Treatment Chemical Sales will be up 3 Percent in 2010
Sales of water and wastewater treatment chemicals will rise 3 percent in 2010 reaching $21.7 billion. The municipal wastewater segment will exceed $4 billion according to the latest forecast in Water & Wastewater Treatment Chemical: World Markets, a continually updated online report published by the McIlvaine Company www.mcilvainecompany.com.
The municipal sector will account for more than one-third of the total market and energy will account for another one-third with the remainder spread among a number of industries.
Water and Wastewater Treatment Chemical Sales 2010 ($ Millions)

Industry 2010
Chemical 724
Electronics 477
Food 782
Metals 723
Mining 367
Oil & Gas 921
Other industries 1,149
Pharmaceutical 308
Power 4,196
Pulp & paper 1,602
Refining 2,388
Wastewater, municipal 4,094
Water, municipal 3,978

Corrosion inhibitors will be the leading chemical in terms of revenues. Organic flocculants will capture second place followed by scale inhibitors.

2010 Revenue Rankings by Chemical Type
Chemical Type Ranking
Corrosion Inhibitors 1
Organic Flocculants 2
Scale Inhibitors 3
Inorganic Flocculants 4
Oxidizers and Biocides 5
Ph Adjusters 6
Odor Control 7


Activated carbon, chelants, defoamers, ion exchange resins and miscellaneous chemicals will account for the remainder of the revenues.

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