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Commenting on the acquisition, Fedders chairman and chief executive officer Sal Giordano (Jr), said: “This acquisition enables Fedders to further expand into the commercial heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) sector. With the addition of Islandaire, the commercial and industrial air treatment businesses of Fedders will be approximately one third of total sales.” The purchase follows the company’s acquisition of Addison Products Co – former division of Heat Controller Inc – last last year (see Filtration Industry Analyst, November 2004, page 2.) Addison manufactures and markets a broad range of air conditioning products, primarily serving commercial and institutional markets. Located in Ronkonkoma, New York, the latest piece of the Fedders jigsaw, Islandaire, will become known as Fedders Islandaire Co. It will continue to manufacture and market a line of specialised, packaged terminal air conditioners and heat pumps, primarily for replacement applications in apartment buildings, hotels and motels, and in institutional buildings, such as schools, offices and hospitals. For fiscal 2004, Islandaire posted sales of approximately US$26 million.
MET-PRO’S CHINA MANUFACTURING OPERATION US company Met-Pro Corp is establishing a manufacturing operation in Guangzhou, China. Called Mefiag (Guangzhou) Filter Systems Ltd, the new outfit will produce, sell and service Mefiag filter systems, pumps and accessory equipment for use in the toughest and most corrosive applications in the Chinese plating and metal finishing markets. A recent study completed by the US Surface Finishing
Filtration Industry Analyst
Market Research Board (SFMRB) forecasted strong growth for the Chinese plating and metal finishing industry over the next five years. This, it claims, will make China the largest plating and metal finishing production area in the world. Mefiag (Guangzhou) Filter Systems is expected to start operating during the first half of Met-Pro’s current fiscal year, and will be managed locally by an employee from Mefiag BV, Met-Pro’s whollyowned subsidiary located in Heerenveen, The Netherlands.
KOCH MEMBRANE SYSTEMS EXPANDS IN ASIA Membrane manufacturer Koch Membrane Systems Inc (KMS) is expanding its Asia/Pacific operations in response to increased demand for its products and services, the company reports. KMS has opened a new office in Beijing, China and moved to larger facilities in Shanghai, China and Mumbai, India. The company has also appointed a new sales manager, technical sales engineer and sales engineer to the Beijing office, while a new regional manager for Australasia will also be appointed for the Koch Australia Pty Ltd office. In addition to the offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Mumbai and Sydney, KMS also maintains offices in Singapore and eight other countries around the world. The company has headquarters in Wilmington, Massachusetts, USA.
DOW INCREASES FILMTEC MEMBRANES PRICE FilmTec Corp, a subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Co, has announced a global price increase of 6% on all Filmtec
Reverse Osmosis (RO) and nanofiltration (NF) membranes, effective on orders shipped after 31 May 2005. The company puts the necessary increase down to petrochemical and energy costs, which continue to increase significantly, resulting in a need to cover higher raw material and manufacturing costs. FilmTec adds that it continues to invest in the growing needs of the membrane industry, announcing plans in June 2004 to more than double the size of its membrane manufacturing plant. The new facility will house additional membrane lines and fabrication cells, and will introduce further automation and new process capabilities.
ZENON SUPPLIES “LARGEST MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR” Zenon Environmental Inc has been selected to supply what is claims is the world’s largest membrane bioreactor. According to Zenon, the ZeeWeed MBR (membrane bioreactor) supplied to King County, Washington US, will treat an average day flow of approximately 144 000 m3 of municipal sewage, or 38 million gallons per day (MGD), with peak flows up to 204 000 m3 or 54 MGD, serving over 100 000 households. In addition, reports the company, it has received an order for a second smaller plant, which results in a total order value to Zenon of US$30 million. Design of the greenfield plants is currently underway, with construction expected to begin in 2006 and completion scheduled for 2010 for the larger Brightwater plant and 2007 for the smaller Carnation plant. Zenon expects to receive the final purchase order by the end of May 2005. The new Brightwater Wastewater Treatment Plant
will be the first membrane plant owned by King County, as the existing two sewage treatment plants do not use membrane technology. King County’s Wastewater Treatment division currently serves 18 cities, 16 local sewer agencies and more than 1.4 million residents in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties.
WASTEWATER SUPPLIERS’ PETROCHEMICAL BOOM The total water and wastewater treatment equipment market for the petrochemicals industry in Europe and the Middle East was estimated at US$390 million in 2004. Spurred by growing demand from the Middle East and parts of Europe, the overall market is forecast to be worth US$534 million in 2011, predicts a study by consulting company Frost & Sullivan. Motivated by the stricter regulatory régimes governing effluent discharge and wastewater treatment, Europe currently accounts for nearly 50.3% of total market revenues, reveals the company’s study.* Enhanced demand in the newer markets of Benelux, Spain and Italy, together with the need for replacement and upgrades in more mature markets such as Germany, have also supported market growth. Driven by a fast expanding petrochemical industry and the associated rise in demand for water and wastewater treatment equipment, the Middle East is expected to overtake Europe as the larger regional revenue contributor over the long term. Growth is expected to be particularly strong in Saudi Arabia, Iran, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Qatar. According to Frost & Sullivan, there is a need for regionally focused strategies
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MET-PRO’S CHINA MANUFACTURING OPERATION US company Met-Pro Corp is establishing a manufacturing operation in Guangzhou, China. Called Mefiag (Guangzhou) Filter Systems Ltd, the new outfit will produce, sell and service Mefiag filter systems, pumps and accessory equipment for use in the toughest and most corrosive applications in the Chinese plating and metal finishing markets. A recent study completed by the US Surface Finishing
Filtration Industry Analyst
Market Research Board (SFMRB) forecasted strong growth for the Chinese plating and metal finishing industry over the next five years. This, it claims, will make China the largest plating and metal finishing production area in the world. Mefiag (Guangzhou) Filter Systems is expected to start operating during the first half of Met-Pro’s current fiscal year, and will be managed locally by an employee from Mefiag BV, Met-Pro’s whollyowned subsidiary located in Heerenveen, The Netherlands.
KOCH MEMBRANE SYSTEMS EXPANDS IN ASIA Membrane manufacturer Koch Membrane Systems Inc (KMS) is expanding its Asia/Pacific operations in response to increased demand for its products and services, the company reports. KMS has opened a new office in Beijing, China and moved to larger facilities in Shanghai, China and Mumbai, India. The company has also appointed a new sales manager, technical sales engineer and sales engineer to the Beijing office, while a new regional manager for Australasia will also be appointed for the Koch Australia Pty Ltd office. In addition to the offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Mumbai and Sydney, KMS also maintains offices in Singapore and eight other countries around the world. The company has headquarters in Wilmington, Massachusetts, USA.
DOW INCREASES FILMTEC MEMBRANES PRICE FilmTec Corp, a subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Co, has announced a global price increase of 6% on all Filmtec
Reverse Osmosis (RO) and nanofiltration (NF) membranes, effective on orders shipped after 31 May 2005. The company puts the necessary increase down to petrochemical and energy costs, which continue to increase significantly, resulting in a need to cover higher raw material and manufacturing costs. FilmTec adds that it continues to invest in the growing needs of the membrane industry, announcing plans in June 2004 to more than double the size of its membrane manufacturing plant. The new facility will house additional membrane lines and fabrication cells, and will introduce further automation and new process capabilities.
ZENON SUPPLIES “LARGEST MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR” Zenon Environmental Inc has been selected to supply what is claims is the world’s largest membrane bioreactor. According to Zenon, the ZeeWeed MBR (membrane bioreactor) supplied to King County, Washington US, will treat an average day flow of approximately 144 000 m3 of municipal sewage, or 38 million gallons per day (MGD), with peak flows up to 204 000 m3 or 54 MGD, serving over 100 000 households. In addition, reports the company, it has received an order for a second smaller plant, which results in a total order value to Zenon of US$30 million. Design of the greenfield plants is currently underway, with construction expected to begin in 2006 and completion scheduled for 2010 for the larger Brightwater plant and 2007 for the smaller Carnation plant. Zenon expects to receive the final purchase order by the end of May 2005. The new Brightwater Wastewater Treatment Plant
will be the first membrane plant owned by King County, as the existing two sewage treatment plants do not use membrane technology. King County’s Wastewater Treatment division currently serves 18 cities, 16 local sewer agencies and more than 1.4 million residents in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties.
WASTEWATER SUPPLIERS’ PETROCHEMICAL BOOM The total water and wastewater treatment equipment market for the petrochemicals industry in Europe and the Middle East was estimated at US$390 million in 2004. Spurred by growing demand from the Middle East and parts of Europe, the overall market is forecast to be worth US$534 million in 2011, predicts a study by consulting company Frost & Sullivan. Motivated by the stricter regulatory régimes governing effluent discharge and wastewater treatment, Europe currently accounts for nearly 50.3% of total market revenues, reveals the company’s study.* Enhanced demand in the newer markets of Benelux, Spain and Italy, together with the need for replacement and upgrades in more mature markets such as Germany, have also supported market growth. Driven by a fast expanding petrochemical industry and the associated rise in demand for water and wastewater treatment equipment, the Middle East is expected to overtake Europe as the larger regional revenue contributor over the long term. Growth is expected to be particularly strong in Saudi Arabia, Iran, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Qatar. According to Frost & Sullivan, there is a need for regionally focused strategies
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