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Environmental Technologies Industries
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Market Plans |
Central and Eastern Europe Export Market Plan |
Questionnaire for Interviews |
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Questionnaire for interviews
1. Name of organization : _________________________________________
Street : _________________________________________
City and Postal code: _________________________________________
Phone: (____)_________________________
Fax: (____)_________________________
2. Name of respondent: _____________________________________
Position: _____________________________________
3. Type of organization (e.g. environmental business, government, expert)
Environmental Business
Government
Research & Development Institution
Other (specify) : ____________________________
4. When was your organization established (which year) ? _______________
5. How many employees work in your company ? ________________
6. Please indicate approximate annual revenues from your organizations environmental activities (in thousands of USD) : approx. ________ thousand US Dollars
7. Where is your main office located:
Capital
Other major city
Small town
8. What is geographic scope of your Organization’s operations? If active in all areas, please indicate proportion of operations:
Local/province level approx. ______ %
National/whole country approx. ______ %
International approx. ______ %
9. What is your area of environmental expertise or specialization (check all that apply) ?
Air
Water and Wastewater
Waste Management
Energy
Noise, Vibration, and Industrial Health and Safety
Other (specify) : ________________________________
2. Overview of the Market and Project Opportunities
1. What are five major environmental problems in your country in your area of environmental expertise (be specific)?
Area of Expertise | Description of the problem. Expected duration. | Geographic Location |
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3. What are the major environmental technology fairs or exhibitions in your country ?
Name of the fair or exhibition | City | Approximate Date | Focus |
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Environmental sector | Organization name and address | Contact name, phone and fax |
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3. Demand for environmental technology
1. Within your area of expertise, rate in the attached table the demand for specific environmental technologies. Please use the following scale: 5 - highest, and rapidly growing demand, 4 - high demand, likely to grow, 3 - moderate slowly growing demand, 2 - low demand, will not grow, 1 - very low and decreasing demand, blank - no opinion
AIR | Ambient air | Gaseous emissions |
air sampling / laboratory analysis | ![]() | ![]() |
continuous-basis monitoring | ![]() | ![]() |
air pollution control / flue gas purification equipment (e.g filters, scrubbers) | ![]() | ![]() |
gas detection / warning devices | ![]() | ![]() |
emission abatement / cleaner production (e.g. low emission burners) | ![]() | ![]() |
instrumentation and process control / software | ![]() | ![]() |
5 - highest, and rapidly growing demand, 4 - high demand, likely to grow, 3 - moderate slowly growing demand, 2 - low demand, will not grow, 1 - very low and decreasing demand, blank - no opinion
WATER and WASTEWATER | Surface and ground water | Potable (drinking) water | Municipal wastewater | Industrial wastewater |
monitoring | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
sampling / laboratory analysis | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
construction of collection / supply networks | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
inspection and reconditioning of existing supply and collection networks | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
standard physical, chemical, and biological treatment processes | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
advanced (tertiary) treatment processes (e.g. UV/ozonation, activated carbon, phosphate removal, reverse osmosis) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
sludge treatment and disposal | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
pollution prevention / waste minimization | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
water recycling and reuse | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
spill control and containment / cleanup | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
quality restoration and decontamination | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
instrumentation / process control / software | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
WASTE MANAGEMENT | Municipal Solid Waste | Industrial Waste | Hazardous Waste | Radioactive |
waste collection / transportation and storage | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
sample analysis / waste characterization | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
site monitoring | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
landfill disposal | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
incineration | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
composting / biomass conversion | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
pollution prevention / waste minimization | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
recycling / resource recovery | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
spillage control / decontamination | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
site remediation / cleanup of contaminated land | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
ENERGY | Energy and power generation | Other industrial sectors (e.g. manufacturing, chemical) |
new / efficient energy and heat generation systems | ![]() | ![]() |
retrofitting/rehabilitation of existing systems | ![]() | ![]() |
process management and control (e.g. boiler tune-up, fuel efficiency optimization) | ![]() | ![]() |
heat recovery and energy savings (e.g. insulation) | ![]() | ![]() |
alternative/renewable energy systems (e.g geothermal, biomass, solar) | ![]() | ![]() |
alternative (non-CFC) refrigerants | ![]() | ![]() |
instrumentation | ![]() | ![]() |
NOISE, VIBRATION, and OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH and SAFETY | Noise and vibration | Occupational health and safety |
Instrumentation / measuring and control devices | ![]() | ![]() |
Protection equipment | ![]() | ![]() |
Abatement (insulation, absorbing) | ![]() | ![]() |
Electromagnetic field exposure | ![]() | ![]() |
Category | End-user by sector |
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4. What do you see in your country as greatest barriers to buying environmental technology from abroad (check all that apply) ?
too expensive
little information about suppliers
lack of reliable product information
products not suitable for the local conditions and technical culture
communication problems with a foreign supplier
difficult to ensure authorized technical service and maintenance
import restrictions / high customs duty
changing environmental regulations
other (specify): ___________________________
5. Major Foreign Competitors in the Environmental Technology Market
1. Rank in the attached table how environmental professionals in your country perceive environmental technology from different countries: 5 = excellent reputation, 4 = good reputation, 3 = average reputation, 2 = poor reputation, 1 = very poor reputation, blank- no opinion
Media | Your Country | A | D | F | J | NL | Scan | US | Other _____ | Other: _____ | Other: _____ |
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Env. sector | Name of the company, City | Country of origin | Specialization | Competitive strengths and weaknesses |
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