Scandinavian filtration & separation industry

Simon Atkinson, freelance reporterfor F&S magazine, looks at filtration and separation activity in one of the most developed areas of the industry in Western Europe - Scandinavia.

“: he Scandinavian filtration ‘<, separation industry is probably

10%

of the total

European

Norway,

Sweden, that there

about

market,

legislation

ensures

focuses

Representing which

Finland

strong exists

in

and Denmark,

is always

a strong

demand

for equipment.

But like other

Western

pean countries,

large

of the market

have reached

sections

maturity,

have seen a slow

and many

increase

is a trend

that is likely

The main

industries

fuels

extraction pulp

fine chemicals, water

treatment,

metals

electricity,

and mining.

Although

food

production, and separation

industry,

centre

it is home

companies

AB, which

filter

Waterlink

that they

also

in the region.

and

Pulp and Paper manufacturing

filters

washing

and bleaching

production.

paper

process

in its own

Sweden

and Finland

are two

of the leading

countries

worldwide

in pulp

production

and combined

these

which

and presses,

sludges

from

carbonate

manufacturers

equipment

that the bulk

for water

washers,

is used in the

stages

of pulp

which

separates

sodium

hydroxide

solutions.

He says that

rely heavily recycling,

on waste

and for the recovery

of chemicals

are used in coatings.

Pharmaceutical processing There

is also a fairly

for the filtration

process

industry.

It is a major

user of

relatively

low

and strong

the region. unit

volumes,

Food

pharmaceutical Despite sales figures

of leading

in the region’s separation, name

market food

air

in the

share

Other

include

Noxon

sectors. and diskstrong notable

centrifuge

AB (part

and

of the

of companies),

air technology

in the

and beverage,

in decanter

and Camfil and air filter

specialist. To the east, neighbouring Larox Oyj , which develops

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September

Finland boasts and makes

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Filtration

of

separation

As is plant

inorganic

up on this

such as diffusion-type

vacuum

treatment

A filtration right?

he explained

across

and it is also very

group

eqmpment,

or sodium

make

and chemical

companies

AB, the clean

industry,

Allgaier-Werke,

are used

Pulping

picked

solid-liquid

industry

technology.

maker

heavy-duty

largest

leader

centrifuges,

Swedish

when

and

including

which

of Kvaerner

Division

Scandinavia’s

has a strong

in applications

point

as air

maintain

presence

Lownertz

for pulp names,

Pall Europe, Maffei

Patrik

AB’s Fibrehne

as well

and the metallurgical

right,

which

Alfa Lava1 Separation

and pharmaceuticals stack

systems

in its own

the distinction the processes

represent

and waste-water,

It is the market

and

between

to

is, in simple

in each area.

sectors

A leading

is Sweden’s

water

boiler

biomass

paper

process

but

are quick

and air filtration

sectors.

business

plants,

control

and paper-making,

are active

control

equipment

complete

stations,

incineration

pollution

exists constructs,

a filtration

is not a major

and liquid-liquid

pollution

and markets

for power

have a strong

equipment

to a number

which

liquid-solid

manufactures

and Krauss

activity

manufacturing

Group,

gas and

All of these

Scandinavia

industrial

FLS Milje

Dorr-Oliver,

in one way or another.

Company

oriented

conglomerate

US and European

and waste-water

use of filtration

and this can blur

manufacturing,

pharmaceuticals,

beverages,

terms,

and most

plants,

mechanical

and paper

and

largest

Major

include

out that making

production

paper

to continue.

point

equipment,

in the industry

on metals

internationally

waste

working

group

Denmark’s

which

and separation

those

a versatile

fabrication.

‘islands’

filtration

and

Oyj,

which

in the region

pressure

filters,

segments

in growth,

and processing,

engineering,

Euro-

automatic

and polishing

Outokumpu

in Western

Europe.

high-performance filters,

one of the most

developed

environmental

and

& Separation

tend

to be quite

expensive

high,

filtration

equipment

boosted

that is required.

engineering

is strong

Mechanical

in Sweden,

certainly

helped

as Volvo

and Saab. Denmark,

hand

by massive

beverage

and dairy

countries.

industries Carlsberg. mainly pulp

industry

The

fermentation and nowhere

a brewery

Norway’s

to match

economy

is based

on oil and gas, and although and paper

industry,

considerably

smaller

in Sweden

and Finland.

Market Frost

which

research

company

the Scandinavian

for liquid-solid

by revenues,

of the total

but this share

separation

accounted

European

The

is estimated

to strong

products.

period

company

growth

to an increase

demand

for

The region’s

to

1998 to

The

revenue

more

slightly

yearly

to be 3.7%.

says that the forecast be attributed

in 1998,

to drop

compound

rate for the forecast

2005

for

market

is expected

by 2005.

growth

exists

market

and liquid-liquid

equipment,

8.2%

this is

than that

to market

& Sullivan,

8.4%

it has a

in real terms

figures

According

than

food,

than the other

general

is there

is such

on the other larger

are also important,

in Scandinavia

which

companies

has a proportionally

three

by the

and separation

may in price

separation

air pollution

control

and air filtration sectors are well established. In many ways these are shaped by the strict

environmental.

which

in each country,

exists

rigorous

filtration

industry,

the commercial

by domestic

Air

Christian Miljo

A/S

estimates

pallution

control roughly

European

market

electrostatic

industry,

that

Scandinavia’s

scrubbers, and flue-gas

Sweden,

of sales,

increased

demand

Filtration

its

during

ventilation

systems

while

To ensure

is more incineration established

high

grade

is also an application

for air filters

seen to buoy

figures.

market

growth

is strong

and ventilation

buildings

which

are being

The

Legislation technological

and

likely

Advances

to come

Thenecessity improve

plants,

designs

industry.

& Separation

with

used in in

rather

for

effnciency amount

centrifuges,

for

and

end-users

to reduce

and filtration

instance. their

This

is helping

wastage,

a

operation

higher

According

grade

concerns

of air-handling of power

to Camfil’s into

air filters

and filtration

and the

Freyschuss,

more of efficient

systems drop

than probably

in

consume.

the development

pressure

filters

over the

systems,

that they

research

As with driven

has led to improved

sedimenting

offering to adopt

with

is carried

a out in

anywhere

else in

the world.

legislation. wastage

to using

has spawned

minimum

are being

to reduce efficiency

as multiunits

the product.

Sweden is

more

Machines

or a generalised

The move

area

renovated.

environmental

designed

the opportunity

which

systems

and flexible.

operators

buildings

filters

to be quieter,

reliable

six

are now

of

are increasingly

manufactured

specialised

screens to cope

types

Products

processing

drives advances

in technology

by increased

and waste-toexisting

sophisticated

more

applications.

Scandinavtia

and like

filters

with

designed

functional

sales of non-

sizes omfreplacement

air filtration

are being

efficient,

with

Another

complex

and sieves

heat-recovery

and public

and cut

More

and

every

filters

quality

costs.

are also being

comply

Protecting

product

operational

being

that

be examined expert

offices

air

introduced

that systems

in many

indoor

dictates

must

years.

fabric

that in the long

applications,

1992

up

he says is

are sectors.

for

over

Legislation

by an independent

sustaining to

also came 10%. This

tested

standard most

equipment

term

power-generating

with

manufacturing

says Nielsen,

the well

in Sweden

improve

to the

AB’s marketing

by concerns

in buildings.

systems

he believes

from

air

driven

10% of the total

analysts

than

Freyschuss,

the size of the compared

of roughly

installed.

other

and waste

Anders

a figure

ruling,

to be the largest

equipment

Camfil

routinely

in terms

small-scale

of Europe,

stringent

and scrubbing

scrubbing

at FLS

to contribute

is mature,

market,

market

for filters,

is thought

considered

energy

quality

analyst

and paper

this market

from

partly

and even

business

plant.

pulp

market

by

precipitators

desulphurisation

filters

imposed segment,

equipment

comprises

whole with

control

Nielsen,

massive

and by

applications.

Pollution

asked to estimate air filter

director,

legislation

criteria

When region’s

most

countries, reached most

large a mature

product

sustained

sectors

passed,

industries

European of the market

state,

primarily

An increasing been

Western sections

and growth is forecast

to be

by legislative amount

especially to ensure

have for

measures.

of legislation

has

in the process that

Septemner

emissions

1999

and

3l

legislation

is ensuring

filtration

products.

of new

technology,

the processes a major

demand The

in order

in a variety

driver

for

liquid-liquid

for

implementation to improve of industries,

the liquid-solid

separation

is

and

equipment

market. Great

emphasis

environmental

is placed

countries,

perhaps

European

countries.

more

in relevant

taken

place.

to increase

though

overall

than in most

In this market,

deal of investment has already forecast

on

issues in Scandinavian

technologies

Revenue

for most

unit

other a great

growth

products,

growth

is even

for the region

is

sluggish. The author

would

Hasseler,

A$

Xystrhn,

Department

Lappeenranto Patrik Nielsen

Camjl

effluent laws

discharges

are reduced.

are continuously

being

Tougher

into

introduced

industrial

Frost

sectors,

& Sullivan,

and according

the imposition

to

Nessen, FLS Milj0 A IS; Anders AB; Professor Hans

Chalmers

Sweden; Ken Sutherland,

Ltd, Reigate,

UK; Kristma

Council,

London,

Theliander,

and Chemical

Gothenburg,

London,

Finland;

AB; Christian

Engineering,

Sullivan,

of

Pulping

of Forest Products

Department

Technolog,

of Technolog,

Kvaerner

and Klaus

Karien

AB; Marianne

of Chemical

University

Lownertz,

Freyschuss

like to thank

Lava1 Separation

University

of Technology, Northdoe

Menzefricke,

UK; and Norwegian

Frost & Trade

UK.

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