Fabric Filter

Fabric Filter/Precip Insights
No. 21 February 2014

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This bi-weekly Fabric Filter/Precip Insight provides excerpts from the McIlvaine Company World Fabric Filter and Element Market and Electrostatic Precipitators: World Market. It also provides excerpts from related publications. The market report provides the latest forecasts, market shares and insights relative to technology and opportunities.

· Schenck Process Acquires All Assets in Applied Plasma Physics AS and APP ModuPower AS

Schenck Process Acquires All Assets in Applied Plasma Physics AS and APP ModuPower AS

Schenck Process has acquired all assets in the Norwegian companies Applied Plasma Physics AS and APP ModuPower AS (APP).

The APP core product is the ModuPower^TM High Frequency Switch Mode Power Supply.

Dr. Jochen Weyrauch, CEO of Schenck Process Group states, “We are very excited that APP has joined the Schenck Process Group, especially since we already had a very close cooperation for years. Integrating the ModuPower^TM technology within our environmental controls solutions helps to support our customers to meet increasingly strict environmental regulations.”

APP continues its business in Norway under the Schenck Process and Stock brand names and will trade as Schenck Process Norge AS. The company is now being integrated into our global network to benefit from our close customer relationships, extensive technology and industry knowledge and our global sourcing and production.

Sales of electrostatic precipitator systems will be just under $10 billion next year. Most of the sales will be in Asia. This is the conclusion reached by the McIlvaine Company in Electrostatic Precipitator World Market. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)

Continent	2015
Total	9,766
Africa	105
America	1,034
Asia	7,778
Europe	849

The continued rapid expansion of coal-fired power in Asia will raise the purchases on this continent to over $7.7 billion next year. Asia will also be purchasing substantial numbers of precipitators for mining, cement and pulp mill applications.

A substantial potential exists in the U.S. for wet precipitators. One reason is that U.S. EPA has defined total particulate to include discrete particles plus condensed droplets. Dry collectors operating at 350^°F will not capture condensibles since they are still in the vapor stage. If the gas is cooled and the droplets formed, a wet precipitator is then a very efficient collection device.

Another potential is the use of wet precipitators in conjunction with wet scrubbers to compete with dry scrubbers combined with fabric filters. Many old coal-fired power plants in the U.S. are rejecting the widely used wet limestone forced oxidation scrubbing system. This system makes wallboard quality gypsum using a low cost reagent. Life cycle costs over twenty-five years are attractive. However, the high capital cost makes the option expensive if the remaining plant life is only ten years.

One lower cost option is dry scrubbing followed by fabric filtration. Lime is the reagent, so the operating costs are higher than with limestone. Another option is to replace the existing precipitator with a scrubber followed by a wet precipitator. The scrubber will operate in the natural oxidation mode. Lime is the reagent. The soupy sludge is chemically fixed resulting in a superior landfill product. One attractive feature of this option is the removal of the toxic metals from the environment.

While 2013 didn't exactly go out with a roar, it put in a solid showing. According to the advance report by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, real gross domestic product grew at an annual rate of 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Against a 4.1% annual rise in the third, this marked the best back-to-back quarterly performance in nearly two years. (The remaining text is not included in this sample.)

China's economy grew at a faster pace last year than the government's official target, even as Beijing sought to implement painful economic reforms.

Gross domestic product grew by 7.7% in 2013 over the previous year, according to China's National Bureau of Statistics, a performance that matched the median estimate of a CNN Money survey. Full-year expansion was supported by 7.7% growth in the final quarter of the year, beating the survey forecast of 7.6% by a whisker. (The remaining text is not included in this sample.)

While the rest of Spain's economy is either stagnant or in decline, a new report shows that the so-called submerged economy is booming and accounted for 24.6% of GDP in 2012, 6.8% higher than in 2008.

The report by Spain's inland revenue department titled The Cost of the Submerged Economy: Increased Fraud During the Crisis claims that the black economy is now worth €253bn (£208bn) – €60bn more than in 2008.

Meanwhile, figures released recently show that Spain's GDP rose by 0.3% in the last quarter of 2013, up from 0.1% in the third quarter. This represents the biggest rise in Spanish GDP since the beginning of 2008. (The remaining text is not included in this sample.)

A complete analysis of GDP and Monthly Updates for individual countries is included as part of World Fabric Filter and Element Market or Electrostatic Precipitators: World Market.

Kuwait Shows Interest in Buying Stake in ONGC Petrochemical Plants (Article Dated: 2/6/2014)

Taiwan Approves First Petrochemical Investment Plan in China for $263.62 Mln (Investment Dated: 2/6/2014)

Sasol Expands Sasolburg Ethylene, Polyethylene Capacity by Debottlenecking Cracker (Project Dated: 2/6/2014)

India's ONGC Delays Startup of New Paraxylene Plant to Q3 2014 (Project Dated: 2/6/2014)

Honeywell UOP Technology Selected to Help Meet Demand for Key Petrochemicals in China (Project Dated: 2/6/2014)

NOVA Chemicals Announces First Petrochemicals from Marcellus Shale Ethane at its Ontario Cracker (Article Dated: 2/6/2014)

South Korea’s Petrochemical Industry Expected to Rebound in 2014 (Article Dated: 2/6/2014)

Sadara Chemical Selects Metso Valves for its Saudi Arabia Chemicals Complex (Order Dated: 2/5/2014)

U.S. Safety Board to Investigate Freedom Industries Chemical Spill into West Virginia River (Article Dated: 2/5/2014)

Vietnam’s Vung Ro to Utilize Ineos PP Technology at its Refinery Complex (Article Dated: 2/5/2014)

Dow Chemical Urged to Spinoff Petrochemical Unit and Focus on Specialty Materials (Article Dated: 2/5/2014)

American Chemistry Council Announces New Group to Focus on Plastics-to-Oil Technology (Article Dated: 2/5/2014)

Taiwan’s Formosa Plastics Plans $13.25 Bln Overseas Expansion (Article Dated: 2/5/2014)

Saudi's SABIC in Talks to Invest in U.S. Shale Market This Year (Investment Dated: 2/5/2014)

Sasol Inaugurates new Polyethylene Plant in South Africa (Project Dated: 2/4/2014)

Qatar Petroleum Planning $879 Mln IPO of New Petrochemicals Subsidiary (Article Dated: 2/4/2014)

BMI Report Says Peru Petrochemicals Plants Delayed by Lack of Gas and Infrastructure (Article Dated: 2/4/2014)

BMI Report Says Vietnamese Petrochemicals Set to Experience a Surge in Capacity from 2018 (Article Dated: 2/4/2014)

Manali Petrochemicals to Partner with BPCL for Polyurethane Project in Kerala (Project Dated: 2/4/2014)

Petrochemicals in Northwest Europe Continue to Avoid Propane as Feedstock (Article Dated: 2/4/2014)

ExxonMobil Inaugurates Expansion of Singapore Petrochemical Facility (Project Dated: 2/4/2014)

Pemex to Build Mexico’s First Solidifying Sulfur Plant for over $38 Mln (Article Dated: 2/4/2014)

KBR Wins Engineering Services Contract for most DuPont Plants in U.S. and Mexico (Contract Dated: 2/4/2014)

Gazprom Neft Acquires Syntaz Oil, Russia’s Largest Plant for Polymeric Bitumen (Acquisition Dated: 2/4/2014)

Pemex to Build Mexico’s First Solidifying Sulfur Plant for over $38 Mln (Article Dated: 2/4/2014)

OSHA Cites Williams Olefins Six Safety Violations for Geismar LA Plant Explosion (Article Dated: 2/3/2014)

Exxon Inaugurates Petrochemical Processing Facility in Singapore (Article Dated: 2/3/2014)

Siemens to Provide Wastewater Treatment System at China Petrochemical Refinery (Project Dated: 2/3/2014)

Louisiana Grants Air Permit for Gas-to-Methanol Plant (Project Dated: 1/31/2014)

Saudi Arabian Mining JV Secures $4.2 Bln for Phosphate Project (Project Dated: 1/31/2014)

Sinopec to Build $3.1 Bln China Coal-to-Petrochemicals Plant (Project Dated: 1/31/2014)

Demolition to Start in Q1 at Shell's PA Site for Proposed World-scale Ethane Cracker (Agreement Dated: 1/31/2014)

Axiall Corp May Build $3 Bln Ethylene Cracker in Louisiana (Proposal Dated: 1/31/2014)

Air Products to Supply Heat Exchangers for Massive Yamal Arctic LNG Project (Project Dated: 1/29/2014)

Shell Sells Stake in Australia Wheatstone Gas Project to Kuwait Company (Acquisition Dated: 1/29/2014)

First LNG-powered Tug for Statoil Completes Sea Trials and Begins Maiden Voyage (Article Dated: 1/28/2014)

Philippines' First Gen Corp Plans to Build $1 Bln LNG Terminal (Project Dated: 1/28/2014)

GE’s Power Conversion Technology Drives Largest LNG Project in China (Project Dated: 1/28/2014)

Linde to Announce New LNG Fueling Station Design at World LNG Fuels Conference (Article Dated: 1/28/2014)

Woodside Secures Agreement with BC, Canada for Proposed Prince Rupert LNG Venture (Project Dated: 1/27/2014)

Estonia Proposes Compromise with Finland to Build One LNG Terminal Each (Article Dated: 1/27/2014)

BP’s $12 Bln Tangguh LNG Expansion Project on Track (Project Dated: 1/27/2014)

Alaska Plans to Pay $5.75 Bln for Stake in ExxonMobil’s $45 Bln LNG Project (Project Dated: 1/27/2014)

Two US Manufacturing Organizations Offer Opposing Views on the Export of LNG (Article Dated: 1/24/2014)

Emerson Wins Backup Power Systems Contract for Shell Prelude Project Offshore Australia (Contract Dated: 1/24/2014)

CB&I and Chiyoda Sign North American LNG Cooperation Agreement (Agreement Dated: 1/24/2014)

Fluor, JGC JV Awarded EPC Contract for Kitimat LNG Project by Chevron Canada (Project Dated: 1/24/2014)

Yokogawa Wins Control System Order for Yamal LNG Project in Russia (Project Dated: 1/24/2014)

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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.

Project Title	First Entry Date	Location	Startup date
Lonesome Creek 1,2,3 peaking power plant-Basin Electric	2/1/2014	ND	2014
Minergy Coal power plant in Balingasag	11/1/2013	Philippines	2015
Pioneer 1,2,3 peaking power plant-Basin Electric	6/1/2012	ND	2014
Panay power plant-SMC Global Power	4/1/2012	Philippines	2016
Phividec Industrial Estate CFB power plant-Filinvest Development Corp.	6/1/2011	Philippines	2016
Pio Pico Energy Center peaking-San Diego Gas & Electric	5/1/2011	CA	2015
Krishnapatnam Phase 1-Thermal Powertech Corp. India	5/1/2010	India	Unknown
Rajpura supercritical power plant-Punjab State Electricity Board	11/1/2008	India	2014
Elgin peaking plant	4/1/2001	IL	2002
Swanbank combined cycle power plant	11/1/2000	Australia	2002
Grand Tower combined cycle		IL	2001
Gibson City peaking plant		IL	2000