Air Pollution
Billions slated for electrostatic preclpltators,scrubbers and adsorbers Over $22 billion (US) will be spent on air pollution control systems, parts and services, between July 1, 1996,and Jtme 30, 1997. The Mcllvaine Company in its Air Pollution Management Report predicts that the Americas segment will spend $6.4 billion, the European-CISAfrica segment will spend $7.7 billion and Asia will be the biggest purchaser at over $8 billion.
Over the last decade, the purchases ofequipment to remove gas phase con
Americas
Asia
Europe/CIS
World
1,772
2,003
3,241
2,911 3,634
3,950
6,886 10,825
1,390 6,403
1,545 8,090
1,790 7,743
4,725 22,236
Particulate/Systems Gas Treatment Systems & Parts Other Equipment & Services Total Air Pollution Market
cent of the total. Europe-CIS-Africa segment will account for an investment in gas phase contaminant reduction of nearly $4 billion. Some 37 percent($1.5 billion) of this total will be for scrub
ing. Therefore, the value added and
profitability ofsecondary suppliers rep resents a substantial portion ofthe total. A single large flue gas desulfurization contract will result in as many as
taminants have increased much more
bers and adsorbers to remove acid gas-
one hundred subcontracts. This division
rapidly than have purchases of particulate control equipment. In the
ses and VOCs. 33 percent ($1.35 bil lion) will be invested in NO and SO
next twelve months, the world will
reduction systems. 30 percent ($1.15
spend $6.8 billion for particulate con trol but will spend almost$ 11 billion for elimination of Nitrogen Oxides(NO ),
catalytic air treatment systems. The air consulting segment world
of the large contracts to many subcon tractors, plus the substantial portion of the industry represented by very small companies, results in an industry com prised of large numbers of small sup pliers. These 70,000 companies aver age $300,000 in revenues and employ 700,000 workers devoted to the air pol lution industry. Therefore, air pollution control is a significant industry worldwide. De
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billion) will be invested in thermal and
Sulfur Oxides (SO^), Volatile Organic
wide will account for $2.6 billion in to
Compoimds(VOCs)and acid gases. Electrostatic precipitators will be the most popular equipment selection pri marily due to purchases in the Asian sector. 58 percent of the $3.9 billion slated for electrostatic precipitators will be spent in the Asian region. By con trast, purchase of precipitators in the Americas will account for only 18 per
tal revenues. However, this segment represents a big portion of the value added in the air pollution sector. Since there are few outside purchases, most air consulting revenues consist of value added by the consultant. In contrast,
most ofthe revenue in FGD system sales comes from the purchase and resale of components such as pumps and pack
tailed information on this forecast will
be found in Air Pollution Management published by The Mcllvaine Company. For more information, circle reply card No. 327
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