INDUSTRIAL VALVE MARKET

INDUSTRIAL VALVE MARKET

UPDATE

December, 2012

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acquisition

Curtiss-Wright Buys Cimarron Energy

Joint Venture

Cameron and Schlumberger Form Subsea Joint Venture

New Facilities

Velan Invests in New Factory in India

JC Fabrica de Valvulas Builds Metal Seated Ball Valve Testing Facility

Norgren UK Moving to New Headquarters

People

Emerson Appoints Mark Bulanda Head of Industrial Automation

VMA Elects 2012-2013 Officers

Auma UK Selects New Managing Director

Projects

Weir Minerals Wins Contract for Russian Copper Production Plant

Bernard Controls Supplying Actuators for Saudi Arabian Desal and Power Plant

Sipos Actuators Installed in Stockholm District Heating

Auma Actuators Used in Irish Wastewater Treatment Plant

New Products

Curtiss-Wright Introduces New Pressure Relief Valve with Fisher Position Monitor

Shipman Valves Launches New Range of Composite Wafer Check Valves

Asahi/ America Expands Range of Wafer Check Valves

WORLD WATER AND WASTEWATER DESALINATION

INDUSTRY NEWS

Doosan Completes Acquisition of Enpure

NanoH2O Wins Prestigious Patrick Soon-Shiong Innovation Award

Desalination Plant in Kuwait Conquers Red Tide Challenge

NEW PLANT CONSTRUCTION NEWS

Al Ghubrah Independent Water Project Contract Awarded

Construction Started for Nungua Seawater RO Plant

Degrémont Awarded Contracts for RO Plant in Saudi Arabia

Santa Clara County Building High-Tech Water Treatment Plant

TECHNOLOGY/NEW PRODUCT NEWS

Hybrid Desalination Plant at Kalpakkam

Australian Desalination Start-up

Billion Dollar Brine: Mining Saltwater with Bacteria

Forward Osmosis: Is China next to shake up the desalination sector?

MeMFis Membrane Filtration System

Many projects are detailed in monthly updates under Industry Analysis in the Report’s Chapters.

CHEMICALS
ETHANOL
FOOD & BEVERAGE
METALWORKING
MINING

OIL & GAS
OTHER ELECTRONICS
PHARMACEUTICAL / BIOTECH
PULP & PAPER
REFINERIES
SEMICONDUCTOR

POWER

Huge pump expenditures are forecast for flue gas desulfurization systems in the U.S. and China. The specific reports are available separately in Fossil & Nuclear Power Generation: Analysis and Forecast (formerly World Coal Fired) and in Utility Environmental Upgrade Tracking System.