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This bi-weekly Cartridge Filters Insight provides excerpts from the McIlvaine Cartridge Filters: World Market. It also provides excerpts from related publications. The market report provides the latest forecasts, market shares and insights relative to technology and opportunities. 

·       Cartridge Filter Market Update Headlines – June 2014

·       Oil & Gas Sales Leads Headlines – June 9, 2014

·       North American Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants Update Headlines - May 2014

·       World Power Generation Projects Headlines – FUEL  (LNG & Biomass)

CARTRIDGE FILTER MARKET UPDATE

JUNE 2014

TABLE OF CONTENTS

COMPANY NEWS

Pall Acquires Filter Specialists Inc.

Clarcor Acquires Stanadyne’s Filtration Business

Donaldson Expands Global Distribution Capacity

Neenah Paper Buys Crane Technical Fabrics

Ahlstrom Opens Technology Center in Shanghai

Ahlstrom Names Marco Levi President and CEO

FINANCIALS

Pall Corporation Reports Third Quarter Results

Ahlstrom interim report January-March 2014

NEW PRODUCTS

Xebec Launches a Natural Gas Filter Line

Italy’s Everblue New Cartridge Filter Product Line

SEMICONDUCTORS

Global Semiconductor Industry Posts Highest Ever First Quarter Sales

Global Chip Revenue Rises in 2013, Reversing Loss from Earlier Year

North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts March 2014 Book to Bill Ratio of 1.06

Gartner Says Worldwide Semiconductor Capital Equipment Spending to Increase 12.2 Percent in 2014

PHARMACEUTICAL/BIOLOGICAL

Deal Making Reshapes the Biopharmaceutical Industry

Indonesian Pharmaceutical Market Sees Rapid Expansion, But Weak Intellectual Property Enforcement Poses Threat, Says GlobalData

Many projects are detailed in monthly updates under Industry Analysis in this Report’s Chapters.

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OIL & GAS SALES LEADS HEADLINES

June 9, 2014

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• Jereh Group Unveils Super-power Turbine Fracturing Pump that Is Technological Breakthrough  (Article Dated: 6/9/2014)
• Foster Wheeler and Kentz JV Company Awarded Contracts by Shell for Iraq Majnoon Oil Field  (Article Dated: 6/6/2014)
• Natural Gas to Exit Appalachia on Reversed Mainline Pipes, NGI Reports  (Article Dated: 6/6/2014)
• McDermott Awarded Subsea Cable Installation Contract for Saudi Aramco  (Article Dated: 6/6/2014)
• McDermott Wins Major $200 Mln EPCI Contract Offshore Middle East  (Article Dated: 6/6/2014)
• McDermott Wins Transportation and Installation Contract in Brunei  (Article Dated: 6/6/2014)
• Lewa to Supply MEG Pumps for Gas Field Platforms Offshore Saudi Arabia  (Article Dated: 6/6/2014)
• Flowserve Wins Pumps Order for Malikai Field Offshore Sabah, Malaysia  (Article Dated: 6/6/2014)
• Energy Transfer Partners Plans Bakken Pipeline  (Article Dated: 6/6/2014)
• KBC to Expand Middle East, North Africa Process Technology Business  (Article Dated: 6/5/2014)
• North Atlantic Drilling Selects GE’s Next-Generation SeaONYX™ BOP Control Systems  (Article Dated: 6/5/2014)
• Deltamarin Signs Contract to Design FPSO Unit for Bumi Armada  (Article Dated: 6/5/2014)
• Jacobs Awarded Process and Infrastructure Contract by BP for Khazzan Gas Project Development  (Article Dated: 6/5/2014)
• ExxonMobil to Start Production at a Record Ten New Oil and Gas Projects in 2014  (Article Dated: 6/5/2014)
• Africa Oil Announces Farmouts in the Rift Basin Area and Adigala Blocks in Ethiopia  (Article Dated: 6/5/2014)
• Sulzer Signs JV Agreement with China Huadian Corp for the Service of Gas Turbines  (Article Dated: 6/5/2014)
• Fastnet Oil & Gas, Kosmos Energy Set to Spud Morocco Well  (Article Dated: 6/5/2014)
• Ethiopia Gas Fields' Development Awarded to Chinese Company  (Article Dated: 6/5/2014)
• Phillips 66 Approves Two Key $3 Bln Texas NGL Projects, Part 1  (Article Dated: 6/3/2014)
• Saipem Wins $520 Mln E&C Contracts in Indonesia & Congo  (Article Dated: 6/3/2014)
• First Gas Compressor Equipment Installed at Russkaya CS of South Stream Gas Pipeline  (Article Dated: 6/3/2014)
• Pennant Midstream’s Hickory Bend Utica Gas Processing Plant Ready for Operations  (Article Dated: 6/3/2014)
• Shell Moves Ahead on Carbon Capture, Storage Project in Scotland  (Article Dated: 6/3/2014)
• CAMAC Energy Announces FPSO Contract Offshore Nigeria  (Article Dated: 6/3/2014)
• Petrofac Awarded $1.2 Bln Khazzan CPF Project in Oman  (Article Dated: 6/3/2014)
• Phillips 66 Approves Two Key $3 Bln Texas NGL Projects, Part 2  (Article Dated: 6/3/2014)
• Illinois Regulators Approve Pipeline for FutureGen Carbon Capture and Storage Project  (Article Dated: 6/3/2014)
• Marathon to Build $140 Mln Liquids Pipeline from Utica Shale to Canton, OH Refinery  (Article Dated: 6/2/2014)
• Lundin Partnership for Giant Johan Sverdrup Field Agree to Development Concept for Phase 1  (Article Dated: 5/30/2014)
• Chiyoda Awarded $1.1 Bln Offshore EPCI Contract for Indonesia Floating Production Unit Project  (Article Dated: 5/30/2014)
• BP Starts up NA Kika Phase 3 in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico  (Article Dated: 5/30/2014)
• Shell Awards Contract to Fugro for Malaysia Subsea Inspection, Repair and Maintenance Services  (Article Dated: 5/30/2014)
• Wood Group PSN Renews Major Contract from Talisman Sinopec Energy UK for $500 Mln  (Article Dated: 5/30/2014)
• MarkWest Provides Update on Midstream Infrastructure Projects in Marcellus and Utica Shales  (Article Dated: 5/30/2014)
• BNK Petroleum Update on Polish Shale Gas Project and Tishomingo Field OK, Caney Oil Shale  (Article Dated: 5/30/2014)
• FMC Technologies Awarded $720 Mln Subsea Systems Contract for Eni's Indonesia Jangkrik Project  (Article Dated: 5/30/2014)
• Technip Awarded a PMC Contract for Zakum Field Oil Lines Replacement Project-Phase 1  (Article Dated: 5/29/2014)
• U.S. Energy Secretary Moniz Supports Reducing Oil Shipped by Rail in Favor of Pipelines  (Article Dated: 5/29/2014)
• Argentina's Tecpetrol to Bid for $4 Bln Peru Natural Gas Pipeline  (Article Dated: 5/29/2014)
• TransCanada Pipeline Faces New Obstacle in U.S.  (Article Dated: 5/29/2014)
• Enbridge Pipeline Joins Keystone XL Facing Delays for U.S. Permit  (Article Dated: 5/29/2014)
• KS Energy Secures Contract to Provide Drilling Rig in Vietnam for Vietsovpetro  (Article Dated: 5/29/2014)
• TransCanada Natural Gas Pipeline Ruptures in Alberta  (Article Dated: 5/29/2014)
• EPA Orders California Fracking Companies to Report Offshore Chemical Discharges  (Article Dated: 5/27/2014)
• Fracking Fluids, Chemicals Market to Reach $20.4 Bln by 2018  (Article Dated: 5/27/2014)
• Whiting Petroleum North Dakota Well Spills Oil, Fracking Fluid  (Article Dated: 5/27/2014)
• Scomi Energy Wins RM195 Mln Contract for Onshore Drilling Campaign in Thailand  (Article Dated: 5/23/2014)
• Coastal to Supply $372 Mln Jack-Up Unit for Pemex  (Article Dated: 5/15/2014)
• Chevron, GE Form Technology Alliance to Solve Critical Needs for Oil and Gas Industry  (Article Dated: 5/15/2014)
• GE Announces New Downstream Technology Solutions Business  (Article Dated: 5/15/2014)
• Far East Energy Reports Higher Gas Production at Shouyang CBM Block  (Article Dated: 5/15/2014)
• 2H Offshore Delivers T-02 Platform Design for Dubai Petroleum Offshore Fateh Field  (Article Dated: 5/15/2014)
• Topaz Expands West Africa Presence with Two Contracts worth $50 Mln  (Article Dated: 5/15/2014)

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NORTH AMERICAN MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS UPDATE HEADLINES

May 2014

ALABAMA

• Mobile County Water Sewer Authority Requesting Bids
• $3.4 Million for Limestone Co. Wastewater Plant

ALASKA

• Matanuska-Susitna needs its Own Wastewater Treatment Plant

CALIFORNIA

• Funding announced for Jamestown Wastewater Treatment Facility
• Milestone marked at Chico WWTP Project
• Upgrading Sacramento’s WWTP could cost $2 Billion
• Maryville Requesting Bids for WWTP Upgrade
• Merced Wastewater Plant will need Upgrades
• $1 Million for Malibu Centralized WWTP Project

COLORADO

• Dinosaur Requesting Bids for WWTP Project
• Brighton Wastewater Treatment Plant ahead of Schedule

CONNECTICUT

• Stamford considering Replacing UV Wastewater System

DELAWARE

• Urgent Upgrade needed for Milton WWTP

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

• DC and Atlanta to receive Major Innovative Wastewater Treatment Facilities

FLORIDA

• Judge blocks Motion to Stop Key Largo Wastewater Project

GEORGIA

• Savannah needs WWTP Upgrade
• Canton Wastewater Plant to get New Design

HAWAII

• Maui needs Water/Wastewater System Improvements

IDAHO

• $34.7 Million for Twin Falls WWTP Upgrade
• $111 Million for Logan Wastewater Treatment Plant
• Pocatello needs WWTP Improvements
• Twin Falls and Jerome Upgrade Wastewater Plants to continue Growth

ILLINOIS

• $6.8 Million for Monticello Wastewater Treatment Plant
• Canton reviews Wastewater Treatment Plant Bids
• Georgetown WWTP Computer Needs Upgrade
• Algonquin considers Wastewater Facility Plan Update
• $7 Million for Monticello WWTP
• Quincy receives $1.3 Million for WWTP Upgrade

INDIANA

• Goshen Requesting Bids for WWTP Improvement Project
• West Lafayette rejects Bids for WWTP Project
• Bids received for Elkhart WWTP Improvement Project
• $7.8 Million for Logansport Stormwater, Wastewater Improvements
• $4 Million for New Huntertown Wastewater Project
• Whitestown to award Wastewater Plant Bid

IOWA

• Wapello to award for WWTP Project
• Bids for Hampton Wastewater Plant come in High

KENTUCKY

• Augusta taking steps toward New Wastewater Plant
• Kentucky American Water Signs Agreement with Intent to Purchase Millersburg Water and Wastewater Systems
• Louisville plans Wastewater Storage Basin and Upgraded Pump Station
• Pikesville receives $15 Million for Wastewater Plant Expansion

LOUISIANA

• Lafayette Requesting Bids for Wastewater Equipment Replacement

MAINE

• USDA pledges $29.7 Million toward Rural Maine Water/Wastewater Projects
• Maine says $30 Million for Wastewater Treatment not enough
• State fines Rockland $51,000 for Wastewater Violations

MARYLAND

• Baltimore Requesting Bids for Water/Wastewater Study
• Taneytown discusses enhancements to wastewater treatment

MASSACHUSETTS

• Water, Sewer Projects North of Boston awarded $110 Million
• New Middleboro WWTP Approved
• Conway moving forward with WWTP Study
• Northampton begins Discussion of Wastewater System Upgrade

MISSISSIPPI

• Engineer offers Wastewater Solution for Hattiesburg

MICHIGAN

• New WWTP and Sewer Project proposed for Northern Macomb County
• Charlevoix needs $11 Million WWTP Upgrade
• Replacement approved for Three Rivers WWTP Tank
• East Jordan planning WWTP Project
• Iron Mountain, Kingsford WWTP Needs Upgrade

MINNESOTA

• Fountain’s Wastewater Treatment Plant continues to Malfunction

MISSISSIPPI

• DeSoto Wastewater Board to close 3 Old Facilities
• Jackson cited for Numerous Wastewater Violations
• Vicksburg WWTP needs New Clarifiers

MISSOURI

• Birmingham WWTP Requesting Bids for High Efficiency Blowers

MONTANA

• Polson selects $18 Million WWTP

NORTH CAROLINA

• $19.8 Million Hillsborough WWTP Upgrade Completed

NEW HAMPSHIRE

• Surcharge to Fund Hampton WWTP

NEW JERSEY

• Bids for Haddonfield Water and Wastewater Utility System Received

NEW YORK

• $19.2 Million for Olean WWTP Project
• Suffolk to Study installing Wastewater Treatment Systems in Orient
• Nassau makes case for FEMA Funds to Improve Bay Park Plant
• $1.9 Million for Kingston WWTP Repair

NORTH CAROLINA

• Davie to build New Wastewater Treatment Plant

OHIO

• Wastewater Infractions could cost Ottoville
• Work begins on Canton's $80.1 Million WWTP Upgrade
• Toledo Wastewater Treatment Plan Updated

OKLAHOMA

• $63 Million for Norman WWTP Improvement Project

PENNSYLVANIA

• Lansdale Requesting Bids for WWTP Pump Station Upgrade
• Wastewater plan Revision pays Dividends
• Bandon awards Contract for WWTP Project
• Clearfield breaks ground on $36 Million Wastewater Plant
• New Equipment for Mt. Pleasant Wastewater Plant

SOUTH CAROLINA

• Orangeburg moves to Secure $27.5 Million for WWTP Project

TENNESSEE

• Crossville to seek RFQs for Wastewater Operation
• Athens rejects Wastewater Project Bids

TEXAS

• Laredo Requesting Bids for Sombreretillo Wastewater Treatment Plant
• Canonsburg-Houston rejects Construction Bid for WWTP Upgrade
• Conroe OKs $3.7 Million Overbid for WWTP Rehab
• New Braunfels Applies for Application to Move WWTP
• $44 Million for New Wastewater Plant in Palmview

UTAH

• Surrounding Cities dispute Logan's Wastewater Plant Funding
• Utah begins Study on Pollution Problems in Waterways across State

VIRGINIA

• Fairfax Requesting Bids for Wastewater Project

WASHINGTON

• S&L Underground Requesting Bids for Sacheen Lake WWTP
• Bellingham Requesting Bids for Post Point WWTP
• Cook helps secure Wastewater Grant
• JBLM to break ground on New $91 Million Wastewater Plant
• $19.7 Million for Ridgefield Pipeline

WISCONSIN

• Beloit Planning WWTP Improvement Project

WYOMING

• $29.4 Million for Casper WWTP Upgrade

CANADA

• $3.86 Million for Simcoe Wastewater Plant’s Upgrade
• Hamilton WWTP chooses Moyno’s New Urethane Stators to Increase Pump Life
• Manitoba Wastewater Plan

BUSINESS NEWS

• H2O Innovation announced New Contracts Worth $8.8 Million and $31.6 Million in its Sales Backlog
• Siemens Hires Patti Engineering to Support its Fair Oaks Ranch SCADA System
• RTO Technology reduces Operating Costs at New Jersey WWTP

RECENT CHEMICAL BID REPORTS

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WORLD POWER GENERATION PROJECTS

FUEL - Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)

FUEL - Biomass

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