2012 Market Outlook: Economic picture is not as grim as it’s painted to be
The downfall in the stock market that occurred just as the Market Outlook Workshop was about to begin was only the “prick that burst the bubble” of the miraculous exuberance the market experienced in the previous months, according to Alan Beaulieu, president of the Institute for Trend Research.
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Valve World Americas: Saudi Aramco Investing in Global Energy Security
A number of interesting and informative sessions took place at Valve World Americas, held June 21-22, 2011 in The Woodlands, TX.
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Going Lean: Continuing the Journey
This is the second in a three-part series of articles based on insights provided by speakers at VMA’s 2011 Manufacturing Workshop & Tour, held May 4-6 in Atlanta.
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Going Lean: ‘A Million Little Changes’
This is the first in a three-part series of articles based on insights provided by speakers at VMA’s 2011 Manufacturing Workshop & Tour, held May 4-6 in Atlanta.
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2011 Valve Shipments Forecast
VMA’s annual valve shipment forecast had some positive news for the industry: modest growth for the second year in a row.
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A VMA Technical Seminar Presentation: Leak Detection and Repair
By: Judy Tibbs, Editorial Consultant, VALVE Magazine
At the Valve Manufacturers Association’s Technical Seminar, held March 3-4 in Jacksonville, FL, attendees—who represented both valve manufacturers as well as end-users—heard from a diverse group of industry specialists on topics such as Fugitive Emissions Trends, Quality & Testing, and Evolving Technology.
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VMA members on Valve World event: a good show, but…
This year’s Valve World Expo, Nov. 30 – Dec. 2, is behind us and by most accounts, it was a pretty good show.
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Market Outlook 2011: Clear Skies? Wait Until 2012
Many of the attendees of this year’s Market Outlook, held Aug. 12-13 in San Francisco, came hoping (at last) to hear some good news.
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The International Market: Trade and Its Effects on U.S. Recovery
Although the nation began pulling out of the recession in about the middle of 2009, by the time of VMA’s Market Outlook Workshop in mid-August, the growth that started in 2009 had slowed down, a development that was more noticeable here in the U.S. than overseas, according to Gary Schlossberg (pictured), senior economist for Wells Capital Management.
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Forecast for the Pulp & Paper Industry: It’s a Mixed Bag
The U.S. pulp industry is now relatively consolidated with the top five companies in the U.S. accounting for 60% of revenue share in 2009, Michael Armstrong, vice president of advisory services, PricewaterhouseCoopers said when speaking to a group of valve manufacturers at VMA’s Market Outlook Workshop, held last month in San Francisco.
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A Wall Street Perspective: Indicators ‘Paint a Mixed Picture'
Wall Street expert Michael Halloran, vice president for Robert W.
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More Than 200 Participate in Valve Education Event
VMA staff and volunteers organizing the first Valve Basics Seminar & Exhibition suspected attendance would be high, but the strong showing exceeded even the most optimistic expectations.
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2010 Market Outlook: Recovery to be Slow, But Steady
While speakers at this year’s VMA Market Outlook Workshop disagreed on exactly when recovery will get here, they all agreed we’re on our way.
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Construction: Residential Begins to Stabilize; Commercial to Falter
Leading up to publication of Valve Magazine’s 2010 Market Outlook cover story (mid-October), we take a look at a few of the industries that we did not have room to address in the print edition, but are available for our readers here on ValveMagazine.com.
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At VMA’s Technical Seminar, Dow's Bill Patrick Addresses Standards, Global Quality
Bill Patrick, global piping discipline technology leader for The Dow Chemical Company, addressed a group of nearly 100 valve manufacturers and end-users at VMA’s Technical Seminar in Charleston, SC, held March 5-6.
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The Chinese Puzzle
Western (particularly American) companies and workers have been badly hurt over the years by the steady move of manufacturing to low-wage countries, particularly China, where the Pearl River Delta in southern Guangdong province became known as the world’s factory floor.
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Good Riddance to 2008—and a Look Ahead
I think there’s a pretty good consensus that 2009 has to be better than 2008.
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Here’s to Fewer Worries in the Months Ahead
If you have held on to your investments over the past couple of years, either through sang froid, inertia or the paralysis of fear, there may be a little cheer this holiday season.
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Mixed Signals for Valve Industry
With all the gloom flying around it can be difficult to find anything encouraging to report, but it's there if you look for it.
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