Lots of Merger Activity in the $6 Billion Liquid Filtration and Media Market
McIlvaine has identified a distinct liquid macrofiltration market which will
generate revenues of $6 billion this year. The market is undergoing
transformation due to a number of acquisitions. Here are some of them as
identified in the continuous online McIlvaine report, Liquid Filtration and
Media: World Markets. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
Filtration Group acquired Clear Edge:
Effective May 3rd Clear Edge was acquired by Filtration Group
Corporation, a Chicago based filtration company owned by Madison Capital
Partners. Filtration Group, a collection of over ten specialized growing
filtration companies, will have revenues in excess of $700 MM including Clear
Edge. Clear Edge will be part of the Liquid Process Division within Filtration
Group which also includes Global Filter and Jonell both specialized industrial
process filtration companies. Clear Edge will continue to be headquartered
in Tulsa, Oklahoma and operate throughout the world focused on mining and
minerals, chemical processing, wastewater treatment and bulk food and beverage
markets among other specialized markets and applications. Rick Von Drehle,
Clear Edge CEO, commented “We look forward to the future as part of Filtration
Group. This certainly positions Clear Edge to continue to grow within its
existing markets and with new products and into new geographic regions.”
Passavant-Geiger Acquired Johnson Screens:
Passavant-Geiger GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Bilfinger SE, has acquired Johnson Screens. The two companies will form
the Bilfinger Water Technologies Group, to be headquartered in Aarbergen,
Germany. Minnesota-based Johnson Screens manufactures mechanical
components for the separation of solids from liquids and gases, and offers
related services from eleven locations around the world. The products are
used for drinking water treatment, wastewater treatment and in oil and gas and
refining applications. Johnson Screens has revenues of approximately €160
million (US$210 million).
As a result of the take-over, Passavant-Geiger will double its revenue to over
€300 million (US$390 million). The newly formed Bilfinger Water
Technologies will include Passavant Water Technologies (wastewater purification
and sludge treatment), Roediger (vacuum technologies), Airvac Water
Technologies, Johnson Screens, Bilfinger (filter presses, formerly Diemme) and
China’s Bilfinger Passavant Water Technologies (Hangzhou). The new group
will have about 1,750 employees at 31 locations in 17 countries.
Vance Street Capital Acquired
Micronics:
Vance Street Capital LLC, a Los Angeles-based private
equity firm, has acquired a majority interest in Micronics Inc., a global
provider of aftermarket filtration products and OEM custom filter presses.
Micronics’ management team will also have a significant ownership stake in the
business. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Micronics provides filtration
products to varied industries worldwide including mining, chemical, wastewater,
metals and food and beverage. The Micronics transaction represents Vance
Street’s seventh platform acquisition in its current fund.
Siemens Water Technologies
acquired IPM:
Siemens has expanded its dewatering product line with the acquisition of
Industrial Process Machinery (IPM), a leading provider of filter presses for the
mining industry for over 20 years.
Siemens Water will offer IPM’s high-capacity filter
presses for slurry dewatering worldwide. Dave Spyker, executive vice
president of the Industrial Segment for Siemens Water Technologies, said: “IPM
has a strong reputation in the mining market with their filter presses. The
acquisition expands our filter press line of products and related services
further into the global mining market and into other industries as well,
including chemical and remediation.”
IPM provides a unique line of filter presses that are robust and highly
automated, offering shorter filter press cycle times and high speed shifting,
resulting in reduced cost. IPM filter presses provide such high cake dryness
that thermal drying equipment may not be needed, further reducing operating
expenses. The IPM filter press will be incorporated into the existing Siemens
dewatering product portfolio, which includes the J-Press line of filter presses.
CECO Environment Acquired Met-Pro
Corporation:
Cincinnati-based CECO Environmental Corp., acquired Met-Pro Corp. in a
deal valued at approximately $210 million.
Met-Pro makes pumps, filters and water-treatment equipment. The company
was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Harleysville, Pennsylvania.
CECO said the acquisition creates a company that would have a leading share in
the global market for air pollution control, product recovery and fluid handling
technology. It also expands the company's product lineup and worldwide
customer base.
WesTech Relaunches Microfloc, General Filter Brands:
WesTech Engineering, Inc. is reintroducing the Microfloc and General Filter
brands to the municipal water treatment market. WesTech acquired the
product lines from Siemens in September 2012 and believes the brand names went
under-promoted under Siemens. The brand reintroduction initiative recognizes the
solid reputation the brands hold and honors their successful legacy.
Microfloc was founded in 1961 by engineers who developed an innovative method
for electronic control of coagulation chemical addition. Microfloc has
continued to innovate, developing the mixed media filter bed, the first
commercially viable tube settler, the upflow Adsorption Clarifier System and,
more recently, the Trident HS system, a sophisticated package treatment system.
General Filter was founded in 1935 and manufactures water treatment equipment
such as pressure filters, clarifiers and aerators. The company’s innovations
have included the ATOMERATOR™ system (an innovative way of introducing oxygen
into process streams without breaking system pressure), the MULTICELL®
common-underdrain filter system, the AERALATER® package treatment
system, Laser Shield direct-retention underdrain caps, and the MULTIWASH®
backwash system.
Nederman Acquired Environmental Filtration Technologies:
Nederman has strengthened its position in the filtration sector by acquiring
Environmental Filtration Technologies (EFT). EFT markets filtration products
under the well-known brand names of MikroPul, Menardi, Filtrex, LCI and
Pneumafil. The EFT group has the majority of its sales in North America
with subsidiaries in Australia, Germany and France. EFT is a major supplier of
filter cloths.
The acquisition will significantly strengthen Nederman’s position in North
American and Australia. EFT also exports to growth markets where Nederman is
already present, which can be utilized for further expansion. The purchase
price was approximately MSEK 249 (US$39 million). EFT had sales of MSEK 834
(US$130 million) in 2011, with a workforce of 385.
Alfa Laval Acquired Ashbrook Simon-Hartley:
Alfa Laval has expanded in wastewater treatment portfolio with the acquisition
of belt filter press manufacturer Ashbrook Simon-Hartley. Headquartered in
Houston, Texas, Ashbrook Simon-Hartley has offices in the UK, Chile and Brazil
and a worldwide installed base. The company had sales of approximately US$75
million in 2011 and employs about 250 people.
The Ashbrook Simon-Hartley product range, including belt filter presses,
decanter centrifuges, rotary drum thickeners and disc filters, complements Alfa
Laval’s dewatering product portfolio. Alfa Laval president and CEO, Lars
Renström, said: “With this acquisition we are adding a complementary and
expanded range of products and solutions further strengthening our offer for
municipal and industrial wastewater treatment applications.
Trojan Technologies Acquired Norway's Salsnes Filter:
Salsnes Filter AS of Namsos, Norway, will join the group of businesses owned by
Ontario-based Trojan Technologies. Salsnes Filter’s patented technology
uses a fine mesh sieve to filter process and wastewaters and operates like an
inclined gravity belt thickener. The fully automated filter is used in the
food, paper, cruise line and aquaculture sectors. The technology is also used as
an alternative to the primary settling stage for traditional chemical/biological
treatment facilities and to prevent membrane bioreactor fouling.
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Water and Wastewater Chemical Revenues in Asia to Approach $12 Billion Next Year
Producers of treatment chemicals will generate revenues of $11.9 billion next
year in Asia. This is the latest forecast in the continually updated
McIlvaine publication: Water and Wastewater Treatment Chemicals: World
Market. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
Water and Wastewater Chemical Revenues, Asia, $ Millions
Industry |
2014 |
Total |
11,864 |
Chemical |
296 |
Electronics |
239 |
Food |
341 |
Metals |
429 |
Mining |
298 |
Oil & Gas |
418 |
Other Industries |
568 |
Pharmaceutical |
101 |
Power |
3,119 |
Pulp & Paper |
754 |
Refining |
1,012 |
Wastewater |
1,596 |
Water |
2,693 |
The power industry will lead the way due in a large part to the many new
coal-fired power plants which will be operating in China and other Asian
countries. China is adding more coal-fired power plants each year than the
total fleet in any European country except Germany. The German total fleet
is only slightly above the yearly average of 50,000 MW being added in China.
Power plants are large purchasers of corrosion inhibitors as well as scale
inhibitors. These two chemicals groups alone will account for purchases of $2.2
billion by Asian power plants.
Municipal water and wastewater plants in Asia will purchase chemicals totaling
$4.3 billion in 2014. In China, secondary municipal wastewater treatment
flow is now 30,000 million gallons per day (mgd) up from just a few thousand mgd
in the early 1990s. These plants will be major purchasers of polymers.
Organic flocculant purchases by wastewater plants in 2014 will exceed $600
million.
For more information on Water and Wastewater Treatment Chemicals: World
Market, click on:
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Headlines for the July 12, 2013 – Utility E-Alert
UTILITY E-ALERT
#1133 – July 12, 2013
Table of Contents
COAL – US
COAL – WORLD
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Nigeria wants 4000 MW More Power from Coal
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Alstom to supply Electrical Balance of Plant for 3x660 MW Supercritical Lalitpur
in Uttar Pradesh, India
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BGR Energy has Balance of Plant Contract for 2x660 MW OPGC Power project in
Orissa, India
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NTPC progressing on 1600 MW Darlipali Supercritical Project in Orissa, India
GAS/OIL – US
GAS/OIL – WORLD
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Trianel/MiRO Refinery to build 800-1200 MW Karlsruhe Combined Cycle Power Plant
in Germany
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Rio Tinto to use GE Gas Turbines for Power to Expand Mining Capacity in Western
Australia
COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGIES/BOILER EFFICIENCY
NUCLEAR
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Four Japanese Nuclear Power Companies want to Restart 10 Nuclear Power Plants in
Japan
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Energy Northwest Consortium proposes Modular Reactors in Western US
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Fennovoima negotiating with Rusatom Overseas for Hanhikivi 1 in Finland
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Loan Guarantee for New Vogtle Units in Georgia still under Negotiation
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Czech Republic wants to see Completed Third Generation Projects from Temelin
Nuclear Power Project Bidders
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Kudankulam 1 (Tamil Nadu, India) set to go Critical
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Environmental Clearance for 6,000 MW Mithivairdi in Gujarat, India
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Power |
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Status of Carbon Capture and
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