GET THIS ISSUE FREE WITH THE LATEST US INDUSTRY DATA PACK SUBSCRIBE TO ENVIRONMENTAL BUSINESS JOURNAL Published November 2004 This issues reviews the current state of the US environmental industry and also covers the industry segments which were not thoroughly covered by EBJ in recent issues (haz waste, labs, abatement, recycling and waste equipment). The $230+ billion US environmental industry accounted for 2.2% of the GDP in 2003. This figure has been stable for several years now and proves the industry's close link to the US economy. * This issue is $100 for subscribers and $150 for non-subscribers. If you are a subscriber and would like to purchase this issue please call EBI. * This is NOT a downloadable item. You will receive a copy by mail in five to seven business days. TABLE OF CONTENTS Environmental Industry Overview: The $231-billion U.S. environmental industry exhibits a state of a stable maturity; observers weigh in on policy trajectories; executives of consulting & engineering firms comment on the state of the industry 1-8 Hazardous waste firms soldier on in a difficult market; Ross, WCS and GEM take different paths in the competitive market 9-15 Environmental testing stabilizes in revenues and top companies as sample volumes grow; Metropolitan Labs invests in internal resources; TestAmerica attracts private equity; Accutest pursues expansion; and AXYS embraces data justifiability 16-22 USFilter increases global aspirations following its acquisition by Siemens 23 Recycling & WME: Exports balance a flat domestic market in recyclables; equipment firms experience a turnaround and some shakeout 24-25 Abatement contractors compete in a fragmented, regional market 26-27 EBJ Stock Reporter: Third quarter analysis finds indices down; M&As profiled 28-31 COMPANIES FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE 3E Company ERM-West Philip Services Corp. Abatix Corp. Everpure Pollution Control Industries Inc. Accutest Laboratories Fairhill Fabricators Profil AECOM Technology Corp. Farkas Berkowitz & Co. PT&L Contracting Aerotech Labs Garner Environmental Services Inc. QC Laboratories American Ecology General Environmental Management Inc. REP America American Ecology Corp. General Pacific Partners LLC Resource Recycling American Water Geotechnical and Environmental Consultants   Resources for the Future Analytica, Inc. H.I.G. Capital RJM Waste Equipment Co. Applied Earth Sciences Hanover Square Partners Ross Environmental Services Inc. Aqua America Inc. Heritage Environmental Services SA&B Environmental & Chemical Consultants ARCADIS NV Hewlett-Packard Safety-Kleen Corp. Aulson Co. Hi-Rise Recycling Companies Sequoia Network AXYS Analytical Services Ltd. Hydrochem Severn Trent Laboratories AXYS Group Hydromet Environmental Recovery Ltd. Siemens AG BEM Systems Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Stericycle Corp. Chem-Nuclear Systems InteGreyted International SUEZ Environnement Clayton, Dubilier & Rice KANNS Tampa Bay Water Clean Harbors Inc. Kenny Industrial Services TechKNOWLEDGEy Strategic Group Commercial Metals Kleen All of America TestAmerica Inc. CST Environmental Inc. Lamanco Tetra Technology Culligan International Lang Environmental Trojan Technologies Inc Danaher Corp. League of Conservation Voters U.S. Agency for International Development DataChem LFR Levine-Fricke U.S. Liquids Dell Inc. Louisiana Energy Services UMA Group Ltd. Delta Environmental Consultants LVI Services Inc. USFilter Duratek Inc. MARCOR Remediation Inc. Valhi Inc. Eagle Construction and Environmental Services   McClain Industries Veolia Environnement Earth Tech Metropolitan Laboratories Inc. Waste Control Specialists LLC Eastman Chemical Co Microbac Laboratories Waste Management Inc. EISC Northern Testing Waste Services, Inc. EMLab Onyx Environmental Services Waste Technology Corp. Envirocare of Utah Pace Analytical Services WASTEC Environmental Information Ltd. Paragon Analytics Wastequip Inc. Environmental Safety Systems PDG Environmental Inc. White Rose Environmental Ltd Environmental Technology Council Pentair Inc.   EQ-The Environmental Quality Co. Perma-Fix Environmental Services   * This issue is $100 for subscribers and $150 for non-subscribers. If you are a subscriber and would like to purchase this issue please call EBI. * This is NOT a downloadable item. You will receive a copy by mail in five to seven business days. Published November 2004 GET THIS ISSUE FREE WITH THE LATEST US INDUSTRY DATA PACK SUBSCRIBE TO ENVIRONMENTAL BUSINESS JOURNAL $150.00 [Home] [EBJ] [Reports] [Data] [Info by Segments] [Surveys] [Links] Copyright © ZweigWhite Information Services One Apple Hill Drive, Suite 2, Natick, MA 01760 USA Phone: 1-800-466-6275 | Fax: 1-800-842-1560 | Web Site: www.environmentalbusinessjournal.com | Email EBJ All rights reserved. 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