Fabric Filter/Precip Insights No

Suppliers of filter fibers and filter media in China will supply more products for dust collectors and fewer products for indoor air and face masks if government plans are fully implemented. Air pollution in large cities such as Beijing and Shanghai is a major health threat. Throughout 2013 the Air Quality Index in Beijing was typically in the “severe pollution” category. In Shanghai in December 13, the Index rose to the level deemed “poisonous.” This low ambient air quality is spurring sales of indoor air filters and face masks.

The government plan is to correct this problem in part by enforcing tough particulate emission standards on cement, power and other emitters. According to the McIlvaine World Fabric Filter and Element Market report the market for dust collector bags in China in 2014 will be less than $1 billion. This could increase to well over $2 billion in 2020.

The present market for indoor air filters is $800 million according to the McIlvaine Air Filtration and Purification World Market. When you add the amount the Chinese spend on face masks (extracted from other McIlvaine reports), the present combined revenues are similar to those for dust collector bags. The plan would result in only modest growth in the air filter market, a flat or declining facemask market and a booming market for dust collector fabrics.

The Chinese government is supporting a campaign to boost filter media manufacturing within China. Filtration fiber production is projected to reach 1.4 million tons by 2020. The market could be even larger if the power plants convert from precipitators to fabric filters. They would require 300,000 tons of fiber initially and 100,000 tons per year.

High temperature fibers such as PPS will be needed for coal-fired power plant filters. Presently, PPS resin production is only 30,000 tons and fiber production is 20,000 metric tons, so major expansion of high temperature fiber production will be required.

The major fiber used in dust collectors in China is polyester. Presently, 600,000 tons is used for all filtration applications. The need for better filtration efficiency for low temperature applications will lead to an expansion of this market as well.

Mexico’s gross domestic product fell less-than-expected in the last quarter, according to official data.

Mexican GDP 1.6% vs. 1.5% forecast. In a report, Insituto Nacional de Estadistica Y Geografia said that Mexican GDP fell to a seasonally adjusted 1.6%, from 1.8% in the preceding quarter. (The remaining text is not included in this sample.)

Reserve Bank of India has projected around 5.5% GDP growth for 2014-15 after two painful years of sub-5% growth, as the new government focuses on fiscal consolidation and is taking steps to clear stalled industrial and construction projects to shake up a stagnating economy.

This is in line with the projections made at the start of 2014-15 and RBI is now looking at the prospect of a sustainable 7% growth in the medium term if the government takes the reforms process forward in the areas of industry, services, international trade, labor markets, public sector management and financial markets.

"The Indian economy stands at crossroads that could take it from a slow bumpy lane to a faster highway," RBI said in its annual report for 2013-14. (The remaining text is not included in this sample.)

War is supposed to be “good” for the economy, according to some experts, by boosting government spending — but that hasn’t happened in Israel’s conflict with Hamas in Gaza. The travel industry is in a shambles, tourism’s summer high season is ruined, and much-needed work isn’t getting done because 50,000 reserve soldiers, most of them members of the workforce, are otherwise occupied on the front lines. This is in addition to the expense of the war itself.

It was inevitable that the war would have an impact on the economy, according to Psagot Investment House. In its report, the group put the cost of the war at a quarter of a percent of what had been an expected 2.9% growth in GDP for 2014. Taking into account the losses to business, the expenses the government is facing, and the cost of repairing the economic damage, the report bumps down the expected growth rate for Israel for the year to 2.4% – taking into account the possibility that the war will last for another week and a half. If it goes longer, Psagot said, it may have to revise its figures again.

The group made its assessment on the basis of another “summer war” — the Second Lebanon War, which took place during July and August of 2006. The war also hurt tourism and required extensive resources to repair buildings that were damaged by Hezbollah rockets. Iron Dome, which has spared lives and property this time by intercepting incoming rockets, had not been invented yet. While far fewer buildings have been damaged in the current war, Psagot said, that “gain” is wiped out by the fact that life in many more cities in the center of the country are being affected in many ways by Hamas rockets. Hezbollah was unable to reach farther south than Hadera, while Hamas rockets have hit Tel Aviv and well to the north. . (The remaining text is not included in this sample.)

A complete analysis of GDP and Monthly Updates for individual countries is included as part of World Fabric Filter and Element Market or Electrostatic Precipitators: World Market.

Spectra Energy Announces Plans to Further Expand New England Pipeline Systems (Article Dated: 8/29/2014)

ShawCor Wins Contract for Pipeline Field Joint Coating Services for South Stream Project (Article Dated: 8/29/2014)

Sasol, ENH and Eni Announce Pre-Feasibility Study for Mozambique Gas-to-Liquids Facility (Article Dated: 8/29/2014)

Aker Solutions Wins Five-year Statoil Contract for Mariner Project (Article Dated: 8/29/2014)

QEP Midstream Closes Acquisition of Green River Processing from QEP Resources for $230 Mln (Article Dated: 8/29/2014)

Warwick Partners Announces Closing of R/C Sugarkane Acquisition, from Riverstone Holdings, LLC (Article Dated: 8/28/2014)

Clough AMEC JV Awarded Au$20 Mln EPCM Contract for Arrow Energy’s Daandine Expansion Project (Article Dated: 8/28/2014)

Canyon Midstream Partners Announces New Gas Gathering and Processing Agreement (Article Dated: 8/28/2014)

Valero Energy Partners Announces $154 Mln First Asset Acquisition (Article Dated: 8/28/2014)

MFG Tank Enters Market for Water Containment in Oil and Gas Exploration (Article Dated: 8/28/2014)

Oryx Petroleum Announces Testing and Commissioning of Demir Dagh Production Facilities in Kurdistan (Article Dated: 8/28/2014)

Argentina Best Place to Develop Its Shale Resources Outside of North America, says Accenture (Article Dated: 8/28/2014)

Oando Energy Announces Approval of $1.65 Bln Acquisition of ConocoPhillips Nigerian Oil and Gas Business (Article Dated: 8/28/2014)

Foster Wheeler Awarded Contract for Terrace Wall Steam Reformer Heater in Kazakhstan (Article Dated: 8/27/2014)

E3 Services and Solutions Licenses OriginOil Technology for Frack and Industrial Water Reclamation (Article Dated: 8/27/2014)

Tall Oak Midstream Begins Construction of Natural Gas Gathering and Processing System in OK (Article Dated: 8/27/2014)

Shale Oil Growth Is Spurring Investment in New U.S. Refineries (Article Dated: 8/27/2014)

OriginOil Technology Breakthrough Greatly Enhances Membrane Filtration (Article Dated: 8/27/2014)

LiqTech International Receives Middle East Order for Oil and Gas Produced Water Membrane System (Article Dated: 8/22/2014)

Swiber Strengthens Presence in Latin America with $80 Mln EPIC Contract Award (Article Dated: 8/22/2014)

Oiltanking Partners Announces Crude Oil Expansion Project in Beaumont, Texas (Article Dated: 8/22/2014)

Solvay’s Oil & Gas Solutions Facility to Serve Customers in the Bakken Shale Formation (Article Dated: 8/22/2014)

Bluewater Energy Services Wins Turret Mooring Systems Contract Offshore Angola (Article Dated: 8/22/2014)

Sembcorp Secures $484 Mln Kaombo FPSO Conversion Work (Article Dated: 8/22/2014)

S. Korea Releases Tough CO2 Caps On Utilities, Industry (Article Dated: 8/22/2014)

Helmerich & Payne Signs Additional New Build Rig Contracts (Article Dated: 8/22/2014)

General Partner of Summit Midstream Announces $300 Mln of New Projects in Bakken Shale (Article Dated: 8/21/2014)

Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. Announces Investment in $135 Mln Gas-To-Liquids Joint Venture (Article Dated: 8/21/2014)

Dakota Plains Announces Start-up of UNIMIN Frac Sand Transloading Operations at Pioneer Terminal (Article Dated: 8/21/2014)

WPX Energy Receives Recognition for Niobrara Discovery in Colorado (Article Dated: 8/21/2014)

EQT and NextEra Energy Announce Southeast Mountain Valley Pipeline Project (Article Dated: 8/21/2014)

ExxonMobil Oil Production to Increase from On-Time Startup of CLOV Project (Article Dated: 8/21/2014)

Consumers Energy Investing $150 Mln in Michigan’s Natural Gas System (Article Dated: 8/20/2014)

Denver's Escalera Resources Plans $1.8 Bln Gas-to-liquids Plant (Article Dated: 8/20/2014)

OriginOil Showcases Demonstration-Scale Frack Water Cleanup Unit in Western Colorado (Article Dated: 8/20/2014)

Seminole Energy, Subsidiaries Change Name to Continuum Energy (Article Dated: 8/20/2014)

Phillips 66 Acquires Major Gulf Coast Crude Oil and Refined Products Terminal (Article Dated: 8/19/2014)

G2X Energy Receives Air Quality Permits for Big Lake Fuels Facility Construction and Operation (Article Dated: 8/19/2014)

Patterson-UTI Energy to Acquire East Texas-based Pressure Pumping Operations (Article Dated: 8/19/2014)

Alfa Laval Wins SEK 55 Mln U.S. Natural Gas Air Cooler Systems Order (Article Dated: 8/19/2014)

MarkWest Energy and The Energy & Minerals Group Announce Hopedale Complex Expansion (Article Dated: 8/19/2014)

FUELogistics Breaks Ground on $50 Mln, Crude Oil Upgrade Facility in Utah’s Uintah Basin (Article Dated: 8/19/2014)

Eisenmann Fluidized Bed Incinerator, Reliable, Eco-friendly Sludge Treatment Cuts Disposal Costs (Article Dated: 8/19/2014)

Clough AMEC JV Awarded Au$20 Mln EPCM for Arrow Energy’s Daandine Expansion Project (Article Dated: 8/18/2014)

EPA Approves Enhanced Biodegradable Biocide for Oilfield Use (Article Dated: 8/18/2014)

General Partner of Summit Midstream Exercises Option to Acquire Interest in Ohio Gathering JV (Article Dated: 8/18/2014)

Dominion Seeks Approval for Two Projects To Move Additional Natural Gas To Market (Article Dated: 8/18/2014)

American Power Group Receives Order for New Fracturing Rig Customer (Article Dated: 8/18/2014)

Lamprell Awarded $370 Mln Multiple-Rig Contract from Subsidiary of Shelf Drilling, Ltd (Article Dated: 8/18/2014)

Petrofac Awarded the $970 Mln Reggane North Development Project (Article Dated: 8/15/2014)

This includes only projects where there was an update during the month. There are thousands of projects in the database.

New power generation projects are tracked in two publications. Fossil and Nuclear Power Generation includes both market forecasts and project data. World Power Generation Projects has just the project data.

Project Title	First Entry Date	Location	Startup date
Morgan City combined cycle - Louisiana Energy and Power Authority	10/1/2013	LA	2015
Salem Harbor combined cycle - Footprint Power	9/1/2012	MA	2016
Brockton combined cycle - Advanced Power Services	6/1/2007	MA	2016
Catoctin combined cycle - Sempra	2/1/2004	MD	Cancelled
Shoreham - Long Island Power Authority	10/1/2012	NY	Cancelled
Toquop - EWP Renewable	1/1/2006	NV	2016
Bowline Point combined cycle - NRG		NY	On hold
Carroll County combined cycle - Advanced Power Services	7/1/2013	OH	2017
Rolling Hills combined cycle conversion - Rolling Hills Energy	9/1/2012	OH	2017
South Dunes - Jordan Cove Energy	8/1/2012	OR	Unknown
Great Bend IGCC - AEP	10/1/2006	OH	Cancelled
Lima IGCC - Global Energy		OH	2017
Troutdale Energy Center - Development Partners Funding	10/1/2011	OR	2015
Patriot combined cycle - Panda Power Funds	6/1/2011	PA	2016
Beech Hollow Energy - Robinson Power	6/1/2011	PA	Cancelled
Good Spring combined cycle - EmberClear		PA	2016
La Paloma combined cycle - Coronado Ventures	11/1/2012	TX	2016
Brunswick County - Dominion Virginia Power	2/1/2012	VA	2016
Sevier Power - Nevco Energy	5/1/2010	UT	Unknown
Kalama Energy Center - Energy Northwest	7/1/2005	WA	On hold