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THE MARKET FOR ACTIVATED CARBON
The demand for activated carbon for mercury control is rising rapidly with strigent regulations for controlling HAPs, such as the Mercury and Air Toxic Standards. These market drivers will create a very large demand for activated carbon and existing domestic production will need to be increased substantially to meet it.
As the leader in mercury control systems and testing knowledge, ADA is in a unique position to understand the interaction between carbon sorbents and mercury emissions. Using the experience gained in over 60 full-scale mercury control tests, ADA has applied this knowledge base in understanding what makes an effective carbon for mercury control applications.  Red River, Louisiana Carbon Plant |
Market Demand Estimates
- Current U.S. market PAC demand 452MM lbs/year
- State regulations and new plants create +200MM lbs/year demand by 2010
- Some under utilized capacity and new production has been announced by suppliers (~ 100MM lbs/year)
- New stricter federal mercury rule could increase demand by 300 to 900MM lbs/year by 2012 to 2015
- More new capacity needed to meet this expected demand