Environmental Technologies Industries
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Environmental Technologies Industries
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The Office of Environmental Technologies Industries (ETI) is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration's (ITA) Trade Development. Its primary mission is to promote American commercial and economic interests related to international trade and investment in environmental technologies (goods and services). The office:
- analyzes environmental market trends abroad;
- identifies export opportunities for American environmental companies;
- disseminates trade leads to environmental businesses;
- counsels environmental companies on export strategies;
- conducts a range of trade promotion activities;
- develops trade policy positions aimed at increasing free and fair trade in the environmental sector;
- participates in trade negotiations and consultations; and
- advocates on behalf of U.S. exporters in particular transactions.
Importance of the Sector:
The U.S. ET industry produced $220 billion in revenues in 2002 supporting more than 1.6 million U.S. jobs. The United States is the largest, single market for ET in the world. U.S. firms and research centers are the source of some of the most innovative environmental technologies.
An estimated 60,000 U.S. firms are active in the ET sector, including many small and medium-sized firms.
ET is a fast growing industry worldwide. The global market for ET was estimated to be $556 billion in 2002 and is expected to reach $607 billion by the year 2005.
U.S. environmental technologies exports totaled approximately $23.3 billion in 2003, supporting some 136,000 - 155,000 U.S. jobs. While the United States is a leading producer of ET, it exports only about 11 percent of its ET output while our key competitors (Japan, Germany, and Great Britain) export over 20 percent.
Brief definitions of the four ET industry sectors:
Environmental technologies, goods and services (ET), advances sustainable development by reducing risk, enhancing cost effectiveness, improving process efficiency, and creating products and processes that are environmentally beneficial or benign. The ET sector includes: air, water, and soil pollution control; solid and toxic waste management; site remediation; and environmental monitoring and recycling.
ET is comprised of four major categories:
- Monitoring and Assessment: Technologies used to establish and monitor the condition of the environment.
- Pollution Avoidance: Equipment and processes used to prevent or minimize the generation of pollutants.
- Pollution Control: Technologies that render hazardous substances harmless before they enter the environment.
- Remediation and Restoration: Technologies used to render hazardous substances harmless.
Global Market for Environmental Technologies:
Note: Detailed information is available on key emerging markets on our home page by clicking on Market Research and then selecting Country.
Basic Facts about Environmental Technologies (ET) (2002)
Global Market
• $556 billion.
• Developed countries’ markets are flat (~2% yr./growth); some key emerging markets growing rapidly (+10%/yr.)
• U.S. market = 38% of total
• Water/wastewater sector = about 45% of global market
U.S. Environmental Industry
• $220 billion in revenues, support approximately 1.6 million U.S. jobs
• Exports of $23.3 billion in 2003, supporting 136-155,000 U.S. jobs
• U.S. environmental technologies industry grew 37% from 1990-2000
• U.S. exports grew 130% from 1993-2003
• U.S. exports much smaller share of total production (11%) than key competitors such as Japan, Germany, U.K. (+20%)
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Global Environmental Market
($billions)
 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
| USA | 176.9 | 186.8 | 194.2 | 203.8 | 209.4 | 214.5 |
| Western Europe | 141.1 | 148.2 | 152.3 | 157.8 | 160.8 | 165.0 |
| Japan | 89.6 | 91.8 | 91.6 | 93.7 | 93.3 | 92.4 |
| Rest of Asia | 19.3 | 20.6 | 21.8 | 24.0 | 25.6 | 27.1 |
| Mexico | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| Rest of L America | 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 9.3 |
| Canada | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.6 |
| Australia/NZ | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.8 |
| East. Europe/CIS | 7.6 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 10.9 |
| Middle East | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.4 |
| Africa | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| Total | 473 | 496 | 510 | 532 | 543 | 556 |
Source: Environmental Business International, Inc., San Diego, CA. (Dec. 2003)
Updated 8/27/04
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