December 2014 - Cartridge Filter Insights 42

Lydall Announces Financial Results for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2014

Nine of the Top 20 Semiconductor Suppliers Are Forecast to Register Double-Digit Growth in 2014

North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts September 2014 Book-to-Bill Ratio of 0.94

Gartner Says Worldwide Semiconductor Capital Spending to Increase by More than 11 Percent in 2014

Israel’s Scientific Ethos Driving Pharma Industry Value Beyond $2.3 Billion by 2020

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Albemarle, Israeli Firm to Produce Polymeric Flame Retardants in New Joint-Venture

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'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.

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'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’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'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.

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.

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’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’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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· 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)

· 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)

· 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)

· 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)

· 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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Project Title	First Entry Date	Location	Startup date
Srikakulam ultra supercritical power plant-APGenco	12/1/2014	India	Unknown
Kangdong County power plant	12/1/2014	North Korea	Unknown
Avantha Bhandar Korba West -Adani Power	8/1/2013	India	Unknown
Jerada power plant-ONEE	7/1/2013	Morocco	2016
Toledo City CFB expansion-Aboitz Power (Therma Visayas)	6/1/2013	Philippines	2018
Thar II power plant-Engro Powergen/Sindh Engro Coal Mining	5/1/2013	Pakistan	2019
Krabi power plant-Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT)	8/1/2012	Thailand	2020
Ramagundam Stage IV supercritical power plant-NTPC	5/1/2010	India	Unknown
Haldia power plant-RPG Group (CESC)	9/1/2009	India	2015
Karchana supercritical power plant	3/1/2009	India	Unknown
Duyen Hai 1 supercritical power plant-EVN	1/1/2009	Vietnam	2018
Safi IPP	8/1/2008	Morocco	2018
Eemshaven - RWE	4/1/2006	Netherlands	2014
Mahanadi (Hemgir) supercritical coalfields plant-Coal India	4/1/2005	India	Unknown
Tabas-Electric Power Development of Iran	7/1/2002	Iran	2018

CHEMICAL	OIL & GAS
FOOD	PHARMACEUTICAL
LNG	SEMICONDUCTOR
METALWORKING	TRANSPORTATION
	GDP ANALYSIS