Larger Water Treatment Chemical Companies Expect to Grow Faster Than the Market
as a Whole
The world market for water and wastewater chemicals is projected to grow by 4
percent per year over the next three years according to the latest forecasts in
the McIlvaine Water and Wastewater Treatment Chemicals: World Market.
(www.mcilvainecompany.com)
World Revenues for Water and Wastewater Chemicals
Year |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
Revenues
($ Millions) |
23,080 |
23,975 |
24, 962 |
26,016 |
% Increase |
3.6 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
Some of the major suppliers are expecting higher growth rates. Calgon
Carbon anticipates growth of 9 percent to 20 percent
Corporate Sales (Mil) and % Increase - Water Chemicals
Company |
2012 |
2012 % Increase |
2013 |
2013 % Increase |
2014 |
2014 % Increase |
AkzoNobel |
21,261 |
4.72% |
22,091 |
3.90% |
22,940 |
3.84% |
Ashland |
8,419 |
29.48% |
8,888 |
5.57% |
9,281 |
4.42% |
Calgon Carbon |
592 |
9.43% |
648 |
9.46% |
778 |
20.06% |
Dow Chemical |
60,667 |
1.14% |
64,129 |
5.71% |
67,100 |
4.63% |
GE |
150,242 |
2.00% |
157,498 |
4.83% |
163,603 |
3.88% |
Kemira |
2,886 |
0.98% |
2,977 |
3.15% |
3,068 |
3.06% |
Kurita |
2,487 |
2.26% |
2,613 |
5.07% |
2,736 |
4.71% |
Lonza |
3,855 |
29.36% |
4,047 |
4.98% |
4,212 |
4.08% |
MeadWestvaco |
5,608 |
-7.46% |
5,788 |
3.21% |
5,939 |
2.61% |
Ashland, Kurita and Dow are also expecting relatively high growth in 2013 and
2014.
The long-range forecasts are extracted from the information supplied by the
companies or the analysts who follow those companies. The McIlvaine
forecasts are in constant 2010 dollars, whereas some of the company forecasts
are in inflated dollars. This accounts for some of the discrepancy. Also, these
larger companies are often counting on inorganic growth through acquisitions, so
there is no net revenue gain for the industry.
For more information on Water and Wastewater Treatment Chemicals: World
Market, click on:
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/water.html#NO26
Niche Experts and Decisive Classification Will Boost the U.S. and World
Economies
Utilization of newly retired individuals as niche experts in combination with a
decisive classification system will boost the world’s economy and effectively
utilize the otherwise unemployed. This is the conclusion of the McIlvaine
Company based upon several years of experience with the program.
In an increasingly complex world, knowledge resides in more and smaller niches.
The world’s progress will be accelerated to the extent that:
a.
Individuals with specific expertise are identified
b.
This expertise is made available to those who need it
c.
These individuals become more focused and can make an ever greater contribution
Decision making is a series of classifications. A decisive classification system
provides the list of choices at each step in the series. Niche experts are
identified to help make the right choice at each of these classification steps.
The result is much better decision making and effective utilization of the
world’s knowledge.
For the first time in history a significant portion of the unemployed are
knowledgeable workers. Due to longer life spans there are large numbers of
potentially productive retirees. These individuals can contribute to the
development of the decisive classification systems relative to their knowledge
niche and can be remunerated for the advice that they can offer.
The system is already being employed for environmental decisions. An example
involves reducing nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions from the coal-fired
boilers. The Chinese are implementing a very ambitious program and need to build
on the expertise in the U.S. and Europe. Among the many steps is one to
determine how to maintain the catalyst which is integral to the reduction
process. There was no decisive classification. So McIlvaine assembled the
catalyst manufacturers and experts and joint agreement was obtained that there
are only three viable options. The definitions and translations to Chinese were
then undertaken.
Parent |
Descriptor |
|
|
Chinese
Descriptor |
Definition |
Catalyst Maintenance |
Cleaning Catalyst |
|
|
催化剂除灰 |
A dry process that utilizes
vacuum and compressed air to
mechanically remove as much of
the fly ash accumulation as
possible. |
Catalyst Maintenance |
Regeneration Catalyst |
|
|
催化剂再生 |
“Catalyst cleaning” followed by
a wet chemical process to remove
decay compounds plus
re-impregnation of the catalytic
compound(s). |
Catalyst Maintenance |
Rejuvenation Catalyst |
|
|
催化剂复原 |
“Catalyst cleaning” followed by
a wet chemical process to remove
some decay compounds with
minimum removal of catalytic
compound(s). There is no
re-impregnation of the catalytic
compound(s). |
Anyone seeking guidance about cleaning catalyst can quickly find this
classification and experts who can advise on each of the options. These appear
in the McIlvaine Global Decisions Orchard (GDO).
The experts who have been working in this area include individuals from 25-80
years of age. They include experts on the Chinese problems and experts on the
international solutions. So far the most valuable contribution has been by
semi-retired individuals working as niche experts.
For more information on: Niche Experts, click on:
Niche Expert System
For more information on the specific initiative in China, click on:
Facilitating Knowledge Sharing Between China & Other
Countries
For more information on the Global Decisions Orchard, click on:
Free News and Analyses
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 Environmental Upgrade Tracking System. The cost is
$125.00 for non-subscribers.
Market Intelligence
webinars are free to McIlvaine market report.
|
2012 |
|
DATE |
SUBJECT |
|
September 27 |
Coal-fired Boiler Optimization –
Part 1 |
Power |
October 11 |
Coal-fired Boiler Optimization –
Part 2 |
Power |
October 18 |
Air Preheaters & Heat Exchangers
|
Power |
October 25 |
Instrumentation for air, gas,
water, liquids (forecasts,
market shares, growth segments). |
Market Intelligence |
November 1 |
Cooling Towers and Cooling Water
Issues |
Power |
November 8 |
FGD Scrubber Components |
Power |
November 15 |
Dampers and Expansion Joints for
Coal-fired and Gas Turbine Power
Plants |
Power |
November 29 |
Catalyst Selection for NOx
and Other Gases |
Power |
|
|
|
December 6 |
Boiler Feed and Cooling Water
Treatment |
Power |
December 13 |
Co-firing Sewage Sludge, Biomass
and Municipal Waste |
Power |
|
2013 |
|
January 10 |
Update on Oxy-fuel Combustion |
Power |
January 17 |
Production of Fertilizer and
Sulfuric Acid at Coal-fired
Power Plants
|
Power |
January 24 |
Gypsum Dewatering |
Power |
January 31 |
Filter media (forecasts and
market drivers for media used in
air, gas, liquid, fluid
applications, both mobile and
stationary). |
Market Intelligence |
February 7 |
Valves for Power Plants, Boilers
and Water Treatment Facilities |
Power |
To register for the Hot Topic Hour, click on:
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/hot_topic_hour_registration.htm.
Here are the Headlines for the September 14, 2012 – Utility E-Alert
UTILITY
E-ALERT
#1092 – September 14, 2012
Table of Contents
COAL – US
COAL – WORLD
GAS/OIL / US
GAS/OIL WORLD
BIOMASS
CO2
NUCLEAR
BUSINESS
§
Fuel Tech to supply SNCR for Three US Industrial Boilers
§
STEAG Energy Services surpasses 40,000 m3 of Regenerated Catalyst at
the Kings Mountain, NC Facility
§
The Carlyle Group to acquire Cogentrix Energy Assets and Power Project
Development and Acquisition Platform
§
Valve Industry Expecting Greater Growth than Predicted by McIlvaine
HOT TOPIC HOUR
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