Study #: 1839

Published: 09/2004

Pages: 244

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Activated Carbon to 2008 - Market Research, Market Share, Market Size, Sales, Demand Forecast, Market Leaders, Company Profiles, Industry Trends

US activated carbon demand will rise 4.3 percent annually through 2008 based on growing requirements for motor vehicle emission canisters and greater use in industrial mercury removal. Newer uses include cat litter odor control, ultra-capacitor and fuel cell electrode production, indoor air contaminant absorption, and consumer water purification.

This study analyzes the $240 million US activated carbon industry. It presents historical demand data for 1993, 1998 and 2003 and forecasts to 2008 and 2013 by product (granulated, powdered) and by liquid phase (e.g., water treatment, food and beverage processing, pharmaceutical and medical); and gas phase application (e.g., air purification, emission canisters, solvent recovery).

The study also presents macroeconomic demand indicators, reviews environmental and regulatory issues, details industry structure and market share, and profiles 31 leading competitors including Calgon Carbon, MeadWestvaco, and NORIT.

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                           TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                    
  
  SECTION                                                          PAGE
         
         INTRODUCTION                                                 x
  
   I.    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY                                            1
  
  II.    MARKET ENVIRONMENT                                           4
         General                                                      4
         Macroeconomic Overview                                       5
         Manufacturing Sector Overview                                8
         Population & Household Formation                            10
         Historical Market Trends                                    13
         Environmental & Regulatory Issues                           17
           Water Pollution                                           18
           Air Pollution                                             20
           Regulatory Agencies & Legislation                         20
              The Environmental Protection Agency                    21
              The Occupational Safety and Health Administration      24
              Other Government Initiatives                           25
           Pollution Control Outlook                                 25
         Competitive Materials                                       27
         World Demand                                                30
  
   III.  SUPPLY & DEMAND                                             33
         General                                                     33
         Production Shipments & Inventories                          36
         Production Capacity                                         37
           Calgon Carbon                                             40
           MeadWestvaco                                              41
           NORIT Americas                                            41
           Acticarb Tailored Products                                42
           Other Companies                                           42
         Capacity Expansion Activity                                 42
         Regeneration Activities                                     44
           Strategic Considerations                                  47
           Regeneration Methods                                      50
           Regeneration Capacity                                     51
              Activated Carbon Producers                             55
              Independent Regenerators                               56
           Expansion Activity in Regeneration Capacity               57
         US Foreign Trade                                            59
           US Imports                                                62
           US Exports                                                65
         Supply & Demand                                             69
         Demand by Material                                          70
         Pricing Trends                                              73
  
  IV.    PRODUCTS                                                    76
         General                                                     76
         Granular Activated Carbon                                   78
           Production Capacity                                       81
           Supply & Demand                                           84
           Demand by Type & Application                              86
         Powdered Activated Carbon                                   90
           Production Capacity                                       92
           Supply & Demand                                           94
           Demand by Application                                     97
  
   V.    LIQUID PHASE APPLICATIONS                                   99
         General                                                     99
         Water Treatment                                            101
           Water Withdrawal & Use Trends                            103
           Activated Carbon Demand                                  106
              Products                                              108
              Applications                                          110
         Food & Beverage Processing                                 126
           Food & Beverage Industry Overview                        127
           Activated Carbon Demand                                  130
              Sweetener Processing Applications                     132
              Other Food & Beverage Processing Applications         134
         Pharmaceutical & Medical                                   137
           Pharmaceutical Industry Outlook                          138
           Activated Carbon Demand                                  140
         Other Liquid Phase Applications                            142
  
  VI.    GAS PHASE APPLICATIONS                                     146
         General                                                    146
         Air Purification                                           148
           Activated Carbon Demand                                  149
              Industrial                                            151
              Motor Vehicle                                         154
              Residential                                           156
         Emission Canisters                                         158
           Motor Vehicle Industry Outlook                           158
           Activated Carbon Demand                                  160
         Solvent Recovery                                           163
           Recovery & Recycling                                     164
           Activated Carbon Demand                                  166
         Other Gas Phase Applications                               168
           Cigarette Production                                     169
           Gas Separation & Purification Systems                    170
           Personnel Protection/Clothing                            170
           Ultracapacitors                                          171
           All Other Gas Phase Applications                         172
  
  VII.   INDUSTRY STRUCTURE                                         174
         General                                                    174
         Market Share                                               178
           Calgon Carbon                                            179
           MeadWestvaco                                             179
           NORIT                                                    180
           Other Companies                                          180
         Competitive Strategies                                     182
         Acquisitions & Divestitures                                184
         Cooperative Agreements                                     186
         Marketing & Distribution                                   187
         Technology & Manufacturing                                 188
           Feedstocks                                               190
           Production Technology                                    191
           Product Characteristics                                  192
           Manufacturing Trends                                     194
           Research & Development                                   195
           Raw Material Development                                 195
           Other Research & Development Activities                  197
         Company Profiles                                           198
           Acticarb Tailored Products LLC                           199
           AgriTec Systems Incorporated                             200
           Airguard Industries Incorporated, see CLARCOR
           AQF Technologies LLC, see BBA Group plc                     
           Asbury Carbons Incorporated                              201
           Barnebey Sutcliffe Corporation, see Calgon Carbon
           BBA Group plc                                            202
           C*CHEM, see Molecular Products Limited                      
           Calgon Carbon Corporation                                203
           California Carbon Company Incorporated                   208
           Cameron Carbon Incorporated                              209
           Cameron Environmental Incorporated                       210
           Camfil Farr Group                                        212
           Carbochem Incorporated                                   213
           Carbon Activated Corporation                             214
           Carbon Link Limited                                      215
           Carbtrol Corporation                                     216
           CLARCOR Incorporated                                     217
           CPL Carbon Link Corporation, see Carbon Link
           Culligan International Company, see Veolia 
              Environnement
           Cummings-Moore Graphite Company, see Asbury 
              Carbons
           Donau Chemie AG                                          219
           Envirotrol Incorporated                                  220
           Filter Products Incorporated, see CLARCOR
           GE Water & Process Technologies, see General Electric
           General Carbon Corporation                               221
           General Electric Company                                 223
           Jacobi Carbons AB                                        224
           Keystone Filter, see Met-Pro Corporation                    
           KX Industries LP                                         225
           Maxwell Technologies Incorporated                        227
           MeadWestvaco Corporation                                 228
           Met-Pro Corporation                                      229
           Molecular Products Limited                               230
           NORIT Nederland BV                                       231
           PICA SA, see Veolia Environnement                           
           Purolator Products Air Filtration Company, see 
              CLARCOR
           Res-Kem Corporation                                      233
           ResinTech Incorporated                                   234
           Siemens AG                                               235
           TIGG Corporation                                         238
           Titan Technologies Incorporated                          239
           United Air Specialists Incorporated, see CLARCOR
           USFilter Corporation, see Siemens AG                        
           Vara Technologies, see Calgon Carbon
           Veolia Environnement                                     240
           Vivendi Environnement SA, see Veolia Environnement          
           Waterlink Incorporated, see Calgon Carbon
           Westates Carbon, see Siemens AG                             
           Zimpro Systems, Products and Services, see Siemens
         Other Companies Mentioned in Study                         243
  
  
    
                           LIST OF TABLES
                                   
    TABLE NUMBER                                                   PAGE
  
         SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
         Summary Table                                                3
  
         SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
    1    Macroeconomic Overview                                       8
    2    Manufacturers  Shipments                                    10
    3    Population & Household Formation                            13
    4    Activated Carbon Market Trends, 1993-2003                   16
    5    Pollution Control Expenditures                              27
  
         SECTION III -- SUPPLY & DEMAND
    1    Activated Carbon Production & Shipments                     37
    2    US Activated Carbon Production Capacity by Company, 2003    39
    3    US Activated Carbon Regeneration Capacity by Company, 2003  54
    4    Foreign Trade in Activated Carbon                           61
    5    Activated Carbon Imports to the US                          64
    6    Activated Carbon Exports from the US                        68
    7    Activated Carbon Supply & Demand                            70
    8    Activated Carbon Demand by Material                         73
    9    Activated Carbon Pricing Trends                             75
  
         SECTION IV -- PRODUCTS
    1    Activated Carbon Demand by Product & Application            78
    2    US Granular Activated Carbon Production Capacity 
           by Company, 2003                                          83
    3    Granular Activated Carbon Supply & Demand                   85
    4    Granular Activated Carbon Demand by Type & Application      90
    5    US Powdered Activated Carbon Production 
           Capacity by Company, 2003                                 94
    6    Powdered Activated Carbon Supply & Demand                   96
    7    Powdered Activated Carbon Demand by Application             98
  
         SECTION V -- LIQUID PHASE APPLICATIONS
    1    Activated Carbon Demand in Liquid Phase Applications 
           by Type & Product                                        101
    2    Water Withdrawal & Water Use Trends                        105
    3    Activated Carbon Demand in Water Treatment 
           Applications by Type & Product                           108
    4    Activated Carbon Demand in Drinking Water Applications 
           by End Use & Product                                     114
    5    Activated Carbon Demand in Municipal Drinking 
           Water Treatment Applications by Product                  117
    6    Activated Carbon Demand in Residential 
           Drinking Water Treatment Applications                    120
    7    Activated Carbon Demand in Wastewater 
           & Sewage Treatment Applications by Product               123
    8    Activated Carbon Demand in Groundwater 
           Treatment Applications by Product                        126
    9    Food & Beverage Industry Outlook                           130
   10    Activated Carbon Demand in Food & Beverage 
           Processing Applications by Type & Product                131
   11    Activated Carbon Demand in Sweetener 
           Processing Applications                                  134
   12    Activated Carbon Demand in Other Food 
           & Beverage Processing Applications                       137
   13    Pharmaceutical Shipments                                   140
   14    Activated Carbon Demand in Pharmaceutical Processing 
           & Medical Applications by Product                        142
   15    Activated Carbon Demand in Other Liquid Phase 
           Applications by Type & Product                           145
  
         SECTION VI -- GAS PHASE APPLICATIONS
    1    Activated Carbon Demand in Gas Phase Applications 
           by Type & Product                                        148
    2    Activated Carbon Demand in Air Purification 
           by Type & Product                                        150
    3    Motor Vehicle Use, Production & Retail Sales               160
    4    Activated Carbon Demand in Emission Canisters              163
    5    Recovery & Recycling of Chemicals & Metals 
           Hazardous Wastes                                         165
    6    Activated Carbon Demand in Solvent Recovery 
           Applications by Product                                  168
    7    Activated Carbon Demand in Other Gas Phase 
           Applications by Product                                  169
  
         SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
    1    US Estimated Activated Carbon Sales by Company, 2003       177
    2    Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures                       185
    3    Selected Cooperative Agreements                            186
  
    

                           LIST OF CHARTS
                                   
    CHART NUMBER                                                   PAGE
  
         SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
    1    Activated Carbon Market Trends, 1993-2003                   16
    2    World Activated Carbon Demand, 2003                         32
  
         SECTION III -- SUPPLY & DEMAND
    1    Activated Carbon Industry Flowchart                         35
    2    Geographic Distribution of Selected Activated Carbon
           Regeneration Plants, 2003                                 49
    3    Activated Carbon Imports to the US, 2003                    65
    4    Activated Carbon Exports from the US, 2003                  69
  
         SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
    1    US Activated Carbon Sales by Company, 2003                 178

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