Market Insights
Membranes Market is likely to witness an impressive CAGR of 9.0% during the forecast period. Increasing urbanization, rise in population, rapid industrialization, improved investment opportunities are some of the factors that have led to an increase in the need for water treatment activities, which in turn, drives the membranes market. In addition, stringent policies and environmental regulations from the government along with infrastructural development is the other major factor contributing to the growth of the market.
Membranes Market - Snapshot
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Growth
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9.0% for the next five years
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Dominant Material Type
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Polymeric
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Fastest-Growing Technology Type
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Nanofiltration
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Region with the highest demand
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Asia-Pacific
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Key Players
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Asahi Kasei Corporation, DuPont de Nemours, Inc., Hydranautics, Inc. (A Nitto Group Company), Koch Separation Solutions, Lanxess AG, LG Water Solutions, Pall Corporation, Pentair plc, SUEZ, and Toray Industries, Inc.
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Segments' Analysis

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Membranes Market Share: By Material Type
Based on the material type, the membranes market is segmented as polymeric, ceramic, and others. The polymeric segment is expected to remain the most dominant segment of the market till 2025. The segment consists of polyamide, polysulfone, polyethersulfone, polymethylpentene, polystyrene, and polytetrafluoroethylene, and others. Polymeric membranes are cost-effective, easy to process and operate, and are suitable for a variety of applications such as beverage processing, feed water production, and chemical processing. Other factors contributing towards the dominance of polymeric membranes are their high performance, high efficiency, and specific separation properties.
Membranes Market Share: By Technology Type
Based on the technology type, the membranes market is segmented as reverse osmosis, microfiltration, nanofiltration, and others. Increasing industrialization and growing population are the driving factors of this segment. Another prime factor is their ability to permeate monovalent ions, while rejecting divalent and multivalent ions and several other selectivity properties provided by nanofiltration membranes:
- Industrial Applications: Flexibility for ion separation and permeation.
- Water Treatment Applications: Reduce heavy metal, salt, and nitrate contents, and provide lower discharge volumes than RO.
Membranes Market Share: By Region
In terms of regions, Asia-Pacific is estimated to be the largest market during the forecast period with the developing economies such as China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Thailand offering lucrative growth opportunities. This growth can be attributed to the changing reforms regarding water regulations in existing systems, growing population, increasing investment for water treatment, and rapid industrialization in the Asia-Pacific region. Europe and North America are also expected to offer substantial growth opportunities during the forecast period.

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Market Scope & Segmentation
Membranes are microporous films that act as selective barriers to control the transmission of different chemical components on the basis of permeability. Membranes are widely used in water treatment and gas processing applications and are also called as filtration elements. Porosity, durability, stability, selectivity, and permeability are some of the advantages offered by membranes.
This report studies the market covering a period of 12 years of trend and forecast. The report provides detailed insights into the market dynamics to enable informed business decision making and growth strategy formulation based on the opportunities present in the market.
Membranes Market Research Report - Features
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Market Segmentation
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4
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Regions Covered
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4
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Countries/Sub-Regions Covered
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17
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No. of Figures & Tables
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>150
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Company Profiles
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10
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The membranes market is segmented into the following categories.
Membranes Market Size, Share, & Forecast, by Material Type:
- Polymeric
- (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
- (Material Type Analysis: Polyamide (PA), Polysulfone (PA) and Polyethersulfone (PES), Fluoropolymers, and Others)
- Ceramic
- (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
- (Material Type Analysis: Alumina, Titania, Zirconia, and Others)
- Others (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
Membranes Market Size, Share, & Forecast, by Technology Type:
- Reverse Osmosis (RO) (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
- Ultrafiltration (UF) (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
- Microfiltration (MF) (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
- Nanofiltration (NF) (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
- Others
- (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
- (Technology Type Analysis: Pervaporation, Dialysis & Electrodialysis, Forward Osmosis, Membrane Distillation, Ion Exchange, and Chromatography Membranes)
Membranes Market Size, Share, & Forecast, by Application Type:
- Water & Wastewater Treatment
- (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
- (Application Type Analysis: Desalination, Utility Water Treatment, and Wastewater Reuse)
- Industrial Processing
- (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
- (Application Type Analysis: Food & Beverage, Chemical & Petrochemical, Pharmaceutical & Medical, Textile, Power, Pulp & Paper, and Others)
Membranes Market Size, Share, & Forecast, by Region:
- North America (Country Analysis: the USA, Canada, and Mexico)
- Europe (Country Analysis: Germany, France, the UK, Russia, Spain, and Rest of Europe)
- Asia-Pacific (Country Analysis: China, Japan, India, South Korea, and Rest of Asia-Pacific)
- Rest of the World (Sub-Region Analysis: Latin America, the Middle East, and Others)

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Research Methodology
This report offers high-quality insights and is the outcome of detailed research methodology comprising extensive secondary research, rigorous primary interviews with industry stakeholders and validation and triangulation with Stratview Research’s internal database and statistical tools. More than 1,000 authenticated secondary sources, such as company annual reports, fact book, press release, journals, investor presentation, white papers, patents, and articles have been leveraged to gather the data. We conducted more than 10 detailed primary interviews with the market players across the value chain in all four regions and with industry experts to obtain both the qualitative and quantitative insights.
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