World Consumer Water Treatment Systems

World Consumer Water Treatment Systems

Growth in the world consumer water treatment systems market will total 12% annually through 2019, reaching $16.3 billion. Advances will be driven by gains in developing markets, including China and India and other developing nations. Fueling demand in these regions is a combination of economic growth and increased awareness of the health dangers associated with poor water quality.

This report segments the world consumer water treatment systems industry by technology, product type, and global region. Data is provided in millions of US dollars and units.

World consumer water treatment system technologies include:
Conventional Filtration
Membrane Separation
Other

Conventional filtration will remain the largest technology in value terms through 2019, but it is expected to be surpassed by membrane separation by 2024. Fastest growth will be for membrane separation technology, driven by gains in the Africa/Mideast and Asia/Pacific regions, as these regions require advanced water treatment systems in their homes to supplement poor overall water infrastructure.

Major world consumer water treatment system product types include:
Point-of-Entry
Point-of-Use

Point-of-use products were the leading outlet in 2014, accounting for 80% of demand. The most rapid gains through 2019 are forecast for point-of-use products as well, fueled by the available treatment options used in and the price accessibility for these products.

World regions and countries covered in the study include:
North America (US, Canada, Mexico)
Western Europe (France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom)
Asia/Pacific (Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea)
Central & South America (Brazil)
Eastern Europe (Russia, Poland)
Africa/Mideast (South Africa, Turkey)

India will see the fastest advances among world regions through 2019. China was the biggest outlet for consumer water treatment systems in 2014, accounting for about a quarter of global sales. The US market for water treatment systems is anticipated to rise over 4% per year to $1.4 billion in 2019, slightly faster than the rate from 2009 to 2014.

The consumer water treatment systems industry is mainly composed of a variety of small, private firms and medium-sized, public companies, but large, multinational corporations are also involved. The top six companies in the industry accounted for one quarter of total global sales in 2014. Companies involved in this industry include Alticor (Amway), BRITA, Clorox, Coway, Culligan International, Forbes (Eureka Forbes), General Electric, Helen of Troy, Midea Group, Mitsubishi Chemical (Mitsubishi Rayon), Pentair, Strauss Group, Toray Industries, and Unilever Group (Hindustan Unilever).