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Industry news
Filtration+Separation October 2007
Report names top five wastewater markets According to a new technical market research report, Growing Markets for Water and Wastewater Technologies – ENV008A from BCC Research, the top five global growth markets for water and wastewater technologies and products are China, India, Mexico, Egypt and Australia. The expenditures for municipal water and wastewater applications were US$8,066 million in 2005, US$9,575 million in 2006, and US$11,290 million in 2007 and are expected to grow at compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.2% and reach US$39,709 million by 2012, the report goes on to say. The municipal sector is a priority in almost every market. Because municipal water supply and quality directly affect so many people, it is typically funded first in both developed and developing countries. At the same time, the infrastructure applications market for fresh water supplies, drinking water, and wastewater collection and treatment amounted to
US$6,611 million in 2005, US$7,862 million in 2006 and will exceed US$9,287 million in 2007. This is expected to grow at a CAGR of 22.6% to reach US$32,041 million by 2012. Major new infrastructure systems are in great demand especially in developing countries. However, many infrastructure systems in developed countries are aging and developing leakage problems which will soon require extensive retrofitting and remediation. Finally, the market for industrial water and wastewater equipment was US$3,256 million in 2005, US$3,926 million in 2006 and will exceed US$4,696 million in 2007. On its current trajectory it will grow at a CAGR of 14.2% to reach US$10,111 million by 2012. Although this sector is typically smaller and implemented after municipal and infrastructure projects, the growing awareness of how industrial wastewater affects the water supply is reportedly stimulating government standards and regulations. www.bccresearch.com
Saudi water treatment for Siemens Siemens has been selected to provide a produced water treatment system as part of an expansion at petroleum giant ENPPI’s Saudi Aramco’s Safaniya plant in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. The new system will remove high concentrations of free oil from the water stream using the dissolved gas flotation (DGF) method from Siemens, so the water can be used for subsurface re-injection. The capacity will be 850,000 barrels of water per day (BWPD). Saudi Aramco uses injected water to maintain reservoir pressure to maximise oil production, and, at the moment, the system handles Arab Heavy crude oil and formation water
from the Safaniya oil field and Arab Medium crude oil from Zuluf oilfields. The formation water from both fields is processed and then re-injected. Produced water treatment systems using Monosep dissolved gas flotation (DGF) pump technology from Siemens allow for the efficient separation of oil from water. Siemens Water Technologies will provide the plant with produced water treatment systems consisting of vessels using the company’s DGF pump technology which works by using a dual sided impeller that pulls both water and gas into the pump volute. www.siemens.com
The market for wastewater treatment is growing worldwide.
Emergency Filtration merger will aid FDA approval Applied Nanoscience Inc (ANI) and Emergency Filtration Products (EFP) are to merge, with a definitive merger agreement expected to be signed shortly. “We always knew of the long term benefits of merging Emergency Filtration Products with Applied Nanoscience,” said Philip Dascher, CEO, EFP. “Applied’s intellectual property portfolio, which addresses a multiplicity of potential applications and a number of large domestic and international markets, broadened EFP’s market opportunities and was the primary reason for us to combine the two companies.” Mr. Dascher added, “However, the Applied team’s contribution to support our FDA medical device application for the
NanoMask has been invaluable, and will definitely help us in our efforts to get FDA clearance for the NanoMask.” “While the ultimate value of Applied Nanoscience’s contribution to the combined company will be made through continued focus on the development and expansion of our intellectual property and the future licensing opportunities that this will create, we recognize the importance of concentrating our resources to making sure that we are doing everything possible to try to obtain FDA clearance for the NanoMask,” said Thomas K. Allen, President and CEO, ANI. www.emergencyfiltration.com
Industry news
Filtration+Separation October 2007
Report names top five wastewater markets According to a new technical market research report, Growing Markets for Water and Wastewater Technologies – ENV008A from BCC Research, the top five global growth markets for water and wastewater technologies and products are China, India, Mexico, Egypt and Australia. The expenditures for municipal water and wastewater applications were US$8,066 million in 2005, US$9,575 million in 2006, and US$11,290 million in 2007 and are expected to grow at compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.2% and reach US$39,709 million by 2012, the report goes on to say. The municipal sector is a priority in almost every market. Because municipal water supply and quality directly affect so many people, it is typically funded first in both developed and developing countries. At the same time, the infrastructure applications market for fresh water supplies, drinking water, and wastewater collection and treatment amounted to
US$6,611 million in 2005, US$7,862 million in 2006 and will exceed US$9,287 million in 2007. This is expected to grow at a CAGR of 22.6% to reach US$32,041 million by 2012. Major new infrastructure systems are in great demand especially in developing countries. However, many infrastructure systems in developed countries are aging and developing leakage problems which will soon require extensive retrofitting and remediation. Finally, the market for industrial water and wastewater equipment was US$3,256 million in 2005, US$3,926 million in 2006 and will exceed US$4,696 million in 2007. On its current trajectory it will grow at a CAGR of 14.2% to reach US$10,111 million by 2012. Although this sector is typically smaller and implemented after municipal and infrastructure projects, the growing awareness of how industrial wastewater affects the water supply is reportedly stimulating government standards and regulations. www.bccresearch.com
Saudi water treatment for Siemens Siemens has been selected to provide a produced water treatment system as part of an expansion at petroleum giant ENPPI’s Saudi Aramco’s Safaniya plant in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. The new system will remove high concentrations of free oil from the water stream using the dissolved gas flotation (DGF) method from Siemens, so the water can be used for subsurface re-injection. The capacity will be 850,000 barrels of water per day (BWPD). Saudi Aramco uses injected water to maintain reservoir pressure to maximise oil production, and, at the moment, the system handles Arab Heavy crude oil and formation water
from the Safaniya oil field and Arab Medium crude oil from Zuluf oilfields. The formation water from both fields is processed and then re-injected. Produced water treatment systems using Monosep dissolved gas flotation (DGF) pump technology from Siemens allow for the efficient separation of oil from water. Siemens Water Technologies will provide the plant with produced water treatment systems consisting of vessels using the company’s DGF pump technology which works by using a dual sided impeller that pulls both water and gas into the pump volute. www.siemens.com
The market for wastewater treatment is growing worldwide.
Emergency Filtration merger will aid FDA approval Applied Nanoscience Inc (ANI) and Emergency Filtration Products (EFP) are to merge, with a definitive merger agreement expected to be signed shortly. “We always knew of the long term benefits of merging Emergency Filtration Products with Applied Nanoscience,” said Philip Dascher, CEO, EFP. “Applied’s intellectual property portfolio, which addresses a multiplicity of potential applications and a number of large domestic and international markets, broadened EFP’s market opportunities and was the primary reason for us to combine the two companies.” Mr. Dascher added, “However, the Applied team’s contribution to support our FDA medical device application for the
NanoMask has been invaluable, and will definitely help us in our efforts to get FDA clearance for the NanoMask.” “While the ultimate value of Applied Nanoscience’s contribution to the combined company will be made through continued focus on the development and expansion of our intellectual property and the future licensing opportunities that this will create, we recognize the importance of concentrating our resources to making sure that we are doing everything possible to try to obtain FDA clearance for the NanoMask,” said Thomas K. Allen, President and CEO, ANI. www.emergencyfiltration.com