·        China Has Large New Flow Control and Treatment Opportunities

·        Cleanroom Market Update Headlines – October 2013

·        Global Wastewater Newsletter Headlines - September 2013

·        Oil & Gas Sales Leads – October 8, 2013

China Has Large New Flow Control and Treatment Opportunities

China is planning investments and adjusting regulations which will result in very large opportunities for suppliers of flow control and treatment equipment. These opportunities are analyzed in Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control: World Markets published by the McIlvaine Company. (www.mcilvainecompany.com). There are four opportunities which stand out because of their size and the opportunity for innovative technologies.

1. Retrofit of Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) to existing coal-fired power plants
2. More stringent particulate control for power and other industries
3. Growth of generic drug manufacturing
4. Water reuse

Two of the opportunities are related to the decision to rely on coal for future energy needs. This decision is coupled with a commitment to reduce emissions from coal-fired generators. China has already retrofitted systems to remove SO₂ from existing power plants. It is now making a $40 billion commitment to provide 90 percent NO_x reduction from these same power plants. China will be operating more than 50 percent of the world’s coal-fired SCR systems by 2020.

China can be likened to Los Angeles in terms of the challenges it faces relative to ambient particulate. Topography magnifies the impact of fine particulate emissions for critical areas such as Beijing and many major cities. The new limits on particulate emissions from coal-fired power plants and other sources will create new markets for fabric filters and other innovative technology to compete with the standard electrostatic precipitators.

China has been far behind the rest of the world in terms of sophisticated pharmaceuticals production. Plants producing branded pharmaceuticals use water of extreme purity. This in turn requires special pumps, valves and treatment equipment. Air circulating in production areas has to be fifty times cleaner than ambient air.

The world’s largest pharmaceutical companies have decided to enter the generic market by building large facilities in Asia. Many of the new facilities are being constructed in China. They include research as well as production facilities. As a result, China will be both a large market and one receptive to innovations for suppliers of flow control and treatment products.

Rainfall per capita in China is only 25 percent as high as the world average. Furthermore, the distribution is uneven. There are many arid areas. A new trend is for construction of industrial facilities in areas where transcontinental rail shipping is convenient as opposed to ocean transport. This combination of factors will be putting great stress on water resources. 

Treated municipal wastewater will increasingly be used for industrial, commercial and non potable residential purposes. Industrial plants will reuse rather than discharge wastewater. This trend will also generate billions of dollars in annual revenue for flow control and treatment companies.

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CLEANROOM MARKET UPDATE HEADLINES

October 2013

SEMICONDUCTOR

• Global Semiconductor Industry Posts Highest Sales Total of 2013 in July
• Worldwide Total Semiconductor Market to Grow 3 Percent in 2013 to Reach $298 Billion
• Asia-Pac Soars, Japan Drops in Regional Semiconductor Capex Spending
• North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts July 2013 Book-to-Bill Ratio of 1.00
• SEMI Reports Second Quarter 2013 Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Figures
• Fab Equipment Spending Up 25 Percent in 2014
• TSMC August 2013 Revenues Eleven Percent above August 2012
• SunEdison Announces Planned Separation of its Semiconductor Business

MEDICAL

• Consumer Medical Devices Set for Stable Market Growth as Health Concerns Show No Sign of Ebbing
• Disposable Ambulatory Infusion Pumps to Enjoy Strong Growth

CONSUMER ELECTRONICS

• Consumer Confidence toward Technology Spending Reaches Highest Level in 2013
• Tablet Display Market More than Doubles in First Quarter as Demand Booms for Smaller Products
• Gartner Says Smartphone Sales Grew 46.5 Percent in Second Quarter of 2013 and Exceeded Feature Phone Sales for First Time
• Gartner Says PC Market in Western Europe Declined 20 Percent in Second Quarter of 2013
• Notebook PC Display Panel Shipments Fall 23 Percent in July as Most Brands Cut Orders
• High Resolution Display Demand Moving from Smartphones to Larger Devices
• LCD TV Growth Strong in China, as Demand in Developed Regions Declines
• Large-Sized LCD Panels Suffer Surplus Inventory Levels at Close of First Half
• LCD Panel Makers Lower Shipment and Revenue Target for Remainder of 2013
• Dedicated GPS Devices to Reach $7 Billion in 2018

SOLAR

• Solar Industry Capital Expenditures Set to Rebound as Emerging Economies Boost Production
• First Solar Set to Install 1 GW Worth of PV Systems in 2013
• Solar Microinverter Shipments to Quadruple and Reach 2.1 GW in 2017

COMPANY NEWS

• VWR International and Thermo Fisher Scientific Sign Global Agreement

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GLOBAL WASTEWATER NEWSLETTER HEADLINES - September 2013

This monthly update is devoted to wastewater infrastructure news around the world, outside of the United States and Canada, and is included as part of the McIlvaine’s World Cleanroom Markets or Ultrapure Water World Markets

**Special Report:  U.N.-Backed Study Sees Growth in Wastewater Reuse Worldwide**

ASIA

• China:  Major Urban Infrastructure Initiative Includes Sanitation Improvements 
• China:  United Envirotech to Acquire and Expand WWTP in Liaoyang
• India:  E&C Company Shifts Focus toward Water Projects as Other Sectors Slow
• India:  Kabitkhedi STP to Generate Electricity Using Screw Generator
• India:  Sludge Disposal Poses a Hurdle at Muttathara Sewage Treatment Plant

EUROPE

• Romania:  EBRD Loan Complements EU Funding for Wastewater Projects in Dolj

MIDDLE EAST

• Israel:  Dutch Firm Pulls out of West Bank WWTP Project
• Qatar:  Japan and Qatar to Cooperate on US$600 Billion in Infrastructure Projects by 2022

NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA

• Bolivia:  Tarija to Build US$49 Million WWTP in Laderas Norte
• Brazil:  Joinville to Build US$22 Million WWTP in Jarivatuba
• Brazil:  Aegea Offers Plan for 100% Wastewater Service in São Paulo Region by 2018
• Mexico:  Jalisco Develops Plan to Bring 50 Out-of-Service WWTPs Back into Operation

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OIL & GAS SALES LEADS

 October 8, 2013

Listed by most current date.

Oil Sands Industry Losing Ground on Tailings Management  (Analysis Dated: 10/8/2013)

Emery Refining Plans Oil Shale, Tar Sands Permitting Redo on Utah’s Green River Refinery  (Article Dated: 10/8/2013)

NW Ohio Lima Refinery Seeks $300 Mln Tar Sands Upgrade Approval  (Article Dated: 10/8/2013)

Athabasca River a Case Study in Oil Sands Development  (Case Study Dated: 10/8/2013)

Southern Pacific Selling $18.8 Mln in Assets at Its Leismer Oilsands Property  (Sale Dated: 10/7/2013)

Suncor Says Oil Industry ‘Will Get Access’ With or Without Keystone XL  (Article Dated: 10/7/2013)

Canada Lobbies Against EU Oilsands Directive  (Article Dated: 10/7/2013)

Utah Oilsands Project Wins $80 Mln Support Deal  (Project Dated: 10/7/2013)

Sunshine Oilsands Gets AER Approval for Thickwood SAGD Project  (Project Dated: 10/7/2013)

Cenovus Seeks Expansion at Christina Lake Project in Alberta  (Project Dated: 10/7/2013)

Andora Energy’s Sawn Lake SAGD Pilot to Be Getting Underway  (Project Dated: 10/7/2013)

TXO Takes Twenty Percent Stake in Canadian Oil Sands Start-up  (Investment Dated: 10/7/2013)

WorleyParsons Wins $402 Mln Oil Sands Contract in Canada  (Contract Dated: 10/7/2013)

Enbridge Planning $1 Bln Norlite Pipeline to Boost Oil Sands Growth  (Project Dated: 10/4/2013)

KBR Selected to Provide Materials Management at Alberta Oil Sands Project  (Contract Dated: 10/4/2013)

Alberta Issues Environmental Protection Order for Primrose Oilsands Project  (Article Dated: 10/4/2013)

Oil Sands Mines Face Growing Challenges as Supply Costs Rise  (Article Dated: 10/3/2013)

Warren Buffett Invests in Oil Sands Producer Suncor  (Investment Dated: 10/3/2013)

Energy Industry Wants to Use Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Monitor Pipelines  (Article Dated: 10/3/2013)

Sunshine Oilsands Signs JV while West Ells Work Slows Down  (Joint Venture Dated: 10/3/2013)

Suncor Begins Planned Maintenance on Upgraders  (Project Dated: 10/3/2013)

U.S. Refiners Have Stopped Caring Whether Keystone XL Gets OK’d  (Article Dated: 10/3/2013)

British-German-Korean Consortium to Build Petrochemical Plant in Kazakhstan  (Project Dated: 10/2/2013)

Honeywell's UOP Selected to Provide Technology For Petrochemical Production In China  (Article Dated: 10/2/2013)

SABIC to Shut Naphtha Cracker in Netherlands for Maintenance as Part of Upgrade  (Article Dated: 10/1/2013)

Taiwan May Loosen Restrictions on Investment in China Petrochemical Projects  (Article Dated: 10/1/2013)

SIBUR and BASF Sign onto Project to Supply Additives for Polymer Production and Processing  (Agreement Dated: 10/1/2013)

BASF Plans to Build Polyurethane Systems House in Geismar, LA  (Plans Dated: 10/1/2013)

Pemex and Mexichem Form JV for more Competition in the Domestic Petrochemical Global Market  (Joint Venture Dated: 10/1/2013)

Mitsui Chemicals Forms New JV in India for Bio-polyol  (Joint Venture Dated: 10/1/2013)

Arkema Moving Forward with New Refrigerant Fluorinated Gas Plant Construction  (Project Dated: 10/1/2013)

Bangladesh Petrochemical Company Collaborates with DEFTA Partners  (Agreement Dated: 10/1/2013)

Graham Corp Awarded $7.5 Mln in Orders Primarily for U.S. Petrochemical Market  (Order Dated: 10/1/2013)

Kazanorgsintez to Shut HDPE Capacities for Scheduled Maintenance  (Article Dated: 10/1/2013)

Nigeria's Largest Oil Refinery to Include Petrochemical and Fertilizer Complex  (Project Dated: 9/30/2013)

Slovnaft to Invest EUR 300 Mln into Plastics Production (Dated: 9/30/2013)

Sinopec Ethylene Plant Comes Onstream  (Article Dated: 9/27/2013)

Thailand and Vietnam Conduct Feasibility Study for a $30 Bln Petrochemical Refinery Project  (Study Dated: 9/27/2013)

Germany's Linde to Build Big Saudi Carbon Capture-and-Use Plant  (Plans Dated: 9/27/2013)

Rotary Engineering Wins $200 Mln Worth of EPC Contracts  (Contract Dated: 9/27/2013)

Valero to Build Up to $700 Mln Methanol Plant Adjacent to Louisiana Refinery  (Project Dated: 9/27/2013)

Sasol, INEOS to Develop New U.S. Plant for High-density Polyethylene  (Project Dated: 9/27/2013)

KBR to Study Proposed Upgrade to ToAZ Ammonia Complex in Russia  (Study Dated: 9/27/2013)

Sasol Chooses Emerson to Automate Planned Louisiana Cracker, GTL Complex  (Project Dated: 9/27/2013)

Taiyo Oil Selects UOP Technology to Improve Flexibility at Japan’s Shikoku Petrochemical Plant  (Project Dated: 9/26/2013)

Aither Chemicals LLC to Build $750 Mln WV Cracker Plant  (Project Dated: 9/26/2013)

Dow Selects Foster Wheeler for Plaquemine EPCm Contract  (Contract Dated: 9/26/2013)

Iran Preparing to Launch Four Petrochemical Projects  (Project Dated: 9/26/2013)

Albemarle Starts up New Metallocene Catalysts Plant in South Korea  (Project Dated: 9/26/2013)

Methanex to Help Develop Renewable Fuel in Europe with $5 Mln Initial Investment  (Investment Dated: 9/26/2013)

States Worry That Federal Action Could Limit Their Control of Chemicals  (Article Dated: 9/26/2013)

Gas Leaks Delay Angola LNG Plant Shutdown to Mid-September    (Plans Dated: 9/23/2013)

Technip Wins FEED Contract for Potential Expansion of Lake Charles  (Contract Dated: 9/23/2013)

Trelleborg and Saipem Launch LNG Tandem Offloading System  (Article Dated: 9/23/2013)

Trinidad Drilling to Construct New Rig for BC Canada LNG Project  (Contract Dated: 9/23/2013)

Tianjin Marine Shipping to Purchase Four LNG Carriers, China  (Order Dated: 9/20/2013)

Bestobell Delivers Valves for LNG High Speed Ferry  (Project Dated: 9/20/2013)

Finland's Gasum Sees EU's LNG Terminal Funding Decision No Earlier than 2014  (Project Dated: 9/20/2013)

Woodside Approves FLNG for Browse, Australia  (Project Dated: 9/20/2013)

TAS Energy DeliversTIC Modules for Bechtel LNG Project in Australia  (Article Dated: 9/20/2013)

ACD to Deliver LNG Pump Systems to DSME, South Korea  (Article Dated: 9/20/2013)

Sulzer to Deliver Pumps for Ichthys FPSO Offshore Western Australia  (Project Dated: 9/20/2013)

CNOOC Gets Approval for $539 Mln FLNG Project  (Project Dated: 9/20/2013)

Prometheus Energy Signs LNG Supply, Services Agreement with Antero Resources  (Agreement Dated: 9/19/2013)

Siemens to Supply New Compressor Trains for Three LNG Plants in China  (Order Dated: 9/19/2013)

Golar LNG Awarded Kuwait $213 Mln FSRU Contract  (Contract Dated: 9/19/2013)

North America’s Shale Gas – Market Maker or Market Breaker as Feed for LNG Export Projects  (Analysis Dated: 9/19/2013)

Kitsault Partners with Asia Oil and Gas Major for Canada LNG Project  (Project Dated: 9/19/2013)

DNV Plays Active Role in Introducing LNG as Ship Fuel in Germany  (Article Dated: 9/19/2013)

Petronas to Build Two Liquefaction Trains for BC Canada Pacific Northwest Project  (Project Dated: 9/19/2013)

Black & Veatch, Kiewit Complete Jordan Cove FEED and Design Work  (Project Dated: 9/19/2013)

FERC to Prepare Environmental Assessment for Temple LNG Liquefaction Upgrade  (Article Dated: 9/19/2013)

Initial Supply for PNG LNG Project to be Provided by Four Major Wells Pads  (Article Dated: 9/18/2013)

MARAD Allows Neptune to Suspend LNG Deepwater Port Operations  (Article Dated: 9/18/2013)

Floating LNG a Possibility for Woodside's Browse Project  (Project Dated: 9/18/2013)

Australia’s Aggreko Provides Power Package for LNG Plant in Papua New Guinea  (Contract Dated: 9/17/2013)

Siemens Receives Major Order for Russia’s Yamal LNG Project  (Order Dated: 9/17/2013)

TransCanada Building New $1.5 Bln Pipeline for Export Terminal in Northeastern BC  (Project Dated: 9/17/2013)

Technip Awarded Contract for 500,000 Tons/Year LNG Plant in China  (Contract Dated: 9/17/2013)

FERC Grants Accelerated Construction for Sabine Pass Liquefaction Trains 3 and 4  (Project Dated: 9/17/2013)

Pro Danube International’s Rhine-Main-Danube LNG Masterplan Gets EU Funding  (Proposal Dated: 9/17/2013)

Santos Updates on GLNG Project, Australia  (Project Dated: 9/17/2013)

Air Products to Supply Technology and Equipment toTechnip for China LNG Plant  (Agreement Dated: 9/17/2013)

China to Stop Some Approvals for New Refining Projects and Sinopec, CNPC Plant Upgrades  (Article Dated: 9/16/2013)

Uzbekistan to Build Second Stage of Bukhara Oil Refinery  (Project Dated: 9/16/2013)

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