$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.
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$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
 Start-up and Shut-Down Particulate Controls needed at Bonanza 
 Xcel Energy Sherco 1 and 2 will keep Firing Coal 
 Lamar Power Plant to Shut Down in Colorado 
COAL – WORLD
 135 MW Fluidized Bed Boiler Expansion in Calaca, Batangas, Philippines 
 Alstom to Modernize Belchatow 2 in Poland 
 Multiple Coal-fired Projects expected to be pushed forward in India 
 DVC completes Financial Closure of 1,320 MW Raghunathpur Power Plant 
 Ncondezi Coal focused on Commercial Contracts for 300 MW Tete Power Plant in 
Mozambique 
 India allocates 14 Coal Blocks 
 Toyo Ink proposing 2000 MW Song Hau 2 in Vietnam 
 Alstom to deliver Equipment for Concepcion CFB Power Plant in the Philippines
 Alstom to Supply Components for 2x660 MW Suratgarh Supercritical Power Project 
in Rajasthan, India 
 Shenzhen Energy to build 700 MW Power Plant in Ghana 
 Harbin Power Group to build 275 MW Barapukuria III in Bangladesh 
GAS/OIL – WORLD
 METKA to build 1,642 MW Al-Anbar Combined Cycle Power Plant in Iraq 
 E.ON to build 60 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant for Marl Chemical Park 
 428 MW Be’er Tuvia Combined Cycle Power Plant in Israel 
BIOMASS
 Tilbury will not be converted to Biomass-firing 
NUCLEAR
 Pakistan to seek Chinese Help with Nuclear Power Plant 
BUSINESS
 Billion Dollars per Year CO2 Mitigation Market 
 Sales of New Precipitators will exceed $7.6 Billion Next Year 
HOT TOPIC HOUR
 “New Developments in Air Pollution Control Technology” is the subject of the 
Hot Topic Hour on July 11, 2013 
 Integrated Intelligence System 
 Upcoming Hot Topic Hours 
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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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