·        Market for Air Filters to Reach $7 Billion By 2015

·        Every Region Is a Winner and a Loser in the Flow and Treatment Export Battle

·        World Power Generation Project Headlines - November 1, 2013

Market for Air Filters to Reach $7 Billion By 2015

The market for filters to purify air in industrial commercial and residential heating, air conditioning and ventilation systems will exceed $7 billion in 2015, and nearly reach this peak in 2014. The biggest growth will be in the medium and high efficiency categories.  This is the conclusion reached by the McIlvaine Company in Air Filtration & Purification World Market.  (www.mcilvainecompany.com)

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These represent the revenues of the filter element, cartridge and bag suppliers. This group is dealing directly with end users for replacement filters, but is also supplying the original equipment manufacturers who install the systems.

In terms of new system sales, the chain starts with the system supplier who has one hundred percent of the revenue but is purchasing components, some of which are filters.

The above chart shows the expenditures for filters and components as a percentage of the original HVAC system sale.  Companies such as Nederman are participating in the total system sales, but also in the sale of replacement filters.  Donaldson sells complete gas intake filter systems.

The system suppliers have substantial revenues at the time of the original installation. However, over time, the sales of the replacement filters exceed the initial system revenues.  The system supplier revenues include the cost of purchased filters, so the revenues are not cumulative.  Initial revenues are therefore one hundred percent. 

As can be seen from the chart, there are significant expenditures for media, adhesives and supports.  So the 2014 market for these products is $2.3 billion.

For more information on Air Filtration & Purification World Market, click on: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/108-n022.

Every Region Is a Winner and a Loser in the Flow and Treatment Export Battle

Suppliers of flow control and treatment products including those dealing with air, gases, water and other liquids are generating annual revenues of over $300 billion.  Each region of the world is participating both in the manufacture and consumption of these products.  In Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control: World Market, McIlvaine Company analyzes the production, imports and exports in each region and country. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)

China is now a major exporter of filter bags and filter media.  Much of the finished bag export is by local companies. However, the export of filter media as roll goods is from Chinese factories owned by the big international media companies such as Ahlstrom, Lydall, Hollingsworth & Vose, BWF and Andrew.

Europe is a major net exporter of sophisticated decanter and disc type centrifuges used in municipal wastewater treatment as well as chemical and food and beverage applications.  Europe enjoys a lead in the export of industrial and municipal pumps, although it should be noted that Flygt is part of the U.S. based Xylem.

In terms of air pollution control systems for power plants, the Chinese dominate the market but not the exports. The reason is the huge size of the domestic market. It is anticipated that the Chinese air pollution companies will play a significant role in Southeast Asia.  This market is very international. Alstom which is headquartered in France conducts its air pollution control business from the U.S.  Hitachi and Mitsubishi have large operations in Europe and the U.S. as well as in Japan.

The U.S. continues to enjoy the export lead in the valve segment. The top three companies Pentair, Flowserve and Emerson are U.S. based and have ten percent of the global market.  Chinese companies are starting to play a bigger role. Neway now has a major presence in Europe.

The U.S. also holds a slight edge over Europe in terms of exports of air and water instrumentation.  However, Thermo Fisher recently set up its main air pollution research center in China.  This initiative by Thermo Fisher lends credence to the belief that the whole emphasis on national exports and imports is outdated.  International companies rather than national governments are proving to be more influential in creating jobs and wealth than are any of the individual countries in which they operate.

An example of this increasing importance of international companies is the acquisition of Howden (UK) by Colfax.  This U.S. company now operates the world’s largest fan manufacturing facilities.

For more information on Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control: World Market, click on:  http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/27-water/445-n064-air-gas-water-fluid-treatment

World Power Generation Project Headlines 

November 1, 2013

This includes only projects where there was an update during the month.  There are thousands of projects in the database.

New power generation projects are tracked in two publications. Fossil and Nuclear Power Generation includes both market forecasts and project data. World Power Generation Projects has just the project data.

For more information on World Power Generation Projects, click on: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/databases/28-energy/486-40ai

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