Global Market for Emission Control Catalysts is Projected to Reach US$8.9 Billion by 2020
Stringent Regulations for Curbing Greenhouse Gas
Emissions Drive Demand for Emission Control Catalysts, According to New Report
by Global
Industry Analysts, Inc.
GIA announces
the release of a comprehensive global report on Emission Control Catalysts
markets. Global
market for Emission Control Catalysts is projected to reach US$8.9 billion by
2020, driven by growing concerns over environmental pollution and
legislation of stringent regulatory riders for curbing industrial and vehicular
emissions.
Emission control catalysts are vital for automobiles
and industrial machinery. Rapid industrialization and growing number of vehicle
population worldwide are causing serious damage to the environment, negatively impacting
air quality and human health. Emission control catalysts, against this backdrop
of environmental alteration and loss of biodiversity, are becoming essential
components of vehicles and industrial machinery, given their ability to reduce harmful
emissions. The introduction of new environmental and vehicular emission
regulations across the globe is helping drive demand for emission control
catalysts. Stricter air quality standards and higher international commitment
to achieve climate control goals are fuelling growth in developed markets such
as the United States and Europe. Strong international pressure on developing
countries to tackle air pollution as a result of large scale urbanization and industrialization
is resulting in the introduction of new legislations in Asia-Pacific and Latin America.
In the industrial sector, rising
demand for electricity and the ensuing establishment of new power plants is
generating market opportunities for industrial emission control catalysts. Projected
rise in demand for exploration, extraction and transport machinery in the oil
& gas sector also bodes well for growth in the market.
Expanding
vehicle fleet worldwide as a result of rise in vehicle ownership in developing
markets such as China and India is resulting in massive increases in automobile
emissions. Auto OEMs are therefore under constant pressure to develop technology
solutions that help lower emissions and carbon footprint of vehicles. As a
result, most new vehicles manufactured now come with catalytic converters,
located between the engine and the exhaust pipe, which cuts down pollution by
converting nearly all of the emissions into less harmful gases through chemical
reactions. Especially poised to benefit are high performance autocatalysts,
especially catalysts based on platinum group metals including palladium and
rhodium. Nitrous oxide emission control technologies and lightweight emission
control systems are increasingly gaining prominence in the market.
As stated by
the new market research report on Emission Control Catalysts, Europe represents the largest market worldwide. Asia-Pacific is
forecast to emerge as the fastest growing market with a CAGR of 7.8% over the analysis period. Strong automobile
sales, robust industrialization and manufacturing activity,
and growing efforts at dieselization of motor vehicle systems in key national
economies, represent factors driving growth in the region.
Key players
covered in the report include AeriNox Inc., BASF Catalysts LLC, CDTi, Clariant
International Ltd., Cormetech Inc., Corning Incorporated, DCL International
Inc., Johnson Matthey Plc, Tenneco Inc., Walker Exhaust Systems, and Umicore
SA, among others.
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