$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)
Industry |
2015 |
Coal-Fired Power |
90
|
Electronics |
170
|
Gas Turbines |
60
|
Other energy |
119
|
Other Industries |
65
|
Pharmaceutical |
186
|
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.
For more information on Ultrapure Water World Markets, click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/27-water/447-n029-ultrapure-water-world-markets
Markets 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)
Product |
Power |
Fluid |
Municipal |
Industrial and Other |
Residential/ |
Total |
Pumps |
3 |
8 |
14 |
20 |
8 |
53 |
Valves |
7 |
13 |
7 |
39 |
20 |
86 |
Cartridge |
0 |
7 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
21 |
Sedimentation/Centrifugation |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
8 |
Cross-Flow Membranes |
2 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
Macrofiltration |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
7 |
Biological/Oxidation/Destruction |
1 |
0 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
15 |
Water/Wastewater Chemicals |
5 |
0 |
9 |
10 |
0 |
24 |
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-treatment
For more information on specific product reports, click on:
Cartridge Filters: World Market
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/117-n024
Liquid Filtration and Media World Markets
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/118-n006
Pumps World Market
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/116-n019
RO,UF,MF World Market
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/120-n020
Sedimentation and Centrifugation World Markets
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/119-n005
Industrial Valves: World Market
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/115-n028
Water/Wastewater Treatment Chemicals: World Market
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/27-water/449-n026-water-and-wastewater-treatment-chemicals
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
§
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
§
Making Radiation-proof Materials for Electronics, Power Plants
BUSINESS
§
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
HOT TOPIC HOUR
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McIlvaine Hot Topic Hour Registration
On Thursday at 10:00 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 $300.00
for non-subscribers.
See below for information on upcoming Hot Topic Hours. We welcome your input
relative to suggested additions.
DATE |
SUBJECT |
|
May 1, 2014 |
Hot Gas Filtration at 850oF
Will Change APC |
Could change the whole back end |
May 8, 2014 |
Sorbent Traps vs. Mercury CEMS |
Sorbent traps are competitive |
May 15, 2014 |
Gas Intake Filters: HEPA or
Medium Efficiency |
|
May 29, 2014 |
Stellite Delamination in Power
Plant Steam Valves |
|
June 5, 2014 |
Dry vs. Wet Cooling |
Surprising number of ACC’S. Why? |
June 12, 2014 |
HRSG Issues (Fast Start, Tube
Failures) |
Lots of challenges to cycle 200
X/yr |
June 26, 2014 |
CCR |
$ billions Needed |
July/August 2014 |
Boiler Feedwater Treatment
Condensate Polishing for
Peaking Turbines
316 B Water Issues
Gas Turbine Permitting Issues
Give us your opinion about
topics we should consider
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