NEWS RELEASE                                                                                                    JANUARY 2014

Big FGD Retrofit Market in the U.S.

The market for upgrades and replacement in U.S. FGD systems will be more than $800 million per year. This is the forecast appearing in the McIlvaine report, FGD Market and Strategies.  There are more than 75,000 MW which are older than 20 years. Many of these units will require very substantial upgrades and replacement.

FGD MW Chronology – by Installation Date in the U.S.

There are another 25,000 MW which are more than 10 years old but less than 20 years old out of a total of 165,000 MW which are more than 5 years old.

FGD System Age

Finally, there are 65,000 MW of plants which are 5-10 years old. These units will require replacement of nozzles, damper parts, instrumentation and possibly even mist eliminators. Ninety units were installed with 2205 stainless steel shells in the 2000-2008 timeframe. Crevice corrosion had occurred in most of these units. New linings or even wall papering with super-austenitic steel is required.

Agitators, pumps, fans, compressors, mist eliminators, ball mills, belt filters and other components also need to be periodically replaced.

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