Site remediation market will reach US$25 billion The world market for the remediation of soil and groundwater contamination will grow from US$i 8 billion in 1997 to US$25 billion in 2002 according to a new report from The Mcllvaine Company. The report, Site Remediation World Markets 1998-2002, con- cludes that the Americas will remain the largest seg- ment but will lose market share as Asia and Central and Eastern Europe signifi- cantly increase expendi- tures.

According to the report, the largest expenditures will be devoted to solving groundwater contamination and to a lesser extent soil contamination at landfills. Soil and groundwater cleanup of military bases and weapons manufacturing sites is the second largest category. The power indus- try including contamination from radioactive waste and manufactured gas residues is the third largest segment. The petroleum industry, from recovery through distribution and underground storage, ranks fourth. The chemical industry and forest products are five and six in the rank- ings, followed by mining, metals, and electronics.

Mcllvaine report that the rapid development of new technologies is creating unique opportunities along with hardships. For exam- ple, in situ technologies such as soil vapour extrac- tion are proving to be eco- nomical alternatives to incineration. While this cre- ates an excellent market opportunity for these devel- opers, it is creating revenue shrinkage for owners of incinerators.

Unlike other environ- mental markets, “contract operations” is the largest product and service seg- ment foilowed by consult- ing, testing and characteri- zation, monitoring equip- ment, water treatment sys- tems, air systems, and innovative remediation technologies such as chem- ical fixation and bioremedi- ation. Financing, insurance and equipment rental are also significant.

The report states that the US market will no longer be &\ven by Supehnd and

underground storage tank requirements. Instead, Department of Energy and Department of Defence needs plus activities by private companies to re- use contaminated sites (Brownfields) will dominate. In addition, the UK and Japan offer expanding near- term markets whereas Central and Eastern European countries offer substantial mid-term oppor- tunities. Not surprisingly, it’s forecast that Russia and China are big long-term markets and Germany, a

large market now, still has thousands of contaminated sites in need of remediation. South America and Africa are said to offer significant opportunities in the mining sector.

Mcllvaine state that the four largest remediation companies are American based contractors. One is privately held, while the other three are public com- panies with combined annual remediation sales in excess of US$l billion. It’s reported that the 100 largest companies com-

mand 33% of the world market and more than 1000 companies have annual remediation rev- enues in excess of US$l million. Another 14,000 companies world- wide have annual remedia- tion revenues in excess of us$100,000.

Mcllvajne Company 2970 Maria Avenue, Northbrook, IL 60062, USA. Tel: +l 847 272 0010; fax: +I 847 272 9673Jnternet: http:// www.mcilvainecompany. corn. E-mail: editor@- mcilvainecompany.com.

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