Subject:  Air Filtration Market News For July ‘08

Here are the headlines for the month of July ’08 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 .

AIR FILTRATION UPDATE

JULY 2008

CONSTRUCTION

US June Housing Starts Up Due to NYC Code Change

Canada Home Starts Fell 4.3 percent in June

Japan Housing Starts Fall in May

Miami Valley Hospital Heart Tower Project Breaks Ground 

Australia’s Royal Children’s Hospital Begins $1 Billion Facility

PHARMACEUTICAL MARKET

Pharmaceutical Emerging Markets Playing an Increasing Role

NONWOVENS

    INDA Seminar on EU REACH Regulations

COMPANY NEWS

    Ahlstrom Divides Nonwovens Business

    Ahlstrom Announces Price Increases On Filtration Materials Worldwide

    SPX Finalizes Air Filtration Unit Sale

    Applied Nanoscience and Emergency Filtration Products Announce Merger

    Fiber Bond to Expand

NEW PRODUCTS

    New Air Filtration Using Wool Fibers

    Entegris Introduces Two Chemical Filters

    New HV HEPA Filter from AFC

Many projects, mergers and acquisitions are detailed in monthly updates in the Market Report’s Chapters under Industry Analysis. 

Bob McIlvaine

847-784-0012

rmcilvaine@mcilvainecompany.com