TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 16
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 16
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 16
1.3 MARKET SCOPE 17
1.3.1 MARKETS COVERED 17
1.3.2 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY 18
1.4 CURRENCY & PRICING 18
1.5 PACKAGE SIZE 18
1.6 LIMITATIONS 18
1.7 STAKEHOLDERS 19
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 20
2.1 RESEARCH DATA 20
2.1.1 SECONDARY DATA 22
2.1.1.1 Key data from secondary sources 22
2.1.2 PRIMARY DATA 23
2.1.2.1 Key data from primary sources 23
2.1.2.2 Key industry insights 24
2.1.2.3 Breakdown of primary interviews: By Company Type, Designation, and Region 24
2.3 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 25
2.3.1 BOTTOM UP APPROACH 25
2.3.2 TOP DOWN APPROACH 26
2.4 MARKET BREAKDOWN & DATA TRIANGULATION 27
2.5 RESEARCH ASSUMPTIONS AND LIMITATIONS 28
2.5.1 ASSUMPTIONS 28
2.5.2 LIMITATIONS 28
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 29
4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 32
4.1 SIGNIFICANT MARKET OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBRANES 32
4.2 LIFECYCLE ANALYSIS, BY REGION 35
5 MARKET OVERVIEW 36
5.1 INTRODUCTION 37
5.2 SEGMENTATION 38
5.2.1 MEMBRANES MARKET SEGMENTATION 38
5.2.2 MEMBRANES MARKET, BY REGION 39
5.3 MARKET DYNAMICS 40
5.3.1 DRIVERS 41
5.3.1.1 Increasing importance of water & waste water treatment 41
5.3.1.2 Requirement of selective separation along with high level of purity 41
5.3.2 RESTRAINTS 42
5.3.2.1 Standards for certified water quality 42
5.3.3 OPPORTUNITIES 42
5.3.3.1 Growing demand for membranes in the emerging economies 42
5.3.4 CHALLENGES 43
5.3.4.1 Lifespan of membranes 43
6 INDUSTRY TRENDS 44
6.1 INTRODUCTION 44
6.2 SUPPLY-CHAIN ANALYSIS 45
6.2.1 RAW MATERIAL SUPPLIERS 45
6.2.2 MEMBRANES MANUFACTURERS/FORMULATORS 45
6.2.3 END USERS 46
6.3 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 46
6.3.1 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS 47
6.3.2 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES 47
6.3.3 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS 47
6.3.4 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS 48
6.3.5 INTENSITY OF RIVALRY 48
6.4 STRATEGIC BENCHMARKING 49
6.4.1 REGIONAL INTEGRATION & PRODUCT ENHANCEMENT 49
6.4.2 ENTRY INTO POTENTIAL MARKETS FOR MEMBRANES 50
7 MEMBRANES MARKET, BY TYPE 51
7.1 INTRODUCTION 52
7.2 POLYMERIC MEMBRANES 53
7.3 CERAMIC MEMBRANES 55
7.4 OTHERS MEMBRANES 56
8 MEMBRANES MARKET, BY TECHNOLOGY 58
8.1 INTRODUCTION 59
8.2 MICROFILTRATION (MF) 60
8.3 REVERSE OSMOSIS (RO) 62
8.4 ULTRAFILTRATION (UF) 63
8.5 GAS SEPARATION 64
8.6 DIALYSIS 65
8.7 NANOFILTRATION (NF) 66
8.8 PERVAPORATION 67
8.9 OTHERS 68
9 MEMBRANES MARKET, BY APPLICATION 69
9.1 INTRODUCTION 70
9.2 WATER & WASTEWATER TREATMENT 72
9.3 PHARMACEUTICAL & MEDICAL USES 73
9.4 FOOD & BEVERAGE PROCESSING 75
9.5 CHEMICAL PROCESSING 76
9.6 INDUSTRIAL GAS PROCESSING 77
9.7 OTHERS 79
10 MEMBRANES MARKET, BY REGION 80
10.1 INTRODUCTION 81
10.2 NORTH AMERICA 82
10.2.1 U.S. 86
10.2.2 CANADA 88
10.2.3 MEXICO 90
10.3 ASIA-PACIFIC 92
10.3.1 CHINA 96
10.3.2 JAPAN 98
10.3.3 SOUTHEAST ASIA 100
10.3.4 INDIA 102
10.3.5 AUSTRALIA 104
10.3.6 OTHERS 106
10.4 EUROPE 108
10.4.1 GERMANY 110
10.4.2 FRANCE 112
10.4.3 U.K. 114
10.4.4 ITALY 116
10.4.5 SPAIN 118
10.4.6 RUSSIA 120
10.4.7 OTHERS 122
10.5 THE MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 124
10.5.1 UAE 126
10.5.2 EGYPT 128
10.5.3 SAUDI ARABIA 130
10.5.4 QATAR 131
10.5.5 OTHERS 133
10.6 LATIN AMERICA 134
10.6.1 BRAZIL 137
10.6.2 OTHERS 139
11 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 141
11.1 OVERVIEW 141
11.2 COMPETITIVE SITUATION & TRENDS 142
11.2.1 NEW PRODUCT/TECHNOLOGY LAUNCH 143
11.2.2 EXPANSIONS 144
11.2.3 AGREEMENTS&PARTNERSHIPS 145
11.2.4 JOINT VENTURE AND MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS 146
12 COMPANY PROFILES 148
(Overview, Financial*, Products & Services, Strategy, and Developments)
12.1 INTRODUCTION 148
12.2 E. I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 150
12.3 THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 153
12.4 ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION 160
12.5 HYFLUX LTD. 164
12.6 MERCK MILLIPORE CORPORATION 168
12.7 LG WATER SOLUTIONS 172
12.8 KOCH MEMBRANE SYSTEMS, INC. 175
12.9 GE WATER & PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES 179
12.10 TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC. 182
12.11 POLYPORE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 185
12.12 SOLVAY S.A. 189
12.13 3M COMPANY 193
*Details might not be captured in case of unlisted companies.
13 APPENDIX 196
13.1 DISCUSSION GUIDE 196
13.2 INTRODUCING RT: REAL TIME MARKET INTELLIGENCE 200
13.3 AVAILABLE CUSTOMIZATIONS 201
13.4 RELATED REPORTS 202
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 1 INCREASING WATER & WASTEWATER TREATMENT, AND HIGH LEVEL OF PURITY REQUIRED IN THE SEPARATION PROCESSES LIKELY TO DRIVE THE MARKET 41
TABLE 2 STANDARDS FOR CERTIFIED WATER QUALITY RESTRICTS MEMBRANES MARKET GROWTH 42
TABLE 3 EMERGING MARKETS EXPECTED TO REVIVE THE MEMBRANES MARKET IN THE NEAR FUTURE 42
TABLE 4 INCREASING THE LIFESPAN OF MEMBRANES IS A CHALLENGE FOR THE MARKET 43
TABLE 5 MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 52
TABLE 6 MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE SUBSEGMENTATION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 52
TABLE 7 POLYMERIC MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 53
TABLE 8 CERAMIC MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 55
TABLE 9 OTHER MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 57
TABLE 10 MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 59
TABLE 11 MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE IN MICROFILTRATION TECHNOLOGY, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 61
TABLE 12 MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE IN REVERSE OSMOSIS TECHNOLOGY, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 62
TABLE 13 MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE IN ULTRAFILTRATION TECHNOLOGY, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 63
TABLE 14 MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE IN GAS SEPARATION TECHNOLOGY, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 64
TABLE 15 MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE IN DIALYSIS TECHNOLOGY, BY REGION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 65
TABLE 16 MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE IN NANOFILTRATION TECHNOLOGY, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 67
TABLE 17 MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE IN PERVAPORATION TECHNOLOGY, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 67
TABLE 18 MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE IN OTHER TECHNOLOGIES, BY REGION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 68
TABLE 19 APPLICATION BY TECHNOLOGY MAPPING 70
TABLE 20 MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 71
TABLE 21 MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE IN WATER & WASTEWATER TREATMENT, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 72
TABLE 22 MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE IN PHARMACEUTICAL & MEDICAL USES, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 74
TABLE 23 MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE IN FOOD & BEVERAGE PROCESSING, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 75
TABLE 24 MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE IN CHEMICAL PROCESSING, BY REGION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 76
TABLE 25 MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE IN INDUSTRIAL GAS PROCESSING, BY REGION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 78
TABLE 26 MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE IN OTHER APPLICATIONS, BY REGION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 79
TABLE 27 MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 81
TABLE 28 NORTH AMERICA: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2013–2020(USD MILLION) 83
TABLE 29 NORTH AMERICA: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY,
2013–2020(USD MILLION) 84
TABLE 30 NORTH AMERICA: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 84
TABLE 31 NORTH AMERICA: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 85
TABLE 32 U.S.: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 86
TABLE 33 U.S.: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 86
TABLE 34 U.S.: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 87
TABLE 35 CANADA: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 88
TABLE 36 CANADA: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 88
TABLE 37 CANADA: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 89
TABLE 38 MEXICO: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 90
TABLE 39 MEXICO: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 90
TABLE 40 MEXICO: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 91
TABLE 41 ASIA-PACIFIC: MEMBRANES, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 93
TABLE 42 ASIA-PACIFIC: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 94
TABLE 43 ASIA-PACIFIC: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 94
TABLE 44 ASIA-PACIFIC: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 95
TABLE 45 CHINA: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 96
TABLE 46 CHINA: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 96
TABLE 47 CHINA: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 97
TABLE 48 JAPAN: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 98
TABLE 49 JAPAN: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 98
TABLE 50 JAPAN: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 99
TABLE 51 SOUTHEAST ASIA: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 100
TABLE 52 SOUTHEAST ASIA: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 101
TABLE 53 SOUTHEAST ASIA: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 101
TABLE 54 INDIA: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 102
TABLE 55 INDIA: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 103
TABLE 56 INDIA: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 103
TABLE 57 AUSTRALIA: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 104
TABLE 58 AUSTRALIA: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 105
TABLE 59 AUSTRALIA: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 105
TABLE 60 OTHERS: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 106
TABLE 61 OTHERS: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 106
TABLE 62 OTHERS: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 107
TABLE 63 EUROPE: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 108
TABLE 64 EUROPE: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 109
TABLE 65 EUROPE: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 109
TABLE 66 EUROPE: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 110
TABLE 67 GERMANY: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020(USD MILLION) 111
TABLE 68 GERMANY: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 111
TABLE 69 GERMANY: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 112
TABLE 70 FRANCE: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 112
TABLE 71 FRANCE: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 113
TABLE 72 FRANCE: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 113
TABLE 73 U.K.: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 114
TABLE 74 U.K.: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 115
TABLE 75 U.K.: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 115
TABLE 76 ITALY: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 116
TABLE 77 ITALY: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 116
TABLE 78 ITALY: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 117
TABLE 79 SPAIN: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 118
TABLE 80 SPAIN: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 118
TABLE 81 SPAIN: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 119
TABLE 82 RUSSIA: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 120
TABLE 83 RUSSIA: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 121
TABLE 84 SPAIN: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 121
TABLE 85 OTHERS: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 122
TABLE 86 OTHERS: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 122
TABLE 87 OTHERS: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 123
TABLE 88 MEA: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 124
TABLE 89 MEA: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 125
TABLE 90 MEA: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 125
TABLE 91 MEA: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 126
TABLE 92 UAE: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 126
TABLE 93 UAE: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 127
TABLE 94 UAE: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 127
TABLE 95 EGYPT: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 128
TABLE 96 EGYPT: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 129
TABLE 97 EGYPT: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 129
TABLE 98 SAUDI ARABIA: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 130
TABLE 99 SAUDI ARABIA: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 130
TABLE 100 SAUDI ARABIA: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 131
TABLE 101 QATAR: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 131
TABLE 102 QATAR: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 132
TABLE 103 QATAR: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 132
TABLE 104 QATAR: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 133
TABLE 105 QATAR: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 133
TABLE 106 QATAR: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 134
TABLE 107 LATIN AMERICA: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 135
TABLE 108 LATIN AMERICA: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 135
TABLE 109 LATIN AMERICA: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 136
TABLE 110 LATIN AMERICA: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 136
TABLE 111 BRAZIL: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 137
TABLE 112 BRAZIL: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 138
TABLE 113 BRAZIL: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 138
TABLE 114 OTHERS: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 139
TABLE 115 OTHERS: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 139
TABLE 116 OTHERS: MEMBRANES MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATIION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 140
TABLE 117 NEW PRODUCT/TECHNOLOGY LAUNCH, 201O–2015 143
TABLE 118 EXPANSIONS, 2010–2015 144
TABLE 119 AGREEMENTS/PARTNERSHIPS, 2010–2015 145
TABLE 120 JOINT VENTURES AND MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS, 2010–2015 146
LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1 MEMBRANES MARKET: RESEARCH DESIGN 21
FIGURE 2 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY: BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 25
FIGURE 3 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY: TOP-DOWN APPROACH 26
FIGURE 4 DATA TRIANGULATION 27
FIGURE 5 MICROFILTRATION TECHNOLOGY TO ACCOUNT FOR THE HIGHEST MARKET SIZE
BY VALUE, BY 2020 29
FIGURE 6 POLYMERIC MEMBRANES TO REMAIN THE MOST WIDELY USED TYPE OF MEMBRANE BY 2020 30
FIGURE 7 WATER & WASTEWATER TREATMENT APPLICATION TO ACCOUNT FOR THE HIGHEST MARKET SIZE BY VALUE, BY 2020 30
FIGURE 8 ASIA-PACIFIC PROJECTED TO GROW AT THE HIGHEST CAGR BETWEEN
2015 & 2020 31
FIGURE 9 ASIA-PACIFIC ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST MARKET IN 2014 31
FIGURE 10 ATTRACTIVE OPPORTUNITIES IN MEMBRANES MARKET 32
FIGURE 11 MARKET SHARE OF MAJOR TYPES AND REGIONS IN THE MEMBRANES MARKET (2014) 33
FIGURE 12 CHINA AND INDIA PROJECTED TO BE THE FASTEST-GROWING COUNTRIES IN THE MEMBRANES MARKET BY VALUE, BETWEEN 2015 AND 2020 34
FIGURE 13 INDUSTRIAL GAS PROCESSING PROJECTED TO BE THE FASTEST-GROWING APPLICATION BETWEEN 2015 & 2020 34
FIGURE 14 APAC, THE MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA, AND LATIN AMERICA PROJECTED TO DRIVE THE MARKET IN FUTURE 35
FIGURE 15 MARKET CLASSIFICATION 38
FIGURE 16 MARKET SEGMENTATION, BY REGION 39
FIGURE 17 OVERVIEW OF THE MARKET FORCES GOVERNING THE MEMBRANES MARKET 40
FIGURE 18 MANUFACTURERS ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT ENTITIY IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN 45
FIGURE 19 MEMBRANES MARKET: PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 46
FIGURE 20 COMPANIES FOCUSING ON PRODUCT ENHANCEMENT 49
FIGURE 21 AGREEMENTS & PARTNERSHIPS TO LEVERAGE THE ATTRACTIVE MARKETS FOR MEMBRANES 50
FIGURE 22 ASIA-PACIFIC PROJECTED TO DOMINATE THE POLYMERIC MEMBRANES TYPE SEGMENT BETWEEN 2015 AND 2020 54
FIGURE 23 ASIA-PACIFIC PROJECTED TO BE THE LARGEST MARKET FOR OTHER MEMBRANES BETWEEN 2015 AND 2020 56
FIGURE 24 MICROFILTRATION: THE MOST USED TECHNOLOGY IN MEMBRANES MARKET 60
FIGURE 25 ASIA-PACIFIC PROJECTED TO WITNESS THE HIGHEST CAGR IN MICROFILTRATION TECHNOLOGY, DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 61
FIGURE 26 ASIA-PACIFIC TO BE THE FASTEST-GROWING MARKET FOR NANOFILTRATION TECHNOLOGY, 2015–2020 66
FIGURE 27 WATER & WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROJECTED TO BE THE LARGEST APPLICATION SEGEMENT IN MEMBRANES MARKET, 2015–2020 71
FIGURE 28 ASIA-PACIFIC PROJECTED TO WITNESS THE HIGHEST CAGR IN WATER & WASTEWATER TREATMENT APPLICATION, 2015–2020 73
FIGURE 29 ADVANTAGES OF MEMBRANES IN TOP 3 APPLICATIONS 74
FIGURE 30 ASIA-PACIFIC PROJECTED TO WITNESS THE HIGHEST CAGR IN INDUSTRIAL GAS APPLICATION, 2015–2020 77
FIGURE 31 CANADA PROJECTED TO DRIVE THE MARKET FOR MEMBRANES BETWEEN
2015 AND 2020 82
FIGURE 32 INCREASING APPLICATION IN PHARMACEUTICAL & MEDICAL USES SECTOR DRIVING THE MARKET IN ASIA-PACIFIC 92
FIGURE 33 DEVELOPMENTS SUCH AS NEW PRODUCT/TECHNOLOGY LAUNCH AND MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS HAD AN IMPACT ON THE MARKET 141
FIGURE 34 MAXIMUM DEVELOPMENTS TOOK PLACE IN 2013 142
FIGURE 35 PRODUCT MAPPING OF LEADING MARKET PLAYERS 148
FIGURE 36 TECHNOLOGY MAPPING OF LEADING MARKET PLAYERS 149
FIGURE 37 APPLICATION MAPPING OF LEADING MARKET PLAYERS 149
FIGURE 38 E. I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 150
FIGURE 39 E. I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY: SWOT ANALYSIS 152
FIGURE 40 THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 153
FIGURE 41 THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY: SWOT ANALYSIS 159
FIGURE 42 ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 160
FIGURE 43 ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION: SWOT ANALYSIS 163
FIGURE 44 HYFLUX LTD.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 164
FIGURE 45 HYFLUX LTD.: SWOT ANALYSIS 166
FIGURE 46 MERCK MILLIPORE CORPORATION: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 168
FIGURE 47 MERCK MILLIPORE CORPORATION: SWOT ANALYSIS 171
FIGURE 48 LG WATER SOLUTIONS.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 172
FIGURE 49 GE WATER & PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES: SWOT ANALYSIS 181
FIGURE 50 TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 182
FIGURE 51 TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.: SWOT ANALYSIS 184
FIGURE 52 POLYPORE INTERNATIONAL, INC.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 185
FIGURE 53 SOLVAY S.A.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 189
FIGURE 54 SOLVAY S.A.: SWOT ANALYSIS 192
FIGURE 55 3M COMPANY: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 193
FIGURE 56 3M CO.: SWOT ANALYSIS 195