CARTRIDGE FILTER MARKET UPDATE
JULY 2012
McIlvaine Company
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COMPANY NEWS
Cabot to Acquire Activated Carbon Leader Norit N.V.
FINANCIALS
Donaldson Q3 2012 Sales Growth Led by 15 percent Increase in Gas Turbine
Products
Lydall Reports Q1 2012 Sales Down, Operating Income Up from Q1 2011
PRODUCT NEWS
GE’s Newest Refrigerator Filter First to Remove Trace Pharmaceuticals
WL Gore Cartridge Filter Performance Boosts Semiconductor Manufacture
Mott’s High flow Filters Designed for Semiconductors
Henkel Presents Adhesives for the Filter Industry
SEMICONDUCTORS
Rising Semiconductor Inventories in First Quarter Signal Recovery in Demand
Global Semiconductor Sales Grow at Fastest Rate in Almost Two Years on
Sequential Monthly Basis
Fab Equipment Spending: Positive Growth for 2012 and 2013; All Time Record for
2013
North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts April 2012 Book to Bill
Ratio of 1.10
ISMI Study Reveals Significant Opportunities to Reduce Consumption, Emissions
and Costs in Semiconductor Manufacturing