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South African Water and Wastewater Treatment Equipment Markets
Frost & Sullivan, July 2010, Pages: 157
This research was carried out on the South African water & wastewater treatment equipment markets. The aim of this research service was to look at the market from a strategic perspective to identify and analyse the key features of the South African water & wastewater treatment equipment markets. The study was carried out in order to accurately identify key factors that are currently affecting this market. The research service analyses the trends within the industrial & municipal market segments. Market sizes and revenue growth rates were calculated for 2009 and forecasts determined for the period 2006 to 2016. In addition market dynamics such as industry challenges, drivers, restraints and life cycle analysis were also identified.
This research service titled South African Water and Wastewater Treatment Equipment Markets provides a strategic overview of the market and thoroughly examines the current trends in the security industry. It also analyzes the ways in which service providers can take advantage of opportunities that are expected to arise within this industry. In this research, Frost & Sullivan's expert analysts thoroughly examine the following markets: municipal and industrial.
Increased Water Scarcity Compels Governments to Resort to Water and Wastewater Treatment to Ensure Sustainable Development
The rapid depletion of fresh water sources in South Africa has forced the government to invest substantially in water and wastewater treatment equipment. Both governments and organisations have realised that the supply of clean water and effective treatment of wastewater are important for sustainable development. Their efforts to combat this looming crisis seems to have paid off, with raw water intake volumes reducing annually due to the treatment and recycling of higher amounts of wastewater. 'The eventual aim of various industries is to have a closed-loop water usage system, wherein wastewater is recycled as many times as possible,' says the analyst of this research. 'As industries gradually implement this system, raw process water will be required only for supplementing inevitable water losses as a result of evaporation and leakages.'
Suppliers of water and wastewater treatment equipment will be looking to make the most of the opportunities presented by the increasingly ageing equipment. Out of the 1,739 treatment plants registered with South Africa’s Department of Water and Environmental Affairs (DWEA), nearly 60 per cent to 80 per cent does not meet regulatory norms and stipulated water quality standards. In such circumstances, South Africa is hoping to achieve water security by ensuring the completion of seven major new water projects, including the Mokolo augmentation project and the Mooi-Mgeni Transfer Scheme project by 2014. Further, a $202.9-million Berg River Project was recently initiated in the Western Cape, as a partnership between the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, the City of Cape Town and the Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority.
Despite the market potential, smaller companies are finding it difficult to penetrate the industrial market and gain significant market shares. As very large projects in the industrial market are typically turnkey projects, the larger companies find it easier to secure these contracts, while the smaller ones are restricted to supplying specific equipment for specific sections of a project. They usually collaborate with consulting engineers and equipment suppliers to provide equipment for the minor sections of the projects that are outsourced by the larger companies. “Smaller companies that find the larger industrial projects beyond their capacity make use of the niche market specialisation business model,' notes the analyst. “They cater to a few specific end-user sectors such as the food and beverage and pulp and paper industries.”
Market Sectors
Expert Frost & Sullivan analysts thoroughly examine the following market sectors in this research:
- Municipal market
- Industrial market
- Technologies
The following technologies are covered in this research:
- Membrane technologies
- Distillation technologies
- Gas stripping technologies
- Biological Nutrient Removal technologies
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