COVID-19 Impact on Electrostatic Precipitator in Semiconductors and Electronics

Posted by swarajya on April 21st, 2021

COVID-19 Impact on Electrostatic Precipitator in Semiconductors and Electronics Industry

The pandemic situation created by COVID-19 has impacted heavily on the electrostatic precipitators market. This was mostly due to lockdowns and curfews which brought many manufacturing plants to shut down their ongoing operations temporarily. Epicenter from China to almost every country around the world, this pandemic has resulted in serious heat on the various businesses.

Unavailability of the vaccine till the date has extended the lockdown period in many countries as currently lockdown and social distancing are the prominent solutions for the countries to stay safe. Lockdown implied by the authorities for the safety and to control down the spread but human life as well as the world economy, automotive sector, manufacturing sector and others. It also impacted the metal plants, ports and others as all the facilities were closed, which is the main factor behind the slow market growth.

Due to less time of operational machinery and less production, demand for the electrostatic precipitators, and its business has affected as and reduced to almost zero. Although, some grants in permissions provided by the governments to operate the plants with several safety measures; it created an opportunity for the market to support the manufacturing plant operations. Resumption of operations and to improve the production efficiency electrostatic precipitators market is experiencing rising demand in terms of maintenance or purchase of refurbished ESPs by manufacturing plants.

To meet the increased production target with limited resources is a difficult task for the manufacturers to ease operations for better productivity, and electrostatic precipitators have a good opportunity in the market amidst pandemic situation. Market players are mostly adopting the electrostatic precipitator’s maintenance and repair services for smooth and proper work operations.

The pandemic situation created both an opportunity and threat for the electrostatic precipitators as due to lockdowns and curfews various businesses were struggling to run its operations with financial and workforce capacity. Electrostatic precipitators are considered to be a costly system for installation which creates major threat for the market during and after the pandemic for a time being.

On the other hand, in the factories, hospitals or large power plants the importance of electrostatic precipitators is intensified in the wake of COVID-19 which can create opportunity for the market. Apart from maintenance of ESPs, manufacturers are now opting for refurbished ESPs over freshly manufactured ESPs.

For instance,

• In August 2020, Nebraska, a state of the U.S. has extended the date for opening day of bids for refurbished ESPs due to COVID-19 pandemics.

IMPACT ON THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE TO BOOST THE MARKET

COVID-19 had major hit on the manufacturing industry as most of countries stopped its production plants in the first quarter of year. To reduce the spread of Coronavirus disease, governments of respective countries implemented stringent distancing regulations in first quarter such as shutdown of production and sale of non-essential goods, stoppage on national & international trade and many others. Only business which are coming under essential services were allowed to operate. Read more….