High Performance Pump Market for NAFTA Chemical Industry Tops $440 Million
Chemical manufacturing companies in the U.S., Canada and Mexico will spend over
$440 million for high performance pumps in 2017. This is the latest forecast in
the McIlvaine publication Pumps World Market.
What are high performance pumps? McIlvaine is using its own definition which
includes both severe and critical service. Severe service is defined as an
application where corrosion, erosion, pressure, or temperature is a concern. It
also includes flow variables such as pumps which must run dry on occasion or are
subject to rapid starts and stops.
Critical service entails impact on the product or the process. Product purity is
critical for many chemical products. Contamination from pump components needs to
be eliminated. In certain cases, damage to the product is a concern. The
percentage of solids to be transported can be very high and create challenges
for pump suppliers. The pump efficiency over the flow range is another factor
which can be important.
There are no high performance pumps used in cooling where once-through water or
cooling towers are utilized. Water intakes do not require high performance pumps
(ultrapure water treatment is included in process separation). The biggest
market is in process applications. End users and process OEMs in NAFTA will
spend $330 million for pumps actually moving process fluids. Processes can be
further categorized as follows:
Process High Performance Pump Needs
Storage low
Metering low
Measurement low
Heat/Cool medium
Separation high
Dehydration high
Reaction/Absorption high
Evaporation high
Disinfection medium
The major uses of high performance pumps with process fluids are in separation
and reaction. There are many chemical processes. Each has its unique
requirements. Suppliers of high performance pumps who understand the chemical
processes can achieve high profit margins in this industry segment.
For more information on N019 Pumps World Market click on:
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Flow Control and Treatment Component Solutions provide a $500 billion Market
The market for components used in flow control and treatment will be $395
billion in 2017. However, component suppliers have the opportunity to increase
sales by 20 percent and gross margins by 40 percent by providing solutions which
give the customer the lowest total cost of ownership (LTCO). This the latest
prediction in N064 Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control: World Market.
Function Component Examples 2017
World Revenues
$ Billions
Flow Control Liquids Pumps, Valves 160
Flow Control Air/Gases Compressors, Fans, Dampers 45
Filtration and Separation of Liquids Filters, Centrifuges, Clarifiers,
Cross-flow Membranes 50
Oxidation and Destruction Treatment for Liquids Biological and Chemical
Treatment including Digesters, Aerators, Treatment Chemicals, etc. 60
Indoor Air and Stack Gas Treatment Filters, Scrubbers, Catalytic Reactors,
Nozzles 80
Total 395
Component sales in 2017 will be just under $400 billion. However, if component
suppliers were to pursue the solutions approach, the potential expands to well
over $500 billion. This is easier said than done. The component supplier needs
to understand the customer needs. In turn, this means understanding the sub
process, the process and the industry.
The Role of Components in Solutions
Industry
Process
Sub Process
Solutions
The LTCO Valve
Product
If the supplier thoroughly understands the customer needs, he can tailor his
product to best fit those needs.
Lets take an example. A typical valve controlling compressed air is a commodity
product. One application involves pulsing air to clean filter bags. Pentair has
become the world leader in this specialty niche by understanding the dust
collection cleaning process and the variations needed for various different
industries. Pentair supplies not only the valves but the headers and the
controls to optimize the cleaning process.
Many industries need evaporation processes. Mechanical Vapor Recompression (MVR)
is one sub process which minimizes total energy consumption. Colfax Howden has a
number of blowers and fans to offer depending on the flow and temperature
increase needed. However, it has also developed the ExVelฎ fan specifically for
this unique application. The impellers are suited to abrasive and corrosive
conditions encountered as the steam is recompressed.
W.L. Gore has developed a number of innovative solutions based on process and
industry knowledge. Most power plants have wet flue gas desulfurization (FGD)
systems. There are new rules to reduce mercury. Wet FGD systems will remove most
of this mercury with the right treatment chemicals. The conventional solution to
remove the remainder of the mercury is to use activated carbon upstream. The
problem is that any mercury removed by the carbon reduces the amount captured in
the scrubber. W.L. Gore developed a module which can be installed after the
scrubber and efficiently remove remaining mercury.
Flowserve is a major supplier of pumps for reverse osmosis (RO) processes.
Desalination of seawater is a big potential market. High energy cost is one of
the major factors reducing the market potential. Flowserve understood that a
solution was energy recovery and acquired a company to provide it. (Calder
DWEER)
Most flow control and treatment equipment will be purchased in countries with
less application experience than in the past. This means that international
suppliers have a great opportunity to develop and sell solutions to ensure that
the customer selects the lowest total cost of ownership (LTCO). For more
information, click on: N064 Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control: World
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
#1272 May 13, 2016
Table of Contents
COAL US
Fuel Tech awarded Air Pollution Control Orders totaling $2.2 Million
COAL WORLD
Ghana to start building China funded $1.5 Billion Coal-fired Power Plant in
2017
500 MW Expansion for Ekibastuz-2 Power Station in Ekibastuz, Kazakhstan
Orascom proposes Ultrasupercritical Hamarawein Port Power Station in Egypt
Shenhua Group completes upgrades to Coal-fired Power Plants in the
Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region
Indian, Sri Lankan Officials meeting on Sampur Power Project
Asian Development Bank providing $900 Million Loan to Pakistan for Coal-fired
Power Plant at Jamshoro
Tanzania's U.S. $2 Billion Coal, Iron-Ore Projects to Start Soon
The 41F Utility E-Alert is issued weekly and covers the coal-fired projects,
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is included in the $3020 42EI Utility Tracking System which has data on every
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