|
|
 |
|
Viewing report
|
|
|
|
European Water and Wastewater Disinfection Systems Markets
Frost & Sullivan, April 2007, Pages: 295
This Frost & Sullivan research service titled European Water and Wastewater Disinfection Systems Market provides a comprehensive analysis of this market and examines its major trends. It identifies the factors aiding growth in this market at present and examines the technologies, end users and regions that are contributing the most towards market revenues.
Stringent Legislation to Catalyse Strong Growth of the European Water and Wastewater Disinfection Systems Market
'Growing concerns about the harmful effects of bacteriological contamination in Europe are driving strong interest in water and wastewater disinfection technologies,' says the analyst of this research service. 'In the municipal sector, in particular, the European Union (EU) has introduced several legislations to enforce the compulsory disinfection of water and wastewater.' Regulations such as the EU Drinking Water Directive (98/83/EC) and the Bathing Water Directive (Council Directive 76/160/EEC) aim to control the quality of water supplied at the point of domestic use and the quality of bathing water, respectively. In the industrial sector, the robust growth of key sectors such as pharmaceuticals has led to increasing demand for high purity water free from bacteriological contamination. This has influenced advanced disinfection technologies such as UV and ozone, which have thrived on their quality of a chemical-free disinfection process. In addition, the accession of more member states to the EU is likely to offer opportunities in new and promising markets. The ongoing implementation of EU Directives in the Central and Eastern European region and the recent trend of rapid industrial growth are bound to offer substantial growth opportunities to disinfection companies particularly in the medium to the long term.
The municipal water disinfection sub-segment has traditionally been the strongest application segment for disinfection technologies. However, with relatively high levels of saturation in this sector, the municipal wastewater disinfection segment has experienced a rise in its revenue share and accounted for approximately 12.0 percent of the overall market. Driven by the legislative requirements of the Bathing Water Directive, the municipal wastewater treatment segment is set to increase its revenue share over the next six to seven years. In the industrial sector, the process water application segment dominates the disinfection systems. Demand from sectors such as food and beverages for non-chemical disinfection for their process water has benefited chemical-free solutions such as UV and ozone, while the high-growth pharmaceutical sector is meeting its process water disinfection technology needs with solutions involving UV or even membrane separation.
Promising Growth Ahead for UV Systems and Advanced Chlorination Methods of Disinfection
Chlorine-based compounds still retain a majority share of the market with an estimated 40.7 per cent of the total revenues in the European water and wastewater disinfection systems market in 2006. The current use of chlorine gas and liquid chlorine in Europe continues to be high, particularly in the municipal water and wastewater disinfection segment, but their revenues could be affected due to the formation of disinfection by-products (DBPs) in these methods. 'Due to the issue of DBPs in conventional chlorination methods, the demand for UV and ozonation disinfection as well as advanced chlorination methods such as chlorine dioxide-based disinfection is expected to increase in the municipal drinking water segment,' says the analyst. 'The use of UV is expected to rise during the forecast period by eating into the share of the chlorine-based compounds.'
Chlorine dioxide-based disinfection and electrolytic chlorination are expected to become more widely used as they have the advantage of requiring less chlorine, which results in less formation of DBPs. UV disinfection systems are experiencing high growth and could catch up with the chlorine-based compounds market by the end of the forecast period. Ozonation systems are facing considerable competition from UV and chlorine dioxide-based disinfection, which is hindering their growth to some extent. A reduction in the prices of these systems could help them become more affordable and achieve greater penetration outside the areas they are prominent in at present, namely, wastewater disinfection and process water treatment in industries such as food and beverages.
Customers who bought this item also bought
Industrial Water and Wastewater Treatment Equipment Market in Hong Kong and Singapore
Municipal Water and Wastewater Treatment Equipment Markets in Hong Kong and Singapore
Analysis of the Middle East (GCC) Water and Wastewater Treatment Equipment Market
European Disinfection and Sterilisation Equipment Markets
U.S. Disinfection and Sterilization Market
Global Membrane Market for Water and Wastewater Treatment Forecasts and Analysis to 2015
Brazilian Municipal Water & Wastewater Treatment Market
European Biological Wastewater Treatment Systems Market
European Markets for Gastrointestinal Endoscope Disinfection Products
The 2009-2014 Outlook for Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) Systems for Wastewater Treatment in Europe
South African Water and Wastewater Treatment Equipment Markets
Central and Eastern European Municipal Water and Wastewater Treatment Markets
|
|
|
|
