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Demand to grow more than 8% annually through 2012



US demand for membrane materials is expected to increase 8.2 percent per year to $4.3 billion in 2012. Advances will be driven by the ongoing penetration of membranes into key markets such as water and wastewater treatment, and food and beverage processing, largely at the expense of conventional filtration equipment that cannot equal the performance attributes of membranes. This trend has been prompted by the need to comply with strict regulations pertaining to water and wastewater quality, as well as an increasing interest in process fluids with higher purity levels. Additional factors driving gains include the ability of membranes to reduce water use and waste disposal expenditures, and to improve water and material recovery and reuse. Demand for nonpolymeric materials, including ceramic, metal and composite types, is expected to record double-digit growth through 2012, due to their better performance in extreme temperatures and greater pH ranges. However, polymeric membrane materials will continue to dominate the market because they have lower initial costs and greater product flexibility than nonpolymeric materials. Cellulosic membranes, the least expensive materials, accounted for the largest share of polymeric membranes -- nearly 60 percent in value terms -- in 2007, although that share is slowly declining.



Microfiltration to remain largest application



Among major applications, gains are expected to be strongest for pervaporation membranes, albeit from a small base, because of their use in high-growth specialty markets. Advances are also projected to be strong for ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis membranes, both of which function in a variety of markets. Microfiltration membranes will continue to account for the largest share of total demand, but represent a better established and more mature segment of the market. Other types of separation technologies that incorporate membranes include nanofiltration, dialysis, electrodialysis and gas separation.



Pharmaceutical, medical markets to increase fastest



Key markets for membranes include water and wastewater treatment, food and beverage processing, pharmaceuticals and medical products, chemical production, industrial gas production and others. The best opportunities for growth will emerge in the pharmaceutical and medical markets, and smaller markets such as environmental applications and fuel cells. Fuel cells, although currently negligible in market value terms, are expected to emerge as a significant outlet for membranes in the next 10 to 20 years. The water and wastewater treatment market continued to be the largest for membranes, representing 51 percent of sales in 2007.



Study coverage



It presents historical demand data (1997, 2002, 2007) plus forecasts for 2012 and 2017 by type, application and market. The study also considers market environment factors, evaluates company market share and profiles 39 competitors in the US industry.

Introduction

Executive Summar y
1 Summary Table

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
1 Macroeconomic Indicators
2 Personal Consumption Expenditures
3 Population & Households
4 Pollution Control Expenditures
5 Selected Membrane Material Prices
6 Membrane Separation Systems Demand
Cht World Membrane Separation Materials
Demand by Region, 2007

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
1 Advantages & Disadvantages of
Membrane Separation Technologies
Cht Dead-End & Crossflow Membrane
Separation Processes
2 Separation Spectrum

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
1 Membrane Demand by Type
2 Polymeric Membrane Demand
Cht Polymeric Membrane Demand, 2007
3 Cellulosic Membrane Demand
by Application
4 Polysulfone & Nylon Membrane
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

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
1 Membrane Material Demand
by Application
Cht Membrane Material Demand
by Application, 2007
2 Microfiltration Membrane
Demand by Type
3 Microfiltration Membrane
Demand by Market
4 Reverse Osmosis Membrane
Demand 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 & Market
9 Other Membrane Demand
by Type & Market

MARKETS

General
Water & Wastewater Treatment
Water Withdrawal & Use Trends
Membrane Demand
Water Treatment
Wastewater Treatment
Food & Beverage Processing
Food Processing Trends
Beverage Processing Trends
Membrane Demand
Food Processing
Beverage Processing
Pharmaceuticals & Health Care
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
2 Water Withdrawal & Use
3 Water & Wastewater Treatment
Market for Membranes
Cht Water & Wastewater Treatment Market
for Membranes, 1997-2017
4 Water Treatment Market for Membranes
by Application & Segment
Cht Water Treatment Market for Membranes
by Segment, 2007
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

INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

General
Industry Composition
Market Share
Competitive Strategies
Research & Development
Marketing
Mergers & Acquisitions
Cooperative Agreements
1 US Membrane Materials Sales
by Company, 2007
Cht US Membrane Materials
Market Share, 2007
2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
3 Selected Cooperative Agreements

Company Profiles