April 2021

2021 Edition Worldwide Market Share Analysis of Thermal Waste Treatment Plants Now Available

Worldwide award volume for Energy-from-Waste (EfW) plants in 2020 shows dramatic growth in EMEA and Japan, a mixed picture in China and Southeast Asia, and continued low activity in North America.

AVP’s “Market Share Analysis of Thermal Waste Treatment Plants” has been published annually since 2002 and covers in one comprehensive report, worldwide EfW awards from 2011 to 2020 (10-year period). The analysis is done entirely on the basis of thermal treatment capacity (furnace capacity) and is derived from reference list analysis, information provided directly by suppliers and developers, and respective clarifications. Technologies taken into account include traditional grate, fluidized bed, gasification, pyrolysis, plasma and other advanced technologies for thermal treatment of municipal and commercial solid waste. Fuels covered include mixed municipal waste, commercial waste, RdF and Multifuel. To best reflect actual market size and market share, and to analyze long-term trends in a consistent way, our analysis recognizes (as much as possible) “awards” strictly upon “confirmed financial close and/or construction start”.

Important analysis elements for this report include:

  • Regional/country analysis
  • Market share by supplier and region
  • Market split by technology
  • Market split by fuel sources
  • Analysis by contract type e.g. new capacity, replacement, revamping
  • Backlog analysis by market and supplier (plants under construction to be started up 2021 or later)
  • Detailed 10-year trending analysis for all data provided

Additional data tracked in our proprietary database
Whenever possible, we track additional information project-by-project, which is not part of this report such as:

  • More in-depth customer information and segmentation
  • Contract type – e.g. BOO, EPC, technology packages, etc.
  • CAPEX information
  • More detailed Flue Gas Cleaning Technology information and market shares
  • Awards in the sewage sludge incineration/gasification market
  • European historic EfW awards back to 2000, Global EfW awards back to 2008

This information can be made available in connection with in-depth market/regional analysis, competitor analysis, trending, etc.

The analysis for 2020 market development shows a mixed picture in the different regions:

  • The currently reported total of about 82’000 tpd for the worldwide award volume is not comparable yet with previous years’ figures, due to incomplete resp. delays in reporting from China. The same occurred a year ago and in this report the 2019 award volume was corrected up by almost 30’000 tpd.
  • EMEA was up 122% over 2019 to a new record high, and over double the 10-year average.
  • Japan was more than double over 2019 and 65% higher than the 10-year average, mainly driven by upgrading, revamping of large facilities and some replacements.
  • After 2018 was a peak year for Asia and Oceania (outside China and Japan), in 2019 and 2020 we recorded a significant reduction of the award volume mainly driven by project delays and reduced awards in India.
  • In North America, the second large waste gasification project was awarded in 2020.
  • Revamping and replacements are picking up in Western Europe and Japan
  • Multifuel gaining market share
  • Importance of private developers and financial sponsors growing2021

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