The “Global Activated Carbon Market : Products & Applications (2011 – 2016)” analyzes activated market with respect to market drivers, opportunities, and trends in the diverse geographical regions including North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and ROW.
The demand for activated carbon (AC) is expected to grow due to the new demand in mercury control technology for industrial air purification applications. Over the next several years, many U.S. industrial facilities including coal-fired power plants, clinker cement plants, and other facilities operating large industrial boilers will be required to meet stringent new emissions standards for mercury and other hazardous air pollutants overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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The report covers the major activated carbon market which includes primarily powdered and granular segments. The powdered activated carbon market segment is the fastest growing area within the global market. It has been gaining importance with its major application in the areas of water treatment and air purification; the duo being its major end use. The qualitative analysis with respect to its characteristics, process of production, and regeneration is done in an elaborative manner.
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Activated carbon is also analyzed with respect to the value chain which starts from the raw materials used for the manufacturing followed by product forms, distribution network, end usage, and sales services. Import and export has been gaining importance with its increasing demand. The Asian countries are one of the key exporters in the dominating markets of U.S. It becomes vital to study about the countries which export activated carbon to big markets such as U.S. and which have become favorites for the past few years. The report studies the export scenario of the Asian market from global as well as U.S. perspective. It also focuses on the U.S. imports which give an idea about the countries which are exporting to the biggest market.
One of the key challenges in the market is the shortage of raw materials such as coconut shell charcoal which is used for making of activated carbon. In Sri Lanka, there has been an increment of around 50% in the prices of coconut shell charcoal between 2010 to 2011. The major raw materials used for production are coal, wood, coconut shells, and lignite. The report gives a qualitative analysis about these materials with respect to their characteristics and applications. It also explains the factors on the basis of which the raw material selection is done. Market share analysis along with analysis of patent for the last five years is also done in the market study.
The key segments for the activated carbon market are powdered and granular. The reports studies these segments with respect to its value ($million) and volume (thousand metric tons) markets. The study is done considering the demand for these materials in different regions, including North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific (APAC), and Rest of the World (RoW). Qualitatively, the products including powdered & granular, and pelletized are studied with respect to their individual applications.
The report covers global activated carbon market in major regions including Asia-Pacific, Europe, and North America under different product categories which includes powdered activated carbon, granular activated carbon, and others category of activated carbon. The major activated carbon segments are powdered activated carbon and granular activated carbon which covers more than 80% of the global activated carbon market. The strict regulations for mercury removal at coal and other industrial plants are expected to stimulate the demand for powdered activated carbon in coming years.
The study of activated carbon market is important as the market trend for different products vary with different regions with market players focusing on diverse key product categories. This report not only provides a full estimate of the global activated carbon market; it also gives a detailed analysis of their most critical micro-markets, which have remained unexplored so far.
The global activated carbon market was worth $1.8 billion in 2011 and is estimated to reach $3 billion by 2016, growing at a CAGR of 11.1% from 2011 to 2016. The powdered and granular activated carbon segments are the key revenue generators for the activated carbon market.