World demand for activated carbon will rise 10.3 percent annually through 2016 to 1.9 million metric tons. Gains will be driven mainly by more government controls on power plant and factory emissions in the US and China. India will surpass Germany to become the fourth largest market, behind Japan.

This study analyzes the 1.2 million metric ton global activated carbon industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 2001, 2006 and 2011, and forecasts for 2016 and 2021 by type (e.g., powdered, granular), application (liquid phase, gas phase), market (e.g., industrial, water treatment, food and beverage processing, motor vehicle, pharmaceutical and medical), world region and for 17 countries.

The study also evaluates company market share, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 31 industry participants, including Calgon Carbon, Norit and MeadWestvaco.

				    TABLE OF CONTENTS

     SECTION									    PAGE

		INTRODUCTION							     xii

	I.	EXECUTIVE SUMMARY						       1

	II.	MARKET ENVIRONMENT						       4
		General								       4
		Global Macroeconomic Environment				       5
		   Recent Historical Trends					       5
		   World Economic Outlook					       7
		World Fixed Investment Overview					      11
		World Demographic Overview					      13
		   World Population Outlook					      14
		   World Urbanization Patterns					      15
		World Manufacturing Outlook					      17
		Nonagricultural Water Use Trends				      19
		World Food & Beverage Outlook					      21
		World Sweeteners Overview					      24
		World Pharmaceuticals Overview					      25
		World Motor Vehicle Outlook					      28
		Technology							      31
		   Characteristics						      34
		   Feedstock							      34
		   Activation & Regeneration					      36
		   New Product Development					      37
		   Competitive Materials & Technology				      38
		Environmental & Regulatory Issues				      41

	III.	WORLD SUPPLY & DEMAND						      44
		General								      44
		Demand								      45
		Production							      49
		Production Capacity & Utilization				      50
		Reactivation & Regeneration Capacity				      53
		International Trade						      55
		Pricing Patterns						      57

	IV.	WORLD PRODUCT & MARKET OVERVIEW					      60
		General								      60
		Demand by Type							      61
		   Powdered							      64
		   Granular							      66
		   Other							      69
		Demand by Application						      72
		   Liquid Phase							      74
		   Gas Phase							      76
		Demand by Market						      78
		   Industrial							      81
		      Air Purification						      83
		      Other Industrial						      85
		   Water Treatment						      88
		      Drinking Water						      91
		      Other Water Treatment					      94
		   Food & Beverage Processing					      96
		      Sweetener							      98
		      Other							     101
		   Motor Vehicle						     103
		   Pharmaceutical & Medical					     106
		   Other							     109

	V.	NORTH AMERICA							     112
		General								     112
		Activated Carbon Supply & Demand				     114
		Activated Carbon Market Outlook					     118
		United States							     122
		Canada								     130
		Mexico								     138

	VI.	WESTERN EUROPE							     146
		General								     146
		Activated Carbon Supply & Demand				     148
		Activated Carbon Market Outlook					     152
		Germany								     156
		United Kingdom							     162
		Italy								     169
		France								     176
		Spain								     183
		Other Western Europe						     190

	VII.	ASIA/PACIFIC							     199
		General								     199
		Activated Carbon Supply & Demand				     201
		Activated Carbon Market Outlook					     206
		China								     209
		Japan								     217
		South Korea							     225
		India								     232
		Taiwan								     240
		Indonesia							     247
		Australia							     254
		Other Asia/Pacific						     262

	VIII.	OTHER REGIONS							     272
		Central & South America						     272
		   Activated Carbon Supply & Demand				     274
		   Activated Carbon Market Outlook				     277
		   Brazil							     281
		   Other Central & South America				     287
		Eastern Europe							     293
		   Activated Carbon Supply & Demand				     296
		   Activated Carbon Market Outlook				     298
		   Russia							     301
		   Other Eastern Europe						     308
		Africa/Mideast							     315
		   Activated Carbon Supply & Demand				     318
		   Activated Carbon Market Outlook				     320

	IX.	INDUSTRY STRUCTURE						     323
		General								     323
		Industry Composition & Market Share				     323
		Competitive Strategies						     330
		Manufacturing Trends						     331
		Marketing & Distribution					     332
		Cooperative Agreements						     333
		Acquisitions & Divestitures					     337
		Company Profiles						     338
		   ADA Carbon Solutions LLC					     339
		   ADA-CS, see ADA Carbon Solutions
		   ADA-ES Incorporated						     340
		   Albemarle Corporation					     342
		   Arkema SA							     343
		   Brascarbo Industrial Limitada, see Grupo Clarimex
		   Calgon Carbon Corporation					     345
		   Carbon Activated Corporation					     352
		   Carbon Resources LLC						     353
		   CarboTech AC, see International Chemical Investors
		   Century Chemical Works, see Osaka Gas
		   Chemviron Carbon, see Calgon Carbon
		   Clarimex, see Grupo Clarimex
		   CPL Carbon Link Limited					     355
		   Desotec NV-SA						     357
		   Donau Chemie AG						     359
		   Fujian Yuanli Active Carbon Company Limited			     361
		   Futamura Chemical Company Limited				     362
		   Grupo Clarimex SA de CV					     364
		   Haycarb, see Hayleys
		   Hayleys plc							     366
		   Indo German Carbons Limited					     368
		   IndoCarb, see Indo German Carbons
		   International Chemical Investors SE				     370
		   Jacobi Carbons AB						     373
		   Japan EnviroChemicals, see Osaka Gas
		   Kuraray Company Limited					     377
		   Kureha Corporation						     379
		   MeadWestvaco Corporation					     380
		   Ningxia Huahui Activated Carbon Company Limited		     382
		   Norit NV							     383
		   Osaka Gas Company Limited					     388
		   Pacific Activated Carbon Company Incorporated		     390
		   Philippine-Japan Active Carbon, see Futamura Chemical
		   PICAU, see Jacobi Carbons
		   PT Intan Prima Group						     392
		   Purifications Cellutions, see MeadWestvaco
		   Puritas, see Hayleys
		   Shanxi Xinhua Chemical Company Limited			     393
		   Shenhua Ningxia Coal Industry Group Company Limited		     394
		   Shinkwang Chemical Industry Company Limited			     395
		   Siemens AG							     397
		   Silcarbon Aktivkohle GmbH					     401
		   Veolia Environnement SA					     403
		   Zimpro Systems, see Siemens
		Additional Companies Mentioned in Study				     405


				      LIST OF TABLES

    TABLE NUMBER								    PAGE


		SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
		Summary Table							       3

		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	World Gross Domestic Product by Region				      11
	2	World Fixed Investment by Region				      13
	3	World Population by Region					      15
	4	World Urban Population by Region				      17
	5	World Manufacturing Value Added by Region			      19
	6	World Nonagricultural Water Use by Region			      21
	7	World Food & Beverage Manufacturing Value Added 
		   by Region							      23
	8	World Pharmaceutical Shipments by Region			      28
	9	World Motor Vehicle Production by Region			      31

		SECTION III -- WORLD SUPPLY & DEMAND
	1	World Activated Carbon Demand by Region				      49
	2	World Activated Carbon Shipments by Region			      50
	3	World Activated Carbon Net Exports by Region			      57
	4	World Activated Carbon Prices by Region				      59

		SECTION IV -- WORLD PRODUCT & MARKET OVERVIEW
	1	World Activated Carbon Demand by Type				      63
	2	World Powdered Activated Carbon Demand by Region		      66
	3	World Granular Activated Carbon Demand by Region		      68
	4	World Demand for Other Activated Carbon Types by Region		      72
	5	World Activated Carbon Demand by Application			      73
	6	World Liquid Phase Activated Carbon Demand by Region		      76
	7	World Gas Phase Activated Carbon Demand by Region		      78
	8	World Activated Carbon Demand by Market				      80
	9	World Industrial Demand for Activated Carbon			      82
	10	World Air Purification Demand for Activated Carbon		      85
	11	World Other Industrial Markets Demand for Activated Carbon	      88
	12	World Water Treatment Demand for Activated Carbon		      91
	13	World Drinking Water Demand for Activated Carbon		      94
	14	World Other Water Treatment Markets Demand for Activated 
		   Carbon							      96
	15	World Food & Beverage Processing Demand for Activated 
		   Carbon							      98
	16	World Sweetener Processing Demand for Activated Carbon		     101
	17	World Other Food & Beverage Processing Demand  for Activated 
		   Carbon							     103
	18	World Motor Vehicle Demand for Activated Carbon			     106
	19	World Pharmaceutical & Medical Demand for Activated 
		   Carbon							     108
	20	World Other Markets Demand for Activated Carbon			     111

		SECTION V -- NORTH AMERICA
	1	North America -- Activated Carbon Market Environment		     114
	2	North America -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand		     117
	3	North America -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application 
		   & Market							     121
	4	United States -- Activated Carbon Market Environment		     124
	5	United States -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand		     128
	6	United States -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application 
		   & Market							     130
	7	Canada -- Activated Carbon Market Environment			     132
	8	Canada -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand			     135
	9	Canada -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application 
		   & Market							     137
	10	Mexico -- Activated Carbon Market Environment			     140
	11	Mexico -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand			     143
	12	Mexico -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application 
		   & Market							     145

		SECTION VI -- WESTERN EUROPE
	1	Western Europe -- Activated Carbon Market Environment		     148
	2	Western Europe -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand		     151
	3	Western Europe -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application 
		   & Market							     155
	4	Germany -- Activated Carbon Market Environment			     157
	5	Germany -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand			     160
	6	Germany -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application 
		   & Market							     162
	7	United Kingdom -- Activated Carbon Market Environment		     164
	8	United Kingdom -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand		     167
	9	United Kingdom -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application 
		   & Market							     169
	10	Italy -- Activated Carbon Market Environment			     171
	11	Italy -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand			     174
	12	Italy -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market	     176
	13	France -- Activated Carbon Market Environment			     178
	14	France -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand			     181
	15	France -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market	     183
		   
	16	Spain -- Activated Carbon Market Environment			     185
	17	Spain -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand			     188
	18	Spain -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market	     190
	19	Other Western Europe -- Activated Carbon Market 
		   Environment							     192
	20	Other Western Europe -- Activated Carbon Supply 
		   & Demand							     196
	21	Other Western Europe -- Activated Carbon Demand 
		   by Application & Market					     198

		SECTION VII -- ASIA/PACIFIC
	1	Asia/Pacific -- Activated Carbon Market Environment		     201
	2	Asia/Pacific -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand		     205
	3	Asia/Pacific -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application 
		   & Market							     208
	4	China -- Activated Carbon Market Environment			     211
	5	China -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand			     215
	6	China -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application 
		   & Market							     217
	7	Japan -- Activated Carbon Market Environment			     219
	8	Japan -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand			     222
	9	Japan -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application 
		   & Market							     224
	10	South Korea -- Activated Carbon Market Environment		     227
	11	South Korea -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand			     230
	12	South Korea -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application 
		   & Market							     232
	13	India -- Activated Carbon Market Environment			     234
	14	India -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand			     237
	15	India -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market	     239
	16	Taiwan -- Activated Carbon Market Environment			     242
	17	Taiwan -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand			     245
	18	Taiwan -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application 
		   & Market							     247
	19	Indonesia -- Activated Carbon Market Environment		     249
	20	Indonesia -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand			     252
	21	Indonesia -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application 
		   & Market							     254
	22	Australia -- Activated Carbon Market Environment		     256
	23	Australia -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand			     259
	24	Australia -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application 
		   & Market							     262
	25	Other Asia/Pacific -- Activated Carbon Market Environment	     264
		   
	26	Other Asia/Pacific -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand		     269
	27	Other Asia/Pacific -- Activated Carbon Demand 
		   by Application & Market					     271

		SECTION VIII -- OTHER REGIONS
	1	Central & South America -- Activated Carbon Market 
		   Environment							     274
	2	Central & South America -- Activated Carbon Supply 
		   & Demand							     277
	3	Central & South America -- Activated Carbon Demand by 
		   Application & Market						     280
	4	Brazil -- Activated Carbon Market Environment			     282
	5	Brazil -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand			     285
	6	Brazil -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market	     287
	7	Other Central & South America -- Activated Carbon Market 
		   Environment							     289
	8	Other Central & South America -- Activated Carbon Supply 
		   & Demand							     291
	9	Other Central & South America -- Activated Carbon Demand 
		   by Application & Market					     293
	10	Eastern Europe -- Activated Carbon Market Environment		     295
	11	Eastern Europe -- Activated Carbon Demand Supply 
		   & Demand							     298
	12	Eastern Europe -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application 
		   & Market							     300
	13	Russia -- Activated Carbon Market Environment			     303
	14	Russia -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand			     306
	15	Russia -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application 
		   & Market							     308
	16	Other Eastern Europe -- Activated Carbon Market 
		   Environment							     310
	17	Other Eastern Europe -- Activated Carbon Supply 
		   & Demand							     313
	18	Other Eastern Europe -- Activated Carbon Demand by 
		   Application & Market						     315
	19	Africa/Mideast -- Activated Carbon Market Environment		     317
	20	Africa/Mideast -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand		     320
	21	Africa/Mideast -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application 
		   & Market							     322

		SECTION IX -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	World Activated Carbon Sales by Company, 2011			     325
	2	Selected Cooperative Agreements					     336

 
				      LIST OF CHARTS

    CHART NUMBER								    PAGE



		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	World Sweetener Production					      25
	2	Activated Carbon Industry Flowchart				      33

		SECTION III -- WORLD SUPPLY & DEMAND
	1	World Activated Carbon Demand by Region, 2001-2021		      47
	2	Difference in Activated Carbon Demand between 2011 &
		    2016 by Region						      47
	3	World Activated Carbon Demand -- Projected 2011-2016 Annual 
		   Rate of Growth						      48
	4	World Activated Carbon Capacity by Region, 2011			      53

		SECTION IV -- WORLD PRODUCT & MARKET OVERVIEW
	1	World Activated Carbon Demand by Type, 2011			      64
	2	World Activated Carbon Demand by Market, 2011			      81

		SECTION V -- NORTH AMERICA
	1	North America -- Activated Carbon Demand by Country, 2011	     118

		SECTION VI -- WESTERN EUROPE
	1	Western Europe -- Activated Carbon Demand by Country, 2011	     152

		SECTION VII -- ASIA/PACIFIC
	1	Asia/Pacific -- Activated Carbon Demand by Country, 2011	     206

		SECTION IX -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	World Activated Carbon Market Share, 2011			     326