Mobile Devices and Route Maps Will Enrich Your Chem Show Experience

Route maps at the Chem show next week provide links to very specific data which should not only lead the visitor to the relevant stands, but provide him preliminary information on how the product fits his application. We will be updating the maps continuously during the show as well as in between now and Tuesday.

Six applications oriented Route Maps allow you to determine which stands to visit and even to arrange meetings by mobile phone.  Just click on any Decision Tree for the details. 

 

           Flow and Treatment Route Maps and Decision Stops for the Chem Show

 

Process Fluids/Gases and Wastewater

Common  Processes

Product

Food

/Beverage

Pharmaceuticals

Cosmetics

Organic,

Petro

Chemicals

Inorganic

Chemicals

 

Power/

Cogen

Intake/

Cooling

Water

Thermal Treatment

 

Scrubbers

 

Adsorption/Recovery

 

 

Particulate Removal

 

Distillation/

Evaporation/

Heat Exchange

 

 

Pumps

Valves

Liquid-Solid Separation

Instrumentation

We will keep updating this Orchard during the show so be sure to keep checking. You can also contact Bob McIlvaine during the show at mobile #847-226-2391 or rmcilvaine@mcilvainecompany.com. Alternatively you can reach Ross or Denise at #847-784-0012.

 

Industrial Facilities in the U.S. are Spending Billions of Dollars on Flow Control and Treatment

With the competitive price of energy in the U.S. industrial plants are expanding. At the same time, they are investing in pollution control equipment to meet new air and water regulations.  The result is a multibillion dollar annual investment which is likely to continue over the next decade.  The individual facilities and projects are tracked in McIlvaine Industrial Emitters and McIlvaine U.S. Industrial Facilities with Water Discharges.  (www.mcilvainecompany.com)

Some of the biggest expenditures will be made by plants operating large combustion boilers to produce electricity and steam. Some of the categories with the largest number of industrial boiler operators are:

Chemical Plants

353

Fabricated Metals

117

Food

141

Furniture

56

Non Metallic Minerals

92

Paper

212

Petroleum

96

Plastics

144

Primary Metals

81

Transportation Equipment

143

Tens of thousands of plants and institutions operate small gas-fired boilers. Equally large numbers of plants have some kind of toxic emissions to air and water. One hundred forty cement plants are subject to the MACT rule which requires reduction of mercury, particulate and HCl.  Close to 1,000 industrial boilers burning coal and solid fuels are likely install equipment under the new Industrial MACT rule.

Large numbers of industrial facilities discharge treated effluent into waterways. Here are some of the leaders:

Gold Ores

1,831

Crushed and Broken Limestone

1,766

Construction Sand and Gravel

1,749

Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas

1,642

Petroleum Bulk Stations

1,365

Coal and Lignite Mining

1,263

Refuse Systems

1,036

The construction sand market is booming due to its use in hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas shale.

For more information on Industrial Emitters, click on: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=93extsup1.asp

For more information on U.S. Industrial Facilities with Water Discharges, click on: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/databases/27-water/476-61ei

 

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

 

 Headlines for the November 22, 2013 – Utility E-Alert      

UTILITY E-ALERT

#1152– November 22, 2013                               

Table of Contents 

COAL – US

  • Santee Cooper to get rid of Ash Ponds at Grainger, Jeffries and Winyah
  • Dynegy Gets Pollution Waiver for IL Coal-fired Power Plants
  • PNM selects Aconex to support Environmental Upgrade of Coal-fired San Juan Station

COAL – WORLD 

  • Eskom asking for Delay in Installation of FGD at Medupi (South Africa)
  • Hattat Enerji to build Power Plants in Black Sea Area of Turkey
  • Sakhalinskaya No. 2 (Russia) expected to be Online in 2016
  • Still Problems with Coal Allocation in India
  • BHEL to supply Equipment for 500 MW Feroze Gandhi Unchahar Power Project in Uttar Pradesh, India

GAS/OIL – WORLD 

  • Hyundai to build 2,640 MW Supercritical Shuqaiq Power Plant in Saudi Arabia
  • Serbia constructing 450 MW Cogeneration plant at Novi Sad
  • Tests in Estonia on Co-firing Low Calorie Value Oil Shale
  • Dorad Power Plant in Israel switched to Natural Gas-firing
  • Cote d'Ivoire Power Plant expansion to add 139 MW

CO2 

  • Quotes from Coal Industry Conference in Poland before UN Global Warming Talks

BIOMASS

  • Thunder Bay to be converted to Biomass-firing

NUCLEAR 

  • Serbian Minister rules out construction of Nuclear Power Plant
  • Jordan to build Series of Small Nuclear Power Plants for Desalination

BUSINESS

§  China to finance Power Projects in Yemen

§  Appeals Court suspends DOE collection of Nuke Fees

§  Exxon Mobile to sell Majority Stake in Hong Kong Utility and a Power Storage Firm for $3.4 Billion

§  Emera buys 1,050 MW Combined Cycle Gas-fired Power Plants in New England for $541Million

§  Mobile Devices and Route Maps will enrich Your CHEM SHOW Experience

§  Investment of $790 Billion in Fossil and Nuclear Plants this Year

§  Power Plant Operators will spend $8.5 Billion on Precipitators Next Year

HOT TOPIC HOUR

  • "Wet vs. Dry ESP" – Hot Topic Hour on Thursday, November 21, 2013
  • "Application of U.S. Mercury Control Technology in Other Countries" is the "Hot Topic Hour" on Thursday, December 5, 2013
  • Upcoming Hot Topic Hours

 

For more information on the Utility Tracking System, click on: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/databases/2-uncategorised/89-42ei

 

 

McIlvaine Hot Topic Hour Registration

On Thursday at 10:00 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.

 DATE

Non-Subscribers Cost

SUBJECT

 Webinar Type

December 12, 2013

$125.00

Update on Gasification Projects and Technology

 Power

December 19, 2013

$125.00

Selecting FGD Scrubber Components

 Power

January 9, 2014

$125.00

Air Preheaters & Heat Exchangers

 Power

January 16, 2014

$125.00

Corrosion Issues and Materials for APC Systems      

 Power

January 23, 2014

$125.00

Co-Firing Sewage Sludge, Biomass and Municipal Waste      

 Power

February 6, 2014

$125.00

Review of EUEC      

 Power

February 13, 2014

$125.00

Impact of Ambient Air Quality Rules on Fossil Fueled Boilers and Gas Turbines      

 Power

February 27, 2014

$125.00

Dry FGD: Spray Dry vs. CFB vs. DSI      

 Power

March 6, 2014

$125.00

Update on IGCC (Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle)      

 Power

March 13, 2014

$125.00

Update on Oxy-Fuel Combustion      

 Power

March 20, 2014

$125.00

Improving ESP Performance

 Power

March 27, 2014

$125.00

Mercury Control and Removal      

 Power

April 3, 2014

$125.00

HRSG Design, Operation and Maintenance Considerations     

 Power

April 10, 2014

$125.00


Measurement and Control Instrumentation for Power Plants      

 Power

April 17, 2014

$125.00

Measurement and Control of PM2.5      

 Power

April 24, 2014

$125.00

Status of Carbon-to-Liquid Projects and Technology      

 Power

May 1, 2014

$125.00

Renewable Energy, Status, Options, Technology Update      

 Power

May 8, 2014

$125.00

Valves for Power Plant Steam and Cooling Water      

 Power

May 15, 2014

$125.00

Water Treatment During Gas and Oil Production      

 Power

May 22, 2014

$125.00

Advances in Coal Blending     

 Power

May 29, 2014

$125.00

Clean Coal Technologies      

 Power

June 5, 2014

$125.00

Material Handling in Fossil Fueled Power Plants      

 Power

June 12, 2014

$125.00

Industrial Boiler MACT - Impact and Control Options      

 Power

June 19, 2014

$125.00

Multi-emissions Control Technologies     

 Power

June 26, 2014

$125.00

Next Generation of Coal Combustion Technologies     

 Power

July 10, 2014

$125.00

Compliance Strategies for PM2.5

 

To register for the "Hot Topic Hour", click on:

http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/hot_topic_hour_registration.htm.

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Bob McIlvaine
President
847-784-0012 ext 112
rmcilvaine@mcilvainecompany.com
www.mcilvainecompany.com


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