The McIlvaine Company

The McIlvaine Company is involved in technical consulting, market research and publications. They address the 4 knowledge needs, Alerts, Answers, Analysis, Advancement with a unique combination of technical and market expertise. They are a knowledge bridge between supplier and end user. Each of their specialists concentrates on a niche and then uses this knowledge to assist suppliers in understanding customer needs, help end users understand the products and technologies currently available, and help investors evaluate stock values. McIlvaine provides the following:

Technical and Market Information: McIlvaine serves end users, suppliers and investors.

An example is a project recently conducted for a large power company. McIlvaine provided this utility with an analysis of costs for NOx control using catalyst. This same data is utilized in the market report for suppliers projecting catalyst and system revenue opportunities. This revenue potential in turn is equally valuable to investors in the supplier company. McIlvaine analyzes new product potential for suppliers . McIlvaine evaluated a multi-metals emission analyzer for the supplier who was developing it. The information gathered in this study was later useful in advising end users on the status and ultimate course of continuous emissions monitoring of toxic metals.

Market reports: McIlvaine publishes multi-client market reports which are continually updated on line. Each of these reports is many thousand pages in length. But because of the user friendly on line design, the reader can easily view or download just the information he seeks. The accuracy of these reports is enhanced by the continual updating but also by the quadruple iteration of forecasts. As shown in the chart below the forecasts are separately determined through individual company purchases, supplier sales, industry purchases, and national purchases.

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