$690 Million Market for Ultrapure Water in the Americas

Power, electronic, pharmaceutical and other plants in North and South America which need ultrapure water will spend $690 million for hardware and consumables in 2015. This is the latest forecast in Ultrapure Water World Markets published by the McIlvaine Company.  (www.mcilvainecompany.com)

Industry Totals ($ Millions)

Industry

2015

Coal-Fired Power

 90

Electronics

 170

Gas Turbines

 60

Other energy

 119

Other Industries

 65

Pharmaceutical

 186

Total

690

The most recent revisions reflect an increase in investment in the gas turbine sector and a decrease in the coal-fired power sector.  Unlike Asia, there is no activity relative to new coal-fired power plant construction in the U.S. and little elsewhere in the Americas.  Gas turbines are the most popular choice for new electricity generation.  Ultrapure water is needed not only for the feedwater to the HRSG but also for the fogging nozzle water on the air intake.

The electronics sector is relatively small compared with other continents.   Flat panel manufacture is a major application in Asia.  Most of the semiconductor production is also concentrated in a few East Asian countries.

The Americas is still a major segment of the pharmaceutical industry although Asia is catching up.  The pharmaceutical ultrapure water needs include water for injection (WFI) which includes the injectable drugs.

Cross-flow membrane systems are widely used in the generation of ultrapure water.  The pharmaceutical industry still uses distillation systems.  In general, the bottled water industry does not purify its product enough to fall into the ultrapure water category. There are some exceptions. Companies such as Coca Cola use distillation and then add back electrolytes to provide what Coke calls smart water.

Demineralization and degasification is a critical step in the power industry.  Companies such as Membrana and Dow are active in this area.

Sophisticated monitoring is required due to the need to reduce impurities to levels below the sensitivity range of most instruments.  A number of different chemicals are needed for a range of tasks from purifying the inlet water to cleaning the reverse osmosis membranes.

 

For more information on Ultrapure Water World Markets, click on:  http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/27-water/447-n029-ultrapure-water-world-markets

Markets for Treating Water Are $224 Billion and Growing At Nearly Twice GDP

The markets for products and services to treat and purify water and fluids are growing at nearly twice the world’s GDP growth rate.  Some major segments will generate revenues this year of $224 billion.  This is the conclusion reached in Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control: World Market published by the McIlvaine Company.  (www.mcilvainecompany.com)

 

Water Treatment Markets 2014    ($ Billions)

 

Product

Power

Fluid

Municipal

Industrial and Other

Residential/
Commercial

Total

Pumps

3

8

14

20

8

53

Valves

7

13

7

39

20

86

Cartridge

0

7

1

6

7

21

Sedimentation/Centrifugation

1

0

2

5

0

8

Cross-Flow Membranes

2

0

4

3

1

10

Macrofiltration

1

0

2

4

0

7

Biological/Oxidation/Destruction

1

0

8

4

2

15

Water/Wastewater Chemicals

5

0

9

10

0

24

Total

 

 

 

 

 

224

 

Treatment activities can be segmented into expensive treatment of small quantities of liquids and inexpensive treatment of large quantities.  An example of a small segment with high treatment costs is the water for injection (WFI) generated by pharmaceutical companies for injectable drugs.

One of the large segments with spectacular growth is ballast water. Ships will be forced to treat 200 billion gallons/yr due to new regulations.  All the other water needs for ships are only 2 billion gallons/yr.  So the ballast water regulations expand the market by two orders of magnitude in terms of volume to be treated.

The water produced by oil drilling amounts to 360 million gallons per day (mgd).  This is several orders of magnitude bigger than the WFI market and represents the equivalent of 2 percent of the world’s 16,700 mgd desalination capacity.

The biggest applications for water treatment are power plants.  U.S. power plans extract 300,000 mgd. This compares to 30,000 mgd delivered by U.S. municipal drinking water plants. 

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

For more information on specific product reports, click on:

Cartridge Filters: World Market
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/117-n024

Liquid Filtration and Media World Markets
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/118-n006

Pumps World Market
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/116-n019

RO,UF,MF World Market
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/120-n020

Sedimentation and Centrifugation World Markets
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/119-n005

Industrial Valves: World Market
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/115-n028

Water/Wastewater Treatment Chemicals: World Market
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/27-water/449-n026-water-and-wastewater-treatment-chemicals

Headlines for April 18, 2014 – Utility E-Alert

UTILITY E-ALERT

#1171 – April 18, 2014

 

Table of Contents

 

COAL – US

 

  • U.S. Court of Appeals upholds the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Power Plants

 

COAL – WORLD

 

  • Ontario shuts down Final Coal-fired Power Plant

 

GAS/OIL - US

 

  • EPA issues GHG Permit for Natural Gas-fired Power Plant in Texas

 

GAS/OIL – WORLD

 

§  Alstom awarded €225 Million Contract to provide Equipment for Al-Anbar, Iraq Combined Cycle Power Plant

§  Summit begins installing Gas Turbine at Bibiyana Power Plant in Bangladesh

§  Siemens awarded Ashuganj, Bangladesh Power Plant Components Supply Contract

§  TransAlta named preferred bidder for C$565 Million Australian Gas-fired Power Plant

§  Jamaica grants OK for 381 MW Natural Gas-fired Power Plant

§  EDF opens 1.3 GW Combined Cycle Gas-fired Power Plant in Britain

 

NUCLEAR

 

§  Making Radiation-proof Materials for Electronics, Power Plants

 

BUSINESS

 

§  EPA announces another delay in Cooling Water intake Rule 

§  Southern Co. (GA) signs deal with Shenhua (China), Government Agencies and Universities to develop Coal Technologies

§  Westinghouse and Ontario Power Generation Sign Agreement to Service Global Nuclear Markets; MOU Covers Service, Refurbishment, Decommissioning and New Plant Projects

§  TLT-Turbo GmbH now owned by Power Construction Corporation of China

§  Market for New Gas Turbines and Associated Equipment will exceed $29 Billion This Year

§  Air Filter Sales Will Exceed $2.5 Billion in the Americas Next Year

§  MET and Sinosteel Tiancheng extend WFGD License Agreement

 

HOT TOPIC HOUR

 

  • Measurement of Gas Turbine Emissions including NH3 was Hot Topic Hour on April 17
  • "Hot Gas Filtration at 850°F Will Change APC" – Hot Topic Hour on May 1, 2014
  • Upcoming Hot Topic Hours

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See below for information on upcoming Hot Topic Hours. We welcome your input relative to suggested additions.

 

DATE

SUBJECT

           

May 1, 2014

Hot Gas Filtration at 850oF Will Change APC

Could change the whole back end

May 8, 2014

Sorbent Traps vs. Mercury CEMS

Sorbent traps are competitive

May 15, 2014

Gas Intake Filters: HEPA or Medium Efficiency

More           information

May 29, 2014

Stellite Delamination in Power Plant Steam Valves

More           information

June 5, 2014

Dry vs. Wet Cooling

Surprising number of ACC’S. Why?

June 12, 2014

HRSG Issues (Fast Start, Tube Failures)

Lots of challenges to cycle 200 X/yr

June 26, 2014

CCR

$ billions  Needed

July/August 2014

Boiler Feedwater Treatment

 Condensate Polishing for Peaking Turbines

316 B Water Issues

Gas Turbine Permitting Issues

 

Give us your opinion about topics we should consider 

 

 

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