Air Filtration Market News for Oct. 2010
Here are excerpts from the Air Filtration & Purification Markets Updates for the month of October 2010. For more information, click on: http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/air.html#n022 .
Many projects, mergers and acquisitions are detailed in monthly updates in the Market Report’s Chapters under Industry Analysis: Aerospace, Food, Disk Drive, Flat Panel, Metalworking, Other Electronics, Pharmaceutical, Power, Pulp Mills, Semiconductor and Transportation.
Nationwide housing starts edged up 0.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 610,000 units in September, due entirely to a 4.4 percent gain in the single-family sector, according to U.S. Commerce Department figures released Tuesday, Oct. 19.
Permit issuance, which can be an indicator of future building activity, declined 5.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 539,000 units in September…
Commuters who pass through Union Station can look forward to a few more comforts at the Daniel Burnham-designed building, after Gov. Quinn and Amtrak announced a $40 million project expected to double the passenger waiting area, add new restrooms and bring air conditioning to the great hall.
The project, which is expected to take two years…
Hyatt Hotels Announces Plans for Approximately 2,000 Hypo-Allergenic Rooms
Hyatt Hotels & Resorts announced recently its plans to purify the guest experience with the introduction of hypo-allergenic rooms at all of its full service properties in the U.S., Canada, and the Caribbean. The Respire by Hyatt - Hypo-Allergenic Rooms, powered by PURE Solutions NA…
Ahlstrom Corporation reported July-September 2010 net sales EUR 482.4 million, up 20.4 percent compared to the same period in 2009.
Operating profit for the period was EUR 16.9 million, and profit before taxes is reported at EUR 8.3 million, compared to EUR 7.3 million for the same period 2009.
For the January-September 2010 period, net sales are reported at EUR 1,412.8 million…
As of September 2010, Freudenberg Filtration Technologies has entered into a joint venture with Micro Fresh Filters (Aust.) Pty. Ltd. by acquiring a majority share of the Australian company. Micro Fresh Filters is a specialist in manufacturing technically demanding filters for the Mining and raw material processing industry. With this arrangement, Freudenberg Filtration Technologies will expand its portfolio of filter cartridges and secure a solid base for further growth in Australia…
Nonwovens producer Polymer Group Inc (PGI) has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Blackstone Capital Partners, a publicly traded investment firm…
Filtration specialist Donaldson Co. has expanded its facility in Leuven, Belgium, home to the company’s European administrative and engineering operations.
The new 3700 m2 addition more than doubles the capacity of the existing test facility, supporting Donaldson engine filtration technologies for liquid, crankcase and air filtration, as well as noise vibration and exhaust after treatment…
Camfil Farr has announced its 30/30 Test Drive program, whereby organizations can try the company’s energy-efficient air filters for free…
The latest phase of development of the Monadnock Non-Wovens’ Mount Pocono manufacturing facility is completed and is now occupied. The 7,500 square feet of new space will improve packaging, warehousing and shipping activities and completes a three-year facility expansion including more than doubling output, increasing production space by 50 percent…
UV Flu Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: UVFT) recently announced that in response to interest from the marketplace, the company intends to rapidly roll out the development of a residential sector air purifier offering features specifically designed for the residential marketplace…
Futureairtech.com Offers Patent-Pending Air Purification Technology
Air purifiers and cleaners are widely available, but Future Air Technology claims only their Air Oasis Air Purifier uses the nano Nickel HCT™ catalyst. This patent-pending hydrated five metal nano catalyst, combined with a 254 nm UV lamp with a proprietary long life coating, delivers the benefits many seek from Photo Catalytic Oxidation (PCO) purifiers of air…
At the recent Dornbirn Manmade Fibres Conference in Austria, Elke Schmalz of the Saxon Textile Research Institute (STFI) introduced Hycospun.
This is a new process developed at the STFI for manufacturing hydrodynamically bonded spunbond and meltblown composites with fine fibre layers (less than 10µm), in a project commissioned by the air filtration industry…
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