VALVE WORLD MARKET

UPDATE

January 2012

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acquisition

Weir Buys Novatech

New Facilities

OMB Build New Valve Factory in Stafford, TX

Chromatic Industries Building Hemiwedge in New Facility

Plant Celebration

Cameron Ships 2,500 Subsea Choke

Finance

KSB’s Sales in 2011 Increase 7.2 Percent

Tyco’s First Quarter Revenue Up 4 Percent

Okano Valves Announces Valve Sales for Full Year Ended November 30, 2011

Cameron Reports Revenues for 2011 Year Up 13 Percent

Crane’s 2011 Sales Up 15 Percent

People

Flowserve Changes Top Leadership

Singer Valve Adds New Business Development and Marketing Manager

Neway Valve (Europe) Adds New Managers

Projects

Rotork Actuators Used on Offshore Oilfield Wind Farm

Oliver Valve Wins Australian Offshore Valve Contract

Metso Valves to Be Supplied in Polish Containerboard Production Line

China Valves Passes Test for Valves in Ultra-Supercritical Thermal Power Plant

New Products

AKO Armaturen Brings Out New Pinch Valve

Tyco Develops New Body for Ball Valves

WORLD WATER AND WASTEWATER DESALINATION

INDUSTRY NEWS

Brazilian Filtration Company Acquired By MANN+HUMMEL

Amiad Inks US$2.85 Million Deal for Korean Steel Project

Mahle Industry GmbH Acquires InnoWa Membrane GmbH

Dow Products Win Environmental Awareness Award

NEW PLANT CONSTRUCTION NEWS

H2O Innovation India Announces Commissioning of Water System for Larsen & Toubro

Pall Corp. to Supply Advanced Water Treatment Technology for Qatar Petroleum

TECHNOLOGY/NEW PRODUCT NEWS

Nanotechnology Removes Organics from Produced Water at up to 200 Gpm

Nanopores Created by Osmosis

Oasys Water Raises $10 Million

Abu Dhabi Environment Agency Completes 22 Solar PV Powered Desalination Plants

Many projects are detailed in monthly updates under Industry Analysis in this 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 and Nuclear Power Generation World Analysis and Forecast and in Utility Environmental Upgrade Tracking System.