$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)
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Industry |
2015 |
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Coal-Fired Power |
90 |
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Electronics |
170 |
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Gas Turbines |
60 |
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Other energy |
119 |
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Other Industries |
65 |
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Pharmaceutical |
186 |
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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.
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http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/27-water/447-n029-ultrapure-water-world-marketsMarkets 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)
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Product |
Power |
Fluid |
Municipal |
Industrial and Other |
Residential/ |
Total |
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Pumps |
3 |
8 |
14 |
20 |
8 |
53 |
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Valves |
7 |
13 |
7 |
39 |
20 |
86 |
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Cartridge |
0 |
7 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
21 |
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Sedimentation/Centrifugation |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
8 |
|
Cross-Flow Membranes |
2 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
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Macrofiltration |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
7 |
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Biological/Oxidation/Destruction |
1 |
0 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
15 |
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Water/Wastewater Chemicals |
5 |
0 |
9 |
10 |
0 |
24 |
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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-treatmentFor more information on specific product reports, click on:
Cartridge Filters: World Market
Liquid Filtration and Media World Markets
Pumps World Market
RO,UF,MF World Market
Sedimentation and Centrifugation World Markets
Industrial Valves: World Market
Water/Wastewater Treatment Chemicals: World Market
Headlines for April 18, 2014 – Utility E-Alert
UTILITY E-ALERT
#1171 – April 18, 2014
Table of Contents
COAL – US
COAL – WORLD
GAS/OIL - US
GAS/OIL – WORLD
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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
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Making Radiation-proof Materials for Electronics, Power Plants
BUSINESS
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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
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DATE |
SUBJECT |
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May 1, 2014 |
Hot Gas Filtration at 850oF Will Change APC |
Could change the whole back end |
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May 8, 2014 |
Sorbent Traps vs. Mercury CEMS |
Sorbent traps are competitive |
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May 15, 2014 |
Gas Intake Filters: HEPA or Medium Efficiency |
More information |
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May 29, 2014 |
Stellite Delamination in Power Plant Steam Valves |
More information |
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June 5, 2014 |
Dry vs. Wet Cooling |
Surprising number of ACC’S. Why? |
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June 12, 2014 |
HRSG Issues (Fast Start, Tube Failures) |
Lots of challenges to cycle 200 X/yr |
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June 26, 2014 |
CCR |
$ billions Needed |
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July/August 2014 |
Boiler Feedwater Treatment Condensate Polishing for Peaking Turbines 316 B Water Issues Gas Turbine Permitting Issues
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