Cleanroom

· Pharmaceutical Industry Ultrapure Water (UPW) Purchases to reach $0.5 Billion In 2017

· Every Region Is a Winner and a Loser in the Flow and Treatment Export Battle

· World Municipal Wastewater Project News Headlines Provided Monthly - November 2013

· North American Wastewater Treatment Plants Update Headlines – November 2013

The pharmaceutical industry demands for UPW for injection (WFI) and UPW for cleaning process equipment and other uses will result in purchases close to $500 million in 2017 up from $425 million this year. This is the latest forecast in the continually updated Ultrapure Water: World Markets published by the McIlvaine Company. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)

2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
425,625	440,752	457,954	476,784	497,407

The forecast includes hardware such as filters, piping, pumps and instruments. It also includes consumables such as membranes and ion-exchange resins. In general, the contamination prevention demands are so high that specially designed hardware and consumables are needed.

The largest growth is coming in Asia where there is a construction boom centered around generic drug manufacture. The major drug companies of the world are building generic production facilities in China, India and other Asian countries.

One of the areas of greater investment is in measurement and control. Better instruments to measure contaminants and flow along with software to optimize processes are allowing pharmaceutical plants to achieve better contamination control at reasonable cost. So–called smart pumps and valves which report their condition further the optimization potential.

There are equipment improvements such as electrodeionization and membrane contractors for gas removal. There are consumables improvements such as reverse osmosis membranes which achieve greater efficiency at comparable energy consumption.

Every Region Is a Winner and a Loser in the Flow and Treatment Export Battle

Suppliers of flow control and treatment products including those dealing with air, gases, water and other liquids are generating annual revenues of over $300 billion. Each region of the world is participating both in the manufacture and consumption of these products. In Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control: World Market, McIlvaine Company analyzes the production, imports and exports in each region and country. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)

China is now a major exporter of filter bags and filter media. Much of the finished bag export is by local companies. However, the export of filter media as roll goods is from Chinese factories owned by the big international media companies such as Ahlstrom, Lydall, Hollingsworth & Vose, BWF and Andrew.

Europe is a major net exporter of sophisticated decanter and disc type centrifuges used in municipal wastewater treatment as well as chemical and food and beverage applications. Europe enjoys a lead in the export of industrial and municipal pumps, although it should be noted that Flygt is part of the U.S. based Xylem.

In terms of air pollution control systems for power plants, the Chinese dominate the market but not the exports. The reason is the huge size of the domestic market. It is anticipated that the Chinese air pollution companies will play a significant role in Southeast Asia. This market is very international. Alstom which is headquartered in France conducts its air pollution control business from the U.S. Hitachi and Mitsubishi have large operations in Europe and the U.S. as well as in Japan.

The U.S. continues to enjoy the export lead in the valve segment. The top three companies Pentair, Flowserve and Emerson are U.S. based and have ten percent of the global market. Chinese companies are starting to play a bigger role. Neway now has a major presence in Europe.

The U.S. also holds a slight edge over Europe in terms of exports of air and water instrumentation. However, Thermo Fisher recently set up its main air pollution research center in China. This initiative by Thermo Fisher lends credence to the belief that the whole emphasis on national exports and imports is outdated. International companies rather than national governments are proving to be more influential in creating jobs and wealth than are any of the individual countries in which they operate.

An example of this increasing importance of international companies is the acquisition of Howden (UK) by Colfax. This U.S. company now operates the world’s largest fan manufacturing facilities.

This monthly update is devoted to wastewater infrastructure news around the world, outside of the United States and Canada, and is meant to complement McIlvaine's World Cleanroom Markets or Ultrapure Water World Markets.

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New Technologies Drive Down Costs, Shrink Carbon Footprint of Oil Sands Projects

Inter Pipeline to Provide Diluent Transportation for Athabasca Oil Hangingstone Project (Project Dated: 12/2/2013)

Total Seeking to Upsize Flagship Joslyn Oil Sands Mine in Alberta (Article Dated: 12/2/2013)

Alberta’s MacKay River Commercial Project to Recycle Produced Water with New Technology (Project Dated: 12/2/2013)

Suncor Sees 14 Percent Oil Sands Growth and 2014 Capital Spending Boost to $7.8 Bln

Feds Announce $2.6 Mln ExxonMobil Fine for March’s Massive Arkansas Tar Sands Spill (Article Dated: 11/29/2013)

AIMCo to Invest $100 Mln in Efficient Oilsands Technology (Investment Dated: 11/29/2013)

Fort Hills and the Carmon Creek Oil-Sands Projects Get Industry Go Ahead, Part 1

Fort Hills and the Carmon Creek Oil-Sands Projects Get Industry Go Ahead, Part 2

Toxic Man-made Lakes from Tar-Sand Projects Planned for Alberta (Article Dated: 11/27/2013)

Environmental Keystone Foes Expand Fight against Oil Sands by Trying to Block Rail Export (Article Dated: 11/27/2013)

Habanero's Oil Sand Acreage to be Cancelled by the Government (Article Dated: 11/26/2013)

First it was Detroit, now ‘PetKoch’ Piling Up in Chicago (Article Dated: 11/26/2013)

Enbridge to Develop Pipeline up to $1.4 Bln for Athabasca Region Oil Sands Needs

Total Plans Production from Alberta Fort Hills Oil Sands Project (Project Dated: 11/26/2013)

Saudi Kayan Drops Plans to Build Jubail Petchem Plant (Project Cancelled Dated: 11/22/2013)

Saudi Arabia’s Sabic Wants to Invest in U.S. Petrochemicals (Investment Dated: 11/21/2013)

JG and Meralco in Talks over Philippines Petrochem Business (Article Dated: 11/21/2013)

MRC Global Awarded Gulf Coast Petrochemicals Project Framework Agreement By Chevron Phillips Chemical (Contract Dated: 11/20/2013)

Russian Petrochemical Company Sanors Shows Interest in Vietnam's Binh Dinh Mega Project (Project Dated: 11/20/2013)

Unipetrol RPA Selects INEOS Technologies’ Innovene S HDPE Process for Polyethylene Project (Project Dated: 11/20/2013)

Technip and Zachry Partnership Awarded Chevron Phillips Chemical’s Gulf Coast Project (Project Dated: 11/20/2013)

Mexico’s Petrochemical Production Expected to be up by 25 Percent with Energy Reform (Article Dated: 11/19/2013)

Isolux Corsán Awarded New Contracts in Latin America for $600 Mln through its TECNA Subsidiary/Part 3 (Contract Dated: 11/19/2013)

Foster Wheeler Wins Contract for Saudi Arabia Jazan Project (Project Dated: 11/19/2013)

Isolux Corsán Awarded New Contracts in Latin America for $600 Mln through its TECNA Subsidiary, Part 4 (Contract Dated: 11/19/2013)

Isolux Corsán Awarded New Contracts in Latin America for $600 Mln through its TECNA Subsidiary/Part 2 (Contract Dated: 11/18/2013)

Isolux Corsán Awarded New Contracts in Latin America for $600 Mln through its TECNA Subsidiary/Part 1 (Contract Dated: 11/18/2013)

Mexico-Based Alpek, UPC to Team Up for Russian Petchem Plant (Plans Dated: 11/15/2013)

China’s Conversion of Coal into Liquid Fuel, Chemicals and Natural Gas Causes Concern (Analysis Dated: 11/15/2013)

Czech Unipetrol Signs License Deal for New Polyethylene Unit (Project Dated: 11/15/2013)

Singapore’s Jurong Island to Launch LPG Project Soon (Project Dated: 11/15/2013)

Cosmo, Kyokuto Consider Joint Operation of Chiba Refineries (Article Dated: 11/14/2013)

PBF Energy to Expand Crude Rail Shipments to Delaware Refinery (Project Dated: 11/11/2013)

Sinopec Gets Initial Approval for $10 Bln Shanghai Refinery (Project Dated: 11/11/2013)

Innovation Key to Helping Europe's Refiners Survive (Analysis Dated: 11/11/2013)

Libya to Build Two Oil Refineries in East and South Strike Areas (Plans Dated: 11/11/2013)

Phillips 66 to Build New Rail Facilities at Bayway Refinery in New Jersey and Ferndale, Washington (Project Dated: 11/11/2013)

These sales leads are part of Oil, Gas, Shale and Refining Markets and Projects, and are issued bi-weekly. As a subscriber to Ultrapure Water World Markets or World Cleanroom Markets you receive a 30 percent discount for this service.

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

Kladno cogeneration unit-Alpiq Gneration	11/1/2013	Czech Republic	2014
Mui Basin power plant	11/1/2013	Kenya	2017
Yankari power plant	11/1/2013	Nigeria	Unknown
Minergy Coal power plant	11/1/2013	Philippines	2015
Gorzow cogeneration plant-PGE GiEK	11/1/2013	Poland	2016
Dzhubginskaya power plant gas turbine expansion-RAO	11/1/2013	Russia	2013
Sakhalinskaya 2 power plant-RusHydro	11/1/2013	Russia	2016
Yakutskaya power plant 2-RusHydro	11/1/2013	Russia	Unknown
Shuqaiq supercritical power plant-Saudi Electricity Co.	11/1/2013	Saudi Arabia	2017
Jeddah Ssouth supercritical power plant-Saudi Electricity Co.	11/1/2013	Saudi Arabia	2017
Novi Sad combined cycle	11/1/2013	Serbia	Unknown
Kostolac power plant upgrade-EPS	11/1/2013	Serbia	2019
Harford County gas turbine power plant-Exelon	8/1/2013	MD	Unknown
Helwan South power plant-Egyptian Electricity Holding Co.	7/1/2013	Egypt	2018
Toledo City expansion-Aboitz Power (Therma Visayas)	6/1/2013	Philippines	2016
Amasra power plant-Hattat Holding	6/1/2013	Turkey	Unknown
Imiringi in Ogbia power plant upgrade-IPP Energy	5/1/2013	Nigeria	Unknown
Port Everglades modernization-Florida Power & Light	1/1/2013	FL	2016
Genesee combined cycle power plant-Consumers Energy	12/1/2012	MI	2017
Sovetskaya Gavan cogeneration plant-RusHydro	11/1/2012	Russia	2016
Blagoveshchensk thermal power plant 2-RusHydro	11/1/2012	Russia	2016
Samra Phase III combined cycle addition-Samra Electric Power	9/1/2012	Jordan	2015
Marshalltown combined cycle-Alliant Marshalltown combined cycle-Alliant	8/1/2012	IA	2017
Khulna power plant-Bangladesh Power Dev. Board/Orion	6/1/2012	Bangladesh	Unknown
Stavalj power plant	5/1/2012	Serbia	2017
Taean 9, 10-Korea Western Power	3/1/2012	South Korea	2016
Hardiwar power plant-Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam	8/1/2011	India	Unknown
Dar es Salaam power plant-Tanzania Electric Supply Co Ltd.	6/1/2011	Tanzania	Unknown
Omotosho Phase 2-Power Holding Co of Nigeria	12/1/2010	Nigeria	2013
Geregu II gas turbine power plant-Niger Delta Power Holding Co.

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.