Providing the Interface between End Users and Suppliers
The McIlvaine Company has a number of initiatives to create high level discussions among end users and suppliers. The purpose is to enhance the decision making process. McIlvaine participated in a global sourcing panel discussion at the Industrial Valve Summit in Italy last month. The major oil companies and consultants all referenced the loss of experienced personnel and the need to rectify this continuing loss of knowledge.
The panelists included some of the most knowledgeable valve experts who make or influence decisions on many projects around the globe.

0.00 Round Table: Global sourcing in the changing energy industry
Room: Caravaggio

Keynote:
Robert McIlvaine,
CEO, McIlvaine Company

Panelist
Bader M. Al-Jarallah,
Valve Engineering Specialist, Saudi Aramco

Ray Bojarczuk,
Senior Engineering Advisor, Exxon Mobil Corporation

Are Halvorsen,
Managing Director, Nordic Valve Services AS

Ron Merrick,
Director of Piping Material Engineering, Fluor Enterprises

Jean-Michel Rivereau,
Head of the Piping, Valves and Vessels Department, Technology Division, Total E&P

Yusuke Sakurai,
Managing Director, Jgc Italy

Chaired by

Maurizio Brancaleoni,
Valve Campus
This live discussion in Italy was followed two weeks later by a recorded webinar on power plant valves with various problems resulting from fast cycling of gas turbine HRSGS and the next week with a discussion of the whole wet limestone FGD system options. Three valve suppliers debated butterfly vs. knife gate valves for slurry control.
McIlvaine webinars in the past have been two thirds presentations and one third discussions. However beginning two months ago the webinars are 80% discussion and only 20% presentations. The visual background each discussion is a decision guide with as many as 90 power point displays. As the discussion progresses the relevant information is displayed. The schedule of upcoming hot topic is available at: Click here to view schedule and register
$20 Billion Market for Air Pollution Solutions
Air polluters are increasingly seeking total solutions. The result is a market for suppliers with double digit growth opportunity reaching $20 billion per year by 2025. The scope includes initial design, installation, operational guidance and maintenance programs. There are a number of drivers in this marketplace.
Driver Example
Complex systems with multiple control steps Coal-fired boilers, cement kilns and chemical processes
Valuable final product recovery Precious metal mining
Valuable process product recovery Refinery catalyst, solvents in chemical and surface treatment
Safety Explosive gases
Health Semiconductor toxic fumes
Potential for air pollution control system to negatively impact operations Many industries
Lack of skilled personnel within the plant Continuous trend
Success of remote monitoring Applicable to all pollutants and operating parameters
Ability of suppliers to provide a lower cost alternative Reduction of repairs, downtime, energy consumption, etc.
The world’s information is increasing geometrically, whereas human capacity to absorb it remains fixed. The result is that knowledge now resides in narrow niches. The purchaser no longer has staff that can equal the knowledge provided by the supplier who has the niche knowledge.
In the past, a plant only had to worry about stack opacity. The complexity of the removal task has increased greatly with regulations on NOx, mercury, acid gases and toxic metals. The choice of NOx removal equipment affects the generation of SO3 which in turn necessitates an additional pollutant to remove. The scrubbing option with the most environmental byproduct does not capture mercury, whereas the option which does capture mercury creates solid waste issues.
The result is that the initial design and operations is complex. Outsourcing is, therefore, a cost effective alternative.
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OIL, GAS, SHALE & REFINING MARKET
UPDATE HEADLINES
June 4, 2015
Oil and Gas Project Tracking is available at a discount to Thermal/Catalytic World Air Pollution Markets subscribers.
Treatment chemicals are an important addition to most oil and gas processes. Access to details on the worldwide oil and gas projects is provided at a substantial discount to Thermal/Catalytic World Air Pollution Markets subscribers.
(Listed by most current date)
KBR Wins Project Management Consultancy Contract for Participation in Russian Refinery Revamp Program
Revision Date: 6/4/2015
YASREF Chooses Intergraph® Solutions for Refinery Project in Saudi Arabia
Revision Date: 6/4/2015
Chevron Completes Flare System Revamp at Cape Town Refinery
Revision Date: 6/3/2015
Russia’s Refinery Runs Down 1.2 Pct in April Month-to-month
Revision Date: 6/3/2015
Chevron Seeks to Share $1 Bln South Africa Refinery Cost
Revision Date: 6/3/2015
Jakarta Says Oman to Build Refinery, Petchem Plant in Indonesia
Revision Date: 6/3/2015
Brazil Auditor Blocks Tender for Petrobras-refinery Pipeline
Revision Date: 6/3/2015
PBF Energy Says Toledo FCC to Be Down 2-3 Weeks
Revision Date: 6/3/2015
Innovative Project Execution Solutions Improve Collaboration on Malaysian Mega Project
Revision Date: 6/3/2015
NRL Secures $242 Mln Financing for Projects Upgrade
Revision Date: 6/3/2015
Pemex to Develop $950 Mln Refinery Power Plant with Enel, Abengoa
Revision Date: 6/2/2015
Air Products JV Gets $2 Bln Contract for World’s Biggest Industrial Gas Plant
Revision Date: 6/2/2015
Galfar Engineering and Contracting Awarded Duqm Refinery Site Preparation Work
Revision Date: 6/2/2015
Technology from Honeywell’s UOP to Run Largest Refinery in Africa
Revision Date: 6/2/2015
India’s Numaligarh Refinery Extinguishes Fire in Hydrocracker Unit
Revision Date: 6/2/2015
Chevron Completes $83 Mln Maintenance at South African Oil Refinery
Revision Date: 6/2/2015
Dakota Prairie Refinery Commences Startup Operations
Revision Date: 6/2/2015
American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers Analysis Highlights Refineries’ Reduced Emissions
Revision Date: 6/1/2015
EIA Chief Says No Hurry Needed for Lifting Crude Export Ban
Revision Date: 6/1/2015
GM of China’s Largest Oil Refiner Sinopec under Investigation
Revision Date: 6/1/2015
New EU Proposal Suggests January 1, 2019 Start for Carbon Market Reform
Revision Date: 6/1/2015
China to Implement Clean Fuel Standards Ahead of Schedule
Revision Date: 6/1/2015

Saras and Rosneft Abandon Plans for Trading Joint Venture
Revision Date: 6/1/2015
Total, Europe’s Biggest Oil Refiner Joins Those Predicting End of Boom
Revision Date: 6/1/2015
SENER Signs Contract with Samsung for Modernization of Mexico’s Salamanca Refinery
Revision Date: 5/29/2015
Technip Wins PMC Contract for Basra Refinery Upgrading Project
Revision Date: 5/29/2015
CB&I Awarded Contract for Afipsky Oil Refinery Project in Russia
Revision Date: 5/29/2015
TOTAL to Invest Millions to Upgrade and Transform Loss Making French Refineries
Revision Date: 5/29/2015
EPA to Change Publication for Cellulosic Waiver Credit Program
Revision Date: 5/28/2015
Motiva to Idle Convent FCC with Louisiana Integration Plan
Revision Date: 5/28/2015
Chevron Seeks to Exit Caltex Australia with $3.6 Bln Sale for Its Entire Stake
Revision Date: 5/28/2015
India’s MRPL Seeks Rare Low Sulphur Fuel Oil for May Delivery
Revision Date: 5/28/2015
Japan’s Idemitsu Delays Chiba Cracker Maintenance
Revision Date: 5/28/2015
Refining in Asia Set for an Expansion Drive
Revision Date: 5/27/2015
Cheniere Issues Notice to Commence Construction on First Two Liquefaction Trains at Corpus Christi
Revision Date: 5/25/2015
SOCAR Ups Production Capacity of Baku Oil Refinery
Revision Date: 5/25/2015
Anadarko Selects CCS JV Contractor for Initial Onshore Mozambique LNG Development
Revision Date: 5/25/2015
UGI Energy Services to Build $60 Mln LNG Plant in the Marcellus Shale
Revision Date: 5/25/2015
Anadarko Considers Selling Mozambique Gas Assets to Exxon
Revision Date: 5/22/2015
GDP Update
June 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS
AMERICAS

• United States

o Second Estimate of GDP for the First Quarter of 2015: FIVE KEY POINTS IN TODAY’S REPORT FROM THE BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
• Brazil
• Colombia

ASIA

• India
• Japan
EUROPE / AFRICA / MIDDLE EAST
• Kyrgyzstan
• Turkey
• Romania
• Switzerland
• United Kingdom
AMERICAS
United States
Second Estimate of GDP for the First Quarter of 2015: FIVE KEY POINTS IN TODAY’S REPORT FROM THE BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
Real gross domestic product (GDP) fell 0.7% at an annual rate in the first quarter of 2015, according to the second estimate from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The decline follows an increase of 3.6% at an annual rate during the second half of 2014. First-quarter growth was likely affected by a number of factors including especially harsh winter weather in the first quarter (see point 3) and a spike in personal saving (see point 4). A decline in the trade balance was another major contributor, partially reflecting the continued drag on U.S. exports from the slowdown in foreign growth. Indeed, net exports subtracted nearly 2 full percentage points from quarterly GDP growth. Structures investment subtracted about 0.7 percentage point from GDP, likely reflecting reduced oil mining in the wake of last year’s decline in oil prices.
Real private domestic final purchases (PDFP) — the sum of consumption and fixed investment — rose 1.2% at an annual rate in the first quarter, a faster pace than overall GDP. Real PDFP growth is generally a more stable and forward-looking indicator than real GDP, as it excludes volatile components like inventories, net exports, and government spending. PDFP is a better predictor of next-quarter GDP than GDP itself. The year-over-year growth rate of PDFP rose this quarter to 3.4%.
2. The entire downward revision to first-quarter GDP can be accounted for by downward revisions to two especially volatile components of economic output: inventory investment and net exports. Inventories and net exports subtracted a combined 1.1 percentage points from annualized GDP growth relative to the Bureau of Economic Analysis’ first estimate. At the same time, business investment added 0.2 percentage point more than originally estimated. Other small revisions to the contributions of personal consumption expenditures and residential investment offset one another.
3. Over the past decade, first-quarter GDP growth has averaged a considerably slower pace than the other three quarters. Economists have debated whether this gap reflects a problem with the algorithms used to seasonally adjust GDP data (“residual seasonality”), especially harsh winter weather in recent years, or noise. The seasonal adjustment process should remove the growth effects of “normal” winter weather, but particularly harsh winters will still reduce seasonally adjusted output. And weather in the first quarter was especially harsh: Q1 was only the fourth quarter in 60 years on record with three or more snowstorms sufficiently severe to be rated by the National Climatic Data Center’s Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale (NESIS). The historical relationship between weather and first-quarter growth suggests that weather may have reduced annualized growth by about a full percentage point this quarter, and by about 0.6 percentage point on average over the past decade. That effect accounts for much, but not all, of first-quarter underperformance since 2005. (The remaining text is not included in this sample.)
ASIA
India
India, with an expected growth rate of 7.5% this year, is set to surpass China and for the first time is leading the World Bank’s growth chart of major economies.
China is projected to grow at 7.1% this year.
Developing countries are now projected to grow by 4.4% this year, with a likely rise to 5.2% in 2016, and 5.4% in 2017, the report said.
In China, the carefully managed slowdown continues, with growth likely to moderate to a still robust 7.1% this year. (The remaining text is not included in this sample.)
EUROPE / AFRICA / MIDDLE EAST
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan’s economy has demonstrated steady growth in January to May, 2015.
The GDP amounted to 140 billion soms (approximately $2.36 billion) in the first five months of this year, which is up by 6.9% compared to last year.
Inflation ratio rose by 1.2% in the country, according to the head of the statistical information in National Statistical Committee, Chinar Turdubaeva.
The increase in GDP was ensured through the development of service, industry and agriculture sectors.
The service sector had the largest contribution to the GDP, holding over 51% of overall figure. The industry and agriculture sectors held 20 and 9% respectively, while the building sector amounted to 6 percent.
Turdubaeva noted that the industrial production increased by 21.5% to 76 billion soms ($1.29 billion) in this period. (The remaining text is not included in this sample.)
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NORTH AMERICAN WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS UPDATE
May 2015
ALABAMA
Geraldine requesting Bids for WWTP
CALIFORNIA
Redlands requesting Bids for WWTP Parts/Supplies
Jackson requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
Roseville requesting Bids for Pleasant Grove WWTP
Chino requesting Bids for WWTP Aeration Basin Repairs
San Francisco requesting Bids for WWTP Rehab
Eastvale has Odor Control Problems at WWTP
Coastal Commission approves Malibu’s Wastewater Treatment Plant
U.S. EPA announces $1.6 billion in Clean Water Act Funds to Upgrade Sacramento’s WWTP
COLORADO
Mead requesting Bids for Wastewater Rate Study
CONNECTICUT
Naugatuck approve $2.16 Million for WWTP Upgrade
WPCA mulls Replacement Options for Lift Pumps

FLORIDA
Sumter requesting Bids for WWTP Sand Filter Rehab
GEORGIA
Report on Oconee County WWTP shows Pattern of Negligence
IDAHO
Cambridge requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
$12.7 Million for Post Falls WWTP Improvements
ILLINOIS
Pittsfield requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
Crystal Lake requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
Batavia eyeing Expansion of Wastewater Treatment Plant
Crystal Lake City Council approves Loan for Wastewater Improvements
$26.6 Million for McHenry WWTP Project
Geneva needs $9 Million WWTP Upgrade
Paris requesting Bids for WWTP Sludge Dewatering Building
Chicago Building Phosphorous Recovery System
INDIANA
Bloomington requesting Bids for WWTP Rehab Project
Chesterton awards Bid for Pumps
IOWA
Fort Madison requesting Bids for WWTP Pump Station
Wyoming requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
Sioux City requesting Bids for WWTP Biofilter Media Replacement
KANSAS
Pittsburg may need WWTP Improvements
Liberal Wastewater Plant Upgrade may cost $28.6 Million
Lyndon authorizes Survey for Wastewater Options
Wellsville requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
MARYLAND
$80 Million for 2 WWTP Upgrades approved
$44 Million Wastewater Treatment Project moves to Construction Phase
MASSACHUSETTS
Falmouth receives Funds for Water/Wastewater Projects
MICHIGAN
Michigamme requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
Sault Ste. Marie requesting Bids for WWTP Pump Improvements
MINNESOTA
Moose Lake requesting Bids for WWTP Upgrade
Winsted requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
MISSOURI
Union hires Firm for Wastewater Program
Missouri American Water acquires City of Arnold Sewer System
Granby sets Deadline to settle Discharge Violations at WWTP
NEBRASKA
Lincoln requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
NEW HAMPSHIRE
3 Coos County Communities receive Federal Funding for Water & Wastewater
Portsmouth to push for Peirce Island Upgrades
NEW JERSEY
$28 Million to rebuild Bayshore WWTP
NEW MEXICO
Roswell requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
NEW YORK
Olean WWTP Bids come in Higher than Expected
Bids High for Trumansburg WWTP Upgrade
Corning WWTP needs Upgrade
Bids come in High for Olean WWTP Project
Medina requesting Bids for Completion of WWTP Improvements
Bids for Trumansburg Wastewater Project too High
NORTH CAROLINA
Killian Creek requesting Bids for WWTP Project
$36 Million for Fuquay-Varina Wastewater Expansion
NORTH DAKOTA
Tioga requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
OHIO
Peninsula considers WWTP Options
OKLAHOMA
$300 Million for Edmond Water/Wastewater Projects

PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia requesting Bids for Water/Wastewater Treatment Engineering Services
$1.7 Million for Columbia WWTP Improvements
Philadelphia requesting Bids for General Engineering Services
SOUTH CAROLINA
Hunting Island requesting Bids for WWTP Service
York requesting Bids for WWTP Project
New Wastewater problems for Estill
TENNESSEE
Spring Hill requesting Bids for WWTP Polymer System
Lenoir requesting Bids for WWTP Expansion
Ripley requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
Big Sandy requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
TEXAS
Randolph requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
Dallas requesting Bids for WWTP Rehab Improvement Design
Houston selects LAN for $15 Million WWTP Project
$20 Million for Kilgore Wastewater Plan
Dallas requesting Bids for Pump Station Improvements
Fort Worth requesting Bids for WWTP Aerobic System and Lift Stations
New Braunfels requesting Bids for Gravity Sludge Thickener
Sunfield requesting Bids for WWTP Expansion
Houston requesting Bids for Wastewater Rehab and Renewal Project
Annetta selects Bid Method for Construction of WWTP
Somerville Upgrades Wastewater Treatment Plant
VERMONT
New Brattleboro WWTP has Odor Control Problems
VIRGINIA
Hickory Flats requesting Bids for WWTP Improvements
Shenandoah County requesting Bids for WWTP Equipment
Louisa requesting Bids for WWTP Projects
Lorton WWTP requesting bids for Engineering Services
WEST VIRGINIA
Salem discusses New Wastewater Treatment Plant
WISCONSIN
Fond du Lac requesting Bids for WWTP Clarifier Rehab
Warrens requesting Bids for Improvements at the Warrens-Monroe WWTP
Wisconsin Dells requesting Bids for WWTP Modifications

CANADA
Calgary requesting Bids for UV Equipment
Metro Vancouver requesting Bids for Sludge Thickener System
Bonnybrook WWTP getting a Major Facelift
Caledonia requesting Bids for WWTP Upgrades
Brantford requesting Bids for SCADA Master Plan
$181 Million for New Regina WWTP
$8.2 Million for Saskatoon Wastewater Plant Improvements
Funding announced for New Thompson Wastewater Treatment Plant
RECENT CHEMICAL BID REPORTS
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INDUSTRIAL EMITTERS UPDATE
May, 2015 – No. 2
AMERICAS
Chemicals
Chevron Phillips Chemical Breaks Ground on Polyethlene Plant In Bartlesville, OK
Croda Breaks Ground On First Ever Facility to Produce Sustainable Non-Ionic Surfactants
Food
Seaboard Foods, Triumph Foods to Jointly Build $264m Pork Processing Facility in Iowa
Fitlife Foods to Open Food Production Center in Plant City, Florida
Wayne Farms to Create 500 Jobs in Alabama with Processing Plant Expansion
MG Foods' $2.55m Investment to Create 120 Jobs in Texas
Sopakco Expands Operations in South Carolina with New Fitment Pouch Line
Kelly Turkeys USA to Build New Poultry Production Facility in Virginia
Kellogg to Expand Cereal Production Plant in Canada
General Mills to Invest $253m to Expand Operations in Tennessee
Grupo LALA Inaugurates Phase I of $50m Dairy Plant in Nicaragua
Pulp and Paper
Cascades to Invest $26 million in Biorefinery Project at its Norampac Cabano, QC Plant
Irving Pulp & Paper Invests over $640,000 in Saint John, NB Pulp Mill Modernization
Biomass
Construction to Begin on Biomass-to-Fuels Facility in Oregon
Other Industries
ClearSign Field Test at Aera Validates Savings in Operating Costs for OTSG
Honeywell Helps Rock Island, IL Arsenal Boost Sustainability and Reduce Emissions
Nonwovens Producer Avgol Expanding NC Facility
ASIA
Chemical
Evonik Opens Expanded Oil-Additives Plant in Singapore
Jacobs Awarded EPCM Contract by Huntsman for Singapore Polyetheramine Expansion
Food
Kinh Do, Saigon Ve Wong to Build $30m Instant Noodle Plant in Vietnam
Cargill to Commission Corn Milling Plant in India
ITC to Set Up Four Food Parks in Tamil Nadu, India
Fonterra Increases Mozzarella Production with New Clandeboye, New Zealand Plant
ADM to Set Up Feed Plants in China and Minnesota
Kawan Food to Commission New Factory in Malaysia
Other Industries
Asahi Kasei to build new spinning plant for Planova BioEX filters
EMEA
Food
GrowUp Urban Farms gets nod to begin construction on aquaponic farm in UK
Mamee TGU to Build Instant Noodles and Snack Foods Factory in Saudi Arabia
Al Safi Danone Iraq to Receive Investment from IFC to Expand Dairy Operations
French Kiss Boosts Confectionery Production with New Moscow Facility
Vasari Global Opens Phase I of $150m Food Facility in Ethiopia
Pulp and Paper
BillerudKorsnäs Upgrades its 260,000-tonne/yr SC Fluting PM at Gruvön, Sweden
Mondi to Raise Pulp, Kraftliner Production at Swiecie mill in Poland
Russia’s Sveza Set to Start Construction of 1.2 Million-Tonne/Yr Kraft Pulp Mill in 2017
Biomass
B&W Vølund Awarded Contracts for More than $220 Million to Design, Manufacture and Operate UK Biomass Power Plant
Other Industries
Novo Nordisk Builds New Plant for Hemophilia Treatments
Nippon Shokubai Plans Belgium Investment for Superabsorbent Polymer
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