Global Reverse Osmosis Membranes Market Research Report 2023-Competitive Analysis, Status and Outlook by Type, Downstream Industry, and Geography, Forecast to 2029

Global Reverse Osmosis Membranes Market Research Report 2023-Competitive Analysis, Status and Outlook by Type, Downstream Industry, and Geography, Forecast to 2029

Reverse osmosis (RO) refers to a technology that deionizes or purifies water by pushing it through a semi-permeable membrane under high pressure. The RO membrane is a thin layer of filtering material that separates contaminating agents and dissolved salts from drinking water. It consists of three layers, namely a polyester support web, a microporous polysulfone interlayer and an ultra-thin polyamide barrier layer. These membranes can be used in both industrial processes and for obtaining potable water. Nowadays, they are increasingly being used across the globe for water purification, as the RO process offers an environment-friendly and cost-effective alternative to the conventionally used techniques such as distillation and evaporation.

Market Overview:

The latest research study on the global Reverse Osmosis Membranes market finds that the global Reverse Osmosis Membranes market reached a value of USD 1668.67 million in 2022. It’s expected that the market will achieve USD 3096.18 million by 2028, exhibiting a CAGR of 10.85% during the forecast period.

Affect the normal operation of the industry

The raging COVID-19 plunged the global economic environment into depression. The impact of COVID-19 on the RO Membranes industry will involve all major links and all entities in the industry chain. The company's management efficiency has declined, commuting has been severely hindered, production plans have been severely hindered, network expansion has been delayed, marketing has been delayed, brand adjustments have been forced, market sales have declined, and company and employee revenue have declined. The government has also put forward higher requirements for the production and operation of enterprises.

In the short term, from the supply side, the company's operating pressure will increase due to postponement of workers' arrival and logistics and transportation issues. In the long run, as the epidemic gradually improves or ends, the impact on the RO Membranes industry will gradually weaken. Production and sales will return to the original level and gradually increase.

Intensifying R&D expenditure

In a typical reverse osmosis (RO) system, membrane plays a critical role as it is responsible for separation of water from other particulates. Thus, with constant operation, membrane tends to get weaker which then get susceptible to fouling for which pre-treatment methods are used as replacement of RO membrane is costly. Overall, reverse osmosis requires high installation cost owing to which manufacturers are focusing on bringing innovative solutions for ease of process.

In addition to that, in RO membrane filtration, rejection of dissolved salts is typically 95%, depending on factors such as membrane type, feed composition, temperature, and system design. And the need for better quality product in this market cannot be ignored. Players thus will increase research and development efforts and launch products with better performance, which are the foundation and development direction for enterprises to respond.

Moreover, Ro membrane providers may also strengthen their laboratory research capabilities and achieve leading-edge technology by carrying on extensive collaborations with research institutes, universities, and companies. Therefore, more R & D investment in the RO membranes industry will see a significant increase.

High cost and Loss of essential mineralization from water

Moreover, Using RO membranes causes loss of essential mineralization from water. And water can provide over 20% of our daily minerals. Removing minerals from water leads to high acidity levels. Demineralized water may cause acidosis, which is a major cause of degenerative diseases. Therefore, the loss of essential minerals from water owing to the use of RO membranes is another challenge faced by the Reverse Osmosis Membranes market. Moreover, the high pressure required for reverse osmosis means higher energy and capital costs for the membrane units. This can be significant compared to other technologies, making reverse osmosis one of the more expensive treatment options. In addition, reverse osmosis units lose a large amount of the influent water in the reject stream (between 10 and 70 percent depending on factors such as pressure drop and pore size). While this can be mitigated with treatment of the reject water, doing so can increase the concentration of contaminants in the waste stream.
Thus, high costs associated with manufacturing of RO membrane and loss of essential mineralization are other key factors expected to hamper the growth of the global reverse osmosis membrane market.

Region Overview:

Asia Pacific had the highest growth rate of all regions

Company Overview:

DuPont

For more than 200 years, DuPont has been innovating around customers, while continually reinventing itself to bring technology-driven solutions to its customers. Right now, it is focused on helping customers advance their best ideas and delivering specialized products and solutions to transform industries and everyday life. From helping electric cars charge faster and go farther to meeting life’s essentials for clean water, it is around the world, working side by side with industry leaders in safety, healthcare, nutrition, electronics, mobility and construction.

Toray Industries

Toray Group is an integrated chemical industry group developing its business in 29 countries and regions worldwide.

Toray Group fuses nanotechnology into its operations, using organic synthetic chemistry, polymer chemistry and biotechnology as its core technologies. In addition to the Foundation Businesses of fibers & textiles and plastics & chemicals, Toray likewise promotes the global development of IT-related products, carbon fiber composite materials, pharmaceuticals and medical products, environment & engineering including water treatment and progress in other pivotal business fields.

Segmentation Overview:

Among different product types, Cellulose Acetate Membrane segment is anticipated to contribute the largest market share in 2027.

Application Overview:

By application, the Desalination segment occupied the biggest share from 2017 to 2022.

Key Companies in the global Reverse Osmosis Membranes market covered in Chapter 3:

PCI Membranes
HYDRAMEM
Toray Industries
Nitto Denko Corporation
DuPont
VONTRON
SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions
Applied Membranes
Koch Membrane Systems
LG Chem

In Chapter 4 and Chapter 14.2, on the basis of types, the Reverse Osmosis Membranes market from 2018 to 2029 is primarily split into:

Cellulose Acetate Membrane
Aromatic Hydrazide Membrane
Aromatic Polyamide Membrane
Other

In Chapter 5 and Chapter 14.3, on the basis of Downstream Industry, the Reverse Osmosis Membranes market from 2018 to 2029 covers:

Petroleum Chemical Industry
Pharmaceutical
Food and Beverage
Industrial
Desalination
Others

Geographically, the detailed analysis of consumption, revenue, market share and growth rate, historic and forecast (2018-2029) of the following regions are covered in Chapter 8 to Chapter 14:

North America (United States, Canada)
Europe (Germany, UK, France, Italy, Spain, Russia, Netherlands, Turkey, Switzerland, Sweden)
Asia Pacific (China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia)
Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina)
Middle East & Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, South Africa)