World Activated Carbon Market
Global demand to rise 5.2% annually through 2012
World demand for virgin activated carbon is forecast to expand 5.2 percent per year through 2012 to 1.2 million metric tons. The US, China and Japan will together continue to account for almost half of global demand in 2012, although China will expand its market share from 15 percent to 18 percent while the US and Japan will see a reduction in their respective market shares. Western Europe will also remain an important albeit slow growing market. Activated carbon demand will benefit from a continuing intensification of the global environmental movement as well as rapid industrialization in much of the developing world. Government regulation changes and enforcement will significantly impact demand in environmentally driven applications.
Water treatment to remain most common application
Water treatment applications will continue to account for the largest share of global activated carbon demand in 2012, although gains of 4.5 percent per year in this sector will lag all other key markets. Besides the necessity for clean drinking water, government environmental regulations that vary by region (such as the US Disinfection Byproducts Rule that was promulgated in 2006) also impact this market significantly. Other environmental applications for activated carbon with strong growth potential include flue gas treatment from power plants and hazardous waste remediation. In developing countries, emission cannister control regulations for motor vehicles will also bolster activated carbon demand in a similar manner to that experienced by most developed countries over the 2002-2007 period.
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- INTRODUCTION
- I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT
- General
- Global Macroeconomic Environment
- Recent Historical Trends
- Macroeconomic Outlook
- World Fixed Investment Overview
- World Demographic Overview
- Population
- Urban Population
- World Manufacturing Outlook
- Nonagricultural Water Use Trends
- World Food & Beverage Outlook
- Food
- Beverages
- World Sweeteners Overview
- World Pharmaceutical Overview
- World Motor Vehicle Outlook
- Environmental & Regulatory Issues
- III. SUPPLY & DEMAND
- General
- Capacity by Region
- Regeneration Trends
- Regeneration Capacity
- Demand by Region
- Production by Region
- International Trade Flows
- IV. PRODUCT & MARKET OVERVIEW
- General
- Demand by Type
- Powdered Activated Carbon
- Granular Activated Carbon
- Other Activated Carbon Products
- Demand by Application
- Liquid Phase Applications
- Gas Phase Applications
- Demand by Market
- Water Treatment
- Drinking Water
- Other Water Treatment
- Food & Beverage Processing
- Sweetener Processing
- Other Food & Beverage Processing
- Industrial
- Air Purification
- Solvent Recovery
- Other Industrial Markets
- Motor Vehicles
- Pharmaceutical & Medical Markets
- Other Markets
- V. NORTH AMERICA
- General
- Supply & Demand
- Markets
- United States
- Canada
- Mexico
- VI. WESTERN EUROPE
- General
- Supply & Demand
- Markets
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Spain
- United Kingdom
- Other Western Europe
- VII. ASIA/PACIFIC
- General
- Supply & Demand
- Markets
- Australia
- China
- India
- Indonesia
- Japan
- South Korea
- Taiwan
- Other Asia/Pacific
- VIII. OTHER REGIONS
- Latin America
- General
- Supply & Demand
- Markets
- Brazil
- Other Latin America
- Eastern Europe
- General
- Supply & Demand
- Markets
- Russia
- Other Eastern Europe
- Africa/Mideast
- General
- Supply & Demand
- Markets
- IX. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- General
- Market Share
- Norit
- Calgon Carbon
- Kuraray
- Osaka Gas
- MeadWestvaco
- CECA
- Hayleys
- Veolia Environnement
- Industry Restructuring
- Cooperative Agreements
- Manufacturing Technology
- Feedstocks
- Production Technology
- Manufacturing Trends
- Marketing & Distribution
- Competitive Strategies
- Company Profiles
- Arkema SA
- Brascarbo Agroindustrial Limitada, see Grupo Clarimex SA de CV
- Calgon Carbon Corporation
- Carbon Activated Corporation
- Carbon Resources LLC
- CarboTech AC GmbH, see International Chemical Investors Group
- CECA SA, see Arkema SA
- Cenapro Chemical Corporation, see Kuraray Company
- Century Chemical Works Sdn Bhd, see Osaka Gas Company
- Chemviron Carbon GmbH, see Calgon Carbon Corporation
- Core Carbons Private Limited
- CPL Carbon Link Limited
- Datong Carbon Corporation, see Calgon Carbon
- Datong HuiBao Activated Carbon Company Limited
- Desotec Activated Carbon nv-sa
- Donau Chemie AG
- Eurocarb Products Limited, see Hayleys plc
- Futamura Chemical Company Limited
- Grupo Clarimex SA de CV
- Haycarb plc, see Hayleys plc
- Hayleys plc
- Indo German Carbons Limited
- International Chemical Investors Group
- Jacobi Carbons AB
- Japan EnviroChemicals Limited, see Osaka Gas Company
- Kuraray Company Limited
- MAST Carbon Group
- MeadWestvaco Corporation
- Ningxia Huahui Activated Carbon Company Limited
- Norit NV
- Opalium, see Veolia Environnement
- Osaka Gas Company Limited
- Pacific Activated Carbon Company Incorporated
- Philippine-Japan Active Carbon Corporation, see Futamura Chemical Company Limited
- PICA SA, see Veolia Environnement
- PT Intan Prima Group
- Purifications Cellutions LLC, see MeadWestvaco
- Puritas Limited, see Hayleys plc
- Shanxi Xinhua Environmental Protection
- Shenhua Ningmei Activated Carbon Company Limited
- Siemens AG
- Silcarbon Aktivkohle GmbH
- Societá Italiana Carboni Attivi Vegetali srl
- TIGG Corporation
- Veolia Environnement
- Westates Carbon, see Siemens AG
- Zimpro Systems, see Siemens AG
- Other Companies Mentioned in Study
- LIST OF TABLES
- SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Summary Table
- SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
- 1 World Gross Domestic Product by Region
- 2 World Fixed Investment by Region
- 3 World Population by Region
- 4 World Urban Population by Region
- 5 World Manufacturing Value Added by Region
- 6 World Nonagricultural Water Use
- 7 World Food & Beverage Manufacturing Value Added by Region
- 8 World Pharmaceutical Shipments by Region
- 9 World Motor Vehicle Production by Region
- SECTION III -- SUPPLY & DEMAND
- 1 World Activated Carbon Capacity by Region, 2007
- 2 World Activated Carbon Demand by Region
- 3 World Activated Carbon Production by Region
- 4 World Activated Carbon Net Exports
- SECTION IV -- PRODUCT & MARKET OVERVIEW
- 1 World Activated Carbon Demand by Type
- 2 World Powdered Activated Carbon Demand by Region
- 3 World Granular Activated Carbon Demand by Region
- 4 World Other Activated Carbon Product Demand by Region
- 5 World Activated Carbon Demand by Application
- 6 Liquid Phase Activated Carbon Demand by Region
- 7 Gas Phase Activated Carbon Demand by Region
- 8 World Activated Carbon Demand by Market
- 9 Water Treatment Markets for Activated Carbon
- 10 Drinking Water Markets for Activated Carbon
- 11 Other Water Treatment Markets for Activated Carbon
- 12 Food & Beverage Processing Markets for Activated Carbon
- 13 Sweetener Processing Markets for Activated Carbon
- 14 Other Food & Beverage Processing Markets for Activated Carbon
- 15 Industrial Markets for Activated Carbon
- 16 Air Purification Markets for Activated Carbon
- 17 Solvent Recovery Markets for Activated Carbon
- 18 Other Industrial Markets for Activated Carbon
- 19 Motor Vehicle Markets for Activated Carbon
- 20 Pharmaceutical & Medical Markets for Activated Carbon
- 21 Other Markets for Activated Carbon
- SECTION V -- NORTH AMERICA
- 1 North America -- Activated Carbon Market Environment
- 2 North America -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand
- 3 North America -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market
- 4 United States -- Activated Carbon Market Environment
- 5 United States -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand
- 6 United States -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market
- 7 Canada -- Activated Carbon Market Environment
- 8 Canada -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand
- 9 Canada -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market
- 10 Mexico -- Activated Carbon Market Environment
- 11 Mexico -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand
- 12 Mexico -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market
- SECTION VI -- WESTERN EUROPE
- 1 Western Europe -- Activated Carbon Market Environment
- 2 Western Europe -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand
- 3 Western Europe -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market
- 4 France -- Activated Carbon Market Environment
- 5 France -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand
- 6 France -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market
- 7 Germany -- Activated Carbon Market Environment
- 8 Germany -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand
- 9 Germany -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market
- 10 Italy -- Activated Carbon Market Environment
- 11 Italy -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand
- 12 Italy -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market
- 13 Spain -- Activated Carbon Market Environment
- 14 Spain -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand
- 15 Spain -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market
- 16 United Kingdom -- Activated Carbon Market Environment
- 17 United Kingdom -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand
- 18 United Kingdom -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market
- 19 Other Western Europe -- Activated Carbon Market Environment
- 20 Other Western Europe -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand
- 21 Other Western Europe - Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market
- SECTION VII -- ASIA/PACIFIC
- 1 Asia/Pacific -- Activated Carbon Market Environment
- 2 Asia/Pacific -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand
- 3 Asia/Pacific -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market
- 4 Australia -- Activated Carbon Market Environment
- 5 Australia -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand
- 6 Australia -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market
- 7 China -- Activated Carbon Market Environment
- 8 China -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand
- 9 China -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market
- 10 India -- Activated Carbon Market Environment
- 11 India -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand
- 12 India -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market
- 13 Indonesia -- Activated Carbon Market Environment
- 14 Indonesia -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand
- 15 Indonesia -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market
- 16 Japan -- Activated Carbon Market Environment
- 17 Japan -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand
- 18 Japan -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market
- 19 South Korea -- Activated Carbon Market Environment
- 20 South Korea -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand
- 21 South Korea -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market
- 22 Taiwan -- Activated Carbon Market Environment
- 23 Taiwan -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand
- 24 Taiwan -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market
- 25 Other Asia/Pacific -- Activated Carbon Market Environment
- 26 Other Asia/Pacific -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand
- 27 Other Asia/Pacific -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market
- SECTION VIII -- OTHER REGIONS
- 1 Latin America -- Activated Carbon Market Environment
- 2 Latin America -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand
- 3 Latin America -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market
- 4 Brazil -- Activated Carbon Market Environment
- 5 Brazil -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand
- 6 Brazil -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market
- 7 Other Latin America -- Activated Carbon Market Environment
- 8 Other Latin America -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand
- 9 Other Latin America -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market
- 10 Eastern Europe -- Activated Carbon Market Environment
- 11 Eastern Europe -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand
- 12 Eastern Europe -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market
- 13 Russia -- Activated Carbon Market Environment
- 14 Russia -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand
- 15 Russia -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market
- 16 Other Eastern Europe -- Activated Carbon Market Environment
- 17 Other Eastern Europe -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand
- 18 Other Eastern Europe -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market
- 19 Africa/Mideast -- Activated Carbon Market Environment
- 20 Africa/Mideast -- Activated Carbon Supply & Demand
- 21 Africa/Mideast -- Activated Carbon Demand by Application & Market
- SECTION IX -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- 1 World Activated Carbon Sales by Company, 2007
- 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
- 3 Selected Cooperative Agreements
- LIST OF CHARTS
- SECTION III -- SUPPLY & DEMAND
- 1 World Activated Carbon Capacity by Region, 2007
- 2 Activated Carbon Demand Per Capita/GDP Per Capita Relationship, 2007
- SECTION IV -- PRODUCT & MARKET OVERVIEW
- 1 World Activated Carbon Demand by Type, 2007
- 2 World Activated Carbon Demand by Market, 2007
- SECTION IX -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- 1 World Activated Carbon Market Share by Company, 2007
- 2 Activated Carbon Industry Flowchart
More DetailsGranular activated carbon to outpace powdered typesPowdered activated carbon (PAC), which has historically accounted for the largest share of overall activated carbon demand (due to its dominance in liquid phase applications and its lower cost) will register slower gains than granular activated carbon (GAC) through 2012. The main advantage of GAC is its ability to be regenerated, which is especially important in Western Europe. Although faster growth in granular activated carbon demand through 2012 will benefit the regeneration sector, this will be offset to some extent by cheaper imports from China and other Asian countries that will reduce the economic incentive to regenerate.
Asian countries are key activated carbon exportersChina accounted for 38 percent of global activated carbon production in 2007. A majority of the country’s output is exported, in spite of dumping-related duty imposition on Chinese steam activated carbon imports by the US and EU in recent years. The US accounted for 22 percent of global production in 2007 and ran a close to break even trade position in these products. Asian countries such as Sri Lanka, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia are particularly important producers and net exporters of activated carbon made from coconut husks.
Study coverageThis new Freedonia industry study, World Activated Carbon, is available for $5700. It presents historical demand data for the years 1997, 2002 and 2007 plus forecasts for 2012 and 2017 by type (e.g., granular, powdered); application (liquid phase, gas phase); market (e.g., water treatment, food and beverage processing, industrial, pharmaceutical and medical, motor vehicle); world region and for 17 countries. The study also considers market environment factors, assesses industry structure, evaluates company market share data and profiles 31 competitors in the industry worldwide.
