U.S. Cartridge Companies Are Becoming International Leaders through Acquisitions
Three of the world’s top suppliers of liquid filtration cartridges have
increased their market share in the last twelve months due to acquisitions. The
mergers and market shares are tracked in
Cartridge Filters: World Market published by the McIlvaine Company.
(www.mcilvainecompany.com)
These leading companies are expanding vertically by acquiring suppliers of
vessels and media. They are expanding their application scope by buying
competitors who are strong in specific industries, and they are expanding their
geographic reach with acquisition of companies with regional strength.
Pall Corporation has acquired Filter Specialists, Inc. (FSI), a worldwide
supplier of filtration products and solutions based in Michigan City, Indiana.
“The addition of FSI’s products and technologies to our existing portfolio of
filtration solutions is a great fit for Pall. FSI’s offerings are very
complementary and add solutions to our existing addressable markets, in addition
to covering markets where we currently don’t have complete solutions,” said
Larry Kingsley, Pall Chairman and CEO. “The FSI products and markets tie
nicely to our current plans of creating value for our customers, particularly in
the oil and gas, chemical, and other industrial markets.”
FSI is operating primarily in the industrial paint, chemical, petrochemical, oil
and gas, and food and beverage markets. For Pall this is a good fit since
FSI is a major supplier of vessels which house the cartridges.
Clarcor, Inc has completed the acquisition of Stanadyne Corp’s filtration
business from Kohlberg & Co LLC, in a US$325 million deal. Stanadyne’
supplies original equipment (OE) and replacement fuel filtration products
primarily for off-road, agricultural and construction applications. With 2013
revenues of approximately US$107 million and around 200 employees, the
filtration business has manufacturing facilities in Washington, North Carolina
and start-up operations in India.
Christopher Conway, Clarcor’s chairman, president and chief executive officer
(CEO) said: “By combining this business with the OE capabilities of the other
companies in our Engine/Mobile segment, Baldwin Filters and Clark Filter, we
believe we will have the scale and focus to better serve OE customers and grow
this side of our business in a meaningful fashion.”
Filtration Group, a portfolio company of Madison Capital Partners has grown to
include AG Industries, Air Flow Technology, Buffalo Filter, Chemco
Manufacturing, Clear Edge Filtration, Dafco Filtration Group, Filtrair, Filtran,
Filtration Group, Global Filter, Jonell, Porex, Universal Air Filter and Waco
Filters. AG Industries, Buffalo Filter, Clear Edge Filtration, Jonell and Porex
were all acquired during 2013.
For more information on
Cartridge Filters: World Market
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Middle East Pump Sales to Exceed $2 Billion Next Year
Countries in the Middle East will spend nearly $2.2 billion for pumps next year.
This is the latest forecast in
Pumps World Market,
published by the McIlvaine Company. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
($ Millions)
Industry |
2015 |
Total |
2,200
|
Chemical |
75 |
Electronics |
1
|
Flood Control |
16
|
Food |
64
|
Metals |
19
|
Mining |
4
|
Oil and Gas |
573
|
Other Industries |
345
|
Pharmaceutical |
21
|
Power |
108
|
Pulp & Paper |
11
|
Refinery |
350
|
Stone |
68
|
Wastewater |
242
|
Water |
303
|
Countries included in the totals are:
·
Iran
·
Iraq
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Israel
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Turkey
Separate forecasts by industry and pump type for each of the next five years
are provided for each of the eight countries and one aggregation of small
countries.
Smaller countries include:
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Afghanistan
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Armenia
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Bahrain
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Cyprus
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Gaza Strip
·
Jordan
·
Kuwait
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Lebanon
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Oman
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Qatar
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West Bank
·
Yemen
The largest market is oil and gas and accounts for 26 percent of the total.
An equal amount will be spent by municipalities for water and wastewater.
Desalination is a very big market in the region. Israel leads the way with a
huge desalination program. In a decade where total fresh water supply has
been sharply reduced, Israel has built enough desalination capacity to easily
supply its own demands.
There is a trend toward increased use of reverse osmosis (RO) rather than
thermal desalination. The pump expenditure is much higher in plants using the RO
approach due to the high osmotic pressures which must be overcome.
For more information on
Pumps World Market,
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Headlines for Utility E-Alert – August 1, 2014
UTILITY E-ALERT
#1185 – August 1, 2014
Table of Contents
COAL – US
COAL – WORLD
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Chinese Consortium Preferred Bidder for 450 MW Coal-fired Power Plant in Bosnia
GAS/OIL - US
GAS/OIL – WORLD
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TransAlta building 150 MW Combined Cycle Gas-fired Power Plant in South Hedland,
Australia
·
Alstom wins Contract worth 335 Million Euros in Mexico
·
Tenaga signs HoA with SIPP Energy for proposed Joint Venture Combined Cycle Gas
Turbine Power Plant in Pasir Gudang, Johor, Malaysia
·
Gazprom Subsidiary to go Local for Gas Turbine Spare Parts
CO2
NUCLEAR
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Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant may shut down December 29
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Westinghouse hopes for Nuclear Power Plant deal in Bulgaria
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Rosatom signs MOU to build Floating Nuclear Power Plants with China
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DOE awards Fluor
$420 Million 3-year Contract for Paducah deactivation
and shutdown
BUSINESS
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Berkshire Hathaway Application to buy AltaLink receives Preliminary Approval
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Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems to merge with Babcock-Hitachi
·
URS and Mobotec bring Proven NOx Control Technology to the US
Coal-fired Power Industry
·
Mercury Removal from Natural Gas and Industrial Stacks will generate Billions of
Dollars in Annual Revenues for Solutions Providers
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Upgrading Coal Plants around the World is the Best and Quickest Way to Reduce CO2
HOT TOPIC HOUR
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Many Mercury Sorbent Options discussed in Hot Topic Hour July 31
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“MATS Timing and Technology Options” is the Hot Topic on August 7, 2014
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