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HP Impact: HPImpact: Pressure transmitter N.A. market assessed
The North American pressure transmitter market continues to evolve from reliance on conventional transmitters to smart transmitters. A new market study from ARC concludes that "the pace of that transf..
HP Impact: HPImpact: An Asian recovery? Pump sales forecast
An optimistic outlook from the Hydraulic Institute, Parsippany, New Jersey, forecasts that "an Asian recovery will help push worldwide pump sales to more than $22 billion in 2003." Important industry ..
HP In Brief: HPIn Brief
The U.S. chemical industry had a $13.5 billion positive trade surplus in 1998. Thus, it retained its record as the nation's number one exporter. Data from the Chemical Manufacturers Association (CMA) ..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Outlook for methanol focuses on volatility
The outlook for the global methanol market was analyzed at a World Methanol Conference, Frankfurt, Germany, Dec. 8–10, 1998, organized by CMAI. Highlights from selected presentations summarize th..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Shell reorganizes HPI divisions
Corporate realigning within large firms in the HPI continues. In December, Royal Dutch / Shell announced a major restructuring program. In a response to difficult economic times, the reorganization is..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Fossil fuels 'to meet 95% of energy demand'
The latest World Energy Outlook from the International Energy Agency (IEA) aims to identify and discuss the main issues and uncertainties affecting world energy demand and supply to 2020. IEA proje..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Expansions forecast for North American natural gas markets
The North American continent is the largest market for natural gas in the world, with over 30% of worldwide consumption. While the market is already very large, "it will undergo significant expansion ..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Growth to be 'modest' for kerojet in Asia
As with oil demand in general, the current sad state of most Asia-Pacific economies has taken a bite out of kerojet demand growth over the next two to three years. This is according to a recent report..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Process technologies' energy usage rated
Petroleum refining processes are very energy-intensive, often requiring large amounts of power and process heat. A new DOE publication, Energy and Environmental Profile of the U.S. Petroleum Refining ..
HP In Brief: HPIn Brief
Exxon buys Mobil for a reported $76 billion, a transaction that is expected to reshape the global oil industry. The deal creates the world's largest energy company, surpassing the Royal Dutch / Shell ..
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