Demand for energy-related technologies was found to be moderate. Demand for technologies related to noise, vibration, and occupational health and safety was low to moderate, with some growth in demand expected for OHS protection equipment. In most technology categories, the municipal sector, including power generation, is the major end-user of environmental technologies. In the air, water and wastewater, and waste sectors, municipal users were followed by the respective industries such as chemical, mining, wood, and food processing. The transportation and mining sectors are the major end-users in the noise and vibration category.
Industry is an important user of environmental technologies related to energy.
The order of end-users was affected by the decline in industrial production after 1991, leading to a decrease in environmental pollution, and the current focus on pollution from the municipal sector, which had been neglected in the past. The privatization of public utilities has also led to increased spending in the municipal sector. However, a small proportion of buyers declared preference for domestic products. There was a slight preference for buying foreign-manufactured environmental technologies from domestic representatives compared with buying directly from the producer abroad. High product quality is considered the most important strength of foreign environmental technologies.