The ultra pure water market has seen considerable growth due to a variety of factors.
• The market size for ultra pure water has seen substantial growth in the past few years. The market expansion is anticipated to go from $10.73 billion in 2024 to $11.68 billion in 2025, progressing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.9%.
The historic period's growth is largely due to the demand from the semiconductor industry, electronics manufacturing, applications in pharmaceutical and biotechnology, power production, healthcare, and laboratory uses.
The ultra pure water market is expected to maintain its strong growth trajectory in upcoming years.
• The market for ultra pure water is projected to witness a significant expansion in the coming years. It is anticipated to reach a valuation of $18.49 billion in 2029, with an annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.2%.
The surge in this forecast period can be linked to the increasing requirement in electronics manufacturing, growth in the biopharmaceutical sector, rising demand for power generation, advancements in healthcare and life sciences, and stringent environmental and regulatory norms. Predominant trends during this prediction period encompass the expansion of the electronics industry, swift growth in healthcare infrastructure, initiatives for water recycling and reuse, burgeoning awareness regarding waterborne diseases, and market consolidation along with strategic alliances.
The ultra pure water market is experiencing a surge in demand, primarily fueled by the more extensive usage in the semiconductor manufacturing industry. This industry encompasses firms that are engaged in creating semiconductors, assembled via a sequence of nanofabrication procedures carried out on highly purified single crystal silicon substrates. Each manufacturing stage in the semiconductor industry necessitates the use of ultrapure water. Techniques for water treatment and processes are imperative to refine intake water into high-quality levels and purge it of impurities, minerals, microbes, and trace amounts of organic and nonorganic compounds. A study released by the World Economic Forum, a Switzerland-based institution, indicated in July 2024 that producing ultrapure water requires the use of around 1,400 to 1,600 gallons of municipal water to develop 1,000 gallons of ultra-pure water. Presently, a typical chip manufacturing facility might use up to 10 million gallons of ultrapure water per day, equivalent to the water consumption of 33,000 U.S. households daily. Consequently, the escalating requirement of ultra-pure water in the semiconductor manufacturing industry is set to boost the growth of the ultra-pure water market.
The ultra pure water market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Equipment: Filtration, Reverse Osmosis, Ultraviolet, Electro Deionization, Other Equipment
2) By Capacity Consideration: Large Scale, Small Scale
3) By Application: Washing Fluid, Process Feed
4) By End User: Semiconductor, Power Generation, Flat Panel Display, Pharmaceuticals, Other End Users
Subsegments:
1) By Filtration: Microfiltration, Ultrafiltration
2) By Reverse Osmosis: Single-Stage Reverse Osmosis, Multi-Stage Reverse Osmosis
3) By Ultraviolet: UV Disinfection Systems, UV Water Purification Systems
4) By Electro Deionization: Continuous Electro Deionization, Batch Electro Deionization
5) By Other Equipment: Ion Exchange Systems, Distillation Units
Advancements in technology represent a growing trend in the ultra pure water industry. Industries such as manufacturing and semiconductors leverage high-tech ultrapure water systems to remove chemical contaminants via de-ionization (DI) and reverse osmosis. Recently, the marketplace has felt the demand for an EDI ultra-pure water system, an electricity-based water treatment procedure that eliminates ionized components from water via electricity, ion interchange membranes, and resin. Leading businesses in the ultra-pure water industry have been concentrating on technological breakthroughs to enhance their competitiveness. For example, in February 2023, Heal Force Bio-Meditech Holdings Limited, a China-based enterprise famed for creating medical and laboratory equipment as well as healthcare products, introduced the Smart Plus Ultrapure Water System with EDI Module. This cutting-edge ultrapure water purification system is built to fulfill the stringent prerequisites of different laboratory uses. The Smart Plus system employs a newly upgraded Electrodeionization (EDI) module to boost the consistency and standard of ultrapure water output. This EDI module regularly refreshes ion exchange resins using electric current, dispensing with the necessity for recurrent resin substitution, and thus decreasing upkeep expenses as opposed to traditional systems.
Major companies operating in the ultra pure water market include:
• General Electric Company
• The Dow Chemical Company
• Veolia Environnement S.A.
• 3M Company
• Danaher Corporation
• Nalco Water an Ecolab Company
• Asahi Kasei Corporation
• Human Corporation
• Ecolab Inc.
• DuPont de Nemours Inc.
• Suez S.A.
• Sartorius AG
• Pentair plc
• Pall Corporation
• Kurita Water Industries Ltd.
• Evoqua Water Technologies LLC
• Organo Corporation
• Paul Hartmann AG
• Veolia Water Technologies Deutschland GmbH
• Skan AG
• Ovivo Inc.
• Osmoflo Holdings Pty Ltd.
• Applied Membranes Inc.
• Komal Water Industries
• RODI Systems Corporation
• EnviroFALK PharmaWaterSystems GmbH
• Esau & Hueber GmbH
• RULAND Engineering & Consulting GmbH
• Aqua Solutions Inc.
• MembraPure GmbH
• Labtec Services AG
Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the ultra-pure water market in 2024. North America is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the ultra-pure water market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.