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Published June 2007
INDUSTRIAL CYCLES INCREASE IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENTAL MARKETS
The level of industrial activity has steadily played an increasing role as a driver of environmental markets since EBJ began its analysis more than 20 years ago.
This special issue of EBJ devoted to Industrial Markets for the Environmental Industry characterizes activity—and specific environmental priorities—in the major industries that represent a significant portion of the client base of environmental service and equipment companies. An introductory table demonstrates a $53-billion U.S. industrial environmental market, or almost a third of the overall $172-billion U.S. market for service and equipment companies.
A history of environmental and economic data from the Bureau of Census’ annual pollution expenditure surveys conducted from 1973-1994 to the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) data from 1988-2005 illustrate some interesting macro trends, but each year’s performance of the environmental industry is increasingly more linked to the fortunes of the major industrial sectors and the economy at large.
The second quarter of 2007 brought signs of volatility that continue to justify an attitude of caution—but perhaps still more optimism than dread—about the economic outlook for the near future. To be sure, the slump in the residential real-estate market is not good news, yet commercial development hasn’t seemed to suffer that much yet, and the property redevelopment market along waterfronts, for urban infills and for other impaired properties with mixed-use aims appears to remain fairly healthy.
Oil prices, of course, prompt nervous reactions in other economic and industrial sectors. If they rise too high, recessionary pressures mount. Just high enough, however, and the oil & gas sector continues its flush period of capital expenditures—including spending on environmental initiatives, as the environmental consulting & engineering sector well knows. The high times in the environmental industry owe much to the oil & gas sector’s accelerated exploration activity, globally as well as in the United States. The oil industry is also sufficiently flush to take on its legacy waste sites and get them off the books, leading to good due diligence and site investigation opportunities in the United States and Europe.
The good health of the oil & gas sector is symptomatic of the wealth being distributed by the solid economic growth and rapid industrialization taking place globally—a period of growth that economists characterize is unseen in several decades. China (double-digit growth in 2006) and India come to mind, but let’s add in Vietnam, Australia, Brazil, Singapore, Taiwan and Chile.
In the a series of sections, EBJ provides a detailed rundown of select industrial sectors and the environmental issues and challenges they face—both today and in the near future. We limit our remarks to private-sector categories and the power sector, focusing primarily on the U.S. market.
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Table of Contents
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Industry Markets Review: EBJ interview representatives of major industries to determine current environmental activities and short- and long-term priorities; TRI data provided glimpses of recent trends.
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Environmental Managers: Highlights of a series of interviews conducted by EBJ with environmental managers and officers reveal a varied opinion on the role and value of consultants.
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Generator Profiles: VHB survey assesses trajectory of how corporation approach environmental and social performance; Respondent example profiles include Polaroid, National Grid and Raytheon; Global Reporting Initiative build momentum: Q&A with CEO Ernst Ligteringen.
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Stock Reporter: EBJ Index topped the Dow Jones, Nasdaq and S&P in 2006, and first quarter sees some interesting activity.
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Exhibits Found in this Issue
- U.S. Environmental Industry Revenues by Major Client Categories in 2005 ($bil)
- Total Pollution Control Expenditure Breakdown by Industry: 1973-1994
- Annual Pollution Control Expenditures in All Manufacturing Industries: 1973-1994 ($mil)
- Decline of TRI Volumes and Facilities 1988-2005
- 2005 TRI Chemical Disposal/Other Releases by Industry
- Power Industry Env’l Expenditures: 2007, by Fuel
- TRI Chemical Disposal/Releases: Leaders and Laggards, by Industry
- TRI Mercury Air Releases by Industry, 2005
- TRI Air and Water Releases of Carcinogens by Industry, 2005
- TRI Dioxin Air and Water Releases by Industry, 2005
- TRI Top 20 Facilities in 2005
- Polaroid Corp. Environmental Performance Indicators
Companies Featured in this Issue
ACEx Technologies
American Association of Port Authorities
American Chemistry Council
American Iron & Steel Institute
American Petroleum Institute
ARCADIS
Artesian Resource Corp
Associated Industries of Massachusetts
Association of General Contractors
Calgon Carbon Corp
California Water Services
Carinci Burt Rogers Engineering
CERES
Clean Harbors
Clean Harbors Environmental Services
Construction Industry Compliance Astnce Ctr
Defresne-Henry
Edison Electric Institute
Edwards & Kelcey
Electronic Industries Alliance
Env'l Business Council of New England
Geller DeVellis
General Electric
Global Environment & Technology Foundation
Global Reporting Initiative
Goldman Sachs
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Industry Info Resources
Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, Inc.
International Energy Administration
Jacobs Engineering Group
KeySpan Energy
KLD Associates
Nalco Holding Co.
National Grid
National Mining Association
National Paints & Coatings Association
Oxfam International
Perma-Fix Environmental Services
Polaroid Corp.
Portland Cement Association
Product Stewardship Institute
Raytheon Corp.
Stantec
Steel Recycling Institute
Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfgrs Assn
The Economist
Thomson Extel
TRC Companies
United Nations Environment Programme
Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc.
Versar
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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