US air pollution control market to hover at US$4 billion

Whatman’s strategic reorganization In response to continuing weak sales, particularly in the USA, Whatman plc has begun a reorganization that it hopes will encourage growth opportunities. The company has adopted three reporting groups. Its existing established business for filtration and separation will become the Filtration and Separations Technology group. Biotechnology will be a new business created out of the existing Bioscience business, but with the addition of a number of new products that are already within Whatman, but which were not previously classified under Bioscience. The third reporting group is Blood transfusions, which consists of the HemaSure business. Whatman has begun an internal strategic review of its established businesses to focus on critical areas of investment for future growth and to identify non-core activities, which will be divested. Two areas already identified for investment are multiwell and proteomics, both of which the company considers critical to the growth of the Biotechnology business. The company also announced a consolidation programme for its manufacturing facilities. Currently it has 16 sites: seven in North America, four in Continental Europe and five in the UK. The plan will be to reduce the number of manufacturing sites to four main facilities and four specialized plants by the first quarter of 2003. Finally the company has adopted a new organizational structure. The Laboratory, Healthcare, Key Components, Nuclepore Process Filtration and Bioscience units are replaced by a unified Whatman. In addition, a new Commercial group comprising global sales, marketing and R&D has been established and is headed by Jack McQuire. Contact: Whatman

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US air pollution control market hover at US$4 billion he overall US market for air pollution control and monitoring technology will hover around US$4 billion a year until 2004, according to a report from the Institute of Clean Air Companies Inc (ICAC). Most technology sectors of the overall industry are expected to increase marginally over this period, with the largest sector remaining NOx control technology. The 76 page report analyzes the US market for electrostatic precipitators, fabric filters, volatile organic compound (VOC) and NOx control systems, wet particulate scrubbers,

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flue gas desulphurization systems and continuous emission monitoring systems (CEMS) . According to the report, the forecast shows that the markets for most individual technology sectors in the industry will remain fairly strong, giving the air pollution control technology industry some momentum. It says the industry is optimistic that clean air initiatives and economic growth will sustain this momentum beyond the 2004 forecast horizon. Full implementation and enforcement of the Clean Air Act in the USA is expected to create

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new jobs in both the engineering and construction industries as pollution control technologies are installed. Accompanying each product forecast is an analysis of market trends and the technological, regulatory and general market influences. Historical statistics and a statistical market forecast summary in both constant and inflated dollars are also included. Contact: ICAC, 1660

I_ St NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20036, USA. Tel: +I 202 457 0911; Fax: +I 202 331 1388; Website: www.icac.com

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