NEWS RELEASE                                                                                                                            MAY 2013

Top Three Air and Water Monitoring Companies Have 13% Market Share, But Only 6% in Asia

Asia is the largest market for air and water monitoring equipment. The three largest players have only a 6 percent share of this market even though their world share is over 13 percent. This is the conclusion reached in the McIlvaine Air & Water Pollution Monitoring World.  In 2012, the world air and water monitoring revenues were just under $21 billion. Forty-four percent of the total was in Asia.

$ Million

Continent

2012

%

 Africa

 747  

4

 America

 5,019  

24

 Americas

 906  

5

 Asia

 9,261  

44

 Europe

 4,967

23

Total

20,900

100

Top of Form

In 2012, the top three air and water monitoring suppliers generated revenue of $2.8 billion or 13 percent of the world total. However, their Asian revenues were only $578 million or 6 percent of the Asian market.

Company

2012 World Revenues

$ Millions

Ranking

Asian
%
 

$millions

All

20,894

 

44

9,261

Emerson

1,200

1

21

252

Endress + Hauser

    900

2

23

207

Thermo Fisher

700

3

17

119

Top 3 total

 2,800  

 

6

578


All three companies, along with most of the international suppliers, are targeting the Asian market for major growth. Thermo Fisher has established its main air pollution research center in China and has made substantial investment in the region. Because Asian countries tend to adopt international standards, there is an advantage for those suppliers who have been accredited in the U.S. or Europe. Emerson and Thermo Fisher are U.S. based and Endress + Hauser is a European company. These suppliers must compete against international suppliers home based in the developed Asian countries. Yokogawa and Horiba are major players in the international market.

Company

World

Ranking

Horiba

500

4

Yokogawa

450

5


Theinternational companies mustalso compete with rapidly growing domestic suppliers in China who are likely to expand beyond their own borders.  For more information on Air & Water Pollution Monitoring World Markets, click on: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=106extsup1.asp