TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION PAGE
Introduction x
I. Executive Summary 1
II. Market Environment 4
General 4
Macroeconomic Trends 5
Consumer Spending Trends 8
Demographic Trends 10
Pollution Control Equipment Outlook 13
Pricing & Product Mix 15
Environmental & Regulatory Considerations 18
Membrane System Demand 22
World Membrane Separation Outlook 24
North America 25
Asia/Pacific 26
Western Europe 27
Other Regions 28
III. Technology Overview 30
General 30
Membrane Separation Processes 31
Membrane Configurations 34
Membrane Advantages 35
Liquid Processing Membrane Technologies 38
Microfiltration 40
Ultrafiltration 41
Nanofiltration 43
Reverse Osmosis 45
Other 47
Direct Osmosis 47
Dialysis 49
Electrodialysis 49
Pervaporation 50
Gas Separation Membrane Technologies 51
Membrane Maintenance 53
Competitive Technologies 56
Liquid 56
Conventional Filters 57
Distillation 58
Ion Exchange Resins 59
Other Liquid Separation Processes 60
Gas 61
Cryogenic Separation 61
Pressure Swing Adsorption 62
Other Gas Separation Processes 62
IV. Types 63
General 63
Polymeric Membranes 66
Cellulosic Membranes 71
Polysulfone & Nylon Membranes 74
Polysulfone 76
Nylon 78
Other Polymeric Membranes 80
PTFE Membranes 83
Acrylic Membranes 83
Silicone Membranes 84
Polyacrylonitrile Membranes 85
PVDF Membranes 86
All Other Polymeric Membranes 87
Nonpolymeric Membranes 87
Ceramic Membranes 89
Characteristics 91
Markets 92
Producers 94
Other Nonpolymeric Membranes 94
V. Applications 97
General 97
Microfiltration 99
Characteristics 102
Markets 103
Producers 105
Reverse Osmosis 106
Characteristics 108
Markets 110
Producers 114
Ultrafiltration 115
Characteristics 117
Markets 118
Producers 121
Pervaporation 122
Characteristics 123
Markets 124
Producers 126
Other Applications 127
Gas Separation 129
Characteristics 130
Markets 131
Producers 131
Nanofiltration 133
Characteristics 133
Markets 135
Producers 136
Dialysis 136
Electrodialysis 137
VI. Markets 139
General 139
Water & Wastewater Treatment 142
Water Withdrawal & Use Trends 143
Membrane Demand 146
Water Treatment 150
Municipal Water Treatment 154
Industrial Water Treatment 161
Ultrapure Water Treatment 163
Residential Water Treatment 166
Wastewater Treatment 170
Municipal 173
Industrial 175
Other Wastewater Treatment Markets 178
Food & Beverage Processing 180
Food Industry Outlook 181
Beverage Industry Outlook 183
Membrane Demand 184
Food Processing 186
Beverage Processing 189
Pharmaceuticals & Medical Uses 193
Pharmaceutical & Health Care Outlook 194
Membrane Demand 197
Pharmaceutical Production 199
Dialysis & Related Uses 201
Biotechnology 203
Drug Delivery 204
Testing & Diagnostics 206
Blood Collection 207
Chemical Processing 208
Chemical Processing Outlook 208
Membrane Demand 211
Chlor-Alkali Production 213
Other Chemical Processing 215
Industrial Gas Processing 216
Industrial Gas Outlook 216
Membrane Demand 219
Nitrogen Processing 223
Other Industrial Gas Processing 224
Other Markets 225
Environmental 226
Fuel Cells 229
VII. Industry Structure 231
General 231
Industry Composition 233
Market Share 235
Competitive Strategies 240
Research & Development 243
Marketing 245
Mergers & Acquisitions 248
Cooperative Agreements 251
Company Profiles 256
Air Products and Chemicals Incorporated 257
Applied Biosystems, see Life Technologies
Applied Membranes Incorporated 259
APV, see SPX
Ballard Power Systems Incorporated 263
Baxter International Incorporated 264
Becton, Dickinson and Company 266
Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated 268
Bio-Rad Laboratories Incorporated 271
C’treat Offshore, see ITT
Celgard, see Polypore International
Corning Incorporated 273
Culligan International Company 275
Daramic, see Polypore International
Discovery Labware, see Becton, Dickinson and Company
Donaldson Company Incorporated 276
Dow Chemical Company 278
DuPont (EI) de Nemours 282
Ecodyne, see Berkshire Hathaway
EcoWater Systems, see Berkshire Hathaway
Entegris Incorporated 285
ESCO Technologies Incorporated 288
FilmTec, see Dow Chemical
Filtertek, see Illinois Tool Works
General Electric Company 290
Generon IGS Americas, see Innovative Gas Systems
Gore (WL) & Associates Incorporated 299
Graver Technologies, see Berkshire Hathaway
Hydranautics, see Nitto Denko
Illinois Tool Works Incorporated 303
Innovative Gas Systems Incorporated 305
ITT Corporation 307
Koch Industries Incorporated 309
L’Air Liquide SA 315
Life Technologies Corporation 318
Linde AG 320
Marmon Group, see Berkshire Hathaway
MEDAL, see L’Air Liquide
Medtronic Incorporated 322
Membrana, see Polypore International
Microporous Products, see Polypore International
Millipore Corporation 324
Nitto Denko Corporation 332
Pall Corporation 336
Parker-Hannifin Corporation 343
Polypore International Incorporated 347
Praxair Incorporated 351
PTI Technologies, see ESCO Technologies
Sartorius AG 353
Siemens AG 357
Sigma-Aldrich Corporation 360
Spectrum Laboratories Incorporated 362
SpinTek Filtration LLC 364
SPX Corporation 366
Supelco, see Sigma-Aldrich
3M Company 367
Whatman, see General Electric
Other Companies 371
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE NUMBER PAGE
SECTION I -- Executive Summary
Summary Table 3
SECTION II -- Market Environment
1 Macroeconomic Indicators 8
2 Personal Consumption Expenditures 10
3 Population & Households 13
4 Pollution Control Equipment Shipments 15
5 Selected Membrane Material Prices 18
6 Membrane Separation System Demand 24
SECTION III -- Technology Overview
1 Advantages & Disadvantages of Membrane Separation
Technologies 38
2 Membrane Separation Spectrum 40
SECTION IV -- Types
1 Membrane Demand by Type 66
2 Polymeric Membrane Demand 69
3 Cellulosic Membrane Demand by Application 74
4 Polysulfone & Nylon Membrane Demand by Application 76
5 Other Polymeric Membrane Demand by Application 82
6 Nonpolymeric Membrane Demand by Type & Application 89
7 Ceramic Membrane Demand 91
8 Other Nonpolymeric Membrane Demand 96
SECTION V -- Applications
1 Membrane Material Demand by Application 98
2 Microfiltration Membrane Demand by Type 101
3 Microfiltration Membrane Demand by Market 105
4 Reverse Osmosis Membrane Demand by Type 108
5 Reverse Osmosis Membrane Demand by Market 114
6 Ultrafiltration Membrane Demand by Type 117
7 Ultrafiltration Membrane Demand by Market 121
8 Pervaporation Membrane Demand by Type 123
9 Pervaporation Membrane Demand by Market 126
10 Membrane Demand in Other Applications by Type & Market 128
SECTION VI -- Markets
1 Membrane Demand by Market 141
2 Water Withdrawal & Use 146
3 Water & Wastewater Treatment Market for Membranes 149
4 Water Treatment Market for Membranes by Application &
Segment 153
5 Municipal Water Treatment Market for Membranes 156
6 Industrial Water Treatment Market for Membranes 163
7 Ultrapure Water Treatment Market for Membranes 166
8 Residential Water Treatment Market for Membranes 169
9 Wastewater Treatment Market for Membranes 173
10 Food & Beverage Shipments 181
11 Food & Beverage Processing Market for Membranes 186
12 Food Processing Market for Membranes by Application 189
13 Beverage Processing Market for Membranes by Application 193
14 Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Indicators 197
15 Pharmaceutical & Medical Market for Membranes by
Application 199
16 Chemical Product Shipments 211
17 Chemical Processing Market for Membranes by Application 213
18 Industrial Gas Shipments 219
19 Industrial Gas Market for Membranes by Application 222
20 Other Markets for Membranes by Application 226
SECTION VII -- Industry Structure
1 US Membrane Material Sales by Company, 2009 235
2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 251
3 Selected Cooperative Agreements 254
LIST OF CHARTS
CHART NUMBER PAGE
SECTION II -- Market Environment
1 World Membrane Separation Materials Demand by
Region, 2009 25
SECTION III -- Technology Overview
1 Dead-End & Crossflow Membrane Separation Processes 33
SECTION IV -- Types
1 Polymeric Membrane Demand in Volume & Value Terms, 2009 70
SECTION V -- Applications
1 Membrane Material Demand by Application, 2009 99
SECTION VI -- Markets
1 Membrane Demand by Market, 2009 142
2 Water & Wastewater Treatment Market for Membranes,
1999-2019 150
3 Water Treatment Market for Membranes by Segment, 2009 154
SECTION VII -- Industry Structure
1 US Membrane Material Market Share by Company, 2009 236