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The power industry has been on a spending spree for new coal-fired power plants. Led by China, this spree has finally peaked but will remain at a high level thanks to India, Vietnam and Indonesia which have embarked on ambitious programs.

MOL Group announced its third quarter financial results. In Q3 2015 MOL Group generated a clean CCS EBITDA of HUF 199bn (or USD 708mn), which is once again the best ever result with the Downstream business remaining the key contributor.

HMS Group released the statement regarding orders received for the 3rd quarter and 9 months of 2015.

Power plant valve purchases will remain at a high level thanks to continued construction of new coal-fired power plants in China, Vietnam, Indonesia and Japan. Despite the fact that Japan was the host of the original greenhouse gas reduction convention (Kyoto Protocol), the country is planning 40 new coal-fired power plants.

Franklin Electric reported third quarter 2015 adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.45 compared to 2014 third quarter adjusted EPS of $0.50, a 10 percent decrease (see table below for a reconciliation of GAAP EPS to the adjusted EPS). In the third quarter of 2015, the Company s GAAP fully diluted EPS was $0.43, down 7 percent to the GAAP fully diluted EPS from the third quarter of 2014.

Power plants, electronics manufacturers and pharmaceutical producers will spend $4.6 billion in 2015 on products and services to purify water to such an exceptional degree that there is a whole classification called “ultrapure” water. This purity is obtained with a combination of chemicals and physical process steps such as reverse osmosis (RO) and ion exchange.

Minesto raises another 145 MSEK and gets circa 2,500 new shareholders as a new share issue has been completed to the public in Sweden, and to professional investors. First day of trading with the company s shares on First North at NASDAQ Stockholm, is set to 9th of November 2015.

In the third quarter of 2015, the global economic slowdown had a negative impact on GEA s performance too, with group revenue 3.4 percent below the previous year s level. In the first nine months of the current fiscal year, however, revenue increased by 1.5 percent.

The Gorman-Rupp Company reports financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2015.

According to the McIlvaine Company the power industry has been on a spending spree for new coal-fired power plants. Led by China this spree has finally peaked but will remain at a high level thanks to India, Vietnam and Indonesia which are embarked on ambitious programs.