoe Zoki to Offer GL&V Pulp and Paper’s BTF Headbox Technology in China

Buckman Enzyme Applications for the Pulp and Paper Industry

BASF Reorganizes Paper Chemicals Business

EXPANSIONS/ UPGRADES

Iggesund Invests Euro 60 Million to Reduce Bottlenecks

Waggeryd Cell Installs Andritz-Supplied System to Boost Capacity

Pöyry to Provide Engineering for Eldorado Line 2 Expansion Project

Pöyry Awarded Engineering Contract for Metsä Board's Husum Project

Ox Industries Selects Siemens to Supply AC Sectional Drive System

Domtar Invests $160 Million to Convert UFS Paper Machine to Fluff Pulp Line

Domtar selects Valmet to Upgrade Evaporator Train

Glatfelter Receives $8M from State to Convert Boilers from Coal to Natural Gas

Blue Ridge Paper Products, NC to Convert Two Coal-Fired Boilers to Natural Gas

Kemira Opens Nanjing Production Base

Nordic Paper Invests SEK 30 million at Bäckhammar Mill

Chempolis and Numaligarh Refinery to Study Building a New Biorefinery in India

Stora Enso to Rebuild Skoghall Mill Chemical Plant

Brigl & Bergmeister Invests in 5,000 tonne Capacity Increase

Lenzing Technik to Upgrade Leaching Line at Sappi Mill in Austria

RockTenn Upgrading Stevenson Medium Mill Pulp Line

Svetlogorsk Mill, Belarus to Launch 400,000 Tonne/Yr Bleached Pulp Line

Mondi Syktyvkar's Euro 30 Million Pulp Dryer Project Nears Completion

ACQUISITIONS/ DIVESTURES

Verso Completes Acquisition of NewPage for $1.4 billion

Glatfelter Completes Acquisition of German Electrical Papers Producer

Stora Enso to Divest its Uetersen Mill in Germany

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OIL & GAS SALES LEADS HEADLINES

January 23, 2015

Oil and Gas Project Tracking is available at a discount to Industrial Valves: World Market subscribers.

Treatment chemicals are an important addition to most oil and gas processes. Access to details on worldwide oil and gas projects is provided at a substantial discount to Industrial Valves: World Market subscribers.

(Listed by most current date)

Oil Spills in Yellowstone River after Pipeline Leak

Revision Date:  1/23/2015

More than $150 Bln of Oil Projects Could be Deferred in 2015

Revision Date:  1/23/2015

Enterprise to Move Forward with Panola NGL Pipeline Expansion

Revision Date:  1/23/2015

Energy Transfer Partners and Regency Energy Partners to Construct Third Fractionation Facility at Mont Belvieu

Revision Date:  1/23/2015

Riskiest Oil Fields Affected by Plunging Oil Prices Crippling Future Growth

Revision Date:  1/22/2015

STW Water Demonstrates Its Salttech Water Reclamation Technology

Revision Date:  1/22/2015

Status of U.S. Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Discoveries

Revision Date:  1/20/2015

Canadian Natural Resources Defers Kirby Oil Sands Thermal Project

Revision Date:  1/19/2015

In Situ Oilsands Production Reaches Record High in October

Revision Date:  1/16/2015

Oil's Plunge Threatens Suncor's Fort Hills Development

Revision Date:  1/16/2015

Canada’s Oil-Sands Operators Dig in for Long Haul as Oil Prices go below $50

Revision Date:  1/16/2015

ICA Fluor to Build Delayed Coker at Pemex Hidalgo Refinery

Revision Date:  1/16/2015

The Other Oil Sands Fight in Utah with Possible Solution to Lower Environmental Impact

Revision Date:  1/16/2015

Emerson Awarded $27 Mln Contract to Automate Long Lake Oil Sands Project

Revision Date:  1/15/2015

Oilsands Lead not seeping into Rivers According to University of Alberta Lab Tests

Revision Date:  1/15/2015

Canada’s Oil Sands Industry Goes on Offensive after Facing Escalating Pushback

Revision Date:  1/15/2015

Kearl Oilsands Project to Suspend Output for Several Weeks after Malfunction

Revision Date:  1/15/2015

New Alberta Oil Sands $1.3 Bln Contract Awarded to Fluor Corp

 Revision Date:  1/15/2015

EU Vote Puts Canadian Tar Sands Label Back on the Agenda

Revision Date:  1/15/2015

Oilsands Tailings Ponds Emit Pollutants into the Air, Study Confirms

Revision Date:  1/15/2015

Canada Sticks to its Line on the Oil Sands at UN Climate Summit

Revision Date:  1/14/2015

Canada’s Oil Sands Producers Promise Steps to Cut Pollution

Revision Date:  1/14/2015

Cenovus Gets Approval for Alberta Telephone Lake Oil Sands Project

Revision Date:  1/14/2015

ICA Fluor Awarded Fabrication Contract for Shell's Carmon Creek Heavy Oil Extraction Project

Revision Date:  1/14/2015

Iran to Inaugurate Petrochemical Plant in Its Northwest

Revision Date:  1/13/2015

Saudi Arabia to Invest $91 Bln to Spur Petrochemical Industry

Revision Date:  1/13/2015

BMI Report Says Malaysia Petrochemicals Capacity to Undergo Major Increase

Revision Date:  1/13/2015

Report Says Iran to Triple Petrochemical Production to 180Mln Tons by 2022

Revision Date:  1/12/2015

Petkim to Float Paraxylene Tenders in January after 6 Months Gap

Revision Date:  1/12/2015

Iran to Resume Exporting Petrochemicals after U.S. Ban

Revision Date:  1/12/2015

Propylene Unit Reaches Capacity in Russia due to UOP C3 Oleflex™ Process Technology

Revision Date:  1/12/2015

Alfa Laval Wins Heat Exchanger Order for South Korea Petrochemical Plant

Revision Date:  1/12/2015

U.S. Chemical Industry Set to Outpace Overall Economic Growth

Revision Date:  1/9/2015

Chevron Phillips Completes Sweeny Ethylene Expansion

Revision Date:  1/9/2015

China Commissions UOP C3 Oleflex™ Process Technology for Propylene Unit

Revision Date:  1/8/2015

Sasol Announces Financing Milestone for Louisiana Project

Revision Date:  1/8/2015

Japan to Shut Four Naphtha Crackers for 2015 Turnaround

Revision Date:  1/8/2015

Vietnam to Grant License for $22 Bln Refinery, Petchem Complex Early in 2015

Revision Date:  1/8/2015

Versalis Inks Agreement to Transfer Sarroch Plants in Sardinia to Sarlux

Revision Date:  1/7/2015

Etileno XXI Plant Could Revive Mexico's Petrochemical Sector

Revision Date:  1/7/2015

Asia Key Driver in Qatar Petrochemicals Expansion

Revision Date:  1/7/2015

Saudi's Yansab to Shut Ethylene Glycol Plant in April for Maintenance

Revision Date:  1/6/2015

Weatherford Sells Chemicals, Drilling Fluids Units to Lubrizol for $750 Mln

Revision Date:  1/6/2015

Ineos, Sasol Break Ground on Texas HDPE Project

Revision Date:  1/6/2015

German Chemicals Sector Sees 1.5 Pct Sales Growth in '14 and '15

Revision Date:  1/6/2015

Linde Installs Gasifier Vessel at Texas Facility

Revision Date:  1/6/2015

Chevron Phillips Says Petchem Industry Should Enhance Connectivity with Social Media

Revision Date:  1/6/2015

India's BPCL to Invest Over $741 Mln in Petrochemicals Business

Revision Date:  1/6/2015

Westlake Chemical to Add Ethylene Capacity in Lake Charles

Revision Date:  1/5/2015

Saudi's SABIC, Shell Shelve Petchem Plant Expansion in Jubail

Revision Date:  1/5/2015

Dow Chemicals to Cut $1 Bln in Costs Over 3 Years

Revision Date:  1/5/2015

North Dakota Group, Badlands NGL Plans $4 Bln Chemical Plant

Revision Date:  1/5/2015

Chemtura Expands Antioxidant Capacity for Auto Industry Demand Growth

Revision Date:  1/5/2015

U.S. Manufacturing Exports Surging due to Shale Gas

Revision Date:  1/5/2015

Ineos Plans $1 Bln Investment in UK Shale Gas Exploration

Revision Date:  1/5/2015

Sasol Gives Go-ahead to $8.1 Bln U.S. Ethane Cracker

Revision Date:  1/5/2015

Louisiana Ethane Cracker Project Goes to Fluor-Technip JV

Revision Date:  1/4/2015

Petchems Are Benefiting from Cheap Feedstocks

Revision Date:  1/4/2015

Gulf Coast Growth Spurs Demand for Cleaning, Environmental Services

Revision Date:  1/4/2015

Williams Partners Louisiana Plant Should Start Producing Ethylene in November

Revision Date:  1/3/2015

Catalytic Processes Could Yield Alternatives to Refineries, Ethane Crackers

Revision Date:  1/3/2015

European Petchem Group's Re-branding: More Than a New Name

Revision Date:  1/3/2015

BG Group’s Queensland Curtis LNG Second Train on Track

Revision Date:  1/2/2015

Bechtel Completes Milestone Module Program for Curtis Island LNG Projects

Revision Date:  1/2/2015

BG Group Loads First Coal-seam-gas to LNG Cargo from QCLNG Project in Australia

Revision Date:  1/2/2015

Venture Global LNG Announces Calcasieu Pass Export Facility in Southwestern Louisiana

Revision Date:  1/2/2015

Freeport LNG Closes Financing, Begins Construction of Initial Two Liquefaction Trains

Revision Date:  1/1/2015

LNG Canada Selects GE Oil & Gas LMS100 Gas Turbine-Compressor Technology for Proposed Kitmat Facility

Revision Date:  1/1/2015

Canadian Aboriginal Group Signs $5.3 Mln Deal to Support LNG Pipeline

Revision Date:  1/1/2015

Eni Signs Small-scale LNG Deal with Skangass

Revision Date:  1/1/2015

Santos Reassures on Costs at $18.5 Bln Gladstone LNG Project

Revision Date:  1/1/2015

Freeport LNG Receives Final FERC and DOE Approvals

Revision Date:  12/31/2014

Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline Receives Draft Environmental Impact Statement

Revision Date:  12/31/2014

5th and final installment: Exclusive Platts Series on China’s Shandong “Teapot” Oil Refineries

Revision Date:  12/31/2014

Air Products to Work with Technip on Inner Mongolia LNG Project

Revision Date:  12/31/2014

Dominion Begins Construction Activities for Cove Point LNG Export Project

Revision Date:  12/31/2014

Applied LNG Announces Midlothian LNG Plant Groundbreaking

Revision Date:  12/31/2014

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