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Summary
The global dry ice blasting market, a subset of the industrial cleaning market , is set to reach $58.2 billion by end of 2024, growing at a CAGR of 4.5%. This growth is propelled by the manufacturing and healthcare industries and an increased focus on hygiene and cleanliness. Dry ice blasting, recognized for its efficiency and environmental benefits, remains a niche area in France and significant market potential. Large groups dominating the sector offer dry ice blasting as an ancillary service, alongside smaller specialized firms. The market is witnessing a trend towards technological innovation, affordability, and a broader range of applications, such as weed control. While equipment and operational costs are substantial, service rates vary widely, with estimates for dry ice blasting interventions around €1,500 to €2,000. The demand is driven by industries with high growth rates, such as mechanical subcontractors (14.4%) and consumer goods (13.7%), with a shift towards more environmentally friendly cleaning solutions.
Trend Analysis and Prospects of Dry Ice Blasting Market in France
In France, the dry ice blasting market is experiencing a nuanced scenario of concentrated demand despite its promising growth potential. With its multitude of advantages, such as time-saving, non-corrosive, water-saving, chemical-free cleaning, and the elimination of secondary waste, dry ice blasting is an alluring option for various industries. It's particularly appealing due to its non-polluting and environmentally friendly nature, aligning with the current trends towards sustainability. The demand primarily comes from large corporations capable of investing in this relatively expensive technology. However, the potential for savings in decontamination, lack of necessity for drying, and disassembly highlights its cost-effectiveness.
Technological advances in recent years have made dry ice blasting more accessible, leading to a slow but steady increase in interest within France. Performance improvements and a decline in both air consumption and dry ice utilization have allowed the market to grow. Currently, the market potential is significant as illustrated by comparisons with Germany, where the number of machines is roughly ten times that of France. Dry ice blasting isn't just limited to industrial cleaning but extends to various sectors such as aerospace, metallurgy, automotive, and even urban cleaning, opening it up to diverse applications. For instance, the technology has been leveraged for cleaning delicate surfaces in the aerospace industry and for maintaining cleanliness in the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics industries.
Despite this potential, the market remains a niche in France, particularly when it comes to players who exclusively focus on this technology. With less than two dozen companies devoted entirely to dry ice blasting or related activities, the competition is limited, and room for market expansion is vast. Some of these companies are regional and small in scale, while others are large groups offering dry ice blasting as part of a broader set of services. The dry ice blasting market also ties in with the larger trend of the industrial cleaning market seeking reinvention. Industries that already utilize cleaning services are looking for diversification and cost-optimization strategies, which positions dry ice blasting advantageously. The demand is also tied to the growth of related industries like mechanical engineering.
Key Players Shaping the Dry Ice Blasting Market
Landscape Within the dynamic field of dry ice blasting, several companies have made a name for themselves through specialization, innovation, and by offering a broad spectrum of services to cater to diverse industry needs. Here's a closer look at the main players who have a pivotal role in the current market:
- Coldjet: As a trailblazer in cryogenic technology, Coldjet holds the distinction of having introduced modern dry ice blasting equipment more than three decades ago. Their commitment to innovation has solidified their position as market leaders, focusing exclusively on crafting advanced solutions in the dry ice arena.
- ICEsonic: Since the year 2000, ICEsonic has been dedicated to dry ice blasting, bringing high-quality equipment to the forefront. Their extensive professional distribution network and robust maintenance services underpin their historical focus on this cleaning technology.
- Kärcher: A giant in the world of cleaning, Kärcher has ventured into the dry ice blasting domain with their Ice Blaster machine. Their entry signifies the growing recognition of dry ice blasting's potential in conventional cleaning service offerings.
- Delta-Diffusion: This industrial cleaning company diversifies its portfolio by including cryogenic cleaning services along with traditional cleaning solutions, reflecting the industry's evolving demands.
- Veolia: A major player in water and waste management services, Veolia has ventured into cryogenic cleaning services, showcasing the company's adaptability and focus on technological advancements in cleaning methodologies.
- LNC (Le Nettoyage Cryogénique): LNC specializes exclusively in dry ice blasting, offering 100% of its services in this niche. With a wide distribution network across France and beyond, including areas like BENELUX, Switzerland, and North Africa, they're focused on democratizing dry ice blasting as the sole exclusive distributor of ICEsonic in these regions.
- Cryo' Tech: Centered around the cryogenic environment, CRYO'TECH's expertise lies in cryogenic cleaning, including machinery sales, rental, and manufacturing, along with the distribution of high-density dry ice.
- ECOCRYO Technologies: ECOCRYO Technologies has positioned itself as an engineering and service company in the technological cleaning sector. Their speciality in dry ice blasting demonstrates their innovative approach within the cleaning industry. These forerunners in the dry ice blasting market propel the industry forward by integrating ecological considerations, technological enhancements, and comprehensive service offerings, from machine rentals to full-scale cleaning services.
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1 Market overview
1.1 Market overview and definition
Dry ice blasting is a chemical-free, waterless cleaning method. The principle involves projecting particles of ice or dry ice onto the surface to be cleaned, using a stream of compressed air. The combination of intense cold and mechanical shock causes the waste to detach.
The special feature of this type of cleaning is that it offers several advantages over other methods. Cryogenics is :
- non-polluting
- non-abrasive
- non-toxic
- non-conductive;
- generates no secondary waste;
- environmentally friendly.
Finally, this technology also has the advantage of being much faster than traditional cleaning, significantly reducing machine downtime.
The French dry ice blasting market is part of the wider industrial cleaning sector, which is growing rapidly and is set to continue doing so for years to come. This market is constantly attracting new players, and the number of new companies established in the sector is well above average .
The dry ice blasting market is divided into equipment sales and rental, and cleaning services. Companies of very different sizes are present, with SMEs and VSEs offering cleaning services alongside well-established brands of cleaning machines.
Due to the high barrier to market entry, the technology is not yet widespread, but has relatively high growth potential. Because of its ecological properties, but also its efficiency, it is appealing to many sectors, such as the food industry. But it can also be used in many other sectors, such as the oil, electrical, plastics and automotive industries. Dry ice blasting is also a solution for cleaning urban spaces, which can be very attractive to local authorities and municipalities.
1.2 Growth in the global industrial cleaning market
The dry ice blasting market is a sub-market of the industrial cleaning market. The global industrial cleaning market is enjoying strong growth momentum. According to marketsandmarkets, this market was worth $**.* billion in **** and is expected to reach $**.* billion by ****, with a CAGR of *.*%.
Growth in this market is driven in particular ...
1.3 The French dry ice blasting market
Dry ice blasting is a solvent-free, detergent-free cleaning technology, perfect for degreasing operations on machine tools in all industrial sectors.
So, when we look at the dry ice blasting market, we need to look at the evolution of the industrial cleaning market.
In France, industrial cleaning accounts for the vast majority ...
1.4 Water shortages: an opportunity for dry ice blasting?
With droughts on the increase, the emphasis on preserving water resources is growing ever stronger.
This is where cryogenics comes into its own, using small solid pieces of CO* called pellets which are returned to the surface to be cleaned, rather than using water-hungry cleaning systems such as Kärcher. Dry ...
2 Demand analysis
2.1 Weak, concentrated demand despite strong growth potential
Despite a host of advantages that make this cleaning solution an ideal response to the main concerns of demand, including:
Time-saving ; No corrosion ; water-saving; No chemicals ; No secondary waste
Dry ice blasting does not yet play a major role in France, and few people really know what it involves. As a ...
2.2. Demand linked to a general market in search of reinvention, in which cryogenics is an outsider
Around **% of companies already use a cleaning company, which doesn't leave much room for growth in this market. Nevertheless, the market depends above all on the general state of certain industries, and demands are evolving towards cost optimization and diversification of supply, which highlights the advantages of dry ice blasting.
Industries ...
2.3 A technology seduced by its respect for the environment
Compared with other cleaning methods, dry ice blasting is cleaner and more environmentally friendly. It produces no hazardous waste or residues. Here's a comparison with other cleaning methods:
Source: ****
In the cleaning market, interest in developing more ecological and sustainable solutions is strong, as demonstrated by the contract awarded to Derichebourg ...
3 Market structure
3.1 A well-defined general cleaning market split between SMEs and large groups
In terms of the number of companies, **% of the cleaning services market is made up of structures employing fewer than ** people, but **% of employees work for structures employing more than *** people. We therefore have a market split between small and medium-sized businesses on the one hand, and large structures on the ...
3.2. Very few exclusive players in the region
In ****, only one industrial dry ice blasting company existed in France, according to the website tracesecrites. The website cryoblaster, which claims to be a directory of dry ice blasting companies in France, lists only ** exclusive companies in the following categories in ****:
Training ; Dry ice sales ; Equipment rental ; Dry ice cleaning ; Equipment ...
3.3 Large machine manufacturers and online sales platforms
As for machine distribution, it is based on a very classic model:
Large groups that manufacture machines:
These have the particularity of being relatively few on the market, and are often specialists in cleaning and tooling in general, and do not only produce dry ice blasting machines. Kärcher (***) are just ...
4 Offer analysis
4.1 An offer split between equipment sales and service provision
Players in the dry ice blasting market offer their customers two types of service:
Equipment sales and rental.
Several companies manufacture machines, including Kärcher (***). Prices vary according to machine size and power.
Dry ice, on the other hand, is manufactured and supplied either by the same machine manufacturers (***). Or, in ...
4.2 Machine diversification for broader use
How do I choose a dry ice blaster?
You should always look out for the fact that it has a dry ice consumption variator as standard , as well as a pressure regulator . The latter makes it easier to clean fragile surfaces and perform tasks requiring more power. (***)
What's the difference?
4.3 An increasingly comprehensive service offering
The service offering is becoming more sophisticated and more democratic.
Dry ice blasting companies not only offer cleaning services, but also a wide range of other services:
Training
Training courses are designed to teach future users how to :
Handle dry ice Handle cryogenic equipment Learn the different uses of dry ice Introduction ...
5 Regulations
5.1 Necessary equipment and safety precautions
The equipment required
Special equipment is required to operate a dry ice blasting unit.
According to Messer, the main items of equipment are :-A liquid CO* or dry icetank in isothermal containers;- A customer's compressed air network or compressor-dryer;- A dry ice blasting machine with lance."According to the ...
6 Positioning the players
6. Segmentation
We have chosen to segment the sector's companies into several groups:
Generalist groups.
These are companies with a strong presence in the professional cleaning market. They are present throughout France, and sometimes internationally, and generate substantial sales. Dry ice blasting is an ancillary service offered to their customers. This group includes ...
- Challancin Groupe
- Samsic Groupe
- ONET Groupe
- Atalian Propreté et Services
- Décap’Soft
- Labrenne Groupe
- DeCa Propreté Groupe
- Cryo’geni
- Delta Diffusion
- G&B Cryogénie
- Artis Cryogénie
- DLM Cryo
- Aerogom
- 195K
- Adeli
- Arco Cryo
- Artimpex nv
- Atao Propreté
- BG technologie AD Technolgie
- Cold Jet
- Condamin Services
- Cryo Industrie
- Cryonord
- Cryosphere Industrie
- Cryotech France
- Cryotrace
- Ecocryo Technologies
- Geladoc
- NSI Groupe
- LNC Le nettoyage cryogenique Centre Est
- LNC Le nettoyage cryogenique massif central
- Messer France
- Nidd Nettoyage
- Nord Nettoyage
- Nova Helios
- PH Plus
- Propice cryogénie
- Protechlav
- Sevac
- SID blizzar cyogénie
- SLMV
- Sofraser Maintenance
- ST Nettoyage
- LNC Île-de-France (Le Nettoyage cryogénique)
- GROUPE LNC - Le nettoyage cryogénique France
- ISS Facility Services
- Karcher
- A-G-Net groupe A-G-Cryo
List of charts
- Size of the industrial cleaning market
- Global industrial cleaning market by application sector
- Breakdown of companies and jobs in the cleaning market
- Number of employers and number of employees in the industrial cleaning sector
- Mechanical engineering sectors
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Danish cleaning group ISS wants to sell its activities in France - 07/09/2023
- The ISS Group employs over 14,000 people in France.
- ISS has achieved sales of over 10 billion euros by 2022.
- The group employs around 350,000 people worldwide.
Corporate services: Danish giant ISS plans to downsize in France - 11/08/2023
- ISS is one of the world's leading operators in the business services sector.
- ISS France employs over 18,000 people.
- The group is committed to a strategy called "OneISS", launched at the end of 2020, aimed at focusing the group on an integrated services offering.
- The ISS Group has over 350,000 employees worldwide.
- Total group revenue amounted to around €10.3 billion.
- The French business services market is highly competitive, with companies of all sizes, including heavyweights such as Atalian, Bouygues Energies & Services, Elior Services, Samsic, Sodexo and Vinci Energies.
Elisabeth Coquet-Reinier, the female Onet, has passed away - 21/01/2023
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- Present in 9 countries (including Spain, USA and Brazil)
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