INDUSTRY HEADLINES

VALVE MANUFACTURING

• FCX Acquires North Coast Instruments
• Eaton`s European Business Buys Integrated Hydraulics

WATER & WASTEWATER

• NY Attorney General Sues EPA Over Water Pollution Loophole
• American Water Wins $348 Million Contract

CHEMICAL PROCESSING

• Applied Nanotech Holdings, Inc. Continues Research Agreement with Japanese Co.
• Zenergy Signs Joint Development Agreement with Honeywell

POWER & ENERGY

• Garlock Awarded NYSEG Grant for Facility Upgrades
• Interest Increases in Wood-Fired Electric Plants

OIL & GAS EXPLORATION

• Premier, Circle Announce Egypt Oil Discovery
• U.S. Drilling Ban Ends, but Supplies Still Far Off

REFINING & PETROCHEMICAL

• Diesel Moves to the Forefront
• Demand for Petrochemical Products Plunges

OTHER INDUSTRIES

• The Pulp & Paper Industry - Where Do We Go From Here?
• Steelmakers See Demand Fall Sharply, Prices Decline

MANUFACTURING & THE ECONOMY

• Michigan Leads U.S. Manufacturing Plunge
• Op-Ed: Wall Street, Fall 2009