NEWS RELEASE                                   FEBRUARY 2010

Asian Chip Manufacturers Will Buy Most of the Environmental and Flow Control Products

By 2015 semiconductor manufacturing will be concentrated in Asia.  At that time 74 percent of the production and 70 percent of the revenues will be generated in Asia.  The McIlvaine Company (www.mcilvainecompany.com) forecasts that in 2015, 78 percent of the world’s semiconductor equipment purchases will be for Asian chip fabrication facilities.  By 2015, the production in Asia will be greater than the entire world production last year.

Based on these forecasted trends, the McIlvaine Company has made nearly 20,000 forecasts for the revenues of environmental and flow control equipment, repair parts, and consumables.

2015 equipment revenues for environmental and flow control in the semiconductor industry ($ millions unless noted otherwise).

Subject

Asia

World

% Asia

Semiconductor equipment

32,000

4l,000

78

RO/UF/MF equipment*

     423      

    542

78

UPW systems**

     702

    900

78

Cleanrooms

     858

 1,100

78

Mini environments and devices

     238

    280

85

HVAC

     502

    644

78

Scrubbers

     285

    407

70

Pumps

     197

    252

78

Valves

     484

    620

78

*reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration and microfiltration equipment not including external piping and instrumentation  

** ultrapure water systems including filtration, degasification and all related piping and installation.                                           

The Asian wafer fabrication facilities use a higher percentage of mini environments than the rest of the world. Also in some Asian countries the slightly more lenient air regulations reduce the need for scrubbers.  Therefore the Asian market percentage differs from the semiconductor equipment percentage.

2015 After market and consumable revenues for environmental and flow control in semiconductor manufacturing ($ millions unless noted otherwise).

Subject

Asia

World

Asia %

Semiconductor Revenue

236,600

338,000

70

Wafer starts (millions/month)

         17

         23

74

Pumps

         81

       109

74

Valves

       196

       265

74

Cartridges

       662

       895

74

Membranes

         74

       100

74

Treatment chemicals

       353

       477

74

Air filters

       222

       300

74

Air monitoring

         52

         70

74

UPW *

         59

         80

74

Cleanroom clothing

       160

       200

80

Wipes

       298

       373

80

Gloves

       484

       605

80

*ultrapure water system parts such as instrumentation, piping but not valves, pumps, and filters

Asian fabrication facilities utilize more cleanroom workers than do facilities in the U.S. and Europe.  This will result in a higher percentage of the market for gloves, wipes, and clothing.

Detailed forecasts and analysis are found in the respective McIlvaine reports:

Pumps World Markets http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/water.html#N019 

Industrial Valves: World Markets http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/water.html#n028

Cartridge Filters: World Markets   http://www.mcilvainecompany.com//brochures/water.html#nO24

Scrubber/Adsorber/Biofilter World Markets  http://www.mcilvainecompany.com//brochures/air.html#n008  

Water & Wastewater Treatment Chemicals: World Markets http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/water.html#NO26

World Cleanroom Markets http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/cleanroom.html

Air Filtration and Purification Markets http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/air.html#n022

RO, UF, MF World Markets http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/water.html#no20       

Ultrapure Water World Markets http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/water.html#n029

Air Pollution Monitoring & Sampling World Markets http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/air.html#no31