INDUSTRY HEADLINES

VALVE MANUFACTURING

• Jurors Back Bonds for Cameron Expansion
• Metso to Deliver Automation Systems and Upgrades to Mondi Syktyvkar in Russia

WATER & WASTEWATER

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

CHEMICAL PROCESSING

• Update from Platts Cellulosic Ethanol and Biofuels Conference
• Applied Nanotech Holdings, Inc. Continues Research Agreement with Japanese Co.

POWER & ENERGY

• Palin Suggests Congress Bans Oil Exports
• Garlock Awarded NYSEG Grant for Facility Upgrades

OIL & GAS EXPLORATION

• Gazprom Woos Alaska Amid Chill in Relations With U.S.
• Ala. Governor Rejects Offshore LNG Terminal

REFINING & PETROCHEMICAL

• Thai Oil Buys Shell Solvents Business
• Two New Oil Refinery Plans in the Pipeline

OTHER INDUSTRIES

• Garlock Completes Second Phase of Major Modernization Project
• The Pulp & Paper Industry - Where Do We Go From Here?

MANUFACTURING & THE ECONOMY

• Small and Mid-sized Manufacturers: Flexible and Focused
• Credit Crisis Casts Gloom Over China's Exporters Ahead of Biggest Export Fair