Air Filtration Market News for May 09
Here are the excerpts for the month of May 09 to the Air Filtration & Purification Markets Updates. For more information to Air Filtration & Purification Markets, click on: http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/air.html#n022 .
Many projects, mergers and acquisitions are detailed in monthly updates in the Market Reports Chapters under Industry Analysis: Aerospace, Food, Disk Drive, Flat Panel, Metalworking, Other Electronics, Pharmaceutical, Power, Pulp Mills, Semiconductor and Transportation.
Production of single-family homes increased in April, according to newly released figures by the U.S. Commerce Department. While overall starts fell 12.8 percent to a record-low seasonally adjusted annual pace of 458,000 units, the decline was entirely confined to the multifamily sector, where production fell 46 percent to a 90,000-unit pace .
The seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts decreased to 117,400 units in April from 146,500 units in March, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
The seasonally adjusted annual rate of urban starts decreased 24 per cent to 96,800 units in April. Urban multiple starts decreased 32.7 per cent to 54,700 units
Wind Power 2009, the worlds largest wind conference and expo, recently was held in Chicago. The event hosted 1,280 exhibiting companies and over 23,000 attendees, a strong indication that Wind Energy is a growing market for filters.
The U.S. installed 2800 MW of new wind turbines in the first quarter. McIlvaine is tracking the individual wind projects and we also have a networking directory of the suppliers of turbines, gear boxes, and hydraulic systems. These are companies which would buy the first filter. We also have information on the end users and the location of each turbine in our Renewable Energy World Markets
Donaldson was an exhibitor at Wind Power 2009 with a wide range of filter elements and housings for bearing lubrication, gearbox lubrication and yaw, pitch, and braking control systems. Air filtration solutions include their air breather, placed on hydraulic reservoirs and gearboxes to prevent atmospheric contamination from entering and to allow for sufficient air movement and pressure equalization inside the chamber
Eatons Dirt-gate Reservoir Breather filters out airborne particles and moisture before they contaminate the oil. Hydraulic reservoirs breathe air in and out as the oil level rises and falls. The breather performs as a gate ..
Palls protection against airborne contaminants for wind turbine gearbox reliability includes:
Air filtration for nacelle protection against moisture and salt in offshore WEGs
Reservoir-mounted air breather against airborne contaminants and moisture
Ultipleatฎ SRT oil filter technology for high resistance to stress, cold start and cyclic conditions
Lydall, Inc. (NYSE: LDL) announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009.
Net sales for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 were $54.3 million compared with $89.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2008
Ahlstrom Corporation announced its first quarter sales decreased by 19.3 percent compared to the first quarter of 2008 due to weak demand. Net sales for the quarter were EUR 376.1 million, with EBIT (Operating profit/loss) of EUR -10.7 million.
Net sales for the first quarter in the Filtration Business Area were Euro 65.0 million .
Buckeye Technologies Sales and Earnings for JanuaryMarch 2009 quarter
Net sales of $171.6 million for the quarter were down 15% compared to the same quarter a year ago, with sales in the Specialty Fibers segment down 18% and sales in the Nonwoven Materials segment only off 2%...............
For the third quarter, Noveko Internationals consolidated revenues amounted to $3.9 million, up by 10.5% over the corresponding quarter of the previous year. This increase is due primarily to the contribution of the new subsidiaries Noveko Alg้rie, Micron-Air, Magnum and Purer Life for the full quarter. For the first nine months of the current fiscal year, consolidated revenues amounted to $13.8 million, up by $3.6 million or 35.5% over the nine-month period ended March 31, 2008. Net loss for the third quarter was $5.7 million and $19.1 for the first nine months of the fiscal year.
Fiberweb announces that it is in advanced discussions with leading Brazilian spunbond producer Fitesa and Fitesas parent company Petropar, concerning the establishment of a 50/50 joint venture focused primarily on the market for hygiene fabrics for use in diapers and feminine care products in the Americas .
Donaldson Company recently announced that an independent research study conducted by Nelson Laboratories reported that a Donaldson HEPA filter media achieved a viral removal efficiency greater than 99.99909% and a bacterial removal efficiency greater than 99.99996%. Beyond the protection offered by a standard HEPA filter, Donaldson also offers an enhanced microbial barrier in its BIOAdvantage Antimicrobial HEPA Filtration Technology
Vokes-Air Groups UK facility, located in Burnley, Lancashire, has recently been recertified for ISO 9001 following an audit by BSI, the National Standards Body in the UK.
Whilst the Burnley facility has held ISO 9001 certification for many years, this latest audit accredited for the newest version of the standard ISO 9001:2008 ..
One of Dubai's two most prominent property development groups, to offer an advantage in the competitive Dubai luxury hotel market, will include rooms offering Airfree, an air sterilization system which works via the safe, non-toxic, age old method of heat sterilization.
The patented technology sterilizes the air at 400ฐ F (200ฐC) of bacteria and micro-organisms - the very particles which exacerbate the endemic allergy symptoms and air conditioning related illnesses. The air is pulled in by air convection, sterilized in their exclusive TSS technology chamber and returned to room
Johns Manville (JM) will present its new nonwoven products for filtration and building applications at the 2009 Techtextil show in Frankfurt, June 16-18 (hall 3.1, booth E 79).
With a new heavyweight variation of its SpunFil product, JM has extended its polyester spunbond range for filtration. The 260 g/mฒ filter media for industrial air filtration increases the stiffness, stability and filter efficiency significantly .
Air-Freedom is start-up company developing a disruptive technology in air filtration with a variety of promising applications including air conditioners, air purifiers, and electronic equipment cooling systems. The company's proprietary filter combines centrifugal separators (a multi-cyclone matrix filter) with a media filter. This breakthrough combination results in a very slow pressure drop build-up during the filter lifetime and superior dust capacity compared to existing air filters ..
The Kathabar Secure Environmental System (SES) helps protect against biological attacks, pandemics/epidemics, viruses/germs, and airborne matter. The System design ensures no microbiological cross-contamination.
Secure Environmental System exchanges temperature and humidity between air and a desiccant transfer solution. The air is cleaned by the desiccant solution as it passes through high-efficiency packing in each section. Outside air and exhaust air are handled with independent units
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