Petrochemicals Is a Growth Market for Flow Control and Treatment
2017 will be a good year for those flow control and treatment companies selling
into the petrochemical industry in East Asia. Production for this region
will exceed 45 percent of the world total. There has been growth in the
NAFTA region due to the availability of low cost natural gas, but it does not
match the growth in China.
The investment in flow control and treatment in East Asia will be more than 60
percent of the total because of the feedstock source. A large portion of
the Chinese petrochemicals will be derived from coal-based feedstocks rather
than natural gas. The gasified coal must be filtered to eliminate ash. The
acid gases also need to be removed before they even reach the conventional
gas-to-petrochemicals process. Coal also contains unacceptable levels of
mercury which require carbon beds or ionic impregnated bead beds for removal.
Dehydration requires molecular sieves. Generally, three molecular sieve
units are needed to allow for regeneration. The molecular sieve switching
valve is expensive due to the temperature and corrosion exposure as well as the
zeolite particles.
The large quantities of H2S generated in the coal gasification
process require conversion to sulfur or sulfuric acid. Scrubbers, pumps
and valves are all needed for this process.
The forecasts for flow control and treatment in the petrochemical industry is
addressed in
N049 Oil,
Gas, Shale and Refining Markets and Projects.
Individual product forecasts for the petrochemical sector are found in:
N008
Scrubber/Adsorber/Biofilter World Markets
N028
Industrial Valves: World Market
N021
World Fabric Filter and Element Market
Utility E-Alert Tracks Billions of Dollars of New Coal-fired Power Plants on a
Weekly Basis
Here are some headlines from the Utility E-Alert.
UTILITY E-ALERT
#1268 – April 15, 2016
COAL – US
COAL – WORLD
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Natural Draft Cooling Tower Order for 450 MW Turow awarded to Hamon
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China's Harbin and Saudi ACWA near Loan for Dubai Clean Coal Power Plant
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EPTL’s Power Plant Project
The
41F
Utility E-Alert
is issued weekly and covers the coal-fired projects, regulations and other
information important to the suppliers. It is $950/yr. but is included in the
$3020
42EI
Utility Tracking System
which has data on every plant and project plus networking directories and
many other features.
McIlvaine
Hot Topic Hours (HTH) and Recordings
Explanation
Applicable
Services
Schedule
& Registration
Sponsored
Webinars
McIlvaine conducts periodic webinars which are in a discussion format and are
free of charge to all participants. The displayed material and recordings are
free to purchasers of the products and services and by subscription to others.
Format: 50-90 minute recorded discussion using McIlvaine display material.
The session will be free of charge to all participants but registration is
required.
Approach: There are two types of webinars. One is focused on Markets and
directed to suppliers. The other is focused on aiding purchasers make the best
Decisions relative to purchases of flow control and treatment equipment and
services.
Markets HTH
The general overviews of the market including size and major variables will be
discussed with heavy emphasis on technology and regulatory drivers. The
presentation will be based on the latest information appearing in McIlvaine
multi-client reports. Questions and views from both subscribers and
non-subscribers are encouraged.
Decisions HTH
McIlvaine has been publishing information systems on pollution control since
1974. Each subject is organized by the pollutant control technology e.g. fabric
filter, scrubber, etc. There are search capabilities to retrieve information on
any application. The newest addition has been slide deck systems
displaying the issues and options relative to a specific applications.
Coal-fired power, cement, steel and waste combustion decision slide decks are
continually updated.
The continually updated slide decks are displayed on the applicable decision
system. It is recommended that participants view the slide deck in advance
of the session and be prepared with questions and views.
Value to purchasers and specifiers: Your questions and interests will be
prioritized in the discussion. You will get a monthly newsletter and have
continuing access to the system and multiple ways to interface in the future
along with a networking directory of suppliers.
Value to Suppliers: You have the opportunity to provide data to be
considered at no charge. If you are also a subscriber you will see the summaries
in advance and be able to shed light on issues and options not properly covered
in the slide deck. If you are a subscriber you will receive the monthly
newsletter and continuing yearly access to the system including networking
directories.
44I Power Plant Air Quality Decisions
includes 1ABC, 3ABC, 4ABC, 9ABC decision services but not 2ABC. So those with
multiple technologies and at least partial focus on power will find this
combination most cost effective.
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Topic Hours** |
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Pollutant |
Industry |
Fabric Filter
(1ABC) |
Scrubber
(2ABC) |
Precipitator
(4ABC) |
FGD & DeNOx
(3ABC) |
Air Pollution
(9ABC) |
Gas |
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Mercury
February |
Coal |
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X |
X |
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WTE |
X |
X |
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X |
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Sewage |
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X |
X |
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X |
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Cement |
X |
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X |
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Natural Gas* |
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DeNOx
March 24, 2016 |
Coal |
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X |
X |
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Incineration |
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X |
X |
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Steel |
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X |
X |
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Cement |
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X |
X |
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Diesel* |
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Gas Turbine |
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X |
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X |
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Hot Gas |
Coal |
X |
X |
X |
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X |
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WTE |
X |
X |
X |
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X |
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Cement |
X |
X |
X |
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X |
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Steel |
X |
X |
X |
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X |
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Incineration |
X |
X |
X |
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Coal Gas |
X |
X |
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X |
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GT Intake |
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X |
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FGD and Acid Gas
June 16, 2016 |
Coal |
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X |
X |
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Sewage |
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X |
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X |
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WTE |
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X |
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X |
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Cement |
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X |
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Steel |
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X |
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*Included in custom system |
Dates for the next 6 meetings are firm; the others will be held in sequence at
approximately two week intervals. Unforeseen developments could dictate
the insertion of new subjects.
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DATE |
SUBJECT |
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June
16, 2016
Decisions |
FGD and Acid Gas Separation
- Issue
and options for SO2 and other
acid gas separation from coal
fired power, cement, steel, and
waste incineration plants.
Click
Here to Register |
|
TBA
Markets |
Desalination
-
Thermal vs. Membrane; energy
recovery, pump, valve,
compressor and chemicals
options; power/desalination
combinations. |
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TBA
Markets |
Oil, Gas, Refining
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Supply and demand; impact on
flow control and treatment
products; regional impacts
e.g. subsea in North Atlantic
vs. shale in the US vs. Oil
Sands in Canada. |
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TBA
Markets |
Food
- Analysis
of 12 separate
applications within food and
beverage with analysis of valve,
pump, compressor, filter,
analyzer and chemical options;
impact of new technologies such
as forward osmosis. |
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TBA
Markets |
Municipal Wastewater
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Quality of pumps, valves,
filters, and analyzers in
Chinese and Asian plants; new
pollutant challenges; water
purification for reuse. |
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TBA
Markets |
Mobile Emissions -
Reduction in CO, VOCs, and
particulate in fuels, oils, and
air used in on and off road
vehicles; impact of RDE
and failure of NOx
traps and the crisis in Europe
created by the focus on diesels. |
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