NEWS RELEASE                                                                                                    SEPTEMBER 2013

Fabric Filter Purchases by Power Plants Could Exceed All Other Applications Combined

Assuming that fabric filters maintain their small share of the power plant market, world sales of fabric filter systems in 2017 will be just under $9 billion. However, should fabric filters be chosen over precipitators by the power industry, the market could easily be $15 billion or more in 2017. This is the most recent conclusion reached by the McIlvaine Company in World Fabric Filter and Element Market.

Fabric Filter Purchases by Power Plants Top of Form$ Millions

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In 2017, power companies are predicted to purchase 100,000 MW of precipitators for new power plants. Fabric filters are more efficient and are proven in coal-fired boiler applications. If power plants were to purchase an additional 100,000 MW of fabric filters, this would increase the limited scope fabric filter system revenue by $10 billion as opposed to the $992 million projected at the present penetration rate.

Many power plants are also facing tighter particulate limits for existing coal- and biomass-fired boilers. Should fabric filters be selected as the technology to meet these limits, the retrofit market in 2017 could be much larger than the presently predicted $739 million.

Many innovations are making fabric filters increasingly attractive to power plants. Semi-dry and dry scrubber technology is capable of providing adequate SO₂ removal if a downstream fabric filter is utilized. Improvements in membranes and non-woven media are improving performance and reducing maintenance. A design which incorporates catalyst in the fiber matrix is proving capable of removing both particulate and NO_x.

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