Market Data & Pricing
True Cost of Filters Changes with Russian Invasion
The true cost of a filter depends on external factors such as urgency and environmental impacts. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has greatly increased the urgency of acquiring filters in certain applications. It has also introduced a freedom factor which temporarily supersedes climate change priorities. The invasion and tacit support by China have created greater …
Do I sell or do I grow?
The filtration industry is changing and standing still is not an option. Business owners must choose between several financial paths, including investment in growth, M&A activity and cashing in. As the world is hopefully emerging from the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, the filtration industry is front and center. This is the perfect time for …
Do I sell or do I grow?
The filtration industry is changing and standing still is not an option. Business owners must choose between several financial paths, including investment in growth, M&A activity and cashing in. As the world is hopefully emerging from the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, the filtration industry is front and center. This is the perfect time for …
True cost determination is the first step toward increasing filtration industry profitability
A minority of companies in the filtration industry are achieving EBITA of 30%. The average is less than 15%. How does a filtration company improve EBITA? The answer is to provide a product with a true cost much lower than the competition and adjust gross margins to share some of the product benefits with the …
Core applications and drivers in the North American air filtration market
This is the second part of a three-part series in International Filtration News, providing a high-level view of the overall filtration market, drivers and size. You can find Part I of this series in Issue 4 of IFN or online at bit.ly/vastfiltermarket-partI. Here we take a deeper look at the air filtration market, with Part …