GB-255R Major Reverse Osmosis
System Components for Water Treatment:
The Global Market
Published
September 2005
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REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
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Global
Value of RO System Components for Water Treatment by Region, 1990-2010
Source: BCC, Inc. |
INTRODUCTION
Reverse
osmosis (RO) systems have, over the past 25 years, emerged as an effective
solution to transform saline, brackish and contaminated water into a useable
and/or potable product. The RO technology sector still has areas of promising
activity and a market for replacement and upgraded equipment as the need for
water treatment expands. Indeed, the need for pure water is a problem of global
proportions. With each passing year the quality of the planet’s water measurably
deteriorates, presenting challenges for the major users: the municipal,
industrial, military and agriculture/environmental sectors. Water treatment has
become an area of worldwide concern as individuals, communities, industries,
nations and their national in-stitutions strive for ways to keep this essential
resource available and suitable for use.
This comprehensive BCC
business opportunity report evaluates the global markets for reverse osmosis
system components. These components include pretreatment cartridges, pumps,
pressure vessels/housings, the RO membranes themselves and ancillary elements
such as skids, valves, and gauges. Existing and potential markets for RO on the
global stage are identified. The study provides meaningful information, unbiased
analysis and an assessment of the roles that RO systems can play now and in the
future of water treatment technology. Twenty-eight countries’ water needs are
evaluated in four global regions.
SCOPE OF STUDY
The report contains:
METHODOLOGY
Research for
this report began with a re-analysis of the available technical and business
literature, as well as an evaluation of the personal records of the water
treatment industry available to the authors. Conversations with industry experts
and company representatives and a review of their published works provide the
backbone for an evaluation of the RO equipment water treatment industry. Other
sources of information include product literature from RO equipment suppliers,
patent information, annual reports, and Business Communication Co.'s monthly
newsletter Membrane & Separation Technology News.
Growth rates of RO system
components are not the same for all world regions and are not increasing from
the same base. Common to all regions, however, is the fact that sales of RO
technology are growing faster than the GDPs of countries installing the systems
and more rapidly than the industries that use them. Forecasts in this report are
based on announced projects and anticipated capacity additions over the next 5
years.
For the U.S., an estimated
2.5 billion gallons per day of RO will be added to the country's existing
capacity of 4.3 billion from 2005 to 2010, an increase of between 9% and 10%.
Europe expects to add 400 million gallons per day or more to its current
capacity of nearly three quarters of a billion gallons per day, an increase in
capacity of slightly more than 9% to nearly 10%. Asia has plans to increase its
current RO capacity of half a billion gallons per day by 300 million gallons per
day to 400 million gallons per day, an increase of from 10% to 12.5%; the Middle
East/Africa region expects to add from 600 million gallons per day to 700
million gallons per day to its 1.1 billion gallons per day, an increase of from
9% to 10%; and the Caribbean/Latin American region anticipates increasing its
installed base of 140 million gallons per day by from 85 million gallons per day
to 95 million gallons per day, a capacity increase of from 10% to 11%.
Sales of membranes and
prefilter cartridges, system components that require replacement will grow one
to two percentage points faster than the rest of RO components, which last for
the lifetime of a system. These rates are dependent on the region's existing
installed capacity and number of modules that will require replacement during
the forecast period. For prefilter cartridges, each region's water quality and
the industries in which they will primarily be used must also be taken into
account.
Sales dollars are as
received by membrane manufacturers and converted to U.S. dollars. Equipment
costs such as pumps, motors, pressure vessels, and pretreatment are evaluated
separately. Post treatment, civil works, real estate, engineering costs,
computer automation and installation are not included. Costs are adjusted to
reflect U.S. dollars. Currency conversions are normalized in so far as possible.
Much of the historic information is from BCC data.
INFORMATION SOURCES
The information sources for this study include online research, patent literature, technical journal