Description
2018 Environmental Industry Overview: The U.S. environmental industry grew 3.6% in 2016 and 4.8% in 2017, according to research and data compiled by Environmental Business International Inc., publisher of EBJ. The environmental industry’s total of $370 billion in revenues represented almost 3% of the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) in 2016, and EBI estimates environmental industry employment at 1.73 million in 2016. An industry summary reviews conditions one year into the Trump Administration and impacts of the economy, policy, trade wars and other factors on industry growth and strategy.
EBJ’s annual industry overview presents statistical summaries of the industry in 13 segments with multiple charts with revenues, growth, number of companies, forecast, growth factors and revenue breakdowns by client, media and function. This 52-page edition features sections on environmental labs, environmental information, solid waste & resource recovery, and profiles of companies.
Table of Contents of this 2018 Environmental Industry Overview:
- 2018 Environmental Industry Overview: EBJ’s annual overview and forecast for the $388-billion U.S. environmental industry in 2017 features segment-by-segment statistics, trends, growth scenarios and key factors impacting the industry’s future; Features on trade wars and industry dynamics in scrap and solar energy 1-7
- Solid Waste Management, Resource Recovery and Waste Management Equipment EREF: Better waste management through data, research and sustainability goals 8
- WIH Resource Group: More efficiencies with better technology and logistics 12
- GBB: Technology and systems the key to advances in recycling and efficiency 15
- ISRI expects China’s ban to slow paper & plastics volumes, but drive innovation 18
- Wastequip well positioned to lead in waste management equipment 20
- Analyst expects continued growth and consolidation; Challenges in recycling 23
- Instruments & Information Systems
- Verdantix: New generation of leadership drives demand for ‘smart data’ in EHS 25
- Locus Technologies’ early commitment to SaaS continues to pay off in 2017 27
- Earthsoft keeps EQuIS in tune with growing demands of diverse client base 32
- Navigant expects big growth in market for drones and robotics 34
- Arcadis acquires E2, launches IDP practice and anticipates more growth 35
- Environmental Testing & Analytical Services
- Seasoned analyst says consolidation may yet slow down in environmental labs 38
- Growth continues at a modest pace in laboratory sector: leaders find growth 41
- Profiles of environmental testing labs: Energy Labs; Ana-Lab; McCoy & McCoy Labs and Con-Test all work defined niches in environmental testing 45-48
Exhibits and data included in this 2018 Environmental Industry Overview:
Environmental Industry Segments vs. GDP Growth: 2000-2018
The U.S. Environmental Industry: 2014-2016: Revenues in $Bil and Growth
U.S. Environmental Industry: Revenues by Function: 1997-2016
Environmental Industry vs. U.S. GDP Growth: 1970-2020
U.S. Environmental Industry by Media: 1970-2020 ($bil)
U.S. Environmental Industry by Segment: 1970-2020 ($bil)
Environmental Services: Key Growth Factors: 2004-2019
USA Solar Photovoltaics Imports from China by Value ($mil)
US PV Imports from China ($mil): Monthly 2015-June 2017
Number of Solid Waste Facilities by Region
Average MSW Landfill Tip Fees by Region
Materials Disposition of the U.S. Municipal Waste Stream
1960 to 2014 (in percentage, landfill numbers presented)
Materials Discarded or Landfilled: Municipal Waste Stream, 1960-2014 (in thousands of tons)
US Annual Scrap Plastic Exports to China by Value ($mil)
Monthly U.S. Scrap Plastic Exports to China in 2017
Size and Annual Growth of the U.S. Solid Waste Management Industry, 1994-2018 ($billion and annual growth)
U.S. Solid Waste Industry Revenue Breakdown by Service or Type of Activity in 2016
Top Solid Waste Management Companies in the USA in 2016
2017 Universe of Solid Waste Companies
U.S. Paper & Paperboard Supply and Recovery: 1990-2016 in Thousand Tons
Materials Recycled and Composted in the U.S. Municipal Waste Stream, 1960 to 2014 (in thousands of tons)
U.S. Annual Scrap Paper Exports to China by Value ($mil)
Monthly U.S. Scrap Paper Exports to China in 2017 (thous. metric tons)
Size and Annual Growth of the U.S. Environmental Instruments & Information Industry, 2000-2018
Size and Annual Growth of the U.S. Environmental Software & Service Industry, 2000-2018
Verdantix Green Quadrant of EHS Software Providers
Global EHS Software Market Size in $ Million and Growth Forecast 2017-2022
How Firms Use Software To Support EHS Processes
Gartner Group Software Map Shows Competing Dynamics in EHS Software Market
Top U.S. Environmental Lab Companies in 2016 ($mil)
Universe of U.S. Environmental Labs in 2016 ($mil)
Size and Annual Growth of the U.S. Environmental Testing Industry, 1994-2018 ($billion and annual growth)
Key Environmental Testing Acquisitions, January 2016-2018
U.S. Environmental Testing by Client, 2005-2017 ($mil)
U.S. Environmental Testing Industry, 1980-2020 ($bil)
U.S. Environmental Industry Forecast, 2017-2020: Revenues in $Billion
Key Environmental Industry Forecast Elements 2014-2018e (% change by year)
Environmental Industry as a Percentage of GDP: 1980-2018
The U.S. Environmental Industry 2016: Companies, Employment & Exports
USA Trade Balance in Photovoltaic Cells: 1991-2016 (Source: UN Comtrade)
U.S. Environmental Industry: Revenues by Media in 2016 ($Billions & Share)
U.S. Environmental Industry: Revenues by Function in 2016 ($Billions & Share)
Index of Companies in the Issue
EBI also publishes the U.S Environmental Industry Datapack and the U.S Environmental Industry Overview Report.
