Global Membrane Separation Technologies

5th Edition

This study covers the global market for membranes, which are permeable surfaces with pore sizes of less than 10 µm. Only the membrane elements themselves are included in the scope of this study; membrane filtration units and other related equipment are excluded. Conventional particle filtration (i.e., with pore sizes greater than 10 µm) is also excluded.

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Markets include water treatment, wastewater treatment, food and beverage processing, pharmaceutical and medical, chemical processing, commercial and consumer water treatment, and electronics processing.

Products include microfiltration, ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis, and others such as nanofiltration, direct osmosis, dialysis, electrodialysis, and pervaporation.

Unless otherwise noted, demand is given in million dollars and is evaluated at the manufacturers’ level, which encompasses the sale of a membrane element from the manufacturer to distributors or end users. Additional markups, due to the inclusion of the membrane in a larger system or from related services, are excluded.

Historical data for 2008, 2013, and 2018 and forecasts for 2023 are provided for membrane demand by market and product for six global regions and 18 individual countries.

Definitions

Membrane

A permeable layer with pore sizes of 10 µm or less.

Microfiltration

Membrane filtration for particles between 0.1 and 10 µm.

Micrometer (µm)

10-6 (1/1,000,000) meter; also referred to as “micron”.

Nanofiltration

Membrane filtration for particles between 1 and 10 nm (1,000 to 10,000 µm).

Nanometer (nm)

10-9 (1/1,000,000,000) meter.

Ultrafiltration

Membrane filtration for particles between 0.01 and 0.1 µm.

Reverse Osmosis

Membrane filtration for particles smaller than 1 nm (1,000 µm).

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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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Global Membrane Separation Technologies

5th Edition

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Membrane

Microfiltration

Micrometer (µm)

Nanofiltration

Nanometer (nm)

Ultrafiltration

Reverse Osmosis

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