Power plants in Asia particularly Taiwan, Korea and Japan are increasing purchases of clarifiers, centrifuges and hydrocyclones for use in flue gas desulfurization systems. Eastern European power plants will also be increasing expenditures for sedimentation and centrifugation equipment. Suppliers of disc and basket centrifuges will benefit from a rapidly growing biotechnology industry in the United States. The companies supplying sedimentation and centrifugation equipment range from some of the world's largest companies to some of the smallest companies. However, no single company enjoys a large market share.
Most companies focus on individual products and specific industries.
Only a few companies offer the complete range of equipment. Because of the large investment in manufacturing plants, there are relatively few suppliers of centrifuges. These companies are international in focus and export a large portion of total production. By contrast, most thickening and clarifying equipment is built within the purchasing country. Many local companies compete with international suppliers.