World Membranes

Global forecasts for 2012 & 2017

Publication Date	April 2009
Publisher	Freedonia Group
Product Type	Report
Pages	393
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	FED00270

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Summary

World demand to rise 8.6% annually through 2012
Demand for membranes worldwide is projected to increase 8.6 percent annually to $15.1 billion in 2012. China, India, Russia and other countries with large, developing industrial bases and stressed local water resources are expected to post the strongest gains through the forecast period. Increased attention paid to water quality, the disposal of industrial and other waste streams, and food and beverage safety regulations will further propel membrane sales.

North America to remain dominant developed region
North America, the largest regional market, accounted for one-third of global membrane sales in 2007. Advances in the US market will be aided by the need to accommodate newer water quality regulations and enable the use of brackish water, seawater and other low quality water resources in water-stressed regions. Canada’s membrane market is similar to that of the US. The Mexican market is much less advanced due to its lower level of investment in high level water and waste water treatment, and the relative lack of industries that require ultrapure water. Western Europe and Japan are fairly comparable to the US in terms of the level of maturity of their respective water infrastructures, the type of regulatory environment and the level of technological sophistication in manufacturing. The relative affluence of these countries enables them to use these advanced technologies despite their larger upfront costs.

Developing countries hold greatest growth prospects

In developing countries, such as Russia, China, India and Brazil, gains are based on continued growth of water-intensive industries, greater need to tap poor quality water resources, and rising investment in modernizing water and waste infrastructure. Much of the Middle East has invested heavily in seawater and brackish water treatment to ensure a sufficient supply of water. Despite competition from thermal distillation plants, even oilrich nations are shifting to more efficient reverse osmosis desalination systems.

Pharmaceutical, medical markets to grow fastest
In 2007, the water treatment market accounted for the largest share of membrane sales, benefitting from factors such as expansions or upgrades of water treatment infrastructures, including the increasing use of membrane-based desalination systems in water-stressed countries. The best growth prospects, however, will emerge in pharmaceutical and medical applications, and other smaller markets, as these industries continue to develop globally and create new uses for membranes.

Content

INTRODUCTION

I.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II.MARKET ENVIRONMENT
        General
        Macroeconomic Trends
        Consumer Spending Trends
        Demographic Trends
        Pollution Control Outlook
        Pricing & Product Mix
        Environmental & Regulatory Considerations
        Membrane System Demand
        World Membrane Separation Outlook
        North America
        Europe
        Asia/Pacific
        Other Regions

III.TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW
        General
        Membrane Separation Processes
        Membrane Configurations
        Membrane Advantages
        Liquid Processing Membrane Technologies
        Microfiltration
        Ultrafiltration
        Nanofiltration
        Reverse Osmosis
        Other
        Direct Osmosis
        Dialysis
        Electrodialysis
        Pervaporation
        Gas Separation Membrane Technologies
        Membrane Maintenance
        Competitive Technologies
        Liquid
        Conventional Filters
        Distillation
        Ion Exchange Resins
        Other Liquid Separation Processes
        Gas
        Cryogenic Separation
        Pressure Swing Adsorption
        Other Gas Separation Processes

IV.TYPES
        General
        Polymeric Membranes
        Cellulosic Membranes
        Polysulfone & Nylon Membranes
        Polysulfone
        Nylon
        Other Polymeric Membranes
        PTFE Membranes
        Acrylic Membranes
        Silicone Membranes
        Polyacrylonitrile Membranes
        PVDF Membranes
        All Other Polymeric Membranes
        Nonpolymeric Membranes
        Ceramic Membranes
        Characteristics
        Markets
        Producers
        Other Nonpolymeric Membranes

V.APPLICATIONS
        General
        Microfiltration
        Characteristics
        Markets
        Producers
        Reverse Osmosis
        Characteristics
        Markets
        Producers
        Ultrafiltration
        Characteristics
        Markets
        Producers
        Pervaporation
        Characteristics
        Markets
        Producers
        Other Applications
        Gas Separation
        Characteristics
        Markets
        Producers
        Nanofiltration
        Characteristics
        Markets
        Producers
        Dialysis
        Electrodialysis

VI.MARKETS
        General
        Water & Wastewater Treatment
        Water Withdrawal & Use Trends
        Membrane Demand
        Water Treatment
          Municipal Water Treatment
          Industrial Water Treatment
          Ultrapure Water Treatment
          Residential Water Treatment
        Wastewater Treatment
          Municipal
          Industrial
          Other Wastewater Treatment Markets
        Food & Beverage Processing
        Food Industry Outlook
        Beverage Industry Outlook
        Membrane Demand
        Food Processing
        Beverage Processing
        Pharmaceuticals & Medical Uses
        Pharmaceutical & Health Care Outlook
        Membrane Demand
        Pharmaceutical Production
        Dialysis & Related Uses
        Biotechnology
        Drug Delivery
        Testing & Diagnostics
        Blood Collection
        Chemical Processing
        Chemical Processing Outlook
        Membrane Demand
        Chlor-Alkali Production
        Other Chemical Processing
        Industrial Gas Processing
        Industrial Gas Outlook
        Membrane Demand
        Nitrogen Processing
        Other Industrial Gas Processing
        Other Markets
        Environmental
        Fuel Cells

VII.INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
        General
        Industry Composition
        Market Share
        Pall
        Millipore
        General Electric
        Hydranautics
        Dow Chemical
        3M
        Koch Membrane Systems
        Competitive Strategies
        Research & Development
        Marketing
        Mergers & Acquisitions
        Cooperative Agreements
        Company Profiles
        Air Products and Chemicals Incorporated
        Applera Corporation
        Applied Membranes Incorporated
        APV, see SPX Corporation
        Aquious-PCI Membrane Systems Incorporated, see ITT Corporation
        Ballard Power Systems Incorporated
        Baxter International Incorporated
        Becton, Dickinson and Company
        Bio-Rad Laboratories Incorporated
        BOC Group plc, see Linde Group
        Celgard Incorporated, see Polypore International
          Incorporated
        Corning Incorporated
        Culligan International Company
        CUNO Incorporated, see 3M Company
        Daramic Incorporated, see Polypore International
          Incorporated
        Discovery Labware, see Becton, Dickinson and Company
        Donaldson Company Incorporated
        Dow Chemical Company
        DuPont (EI) de Nemours
        Ecodyne Limited, see Marmon Group LLC
        EcoWater Systems LLC, see Marmon Group LLC
        Entegris Incorporated
        ESCO Technologies Incorporated
        FilmTec Corporation, see Dow Chemical Company
        Filtertek Incorporated, see Illinois Tool Works
          Incorporated
        GE Water & Process Technologies, see General Electric Company
        General Electric Company
        Gore (WL) & Associates Incorporated
        Graver Technologies LLC, see Marmon Group LLC
        Hydranautics, see Nitto Denko Corporation
        Illinois Tool Works Incorporated
        Innovative Gas Systems Incorporated
        Invensys plc
        ITT Corporation
        Koch Industries Incorporated
        L'Air Liquide SA
        Linde Group
        Marmon Group LLC
        MEDAL LP, see L'Air Liquide SA
        Medtronic Incorporated
        Membrana GmbH, see Polypore International Incorporated
        Millipore Corporation
        Nitto Denko Corporation
        Pall Corporation
        Parker-Hannifin Corporation
        Polypore International Incorporated
        Praxair Incorporated
        PTI Technologies Incorporated, see ESCO Technologies Incorporated
        Sartorius AG
        Siemens AG
        Sigma-Aldrich Corporation                   333
        Spectrum Laboratories Incorporated
        SpinTek Filtration LLC
        SPX Corporation
        Supelco, see Sigma-Aldrich Corporation
        3M Company
        Whatman plc
        ZENON Environmental Incorporated, see General Electric Company
        Zhejiang Omex Environmental Engineering Company
          Limited, see Dow Chemical Company
        Additional Companies

LIST OF TABLES

        SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
        Summary Table

        SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
      1 Macroeconomic Indicators
      2 Personal Consumption Expenditures
      3 Population & Households
      4 Pollution Abatement & Control Expenditures
      5 Selected Membrane Material Prices
      6 Membrane Separation System Demand

        SECTION III -- TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW
      1 Advantages & Disadvantages of Membrane Separation
          Technologies
      2 Membrane Separation Spectrum

        SECTION IV -- TYPES
      1 Membrane Demand by Type
      2 Polymeric Membrane Demand
      3 Cellulosic Membrane Demand by Application
      4 Polysulfone & Nylon Demand by Application
      5 Other Polymeric Membrane Demand by Application
      6 Nonpolymeric Membrane Demand by Type & Application
      7 Ceramic Membrane Demand
      8 Other Nonpolymeric Membrane Demand

        SECTION V -- APPLICATIONS
      1 Membrane Material Demand by Application
      2 Microfiltration Membrane Demand by Type
      3 Microfiltration Demand by Market
      4 Reverse Osmosis Membranes by Type
      5 Reverse Osmosis Membrane Demand by Market
      6 Ultrafiltration Membrane Demand by Type
      7 Ultrafiltration Membrane Demand by Market
      8 Pervaporation Membrane Demand by Type
      9 Pervaporation Membrane Demand by Market
     10 Membrane Demand in Other Applications by Type & Market

        SECTION VI -- MARKETS
      1 Membrane Demand by Market
      2 Water Withdrawal & Use
      3 Water & Wastewater Treatment Market for Membranes
      4 Water Treatment Market for Membranes by Application &
          Segment
      5 Municipal Water Treatment Market for Membranes
      6 Industrial Water Treatment Market for Membranes
      7 Ultrapure Water Treatment Market for Membranes
      8 Residential Water Treatment Market for Membranes
      9 Wastewater Treatment Market for Membranes
     10 Food & Beverage Shipments
     11 Food & Beverage Processing Market for Membranes
     12 Food Processing Market for Membranes by Application
     13 Beverage Processing Market for Membranes by Application
     14 Pharmaceutical & Health Care Indicators
     15 Pharmaceutical & Medical Market for Membranes by
          Application
     16 Chemical Product Shipments
     17 Chemical Processing Market for Membranes by Application
     18 Industrial Gas Shipments
     19 Industrial Gas Market for Membranes by Application
     20 Other Markets for Membranes by Application

        SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
      1 Membrane Sales by Company, 2007
      2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
      3 Selected Cooperative Agreements

LIST OF CHARTS

        SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
      1 World Membrane Separation Materials Demand by
          Region, 2007

        SECTION III -- TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW
      1 Dead-End & Crossflow Membrane Separation Processes

        SECTION IV -- TYPES
      1 Polymeric Membrane Demand, 2007: Volume & Value

        SECTION V -- APPLICATIONS
      1 Membrane Material Demand by Application, 2007

        SECTION VI -- MARKETS
      1 Membrane Demand by Market, 2007
      2 Water & Wastewater Treatment Market for Membranes,
          1997-2017
      3 Water Treatment Market for Membranes by Segment, 2007

        SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
      1 US Membrane Material Market Share, 2007