European Sludge Treatment Equipment Markets
Research Overview
Effective Legislation Propels Growth in the European Sludge Treatment
Equipment Market
Demand for sludge treatment equipment in Europe is on the rise following
stringent European Union and national legislation governing the quality and
disposal of final sewage sludge. Governments have placed mandates responding to
strong public opinion and the pressures from varied consumer groups. Future
opportunities depend on the implementation of many existing policies as well as
on the impending regulatory decisions. The Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive
with its next deadlines due to be put in practice by 2005 in particular drives
the market to meet legislative requirements thus boosting the demand for
treatment equipment. The increasing generation of sludge is further driving this
industry as the establishment of new wastewater treatment plants adds to the
escalating sludge production.
This Frost & Sullivan research studies the potential for treatment
technologies in the European sludge treatment equipment market. It explores the
continued momentum behind the sludge treatment technologies that have been
subdivided into five principal treatment processes (sludge thickening,
digestion, dewatering, drying and novel solutions including pasteurisation,
ultrasonic and thermal processes) with a specific view on future transformations
and the strategic implications. Related sludge disposal trends and their
influences have also been addressed. The purpose of this study is to support
decision making in an increasingly volatile yet persistently flourishing market.
Regional Disparities in Europe Generate Different Opportunities
Market prospects, though promising, are increasingly challenging and are
creating a need for inventive and innovative strategies. "There exists
considerable regional variation with respect to the level of market development
? Both technological as well as in the level of treatment capacity and
associated demand for treatment equipment," notes the analyst of this
research. Opportunities in mature markets such as Germany and Scandinavia exist
largely for refurbishment and upgrades. Growing markets in southern Europe, and
to some degree in France and the United Kingdom, present opportunities for
treatment equipment and the establishment of new plants.
In terms of treatment methods, up-stream technologies such as dewatering and
thickening are expected to constitute the bulk of revenues but they are likely
to be increasingly pursued by the advancing drying technologies. The underlying
challenge in the market lies in improving facilities to treat secondary sludge
more effectively and efficiently in order to reduce disposal problems.
Novel Technologies to Boost Mature Market Regions
"Since some of the principal markets such as Germany, Scandinavia and
the United Kingdom are showing increasing signs of maturity, treatment equipment
manufacturers are actively considering novel treatment solutions and processes ?
In particular to enhance dewatering and digestion," states the analyst.
To improve revenue prospects in these regions, the market began to test
enhanced performance techniques such as pasteurisation, ultrasonic and thermal
processes (the latter including thermal oxidation, wet air oxidation and thermal
hydrolysis), which are particularly aimed at secondary treatment of sludge.
These techniques essentially augment the productivity and performance of
traditional technologies and have experienced emerging though yet indefinite
success in the European market.
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