U.S. Cartridge Companies Are Becoming International Leaders through
Acquisitions
Three of the worlds top suppliers of liquid filtration cartridges have
increased their market share in the last twelve months due to acquisitions. The
mergers and market shares are tracked in Cartridge Filters: World Market
published by the McIlvaine Company. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
These leading companies are expanding vertically by acquiring suppliers of
vessels and media. They are expanding their application scope by buying
competitors who are strong in specific industries, and they are expanding their
geographic reach with acquisition of companies with regional strength.
Pall Corporation has acquired Filter Specialists, Inc. (FSI), a worldwide
supplier of filtration products and solutions based in Michigan City, Indiana.
The addition of FSIs products and technologies to our existing portfolio of
filtration solutions is a great fit for Pall. FSIs offerings are very
complementary and add solutions to our existing addressable markets, in addition
to covering markets where we currently dont have complete solutions, said
Larry Kingsley, Pall Chairman and CEO. The FSI products and markets tie nicely
to our current plans of creating value for our customers, particularly in the
oil and gas, chemical, and other industrial markets.
FSI is operating primarily in the industrial paint, chemical, petrochemical, oil
and gas, and food and beverage markets. For Pall this is a good fit since FSI is
a major supplier of vessels which house the cartridges.
Clarcor, Inc has completed the acquisition of Stanadyne Corps filtration
business from Kohlberg & Co LLC, in a US$325 million deal. Stanadyne supplies
original equipment (OE) and replacement fuel filtration products primarily for
off-road, agricultural and construction applications. With 2013 revenues of
approximately US$107 million and around 200 employees, the filtration business
has manufacturing facilities in Washington, North Carolina and start-up
operations in India.
Christopher Conway, Clarcors chairman, president and chief executive officer
(CEO) said: By combining this business with the OE capabilities of the other
companies in our Engine/Mobile segment, Baldwin Filters and Clark Filter, we
believe we will have the scale and focus to better serve OE customers and grow
this side of our business in a meaningful fashion.
Filtration Group, a portfolio company of Madison Capital Partners has grown to
include AG Industries, Air Flow Technology, Buffalo Filter, Chemco
Manufacturing, Clear Edge Filtration, Dafco Filtration Group, Filtrair, Filtran,
Filtration Group, Global Filter, Jonell, Porex, Universal Air Filter and Waco
Filters. AG Industries, Buffalo Filter, Clear Edge Filtration, Jonell and Porex
were all acquired during 2013.
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Middle East Pump Sales to Exceed $2 Billion Next Year
Countries in the Middle East will spend nearly $2.2 billion for pumps next year.
This is the latest forecast in Pumps World Market, published by the McIlvaine
Company. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
($ Millions)
Industry 2015
Total 2,200
Chemical 75
Electronics 1
Flood Control 16
Food 64
Metals 19
Mining 4
Oil and Gas 573
Other Industries 345
Pharmaceutical 21
Power 108
Pulp & Paper 11
Refinery 350
Stone 68
Wastewater 242
Water 303
Countries included in the totals are:
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Other Middle East
Saudi Arabia
Syrian Arab Republic
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
Separate forecasts by industry and pump type for each of the next five years are
provided for each of the eight countries and one aggregation of small countries.
Smaller countries include:
Afghanistan
Armenia
Bahrain
Cyprus
Gaza Strip
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Oman
Qatar
West Bank
Yemen
The largest market is oil and gas and accounts for 26 percent of the total. An
equal amount will be spent by municipalities for water and wastewater.
Desalination is a very big market in the region. Israel leads the way with a
huge desalination program. In a decade where total fresh water supply has been
sharply reduced, Israel has built enough desalination capacity to easily supply
its own demands.
There is a trend toward increased use of reverse osmosis (RO) rather than
thermal desalination. The pump expenditure is much higher in plants using the RO
approach due to the high osmotic pressures which must be overcome.
For more information on Pumps World Market, click on:
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Headlines for Utility E-Alert August 1, 2014
UTILITY E-ALERT
#1185 August 1, 2014
Table of Contents
COAL US
Navajo Generating Station on track to end Operations by 2044
Stanley-Alberici JV win EPC Contract for Emission Control at Edgewater,
Sheboygan, WI
COAL WORLD
Chinese Consortium Preferred Bidder for 450 MW Coal-fired Power Plant in
Bosnia
GAS/OIL - US
Company finds Natural Gas in Southeastern North Dakota
GAS/OIL WORLD
TransAlta building 150 MW Combined Cycle Gas-fired Power Plant in South
Hedland, Australia
Alstom wins Contract worth 335 Million Euros in Mexico
Tenaga signs HoA with SIPP Energy for proposed Joint Venture Combined Cycle
Gas Turbine Power Plant in Pasir Gudang, Johor, Malaysia
Gazprom Subsidiary to go Local for Gas Turbine Spare Parts
CO2
Sargent & Lundy receives engineering contract for Petra Nova Carbon Capture
Project in Texas
NUCLEAR
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant may shut down December 29
Westinghouse hopes for Nuclear Power Plant deal in Bulgaria
Rosatom signs MOU to build Floating Nuclear Power Plants with China
DOE awards Fluor $420 Million 3-year Contract for Paducah deactivation and
shutdown
BUSINESS
Berkshire Hathaway Application to buy AltaLink receives Preliminary Approval
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems to merge with Babcock-Hitachi
URS and Mobotec bring Proven NOx Control Technology to the US Coal-fired Power
Industry
Mercury Removal from Natural Gas and Industrial Stacks will generate Billions
of Dollars in Annual Revenues for Solutions Providers
Upgrading Coal Plants around the World is the Best and Quickest Way to Reduce
CO2
HOT TOPIC HOUR
Many Mercury Sorbent Options discussed in Hot Topic Hour July 31
MATS Timing and Technology Options is the Hot Topic on August 7, 2014
Upcoming Hot Topic Hours
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on important energy and pollution control subjects. Power webinars are free for
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See below for information on upcoming Hot Topic Hours. We welcome your input
relative to suggested additions.
DATE SUBJECT
August
14 Industrial Boiler and Cement MACT Timing and Compliance Options
21 MEGA Symposium
28 Demineralization and Degasification
September
4 Hot Gas Filtration
11 Power Plant Pumps
18 Power Water Monitoring
25 Power Plant Water Treatment Chemicals
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