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36 / June 2021 powderbulk.com bined achieved a market size of $8.4 billion in 2020 and are projected to reach $11.8 billion in the anal- ysis period, with China being the fastest- growing geographical mar- ket. For more info and to purchase a copy of the report for $5,600, visit https://tinyurl.com/4h3hrrsd. Fabric filters market expected to grow at 6.3 percent CAGR through 2027 The fabric filters market is forecast to grow at a 6.3 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) and reach $18.8 billion by the end of 2027, which is up from $10.8 billion in 2018. This is according to the report Fabric Filters Market (Type: Pulse Jet, Reverse Air/Gas, and Others; End-user Industry: Power Generation, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Food & Beverages, Steel Mills, and Others) — Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Fore- cast, 2019-2027 by Transparency Market Research, a market research analysis company. Fabric filters, also known as bag- house filters, are advantageous for dust collection applications that require high particle collection efficiency. A growing understanding of the impact of air pollution and indus- trialization on climate change will drive the global fabric filters market and the demand for fabric filtration systems. Pulse-jet-type baghouse filters dominated the global fabric filters market, holding a 55 percent market share in 2018. The Asia- Pacific region holds the strongest market share and growth rate for fabric filters, largely due to the region's rapid pace of industrializa- tion. For more info and to purchase a copy of the report for $5,795, visit www.transparencymarketresearch. com/fabric-filters-market.html. The company and subsidiaries will spend about $294 million to install and operate air pollution and monitoring technology to reduce flaring and the subsequent harm- ful air pollution from 26 industrial flares at its facilities in Hahnville and Plaquemine, LA, and Free- port and Orange, TX. Once fully operational, the required pollution controls are expected to reduce harmful air emissions of volatile organic compounds by more than 5,600 tons per year and toxic air pol- lutants by nearly 500 tons per year. Dow Chemical Co. is a mul- tinational chemical corporation headquartered in Midland, MI. MARKETS UPDATE Air pollution control market on track to grow to $102.9 billion by 2027 The global market for air pollution control systems was estimated at $74 billion in 2020 and is expected to grow at a 6 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to reach $102.9 billion by 2027. This is accord- ing to the 283-page Air Pollution Control Systems — Global Market Tra- jectory & Analytics report released in April by Research and Markets, a market research company. The report estimated the air pol- lution control systems market in the US to be $20 billion in 2020. China, the world's second largest economy, is forecast to reach a $21.6 billion market size by 2027 with a 7.8 per- cent CAGR. Japan and Canada are forecast to grow at 2.7 percent and 3.8 percent CAGR, respectively, during the 2020-2027 period. Related to this industry growth, the catalytic converters segment in the US, Canada, Japan, China, and Europe is expected to grow at a 5.1 percent CAGR. These regions com- Ceco Environmental appoints COO Ceco Environmental Corp., an air pollution control technology and equipment supplier based in Dallas, TX, has named Ramesh Nuggihalli as the company's chief operating officer (COO) effective immediately. He will report to Todd Gleason, the company's CEO, and will assume the responsibilities for Ceco's global operating businesses and sales, mar- keting, and product development. Nuggihalli has extensive oper- ational and general management experience in several industries and has expertise in driving profitable growth in business and interna- tional operations. He most recently worked in private enterprise in the industrial automation market. In his new role, he will oversee various business lines consistent with the company's strategic plans, including optimizing growth in adjacent mar- kets and advancing the company's productivity and efficiencies. Dow reduces air pollution at four US chemical plants The Department of Justice, the US Environmental Protection Agency, and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality have announced a settlement with Dow Chemical Co. and two of the com- pany's subsidiaries, Performance Materials NA Inc. and Union Car- bide Corp., that will eliminate thousands of tons of air pollution from four of Dow's petrochemical manufacturing facilities in Louisi- ana and Texas. The settlement resolves alle- gations that Dow, along with its subsidiaries, violated the Clean Air Act by failing to properly oper- ate and monitor industrial flares at their petrochemical facilities, which resulted in harmful air pol- lution emissions.