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Sales of instrumentation and controls to monitor air and water will exceed $23 billion in 2015. Asia will account for 43 percent of the total. This is the conclusion reached in Air and Water Monitoring: World Market published by the McIlvaine Company.

Georg Fischer increased sales during the first half-year by 2% in CHF. Adjusted for currency effects, acquisitions and divestments, growth amounts to 4%. Most of the increase has been generated in Europe and in China. All three divisions increased their top line in local currencies.

Baker Hughes Incorporated announced the results for the second quarter of 2014.

Many countries are facing major economic and political problems due to water shortages. However, a combination of new technologies and more intelligent water use can virtually eliminate the problem while boosting the economy. This is the conclusion reached by the McIlvaine Company in Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control: World Market.

Operators of fossil and nuclear power plants will spend over $3 billion in 2014 for pumps to move water, slurries and condensate. East Asia will be the leading purchaser. This is the conclusion in Pumps World Market published by the McIlvaine Company.

HMS Group announces its interim management statement and financial highlights for the three months ended March 31, 2014. The financial data are based on management accounts only and are not reviewed by external auditors.

The world market for air and gas, water and other liquids flow and treatment equipment and services will exceed $387 billion in 2015 up from $367 billion in 2014. This is the latest forecast in Market Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control: World Market published by the McIlvaine Company.

There are really four categories of water purity: Contaminated, Relative pure and satisfactory for drinking, High purity for use in beverages and some demanding industrial processes, Ultrapure water used for water which will be used in injectable pharmaceutical preparations, boiler feed water and semiconductor chip washing.

International technology Group Andritz presented its results for the first quarter of 2014.

Regulations and efficiency are two of the largest factors ensuring the growth of the market for air and water monitoring products to more than $25 billion/yr by 2017. This is the conclusion reached in Air and Water Monitoring: World Market published by the McIlvaine Company.