GLOBAL MARKET FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY FOR MUNICIPAL WATER TREATMENT TO BE WORTH $2.8 BILLION IN 2016 Wellesley, Mass.

According to a new technical market research report, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY FOR MUNICIPAL WATER TREATMENT (MST036C) from BCC Research (www.bccresearch.com), the global market value for advanced technology for municipal water treatment is an estimated $1.9 billion in 2011, but is expected to increase to nearly $2.8 billion in 2016, for a 5-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.2%. The largest segment in the market, membrane systems, is expected to increase at a 5-year CAGR of 8%, from $1.4 billion in 2011 to nearly $2.1 billion in 2016. The other segment in the market, advanced disinfection systems, has an estimated value of nearly $479 million in 2011. That is expected to increase to $734 million in 2016 for a 5-year CAGR of 8.9%. Municipal drinking water treatments, whether physical, biological, or chemical processes, range in sophistication from ancient sieving methods to state-of-the-art computer-controlled techniques. Conventional drinking water treatment is accomplished by methods hundreds of years old. Processes consist of one or more of the following steps: flocculation and sedimentation, in which small particles coagulate into larger ones and settle out of the water stream; rapid sand filtration, to remove remaining particles; and disinfection with chlorine, to kill microbes. None of the traditional technologies will be evaluated in this report except to make comparisons to advanced treatments. This BCC report provides an in-depth analysis of the market for advanced municipal drinking water treatment. These methods include membrane filtration, ultraviolet irradiation, ozone disinfection, and a few emerging novel processes. These so-called advanced technologies are known as advanced due to their improved effectiveness against a growing range of regulated drinking water contaminants, their decreased production of waste, their nonhazardous properties, their diminished demand for chemical additives, and sometimes their lower energy requirements. According to the United Nations Third World Water Development Report (2009), up to $148 billion will need to be invested worldwide in water supplies and wastewater services annually to 2025. That figure reflects chronic underinvestment in water infrastructure. This report is designed to provide those interested in investment, acquisition, or expansion into the advanced drinking water treatment market with specific, detailed information crucial to making educated decisions.

SUMMARY FIGURE VALUE OF THE MARKET FOR ADVANCED MUNICIPAL WATER TREATMENT, 2002-2016 ($ MILLIONS)

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