World Activated Carbon

World Activated Carbon

This study examines worldwide demand for virgin activated carbon (also called activated charcoal), including powdered activated carbon (PAC), granular activated carbon (GAC) and a variety of specialty activated carbon products (pelletized, extruded, etc.). Production, demand and capacity figures presented here represent virgin material, although a separate discussion of regenerated activated carbon is also included. The term regeneration is used interchangeably with the terms reactivation and desorption. Demand is presented by product type, application, geographic sector and market. Historic data are provided for 1995, 2000 and 2005, with forecasts for the years 2010 and 2015. The term “demand” actually refers to “apparent consumption,” and is defined as production (also referred to variously as “shipments,” “output” or “supply”) from a country’s indigenous manufacturing facilities plus imports, minus exports. It is used interchangeably with the terms “market,” “sales” and “consumption.” Data are presented in thousands of metric tons and millions of US dollars.

INTRODUCTION xi

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4
General 4
World Economic Overview 5
World Fixed Investment Overview 9
World Demographic Overview 11
Population 12
Urban Population 13
World Manufacturing Outlook 15
Nonagricultural Water Use Trends 16
World Food & Beverage Outlook 18
Food 19
Beverages 21
World Sweeteners Overview 23
World Pharmaceutical Overview 24
World Motor Vehicle Outlook 25
Environmental & Regulatory Issues 28

III. SUPPLY & DEMAND 30
General 30
Capacity by Region 31
Regeneration Trends 34
Regeneration Capacity 36
Demand by Region 38
Production by Region 42
International Trade Flows 43

IV. PRODUCT & MARKET OVERVIEW 46
General 46
Demand by Type 47
Powdered Activated Carbon 49
Granular Activated Carbon 51
Other Activated Carbon Products 54
Demand by Application 57
Liquid Phase Applications 58
Gas Phase Applications 59
Demand by Market 61
Water Treatment 63
Drinking Water 65
Other Water Treatment 68
Food & Beverage Processing 70
Sweetener Processing 71
Other Food & Beverage Processing 74
Industrial 76
Air Purification 78
Solvent Recovery 81
Other Industrial Markets 83
Pharmaceutical & Medical Markets 85
Motor Vehicles 87
Other Markets 90

V. NORTH AMERICA 93
North America: General 93
North America: Supply & Demand 95
United States 97
Canada 110
Mexico 117

VI. WESTERN EUROPE 125
Western Europe: General 125
Western Europe: Supply & Demand 127
France 129
Germany 137
Italy 145
Spain 151
United Kingdom 157
Other Western Europe 165

VII. ASIA/PACIFIC 171
Asia/Pacific: General 171
Asia/Pacific: Supply & Demand 174
Australia 176
China 182
India 191
Japan 199
South Korea 208
Taiwan 216
Other Asia/Pacific 222

VIII. OTHER REGIONS 230
Latin America 230
Eastern Europe 238
Africa/Mideast 247

IX. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 254
General 254
Market Share 257
Calgon Carbon 257
NORIT 258
MeadWestvaco 258
Kuraray 258
Arkema 259
Veolia Environnement 259
Osaka Gas 259
Industry Restructuring 259
Cooperative Agreements 262
Manufacturing Technology 264
Feedstocks 266
Production Technology 269
Manufacturing Trends 272
Marketing & Distribution 273
Competitive Strategies 274
Company Profiles 277
Arkema SA 278
Bieco Link Carbons Pvt Limited, see CPL Carbon Link Limited and Jacobi Carbons AB
Brascarbo Agroindustrial Limitada, see Grupo Clarimex SA de CV
Calgon Carbon Corporation 279
Carbon Activated Corporation 286
CECA SA, see Arkema SA
Cenapro Chemical Corporation, see Kuraray
Century Chemical Works Sdn Bhd 287
Chemviron Carbon, see Calgon Carbon Corporation
CPL Carbon Link Limited 288
Datong Carbon Company Limited, see Calgon Carbon
Davao Central Chemical Corporation, see Osaka Gas Company Limited
Donau Chemie AG 291
Eulim Carbons & Chemicals Incorporated 293
Futamura Chemical Industries Company Limited 294
GEA Group AG 296
Ground Remediation Systems Limited, see CPL Carbon Link Limited
Grupo Clarimex SA de CV 298
Haycarb Limited, see Hayleys Limited
Hayleys Limited 299
Indo German Carbons Limited 301
Jacobi Carbons AB 302
Japan EnviroChemicals Limited, see Osaka Gas
JB Carbon Activators 304
Kuraray Company Limited 305
MeadWestvaco Corporation 307
mg technologies ag, see GEA Group AG
Ningxia Huahui Activated Carbon Company Limited 308
Ningxia Taixi Activated Carbon Company Limited 309
NORIT Nederland BV 310
Opalium, see Veolia Environnement
Osaka Gas Company Limited 313
Pacific Activated Carbon Company Incorporated 315
Philippine-Japan Active Carbon Corporation, see Futamura Chemical Industries Company Limited
PICA SA, see Veolia Environnement
PT Daiti Carbon Nusantara, see PT Lautan Luas Tbk
PT Intan Prima Group 316
PT Lautan Luas Tbk 317
PT Tanso Putra Asia 318
PT Truba Activated Carbonindo 318
RAG AG 319
Ruetgers AG, see RAG AG
Shanghai Activated Carbon Company Limited 320
Shinkwang Chemical Industry Company Limited 321
Siemens AG 322
Sutcliffe Speakman Limited, see Calgon Carbon
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited 326
Total SA 327
Union Carbon Company Limited 328
USFilter Corporation, see Siemens AG
Veolia Environnement 329
Western Chemical Corporation 333
Zimpro Systems, Products and Services, see Siemens AG
Additional Companies in the World Activated Carbon Industry 334

LIST OF TABLES
TABLE NUMBER PAGE
SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Summary Table 3

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 World Gross Domestic Product by Region 9
2 World Gross Fixed Investment by Region 11
3 World Population by Region 13
4 World Urban Population by Region 14
5 World Manufacturing Value Added by Region 16
6 World Nonagricultural Water Use by Region 18
7 World Food & Beverage Manufacturing Value Added by Region 19
8 Motor Vehicle Production by Region 28

SECTION III -- SUPPLY & DEMAND
1 World Activated Carbon Capacity by Region, 2005 33
2 World Activated Carbon Demand by Region 39
3 World Activated Carbon Production by Region 43
4 World Activated Carbon Net Exports 45

SECTION IV -- PRODUCT & MARKET OVERVIEW
1 World Activated Carbon Demand by Type 48
2 World Powdered Activated Carbon Demand 51
3 World Granular Activated Carbon Demand 53
4 Other Activated Carbon Products Demand 56
5 World Activated Carbon Demand by Application 57
6 Liquid Phase Activated Carbon Demand by Region 59
7 Gas Phase Activated Carbon Demand by Region 60
8 World Activated Carbon Demand by Market 62
9 Water Treatment Markets for Activated Carbon 65
10 Drinking Water Markets for Activated Carbon 67
11 Other Water Treatment Markets for Activated Carbon 69
12 Food & Beverage Processing Markets for Activated Carbon 71
13 Sweetener Processing Markets for Activated Carbon 74
14 Other Food & Beverage Processing Markets for
Activated Carbon 76
15 Industrial Markets for Activated Carbon 78
16 Air Purification Markets for Activated Carbon 81
17 Solvent Recovery Markets for Activated Carbon 83
18 Other Industrial Markets for Activated Carbon 85
19 Pharmaceutical & Medical Markets for Activated Carbon 87
20 Motor Vehicle Markets for Activated Carbon 89
21 Other Markets for Activated Carbon 92

SECTION V -- NORTH AMERICA
1 North America -- Macroeconomic Indicators 95
2 North America -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand 97
3 United States -- Macroeconomic Indicators 100
4 United States -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand 103
5 United States -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market 105
6 Canada -- Macroeconomic Indicators 112
7 Canada -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand 113
8 Canada -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market 116
9 Mexico -- Macroeconomic Indicators 119
10 Mexico -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand 121
11 Mexico -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market 124

SECTION VI -- WESTERN EUROPE
1 Western Europe -- Macroeconomic Indicators 127
2 Western Europe -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand 129
3 France -- Macroeconomic Indicators 131
4 France -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand 133
5 France -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market 136
6 Germany -- Macroeconomic Indicators 139
7 Germany -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand 141
8 Germany -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market 144
9 Italy -- Macroeconomic Indicators 146
10 Italy-- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand 147
11 Italy -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market 150
12 Spain -- Macroeconomic Indicators 152
13 Spain -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand 153
14 Spain -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market 156
15 United Kingdom -- Macroeconomic Indicators 159
16 United Kingdom -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand 161
17 United Kingdom -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market 164
18 Other Western Europe -- Macroeconomic Indicators 166
19 Other Western Europe -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand 168
20 Other Western Europe -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market 170

SECTION VII -- ASIA/PACIFIC
1 Asia/Pacific -- Macroeconomic Indicators 174
2 Asia/Pacific -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand 176
3 Australia -- Macroeconomic Indicators 178
4 Australia -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand 179
5 Australia -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market 181
6 China -- Macroeconomic Indicators 184
7 China -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand 186
8 China -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market 190
9 India -- Macroeconomic Indicators 193
10 India -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand 195
11 India -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market 198
12 Japan -- Macroeconomic Indicators 201
13 Japan -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand 203
14 Japan -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market 207
15 South Korea -- Macroeconomic Indicators 209
16 South Korea -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand 211
17 South Korea -- Activated Carbon Demand by
Application & Market 215
18 Taiwan -- Macroeconomic Indicators 217
19 Taiwan -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand 219
20 Taiwan -- Activated Carbon Demand by
Application & Market 221
21 Other Asia/Pacific -- Macroeconomic Indicators 223
22 Other Asia/Pacific -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand 225
23 Other Asia/Pacific -- Activated Carbon Demand by
Application & Market 227


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SECTION VIII -- OTHER REGIONS
1 Latin America -- Macroeconomic Indicators 232
2 Latin America -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand 234
3 Latin America -- Activated Carbon Demand by
Application & Market 237
4 Eastern Europe -- Macroeconomic Indicators 240
5 Eastern Europe -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand 242
6 Eastern Europe -- Activated Carbon Demand by
Application & Market 246
7 Africa/Mideast -- Macroeconomic Indicators 249
8 Africa/Mideast -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand 250
9 Africa/Mideast -- Activated Carbon Demand by
Application & Market 253

SECTION IX -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 World Activated Carbon Sales by Company, 2005 255
2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 261
3 Selected Cooperative Agreements 263

LIST OF CHARTS

CHART NUMBER PAGE

SECTION III -- SUPPLY & DEMAND
1 World Activated Carbon Capacity by Region, 2005 33
2 Activated Carbon Demand Per Capita/GDP Per Capita
Relationship, 2005 41

SECTION IV -- PRODUCT & MARKET OVERVIEW
1 World Activated Carbon Demand by Product, 2005 49
2 World Activated Carbon Demand by Market, 2005 62

SECTION IX -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 World Activated Carbon Market Share by Company, 2005 257
2 Activated Carbon Industry Flowchart 271