NEWS RELEASE                                                                                                    APRIL 2012

Filtration Media Market to Exceed $17 Billion This Year

The market for filtration media will exceed $17 billion in 2012. The liquid cartridge segment will account for nearly one third of the total. This is the conclusion reached in the McIlvaine Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control World Markets report. This is based on more specific forecasts appearing in ten other McIlvaine reports.

Just under 10 percent of the total media market will consist of media for masks, respirators and vacuum cleaners. There is wide range of media used in this segment. There are inexpensive media used in face masks and paper vacuum bags and expensive, high efficiency media used in respirators.

The fluid power and mobile segment is dominated by vehicle applications. Fuel filtration filters account for much of the $1.4 billion in this segment. The indoor air and gas turbine segment is over $2 billion. Media for the intake for gas turbines and other rotating machinery represent 8 percent of this total market.

The same non-woven media used in dust collector bags is also used in filter cloths and other liquid applications. Membranes are making a significant penetration in the air segment. These are typically membrane films laminated onto non-wovens. Recently, back pulsed tubular membrane bags have gained market share in the liquid segment.

There is a significant market for filtration media in cleanroom clothing. This media prevents skin particles from reaching the ambient air but allows air to penetrate and keep the wearer comfortable.

The largest markets for media are in liquid cartridges. Non–wovens and membranes account for almost half the market. Carbon block and other media accounts for the remainder. This market is evenly split between industrial applications and residential/commercial applications.

Cross-flow membrane media consists of the membrane film and generally a non-woven support. The biggest market is in reverse osmosis modules used for desalination.

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