The refinery and petrochemical filtration market has seen considerable growth due to a variety of factors.
• In recent times, the size of the refinery and petrochemical filtration market has seen robust growth. Predictions state an increase from $4.67 billion in 2024 to $5 billion in 2025, with an impressive compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.3%.
Factors contributing to this growth during the historic period include regulatory compliance, rising demand for refined products, attention towards operational efficiency, worldwide economic trends, and outdated infrastructure.
The refinery and petrochemical filtration market is expected to maintain its strong growth trajectory in upcoming years.
• The market size for refinery and petrochemical filtration is projected to witness robust growth in the upcoming years, surging to a value of $6.28 billion in 2029 with a CAGR of 5.9%.
Factors contributing to this growth throughout the predicted period encompasses strict environmental regulations, an escalating worldwide energy requirement, emphasis on green practices, investments in infrastructure enhancement, international economic patterns and the shift towards energy transition. The main trends for the forecast period are digitization and industry 4.0, advances in filtration technologies, technological progress, concentration on cost-effective strategies, and the growing need for highly efficient filtration systems.
The refinement and petrochemical filtration markets are expected to experience a surge due to the rise in demand for refined petroleum products. Petroleum products which undergo distillation and purification processes, like gasoline, diesel fuel, and jet fuel, are the derivatives of crude oil and their refinement and filtration enhance their quality for specialized usage in industrial and consumer sectors. Crude oil initial filtration eliminates impurities, whereas petrochemical filtration refines final products for diverse applications, from fuels to chemicals. For instance, Statistique Canada reported in March 2023 that the output of refined petroleum products in 2022 saw a 0.8% increase from the previous year, equating to 112.3 million cubic meters. This upsurge was primarily attributable to the production of kerosene-type jet fuel (+44.7%) and distillate fuel oil (+2.1%). This increased requirement for refined petroleum products, therefore, is expected to boost the progress of refinement and petrochemical filtration markets. The expansion of the refinery and petrochemical filtration markets is anticipated to be driven by the accelerated industrialization. A shift from predominantly rural, craft-based activities towards an industrial-oriented, manufacturing-based structure interprets industrialization. Industrialization employs refinery and petrochemical filtration for purification and separation of varying substances, thereby ensuring the product quality and environmental safety. For example, the Luxembourg-based statistical division of the European Union, Eurostat, reported in August 2023 that there was an increase of 0.5% and 0.4% respectively in the industrial production in the eurozone and EU in June 2023, compared to May 2023. Therefore, it can be concluded that the fast-paced industrialization process will facilitate the growth of refinery and petrochemical filtration markets.
The refinery and petrochemical filtration market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Filter Type: Coalescer Filters, Cartridge filters, Electrostatic Precipitator, Filter Press, Bag Filter, Other Filter Types
2) By Application: Liquid-Liquid Separation, Liquid-Gas Separation, Other Applications
3) By End-Users: Refineries, Petrochemical Industry
Subsegments:
1) By Coalescer Filters: Liquid-Liquid Coalescers, Gas-Liquid Coalescers
2) By Cartridge Filters: Pleated Cartridge Filters, String-Wound Cartridge Filters
3) By Electrostatic Precipitator: Wet Electrostatic Precipitators, Dry Electrostatic Precipitators
4) By Filter Press: Automatic Filter Press, Manual Filter Press
5) By Bag Filter: Polypropylene Bag Filters, Nylon Bag Filters
6) By Other Filter Types: Magnetic Filters, Activated Carbon Filters
Leading corporations in the refinery and petrochemical filtration markets are focusing their attention on developing innovative filtration methods to improve efficiency, drainage performance, and attain a competitive edge. These filtration strategies are state-of-the-art technologies and products that concentrate on the effective removal of contaminants and purification of gases or liquids, like carbon capture, maintaining superior quality results and a boosted operational efficiency. For instance, Cleanova, an American filtration company, launched an advanced filtration solution, the Cleanova. C-CLEAN, for carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) applications in September 2024. This solution caters to the immediate need for high-purity CO2 by providing tailor-made filtration technologies that remove solid and liquid contaminants from feed gases. This product range boasts innovative components like UNIQ-MAX high-capacity filters, liquid/gas coalescers, activated carbon filters, and oil mist eliminators, which are all specifically designed to elevate operational efficiency and support decarbonization efforts. With the ability to streamline carbon capture processes effectively, Cleanova.C-CLEAN aims to aid industries in realizing their sustainability goals and downsizing their environmental impact.
Major companies operating in the refinery and petrochemical filtration market report are:
• 3M Company
• Eaton Corporation PLC
• Parker Hannifin Corporation
• Atlas Copco
• AMETEK Inc.
• MANN+HUMMEL Holding GmbH
• Pentair PLC
• ExxonMobil Chemicals Company
• Donaldson Company Inc.
• Pall Corporation
• Filtration Group Corp.
• Burckhardt Compression Holding AG
• Camfil AB
• Ariel Corporation
• Axens SA
• Hilliard Corporation
• Porvair Filtration Group
• Amazon Filters Ltd.
• Graver Technologies
• Blasch Precision Ceramics Inc.
• Filtration Technology Corporation
• Norman Filter Company
• Sungov Engineering Private Limited
• Filson filter
• Compositech Products Manufacturing Inc.
• RCI Technologies Inc.
• Brother Filtration
• Lenntech B.V.
• Filtcare Technology Pvt. Ltd.
• Yixing Huading Machinery Co. Ltd.
Europewas the largest region in the refinery and petrochemical filtration market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the refinery and petrochemical filtration market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.