January 2015 - Cleanroom - Ultrapure Water Insights 41

Sales of hardware for cleanrooms will exceed $4.6 billion next year. Over 60 percent of this spending will be in East Asia. This is the latest forecast in World Cleanroom Markets published by the McIlvaine Company. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)

World Region	2015
Total	4,635
Africa	35
CIS	46
East Asia	2,780
Eastern Europe	33
Middle East	76
NAFTA	877
South & Central America	88
West Asia	95
Western Europe	605

The semiconductor and flat panel displays will account for just under 25 percent of the total. The semiconductor industry is booming. The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $87 billion during the third quarter of 2014, an increase of 5.7 percent over the previous quarter and a jump of 8 percent compared to the third quarter of 2013.

China is increasing spending due to smart phone sales and infrastructure buildup. Smart wearable devices, cloud computing and smart cars are likely to contribute to a record semiconductor expenditure on cleanroom hardware in 2015.

Five foundries are going to be able to offer high-volume leading-edge foundry production over the next five years (TSMC, GlobalFoundries, UMC, Samsung and Intel). Samsung recently announced plans to build a $14.7 billion wafer fab in Pyeongtaek, a city south of Seoul. The new fab is slated to begin production in the second half of 2017.

The market is being driven by the need to upgrade and replace older facilities with new ones which can make chips with smaller line sizes and more memory per chip. As the line size decreases, the damage done by a particle of a given size increases. There is, therefore, a continuing need for cleaner space.

Stronger demand for services could drive the United States GDP growth rate higher, causing many investment banks to turn bullish just as U.S. stocks see a wide selloff.

Service industry revenue rose 5% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2014, far above analysts’ expectations. Economists are attributing the surprise surge to greater discretionary purchasing power amongst American consumers as oil prices fall. The news caused analysts at JP Morgan to upgrade GDP expectations from 4.3% to 4.4%, while Barclays raised their expectation from 4.1% to 4.2%.

Economists believe that domestic demand is strengthening in the United States, which is more than offsetting weak demand abroad. If the diverging trend between American and global demand continues, analysts believe more investors could seek to buy U.S. equities and debt, which could have a number of ripple effects that in turn will cause asset and debt prices in the U.S. to surge further. (The remaining text is not included in this sample.)

Investors will keep an ear to the ground as China's policymakers gather in Beijing for the country's Central Economic Work Conference (CEWC) – a closed-door annual meeting that sets economic priorities for the coming year.

Dates for the meeting have not been officially announced, but the meeting is expected to kick off on December 16, according to Ta Kung Pao - a Hong Kong-based newspaper with ties to the mainland government. The meeting usually lasts 2-3 days.

A key issue for the CEWC will be setting next year's gross domestic product (GDP) growth target, viewed as an important signal of policy intentions.

While the targets are typically made public in March during the National People's Congress, they are occasionally leaked to local media shortly after the meeting.

As growth appears set to fall towards the lower-end of this year's "about" 7.5% target, Beijing is widely expected to propose a target of 7.0% – the lowest in a decade.

"The new leadership has proposed the concept of an economic 'new normal', which we understand to encompass slower but more balanced growth and increased reforms. We firmly believe that the top leadership is willing to accept slower but more sustainable growth," said Chang Chun Hua, China economist at Nomura. (The remaining text is not included in this sample.)

Malta's Individual Consumption decreased slightly in 2013 and saw its GDP increase by a similar margin, according to a Eurostat report

The report uses Actual Individual Consumption (AIC) as a measure of material welfare of households. In 2013, AIC per capita expressed in Purchasing Power Standards (PPS) varied from 49% to 136% of the EU28 average across the Member States.

Actual Individual Consumption consists of goods and services actually consumed by individuals, irrespective of whether these goods and services are purchased and paid for by households, by government, or by non-profit organizations. In international volume comparisons of consumption, AIC is often seen as the preferable measure, since it is not influenced by the fact that the organization of certain important services consumed by households, like health and education services, differs a lot across countries.

The highest level of Actual Individual Consumption per capita in the EU28 was recorded in Luxembourg, at more than 35% above the EU28 average. Germany and Austria were around 20% above the average and Denmark, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium and France recorded levels between 10% and 15% above the average, while Italy was on the average.

In Ireland, Cyprus and Spain levels were up to 10% below the EU28 average, while Portugal, Greece and Malta were between 10% and 20% below. Lithuania, Slovenia, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia were between 20% and 30% below the average, while Estonia, Latvia, Hungary and Croatia were between 30% and 40% below. Romania was just under 40% below the average, while Bulgaria was around 50% below the average.

These data, published by Eurostat, are based on revised purchasing power parities, and the latest GDP and population figures. They cover the 28 EU Member States, three EFTA Member States, five candidate countries and one potential candidate country. (The remaining text is not included in this sample.)

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Cheniere to Issue $1.0 Bln Convertible PIK Notes for Corpus Christi Liquefaction Project

Bechtel Begins Construction on Expanded Tilbury LNG Facility in BCRevision Date: 12/26/2014

NextDecade Announces York Capital Investment and Formation of Strategic Partnership to Develop LNG Export Projects

Bestobell Marine Wins Contract with Hudong Zhongua Shipyard to Supply Cryogenic Globe and Check Valves

New Saudi-Sinopec Oil Refinery to Delay Exports to 2015 (Article Dated: 12/18/2014)

Phillips 66 Files for Permit to Build Condensate Splitter at Sweeny, TX Refinery (Article Dated: 12/18/2014)

Mexico's Pemex to Boost Fuel Output with Upgrade at Tula Refinery (Article Dated: 12/18/2014)

Indonesia to Sign Sales, Refinery Agreements with CNOOC, Saudi Aramco (Article Dated: 12/18/2014)

Chile Bio Bio Oil Refinery to Get Maintenance Work in March (Article Dated: 12/18/2014)

Petrobras Starts Furnaces at RNEST Refinery Distillation Unit (Agreement Dated: 12/18/2014)

Fuel Leak Discovered at Mobil’s Altona Refinery in Australia (Article Dated: 12/18/2014)

Japan Refiners Headed Towards Consolidation after 2017 (Article Dated: 12/17/2014)

ING Says EU Refining Industry Needs to Shrink by 40 Percent (Article Dated: 12/17/2014)

Pristec AG Signs Agreement with China’s CNPC for Use of "Cold Cracking Technology" (Article Dated: 12/16/2014)

Technip Awarded Contract for New Bahrain Refinery Units (Article Dated: 12/16/2014)

Honeywell to Boost Refinery Operations at Turkey’s Tupras Refineries (Article Dated: 12/16/2014)

Sinopec Starts 16-mln-bbl Crude Storage Base in China’s Hainan Province (Article Dated: 12/16/2014)

Vietnam Breaks Ground on Third Oil Refinery Project, to Cost $3.2 Bln (Article Dated: 12/16/2014)

Alon Partners to Acquire Krotz Springs Refinery from Alon Energy (Article Dated: 12/16/2014)

INEOS Invests $1 Bln in UK Shale for Refining, Petrochemical Feedstocks (Article Dated: 12/16/2014)

Dangote Says Nigeria Lagos Refinery to Start by Mid-2018 (Article Dated: 12/15/2014)

Ergon Plans $150 Mln Expansion at its Mississippi-Based Specialty Oil Refinery (Article Dated: 12/15/2014)

Foster Wheeler Awarded EPC Contract for ExxonMobil’s Antwerp Refinery Upgrade (Article Dated: 12/15/2014)

GTC Technology Signs Agreement to Provide its BTX Technology in China (Article Dated: 12/15/2014)

Nigerian Refineries Continue to Operate under Installed Capacity (Article Dated: 12/15/2014)

Multiple Refineries Are in Development Stages throughout The Bakken Formation (Article Dated: 12/12/2014)

Bay Area Refineries Embark on Projects to Transform Business Practices (Article Dated: 12/12/2014)

Neste Oil Plans to Invest €500 Mln to Integrate Two Finnish Refineries Operations (Article Dated: 12/12/2014)

Neste Jacobs to Build Production Units at Neste Oil Refineries in Finland (Article Dated: 12/11/2014)

Bahrain $100 Mln Hydrocracking Unit Contract Goes to CB&I (Article Dated: 12/11/2014)

Kuwait Petroleum International Cancels Refinery Investment, Considers Sale (Article Dated: 12/11/2014)

South Korea's SK Lubricants Starts Operations at Spanish JV with Repsol (Article Dated: 12/11/2014)

European Refiners Seek Sacrificial Cuts in Fight to Survive (Article Dated: 12/10/2014)

European Refiners Get Rare Boost from Late-year U.S. Demand (Article Dated: 12/10/2014)

Venezuela to Do Maintenance on Petrocendo Heavy Crude Upgrader (Article Dated: 12/10/2014)

EPA Says GHG Emissions from Refineries Up 1.6 Percent in 2013 (Article Dated: 12/10/2014)

First Alaskan Crude in a Decade Heads to S.Korea As Shale Pressures Build (Article Dated: 12/9/2014)

Saras to Buy Eni's Processing Units near Sarroch Refinery (Article Dated: 12/9/2014)

CB&I to Supply Ethylene Heaters for Petronas' RAPID Project (Article Dated: 12/9/2014)

Air Quality Systems Contract Let for Vietnam’s Nghi Son Refining Complex (Article Dated: 12/9/2014)

Saipem Wins $750 Mln EPCI Contract from Pemex for the Lakach Field in GOM (Article Dated: 12/5/2014)

U.S. to Continue Probe of Pipe Imports from South Korea, Turkey (Article Dated: 12/5/2014)

Saipem Wins $750 Mln EPCI Contract from Pemex for the Lakach Field in GOM (Article Dated: 12/5/2014)

U.S. EPA Seeks More Input on Sweeping Power Plant Rule (Article Dated: 12/5/2014)

Polish Industrial Users Cut Back on Gas Supplied Direct from Russia (Article Dated: 12/5/2014)

Saudi Aramco Gives Pipeline Contract to China's SEPCO (Agreement Dated: 12/5/2014)

Pembina Pipeline to Build $105 Mln Gas Processing Plant at Musreau (Article Dated: 12/5/2014)

Consider Coal Gasification for Liquid Fuels Production (Article Dated: 12/4/2014)

Fluor and Technip Awarded RAPID Refinery Facilities Project in Malaysia (Article Dated: 12/4/2014)

Wood Group Mustang Selected to Provide Engineering Services for Statoil Snorre C Platform (Article Dated: 12/4/2014)

Sasol Awards Foster Wheeler EPCm Contract for Temane Gas Processing Facility in Mozambique (Article Dated: 12/4/2014)

Pembina Pipeline Corporation Provides Project Updates (Article Dated: 12/4/2014)

Southwestern Energy Announces Acquisition of Southwest Marcellus And Utica Assets (Article Dated: 12/3/2014)

Crestwood Midstream Announces Successful Non-Binding Open Season for MARC II Pipeline (Article Dated: 12/3/2014)

ARM Midstream to Build New Crude Oil Gathering System in Bakken/Three Forks Shale Play (Article Dated: 12/3/2014)

PennTex to Process 200 MMSCFD of Natural Gas at Louisiana Facility (Article Dated: 12/3/2014)

FMC Technologies Awarded Subsea Systems Contract for Total's Edradour and Glenlivet Fields (Article Dated: 12/3/2014)

McDermott Awarded Second Contract for PETRONAS Bukit Tua Development in Indonesia (Article Dated: 12/3/2014)

Oman’s Gulf Energy Signs Commercial Order for OriginOil CLEAN-FRAC™ System (Article Dated: 12/3/2014)

OneSubsea Awarded Contract for More than $270 Mln for Pemex Lakach Deepwater Development (Article Dated: 12/3/2014)

CB&I Announces Technology Award over $100 Mln in Bahrain (Article Dated: 12/2/2014)

FMC Technologies Awarded Frame Agreement to Supply Subsea Production Systems (Article Dated: 12/2/2014)

CB&I Announces Gasification Technology Award in China (Article Dated: 12/2/2014)

Alfa Laval Wins SEK 290 Mln Order for OLMI Air Cooled Heat Exchangers (Article Dated: 12/2/2014)

UK’s IGas to Start Drilling at Ellesmere Port Exploration Site in November (Article Dated: 12/2/2014)

ATCO Secures $50 Mln Contract to Build Natural Gas Pipeline in Mexico (Article Dated: 12/2/2014)

Enhanced Oil Recovery Being Applied To Tight Oil Reservoirs in The Bakken (Article Dated: 12/2/2014)

DEP Fines Range Resources $4.15 Mln for Violating Environmental Regulations (Article Dated: 12/1/2014)

EPA Finalizes Greenhouse Gas Permit for $1 Bln Gas-to-Gasoline Plant (Article Dated: 12/1/2014)

Meritage Midstream Brings Online 50 Buttes Natural Gas Plant in WY (Article Dated: 12/1/2014)

Chevron Announces $1.5 Bln Sale and JV Partnership with KUFPEC for Duvernay Shale Assets in Canada (Article Dated: 12/1/2014)

GE Oil & Gas Selects Jacksonville, FL for Advanced Manufacturing Facility (Article Dated: 12/1/2014)

EPA Finalizes Greenhouse Gas Permit for $500 Mln CCI Petroleum Facilities, Processing Plant and Export Terminal (Article Dated: 12/1/2014)

Alfa Laval Wins Offshore Canada SEK 120 Mln Pumping Systems Order (Article Dated: 12/1/2014)

This monthly update is devoted to wastewater infrastructure news around the world, outside of the United States and Canada, and is meant to complement McIlvaine's Ultrapure Water World Markets or World Cleanroom Markets.

China: Israel’s Economy Minister Inaugurates Center for Promoting Israeli Water Technologies

India: Asia’s Largest WWTP Running at only 10% of Capacity due to Payment Dispute

Qatar: Water Authority Awards US$414 Million Al Dhakira Project to Hyundai Rotem

Ontwa and Elkhart Townships agree to reduce Wastewater’s Hydrogen Sulfide Levels

This includes only projects where there was an update during the month. There are thousands of projects in the database.

New power generation projects are tracked in two publications. Fossil and Nuclear Power Generation includes both market forecasts and project data. World Power Generation Projects has just the project data.

Project Title	First Entry Date	Location	Startup Date
Mejillones power plant-GDF Suez	12/1/2014	Chile	2018
Twin Buttes Enterprises Nuclear Power Plant	12/1/2014	ID	Unknown
Srikakulam ultra supercritical power plant-APGenco	12/1/2014	India	Unknown
Tanjung Borneo-Tanjung Power Indonesia	12/1/2014	Indonesia	2018
Kangdong County power plant	12/1/2014	North Korea	Unknown
Songkhla province Power Plant-EGAT	12/1/2014	Thailand	Unknown
Krabi province power plant-EGAT	12/1/2014	Thailand	Unknown
Kostolac power plant new unit and upgrade-EPS	11/1/2013	Serbia	2019
Avantha Bhandar Korba West -Adani Power	8/1/2013	India	Unknown
Jerada power plant-ONEE	7/1/2013	Morocco	2016
Toledo City CFB expansion-Aboitz Power (Therma Visayas)	6/1/2013	Philippines	2018
Thar II power plant-Engro Powergen/Sindh Engro Coal Mining	5/1/2013	Pakistan	2019
Krabi power plant-Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT)	8/1/2012	Thailand	2020
Ramagundam Stage IV supercritical power plant-NTPC	5/1/2010	India	Unknown
Haldia power plant-RPG Group (CESC)	9/1/2009	India	2015
Karchana supercritical power plant	3/1/2009	India	Unknown
Duyen Hai 1 supercritical power plant-EVN	1/1/2009	Vietnam	2018
Safi IPP	8/1/2008	Morocco	2018
Paks 2 unit completion	5/1/2008	Hungary	2025
Eemshaven - RWE	4/1/2006	Netherlands	2014
Mahanadi (Hemgir) supercritical coalfields plant-Coal India	4/1/2005	India	Unknown
Tabas-Electric Power Development of Iran	7/1/2002	Iran	2018