Table Of Contents
INTRODUCTION x
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4
General 4
Macroeconomic Trends 5
Consumer Spending Trends 8
Demographic Trends 12
Pollution Control Equipment Outlook 15
Pricing & Product Mix 17
Environmental & Regulatory Considerations 19
Membrane System Demand 24
World Membrane Separation Outlook 26
North America 28
Asia/Pacific 29
Western Europe 30
Other Regions 31
III. TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW 33
General 33
Membrane Separation Processes 34
Membrane Configurations 37
Membrane Advantages 38
Liquid Processing Membrane Technologies 41
Microfiltration 43
Ultrafiltration 44
Nanofiltration 45
Reverse Osmosis 46
Other 48
Forward Osmosis 48
Dialysis 50
Electrodialysis 50
Pervaporation 52
Gas Separation Membrane Technologies 53
Membrane Maintenance 54
Competitive Technologies 58
Liquid 58
Conventional Filters 58
Distillation 60
Ion Exchange Resins 60
Other Liquid Separation Processes 61
Gas 62
Cryogenic Separation 63
Pressure Swing Adsorption 63
Other Gas Separation Processes 64
IV. MATERIALS 65
General 65
Polymeric Membranes 68
Fluoropolymer Membranes 73
PTFE Membranes 75
PVDF Membranes 75
Polyamide Membranes 76
Cellulosic Membranes 79
Polysulfone & Polyethersulfone Membranes 83
Other Polymeric Membranes 87
Acrylic Membranes 90
Silicone Membranes 91
Polyacrylonitrile Membranes 92
All Other Polymeric Membranes 92
Nonpolymeric Membranes 93
Ceramic Membranes 96
Characteristics 97
Markets 98
Producers 99
Other Nonpolymeric Membranes 100
V. TYPES 103
General 103
Microfiltration 105
Markets 108
Characteristics 110
Producers 111
Reverse Osmosis 112
Markets 114
Characteristics 118
Producers 119
Ultrafiltration 120
Markets 122
Characteristics 124
Producers 126
Pervaporation 126
Markets 128
Characteristics 129
Producers 130
Other Membrane Types 131
Gas Separation 132
Markets 133
Characteristics 134
Producers 135
Nanofiltration 136
Markets 137
Characteristics 138
Producers 139
Dialysis 139
Electrodialysis 140
VI. MARKETS 142
General 142
Water & Wastewater Treatment 145
Water Withdrawal & Use Trends 146
Membrane Demand 150
Water Treatment 153
Municipal Water Treatment 157
Industrial Water Treatment 163
Ultrapure Water Treatment 165
Residential Water Treatment 168
Wastewater Treatment 172
Municipal 175
Industrial 177
Other Wastewater Treatment Markets 181
Food & Beverage Processing 182
Food & Beverage Industry Outlook 182
Membrane Demand 185
Food Processing 187
Beverage Processing 190
Pharmaceutical & Medical Uses 194
Pharmaceutical & Health Care Outlook 195
Membrane Demand 197
Pharmaceutical Production 199
Dialysis & Related Uses 201
Biotechnology 203
Drug Delivery 205
Testing & Diagnostics 206
Blood Collection 207
Chemical Processing 208
Chemical Processing Outlook 208
Membrane Demand 211
Chlor-Alkali Production 213
Other Chemical Processing 215
Industrial Gas Processing 216
Industrial Gas Outlook 216
Membrane Demand 219
Nitrogen Processing 222
Other Industrial Gas Processing 223
Other Markets 224
Environmental 226
Fuel Cells 228
VII. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 231
General 231
Industry Composition 233
Market Share 235
Competitive Strategies 239
Research & Development 242
Marketing 244
Mergers & Acquisitions 247
Cooperative Agreements 249
Company Profiles 253
Air Products and Chemicals Incorporated 254
Applied Membranes Incorporated 255
Ballard Power Systems Incorporated 258
Baxter International Incorporated 260
Becton, Dickinson and Company 262
Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated 264
Bio-Rad Laboratories Incorporated 267
C’treat Offshore, see ITT
Celgard, see Polypore International
Corning Incorporated 269
Culligan International Company 270
Dantherm Power, see Ballard Power Systems
Daramic, see Polypore International
Discovery Labware, see Becton, Dickinson
domnick hunter Process Filtration, see Parker-Hannifin
Donaldson Company Incorporated 272
Dow Chemical Company 273
DuPont (EI) de Nemours 276
Ecodyne, see Berkshire Hathaway
EcoWater Systems, see Berkshire Hathaway
Entegris Incorporated 278
ESCO Technologies Incorporated 281
Filtertek, see Illinois Tool Works
General Electric Company 283
Gore (WL) & Associates Incorporated 290
Graver Technologies, see Berkshire Hathaway
Hydranautics, see Nitto Denko
Illinois Tool Works Incorporated 293
Innovative Gas Systems Incorporated 294
ITT Corporation 296
Koch Industries Incorporated 297
L’Air Liquide SA 300
Life Technologies Corporation 303
Linde AG 305
Liqui-Cel, see Polypore International
Marmon Holdings, see Berkshire Hathaway
MEDAL, see L’Air Liquide
Medtronic Incorporated 307
Membrana, see Polypore International
Merck KGaA 309
Millipore, see Merck
Nitto Denko Corporation 314
Pall Corporation 318
Parker-Hannifin Corporation 324
PCI Membranes, see Xylem
Polypore International Incorporated 327
Praxair Incorporated 330
PTI Technologies, see ESCO Technologies
Sartorius AG 332
Siemens AG 335
Sigma-Aldrich Corporation 338
Spectrum Laboratories Incorporated 340
SpinTek Filtration LLC 342
SPX Corporation 343
Supelco, see Sigma-Aldrich
3M Company 344
Water Equipment Technologies, see Xylem
Whatman, see General Electric
Xylem Incorporated 347
List Of Tables
SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Summary Table 3
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Macroeconomic Indicators 8
2 Personal Consumption Expenditures11
3 Population & Households15
4 Pollution Control Equipment Shipments17
5 Selected Membrane Material Prices19
6 Membrane Separation System Demand26
SECTION III -- TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW
1 Advantages & Disadvantages of Membrane Separation Technologies41
2 Membrane Separation Spectrum43
SECTION IV -- MATERIALS
1 Membrane Demand by Material68
2 Polymeric Membrane Demand71
3 Fluoropolymer Membrane Demand by Market74
4 Polyamide Membrane Demand by Market79
5 Cellulosic Membrane Demand by Market83
6 Polysulfone/Polyethersulfone Membrane Demand by Market87
7 Other Polymeric Membrane Demand by Market90
8 Nonpolymeric Membrane Demand by Material & Market95
9 Ceramic Membrane Demand97
10 Other Nonpolymeric Membrane Demand 102
SECTION V -- TYPES
1 Membrane Demand by Type 104
2 Microfiltration Membrane Demand by Market 108
3 Reverse Osmosis Membrane Demand by Market 114
4 Ultrafiltration Membrane Demand by Market 122
5 Pervaporation Membrane Demand by Market 127
6 Other Membrane Demand by Market 132
SECTION VI -- MARKETS
1 Membrane Demand by Market 144
2 Water Withdrawal & Use 149
3 Water & Wastewater Treatment Market for Membranes 152
4 Water Treatment Market for Membranes by Type & Segment 156
5 Municipal Water Treatment Market for Membranes 159
6 Industrial Water Treatment Market for Membranes 165
7 Ultrapure Water Treatment Market for Membranes 167
8 Residential Water Treatment Market for Membranes 172
9 Wastewater Treatment Market for Membranes 175
10 Food & Beverage Shipments 185
11 Food & Beverage Processing Market for Membranes 187
12 Food Processing Market for Membranes by Type 190
13 Beverage Processing Market for Membranes by Type 194
14 Pharmaceutical & Health care Indicators 197
15 Pharmaceutical & Medical Market for Membranes by Type 199
16 Chemical Product Shipments 211
17 Chemical Processing Market for Membranes by Type 213
18 Industrial Gas Shipments 219
19 Industrial Gas Market for Membranes by Type 222
20 Other Markets for Membranes by Type 225
SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 US Membrane Sales by Company, 2011 235
2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 249
3 Selected Cooperative Agreements 252
List Of Charts
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 World Membrane Demand by Region, 201128
SECTION III -- TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW
1 Dead-End & Crossflow Membrane Separation Processes36
SECTION IV -- MATERIALS
1 Polymeric Membrane Demand in Area & Value Terms, 201172
SECTION V -- TYPES
1 Membrane Demand by Type, 2011 105
SECTION VI -- MARKETS
1 Membrane Demand by Market, 2011 145
2 Water & Wastewater Treatment Market for Membranes, 2001-2021 153
3 Water Treatment Market for Membranes by Market Segment, 2011 157
SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 US Membrane Market Share by Company, 2011 236