Global Talc and Pyrophyllite Market to Reach 5.7 Million Tons by 2015, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

San Jose, California (Vocus) October 26, 2010

Worldwide economic recession affected the talc industry during 2008 and 2009. Major end-use sectors of talc and related minerals, such as general manufacturing, housing, and automotive declined drastically during the period thereby resulting in drop in demand for talc. Traditionally, sales of talc are strongly dependent on manufacturing sector and new home construction. The gloomy scenario adversely influenced talc demand from various end-use applications such as roofing, paints, ceramics, adhesives, plastics, caulks, rubber, and joint compounds. In addition, consumers shift towards other alternatives of talc such as precipitated and ground calcium carbonates in end-use sectors including paper manufacturing discouraged the market participants. On the other hand, pyrophyllite market also witnessed a significant decline due to slump in paint, refractory products, and ceramic industries that constitute major end-users of the material.

Going forwards, the market is likely to recover from 2011 onwards with projected growth in consumption of talc and related minerals across various end-use sectors including plastics manufacturing sector. Plastics segment is likely to offer lucrative growth prospects for talc manufacturers with contribution from automotive sector. Automakers are increasingly relying on talc products in vehicle production as well as processing cordierite bodies for catalytic converters. In addition, innovative submicron and compacted talc products are luring the consumers with their capability to extend wide opportunities for superior performance end-use products.

Asia-Pacific represents the largest regional market for talc and pyrophyllite worldwide, as stated by the new market research report on Talc and Pyrophyllite. The region is portended to retain its dominance over the coming years. Europe represents the other major regional market. Product-wise Talc represents the dominant product segment.

Paper represents the largest end-use segment of talc and pyrophyllite market. In paper manufacturing, talc is utilized as a filler material to toughen the paper shine, dullness and soaking capability of printing ink, and as a substitute of kaolin in the paper industry. Despite paper being the major consumer of talc, precipitated and ground calcium carbonates are offering tough competition to talc in paper filler as well as niche paper coating segments. To withstand the cutthroat competitive situation, talc producers are increasingly focusing on enhancing their product value and talc purity by employing advanced coating and processing technologies. Ceramics represents another major end-user of talc and pyrophyllite. Wall tile production is a major end-use for both talc and pyrophyllite within the ceramic industry and most of the market is concentrated in South America.

Pyrophyllite production is concentrated mainly in Asian countries, which forms a major consumer of talc and related minerals due to availability of inexpensive raw materials. Of late, the pyrophyllite industry has been facing severe competition from higher-performance mag-carbon and dolomite-carbon products in the refractories industry.

Major players profiled in the report include American Talc Company, Dongchen Enterprise Co. Ltd., Golcha Group, Gouverneur Talc Company Inc., Haicheng Hongda Talc Powder Plant, IMI FABI S.p.A., Luzenac Group, Mahavir Minerals Limited, Minerals Technologies Inc., Mondo Minerals B.V., R.T. Vanderbilt Company Inc., Resco Products Inc., Rio Tinto Group, Selective Minerals & Color Industries Pvt. Ltd., and Standard Mineral Company Inc.

The report titled ?Talc and Pyrophyllite: A Global Strategic Business Report? announced by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. provides a comprehensive review of the talc and pyrophyllite markets, impact of recession on the markets, market trends, product overview, recent product introductions, recent industry activity, and profiles of major/niche global as well as regional market participants. The report provides annual sales estimates and projections for talc and pyrophyllite market in volume terms for the following geographic markets ? US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World. Key end-use segments analyzed include Talc (Ceramics, Paper, Paints, Plastics, Roofings, Cosmetics, and Others) and Pyrophyllite (Ceramics & Refractories, and Others). Also, a seven-year (2000-2006) historic analysis is provided for additional perspective.

For more details about this comprehensive market research report, please visit ? http://www.strategyr.com/Talc_and_Pyrophyllite_Market_Report.asp

About Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

Global Industry Analysts, Inc., (GIA) is a reputed publisher of off-the-shelf market research. Founded in 1987, the company is globally recognized as one of the world?s largest market research publishers. The company employs over 800 people worldwide and publishes more than 1200 full-scale research reports each year. Additionally, the company also offers thousands of smaller research products including company reports, market trend reports, and industry reports encompassing all major industries worldwide.

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ACAT Global Receives $33 Million L.A. Recovery Zone Bonds Allocation -- Creation of L.A. County Production Facility Begins in 2011

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) November 3, 2010

ACAT Global LLC, a leader in clean air technology for emissions control, has received approval from the County of Los Angeles for a $ 33 million allocation of Recovery Zone Bonds for use in creating a large production facility in Southern California.

ACAT Global manufactures and markets an advanced line of catalytic converter substrate cores made of stainless steel alloy foil. Utilizing patented technology and relying on unique and proprietary construction and assembly techniques, ACAT produces compact, lightweight and durable catalytic monoliths for pollution reduction in a wide range of combustion engine applications.

ACAT Global?s $ 33 million proposal was among eight approved by the L.A. County Board of Supervisors for Facility Bond allocations in the amount of $ 214.7 million. Los Angeles County received a total allocation of $ 271.5 million in Facility Bonds authorization, which under present law must be issued no later than Dec. 31, 2010.

Following a private-activity bond sale, upgrades to an existing manufacturing plant will begin in the first quarter of 2011, according to the company.

?We anticipate that in the first year after the new production facility comes online, we will create approximately 500 jobs in L.A. County,? said Leisa Cuddy, ACAT director of communications. ?And since we are a global company, this project will also have a positive economic impact across the nation and around the world.?

The selected site for the facility has been narrowed down to a few prime candidate locations in Los Angeles County, according to Cuddy.

?Right now, all we can say that the plant is in L.A. County in the recovery zone,? she said. ?We are considering a ?green? development, which for the time being has caused us to postpone making our final decision."

Recovery Zone Facility Bonds are a new type of tax-exempt private activity bond created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), passed by Congress in February 2009. As part of the Obama Administration's efforts to stimulate economic growth and jumpstart the availability of financing critical for economic recovery, the U.S. Treasury Department announced in 2009 the availability of $ 25 billion in bonds authority under the Recovery Zone Bonds program. The bonds may be used to finance certain kinds of business development activities in areas of significant economic distress. There is no federal subsidy with the facility bonds, which are tax-exempt and can be issued by the county and the funds loaned to private borrowers developing projects within the recovery zone.

In January 2010, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors designated the entire county as an economically-distressed ?recovery zone,? which paved the way for the board to issue hundreds of millions of dollars worth of bonds to fund an array of projects. In addition to $ 271.5 million in facility bonds, Los Angeles County?s allocation is nearly $ 181 million in economic development bonds.

About ACAT Global

ACAT Global LLC has a deep commitment to research and development, and is exploring partnership opportunities with various progressive companies to bring about industry-changing solutions to emissions challenges. ACAT?s patented technology capitalizes on aggressive emissions policies worldwide and in North America as set by both the EPA and the California Air Resources Board (CARB).

ACAT Global?s converter substrate technology was originally developed by Delphi Corp. and its former parent General Motors, from whom ACAT acquired all technology and full-scale manufacturing rights in 2009. GM/Delphi invested an estimated $ 475-$ 500 million during an 18-year period to bring the technology to the point of full commercialization. As such, components produced via the manufacturing processes acquired by ACAT have passed GM?s durability and efficiency protocols.

Contact Leisa Cuddy, ACAT Global Director of Communications, at Ph: 949-235-7576; Email: leisacuddy(at)acatglobal(dot)com. Web: http://www.acatglobal.com


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Pando Passes 30 Million Game Downloads

New York (PRWEB) May 27, 2010

Pando Networks, a leading provider of accelerated game delivery services, today announced that it has successfully delivered more than 30 million game downloads in the past 12 months. Leading online game companies such as Turbine, Nexon, OnNet, GamersFirst, Ndoors, Gamepot, Gala-Net, LevelUp! and gamigo use Pando services to increase completion rates of their free-to-play games.

The Pando Networks solution includes web services and software that seamlessly interoperate with any CDN service to accelerate download speeds while significantly reducing delivery costs. By combining http delivery with client side technology, Pando provides a highly scalable game delivery platform with network capacity that expands as demand increases. This is especially important for online game distribution as new releases of popular games frequently result in a sudden surge in download demand that can degrade CDN performance and the end user experience.

Pando also provides its partners with detailed performance data that goes far beyond traditional reporting metrics. Pando partners can track the delivery speed and completion rate of each game client each day across different geographies and ISP networks.

?The performance data from downloading more than 30 million games during the past 12 months speaks for itself---Pando technology is perfectly suited for accelerating game delivery,? said Robert Levitan, CEO of Pando Networks. ?We are very pleased to help our partners improve both their top line (with more completed downloads) and their bottom line (with lower delivery costs).?

Pando Networks optimizes downloads of some of the most popular online games including The Lord of the Rings Online?, Dungeons and Dragons Online?, MapleStory, Grand Chase, Ragnarok, PerfectWorld, Fiesta Online, Luna Online, Rappelz, Allods , Flyff and Atlantica Online.

About Pando Networks Inc.

Pando Networks optimizes online delivery of media assets such as games, video and software. Pando accelerates content delivery, reduces delivery cost and provides detailed performance data. Pando is funded by Intel Capital, BRM Capital and Wheatley Partners. For more information, please visit: http://www.pandonetworks.com

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