CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS United States Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration Bureau of the Census SELECTED AIR POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT - 1996 MA35J(96)-1 Issued September 10, 1997 Information on the scope of the survey, methodology, definition of terms and historical notes for this survey maybe found in the introduction of the 1995 Manufacturing Profiles, issued June 1997. These data are also available through the U.S. Department of Commerce and STAT-USA Electronic Bulletin Board by subscription. To access, dial 202-482-3870 and follow the prompt to register; or call 202-482-1986 for further information. Address inquiries concerning these data to U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Office of Industrial Resource Administration, Washington, DC 20230, or the Bureau of the Census, Manufacturing and Construction Division, Washington, D.C. 20233, or call Richard Wiesler, 301-457-4746. Table 1. New Orders, Shipments, and Backlog of Orders for Selected Industrial Air Pollution Control Equipment: 1996 and 1995 [Quantity in number of units. Value in thousands of dollars] Number Net new orders Backlog of orders Product description of (net bookings) Shipments at end of year Product com- code panies Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value 1996 Industrial air pollution control equipment............................... 110 83,936 826,871 83,545 706,959 9,799 411,697 Particulate emissions collectors....... 86 74,536 495,969 74,150 518,368 9,181 180,301 35646 51 Electrostatic precipitators.......... 15 (D) 108,430 (D) 118,512 (D) 78,467 35646 54 Fabric filters....................... 53 56,240 280,852 55,510 286,828 7,291 54,218 35646 55 Mechanical collectors................ 37 (D) 57,309 (D) 63,479 (D) 20,265 35646 58 Wet scrubbers........................ 28 1,205 49,378 1,238 49,549 226 27,351 Gaseous emissions control devices...... 38 1,068 311,492 1,020 164,034 281 223,510 35646 70 Catalytic oxidation systems.......... 11 196 44,458 189 19,943 50 37,289 35646 71 Nitric oxide (NO) control systems.... 3 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 35646 72 Thermal and direct oxidation systems. 16 251 66,108 242 64,475 47 10,906 35646 73 Scrubbers (gas absorber non-FGD)..... 10 516 29,173 525 26,661 106 6,327 35646 74 Wet flue gas desulfurization systems. 5 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 35646 75 Dry flue gas desulfurization systems. 4 (D) (D) 9 4,884 (D) (D) 35646 76 Gas adsorbers........................ 8 (D) (D) 43 24,487 (D) (D) 35646 79 Other types of industrial air pollution control equipment..................... 18 8,332 19,410 8,375 24,557 337 7,886 1995 Industrial air pollution control equipment............................... 113 (S) 684,923 (S) 774,004 (S) 291,785 Particulate emissions collectors....... 91 (S) 493,047 (S) 506,298 (S) 202,700 35646 51 Electrostatic precipitators.......... 17 (S) 134,797 (S) 152,022 (S) 88,549 35646 54 Fabric filters....................... 57 53,949 r/253,558 52,978 r/242,123 r/6,561 60,194 35646 55 Mechanical collectors................ 37 6,360 67,618 6,273 63,343 695 26,435 35646 58 Wet scrubbers........................ 31 1,269 37,074 1,249 48,777 259 27,522 Gaseous emissions control devices...... 39 1,127 152,460 1,245 223,545 233 76,052 35646 70 Catalytic oxidation systems.......... 12 207 27,648 249 34,832 43 12,774 35646 71 Nitric oxide (NO) control systems.... 4 (D) 4,237 (D) 4,402 (D) (D) 35646 72 Thermal and direct oxidation systems. 15 302 68,697 311 71,402 38 9,273 35646 73 Scrubbers (gas absorber non-FGD)..... 12 552 26,291 r/610 26,527 115 3,815 35646 74 Wet flue gas desulfurization systems. 4 (D) (D) (D) 72,559 7 31,422 35646 75 Dry flue gas desulfurization systems. r/6 (D) (D) r/16 r/10,736 (D) (D) 35646 76 Gas adsorbers........................ 5 35 7,147 38 3,087 r/18 r/7,077 35646 79 Other types of industrial air pollution control equipment..................... r/19 10,210 39,416 10,111 44,161 380 13,033 D Data withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. FGD Flue gas desulfurization. r/ Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published data. S Does not meet publication standards. Table 2. Value of Shipments of Selected Air Pollution Control Equipment by End Use: 1996 and 1995 [Thousands of dollars] Other types of Particulate Gaseous industrial air emissions emissions pollution Industry collectors control devices control devices 1996 1995 1996 1995 1996 1995 Shipments............................. 518,368 506,298 164,034 223,545 24,557 44,161 Steam power plants -- electric utility.... 26,444 46,823 21,172 73,137 (D) (D) Steam power plants -- industrial 1/...... 3,366 r/8,596 (D) (D) (D) (D) Coal mining and cleaning 1/.............. 888 1,320 (D) (D) (S) r/(S) Petroleum refining 1/.................... (D) 13,265 (D) 14,991 (D) (D) Foundries 2/,3/.......................... 2,321 6,136 (D) r/(D) (D) r/(S) Iron and steel mills 2/.................. (D) 20,675 (D) (D) (D) (D) Primary nonferrous metal smelting plants 2/,3/................... 4,749 11,962 2,485 r/1,929 (D) r/(S) Chemical and fertilizer production........ 38,409 44,139 11,562 10,441 (D) (D) Cement manufacturing...................... 2,378 4,144 (S) r/(S) (D) (D) Grain milling and handling 4/............ 2,785 3,339 (D) (D) (D) (D) Pulp and paper mill operations 4/........ 31,151 40,090 (D) 1,131 (D) 313 Municipal waste combusters................ 1,932 12,483 7,148 r/4,186 (S) r/(S) Other end users........................... 162,457 r/180,261 52,693 (D) 12,590 20,524 End use not specified..................... 188,607 r/113,065 62,431 r/1,732 5,587 r/4,992 D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. r/ Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published data. S Does not meet publication standards. 1/ "Industrial steam power plants," "Coal mining and cleaning," and "Petroleum refining" are combined for "Gaseous emissions control devices" for 1995, to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. 2/ "Foudries," "Iron and steel mills," and "Primary nonferrous metal smelting plants" are combined for "Gaseous emissions control devices" for 1996, to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. 3/ "Foundries" and "Primary nonferrous metal smelting plants" are combined for "Gaseous emissions control devices" for 1995, to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. 4/ "Petroleum refining," "Grain milling and handling," and "Pulp and paper mill operations" are combined for "Other types of industrial air pollution control devices" for 1995, to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. 4,004 (S) 291,785