Water Market Insights  
No. 59   July 12, 2013

 

 

 

 

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·        $2 Billion Market for Cross-flow Membranes and Equipment to Purify Drinking Water

·        $7 Billion Market for Corrosion Resistant Materials in the Flow and Treatment Markets

·        Headlines for the July 5, 2013 – Utility E-Alert

·        McIlvaine Hot Topic Hour Registration

 

 

$2 Billion Market for Cross-flow Membranes and Equipment to Purify Drinking Water

Next year municipal drinking water plants around the world will spend just under $2 billion for cross-flow membrane equipment and systems. This is in addition to an expenditure of $3 billion to desalinate seawater. These are the conclusions reached in RO, UF, MF World Markets published by the McIlvaine Company. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)

Cross-flow Membrane Sales for Drinking Water

($ Millions)

World Region

2014

 Total

 1,973

 Africa

77

 CIS

 80

 East Asia

 798

 Eastern Europe

 35

 Middle East

 74

 NAFTA

 257

 South & Central America

 140

 West Asia

 336

 Western Europe

 176

Prior to 1990 most drinking water plants used sand filters to purify drinking water. However, since that time there has been a trend toward use of microfiltration and ultrafiltration membrane systems. The reason is that the cross flow membranes can remove more of the disease causing organisms than can the sand filters.

The most efficient selection would be reverse osmosis (RO). However, the capital cost and energy consumption is considerably greater than ultrafiltration, so the use of RO is confined to situations where there is significant contamination of the water to be consumed.

East Asia is the largest market. It is also growing the fastest. The migration of the rural population to the cities has increased drinking water demand. Since the source water is likely to be more contaminated than in other regions, cross-flow membrane filtration with its higher efficiency is the best choice.

For more information on RO, UF, MF World Market, click on:

http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/component/content/article?id=71#n020

 

$7 Billion Market for Corrosion Resistant Materials in the Flow and Treatment Markets

In 2014, suppliers of corrosion resistant materials including FRP, resin-lined steel and stainless steel will generate revenues of just under $7 billion for applications in flow control and treatment. That is the conclusion reached in the McIlvaine online report, Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control: World Markets.  (www.mcilvainecompany.com)

Corrosion Resistant Materials Revenues 2014 

Product

$ Millions

Pumps

1,500

Valves

2,000

Sub-total-Flow

3,500

Cartridge

40

Sedimentation/ Centrifugation

200

Cross Flow Membranes

300

Macrofiltration

200

Subtotal- liquid separation

740

Biological/Oxidation/Destruction

400

Water/Wastewater Chemicals

0

Subtotal- other water treatment

400

Filtration/Purification- indoor air

100

Fabric Filter

400

Scrubber

300

Precipitator

100

FGD

400

DeNOx

100

Thermal/Catalytic

300

Fans and Compressors

600

Subtotal-air and gas

2,300

Total

6,940

The biggest segment will be valves.  Stainless and FRP valves are widely used in the chemical industry. Oil and gas applications where H2S is present also require corrosion resistant materials. New supercritical coal-fired boilers require expensive alloy stainless valves for the steam loop.

Power plant FGD is another big application. There is widespread use of FRP, resin lined steel and various alloys including the expensive C-276.

For more information on Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control: World Markets, click on: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=71

 

Headlines for the July 5, 2013 – Utility E-Alert   

UTILITY E-ALERT 

#1132 – July 5, 2013

Table of Contents 

COAL – US

 

COAL – WORLD

GAS/OIL – WORLD

BIOMASS

NUCLEAR

BUSINESS

HOT TOPIC HOUR

§  “New Developments in Air Pollution Control Technology” is the subject of the Hot Topic Hour on July 11, 2013

For more information on the Utility Tracking System, click on: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72

 

McIlvaine Hot Topic Hour Registration

On Thursday at 10 a.m. Central time, McIlvaine hosts a 90 minute web meeting on important energy and pollution control subjects. Power webinars are free for subscribers to either Power Plant Air Quality Decisions or Utility Tracking System. The cost is $125.00 for non-subscribers. Market Intelligence webinars are free to McIlvaine market report subscribers and are $400.00 for non-subscribers.

 

2013

 

DATE

SUBJECT

 

July 18

Measurement and Control of HCl     

Power

July 25

GHG Compliance Strategies, Reduction Technologies and Measurement

Power

August 1

New Developments in Power Plant Air Pollution Control – Part 2     

Power

August 8

Improving Power Plant Efficiency and Power Generation      

Power

August 15

Control and Treatment Technology for FGD Wastewater     

Power

August 22

Pumps for Power Plant Cooling Water and Water Treatment Applications     

Power

August 29

Status of Carbon Capture and Storage Programs and Technology     

Power

Sept. 5

Fabric Selection for Particulate Control

 

Power

Sept. 19

Air Pollution Control for Gas Turbines

Power

Sept. 26

Multi-Pollutant Control Technology

 

Power

Oct. 3

Update on Coal Ash and CCP Issues and Standards     

Power

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