The market size of high-performance membrane materials continues to grow, and the industry has a good development environment

High-performance membrane materials are the core materials of new high-efficiency separation technologies. They are strategic new materials that solve water resources, energy, and environmental problems. They play an important role in promoting the development of the national economy and promoting the technological upgrading of traditional industries.

The upstream of the high-performance membrane materials industry chain is the supply of raw materials and production equipment such as inorganic powders, polymer resins, membrane components, and membrane separation devices; the midstream is the production of segmented products, including ultrafiltration membranes, reverse osmosis membranes, and ion exchange membranes. , gas-solid separation membrane, pervaporation membrane, etc.; downstream are widely used in energy, chemical industry, medicine, water treatment and other fields.

According to the “In-depth Market Research and Investment Analysis Report on High-Performance Membrane Materials Industry in 2023” released by the Industrial Research Center, high-performance membranes The material is energy-saving and environmentally friendly. As my country’s economic development level continues to improve, the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries accelerates, the scale of high-tech industries continues to expand, the superimposed environmental situation becomes increasingly severe, and the concept of green and sustainable development continues to deepen, driving the market scale of high-performance membrane materials to continue to grow. In 2017, the market size of my country’s high-performance membrane materials was approximately 40 billion yuan, and in 2022, the market size was approximately 84 billion yuan, with a compound annual growth rate of 16% from 2017 to 2022.

In recent years, the country has issued a number of policies to encourage and support the development of new materials industries, and high-performance membrane materials have a good development environment. In March 2022, six departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology jointly issued the “Guiding Opinions on Promoting High-Quality Development of the Petrochemical and Chemical Industry during the “14th Five-Year Plan””, clearly proposing to optimize and integrate industry-related R&D platforms to create high-end polyolefins, high-performance engineering plastics, Innovation center in fields such as high-performance membrane materials. In June 2022, six departments including the Ministry of Water Resources and the National Development and Reform Commission jointly issued the “Action Plan for Improving Industrial Water Efficiency”, proposing to strengthen collaborative research around the industry’s water-saving technical difficulties and equipment shortcomings, and strive to break through high-performance membrane materials, high-efficiency Key common technologies for water conservation such as catalysts, intelligent monitoring and optimal control.

Driven by national policies and market demand, my country’s high-performance membrane material industry is developing rapidly, production technology continues to advance, product quality and performance continue to improve, and the gap with the international advanced level continues to narrow. However, due to limitations of technology and R&D capabilities, The industry has problems such as fewer original products, incomplete product specifications, and low achievement conversion rate. Local companies still have a lot of room for development. At present, the main domestic high-performance membrane material manufacturers include Foshan Fo Plastic Technology Group Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Yuxing Film Technology Co., Ltd., Yunnan Enjie New Materials Co., Ltd., etc.

Industry analysts said that with the continuous development of my country’s high-tech industries, the scale of water treatment, new energy and other industries continues to expand, and high-performance The market demand for membrane materials will continue to grow, and the industry has a broad consumer market. At present, the development of my country’s high-performance membrane materials industry still faces certain difficulties and challenges. Domestic production enterprises need to continuously improve their independent innovation and research and development capabilities, develop new technologies and new products, and enhance their core competitiveness.