World Cleanroom Space will Increase by 6 Million Square Feet this Year
By 2014 there will be 131 million ft2 of cleanroom space in use across the world. This will be an increase of five percent over 2013. This is the latest forecast in Cleanrooms World Markets published by the McIlvaine Company.
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(Million ft2)
|
World Region |
2013 |
2014 |
|
Africa |
1 |
1 |
|
CIS |
2 |
2 |
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East Asia |
57 |
60 |
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Eastern Europe |
1 |
2 |
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Middle East |
3 |
3 |
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NAFTA |
32 |
33 |
|
South & Central America |
3 |
3 |
|
West Asia |
3 |
4 |
|
Western Europe |
23 |
23 |
|
Total |
125 |
131 |
This is net space in operation and reflects the retirements of older plants. The semiconductor industry generally builds new plants rather than renovating existing ones. This is due to contamination concerns.
Asia has surpassed the other regions due to its dominance in flat panel displays, hard disk drives, storage, and photovoltaics. China, Taiwan and South Korea are leading investors in semiconductor chip plants.
The semiconductor industry is the largest user of cleanrooms worldwide. The amount of cleanroom space is now at near record highs. Semiconductor sales for 2012 reached $291.6 billion, the industry’s third-highest yearly total ever, but a decrease of 2.7 percent from the record total of $299.5 billion set in 2011.
Some segments are in decline but are offset by growth in others; facing competition from tablets, smart phones, solid state drives (SSD), and global hard disk drives (HDD). Market revenue in 2013 will decline more than 10 percent this year. Revenue is set to drop to $32 billion in 2013.
The pharmaceutical industry continues to show steady growth. Much of the new growth is taking place outside the U.S. and Europe. The pharmaceutical industry in Russia has been witnessing a double-digit growth rate recently. According to the new regulations that will be enforced in Russia from 2014, it will be imperative for the pharmaceutical companies to pursue GMP-compliant production procedures.
Over the last decade the solar industry has had the highest percentage growth. Photovoltaic Module shipments in 2013 are forecast to exceed 34,000 MW, up 10 percent over 2012.
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Chinese Pump Revenues to Exceed $8 Billion in 2014
Industrial pump purchases in China will rise from $7.4 billion this year to over $8 billion in 2014 for an increase of eight percent. This is the latest forecast in Pumps World Markets published by the McIlvaine Company (
www.mcilvainecompany.com).Chinese Pump Revenues
($ Millions)
|
Industry |
2013 |
2014 |
|
Chemical |
467 |
510 |
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Electronics |
20 |
20 |
|
Flood Control |
104 |
114 |
|
Food |
175 |
191 |
|
Metals |
156 |
170 |
|
Mining |
574 |
626 |
|
Oil and Gas |
98 |
108 |
|
Other Industries |
539 |
589 |
|
Pharmaceutical |
41 |
47 |
|
Power |
1,102 |
1,160 |
|
Pulp & Paper |
205 |
226 |
|
Refinery |
116 |
128 |
|
Stone |
838 |
913 |
|
Wastewater |
1,529 |
1,586 |
|
Water |
1,486 |
1,644 |
|
Total |
7,450 |
8,032 |
Municipal water and wastewater will be the leading application segments. China is rapidly building its water infrastructure. It is also adding secondary treatment capacity to treat wastewater.
Power is the next largest category and will account for pump revenues in excess of $1.1 billion. China is building more coal-fired power plants each year than any other country. It is also retrofitting scrubbers to capture SO2. These scrubbers require large pumps.
The stone and cement industry is also a big segment. China produces more than 50 percent of the worlds cement. The mining industry is also a big purchaser. China is the world’s leading coal producer. Because of lack of rail infrastructure more of this coal is conveyed in slurries to the power plants than in other countries.
China is moving forward in the oil and gas sector. It is a leader in direct liquefaction of coal. This process requires a substantial investment in pumps.
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Flue Gas Desulfurization Revenues Will Range between $3 Billion and $8 Billion/Yr
Over the Next Three Years
Over the next three years revenues for new flue gas desulfurization (FGD) systems (not including repairs) will rise and fall over a range of $3 billion to $8 billion per year. The reason for the substantial fluctuation is the size of individual orders, the definition of the cost, scope, and chronology. These new forecasts appear in FGD World Markets published by the McIlvaine Company (
www.mcilvainecompany.com)Minimum FGD Orders
($ Millions)
|
Continent |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
|
Africa |
89 |
15 |
15 |
|
America |
220 |
1,122 |
581 |
|
Asia |
2,128 |
2,101 |
2,075 |
|
Europe |
659 |
777 |
767 |
|
Total |
3,096 |
4,015 |
3,438 |
The above forecast is based on orders and not actual booked revenues. It assumes a four year delay from order to startup for FGD systems for new units. It assumes three years for retrofits. The revenue per MW is as low as $70/kw for new FGD systems in China, which represents typical vendor scope in China. Since two-thirds of the market (in MW) is for new coal-fired power plants in China, this low value makes a big difference in the estimate of market size.
The present forecasts also assume a slowdown in orders for new Chinese power plants in the next three years, but this forecast is subject to change as plans become more firm. In China the turnaround on a new coal-fired power plant is as little as two years.
By contrast the average retrofit project in the U.S. costs $300-400/kw. This includes lots of cost borne directly by the utility and also costs of new fans and other components which are typically included by the utilities in estimating their project costs.
The year 2014 will be a bigger year in the Americas segment due to the new U.S. Utility MATS rule. This requires compliance with hydrogen chloride emission limits. The FGD scrubbers remove both SO2 and HCl. There are some new FGD systems in Latin America. Chile is installing a number of dry FGD systems.
In Europe there are some new coal-fired power plants and replacement of existing old FGD systems. There is little activity in Africa.
Asia is the big market. It will account for 50 to 70 percent of the total over the three year period. China will be the largest Asian purchaser. It is installing FGD with all the new coal-fired power plants. Also there are retrofit projects driven by tougher SO2 limits. The Japanese market may rebound due to an initiative to rely on coal to a greater extent.
India offers considerable long range potential. To date there have been a few seawater scrubbers installed on power plants, but most have no SO2 removal devices. Tougher regulations are anticipated, so FGD companies are positioning themselves to pursue this market. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is partnering with BHEL to pursue this opportunity. Other international suppliers such as Alstom are also active.
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Mercury Measurement and Control – Part 3 |
Power |
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April 25 |
Control Technologies for Fine Particulate Matter |
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May 2 |
Flyash Pond and Wastewater Treatment Issues |
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Clean Coal Technologies |
Power |
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May 16 |
Power Plant Automation and Control |
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May 23 |
Cooling Towers |
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Air Pollution Control Markets (geographic trends, regulatory developments, competition, technology developments) |
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Report from Power-Gen Europe (update on regulations, speaker and exhibitor highlights) |
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Monitoring and Optimizing Fuel Feed, Metering and Combustion in Boilers |
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June 20 |
Dry Sorbent Injection and Material Handling for APC |
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June 27 |
Power Generation Forecast for Nuclear, Fossil and Renewables |
Market Intelligence |
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July 11 |
New Developments in Power Plant Air Pollution Control |
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July 18 |
Measurement and Control of HCl |
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July 25 |
GHG Compliance Strategies, Reduction Technologies and Measurement |
Power |
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August 1 |
Update on Coal Ash and CCP Issues and Standards |
Power |
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Improving Power Plant Efficiency and Power Generation |
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Control and Treatment Technology for FGD Wastewater |
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August 22 |
Status of Carbon Capture and Storage Programs and Technology |
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August 29 |
Pumps for Power Plant Cooling Water and Water Treatment Applications |
Power |
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Fabric Selection for Particulate Control
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Power |
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Air Pollution Control for Gas Turbines |
Power |
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Multi-Pollutant Control Technology
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