US activated carbon demand will grow 15.8 percent annually through 2014, driven mainly by stringent new air and water pollution laws. Powdered activated carbon (PAC) will be the main beneficiary of tighter industrial mercury controls, while granulated activated carbon (GAC) will benefit from new drinking water regulations.

This study analyzes the 565 million pound US activated carbon industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 1999, 2004 and 2009, and forecasts for 2014 and 2019 by product (e.g., PAC, GAC), application (e.g., water treatment, food and beverage processing, pharmaceutical and medical, mining, industrial air purification, motor vehicles, solvent recovery) and US regional market.

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 17 industry players, including Calgon Carbon, Norit Americas and MeadWestvaco.

				    TABLE OF CONTENTS

     SECTION									    PAGE

		INTRODUCTION							       x

	I.	EXECUTIVE SUMMARY						       1

	II.	MARKET ENVIRONMENT						       4
		General								       4
		Macroeconomic Overview						       5
		Manufacturing Overview						       9
		Demographic Overview						      12
		Historical Market Trends					      15
		Environmental & Regulatory Issues				      19
		   The Environmental Protection Agency & Key Legislation	      20
		      The Clean Air Act						      20
		      The Clean Water Act					      22
		      Safe Drinking Water Act					      22
		   Air Pollution						      23
		      MACT Standard for Coal-Fired Power Plants			      24
		      MACT Standard for Portland Cement				      25
		      Standards for Major & Area Source Industrial Boilers	      26
		      MACT Standard for Commercial & Industrial
			 Solid Waste Incinerators				      27
		   Water Pollution						      28
		   Other Regulatory Agencies & Legislation			      31
		      Occupational Safety & Health Administration		      31
		      Other Government Programs					      32
		Competitive Materials & Technologies				      32
		World Demand							      36

	III.	SUPPLY & DEMAND							      39
		General								      39
		Product Shipments & Inventories					      43
		Production Capacity						      44
		Capacity Expansion Activity					      50
		Reactivation Activity						      51
		   Strategic Considerations					      55
		   Reactivation Methods						      59
		   Reactivation Capacity					      60
		      Activated Carbon Producers				      62
		      Independent Reactivators					      63
		   Expansion Activity in Reactivation Capacity			      64
		Foreign Trade							      65
		   Imports							      68
		   Exports							      72
		Supply & Demand							      76
		Demand by Material						      78
		Pricing Trends							      81

	IV.	PRODUCTS							      84
		General								      84
		Powdered Activated Carbon					      87
		   Production Capacity						      89
		   Supply & Demand						      92
		   Demand by Application					      95
		Granular Activated Carbon					      96
		   Production Capacity						      99
		   Supply & Demand						     102
		   Demand by Type & Application					     104
		Other Activated Carbon Products					     107
		   Supply & Demand						     107
		   Demand by Type						     109

	V.	LIQUID PHASE APPLICATIONS					     112
		General								     112
		Water Treatment							     115
		   Water Withdrawal & Use Trends				     117
		   Activated Carbon Demand					     119
		      Products							     122
		      Applications						     124
			Drinking Water Treatment				     126
			Wastewater & Sewage Treatment				     135
			Groundwater Treatment & Other				     138
		Food & Beverage Processing					     142
		   Food & Beverage Industry Overview				     143
		   Activated Carbon Demand					     147
		      Sweetener Processing Applications				     149
		      Other Food & Beverage Processing Applications		     151
		Pharmaceutical & Medical					     154
		   Pharmaceutical Industry Overview				     154
		   Activated Carbon Demand					     156
		Mining								     158
		   Mining Industry Overview					     159
		   Activated Carbon Demand					     161
		Other Liquid Phase Applications					     163

	VI.	GAS PHASE APPLICATIONS						     166
		General								     166
		Industrial Air Purification					     168
		   Mercury Removal						     170
		   Industrial Gas Stream Treatment				     175
		   HVAC & Other Industrial Air Purification			     177
		Motor Vehicles							     180
		   Motor Vehicle Industry Outlook				     181
		   Emissions Canister Activated Carbon Demand			     184
		   Other Motor Vehicle Activated Carbon Demand			     187
		Solvent Recovery						     189
		   Recovery & Recycling Outlook					     190
		   Activated Carbon Demand					     192
		Other Gas Phase Applications					     195
		   Consumer Air Purifiers					     196
		   Cigarette Separation & Purification Systems			     197
		   Personnel Protection & Clothing				     198
		   Ultracapacitors						     198
		   All Other Gas Phase Applications				     200

	VII.	REGIONS								     202
		General								     202
		Regional Trends							     203
		   Population Patterns						     204
		   Economic Outlook						     205
		   Coal-Fired Electricity Overview				     207
		Regional Demand for Activated Carbon				     211
		   Northeast							     214
		      New England						     217
		      Middle Atlantic						     219
		   Midwest							     220
		      East North Central					     223
		      West North Central					     225
		   South							     226
		      South Atlantic						     229
		      East South Central					     231
		      West South Central					     232
		   West								     234
		      Mountain							     237
		      Pacific							     239

	VIII.	INDUSTRY STRUCTURE						     242
		General								     242
		Market Share							     247
		   Calgon Carbon						     248
		   Norit Americas						     249
		   MeadWestvaco							     250
		   Siemens Water Technologies					     250
		   ADA-ES							     251
		   Other Companies						     251
		Competitive Strategies						     252
		Acquisitions & Divestitures					     254
		Cooperative Agreements						     255
		Marketing & Distribution					     258
		Technology & Manufacturing					     259
		   Feedstocks							     261
		   Production Technology					     262
		   Product Characteristics					     263
		   Manufacturing Trends						     265
		Research & Development						     266
		   Raw Material Development					     266
		   Other Research & Development Activities			     268
		Company Profiles						     269
		   ADA-ES Incorporated						     270
		   Albemarle Corporation					     272
		   Asbury Carbons Incorporated					     274
		   Babcock Power Incorporated					     275
		   Calgon Carbon Corporation					     276
		   California Carbon Company Incorporated			     283
		   Cameron Great Lakes Incorporated				     284
		   Carbochem Incorporated					     285
		   Carbon Activated Corporation					     286
		   Carbon Resources LLC						     287
		   Carbtrol Corporation						     289
		   Jacobi Carbons AB						     291
		   MeadWestvaco Corporation					     293
		   Norit NV							     296
		   PICA USA, see Veolia Environnement
		   Purifications Cellutions, see MeadWestvaco
		   Rheinbraun Brennstoff, see RWE Group
		   RWE Group							     300
		   Siemens AG							     302
		   Veolia Environnement SA					     306
		   Westates Carbon, see Siemens
		   Zimpro Systems, see Siemens
		Additional Companies in the Activated Carbon Industry		     309


				      LIST OF TABLES

    TABLE NUMBER								    PAGE


		SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
		Summary Table							       3

		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	Macroeconomic Indicators					       9
	2	Manufacturers’ Shipments					      12
	3	Population & Households						      15
	4	Activated Carbon Market, 1999-2009				      18

		SECTION III -- SUPPLY & DEMAND
	1	Activated Carbon Production & Shipments				      44
	2	US Activated Carbon Production Capacity by Company,
		   2009								      46
	3	US Activated Carbon Reactivation Capacity by Company,
		   2009								      61
	4	Foreign Trade in Activated Carbon				      68
	5	Activated Carbon Imports to the US				      71
	6	Activated Carbon Exports from the US				      75
	7	Activated Carbon Supply & Demand				      78
	8	Activated Carbon Demand by Material				      79
	9	Activated Carbon Pricing					      83

		SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS
	1	Activated Carbon Demand by Product & Application		      87
	2	Advantages & Disadvantages of Powdered Activated Carbon		      89
	3	Powdered Activated Carbon Production Capacity
		    by Company, 2009						      92
	4	Powdered Activated Carbon Supply & Demand			      94
	5	Powdered Activated Carbon Demand by Application			      96
	6	Advantages & Disadvantages of Granular Activated Carbon		      99
	7	Granular Activated Carbon Production Capacity
		   by Company, 2009						     102
	8	Granular Activated Carbon Supply & Demand			     104
	9	Granular Activated Carbon Demand by Application			     107
	10	Other Activated Carbon Supply & Demand				     109
	11	Other Activated Carbon Demand by Type				     111

		SECTION V -- LIQUID PHASE APPLICATIONS
	1	Activated Carbon Demand in Liquid Phase Applications
		   by Type & Product						     115
	2	Water Withdrawal & Water Use					     119
	3	Activated Carbon Demand in Water Treatment
		   by Type & Product						     122
	4	Activated Carbon Demand in Drinking Water Treatment
		   by End Use & Product						     129
	5	Activated Carbon Demand in Municipal Drinking Water
		   Treatment by Product						     132
	6	Activated Carbon Demand in Residential Drinking Water
		   Treatment							     135
	7	Activated Carbon Demand in Wastewater & Sewage
		   Treatment Applications by Product				     138
	8	Activated Carbon Demand in Groundwater Treatment & Other Water Treatment by Product								     142
	9	Food & Beverage Industry Indicators				     147
	10	Activated Carbon Demand in Food & Beverage Processing
		   by Type & Product						     149
	11	Pharmaceutical Shipments					     156
	12	Activated Carbon Demand in Pharmaceutical & Medical 
		   Applications							     158
	13	Nonfuel Mining Materials Handled				     161
	14	Activated Carbon Demand in Mining Applications			     163
	15	Activated Carbon Demand in Other Liquid Phase Applications	     165

		SECTION VI -- GAS PHASE APPLICATIONS
	1	Activated Carbon Demand in Gas Phase Applications
		   by Type & Product						     168
	2	Activated Carbon Demand in Industrial Air Purification
		   by Type & Product						     170
	3	Activated Carbon Demand in Mercury Removal			     175
	4	Activated Carbon Demand in Industrial Gas Stream Treatment	     177
	5	Activated Carbon Demand in HVAC & Other Industrial
		   Air Purification						     180
	6	Activated Carbon Demand in Motor Vehicle Applications		     181
	7	Motor Vehicle Indicators					     184
	8	Activated Carbon Demand in Motor Vehicle
		   Emissions Canisters						     187
	9	Activated Carbon Demand in Other Motor Vehicle
		   Applications							     189
	10	Recovery & Recycling of Chemicals & Metals			     192
	11	Activated Carbon Demand in Solvent Recovery			     195
	12	Activated Carbon Demand in Other Gas Phase Applications		     196

		SECTION VII -- REGIONS
	1	US Population by Region & Subregion				     205
	2	US Gross Domestic Product by Region & Subregion			     207
	3	Coal-Fired Electricity Generation				     209
	4	Activated Carbon Demand by Region & Type			     213
	5	Northeast Activated Carbon Demand by Subregion, Market
		   & Type							     217
	6	Midwest Activated Carbon Demand by Subregion, Market
		   & Type							     223
	7	South Activated Carbon Demand by Subregion, Market
		   & Type							     229
	8	West Activated Carbon Demand by Subregion, Market
		   & Type							     237

		SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	Activated Carbon Sales by Company, 2009				     246
	2	Selected Cooperative Agreements					     257

				      LIST OF CHARTS

    CHART NUMBER								    PAGE

		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	Activated Carbon Market, 1999-2009				      19

		SECTION III -- SUPPLY & DEMAND
	1	Activated Carbon Industry Flowchart				      42
	2	Geographic Distribution of Selected Activated Carbon
		   Reactivation Plants, 2009					      58
	3	Activated Carbon Imports to the US, 2009			      72
	4	Activated Carbon Exports from the US, 2009			      76


		SECTION VII -- REGIONS
	1	US Coal-Fired Electricity Generation by Subregion, 2009		     210

		SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	US Activated Carbon Market Share by Company, 2009		     248