Market Trends

Climate change is an important megatrend

Munters is benefitting from strong global drivers and trends that support the use of advanced solutions for climate control. Perhaps the most important megatrend for Munters is climate change, with a focus on resource efficiency, where Munters is well positioned and can be part of the solution for a more sustainable world.

TREND: CLIMATE CHANGE

Around the world demand is increasing for sustainable and energy-efficient solutions for indoor climate control, which help Munters’ customers reduce emissions. Achieving global climate goals will require major investments and force more companies to take responsibility for and ensure sustainability throughout the value chain. Contributing to more efficient use of the earth’s resources is an important success factor.

How Munters is addressing the trend:

Munters’ energy-efficient solutions help customers to meet their climate and sustainability commitments.

Examples:

• Munters’ products can extend the service life of bridges and other infrastructure and thereby create resource efficiency.
• Our solutions can separate hazardous substances in industrial processes and flue gases.
• Munters enables a large proportion of the world’s production of lithium-ion batteries by supplying ultra-dry air.

TREND: INCREASED DIGITIZATION

Increasing data traffic, greater use of cloud services and a growing number of connected devices are driving growth in industries that are exposed to digitization. Digitization also opens up doors to new ways to create value and interact with customers. One example is offering connected service and support.

How Munters is addressing the trend:

Munters’ customer solutions connect products and climate systems, providing more data and control in the customer’s production environment and the entire value chain.

Examples:

• Digitization facilitates new solutions with long-term potential for Munters to sell indoor climate as a service.
• Munters’ IoT solution for connecting farms and food plants, SonarEcho, optimizes the logistics chain and thereby minimizes resource consumption.
• High demand for cooling data centers. Our data center solutions provide significant energy savings compared with traditional cooling.

TREND: STRICTER RULES AND REQUIREMENTS IN PRODUCTION ENVRONMENTS

Specific types of production types, such as the production of lithium-ion batteries, require an extremely precise climate to ensure quality. Stricter rules related to traceability and biosafety in stock breeding and food production are placing increased demands on every link in the food chain. Regulatory authorities around the world are contributing to this through increased control to reduce contaminants from various industries.

How Munters is addressing the trend:

On the whole, Munters has the most energy-efficient solutions in the market, which help customers increase efficiency and reduce their carbon footprint

Examples:

• We facilitate, for example, hygienic spray drying for the manufacture of powdered milk and pharmaceuticals.
• In addition, our technology treats emissions from coal-fired power plants and ships.
• We also eliminate volatile organic compounds (VOC) from the auto industry’s paint processes and semiconductor production.