Water/wastewater resilient in challenging market conditions

摘要

COVID-19 is impacting specific valve markets, for example, oil and gas for mobility, more severely than others. Water and wastewater will be gaining market share over the next few years, given the need for rejuvenating ageing water/wastewater infrastructures and constructing new ones in emerging markets. Municipalities and investor-owned utilities account for 18 per cent of worldwide valve purchases. Process applications account for 45 per cent of valve revenues. The industry spends 37 per cent of total valve purchases on its water and wastewater applications. For valve manufacturers who already provide products for industrial water and wastewater, there are many applications where existing products can be used. There is a difference between those valves used to deliver municipal wastewater to treatment plants and those used within the plant. Huge specialized valves are used to transport wastewater long distances to treatment plants. A few companies concentrate on these large applications.