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Water Issues, Changes in Manufacturing Industries to Drive Gains
Global demand for membranes is expected to rise 6.8% per year to $31.7 billion in 2023. Global gains will be fueled by factors such as increasing concerns about water scarcity, prompting efforts to increase wastewater recycling rates; improving the purity of feed streams in manufacturing processes to boost finished product quality; rising output from key manufacturing industries; and the widening availability of membranes that can function in a range of environments, including extreme pHs and temperatures.
Key Findings in the Global Membranes Study:
Modernizing Infrastructure, Regulations, and Industrial Processes Support Growth in Emergent Markets
Growth in membrane demand in emergent markets will be supported by expanding water infrastructure, including higher standards for water treatment and expanding access to improved drinking water and sanitation facilities. While membranes will still face competition from lower-cost options such as conventional filtration and water treatment chemicals, stricter regulations about water quality and the greater affordability and increasing durability of membranes will support demand.
Evolving environmental standards and higher expectations from consumers in export markets will also encourage greater use of membranes in industrial processes, as membranes can be used to reduce pollution, improve water reuse rates, and increase finished product quality in industries such as food and beverage processing, pharmaceutical and chemical production, and electronics.
Water Scarcity and Water Conservation Issues Will Be Major Drivers of Growth
With freshwater resources becoming increasingly scarce in many countries, efforts to reduce water withdrawal rates, find alternative water sources, and improve the quality of existing water sources will support demand for membranes. The increasing cost of purchasing new water and disposing of wastewater will continue to encourage many industrial users to treat wastewater for recycling and reuse, which often requires aggressive treatment with membranes. The quality of wastewater being discharged to the environment has also become an increasingly important topic, particularly in countries with historically lax wastewater regulations, in order to improve the quality of rivers, lakes, and other water sources.
Desalination facilities are becoming a more significant source of industrial water and drinking water in countries where existing freshwater resources are increasingly threatened by climate chaos. Improvements in the efficiency of reverse osmosis-based desalination systems make these products a preferred choice over older thermal distillation desalination systems, which typically require more energy and space to operate. The need for pretreatment with less selective membrane types in desalination will also promote demand for microfiltration and other membrane types.
A Diversifying Product Mix Will Keep Membranes Competitive with Conventional Filtration
Rising production of microfiltration and other basic membrane systems in developing countries has increased the price competitiveness of these products relative to conventional filtration systems. The expanding array of membrane systems with varying materials, configurations, and pore sizes will increase sales among users who historically have been priced out of the membrane market, or who may have specific performance requirements.
Study Coverage
This Freedonia industry study analyzes the $23.2 billion global membrane market. It presents historical demand data (2008, 2013, and 2018) and forecasts for 2023 by product (microfiltration, ultrafiltration, and reverse osmosis), material (polymeric and nonpolymeric), and market (water treatment, wastewater treatment, food and beverage processing, pharmaceutical and medical, chemical processing, commercial and consumer water treatment, and electronics processing). The study also evaluates company market share and analyzes competitors including Asahi Kasei, Danaher, Merck, SUEZ, 3M, and Toray Industries.
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Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
MEMBRANE INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
Key Findings
Regional Forecasts
Technology
Membrane Separation Processes
Membrane Configurations
Membrane Advantages & Disadvantages
Liquid Processing Membrane Technologies
Gas Separation Membrane Technologies
Membrane Materials
Demand by Material
Polymeric
Nonpolymeric
Key Environmental & Regulatory Issues
Factors Driving Increased Regulation
Water Pollution
Regulations by Region
Waterborne Diseases
MARKETS
Key Findings
Demand by Market
Water Treatment
Scope
Demand by Region
Municipal Freshwater Treatment
Ultrapure Water Treatment
Industrial Water Treatment
Desalination
Wastewater Treatment
Food & Beverage Processing
Pharmaceutical & Medical
Other Markets
Demand by Region & Market
Chemical Processing
Commercial & Consumer Water Treatment
Electronics Processing
All Other Markets
MEMBRANE PRODUCTS
Key Findings
Demand by Product
Microfiltration
Ultrafiltration
Membrane Description
Demand Forecast
Reverse Osmosis
Membrane Description
Demand Forecast
Other Membranes
Demand Forecast
Nanofiltration
Direct Osmosis
Dialysis
Electrodialysis
Pervaporation
NORTH AMERICA
North America: Key Findings
North America: Membrane Market Position
North America: Membrane Demand by Market
North America: Membrane Demand by Product
United States
Canada
Mexico
CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA
Central & South America: Key Findings
Central & South America: Membrane Market Position
Central & South America: Membrane Demand by Market
Central & South America: Membrane Demand by Product
Brazil
Other Central & South America
WESTERN EUROPE
Western Europe: Key Findings
Western Europe: Membrane Market Position
Western Europe: Membrane Demand by Market
Western Europe: Membrane Demand by Product
Germany
Italy
France
Spain
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Other Western Europe
EASTERN EUROPE
Eastern Europe: Key Findings
Eastern Europe: Membrane Market Position
Eastern Europe: Membrane Demand by Market
Eastern Europe: Membrane Demand by Product
Russia
Poland
Other Eastern Europe
ASIA/PACIFIC
Asia/Pacific: Key Findings
Asia/Pacific: Membrane Market Position
Asia/Pacific: Membrane Demand by Market
Asia/Pacific: Membrane Demand by Product
China
Japan
India
South Korea
Australia
Other Asia/Pacific
AFRICA/MIDEAST
Africa/Mideast: Key Findings
Africa/Mideast: Membrane Market Position
Africa/Mideast: Membrane Demand by Market
Africa/Mideast: Membrane Demand by Product
Saudi Arabia
Other Africa/Mideast
INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
Key Findings & Industry Composition
Market Share
Competitive Strategies
Product Differentiation
Low-Cost Leadership
Integration
Market Segmentation
Research & Development
Mergers & Acquisitions
Cooperative Agreements
List of Industry Participants by Geographic Region
List of Industry Participants
APPENDIX
Scope
Definitions
Abbreviations
Freedonia Methodology
Study-Specific Methodology
Sources
Associations & Agencies
Related Studies & Reports
Country Lists by Region
Membrane Technologies
Liquid Processing Membrane Technologies
Overview
Microfiltration
Ultrafiltration
Nanofiltration
Reverse Osmosis
Other Membrane Types
Gas Separation Membrane Technologies
Macroeconomic Assumptions
Global Economic Outlook
Global Manufacturing Outlook
Global Population
Global Urban Population
Global Food & Beverage Processing
Global Pharmaceutical Processing
Global Chemical Processing
Global Water Withdrawal
List of Tables
MEMBRANE INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
Table 2-1 | Global Membrane Demand by Region, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 2-2 | Advantages & Disadvantages of Membrane Separation Technologies
Table 2-3 | Liquid Processing Membrane Separation Spectrum
Table 2-4 | Global Membrane Demand by Material, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
MARKETS
Table 3-1 | Global Membrane Demand by Market, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 3-2 | Global Water Treatment Membrane Demand by Region, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 3-3 | Global Wastewater Treatment Membrane Demand by Region, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 3-4 | Global Food & Beverage Processing Membrane Demand by Region & Market, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 3-5 | Global Pharmaceutical & Medical Membrane Demand by Region, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 3-6 | Global Demand for Membranes in Other Markets by Region & Market, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
MEMBRANE PRODUCTS
Table 4-1 | Global Membrane Demand by Product, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 4-2 | Global Microfiltration Membrane Demand by Region, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 4-3 | Global Ultrafiltration Membrane Demand by Region, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 4-4 | Global Reverse Osmosis Membrane Demand by Region, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 4-5 | Global Demand for Other Membranes by Region, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
NORTH AMERICA
Table 5-1 | North America: Membrane Demand by Market, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 5-2 | North America: Membrane Demand by Product, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 5-3 | United States: Membrane Demand by Market, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 5-4 | United States: Membrane Demand by Product, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 5-5 | Canada: Membrane Demand by Market, 2008 - 2023 (million US dollars)
Table 5-6 | Canada: Membrane Demand by Product, 2008 - 2023 (million US dollars)
Table 5-7 | Mexico: Membrane Demand by Market, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 5-8 | Mexico: Membrane Demand by Product, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA
Table 6-1 | Central & South America: Membrane Demand by Market, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 6-2 | Central & South America: Membrane Demand by Product, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 6-3 | Brazil: Membrane Demand by Market, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 6-4 | Brazil: Membrane Demand by Product, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 6-5 | Other Central & South America: Membrane Demand by Market, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 6-6 | Other Central & South America: Membrane Demand by Product, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
WESTERN EUROPE
Table 7-1 | Western Europe: Membrane Demand by Market, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 7-2 | Western Europe: Membrane Demand by Product, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 7-3 | Germany: Membrane Demand by Market, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 7-4 | Germany: Membrane Demand by Product, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 7-5 | Italy: Membrane Demand by Market, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 7-6 | Italy: Membrane Demand by Product, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 7-7 | France: Membrane Demand by Market, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 7-8 | France: Membrane Demand by Product, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 7-9 | Spain: Membrane Demand by Market, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 7-10 | Spain: Membrane Demand by Product, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 7-11 | United Kingdom: Membrane Demand by Market, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 7-12 | United Kingdom: Membrane Demand by Product, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 7-13 | Netherlands: Membrane Demand by Market, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 7-14 | Netherlands: Membrane Demand by Product, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 7-15 | Other Western Europe: Membrane Demand by Market, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 7-16 | Other Western Europe: Membrane Demand by Product, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
EASTERN EUROPE
Table 8-1 | Eastern Europe: Membrane Demand by Market, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 8-2 | Eastern Europe: Membrane Demand by Product, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 8-3 | Russia: Membrane Demand by Market, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 8-4 | Russia: Membrane Demand by Product, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 8-5 | Poland: Membrane Demand by Market, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 8-6 | Poland: Membrane Demand by Product, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 8-7 | Other Eastern Europe: Membrane Demand by Market, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 8-8 | Other Eastern Europe: Membrane Demand by Product, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
ASIA/PACIFIC
Table 9-1 | Asia/Pacific: Membrane Demand by Market, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 9-2 | Asia/Pacific: Membrane Demand by Product, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 9-3 | China: Membrane Demand by Market, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 9-4 | China: Membrane Demand by Product, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 9-5 | Japan: Membrane Demand by Market, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 9-6 | Japan: Membrane Demand by Product, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 9-7 | India: Membrane Demand by Market, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 9-8 | India: Membrane Demand by Product, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 9-9 | South Korea: Membrane Demand by Market, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 9-10 | South Korea: Membrane Demand by Product, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 9-11 | Australia: Membrane Demand by Market, 2008 - 2023 (million US dollars)
Table 9-12 | Australia: Membrane Demand by Product, 2008 - 2023 (million US dollars)
Table 9-13 | Other Asia/Pacific: Membrane Demand by Market, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 9-14 | Other Asia/Pacific: Membrane Demand by Product, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
AFRICA/MIDEAST
Table 10-1 | Africa/Mideast: Membrane Demand by Market, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 10-2 | Africa/Mideast: Membrane Demand by Product, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 10-3 | Saudi Arabia: Membrane Demand by Market, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 10-4 | Saudi Arabia: Membrane Demand by Product, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 10-5 | Other Africa/Mideast: Membrane Demand by Market, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
Table 10-6 | Other Africa/Mideast: Membrane Demand by Product, 2008 - 2023 (million dollars)
INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
Table 11-1 | Global Membrane Sales, 2018 (million dollars)
Table 11-2 | Selected Mergers & Acquisitions
Table 11-3 | Selected Cooperative Agreements
APPENDIX
Table 12-1 | Relevant HS Codes
Table 12-2 | Relevant NAICS & SIC Codes
Table 12-3 | Relevant NACE Codes
Table 12-5 | Abbreviations Used in Study
Table 12-4 | Countries in North America
Table 12-5 | Countries in Central & South America
Table 12-6 | Countries in Western Europe
Table 12-7 | Countries in Eastern Europe
Table 12-8 | Countries in the Asia/Pacific Region
Table 12-9 | Countries in the Africa/Mideast Region
Table 12-10 | Global Gross Domestic Product by Region & Country, 2008 - 2023 (billion 2017 dollars)
Table 12-11 | Global Manufacturing Value Added by Region & Country, 2008 - 2023 (billion 2017 dollars)
Table 12-12 | Global Population by Region & Country, 2008 - 2023 (million persons)
Table 12-13 | Global Urban Population by Region, 2008 - 2023 (million persons)
Table 12-14 | Global Food & Beverage Manufacturing Value Added by Region, 2008 - 2023 (billion 2017 dollars)
Table 12-15 | Global Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Value Added by Region, 2008 - 2023 (billion 2017 dollars)
Table 12-16 | Global Chemical Manufacturing Value Added, 2008 - 2023 (billion 2017 dollars)
Table 12-17 | Global Nonagricultural Water Withdrawal, 2008 - 2023 (billion cubic meters)
List of Figures
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Figure 1-1 | Global Membrane Market: Key Trends
MEMBRANE INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
Figure 2-1 | Key Trends in the Global Membrane Market
Figure 2-2 | Dead-End & Crossflow Membrane Configurations
MARKETS
Figure 3-1 | Global Membrane Market: Key Market Trends
MEMBRANE PRODUCTS
Figure 4-1 | Global Membrane Market: Key Product Trends
NORTH AMERICA
Figure 5-1 | Key Trends in the North American Membrane Market
Figure 5-2 | North America: Membrane Market Key Indicators, 2018
Figure 5-3 | United States: Membrane Market Key Indicators, 2018
Figure 5-4 | Canada: Membrane Market Key Indicators, 2018
Figure 5-5 | Mexico: Membrane Market Key Indicators, 2018
CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA
Figure 6-1 | Key Trends in the Central & South American Membrane Market
Figure 6-2 | Central & South America: Membrane Market Key Indicators, 2018
Figure 6-3 | Brazil: Membrane Market Key Indicators, 2018
Figure 6-4 | Other Central & South America: Membrane Market Key Indicators, 2018
WESTERN EUROPE
Figure 7-1 | Key Trends in the West European Membrane Market
Figure 7-2 | Western Europe: Membrane Market Key Indicators, 2018
Figure 7-3 | Germany: Membrane Market Key Indicators, 2018
Figure 7-4 | Italy: Membrane Market Key Indicators, 2018
Figure 7-5 | France: Membrane Market Key Indicators, 2018
Figure 7-6 | Spain: Membrane Market Key Indicators, 2018
Figure 7-7 | United Kingdom: Membrane Market Key Indicators, 2018
Figure 7-8 | Netherlands: Membrane Market Key Indicators, 2018
Figure 7-9 | Other Western Europe: Membrane Market Key Indicators, 2018
EASTERN EUROPE
Figure 8-1 | Key Trends in the East European Membrane Market
Figure 8-2 | Eastern Europe: Membrane Market Key Indicators, 2018
Figure 8-3 | Russia: Membrane Market Key Indicators, 2018
Figure 8-4 | Poland: Membrane Market Key Indicators, 2018
Figure 8-5 | Other Eastern Europe: Membrane Market Key Indicators, 2018
ASIA/PACIFIC
Figure 9-1 | Key Trends in the Asia/Pacific Membrane Market
Figure 9-2 | Asia/Pacific: Membrane Market Key Indicators, 2018
Figure 9-3 | China: Membrane Market Key Indicators, 2018
Figure 9-4 | Japan: Membrane Market Key Indicators, 2018
Figure 9-5 | India: Membrane Market Key Indicators, 2018
Figure 9-6 | South Korea: Membrane Market Key Indicators, 2018
Figure 9-7 | Australia: Membrane Market Key Indicators, 2018
Figure 9-8 | Other Asia/Pacific: Membrane Market Key Indicators, 2018
AFRICA/MIDEAST
Figure 10-1 | Key Trends in the Africa/Mideast Membrane Market
Figure 10-2 | Africa/Mideast: Membrane Market Key Indicators, 2018
Figure 10-3 | Saudi Arabia: Membrane Market Key Indicators, 2018
Figure 10-4 | Other Africa/Mideast: Membrane Market Key Indicators, 2018
INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
Figure 11-1 | Global Membrane Market Share, 2018 (billion dollars)
Figure 11-2 | Global Membrane Market: Leading Supplier, 2018
Figure 11-3 | Global Membrane Market: Second Leading Supplier, 2018
Figure 11-4 | Global Membrane Market: Third Leading Supplier, 2018
Figure 11-5 | Global Membrane Market: Fourth Leading Supplier, 2018
Figure 11-6 | Global Membrane Market: Fifth Leading Supplier, 2018
Figure 11-7 | Global Membrane Market: Sixth Leading Supplier, 2018
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