LABORATORY FILTRATION EQUIPMENT MCP-3517
A GLOBAL STRATEGIC BUSINESS REPORT
CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS
Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations I-1
Disclaimers I-2
Data Interpretation & Reporting Level I-2
Quantitative Techniques & Analytics I-3
Product Definitions and Scope of Study I-3
Microfiltration Equipment I-3
Reverse Osmosis Equipment I-3
Ultrafiltration Equipment I-3
II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1. Global Market Overview II-1
Review by Geographic Region II-1
Review by Product Segment II-1
2. Industry Overview-Filtration Industry II-2
Filtration II-2
Laboratory Filtration Equipment II-2
Filtration Equipment - Crucial Component in Laboratories II-2
Pure Water - A Prerequisite for Laboratories II-2
Microfiltration - Deriving Demand from Laboratory Sector II-3
Centrifuges - A Potential Replacement for Filtration Systems II-3
Increasing Role of Filtration Technologies in
Biopharmaceutical Applications II-3
Worldwide Analytical Instruments Market II-3
Competitive Environment II-4
Table 1: Leading Players in the Worldwide Laboratory
Filtration Equipment Market (2006): Percentage Breakdown of
Value Sales for Millipore, Pall Corporation, Whatman,
Sartorius AG, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-4
3. Product Overview II-5
Applications of Filters II-5
Choice of Filter Determined by Application II-5
Filtration Processes II-5
Crossflow Filtration II-6
Conventional Dead-End Filtration II-6
Tangential Flow Filtration (TFF) II-6
Emergence of Filtration Membranes II-6
Filtration Technologies II-7
Microfiltration II-7
Crossflow Microfiltration II-8
Ultrafiltration II-8
Nanofiltration II-9
Reverse Osmosis II-9
Classification of Filtration Equipment As Per Filtration Range II-10
Laboratory Filtration Equipment - A Classification II-10
Microfiltration Equipment II-10
Applications II-10
Ultrafiltration Equipment II-10
Applications II-10
Reverse Osmosis Equipment II-11
Applications II-11
Ceramic Filters II-11
Membrane Filters II-11
Laboratory Filtration Equipment - End-Use Analysis II-11
Water Purification II-11
Research Laboratories II-12
Medical Applications II-12
Pharmaceuticals II-12
Technological Developments II-12
US Scientists Create Synthetic Polymeric Microfiltration
Membranes II-12
4. Product Introductions II-13
GE Unveils Novel Water Treatment Solution II-13
Pall Introduces Allegro™ Systems II-13
Whatman Introduces GD/X Filtration Equipment for Testing
Impurities in Ethanol Samples II-13
Millipore Unveils Elix® Clinical Laboratory Water Purification
System II-13
Filtertek Launches New Line of Laboratory Filters for the
Medical Sector II-14
Pall Corporation Unveils Pall Cascada™ Lab Water Systems II-14
Amersham Launches Kvick™ System to Accelerate Processing Time II-14
Millipore Launch’s 96-well Ultrafiltration Systems for Protein
Applications II-14
GE Osmonics Develops ROsave.Zs Filters II-15
5. Recent Industry Activity II-16
Alma Acquires RPA Heavy Filtration II-16
Amafilter Acquires NMW II-16
Donaldson Pockets Rawsen II-16
Good Water Partners with GE II-16
Cantel Purchases GE’s Water Dialysis Business II-16
Mar Cor Acquires Assets of Fluid Solutions II-16
GE Acquires ZENON II-17
Acupaq Acquires Swiftlab; Delivers Filtration Products to
Scientific Labs II-17
GEA Filtration Sets Up New Ceramic Membrane Microfiltration
Test Unit II-17
3M Acquires CUNO Incorporated II-17
Eaton Takes Over Hayward’s Filtration Business II-18
Whatman Acquires Schleicher & Schuell II-18
ESCO Sells off Microfiltration Businesses II-18
GE Osmonics Joins GE Water Technologies II-18
GE Specialty Materials Acquires Osmonics II-18
Cantel Takes Over Mar Cor and Biolab II-19
Barnstead Acquires Tempyrox Company II-19
Pall Corporation Enters into an Agreement with Nalge Nunc
International II-19
6. Focus on Select Global Players II-20
Barnstead International (US) II-20
Cantel Medical Corp. (US) II-20
Minntech Corporation (US) II-20
Mar Cor Purification, Inc. (US) II-21
Cuno, Inc. (US) II-21
FilmTec Corporation (US) II-21
GEA Filtration (US) II-22
GE Healthcare (UK) II-22
GE Water & Process Technologies (US) II-22
Hydranautics (US) II-23
Koch Membrane Systems, Inc. (US) II-23
Millipore Corp. (US) II-23
Orbital Biosciences LLC (US) II-24
Pall Corporation (US) II-24
Porex Corporation (US) II-24
Sartorius Stedim Biotech SA (France) II-25
Whatman Plc (UK) II-25
7. Global Market Perspective II-26
Table 2: World Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis
for Laboratory Filtration Equipment by Geographic Region - US,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) and
Latin America Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures
in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-26
Table 3: World Long-term Projections for Laboratory Filtration
Equipment by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) and Latin America Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-27
Table 4: World 10-Year Perspective for LaboratoryFiltration
Equipment by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of
Dollar Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan) and Latin America Markets for Years 2003,
2008 & 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-28
Table 5: World Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis
for Microfiltration Products by Geographic Region - US,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and
Latin America Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures
in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-29
Table 6: World Long-term Projections for Microfiltration
Products by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Latin America
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
Million for Years 2011 through 2015(includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-30
Table 7: World 10-Year Perspective for Microfiltration
Products by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar
Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding
Japan), and Latin America Markets for Years 2003, 2008 & 2012
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-31
Table 8: World Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis
for Reverse Osmosis Products by Geographic Region - US,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and
Latin America Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures
in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-32
Table 9: World Long-term Projections for Reverse Osmosis
Products by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Latin America
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-33
Table 10: World 10-Year Perspective for Reverse Osmosis
Products by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar
Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding
Japan), and Latin America Markets for Years 2003, 2008 & 2012
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-34
Table 11: World Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis
for Ultrafiltration Products by Geographic Region - US,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and
Latin America Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures
in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-35
Table 12: World Long-term Projections for Ultrafiltration
Products by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),and Latin America Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
2011 through 2015(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-36
Table 13: World 10-Year Perspective for Ultrafiltration
Products by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar
Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding
Japan), and Latin America Markets for Years 2003, 2008 & 2012
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-37
III. MARKET
1. The United States III-1
A.Market Analysis III-1
US - A Major Market III-1
Microfiltration Market in the US III-1
Table 14: The US Microfiltration Membranes Market by
End-Use Segment (2007E): Percentage Breakdown by Value
Sales for Pharmaceuticals, Semiconductor,
Laboratory/Analytical, Food & Beverage, and Others
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-2
Focus on Select US Players III-2
Barnstead International III-2
Cantel Medical Corp. III-2
Minntech Corporation III-3
Mar Cor Purification, Inc. III-3
Cuno Inc. III-3
FilmTec Corporation III-4
GEA Filtration III-5
GE Water & Process Technologies III-5
Hydranautics III-5
Koch Membrane Systems, Inc. III-6
Millipore Corp III-6
Orbital Biosciences, LLC III-6
Pall Corporation III-7
Porex Corporation III-7
Product Launches/Developments III-7
Strategic Developments III-9
B.Market Analytics III-12
Table 15: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Laboratory Filtration Equipment by Product Segment -
Microfiltration Products, Reverse Osmosis Products, and
Ultrafiltration Products Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2000 through
2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-12
Table 16: US Long-term Projections for Laboratory Filtration
Equipment by Product Segment - Microfiltration Products,
Reverse Osmosis Products, and Ultrafiltration Products
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) III-12
Table 17: US 10-Year Perspective for Laboratory Filtration
Equipment by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of
Dollar Sales for Microfiltration Products, Reverse Osmosis
Products, & Ultrafiltration Products Markets for 2003, 2008 &
2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-13
2. Canada III-14
Market Analysis III-14
Table 18: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Laboratory Filtration Equipment by Product Segment
-Microfiltration Products, Reverse Osmosis Products, and
Ultrafiltration Products Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2000 through
2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-14
Table 19: Canadian Long-term Projections for Laboratory
Filtration Equipment by Product Segment -Microfiltration
Products, Reverse Osmosis Products, and Ultrafiltration
Products Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) III-15
Table 20: Canadian 10-Year Perspective for Laboratory
Filtration Equipment by Product Segment - Percentage
Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Microfiltration Products,
Reverse Osmosis Products, and Ultrafiltration Products
Markets for 2003, 2008 & 2012 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) III-15
3. Japan III-16
Market Analysis III-16
Table 21: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Laboratory Filtration Equipment by Product Segment -
Microfiltration Products, Reverse Osmosis Products, and
Ultrafiltration Products Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Year 2000 through
2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-16
Table 22: Japanese Long-term Projections for Laboratory
Filtration Equipment by Product Segment -Microfiltration
Products, Reverse Osmosis Products, and Ultrafiltration
Products Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) III-17
Table 23: Japanese 10-Year Perspective for Laboratory
Filtration Equipment by Product Segment - Percentage
Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Microfiltration Products,
Reverse Osmosis Products, and Ultrafiltration Products
Markets for 2003, 2008 & 2012 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) III-17
4. Europe III-18
Market Analysis III-18
Table 24: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Laboratory Filtration Equipment by Geographic Region -
France, Germany, Italy, UK &cRest of Europe Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) III-19
Table 25: European Long-term Projections for Laboratory
Filtration Equipment by Geographic Region - France, Germany,
Italy, UK &cRest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-19
Table 26: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Laboratory Filtration Equipment byproduct Segment -
Microfiltration Products, Reverse Osmosis Products, and
Ultrafiltration Products Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2000 through
2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-20
Table 27: European Long-term Projections for Laboratory
Filtration Equipment byproduct Segment -Microfiltration
Products, Reverse Osmosis Products, and Ultrafiltration
Products Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) III-20
Table 28: European 10-Year Perspective for Laboratory
Filtration Equipment by Geographic Region - Percentage
Breakdown of Dollar Sales for France, Germany, Italy, UK,
and Rest of Europe Markets for 2003, 2008 & 2012 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) III-21
Table 29: European 10-Year Perspective for Laboratory
Filtration Equipment by Product Segment - Percentage
Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Microfiltration Products,
Reverse Osmosis Products, and Ultrafiltration Products
Markets for 2003, 2008 & 2012 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) III-21
4a. France III-22
Market Analysis III-22
Sartorius Stedim Biotech SA - A Key Player III-22
Table 30: French Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Laboratory Filtration Equipment by Product Segment
-Microfiltration Products, Reverse Osmosis Products, and
Ultrafiltration Products Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2000 through
2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-22
Table 31: French Long-term Projections for Laboratory
Filtration Equipment by Product Segment -Microfiltration
Products, Reverse Osmosis Products, and Ultrafiltration
Products Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015(includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) III-23
Table 32: French 10-Year Perspective for Laboratory
Filtration Equipment by Product Segment - Percentage
Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Microfiltration Products,
Reverse Osmosis Products, and Ultrafiltration Products
Markets for 2003, 2008 & 2012 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) III-23
4b. Germany III-24
A.Market Analysis III-24
Analytic and Laboratory Instruments - An Overview III-24
Market Dynamics III-24
Strategic Developments III-24
B.Market Analytics III-25
Table 33: German Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Laboratory Filtration Equipment by Product Segment
-Microfiltration Products, Reverse Osmosis Products, and
Ultrafiltration Products Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2000 through
2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-25
Table 34: German Long-term Projections for Laboratory
Filtration Equipment by Product Segment -Microfiltration
Products, Reverse Osmosis Products,and Ultrafiltration
Products Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015(includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) III-25
Table 35: German 10-Year Perspective for Laboratory
Filtration Equipment by Product Segment - Percentage
Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Microfiltration Products,
Reverse Osmosis Products, & Ultrafiltration Products Markets
for 2003, 2008 & 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-26
4c. Italy III-27
Market Analysis III-27
Table 36: Italian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Laboratory Filtration Equipment by Product Segment
-Microfiltration Products, Reverse Osmosis Products and
Ultrafiltration Products Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2000 through
2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-27
Table 37: Italian Long-term Projections for Laboratory
Filtration Equipment by Product Segment -Microfiltration
Products, Reverse Osmosis Products and Ultrafiltration
Products Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015(includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) III-28
Table 38: Italian 10-Year Perspective for Laboratory
Filtration Equipment by Product Segment - Percentage
Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Microfiltration Products,
Reverse Osmosis Products, & Ultrafiltration Products Markets
for 2003, 2008 & 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-28
4d. The United Kingdom III-29
A.Market Analysis III-29
Focus on Select Players III-29
GE Healthcare III-29
Whatman Plc III-29
Product Launch III-30
Strategic Corporate Developments III-30
B.Market Analytics III-31
Table 39: UK Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Laboratory Filtration Equipment by Product Segment
-Microfiltration Products, Reverse Osmosis Products,and
Ultrafiltration Products Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2000 through
2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-31
Table 40: UK Long-term Projections for Laboratory Filtration
Equipment by Product Segment -Microfiltration Products,
Reverse Osmosis Products,and Ultrafiltration Products
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015(includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) III-32
Table 41: UK 10-Year Perspective for Laboratory Filtration
Equipment by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of
Dollar Sales for Microfiltration Products, Reverse Osmosis
Products, and Ultrafiltration Products Markets for 2003,
2008 & 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-32
4e. Rest of Europe III-33
Market Analysis III-33
Table 42: Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis Market for Laboratory Filtration Equipment by
Product Segment - Microfiltration Products, Reverse Osmosis
Products, and Ultrafiltration Products Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-33
Table 43: Rest of Europe Long-term Projections Market for
Laboratory Filtration Equipment by Product Segment -
Microfiltration Products, Reverse Osmosis Products, and
Ultrafiltration Products Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through
2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-34
Table 44: Rest of Europe 10-Year Perspective for Laboratory
Filtration Equipment by Product Segment - Percentage
Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Microfiltration Products,
Reverse Osmosis Products, & Ultrafiltration Products Markets
for 2003, 2008 & 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-34
5. Asia-Pacific III-35
A.Market Analysis III-35
Chinese Membrane Industry III-35
B.Market Analytics III-35
Table 45: Asia-Pacific Long-term Projections for Laboratory
Filtration Equipment by Product Segment - Microfiltration
Products, Reverse Osmosis Products, and Ultrafiltration
Products Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-35
Table 46: Asia-Pacific Long-term Projections for Laboratory
Filtration Equipment by Product Segment - Microfiltration
Products, Reverse Osmosis Products, and Ultrafiltration
Products Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-36
Table 47: Asia-Pacific 10-Year Perspective for Laboratory
Filtration Equipment by Product Segment - Percentage
Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Microfiltration Products,
Reverse Osmosis Products, and Ultrafiltration Products
Markets for 2003, 2008 & 2012 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) III-36
6. Latin America III-37
Market Analysis III-37
Table 48: Latin American Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis Market for Laboratory Filtration Equipment by
Product Segment - Microfiltration Products, Reverse Osmosis
Products, and Ultrafiltration Products Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-37
Table 49: Latin American Long-term Projections Market for
Laboratory Filtration Equipment by Product Segment -
Microfiltration Products, Reverse Osmosis Products, and
Ultrafiltration Products Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through
2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-38
Table 50: Latin American 10-Year Perspective for Laboratory
Filtration Equipment by Product Segment - Percentage
Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Microfiltration Products,
Reverse Osmosis Products, and Ultrafiltration Products
Markets for 2003, 2008 & 2012 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) III-38
IV. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE