Profile of the International Valve Industry: Market Prospects to 2009

Chapter 1 Introduction and Economic Overview; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Economic Overview; Chapter 2 Industry Overview: 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Industry Structure. Chapter 3 Industry Issues: 3.1 Mergers and Acquisitions; 3.2 Changing Customer Base; 3.3 Prices and Costs; 3.4 Customer Service; 3.5 E-business; 3.6 Technical Issues and Legislation. Chapter 4 Mergers and Acquisitions Review: 4.1 Fourth Quarter 2000; 4.2 First Quarter 2001; 4.3 Second Quarter 2001; 4.4 Third Quarter 2001; 4.5 Fourth Quarter 2001; 4.6 First Quarter 2002; 4.7 Second Quarter 2002; 4.8 Third Quarter 2002; 4.9 Fourth Quarter 2002; 4.10 First Quarter 2003; 4.11 Second Quarter 2003; 4.12 Third Quarter 2003; 4.13 Fourth Quarter 2003; 4.14 First Quarter 2004; 4.15 Second Quarter 2004; 4.16 Third Quarter 2004.Chapter 5 International Valve Market: 5.1 Market Overview; 5.2 Regional Overview; 5.2.1 Western Europe; 5.2.2 Central and Eastern Europe; 5.2.2.2 Rest of Central and Eastern Europe; 5.2.3 Middle East; 5.2.4 Africa; 5.2.5 Asia and Far East; 5.2.6 Australasia; 5.2.7 North America; 5.2.8 Central and South America. Chapter 6 End-User Markets: 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Water and Wastewater; 6.3 Chemicals; 6.3.1 Pharmaceuticals; 6.3.2 Petrochemicals; 6.4 Oil and Gas Production; 6.5 Petroleum Refining; 6.6 Oil and Gas Transmission; 6.7 Power Generation; 6.8 Paper and Pulp; 6.9 Construction; 6.10 Food and Beverage; 6.11 Iron and Steel; Chapter 7 Valve Technology; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Valve Types; 7.2.1 Ball Valves; 7.2.2 Butterfly Valves; 7.2.3 Check Valves; 7.2.4 Diaphragm Valves; 7.2.5 Gate Valves; 7.2.6 Globe Valves; 7.2.7 Needle Valves; 7.2.8 Pinch Valves; 7.2.9 Plug Valves; 7.2.10 Pressure Reducing Valves;7.2.11 Safety and Relief Valves; 7.2.12 Solenoid Valves; 7.2.13 Control Valves; 7.3 Technology Requirements; 7.3.1 Fugitive Emission Control; 7.3.2 Noise Control; 7.3.3 Corrosion; 7.3.4 Cleaning; 7.4 Legislation; 7.4.1 The Pressure Equipment Directive; 7.4.2 ATEX; 7.5 Automation; 7.5.1 Smart Valves; 7.5.2 Field Bus Control Systems; 7.5.3 Actuators; 7.5.4 Control Valve Platforms; 7.6 Materials; Chapter 8 Top 10 Valve Manufacturers. Chapter 9 Profiles of Leading Valve Manufacturers: 9.1 Arca Flow Group; 9.2 Ari-Armaturen Albert Richter GmbH & Co KG; 9.3 Auma Werner Riester GmbH & Co KG; 9.4 Bonomi Group; 9.5 Bopp & Reuther; 9.6 Circor International Inc; 9.7 Conbraco Industries; 9.8 Cooper Cameron Corp; 9.9 Crane Co; 9.10 Curtiss-Wright Corp; 9.11 Danfoss A/S; 9.12 Dresser Inc; 9.13 Ebro Armaturen Gebr Bröer GmbH; 9.14 Emerson Electric Co; 9.15 Flowserve Corp; 9.16 Gemü Gebr Müller Apparatebau GmbH & Co KG; 9.17 Hitachi Valve Ltd; 9.18 IMI plc; 9.19 ITT Industries Inc; 9.20 Kitz Corp; 9.21 KSB Group; 9.22 Kubota Corp; 9.23 Kurimoto Ltd; 9.24 Maezawa Industries Inc; 9.25 Metso Corp 9.26 Motoyama Engineering Works Ltd; 9.27 Nakakita Seisakusho Co Ltd; 9.28 Nibco Inc; 9.29 Nihon Koso Co Ltd. 9.30 Okano Valve Mfg Co; 9.31 Precision Castparts Corp; 9.32 Richards Industries Valve Group; 9.33 Rotork; 9.34 Samson AG Mess-und Regeltechnik; 9.35 Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc; 9.36 SPX Corp; 9.37 Tomoe Valve Co Ltd; 9.38 Tyco International Ltd; 9.39 Valvitalia; 9.40 Velan Inc; 9.41 The Weir Group plc; 9.42 Yamatake Corp; Chapter 10 Directory of Valve Companies; Chapter 11 Appendices; 11.1 Valve Associations; 11.2 Exchange Rate Table.