The Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association (MECA) is a non-profit association incorporated in Washington, D.C. It was formed in 1976 to provide solid technical information on emission control technology for motor vehicles. As the emission control industry grew in the subsequent decades, and as its member companies expanded control technology products to other sources, MECA's mission expanded as well. Today, MECA's members include leading manufacturers of a variety of emission control equipment for: 1) automobiles, trucks, and buses; 2) off-road vehicles; and 3) stationary sources.
MECA members include manufacturers of...
For mobile sources:
- Catalytic converters (catalysts, substrates, mounting sleeves, and converter housings) for all fuels
- Diesel particulate filters
- Oxygen, NOx, and temperature sensors
- Thermal management strategies
- Engine/fuel management technologies
- Crankcase emission control technologies
- Evaporative emission controls
- Enhanced combustion technologies
- Plasma/corona technologies
- Components for fuel cell technology
For stationary sources:
- Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems
- Non-selective catalytic reduction (NSCR) systems
- Diesel particulate filters
- Catalytic oxidation systems
MECA's mission is to provide technical information on emission controls, thereby facilitating the establishment of a strong and effective state, national, and international air quality policy that promotes public health, environmental quality, and industrial progress. MECA strives to keep its members apprised of developments that affect the emission control industry so that they can make informed business decisions.
As the leading spokesperson for the motor vehicle emission control industry in North America, MECA seeks to evaluate and respond to regulatory initiatives and otherwise promote an understanding of the air quality benefits of its member companies' control technologies.
Economic and public health impacts of our industry
According to data collected by MECA in 2008, the estimated U.S. sales of mobile source emission control technologies for on-road and off-road applications in 2005 was $16 billion. Despite the current state of the economy, these sales figures are expected to grow over the next decade -- MECA forecasts U.S. sales to grow to $26 billion in 2010 and to $36 billion in 2020 -- as the mobile source emission control industry continues to develop, optimize, and commercialize technologies in support of the many on- and off-road air pollution control regulations recently promulgated by the U.S. EPA and the California ARB. In terms of employment, MECA member companies currently account for approximately 65,000 green jobs in the U.S. These emission control-related jobs have been the foundation of the green economic movement in the U.S. that is set to grow rapidly over the next 10 years. In addition, President Barack Obama has committed to create five million new green jobs by investing $150 billion over the next 10 years in private industry to spur efforts to build a cleaner environment.
Furthermore, the total public health benefits associated with the implementation of these EPA and ARB regulations are estimated to be in the hundreds of billions of dollars. For example, the EPA Tier 2 light-duty regulation and EPA Tier 3 small gasoline engine/marine gasoline engine regulation are expected to provide $29.3 billion in health benefits annually in 2030. For diesel vehicles and equipment, EPA's 2007/2010 heavy-duty on-road regulation, Tier 4 off-road diesel regulation, and Tier 4 locomotive and marine diesel regulation are projected to provide health benefits on the order of $181.1 billion in 2030. And, in California, the health benefits associated with ARB's in-use, on-road diesel private fleet regulation are estimated to be $69 billion cumulative from 2010 to 2025 and $26 billion cumulative for ARB's in-use, off-road diesel public and private fleet regulation from 2009 to 2030.
