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SCRUBBER/ADSORBER
NEWSLETTER
December 2014
No. 486
Table of Contents
MARKETS
Industrial Scrubber System Revenues to Exceed $8 Billion In 2019
Hundreds of Billions Could Be Spent For Upgrading U.S. Wastewater Plants
IRON AND STEEL
Ori Martin Commissions One of the Most Efficient and Environmental Friendly
Systems in the World from Tenova
BIOGAS
AECOM Awarded Contract for Newtown Creek Renewable Natural Gas Project
Construction Contract for 250-kW Biogas Plant Concluded in Japan
WASTE-TO-ENERGY
Andritz to Supply New Waste to Energy Power Plant to Riikinvoima Oy, Finland
SHIP EMISSIONS
Benefits of Nitrogen Reductions in North Sea Shipping Exceed Costs
TCC Group & USC Viterbi School of Engineering Report Promising Advances in
Clean Shipping Technology
COMPANY NEWS
Calgon Carbon Reports Income from Operations Increased 5.6%
Biorem Announces Additional Orders for $1.7 Million
Xebec Reports Third Quarter Operational Profit
Bionomic Industries Offers Expanded Range of Scrubpac™ Ventclean Systems for
Storage Tank and Railcar Emissions Control
REGULATIONS
Final Rule Issued for Manufacture of Amino/Phenolic Resins
Proposed Consent Decree Issued Against Hazardous Waste Incinerator
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GDP FORECAST UPDATE
December 2014
TABLE OF CONTENTS
AMERICAS
UNITED STATES
VENEZUELA
ASIA
CHINA
INDIA
JAPAN
THAILAND
EUROPE / AFRICA / MIDDLE EAST
EUROPEAN UNION
IRELAND
PORTUGAL
TURKEY
AMERICAS
UNITED STATES
Stronger demand for services could drive the United States GDP growth rate
higher, causing many investment banks to turn bullish just as U.S. stocks see a
wide selloff.
Service industry revenue rose 5% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2014,
far above analysts’ expectations. Economists are attributing the surprise surge
to greater discretionary purchasing power amongst American consumers as oil
prices fall. The news caused analysts at JP Morgan to upgrade GDP expectations
from 4.3% to 4.4%, while Barclays raised their expectation from 4.1% to
4.2%.......The remaining text is not included in this sample.
VENEZUELA
Venezuela's economy shrank by 4.2% in the first three quarters of 2014, an
adviser to the country's main opposition group said, after almost a year of
official silence about the state of the OPEC nation's economy.
The central bank has not published any GDP data for this year and has not
revealed inflation figures since August's 63.4% 12-month reading, spurring
criticism that President Nicolas Maduro is hiding bad economic news. ......The
remaining text is not included in this sample.
ASIA
CHINA
Investors will keep an ear to the ground as China's policymakers gather in
Beijing for the country's Central Economic Work Conference (CEWC) – a
closed-door annual meeting that sets economic priorities for the coming year.
Dates for the meeting have not been officially announced, but the meeting is
expected to kick off on December 16, according to Ta Kung Pao - a Hong
Kong-based newspaper with ties to the mainland government. The meeting usually
lasts 2-3 days.
A key issue for the CEWC will be setting next year's gross domestic product
(GDP) growth target, viewed as an important signal of policy intentions.
......The remaining text is not included in this sample.
INDIA
India's GDP growth is likely to recover in the next financial year, 2015-16, and
may surpass China's growth by 2016-17, according to Hemant Kanawala, head of
equity at Kotak Life Insurance.
"The Indian GDP is likely to recover in FY16. We are expecting that growth will
recover above 6% next year and by CY16 (Calendar Year 2016) or FY17 India is
likely to surpass GDP growth of even China. India is likely to emerge one of the
fastest growing economies among the emerging markets," he said. ......The
remaining text is not included in this sample.
JAPAN
Japan’s economy shrank more than previously estimated in the third quarter,
contracting 1.9% as capital spending declined and private consumption remained
weak.
The economy has now contracted for two consecutive quarters, a common definition
for recession, the data confirmed, less than a week before general elections
that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has framed as a referendum on his economic
policies.
Last month, the government estimated that gross domestic product contracted 1.6%
during the July-September period. Soon after, Mr. Abe cited the weak economy in
saying he would delay a second increase in the nation’s sales tax, and called a
snap election in search of a mandate. ......The remaining text is not included
in this sample.
THAILAND
Thailand's economy may expand by less than 1% in 2014 due to weak exports and
slow government spending, according to Finance Minister Sommai Phasee.
"This year's growth may not be 1%," Mr Sommai said. ......The remaining text is
not included in this sample.
EUROPE / AFRICA / MIDDLE EAST
EUROPEAN UNION
Malta's Individual Consumption decreased slightly in 2013 and saw its GDP
increase by a similar margin, according to a Eurostat report
The report uses Actual Individual Consumption (AIC) as a measure of material
welfare of households. In 2013, AIC per capita expressed in Purchasing Power
Standards (PPS) varied from 49% to 136% of the EU28 average across the Member
States. ......The remaining text is not included in this sample.
IRELAND
The Irish economy remains on course to grow by around 4.7% this year despite a
slowdown in gross domestic product growth in the third quarter, Finance Minister
Michael Noonan said. ......The remaining text is not included in this sample.
PORTUGAL
Portugal’s economy may grow at the fastest rate in 2015 since before the
financial crisis if oil prices don’t rebound, according to Economy Minister
Antonio Pires de Lima.
Gross domestic product may expand more than 2% next year, exceeding the
government’s 1.5% forecast, barring a rally in the price of oil, Pires de Lima
said. That would be the fastest pace since 2007.
The country’s 2015 budget used a forecast of $96.70 a barrel for next year’s
Brent crude oil prices. Brent for January settlement rose 1% recently to $66.84
a barrel, 30% below that forecast, after reaching a five-year low the previous
day. ......The remaining text is not included in this sample.
TURKEY
Turkey’s economic growth slowed in the third quarter as falling borrowing costs
failed to spur domestic demand and agricultural output contracted.
Gross domestic product grew 1.7%, the slowest pace since 2012, compared with a
revised 2.2% during the previous three months, according to official data. The
median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of 18 analysts was 2.8%.
Seasonally-adjusted output rose 0.4% from the previous quarter. ......The
remaining text is not included in this sample.
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CHEMICAL UPDATE
DECEMBER 2014
INDUSTRY NEWS
Chemical Manufacturing Up In 2014, ACC Reports
European Polymer Industry Faces Continued Pressure
COMPANY NEWS
Air Liquide to Increase Production of Oxygen, Nitrogen and Argon in East Texas
BASF to Invest Up To $625 Million in New Superabsorbent Polymer Technology
BASF and Jiahua Energy Chemical to Build Sulfuric Acid Plant in China
MERGERS/ ACQUISITIONS
Coatings Maker Hempel Makes Another Acquisition
Mitsui Chemicals and SKC to Form Polyurethane Joint Venture in South Korea
BASF Transfers Automotive Refinish Coatings Business in India to Würth
Ferro Sells U.S. Plastics Additives Business
Eastman Completes Acquisition of Commonwealth Laminating & Coating
Eastman Completes Acquisition of Specialty Chemical Company Taminco
PPG Enters Negotiations to Acquire Automotive Materials Manufacturer REVOCOAT
Solvay Enters Skin Care Market with Acquisition of Dhaymers in Brazil
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OIL & GAS SALES LEADS HEADLINES
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Sales Lead Data Search by Titles
(Listed by most current date)
December 5, 2014
• U.S. to Continue Probe of Pipe Imports from South Korea, Turkey (Article
Dated: 12/5/2014)
• Saipem Wins $750 Mln EPCI Contract from Pemex for the Lakach Field in GOM
(Article Dated: 12/5/2014)
• U.S. EPA Seeks More Input on Sweeping Power Plant Rule (Article Dated:
12/5/2014)
• Polish Industrial Users Cut Back on Gas Supplied Direct from Russia (Article
Dated: 12/5/2014)
• Cleaning Up the Fracking Process (Article Dated: 12/5/2014)
• Keppel Secures $227 Mln Contract from Qatar’s GDI (Article Dated: 12/5/2014)
• Saudi Aramco Gives Pipeline Contract to China's SEPCO (Agreement Dated:
12/5/2014)
• Pembina Pipeline to Build $105 Mln Gas Processing Plant at Musreau (Article
Dated: 12/5/2014)
• Consider Coal Gasification for Liquid Fuels Production (Article Dated:
12/4/2014)
• Fluor and Technip Awarded RAPID Refinery Facilities Project in Malaysia
(Article Dated: 12/4/2014)
• BP, GDF Suez Discover New Field in UK North Sea (Article Dated: 12/4/2014)
• Wood Group Mustang Selected to Provide Engineering Services for Statoil Snorre
C Platform (Article Dated: 12/4/2014)
• Sasol Awards Foster Wheeler EPCm Contract for Temane Gas Processing Facility
in Mozambique (Article Dated: 12/4/2014)
• Pembina Pipeline Corporation Provides Project Updates (Article Dated:
12/4/2014)
• Southwestern Energy Announces Acquisition of Southwest Marcellus And Utica
Assets (Article Dated: 12/3/2014)
• Crestwood Midstream Announces Successful Non-Binding Open Season for MARC II
Pipeline (Article Dated: 12/3/2014)
• ARM Midstream to Build New Crude Oil Gathering System in Bakken/Three Forks
Shale Play (Article Dated: 12/3/2014)
• PennTex to Process 200 MMSCFD of Natural Gas at Louisiana Facility (Article
Dated: 12/3/2014)
• FMC Technologies Awarded Subsea Systems Contract for Total's Edradour and
Glenlivet Fields (Article Dated: 12/3/2014)
• McDermott Awarded Second Contract for PETRONAS Bukit Tua Development in
Indonesia (Article Dated: 12/3/2014)
• Oman’s Gulf Energy Signs Commercial Order for OriginOil CLEAN-FRAC™ System
(Article Dated: 12/3/2014)
• OneSubsea Awarded Contract for More than $270 Mln for Pemex Lakach Deepwater
Development (Article Dated: 12/3/2014)
• CB&I Announces Technology Award over $100 Mln in Bahrain (Article Dated:
12/2/2014)
• FMC Technologies Awarded Frame Agreement to Supply Subsea Production Systems
(Article Dated: 12/2/2014)
• CB&I Announces Gasification Technology Award in China (Article Dated:
12/2/2014)
• Alfa Laval Wins SEK 290 Mln Order for OLMI Air Cooled Heat Exchangers (Article
Dated: 12/2/2014)
• UK’s IGas to Start Drilling at Ellesmere Port Exploration Site in November
(Article Dated: 12/2/2014)
• ATCO Secures $50 Mln Contract to Build Natural Gas Pipeline in Mexico (Article
Dated: 12/2/2014)
• Enhanced Oil Recovery Being Applied To Tight Oil Reservoirs in The Bakken
(Article Dated: 12/2/2014)
• Is Re-Fracking the Next Step in the Oil Boom? (Article Dated: 12/2/2014)
• Alfa Laval Wins SEK 65 Mln U.S. Natural Gas Order (Article Dated: 12/1/2014)
• DEP Fines Range Resources $4.15 Mln for Violating Environmental Regulations
(Article Dated: 12/1/2014)
• EPA Finalizes Greenhouse Gas Permit for $1 Bln Gas-to-Gasoline Plant (Article
Dated: 12/1/2014)
• Meritage Midstream Brings Online 50 Buttes Natural Gas Plant in WY (Article
Dated: 12/1/2014)
• Chevron Announces $1.5 Bln Sale and JV Partnership with KUFPEC for Duvernay
Shale Assets in Canada (Article Dated: 12/1/2014)
• GE Oil & Gas Selects Jacksonville, FL for Advanced Manufacturing Facility
(Article Dated: 12/1/2014)
• EPA Finalizes Greenhouse Gas Permit for $500 Mln CCI Petroleum Facilities,
Processing Plant and Export Terminal (Article Dated: 12/1/2014)
• Alfa Laval Wins Offshore Canada SEK 120 Mln Pumping Systems Order (Article
Dated: 12/1/2014)
• UK's Coryton Oil Storage Project Put on Hold (Article Dated: 11/26/2014)
• Oil, Rail Industries Want Seven Years to Fix Tank Cars (Article Dated:
11/26/2014)
• Seattle Leaders Call for Safeguards amid Boom in Oil Train Shipments (Article
Dated: 11/26/2014)
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North American Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Update Headlines
December 2014
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ALABAMA
Prattville pays $722,433 for Wastewater Plant Improvement
CALIFORNIA
Seeley County requesting Bids for Wastewater Project
Southern California Water District requesting Bids for WWTP Replacement
Reedley requesting Bids for WWTP Secondary Clarifiers Rehab
Folsum requesting Bids for Rowberry/Walden Wastewater Odor Project
GEORGIA
Savannah cancels Building WWTP
ILLINOIS
Savanna requesting Bids for WWTP Lift Station
Flood Plan to Resurface for Park Ridge
Crystal Lake to install Energy Efficient Equipment at WWTP
INDIANA
Aqua America Indiana Unit to expand Wastewater Service
Greenburg to Upgrade Wastewater Infrastructure
Mitchell reviewing Bids for Wastewater Plant Project
KANSAS
Improvements target Odor around Wichita's Largest Wastewater Plant
Fort Scott Needs Water, Wastewater Systems Improvements
KENTUCKY
Vanceburg to Update WWTP
MASSACHUSETTS
Lexington requesting Bids for Pump Station Upgrade
MISSOURI
Nixa requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
Boone County requesting Bids for El Rey WWTP Improvements
$3.5 Million for Scott City WWTP Project
MONTANA
Whitefish requesting Bids for Consulting Services for Wastewater System
State Loan will help Whitefish Residents
Polson selects Wastewater Treatment System
Butte breaks ground on $30 Million WWTP
NEBRASKA
$17 Million for Wastewater Plant Upgrade in Grand Island
York planning $21 Million WWTP
NEVADA
Lyons County addresses Failing WWTP
NEW JERSEY
Essex and Union Counties requesting Bids for 3 WWTP Projects
NEW YORK
Riverhead Sewer Discharge exceeded Fecal Limits 3X in November
$2 Million for Batavia WWTP Expansion
NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte has several Future Wastewater Projects
OHIO
$146 Million for Youngstown WWTP Improvements
$14.5 Million for Oregon WWTP Upgrade
PENNSYLVANIA
Eureka requesting Bids for WWTP Project
Pottstown requesting Bids for WWTP Project
TEXAS
Amarillo requesting Bids for Wastewater collection Improvements
Winnsboro receives $1,040,000 for WWTP Renovations
Treated Wastewater a Potential Boon to Development in Pflugerville
VERMONT
$1.6 Million for Wilmington WWTP Upgrade
VIRGINIA
Buckingham County requesting Bids for Wastewater Project
Hopewell selects World Water Works Technology
WISCONSIN
Beloit requesting Bids for WWTP Lift Station Improvements
$2.27 Million for Ladysmith WWTP Project
CANADA
Vancouver requesting Bids for Assessment of Wastewater Systems
RECENT CHEMICAL BID REPORTS
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SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY UPDATE
December 2014
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Intel Makes Investment in its China Factory
TI to Open 300mm Wafer Bumping Facility in Chengdu, China
SmartKem Announces New TFT Fabrication Facility
Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Industry Update
December 2014
TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNITED STATES
Allen Institute to Create Cell Science Institute
Ferring Expands U.S. Ops
Peregrine Expanding CMO
Agilent, Baylor Open Mass Spec Center of Excellence in Waco Texas
Orchid Orthopedic Solutions Alabama Expands in Tennessee
Noxilizer Expands Contract Sterilization Operations
Cirrus Pharmaceuticals to Invest in cGMP Manufacturing Suite in US
AstraZeneca to Expand Its Frederick Biologics Manufacturing Center
Jackson Laboratory Optimizing Lab Design
Suffolk County Community College Aims at LEED Gold
Milliken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington Univ., Washington,
D.C.
Shire to Relocate US Headquarters to Lexington, MA
REST OF WORLD
Siegfried Acquires Hameln Pharma
Bosch and Klenzaids plan joint venture in India Asia
GSK Makes Investment in Australian Plant
Romark Labs to Build Plant in Puerto Rico
Eli Lilly to Sell Puerto Rico Manufacturing Facility
Stelis Begins Construction of Facility in Malaysia
Recipharm Acquires Facility in France
Eisai Opens UK Potent Packaging Facility
SGS Life Science Services Announces Investment at its Mumbai, India
Johnson Matthey Acquires Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Capacity in Scotland, UK
Ardmac to Build Cleanrooms for the National Biologics Manufacturing Centre
Bristol-Myers Squibb to Build Plant in Ireland
Beximco Pharma Receives GMP Approval from Health Canada
Recipharm Acquires Flamel Technologies Facility in France
Essentra Opens Labels and Manufacturing Facility in Wales
Amgen Completes Construction of Biomanufacturing Facility in Singapore
AbbVie Buys Plant in Singapore
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