Subject Air Filtration Market News
Here are excerpts for the month of May ‘07 to the Air Filtration and Purification Markets Updates. These updates reflect only some of the new additions. The analysis and revenues are constantly revised.
CONSTRUCTION
Hotel Construction Spending Remains Active
The hotel construction market expanded sharply last year and is expected to stay at its heightened level for several more years, but no further significant expansion is expected
US Housing Starts
Privately-owned housing starts in April were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,528,000. This is 2.5 percent above the revised March estimate of 1,491,000, but is 16.1 percent below the revised April 2006 rate of 1,821,000.
Single-family housing starts in April were at a rate of 1,225,000…
Japan March Housing Starts up 5.5 percent
Japan housing starts in March rose 5.5 pct year-on-year to 99,488, marking the first rise in three months…
FINANCIALS
Ahlstrom reports an operating profit of EUR 23.3 million for the first quarter of 2007, representing a 5.6% margin. Net sales (adjusted for currency effect) grew by 3.4%...
CLARCOR sales in the first quarter of 2007 declined by $4 million, a 2% decrease compared to the first quarter of 2006…
Flanders Corporation announced its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007. Revenues for the quarter were $60.2 million up 18.4% from $50.9 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2006…
Peerless Mfg. Co. reported its financial results for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007. Revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2007 were $20.2 million, an increase of $2.1 million, or 11.4%...
COMPANY NEWS
Donaldson Filtration Acquires Rawsen Equipment
Donaldson Filtration’s acquisition of air filtration company Rawsen will grow the company’s compressed air filtration interests in sub-Saharan Africa...
Donaldson’s AFS Engine Filter Selected by Bell Helicopter for High Performance Aerospace Filtration Systems, Inc. (AFS) has been competitively selected by Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. to provide a fully integrated high-performance inlet barrier filter (IBF) system for the new Bell 417 helicopter…
Ahlstrom Invests in New Needlepunch Line for N. American Dust Filtration Market
Ahlstrom will invest EUR 8 million in a new needlepunch line for its North American filtration business, targeting the growing dust filtration market…
DuPont Sorona Polymer and Hybrid Membrane Technology Receive IDEA07 Award
Two of the latest technologies from DuPont, one based on bio-based technology and the other based on nanofiber science – DuPont™ Sorona® polymer and DuPont Hybrid Membrane Technology (HMT) respectively – have received prestigious IDEA Achievement Awards…
Lenzing Forms Carbon Fiber JV with SGL and Kelheim
Lenzing subsidiary Lenzing Plastics says it has formed a joint venture with carbon fiber producer SGL Carbon (Weisbaden, Germany) and Kelheim Fibres (Kelheim, Germany) to produce primary materials for carbon fibers, including polyacrylonitrile, at Kelheim. The joint venture, named European Precursor, is expected to start operations this year…
NEW PRODUCTS
Fiberlene Filters, Dallas, TX, offers laboratory tested electrostatic air filters that indicate very low initial resistance (0.12”wg) and a very high loading capacity. The filters have a patented "stage loading" design to trap more dust, up to 160 grams and last longer in all applications…
Luber-finer’s heavy duty cabin air filters, trapping virtually all pollen and dust particles, are rated with a capability to remove 99.5 percent of allergen contaminants from outside air. The filters are manufactured with fibers that are electrostatically charged…
Columbus Industries’ High Capacity and High Capacity Supra II filters are designed to withstand the rigors of glue or adhesive applications. Constructed of layers of slit and expanded kraft paper, these filters have a very open face-ply backed with several graduated density layers which allows for greater depth loading and exceptional holding capacity…
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