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MARKET DEVELOPMENT

During 2007, the market for sewage sludge dewatering equipment developed very solidly, especially in Asia and the USA.

Project activity for industrial applications for the petrochemical, minerals, mining, and food processing industries was very high in most regions of the world. In parallel, the demand for dewatering equipment to treat industrial sludges remained at a very high level.  

Project activity for sludge drying plants mainly focused on the UK, Turkey, the Arabic States, and Southeast Asia. Due to rising fuel prices, the demand for refurbishments of drying plants with combined heat and power solutions, heat recovery, and plants with combined incineration has developed favorably.

The rising demand for alternative fuel sources has resulted in orders for dewatering of residues from bioethanol production and in high project activity for equipment and systems to dry various sorts of biomass, specifically wood chips and sawdust, as well as sugar cane bagasse for the production of pellets.