CARTRIDGE FILTER MARKET UPDATE

FEBRUARY 2014   

McIlvaine Company

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
COMPANY NEWS
Freudenberg to Upgrade Spunlaid Operations
H&V Unveils Chinese Version Website
Former Dell President to Head Up Filtration Group
Kelheim Fibres and Krones Develop Alternative Medium for Beer Filtration

FINANCIALS
Clarcor Reports Q4 Profit Down 10%
Ahlstrom’s Q4 and Full Year 2013 Financial Report
Mann+Hummel Delivers 6% Sales Growth in 2013

NEW PRODUCTS
Porvair Filtration’s New Composite Mesh Filter Offers High Cleaning Efficiency

SEMICONDUCTORS
Global Semiconductor Industry Posts Highest Ever Monthly and Quarterly Sales
North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts September 2013 Book to Bill Ratio of 0.97
IC Insights Expects Big Changes to 2013 Top Twenty Semi Supplier Ranking
O-S-D Growth Slows in 2013 but Sales Will Hit another Record High

PHARMACEUTICAL/BIOLOGICAL
China Becoming Pharma Production Hub
Booming IPO Market Improving M&A Terms for Private Biotechs
Cambridge Major Laboratories and AAIPharma Services Announce Merger
Gallus Strengthens Biologics CMO Business with Acquisition of Laureate
GE Healthcare Life Sciences Opens Technology Laboratory at U.K.’s Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst
 

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