World Water Treatment Equipment and Supplies Markets

World Water Treatment Equipment and Supplies Markets

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Water Treatment Equipment and Supplies in Millions of US$. The specific end-use segments discussed are Industrial, Municipal, Residential, and Commercial. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Africa, and Latin America. Annual forecasts are provided for each region for the period of 2000 through 2015. The report profiles 153 companies including many key and niche players worldwide such as Asahi Kasei Corporation, Aqua America Inc., BRITA, BWT AG, Calgon Carbon Corp., Culligan International, Cuno, Inc., ITT Corp., Aquious – PCI Water, WEDECO AG, Dow Chemical Company, Dow Liquid Separations, GE Water & Process Technologies, Groupe Novasep, Hitachi Plant Technologies Ltd., Koch Membrane Systems, Kurita Water Industries, Millipore Corp., Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd., Nitto Denko Corp., Hydranautics, Norit NV, Ozonia Corp., Pall Corporation, Pentair Inc., Prominent Dosiertechnik GMBH, Siemens Water Technologies, Suez Environnement, Infilco Degremont, Degremont Technologies, Toray Industries, Toray Membrane USA Inc., Trojan Technologies, TriSep, and Veolia Water. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

CONTENTS


I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations I-1
Disclaimers I-2
Data Interpretation & Reporting Level I-2
Quantitative Techniques & Analytics I-2
Product Definitions and Scope of Study I-3
Industrial I-3
Municipal I-3
Residential I-3
Commercial I-3


II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. Market Dynamics II-1
Overview II-1
Snapshots II-1
Table 1: Internal Water Resource Per Capita Ranked by
Region-United States, France, China, Germany, India,
Netherlands and Saudi Arabia (In Cubic Meters) (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-2
An Insight into Global Demand for Potable Water II-2
Table 2: Top Five Water Consuming Countries by Per Capita
Usage in ‘000 Gallons (2004) (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-3

Table 3: Driest Nations in the World – Annual Availability of
Water Per Person in ‘000 Gallons (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-3

Table 4: Key End-Use Applications of Water (2004) –
Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption by End-Use
Application for Agriculture, Industry and Energy, and
Domestic/ Household (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-3

Table 5: Price Comparison of Potable Water in Various Regions
in the Year 2006 (in US$/KL) (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-4
Water Treatment Equipment Industry II-4
Overview II-4
Market Drivers II-6
Trends II-6
Growing Costs and Dwindling Water Supply Propel Market II-6
New Regulations Brighten the Wastewater Scenario II-7
Water Companies Flock to Treatment Markets II-7
Water Industry in the Midst of a Consolidation Trend II-7
Lucrative Prospects Exist Worldwide II-9
Table 6: Percentage of Waste Water Treatment in Major
Regions – Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Africa (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-9

Table 7: Percentage of Contaminated Water in Drinking Water
Supplies in Different Regions – Africa, Asia, and Latin
America and Caribbean (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-10
End Use Scenario II-10
Municipal Sector II-10
Table 8: World Market for Municipal Water Treatment
Equipment (2005(E)) – Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by
Treatment Type for Desalination, Disinfection, Surface Water
Treatment, and Water Recycling (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-11
Industrial and Commercial Sectors II-11
Industrial Wastewater Treatment II-11
Table 9: Percentage Breakdown of Industrial Water Recycling
and Reuse Equipment: 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/
Chart) II-12
Commercial II-12
Residential Sector II-12
Point-of-Use (POU) System II-12
End-Use Industry Analysis II-13
Agriculture II-14
Automotive II-14
Biotechnology and Bioscience Research II-14
Chemicals II-14
Oil and Gas II-14
Petroleum and Refining II-14
Primary Metals II-15
Pharmaceuticals II-15
Power Generation II-15
Pulp, Paper and Wood Products II-15
Paper II-16

2. Product Analysis II-17
Definition II-17
Water Purification and Conservation II-17
Water Contamination II-17
Water Purity and Conservation II-17
Table 10: Water Loss through Distribution System by Country
– Africa, Asia, North America, and Latin America: 2005(E)
(In %) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-17

Table 11: Percentage of Wastewater Treated through Effective
Treatment Plants by Region – Africa, Asia, Latin America,
North America, and Europe: 2005(E) (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-18
Wastewater Treatment Process and Treatment Classification II-18
Pre-Treatment Equipment II-19
Overview II-19
Wastewater Treatment II-19
Primary Treatment II-19
Secondary Treatment II-19
Activated Sludge II-19
Trickling Filters II-19
Lagoons II-19
Tertiary Treatment II-19
Pretreatment Equipment Components II-20
Biological Treatment Equipment II-20
Water Softeners II-20
Activated Carbon Filters II-20
Benefits II-20
Limitations II-20
Table 12: Global Activated Carbon Market for Water
Treatment (2005(E)) – Asia-Pacific, North America,
Europe, and Latin America (includes corresponding
Graph/chart) II-21
Depth Filters II-21
Sediment Filters II-21
Iron Removal Filters II-21
Automatic Backwashing Filters II-21
Cartridge Filters II-21
Filtration Equipment II-22
Classification Based on Filtration Range II-22
Leading Geographic Growth Areas II-23
Compactness and Modularity Driving the Membranes Market II-23
RO Driving the Filtration Market II-23
Market Analytics and Competitive Structure II-24
Table 13: Leading Players in the World Market for Membrane
Treatment (2004) – Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by
Company for ZENON, US Filter, Kubota, Norit, Pall and
Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-24

Table 14: Leading Players in the World Market for Membrane
Wastewater Treatment Systems (2004) – Percentage Breakdown
of Value Sales by Company for ZENON, Kubota, and Others
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-24

Table 15: Leading Players in the World Market for Potable
Water Membrane Treatment ** (2004 & 2005(E)) – Percentage
Breakdown of Value Sales by Company for ZENON, Norit, Pall
Corp, US Filter, and Others (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-24
Leading Players in the Worldwide Cross Flow Filtration
Equipment and Membranes Market by Product Segment – RO
Membrane, RO Systems, Ultrafiltration Membranes,
Ultrafiltration Systems, Microfiltration Systems II-25
Macrofiltration II-25
Table 16: World Market for Macrofiltration (2005(E)) –
Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Equipment Type for
Granular Media Filters, Filter Press, Filter Cloth and
Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-26
Microfiltration II-26
Nanofiltration II-26
Ultrafiltration II-26
Overview II-26
End-Use Scenario II-27
Seawater Treatment II-27
Pathogen Removal by UF II-27
Reverse Osmosis Equipment II-28
Overview II-28
Leading Players II-28
Table 17: Global RO Membrane Use by Application Area:
2007(E) – Desalination, Power Industry, Electronic
Applications (In %) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-28
The Theory II-28
Semipermeable Membranes II-29
Membrane Fouling II-29
Reverse Osmosis Plants II-30
Trends II-30
RO Use Gains Momentum II-30
Desalination Demand Provides Impetus to RO Growth II-30
Market for MF, UF, NF and RO Membranes II-30
Overview II-30
Advantages of using MF/UF II-31
Table 18: Worldwide MF/UF Installed Capacity – Wastewater
Reuse, Drinking Water, Industrial, and Others (2005(E))
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-31
Product Trends II-32
Numerous Applications Sustain Consistent Demand II-32
Product Innovation: Vital for High-tech Applications II-32
UF and MF Membrane Technology Elicits Rosy Future II-32
Microfiltration Drives Overall Filtration Growth II-32
Cost Effective Solutions Stimulate Market Expansion II-32
Disinfection Equipment II-33
Methods of Disinfection II-33
Chlorination II-33
Declining Trend in Chlorination II-33
Ozonation II-33
Ozonation Vs Chlorination II-33
Trends II-33
New Technology Renders Ozonation Affordable II-33
End Use Segments II-34
Table 19: Ozonation for Industrial Process Water Treatment
by End Use – Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Food & Beverages,
Microelectronics, and Others: 2006) (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-34
Ultraviolet Disinfection II-34
Ultraviolet Disinfection Vs Chlorination II-34
Combination Processes: Ozone + UV II-35
Swimming Pools: An Emerging Market for UV Disinfection II-35
Oxidation Disinfection Equipment II-35
Ion Exchange Equipment II-35
Overview II-35
Table 20: World Market for Ion Exchange Resins (2005(E)) –
Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Region/Country for
US, Asia, Europe, and Rest of the World (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-35
Types of Ion Exchange Systems II-36
Water Softening II-36
Demineralization/Deionization II-36
Desalination II-36
Types of Desalination II-36
Solar Desalination II-36
Solar Humidification II-37
Solar Distillation II-37
Photovoltaics II-37
Reverse Osmosis II-37
Electrodialysis II-37
Desalination Plants II-37
Overview II-37
Table 21: World Market for Desalination Systems
(2005)–Percentage Breakdown of Revenues by Process
Technology –Thermal/Distillation Process (Multi-Stage
Flash, Vapour Compression, and Multi-effect distillation),
and Membrane Process (Reverse Osmosis, Nanofiltration and
Electrodialysis) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-38

Table 22: An Insight into Worldwide Desalination
PlantsCurrently Under Planning Phase and Under Construction
(2007) II-39
Distillation II-40
Overview II-40
Processes II-40
Multiple-Effect (ME) Evaporation II-40
Multi-Stage Flash (MSF) Distillation II-40
Vapor Compression (VC) II-41
Electrodialysis II-41

3. Product Introductions II-42
Siemens Water Technologies Launches New RO Systems II-42
Culligan Unveils New Smart-Sensor Range Water Softener II-42
Siemens Releases New S3 System Technology II-42
Millipore Unveils New EDS-Pak™ Point-Of-Use (POU) Final Filter
Range II-43
Siemens Water Technologies Launches PureFit Packaged Water
Treatment Systems II-43
Millipore Unveils First Water Purification System for ALP Removal II-43
Millipore Unveils New BioPak™ Cartridge II-43
Siemens Launches Centra High Flow Laboratory Water Systems II-44
Siemens Water Technologies Launches New Medica Pro Water
Purifiers II-44
Water Technologies Introduces Drinking Water UV Disinfection
System II-44
Siemens Water Technologies Launches Memcor CP Pressurized
Membrane System II-45
Siemens Water Technologies Launches Vantage M83 Reverse
Osmosis Systems II-45
Siemens Water Technologies Launches Apex Water Purification
System II-45
Siemens Water Technologies Introduces Higher Capacity
Disinfection System II-45
Siemens Water Technologies Unveils Largest Portable Water
Filtration System II-46
Pall Corporation Introduces Pall Aria™ SA Water Filtration System II-46
WEDECO AG Introduces New Spektron UV System II-46
Koch Membrane Develops MegaMagnum Reverse Osmosis Element II-47
Calgon Carbon Corporation Unveils New UV Wastewater
Disinfection System II-47
Millipore Releases New RiOs™ 3 Water Purification System II-47
Millipore Introduces New Synergy® UV System II-47
USFilter Unveils a New Dewatering Package II-48
Calgon Carbon Introduces a New Drinking Water Disinfection System II-48
Cuno GmbH Rolls Out SterASSURE™ Product Line II-48
Pall Corp Releases Magnum™ Series II-48
Pall Corp Introduces OenoPure™ Filter II-49
New Water Treatment Equipment from SverdNIIkhimmash II-49
USFilter Launches VP Series Filters and Softeners II-49
Koch Launches the SR2™ Nano-filtration Membrane II-49
Duraslick Low-Fouling RO Membrane Elements from Osmonics II-50
Koch Pioneers the Development of Largest Reverse Osmosis Membrane II-50
Dow Chemical Co Extends Dowex Monosphere Range II-50
Super Domestic Dust Busters Launches New Purification System II-50
Pall and Aqua-Aerobics Unveil a Novel Water Treatment System II-50
Pall Corporation Launches AriaSM II-51
Dow Chemical to Introduce DOWEX II-51
Dow Chemical Introduces FILMTEC® XLE Elements II-51
Dow Chemical Rolls Out FILMTEC® Products II-51

4. Recent Industry Activity II-52
Pentair Acquires Jung Pumpen II-52
Southwest Water Acquires Diamond Water II-52
Wellco Pockets Sanitherm II-52
Wataire International Acquires IP Rights of Wataire Industries
and Canadian Dew II-52
Sylvan and TriLateral to Form New Joint Venture Company II-53
Danaher Purchases ChemTreat II-53
Nitto Denko Partners with Mitsubishi Rayon II-53
Aqua America Expands Operations with Acquisitions in
Pennsylvania and Florida II-54
Degremont Establishes “Degremont Technologies (SUEZ)” II-54
United Water Acquires AOS Operating Company II-54
Aqua America Acquires Systems in North Carolina, Florida and
Pennsylvania II-55
Chem-Aqua Acquires Nation Water Treatments II-55
Cantel Medical Acquires Dialysis Water Business of GE Water &
Process Technologies II-56
Hyflux Proposes to Set up Water Treatment Projects II-56
SUEZ Environment Acquires Aquarion Water Company of New York II-56
Siemens Water Technologies on an Acquisition Spree in the
United States II-56
Veolia Environment to Set up a new Joint Venture with Teda II-57
Mueller Water Products Acquires Fast Fabricators II-57
Alldos International Acquires Proton Water Services II-58
Pentair Pockets Porous Media II-58
H2O Innovation Acquires Membrane Systems Corporation II-58
International Pharmacy Pockets Bionic Water II-59
Hager + Elsässer Acquires Major Stake in Organo II-59
Seprotech Acquires P.J. Hannah Equipment Sales Corporation II-59
Hitachi’s Water Treatment Business to Merge with Daiki II-59
Rosatom Establishes WTA II-59
Waterman Industries Allies with Exeter II-60
Deutsche Bank Acquires 10% Stake from in Rosvodokanal II-60
EE Acquires Remaining Stake in Medclan II-60
Tata Sons Acquires 14.7% Stake in Praj II-60
Amerex Group to Acquire Tulsa Water Treatment Plant II-60
KWIG Buys Chinese Water Company II-61
Omnia Acquires Zetachem II-61
Groupe Laperri?re Acquires COPA Water Subsidiaries II-61
Blue Water Technologies Acquires Applied Process Technology II-62
Dow Acquires Zhejiang Omex Environmental Engineering II-62
Aqua New Jersey Acquires Five Water and Wastewater Systems II-62
BWT Group Acquires Anna II-63
GE Acquires ZENON II-63
Veolia Water Partners with Evraziysky and EWP II-64
Siemens Inks MoU with PUB II-64
Walter Industries Acquires CCNE’s Operating Assets II-64
Groupe Laperriere & Verreault Inc. Acquires Enviroquip II-65
Ashland Acquires Degussa’s Water Treatment Operations II-65
ITT Completes Acquisition of F.B. Leopold II-65
Nation Water Treatments Acquires W4 Water Treatment Business II-66
UC HUB Acquires IWS’ Business Assets II-66
Waterlogic International to Acquire Innowave II-66
Pentair Acquires Krystil Klear II-67
Puronics Completes Acquisition of Ionics (US) II-67
Siemens Acquires CNC Water Technology II-67
USFilter Integrates with Siemens Water Technologies II-67
Siemens Acquires Sernagiotto Technologies II-68
RWE Divests Thames Water II-68
Axel Johnson Acquires Kinetico II-68
GE Infrastructure Acquires Ionics, Inc. II-68
Pentair Acquires Delta Environmental Products, Inc. II-69
Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund Acquires Swan Group PLC II-69
FilterCor Inc Completes the Acquisition of United Filters Inc II-69
Watts Water Technologies Inc Acquires HF Scientific, Inc. II-69
Ecolab Inc Acquires Midland Research Laboratories Inc II-69
Austin's Blue Sage Capital LP Acquires Majority Stake in
Ashbrook Simon Harley II-69
Greenway Home Products (GHP) Acquires CFM Corp’s Water-
Dispensing Assets II-70
Graver Technologies Acquires HydroGlobe II-70
GL&V Acquires Brackett Green II-70
USFilter Enters into an Agreement with Calpine Corporation II-70
Pentair Inks a Strategic Alliance with Ecolab Inc II-70
Spartan Environmental Signs Distribution Agreement with Ozono II-70
Christ Kennicott Enters into a Contract with GE/ GAMA Power
Systems II-71
SNC-Lavalin to Construct a Water Treatment Plant in Algeria II-71
Metals & Arsenic Removal Technology Inc Inks an Agreement with
HydroFlo Inc II-71
Saudi Aramco Selects USFilter Technology for Seawater Filtration II-71
ResinTech Inc Receives Gold Seal Approval from WQA for Arsenic
Resin II-72
Ozonia’s South American Marketing Activities Assigned to
Ozonia North America II-72
ZENON Acquires Alpha Plan GmbH and Saxonia Biotec GmbH II-72
ZENON Establishes a Water Treatment Facility II-72
Siemens AG Completes the Acquisition of USFilter Corp II-72
Calgon Carbon Corp Completes Acquisition of Waterlink
Specialty Products II-73
BWT Acquires Benchem II-73
Kemira acquires Belinka II-73
Ionics Acquires Ecolochem for $338 Million II-73
Trojan Technologies Acquires 51% Stake in US Peroxide II-73
Pentair Acquires WICOR II-74
CUNO Acquires WTC II-74
CUNO Completes the Acquisition of Polymerics Inc II-74
WEDECO AG Acquires WEDECO Gesellschaft für Umwelttechnologie GmbH II-74
KMS International Acquires PURON AG II-74
CHRIST Acquires 74% Stake in Waterman Purification Ltd II-74
Danaher Acquires Trojan II-75
Istithmar PJSC Acquires 10% Stake in Hyflux and Enters into a JV II-75
WEDECO UV Light and WEDECO KATADYN to Merge with WEDECO AG
Water Technology II-75
Toray Renames Swiss-based Water Treatment Firm II-75
Ondeo Degremont Renamed as Infilco Degremont II-75
KWI to Establish Water Treatment Facilities Plant in China II-75
Millipore Establishes Advanced Membrane Casting Manufacturing
Facility II-76
Beijing Capital Expands Water Treatment Business II-76
GE Forms Water & Process Technologies Division II-76
Veolia Environnement Divests Culligan Business II-76
Pentair Acquires Everpure Inc II-76
ITT Industries Acquires WEDECO Aktiengesellschaft Water
Technology II-76
GE Specialty Materials Purchases Osmonics Inc II-77
Wedeco Acquires Trailigaz Ozone II-77
Vivendi Water Gets a New Name II-77
SWC and Veolia Water UK PLC Acquire First Aqua JV Co Ltd II-77
ITT Industries Acquires PCI Membranes II-77
H2O Innovation and Inge Ink Pact II-78
Corning Inc Enters into Agreement with Ionics Inc II-78
Mitsubishi Rayon Forays into Chinese Water Treatment Market II-78
2G Capital Acquires Stake in Hyflux II-78
Ondeo Purchases US Water LLC II-78
USFilter Purchases EarthLiquids II-78
Iberdrola Divests Pridesa and Ondagua II-79
Suez Consolidates Water Solutions Businesses II-79
KMS’ Fluid Systems ™ TFC®-ULP® Validated by EPA for Arsenic
detoxification II-79
Pall Corp Acquires USFilter’s Filtration and Separation Business II-79
Philadelphia Suburban Corporation Acquires AquaSource II-79
Ionics Acquires Microbar’s EnChem Wastewater Treatment Business II-79
USFilter Acquires Hydrotech AB II-80
Ondeo Nalco Forms Joint Venture with Ecolochem II-80
USFilter Divests Water Filtration Business II-80
USFilter Corporation Divests Waterworks Distribution Business II-80
Black & Veatch Forms Joint Venture with Dillingham Construction II-80
USFilter Allies with Service Systems International II-80
Zenon Signs Up With Ondeo Degrémont II-81
Asahi Glass Institutes Water Production Units in Japan and
Asian Countries II-81
McCrometers Acquires Water Specialties II-81
GE Power Systems Acquires Glegg Industries II-81
Koch Membrane Systems Acquires Majority Stake in Abcor Japan
Company II-81
USFilter Acquires Water Treatment Equipment Business of FMC Corp II-81
Toray Industries, Mitsui and Ionics Join Forces for Membrane
Venture II-82
BetzDearborn Allies with USFilter II-82
Subhash Projects Signs MoU with Lightstream Technologies II-82
BetzDearborn and Vivendi Extend Coverage of Alliance II-82
Waterwares.com Launches B2B Portal for Water Treatment Industry II-82

5. Focus on Select Players II-83
Asahi Kasei Corporation (Japan) II-83
Aqua America Inc (USA) II-83
BRITA (USA) II-83
BWT AG (Austria) II-83
Calgon Carbon Corp. (USA) II-84
Culligan International (USA) II-84
Cuno Inc (USA) II-84
ITT Corp (USA) II-84
Aquious – PCI Water (UK) II-85
WEDECO AG (Germany) II-85
Dow Chemical Company (USA) II-85
Dow Liquid Separations II-85
GE Water & Process Technologies (USA) II-86
Groupe Novasep (France) II-86
Hitachi Plant Technologies Ltd (Japan) II-86
Koch Membrane Systems (USA) II-86
Kurita Water Industries (Japan) II-87
Millipore Corp (USA) II-87
Mitsubishi Rayon Co Ltd (Japan) II-87
Nitto Denko Corp. (Japan) II-87
Hydranautics (USA) II-87
Norit NV (The Netherlands) II-87
Ozonia Corp. (Canada) II-88
Pall Corporation (USA) II-88
Pentair Inc (USA) II-88
Prominent Dosiertechnik GMBH (Germany) II-89
Siemens Water Technologies (USA) II-89
Suez Environnement (France) II-89
Infilco Degremont (USA) II-89
Degremont Technologies (France) II-90
Toray Industries (Japan) II-90
Toray Membrane USA Inc (USA) II-90
Trojan Technologies (Canada) II-90
TriSep (USA) II-90
Veolia Water (France) II-90

6. Global Market Perspective II-91
Table 23: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Water Treatment Equipment by Geographic Region- US, Canada,
Japan, Europe, Asia–Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America
and Middle East/Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2000 through
2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-91

Table 24: World Long-term Projections for Water Treatment
Equipment by Geographic Region- US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia–Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Middle
East/Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-92

Table 25: World 10-Year Perspective for Water Treatment
Equipment by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of
Dollar Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia–Pacific
(excluding Japan), Latin America and Middle East & Africa
Markets for Years 2000, 2007 & 2010 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-93

Table 26: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Industrial Water Treatment Equipment by Geographic Region- US,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia–Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin
America and Middle East & Africa Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-94

Table 27: World Long-term Projections for Industrial Water
Treatment Equipment by Geographic Region- US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia–Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and
Middle East/Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-95

Table 28: World 10-Year Perspective for Industrial Water
Treatment Equipment by Geographic Region Percentage Breakdown
of Dollar Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia–Pacific
(excluding Japan), Latin America and Middle East & Africa
Markets for Years 2000, 2007 & 2010 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-96

Table 29: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Municipal Water Treatment Equipment by Geographic Region- US,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia–Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin
America and Middle East & Africa Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-97

Table 30: World Long-term projections for Municipal Water
Treatment Equipment by Geographic Region- US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia–Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and
Middle East/Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-98

Table 31: World 10-Year Perspective for Municipal Water
Treatment Equipment by Geographic Region - Percentage
Breakdown of Dollar Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia–Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Middle East
& Africa Markets for Years 2000, 2007 & 2010 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-99

Table 32: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Residential Water Treatment Equipment by Geographic Region-
US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia–Pacific (excluding Japan),
Latin America and Middle East & Africa Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-100

Table 33: World Long-term Projections for Residential Water
Treatment Equipment by Geographic Region- US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia–Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and
Middle East/Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-101

Table 34: World 10-Year Perspective for Residential Water
Treatment Equipment by Geographic Region- Percentage Breakdown
of Dollar Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia–Pacific
(excluding Japan), Latin America and Middle East & Africa
Markets for Years 2000, 2007 & 2010 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-102

Table 35: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Commercial Water Treatment Equipment by Geographic Region- US,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia–Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin
America and Middle East & Africa Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-103

Table 36: World Long-term Projections for Commercial Water
Treatment Equipment by Geographic Region- US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia–Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and
Middle East/Africa Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-104

Table 37: World 10-Year Perspective for Commercial Water
Treatment Equipment by Geographic Region- Percentage Breakdown
of Dollar Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia–Pacific
(excluding Japan), Latin America and Middle East & Africa
Markets for Years 2000, 2007 & 2010 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-105


III. MARKET

1. The United States III-1
A.Market Analysis III-1
Current & Future Analysis III-1
Trends and Issues III-1
Emerging Technologies Gain Share III-1
Stringent Regulations Shape Growth Patterns III-1
New Applications Drive Market Demand III-1
Table 38: Percentage Breakdown of EPA Potable Water
Spending By Category-Transmission, Treatment, Storage,
Source and Other (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-2
Is Price Still the Sole Leveraging Factor? III-2
Wastewater Recycling Drives Growth III-2
Table 39: Water Usage in the US – Percentage Breakdown of
Volume Consumption by End-Use Sector for Agriculture,
Industry and Domestic: 2007(E) (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) III-2
Cross Flow Filtration and Membranes Market III-2
Macrofiltration III-2
Table 40: US Market for Granular Media Filters (2007(E)) –
Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by End-Use Application
for Purification of Drinking Water, Tertiary Wastewater
Treatment, and Purification of Industrial Process Water
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-3
Major Membrane Technologies III-3
Reverse Osmosis III-3
Microfiltration/Ultrafiltration/Nanofiltration III-3
Table 41: US Market for Membrane Separation Systems –
Annual Sales Estimates/Projections by Select Product Type
for Microfiltration, Reverse Osmosis, and Ultrafiltration
in US$ Million for the Years 2000 through 2010 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) III-4
MF and UF Membrane III-4
A Background III-4
Table 42: MF/UF Applications in North America - Drinking
Water, RO Pretreatment, WW Reuse, and Industrial
(2007(E)) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-4
Market Trends III-5
Improved Performance and Reduced Cost Fuel Membrane
Filtration Market III-5
Wastewater Reuse Sector Projected to Witness Significant
Growth III-5
Environment Equipment and Services Industry III-5
Overview III-5
Residential Water Treatment III-5
Rising Awareness Triggers Sales of Water Treatment Systems III-5
Table 43: US Market for POE Residential Water Treatment
((2006) – Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Product
Type for Sediment Filter, UV Systems, and Water Softener
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-6

Table 44: Leading Players in the US Market for
Residential Point-of-Use Under-the-Sink RO Market (2006)
– Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Company for
Culligan, Cuno, Ecowater, Hydrotech, Ionics, and Others
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-6

Table 45: US Market for Residential Point-of- Entry Water
Softener (2006) – Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by
Company for Culligan, Ecowater, RainSoft, and Others
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-6

Table 46: Leading Players in the US Market for
Point-of-Entry Sediment Filter (2006) – Percentage
Breakdown of Value Sales by Company for Culligan, Cuno,
Omnifilter, and Others (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) III-7

Table 47: Leading Players in the Market for Residential
Point-of-Entry UV Filter (2006) – Percentage Breakdown of
Value Sales by Company for Atlantic UV, Hydrotech (Pura),
Ideal Horizons, Trojan Technologies, and Others (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) III-7
Bottled Water-A Serious Contender III-7
Commercial Water Treatment III-8
Industrial Water Treatment III-8
Industrial Feed-and Process-Water Treatment III-8
Industrial Wastewater Treatment III-8
Table 48: Leading Players in the US Market for Industrial
Water Outsourcing (2006) – Percentage Breakdown of Value
Sales by Company for USFilter, Earth Tech, and Others
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-8
Municipal Water Treatment III-9
Overview III-9
Cities Up Spending on Water Treatment III-9
Table 49: Capital Expenditure by Select US Cities on
Wastewater and Drinking Water Treatment: 2001 & 2006 (US$
in Million) III-9
Competitive Scenario III-10
Table 50: Leading Players in the US Market for Water
Outsourcing (2006) – Percentage Breakdown of Volume
Purification by Company for USFilter, United Water, OMI,
Earth Tech, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-10

Table 51: Leading Players in the US Market for Municipal
Water Outsourcing (2006) – Percentage Breakdown of Water
Purification by Company for USFilter, United Water, OMI,
Earth Tech, AWW, and Others (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) III-11
North American Wastewater Disinfection Market – Competitive
Scenario III-11
Product Launches III-12
Strategic Corporate Developments III-20
Profiles of Select Market Players III-32
B.Market Analytics III-37
Table 52: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Water Treatment Equipment by End-use Segment - Industrial,
Municipal, Residential, and Commercial Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-37

Table 53: US Long-term projections for Water Treatment
Equipment by End-use Segment- Industrial, Municipal,
Residential, and Commercial Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-38

Table 54: US 10-Year Perspective for Water Treatment
Equipment by End-use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of
Dollar Sales for Industrial, Municipal, Residential, and
Commercial Markets for 2000, 2007 & 2010 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) III-38

2. Canada III-39
A.Market Analysis III-39
Outlook III-39
Overview III-39
Technological Expertise III-39
Strategic Corporate Developments III-40
Key Players III-42
B.Market Analytics III-43
Table 55: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Water Treatment Equipment by End-use Segment -
Industrial, Municipal, Residential, and Commercial Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) III-43

Table 56: Canadian Long-term Projections for Water Treatment
Equipment by End-use Segment - Industrial, Municipal,
Residential, and Commercial Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-43

Table 57: Canadian 10-Year Perspective for Water Treatment
Equipment by End-use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of
Dollar Sales for Industrial, Municipal, Residential, and
Commercial Markets for 2000, 2007 & 2010 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) III-44

3. Japan III-45
A.Market Analysis III-45
End-Use Outlook III-45
Overview III-45
Table 58: Water Usage in Japan (2006) – Percentage
Breakdown of Volume Consumption by Sector for Agriculture,
Industry, and Domestic (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-45
Water Treatment and Supply III-45
Reverse Osmosis Membrane Market III-46
Table 59: Japanese Market for Reverse Osmosis Membrane –
Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by End-Use Segment for
Potable Water, Industrial Water, Sewage Treatment, and
Others(2006E) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-46
Industrial Wastewater Treatment III-46
Competition and Market Share Analysis III-46
Table 60: Leading Players in the Japanese Market for
Industrial Wastewater Systems (2006) – Percentage Breakdown
of Value Sales by Company for Ebara, Hitachi, Organo,
Tsukishima Kikai, and Others (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) III-46

Table 61: Leading Players in the Japanese Market for Sewage
Treatment Systems (2006) – Percentage Breakdown of Value
Sales by Company for Ebara, Hitachi Plant Engineering &
Construction, Kubota, Kurita,, and Others (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) III-47

Table 62: Leading Players in the Japanese Market for Sludge
Treatment Systems (2006) – Percentage Breakdown of Value
Sales by Company for Ebara, Kubota, NGK, and Others
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-47
Strategic Corporate Development III-47
Key Players III-48
B.Market Analytics III-49
Table 63: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Water Treatment Equipment by End-use Segment -
Industrial, Municipal, Residential, and Commercial Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) III-49

Table 64: Japanese Long-term Projections for Water Treatment
Equipment by End-use Segment - Industrial, Municipal,
Residential, and Commercial Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-50

Table 65: Japanese 10-Year Perspective for Water Treatment
Equipment by End-use Segment – Percentage Breakdown of
Dollar Sales for Industrial, Municipal, Residential, and
Commercial Markets for 2000, 2007 & 2010 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) III-50

4. Europe III-51
A.Market Analysis III-51
Outlook III-51
Municipal Sector III-51
Steady Demand in the Municipal Sector III-51
Table 66: European Market for Municipal Wastewater
Treatment Equipment (2006) – Percentage Breakdown of
Equipment Usage by Type of Treatment for Pre-Treatment,
Primary, Secondary and Tertiary (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) III-51

Table 67: European Market for Municipal Water Treatment
Equipment (2006E)) – Percentage Breakdown of Installed
Base by Equipment Type for Clarification, Disinfection,
Filtration, and Membrane Systems (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) III-52

Table 68: Leading Players in the European Market for
Municipal Water and Wastewater Treatment Equipment (2006)
– Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Company for
Ondeo-Degremont, Stereau, Veolia, and Others (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) III-52
Central and Eastern European Market III-52
Residential III-53
Table 69: European Residential Water Treatment Equipment
Market: Percent of Revenues by Product Type: 1999, 2001,
2003, and 2005 - Counter-Top/Faucet-Mounted, Physical
Conditioners, Pour-Through, Purification and Softeners
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-53
Health Concerns Driving Sales of Residential Water
Treatment Equipment III-53
Table 70: Leading Players in the European Market for
Residential Water Softening Equipment (2006) – Percentage
Breakdown of Value Sales by Company for BWT, USFilter and
Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-53
Industrial Sector III-54
Equipment Suppliers Shift Focus to Industrial Sector III-54
Outsourcing: Gaining Popularity in the Industrial Sector III-54
Major End-Use Sectors III-54
Commercial Sector III-55
Emerging Central and East European Markets III-55
Market Trends/Issues III-55
EU Directives to Augment Investments III-55
Legislation Requirements Drive Demand III-56
Swimming Pool Water Treatment: Growing Market III-56
Review of Select Product Areas III-56
Ozonation Equipment III-56
Table 71: European Market for Industrial Process Water
Ozonation (2006) – Percentage Breakdown of Ozonation
Process by End Use for Chemicals, Food & Beverage,
Microelectronics, Pharmaceuticals and Others (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) III-56

Table 72: Leading Players in the European Market for
Ozonation Industrial Process Water Treatment Equipment
(2006) – Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Company
for Ozonia, Wedeco/ Trailigaz, Vivendi Water, and Others
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-57
Ultraviolet Equipment III-57
Table 73: Leading Players in the European Market for
Ultraviolet Systems 2006)– Percentage Breakdown of Value
Sales by Company for Wedeco, Trojan, Berson, Hanovia, and
Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-57
Disinfection Equipment III-57
Membrane Separation Systems III-58
Factors Driving Market III-58
Factors Hindering Growth III-58
Reverse Osmosis III-58
Table 74: European Market for Reverse Osmosis Membrane
Separation Systems (2000-2010) – Annual Sales
Estimates/Projections in US$ Million by Country for
France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, and Rest of Europe
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-59

Table 75: European Market for Reverse Osmosis Membrane
Separation Systems (2000, 2005, & 2010) – Percentage
Breakdown of Value Sales by Country for France,
Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, and Rest of Europe (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) III-59
End-User Analysis III-60
Table 76: European Market for Reverse Osmosis Membrane
Separation Systems (2006) – Percentage Breakdown of
Value Sales by End-Use Industry for Chemicals, Food &
Beverages, Industrial Wastewater, Microelectronics,
Municipal Water, Pharmaceuticals, Power and Others
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-60
Microfiltration III-60
Table 77: European Market for Microfiltration System for
Separation of Waterborne Membranes (2000-2010) – Annual
Sales Estimates/Projections in US$ Million by Country for
France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, and Rest of Europe
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-60

Table 78: European Market for Microfiltration System for
Separation of Waterborne Membranes (2000, 2005, & 2010) –
Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Country for
France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, and Rest of Europe
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-61

Table 79: MF/UF End-Use Applications in Europe – Drinking
Water, RO Pretreatment, WW Reuse, Industrial, and Others
(2006) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-61

Table 80: Leading Players in the European Market for
Microfiltration Membrane Separation Systems (2006E) –
Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Company for
Degremont, Ionics, Millipore, Pall, Veolia Water, and
Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-62
Ultrafiltration III-62
Table 81: European Market for Ultrafiltration System for
Separation of Waterborne Membranes (2000-2010) – Annual
Sales Estimates/Projection in US$ Million by Country for
France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, and Rest of Europe
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-62