Filtration Industry Analyst
December 2003
Filtration Company Index Aeronex
16
Ahlstrom
12
Alfa Laval
15
Andritz
12
Baker Hughes
15
Bekaert
5
BHA Group Holdings
15
Ceco Environmental
7,12,15
Clarcor
15
Crown Andersen
15
Cummins
15
MARKET PROSPECTS
Cuno
11,15
Domnick Hunter
15
Donaldson
15
Dorr-Oliver Eimco
11
Eimco Process Equipment
8
Esco Technologies
6
Everpure
1
Fedders
15
Flanders
7,15
Flottweg
14
GEA
14
GL&V
15
Hydranautics
11
Hyflux
15
International Water-Guard
13
Ionics
8,11,15
ITT Industries
9,15,16
Lydall Mann+Hummel McLeod Russel Met-Pro MFRI mg technologies Millipore Mott Mykrolis Nordic Water Norit North Carolina SRT Pall Paques Parker Hannifin Peerless Mfg Pentair Plymouth Products Porvair PTI Consolidated Sartorius USFilter
12 9 13 15 11,15 15 13 11,15 5 15,16 11 1 6 15 12 13,15 15 1,15 1 14,15 6 11,12,15 1,12
Veronesi
14
Wedeco
16
Whatman
15
Zenon Environmental
2
STORA ENSO TO MODERNIZE PAPER MACHINE Stora Enso is to upgrade and modernize one of its paper machines at its publication paper mill at Summa, Finland. The number two machine manufactures magazine and improved newsprint papers. The 53 million project, which will improve efficiency and competitiveness by developing the machine towards higher-value-added grades, is scheduled for completion in April 2005.
WATER & WASTEWATER
8,15
H2O Innovation
Kirk & Blum
PULP & PAPER
1,15
ADB FUNDS WATER PROJECTS IN CAMBODIA, NEPAL The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved US$34.6 million in loans and grants to aid the development of water infrastructure in the region. The projects encompass a US$6.3 million loan to help improve sanitation and supply in seven provincial towns of Cambodia and a US$24 million loan for similar work in Nepal, as well as a US$4.3 million technical assistance grant to promote effective water management policies and practices. The funding in Cambodia is in addition to an ADB loan of US$20 million approved in December 1999 to provide better living conditions for 350 000 people in seven towns. It has several subprojects, including upgrading water supply facilities, such as intakes, treatment plants and distribution networks, as well
as rebuilding a sewage collection and transmission network and a treatment plant. The extra funding reflects a revision of the cost of the project from US$26.3 million to US$34.6 million that follows a decision to rebuild, rather than repair many of the facilities. The completion date of the water supply component will be extended from March 2004 to June 2005 and the wastewater management system from June to December 2005 in order to accommodate the revisions to the project. The Nepalese project will provide safe water supply and sanitation in poor and remote areas of mid-western and farwestern Nepal. It will improve facilities in 1200 communities in 21 districts, benefiting about 850 000 people The project will develop and/or repair the rural water supply and sanitation infrastructure, including gravity systems, hand pumps for tube wells, pipes with overhead tanks, and rainwater systems. It will also set up a revolving fund to provide credit for the construction of family latrines and finance sanitation facilities for schools. The total estimated project cost is US$35.7 million equivalent, with completion set for the end of 2009.
JACOBS TO AID SAN DIEGO WATER SUPPLY Jacobs Engineering Group Inc is to provide construction management and inspection services for a San Diego County Water Authority project to improve its emergency storage facilities. Jacobs is involved in the Lake Hodges Projects portion of the scheme that includes a 3.7 m diameter high-pressure water transmission tunnel that spans 1860 m and a 40 MW pump-turbine facility operating between two reservoirs. A regional distributor will pur-
chase the power generated by the pump-turbine facility.
DEGREMONT TO TREAT WASTEWATER FOR AMMAN Degrémont has signed a 25year contract to provide the entire wastewater treatment needs of Greater Amman, Jordan. The project is a public–private partnership that benefits from US Agency for International Development funding and will generate total annual turnover of 15 million dollars for a 25 year duration. Degrémont is participating as part of the Samra Plant Consortium (SPC), a 50:50 venture comprising Morganti USA and Infilco Dégremont Inc. The consortium will be responsible for the design and construction of the Khirbet As Samra wastewater treatment plant, and the extension and conformity of the Ain Ghazal pretreatment plant. SPC will be responsible for operating both plants along with pumping stations in the Zarqa Gouvernorate in the North East of Amman. The Khirbet As Samra plant has an average capacity of 268 000 m3/day and will treat the sewage of 2.5 million inhabitants in Amman and its surrounding areas. Technically advanced solutions will be used to treat both sewage (primary settling and activated sludge) and biosolids (digestion and composting). The plant is almost selfsufficient in energy terms.
OIL & GAS CB&I WINS TANK WORK AT OMAN REFINERY Chicago Bridge & Iron (CB&I) has been awarded a US$50 million turnkey con-