VALVES MARKET

UPDATE

September/October,  2012

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Acquisitions

Swagelok Buys Innovative Pressure Technologies

Hillenbrand Acquires Coperion

Fine for Bribery

Tyco Pays $26 Million to Settle Bribery Charge by Department of Justice

Trademark Infringement Case

Rotork Wins Chinese Infringement Case

New Facilities

Smith Flow Control Remodels US Factory

Hawa Valves Adds New Factory

Valland Moves Production to New Facility

Hobbs Valve Expands Plant

Financials

Velan Second Quarter Sales Increase 13.6 Percent

People

FMC Technologies Replaces Top Executive Staff

Crane Fluid Handling Appoints New President

ValvTechnologies Announces New Director of Global Distribution

Curtiss-Wright Appoints New President

Projects

OMB Valve Awarded Contract for Subsea Ball Valves

Orion Supplying Valves to ConocoPhillips Indonesian Project

OMB Wins Cryogenic Ball Valve Contract for Chinese LNG Terminal

Valland Awarded Contract for Offshore Platform

Metso Supplying Valves for Swedish Biomass Plant

Metso Valves Going to Algerian Refinery

Shell Awards Tyco Framework Agreement for Pressure Relief Valves

Rotork Sells Actuators to a Giant Oil Storage Project in Central China

Singer Globe Valves Installed in Quebec Wastewater Plant

Circor Pibiviesse Makes Largest Control Ball Valve in World

Flowserve Awarded Dow Benelux Maintenance Contract

New Products

Pentair Tyco Introduces New Pressure Relief Valve

Bürkert Expanding Element Series of Valves

SSP Introduces Five New Valves

Flowserve Releases NAF Ball Valve

Bulk Tank Introduces New Composite Fiber Body

WORLD WATER AND WASTEWATER DESALINATION

This information can be found in the RO/UF/MF Market Update.

Many projects are detailed in monthly updates under Industry Analysis in the Report’s Chapters. Click on the links below to view information on these projects.

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.