Membrane Microfiltration market opportunity report provides an in-depth analysis of the technical and market drivers relating to the market for microfiltration (MF) membrane products: modules, capsules, cartridges, and cassettes. The study evaluates the current worth of MF products by application, and forecasts growth and trends in the various sectors over the next 5 years. The conclusions are illustrated with important statistical information on markets, applications, industry structure, and dynamics along with technological developments.
 
The report is intended for those who require a thorough analysis of the MF membrane industry that traces significant developments and forecasts important trends, quantifies the various market sectors, and profiles companies active in those areas. Because of the fragmented nature of the industry, it is difficult to find studies that gather extensive data from diverse resources and analyze it in the context of a comprehensive document. This report contains a unique collection of membrane-related information and conclusions that is difficult to find elsewhere.
 
This comprehensive report aims to provide those interested in investment, acquisition, or expansion into the market with specific, detailed information crucial to making educated decisions. The document is an information source on the industry, a reference manual on an advanced technology, and a resource that provides information to decision-makers who need to stay abreast of the state of the art.
 
The study is designed to be as comprehensive as possible, and to be useable by a broad audience of business, technical, and regulatory practitioners on a global scale. Senior marketing personnel, venture capitalists, executive planners, research directors, government officials, and suppliers to the membrane industry who want to discover and exploit current or projected market niches should find this report of value. Novice readers who wish to understand how regulations, market pressures, and technology interact in the MF membrane arena also will find this study worthwhile.
 
This report examines the market for MF membrane products as reflected by the major applications of the technology: food and beverage processing, biopharmaceuticals manufacture, potable water production, wastewater treatment, industrial processes, and semiconductor fabrication. Five-year projections are provided for market activity and value. Industry structure, membrane applications and trends, pricing considerations, R&D, government regulations, company profiles, and competitive technologies are included in the study.
 
The report is a study of the global market as applied to liquid separations. Analysis will not include membranes in the MF pore size range for air and/or gas separations, or for non-separating applications such as technical textiles or diagnostic kits. Medical devices based on MF membranes will not be addressed either. Values are given in U.S. dollars; forecasts are made in constant U.S. dollars, and growth rates are compounded. Sales of “membranes” refer to the sale of membranes packaged as modules, capsules, cartridges, cassettes, or other devices in which the membranes are “housed.” Pressure vessels, housings, pumps, piping, controls, or other system components are not included in the market values.
 
Both primary and secondary research methodologies were used in compiling this market research report. Research began with a re-analysis of the available technical and business literature. Conversations with industry experts and company representatives and a review of their published works provide the backbone for an evaluation of the MF membrane industry. Other sources of information included product literature from system suppliers, patent information, and companies’ annual reports and financial filings.
 
Growth rates for MF are not the same for all world regions and are not increasing from the same base. Common to all regions, however, is the fact that sales of the technology are growing faster than the gross domestic products (GDPs) of countries installing the systems and more rapidly than the industries that use them. Forecasts in this report are based on announced projects and anticipated capacity additions over the next 5 years.
 
Costs are based on published data and interviews with industry participants. MF “membranes” refers to sheet, hollow fiber, or tubular membrane material enclosed in housings, where relevant, and packaged into modules, capsules, cartridges, cassettes, or plate and frame configurations. Calculations are based on the retail price of products rather than the discounted costs available to large volume users and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Sales of replacement membranes are included in market sizes and forecasts. Projections for each market are made in terms of constant dollars. Historical values are for the year given.
 

This Report: 

• The market for MF as reflected by the major applications of the technology: food and beverage processing, biopharmaceuticals manufacture, potable water production, wastewater treatment, industrial processes, and semiconductor fabrication
• Projections of market activity and value, with data for 2008, estimates for 2009, and 5-year forecasts, with compound annual growth rates (CAGRs), through 2014
• Industry structure, membrane applications and trends, pricing considerations, R&D, government regulations, company profiles, and competitive technologies.
• The global market for microfiltration as applied to liquid separations.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter- 1: INTRODUCTION

STUDY GOAL AND OBJECTIVES 1
REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY 1
INTENDED AUDIENCE 1
SCOPE OF REPORT 2
METHODOLOGY 2
INFORMATION SOURCES 3

 
Chapter-2: SUMMARY

SUMMARY 5
SUMMARY TABLE VALUE OF THE GLOBAL MARKET FOR MF MEMBRANES, THROUGH 2015 ($ MILLIONS) 8
SUMMARY FIGURE VALUE OF THE GLOBAL MARKET FOR MF MEMBRANES, 1990–2015 ($ MILLIONS) 8

 
Chapter-3: OVERVIEW

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE MEMBRANE INDUSTRY 9
TABLE 1 A BRIEF HISTORY OF MEMBRANE DEVELOPMENT 10
MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY 11
MATERIALS 11
Cellulosics 12
Polypropylene 12
Polysulfones 12
Fluorinated Polymers 13
Polyamides 13
Ceramics 13
Stainless Steel 14
Selecting Materials for MF Membranes 14
MANUFACTURING METHODS 14
Phase Separation 15
Track Etching 15
Stretching 15
Sintering 16
STRUCTURE 16
MODULES 16
Configuration 17
Plate and Frame 17
Tubular 17
Spiral Wound 17
Hollow Fiber 17
Pleated Sheet 18
FOULING 18
PRICING 19
TABLE 2 MEMBRANE COST BY CONFIGURATION ($/M2) 19
FILTRATION MODES 19
Direct-Flow Filtration 19
Cross-flow Filtration 19
MF 20

 
Chapter-4: APPLICATIONS

TABLE 3 APPLICATIONS FOR MF MEMBRANES 21
TABLE 4 GLOBAL MF MEMBRANE MARKET SHARE BY APPLICATION, 2010 (%) 22
FIGURE 1 GLOBAL MF MEMBRANE MARKET SHARE BY APPLICATION, 2010 (%) 22
TABLE 5 GLOBAL VALUE OF THE MF MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2015 ($ MILLIONS) 23
FIGURE 2 GLOBAL VALUE OF THE MARKET FOR MF MEMBRANES BY APPLICATION, 1990–2015 ($ MILLIONS) 23
MUNICIPAL DRINKING WATER 24
WATER AVAILABILITY AND USAGE IN THE U.S. 24
TABLE 6 WATER DISTRIBUTION IN THE U.S. BY SECTOR (BILLION GPD/%) 24
FIGURE 3 WATER DISTRIBUTION IN THE U.S. BY SECTOR (%) 25
WATER USE IN THE REST OF THE WORLD 25
TABLE 7 GLOBAL WATER DISTRIBUTION BY SECTOR (%) 25
DRINKING WATER STANDARDS 26
TABLE 8 NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS 26
TABLE 9 NATIONAL SECONDARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS 30
Long-Term Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rules 30
Drinking Water Standards Outside of the U.S. 31
Emerging Contaminants 31
MF MEMBRANES FOR POTABLE WATER TREATMENT 32
PRETREATMENT TO SEAWATER DESALINATION 33
MANUFACTURERS OF MF MEMBRANES FOR DRINKING WATER TREATMENT 33
TABLE 10 MANUFACTURERS OF MF MEMBRANES FOR DRINKING WATER TREATMENT 34
VALUE OF MF MEMBRANES IN THE POTABLE WATER MARKET 34
TABLE 11 GLOBAL VALUE OF THE MF MARKET FOR POTABLE WATER TREATMENT BY APPLICATION, TROUGH 2015 ($ MILLIONS) 36
FIGURE 4 GLOBAL VALUE OF THE MF MARKET FOR POTABLE WATER TREATMENT BY APPLICATION, 1990–2015 ($ MILLIONS) 37
MUNICIPAL/DOMESTIC WASTEWATER 37
MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS 37
WASTEWATER RECLAMATION AND REUSE 38
MANUFACTURERS OF MF PRODUCTS FOR MUNICIPAL/DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT 39
TABLE 12 MANUFACTURERS OF MF PRODUCTS FOR MUNICIPAL/DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT 39
VALUE OF THE MARKET FOR MF MEMBRANES IN MUNICIPAL/DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT 39
TABLE 13 GLOBAL VALUE OF THE MARKET FOR MF MEMBRANES IN MUNICIPAL/DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT, THROUGH 2015 ($ MILLIONS) 41
FIGURE 5 GLOBAL VALUE OF THE MARKET FOR MF MEMBRANES IN MUNICIPAL/DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT, 1990–2015 ($ MILLIONS) 41
INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER 41
INDUSTRIAL PROCESS WATER 42
ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION 42
RO Pretreatment 43
CHEMICALS MANUFACTURING 43
OIL AND GAS PROCESSING 44
TEXTILE 44
TANNING 44
METAL FABRICATION AND FINISHING 45
MANUFACTURERS OF MF MEMBRANES FOR INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER/PROCESS WATER TREATMENT 45
TABLE 14 MANUFACTURERS OF MF MEMBRANES FOR INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER/PROCESS WATER TREATMENT 45
VALUE OF MF MEMBRANES IN THE INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER/PROCESS WATER TREATMENT MARKET 46
TABLE 15 GLOBAL VALUE OF THE MF MARKET FOR INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER/PROCESS WATER TREATMENT, THROUGH 2015 ($ MILLIONS) 47
FIGURE 6 GLOBAL VALUE OF THE MF MARKET FOR INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER/PROCESS WATER TREATMENT, 1990–2015 ($ MILLIONS) 47
FOOD AND BEVERAGE MANUFACTURING 48
TABLE 16 MF APPLICATIONS IN FOOD AND BEVERAGE PROCESSING 48
DAIRY 49
Whey Processing 49
ESL Milk 50
Milk Fractionation 50
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES 50
Beer 50
Wine 51
SUGAR, SWEETENERS 51
JUICE 52
Clarification/Stabilization 52
Removing Bitterness from Citrus Juices 52
PROTEIN RECOVERY 53
WASTEWATER REUSE 53
MANUFACTURERS OF MF MEMBRANES FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE PROCESSING 54
TABLE 17 MANUFACTURERS OF MF MEMBRANES FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE PROCESSING 54 
VALUE OF MF MEMBRANES IN THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE PROCESSING MARKET 55
TABLE 18 GLOBAL VALUE OF THE MF MARKET FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE PROCESSING, THROUGH 2015 ($ MILLIONS) 58
FIGURE 7 GLOBAL VALUE OF THE MF MARKET FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE PROCESSING, 1990–2015 ($ MILLIONS) 58
BIOTECH, BIOPROCESSING, AND PHARMACEUTICALS 58
LAB-SCALE SEPARATIONS 59
Syringe Filters 59
Bottle Top Filters 60
Molecular Separations Systems 60
Stirred Cell Systems 60
Centrifugal Devices 61
TFF Systems 61
Laboratory Water Treatment 61
BIOPROCESSING 62
MF vs. UF Bioseparations 62
COMPENDIAL WATER TREATMENT 63
MANUFACTURERS OF MF MEMBRANES FOR BIOTECH, BIOPROCESSING, AND PHARMACEUTICALS 63
TABLE 19 MANUFACTURERS OF MF MEMBRANES FOR BIOTECH, BIOPROCESSING, AND PHARMACEUTICALS 64
VALUE OF MF MEMBRANES IN THE BIOTECH, BIOPROCESSING, AND PHARMACEUTICALS MARKET 64
TABLE 20 GLOBAL VALUE OF THE MARKET FOR MF MEMBRANES IN BIOTECH, BIOPROCESSING, AND PHARMACEUTICALS, THROUGH 2015 ($ MILLIONS) 67
FIGURE 8 GLOBAL VALUE OF THE MARKET FOR MF MEMBRANES IN BIOTECH, BIOPROCESSING, AND PHARMACEUTICALS, 1990–2015 ($ MILLIONS) 67
SEMICONDUCTOR/ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING 67
ULTRAPURE DI MICROELECTRONICS-GRADE WATER 68
RO Pretreatment 68
CHEMICAL FILTRATION 69
CMP SLURRY TREATMENT 69
MANUFACTURERS OF MF PRODUCTS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR/ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING MARKET 70
TABLE 21 MANUFACTURERS OF MF MEMBRANES FOR SEMICONDUCTOR/ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING 70
VALUE OF MF MEMBRANES IN THE SEMICONDUCTOR/ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING MARKET 72
TABLE 22 GLOBAL VALUE OF THE MF MARKET FOR SEMICONDUCTOR/ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING, THROUGH 2015 ($ MILLIONS) 74
FIGURE 9 GLOBAL VALUE OF THE MF MARKET FOR SEMICONDUCTOR/ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING, 1990–2015 ($ MILLIONS) 74

 
Chapter-5: PATENT SURVEY

BY APPLICATION 75
TABLE 23 U.S. PATENT SURVEY BY APPLICATION, DECEMBER 31, 2004 TO JANUARY 1, 2010 (NUMBER 76
BY COMPANY 76
TABLE 24 U.S. PATENT SURVEY BY COMPANY, DECEMBER 31, 2004 TO JANUARY 1, 2010 (NUMBER) 77
FIGURE 10 U.S. PATENT SURVEY BY COMPANY, DECEMBER 31, 2004 TO JANUARY 1, 2010 (NUMBER) 78

 
Chapter-6: THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR MF MEMBRANES

THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR MF MEMBRANES 79
VALUE OF THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR MF MEMBRANES 80
DRINKING WATER, MUNICIPAL/DOMESTIC WASTEWATER 80
Canada 81
INDUSTRIAL PROCESS WATER/WASTEWATER 82
FOOD AND BEVERAGE 83
BIOTECH, BIOPROCESSING, AND PHARMACEUTICALS 83
Canada 84
SEMICONDUCTOR 85
GLOBAL INDUSTRY CONSOLIDATION 86
TABLE 25 VALUE OF THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR MF MEMBRANES, THROUGH 2015 ($ MILLIONS) 86
FIGURE 11 VALUE OF THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR MF MEMBRANES, 1990–2015 ($ MILLIONS) 87

 
Chapter-7: GLOBAL MARKETS FOR MF MEMBRANES

TABLE 26 VALUE OF THE GLOBAL MF MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2015 ($ MILLIONS) 88
FIGURE 12 VALUE OF THE GLOBAL MF MARKET BY REGION, 1990–2015 ($ MILLIONS) 89
TABLE 27 GLOBAL MF MARKET SHARE BY REGION, 2010 (%) 89
FIGURE 13 GLOBAL MF MARKET SHARE BY REGION, 2010 (%) 90
EUROPE 90
COUNTRY PROFILES 91
Germany 91
Water/Wastewater Market 91
Biotech/Bioprocessing/Pharmaceuticals Market 92
Semiconductor Market 93
U.K. 93
Water/Wastewater Market 93
Biotech/Bioprocessing/ Pharmaceuticals Market 94
Semiconductor Market 95
France 95
Water/Wastewater Market 96
Biotech/Bioprocessing/ Pharmaceuticals Market 96
Semiconductor Market 97
Italy 97
Water/Wastewater Market 98
Spain 98
Water/Wastewater Market 99
Eastern Europe 100
Poland 100
Czech Republic, Slovenia, Slovak Republic, Romania 101
Hungary, Bulgaria, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia 101
VALUE OF THE EUROPEAN MF MARKET 102
Potable Water 103
Wastewater 103
Food and Beverage 105
Biotech/Bioprocessing/Pharmaceuticals 105
Semiconductors 106
TABLE 28 VALUE OF THE EUROPEAN MF MARKET, THROUGH 2015 ($ MILLIONS) 107
FIGURE 14 VALUE OF THE EUROPEAN MF MARKET, 1990–2015 ($ MILLIONS) 108
ASIA-PACIFIC 108
COUNTRY PROFILES 109
Australia 109
Water/Wastewater Market 109
Biotech/Bioprocessing/ Pharmaceuticals Market 110
Japan 111
Water/Wastewater Market 111
Biotech/Bioprocessing/Pharmaceuticals Market 112
Semiconductor Market 113
China 113
Water/Wastewater Market 114
Biotech/Bioprocessing/Pharmaceuticals Market 115
Semiconductor Market 116
Korea 116
Water/Wastewater Market 117
Biotech/Bioprocessing/Pharmaceuticals Market 118
India 118
Water/Wastewater Market 119
Biotech/Bioprocessing/Pharmaceuticals Market 120
Semiconductor Market 120
Singapore 121
Water/Wastewater Market 121
Biotech/Bioprocessing/Pharmaceuticals Market 122
Semiconductor Market 123
VALUE OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC MF MARKET 123
Municipal Water/Wastewater 123
Industrial Process Water/Wastewater 124
Biotech/Bioprocessing/Pharmaceuticals 125
Semiconductor 125
TABLE 29 VALUE OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC MF MARKET, THROUGH 2015, ($ MILLIONS) 126
FIGURE 15 VALUE OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC MF MARKET, 1990–2015 ($ MILLIONS) 126
LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN 127
COUNTRY PROFILES 127
Brazil 127
Water/Wastewater Market 127
Mexico 128
Water/Wastewater Market 128
VALUE OF THE LATIN AMERICAN/CARIBBEAN MF MARKET 130
TABLE 30 VALUE OF THE LATIN AMERICAN/CARIBBEAN MF MARKET, THROUGH 2015 ($ MILLIONS) 131
FIGURE 16 VALUE OF THE LATIN AMERICAN/CARIBBEAN MF MARKET, 1990–2015 ($ MILLIONS) 132
MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA 132
COUNTRY PROFILES 133
Israel 133
Water/Wastewater Market 133
Biotech/Bioprocessing/Pharmaceuticals Market 134
Saudi Arabia 135
Water/Wastewater Market 135
United Arab Emirates 136
Water/Wastewater Market 137
VALUE OF THE MIDDLE EAST/AFRICAN MF MARKET 137
Water 138
Wastewater 138
TABLE 31 VALUE OF THE MIDDLE EAST/AFRICAN MF MARKET, THROUGH 2015 ($ MILLIONS) 139
FIGURE 17 VALUE OF THE MIDDLE EAST/AFRICAN MF MARKET, 1990–2015 ($ MILLIONS) 140

 
Chapter-8: INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 141
STAYING COMPETITIVE 142
ACQUISITIONS 142
TABLE 32 MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS, 1995–2010 142
PRODUCT MIX 143
BARRIERS TO GROWTH 143
INDUSTRY PLAYERS 144
GEOGRAPHIC FACTORS 145
MARKET SHARE 146
TABLE 33 GLOBAL MF MEMBRANE MANUFACTURERS’ MARKET SHARE, 2010 (%) 146
FIGURE 18 GLOBAL MF MEMBRANE MANUFACTURERS’ MARKET SHARE, 2010 (%) 147
COMPANY PROFILES 147
3M PURIFICATION 147
ADVANTEC MFS 148
ALFA LAVAL 148
APPLIED MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY 149
AQUAMARIJN-MICRO FILTRATION B.V. 149
ASAHI KASEI 150
ATECH INNOVATIONS GMBH 151
BERGHOF FILTRATIONS UND ANLAGENTECHNIK GMBH 151
CERAMEM 152
DONALDSON CO., INC. 152
ECO CERAMICS B.V. 153
EMEMBRANE 153
ENTEGRIS, INC. 154
FAIREY INDUSTRIAL CERAMICS 154
FLUXXION B.V. 155
GE WATER TECHNOLOGIES/GE HEALTHCARE 156
GEA WESTFALIA SEPARATOR, INC. 157
GRAVER TECHNOLOGIES 157
HYFLUX CEPARATION TECHNOLOGIES B.V. 157
JIANGSU JIUWU HI-TECH CO., LTD. 158
KATHYD TECHNOLOGY 158
KOCH MEMBRANE SYSTEMS 159
KOREA MEMBRANE SEPARATION 159
KUBOTA CORP. 160
MEDIA AND PROCESS TECHNOLOGY 161
MEISSNER FILTRATION PRODUCTS 161
MEMBRANA-CHARLOTTE 162
MEMBRANE PRODUCTS CORP. (MEMPRO) 162
MEMPORE 163
MICRODYN-NADIR GMBH 163
MILLENNIUMPORE 164
MILLIPORE CORP. 164
MARCOR PURIFICATION 165
MITSUBISHI RAYON ENGINEERING CO., LTD. 166
MMF MAXFLOW MEMBRAN FILTRATION GMBH 166
MTB TECHNOLOGIES 167
NAJADE SEPARATION B.V. 167
NEW LOGIC INTERNATIONAL 167
NOVASEP PROCESS 168
PALL CORP. 169
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP. 170
POLYMEM S.A. 171
POROGEN CORP. 171
PORVAIR FILTRATION GROUP 171
PRIME WATER INTL. 172
SAEHAN CSM 172
SARTORIUS STEDIM BIOTECH 173
SEPRO SEPARATION SOLUTIONS 174
SIEMENS AG 174
SUNTAR MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY 175
SPECTRUM LABORATORIES 175
SPINTEK 176
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC FINE POLYMER, INC. 176
SYNDER FILTRATION 177
TAMI INDUSTRIES 177
TORAY INDUSTRIES 178
VINA FILTER CO., LTD. 178
W.L. GORE & ASSOC. 179
X-FLOW B.V. 179
YUASA MEMBRANE SYSTEMS CO., LTD. 180
APPENDIX 181
TABLE 34 U.S. PATENT SURVEY, DECEMBER 31, 2004 TO JANUARY 1, 2010 181