NEWS RELEASE                                                                                        SEPTEMBER 2012

Larger Water Treatment Chemical Companies Expect to Grow Faster Than the Market as a Whole

The world market for water and wastewater chemicals is projected to grow by 4 percent per year over the next three years according to the latest forecasts in the McIlvaine Water and Wastewater Treatment Chemicals: World Market. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)

World Revenues for Water and Wastewater Chemicals

Year

2011

2012

2013

2014

Revenues  

($   Millions)

23,080

23,975

24, 962

26,016

%   Increase

3.6

3.9

4.1

4.2

 Some of the major suppliers are expecting higher growth rates. Calgon Carbon anticipates growth of 9 percent to 20 percent

Corporate Sales (Mil) and % Increase - Water Chemicals

Company

2012

2012   % Increase

2013

2013   % Increase

2014

2014   % Increase

AkzoNobel

21,261

4.72%

22,091

3.90%

22,940

3.84%

Ashland

8,419

29.48%

8,888

5.57%

9,281

4.42%

Calgon Carbon

592

9.43%

648

9.46%

778

20.06%

Dow Chemical

60,667

1.14%

64,129

5.71%

67,100

4.63%

GE

150,242

2.00%

157,498

4.83%

163,603

3.88%

Kemira

2,886

0.98%

2,977

3.15%

3,068

3.06%

Kurita

2,487

2.26%

2,613

5.07%

2,736

4.71%

Lonza

3,855

29.36%

4,047

4.98%

4,212

4.08%

MeadWestvaco

5,608

-7.46%

5,788

3.21%

5,939

2.61%

Ashland, Kurita and Dow are also expecting relatively high growth in 2013 and 2014.

The long-range forecasts are extracted from the information supplied by the companies or the analysts who follow those companies. The McIlvaine forecasts are in constant 2010 dollars, whereas some of the company forecasts are in inflated dollars. This accounts for some of the discrepancy. Also, these larger companies are often counting on inorganic growth through acquisitions, so there is no net revenue gain for the industry.

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