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United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Market Report 2018

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In this report, the United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane market is valued at USD XX million in 2017 and is expected to reach USD XX million by the end of 2025, growing at a CAGR of XX% between 2017 and 2025.

Geographically, this report splits the United States market into seven regions:
  • The West
  • Southwest
  • The Middle Atlantic
  • New England
  • The South
  • The Midwest
  • with sales (volume), revenue (value), market share and growth rate of Ion Selective Permeable Membrane in these regions, from 2013 to 2025 (forecast).
United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane market competition by top manufacturers/players, with Ion Selective Permeable Membrane sales volume, price, revenue (Million USD) and market share for each manufacturer/player; the top players including
  • DuPont
  • Asahi Kasei
  • Asahi Glass
  • Solvay
  • Dongyue Group
  • Fujifilm
  • FUMATECH BWT GmbH
  • ASTOM Corporation
  • Saltworks Technologies
On the basis of product, this report displays the production, revenue, price, market share and growth rate of each type, primarily split into
  • Perfluorosulfonic Acid Ion Exchange Membrane
  • Perfluorocarboxylic Acid Ion Exchange Membrane
  • Others
On the basis on the end users/applications, this report focuses on the status and outlook for major applications/end users, sales volume, market share and growth rate for each application, including
  • Chlor-alkali Processing
  • Energy
  • Water Treatment
  • Others
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United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Market Report 2018

1 ION SELECTIVE PERMEABLE MEMBRANE OVERVIEW

1.1 Product Overview and Scope of Ion Selective Permeable Membrane
1.2 Classification of Ion Selective Permeable Membrane by Product Category
  1.2.1 United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Market Size (Sales Volume) Comparison by Type (2013-2025)
  1.2.2 United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Market Size (Sales Volume) Market Share by Type (Product Category) in 2017
  1.2.3 Perfluorosulfonic Acid Ion Exchange Membrane
  1.2.4 Perfluorocarboxylic Acid Ion Exchange Membrane
  1.2.5 Others
1.3 United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Market by Application/End Users
  1.3.1 United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Market Size (Consumption) and Market Share Comparison by Application (2013-2025)
  1.3.2 Chlor-alkali Processing
  1.3.3 Energy
  1.3.4 Water Treatment
  1.3.5 Others
1.4 United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Market by Region
  1.4.1 United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Market Size (Value) Comparison by Region (2013-2025)
  1.4.2 The West Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Status and Prospect (2013-2025)
  1.4.3 Southwest Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Status and Prospect (2013-2025)
  1.4.4 The Middle Atlantic Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Status and Prospect (2013-2025)
  1.4.5 New England Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Status and Prospect (2013-2025)
  1.4.6 The South Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Status and Prospect (2013-2025)
  1.4.7 The Midwest Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Status and Prospect (2013-2025)
1.5 United States Market Size (Value and Volume) of Ion Selective Permeable Membrane (2013-2025)
  1.5.1 United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales and Growth Rate (2013-2025)
  1.5.2 United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Revenue and Growth Rate (2013-2025)

2 UNITED STATES ION SELECTIVE PERMEABLE MEMBRANE MARKET COMPETITION BY PLAYERS/SUPPLIERS

2.1 United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales and Market Share of Key Players/Suppliers (2013-2018)
2.2 United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Revenue and Share by Players/Suppliers (2013-2018)
2.3 United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Average Price by Players/Suppliers (2013-2018)
2.4 United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Market Competitive Situation and Trends
  2.4.1 United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Market Concentration Rate
  2.4.2 United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Market Share of Top 3 and Top 5 Players/Suppliers
  2.4.3 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion in United States Market
2.5 United States Players/Suppliers Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Manufacturing Base Distribution, Sales Area, Product Type

3 UNITED STATES ION SELECTIVE PERMEABLE MEMBRANE SALES (VOLUME) AND REVENUE (VALUE) BY REGION (2013-2018)

3.1 United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales and Market Share by Region (2013-2018)
3.2 United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Revenue and Market Share by Region (2013-2018)
3.3 United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Price by Region (2013-2018)

4 UNITED STATES ION SELECTIVE PERMEABLE MEMBRANE SALES (VOLUME) AND REVENUE (VALUE) BY TYPE (PRODUCT CATEGORY) (2013-2018)

4.1 United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales and Market Share by Type (Product Category) (2013-2018)
4.2 United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Revenue and Market Share by Type (2013-2018)
4.3 United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Price by Type (2013-2018)
4.4 United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Growth Rate by Type (2013-2018)

5 UNITED STATES ION SELECTIVE PERMEABLE MEMBRANE SALES (VOLUME) BY APPLICATION (2013-2018)

5.1 United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales and Market Share by Application (2013-2018)
5.2 United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Growth Rate by Application (2013-2018)
5.3 Market Drivers and Opportunities

6 UNITED STATES ION SELECTIVE PERMEABLE MEMBRANE PLAYERS/SUPPLIERS PROFILES AND SALES DATA

6.1 DuPont
  6.1.1 Company Basic Information, Manufacturing Base and Competitors
  6.1.2 Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.1.2.1 Product A
    6.1.2.2 Product B
  6.1.3 DuPont Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
  6.1.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.2 Asahi Kasei
  6.2.2 Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.2.2.1 Product A
    6.2.2.2 Product B
  6.2.3 Asahi Kasei Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
  6.2.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.3 Asahi Glass
  6.3.2 Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.3.2.1 Product A
    6.3.2.2 Product B
  6.3.3 Asahi Glass Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
  6.3.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.4 Solvay
  6.4.2 Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.4.2.1 Product A
    6.4.2.2 Product B
  6.4.3 Solvay Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
  6.4.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.5 Dongyue Group
  6.5.2 Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.5.2.1 Product A
    6.5.2.2 Product B
  6.5.3 Dongyue Group Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
  6.5.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.6 Fujifilm
  6.6.2 Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.6.2.1 Product A
    6.6.2.2 Product B
  6.6.3 Fujifilm Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
  6.6.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.7 FUMATECH BWT GmbH
  6.7.2 Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.7.2.1 Product A
    6.7.2.2 Product B
  6.7.3 FUMATECH BWT GmbH Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
  6.7.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.8 ASTOM Corporation
  6.8.2 Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.8.2.1 Product A
    6.8.2.2 Product B
  6.8.3 ASTOM Corporation Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
  6.8.4 Main Business/Business Overview
6.9 Saltworks Technologies
  6.9.2 Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Product Category, Application and Specification
    6.9.2.1 Product A
    6.9.2.2 Product B
  6.9.3 Saltworks Technologies Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
  6.9.4 Main Business/Business Overview

7 ION SELECTIVE PERMEABLE MEMBRANE MANUFACTURING COST ANALYSIS

7.1 Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Key Raw Materials Analysis
  7.1.1 Key Raw Materials
  7.1.2 Price Trend of Key Raw Materials
  7.1.3 Key Suppliers of Raw Materials
  7.1.4 Market Concentration Rate of Raw Materials
7.2 Proportion of Manufacturing Cost Structure
  7.2.1 Raw Materials
  7.2.2 Labor Cost
  7.2.3 Manufacturing Expenses
7.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Ion Selective Permeable Membrane

8 INDUSTRIAL CHAIN, SOURCING STRATEGY AND DOWNSTREAM BUYERS

8.1 Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Industrial Chain Analysis
8.2 Upstream Raw Materials Sourcing
8.3 Raw Materials Sources of Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Major Manufacturers in 2017
8.4 Downstream Buyers

9 MARKETING STRATEGY ANALYSIS, DISTRIBUTORS/TRADERS

9.1 Marketing Channel
  9.1.1 Direct Marketing
  9.1.2 Indirect Marketing
  9.1.3 Marketing Channel Development Trend
9.2 Market Positioning
  9.2.1 Pricing Strategy
  9.2.2 Brand Strategy
  9.2.3 Target Client
9.3 Distributors/Traders List

10 MARKET EFFECT FACTORS ANALYSIS

10.1 Technology Progress/Risk
  10.1.1 Substitutes Threat
  10.1.2 Technology Progress in Related Industry
10.2 Consumer Needs/Customer Preference Change
10.3 Economic/Political Environmental Change

11 UNITED STATES ION SELECTIVE PERMEABLE MEMBRANE MARKET SIZE (VALUE AND VOLUME) FORECAST (2018-2025)

11.1 United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Volume, Revenue Forecast (2018-2025)
11.2 United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Volume Forecast by Type (2018-2025)
11.3 United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Volume Forecast by Application (2018-2025)
11.4 United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Volume Forecast by Region (2018-2025)

12 RESEARCH FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION

13 APPENDIX

13.1 Methodology/Research Approach
  13.1.1 Research Programs/Design
  13.1.2 Market Size Estimation
  13.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
13.2 Data Source
  13.2.1 Secondary Sources
  13.2.2 Primary Sources
13.3 Disclaimer

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LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES

Figure Product Picture of Ion Selective Permeable Membrane
Figure United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Market Size (K MT) by Type (2013-2025)
Figure United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Volume Market Share by Type (Product Category) in 2017
Figure Perfluorosulfonic Acid Ion Exchange Membrane Product Picture
Figure Perfluorocarboxylic Acid Ion Exchange Membrane Product Picture
Figure Others Product Picture
Figure United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Market Size (K MT) by Application (2013-2025)
Figure United States Sales Market Share of Ion Selective Permeable Membrane by Application in 2017
Figure Chlor-alkali Processing Examples
Table Key Downstream Customer in Chlor-alkali Processing
Figure Energy Examples
Table Key Downstream Customer in Energy
Figure Water Treatment Examples
Table Key Downstream Customer in Water Treatment
Figure Others Examples
Table Key Downstream Customer in Others
Figure United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Market Size (Million USD) by Region (2013-2025)
Figure The West Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2013-2025)
Figure Southwest Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2013-2025)
Figure The Middle Atlantic Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2013-2025)
Figure New England Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2013-2025)
Figure The South of US Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2013-2025)
Figure The Midwest Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2013-2025)
Figure United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales (K MT) and Growth Rate (2013-2025)
Figure United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2013-2025)
Figure United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Market Major Players Product Sales Volume (K MT) (2013-2018)
Table United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales (K MT) of Key Players/Suppliers (2013-2018)
Table United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Share by Players/Suppliers (2013-2018)
Figure 2017 United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Share by Players/Suppliers
Figure 2017 United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Share by Players/Suppliers
Figure United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Market Major Players Product Revenue (Million USD) (2013-2018)
Table United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Revenue (Million USD) by Players/Suppliers (2013-2018)
Table United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Revenue Share by Players/Suppliers (2013-2018)
Figure 2017 United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Revenue Share by Players/Suppliers
Figure 2017 United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Revenue Share by Players/Suppliers
Table United States Market Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Average Price (USD/MT) of Key Players/Suppliers (2013-2018)
Figure United States Market Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Average Price (USD/MT) of Key Players/Suppliers in 2017
Figure United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Market Share of Top 3 Players/Suppliers
Figure United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Market Share of Top 5 Players/Suppliers
Table United States Players/Suppliers Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Manufacturing Base Distribution and Sales Area
Table United States Players/Suppliers Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Product Category
Table United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales (K MT) by Region (2013-2018)
Table United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Share by Region (2013-2018)
Figure United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Share by Region (2013-2018)
Figure United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Market Share by Region in 2017
Table United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Revenue (Million USD) and Market Share by Region (2013-2018)
Table United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Revenue Share by Region (2013-2018)
Figure United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Revenue Market Share by Region (2013-2018)
Figure United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Revenue Market Share by Region in 2017
Table United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Price (USD/MT) by Region (2013-2018)
Table United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales (K MT) by Type (2013-2018)
Table United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Share by Type (2013-2018)
Figure United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Share by Type (2013-2018)
Figure United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Market Share by Type in 2017
Table United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Revenue (Million USD) and Market Share by Type (2013-2018)
Table United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Revenue Share by Type (2013-2018)
Figure Revenue Market Share of Ion Selective Permeable Membrane by Type (2013-2018)
Figure Revenue Market Share of Ion Selective Permeable Membrane by Type in 2017
Table United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Price (USD/MT) by Types (2013-2018)
Figure United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Growth Rate by Type (2013-2018)
Table United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales (K MT) by Application (2013-2018)
Table United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Market Share by Application (2013-2018)
Figure United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Market Share by Application (2013-2018)
Figure United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Market Share by Application in 2017
Table United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Growth Rate by Application (2013-2018)
Figure United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Growth Rate by Application (2013-2018)
Table DuPont Basic Information List
Table DuPont Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
Figure DuPont Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Growth Rate (2013-2018)
Figure DuPont Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Market Share in United States (2013-2018)
Figure DuPont Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Revenue Market Share in United States (2013-2018)
Table Asahi Kasei Basic Information List
Table Asahi Kasei Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
Figure Asahi Kasei Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Growth Rate (2013-2018)
Figure Asahi Kasei Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Market Share in United States (2013-2018)
Figure Asahi Kasei Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Revenue Market Share in United States (2013-2018)
Table Asahi Glass Basic Information List
Table Asahi Glass Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
Figure Asahi Glass Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Growth Rate (2013-2018)
Figure Asahi Glass Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Market Share in United States (2013-2018)
Figure Asahi Glass Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Revenue Market Share in United States (2013-2018)
Table Solvay Basic Information List
Table Solvay Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
Figure Solvay Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Growth Rate (2013-2018)
Figure Solvay Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Market Share in United States (2013-2018)
Figure Solvay Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Revenue Market Share in United States (2013-2018)
Table Dongyue Group Basic Information List
Table Dongyue Group Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
Figure Dongyue Group Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Growth Rate (2013-2018)
Figure Dongyue Group Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Market Share in United States (2013-2018)
Figure Dongyue Group Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Revenue Market Share in United States (2013-2018)
Table Fujifilm Basic Information List
Table Fujifilm Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
Figure Fujifilm Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Growth Rate (2013-2018)
Figure Fujifilm Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Market Share in United States (2013-2018)
Figure Fujifilm Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Revenue Market Share in United States (2013-2018)
Table FUMATECH BWT GmbH Basic Information List
Table FUMATECH BWT GmbH Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
Figure FUMATECH BWT GmbH Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Growth Rate (2013-2018)
Figure FUMATECH BWT GmbH Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Market Share in United States (2013-2018)
Figure FUMATECH BWT GmbH Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Revenue Market Share in United States (2013-2018)
Table ASTOM Corporation Basic Information List
Table ASTOM Corporation Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
Figure ASTOM Corporation Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Growth Rate (2013-2018)
Figure ASTOM Corporation Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Market Share in United States (2013-2018)
Figure ASTOM Corporation Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Revenue Market Share in United States (2013-2018)
Table Saltworks Technologies Basic Information List
Table Saltworks Technologies Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2013-2018)
Figure Saltworks Technologies Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Growth Rate (2013-2018)
Figure Saltworks Technologies Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Market Share in United States (2013-2018)
Figure Saltworks Technologies Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Revenue Market Share in United States (2013-2018)
Table Production Base and Market Concentration Rate of Raw Material
Figure Price Trend of Key Raw Materials
Table Key Suppliers of Raw Materials
Figure Manufacturing Cost Structure of Ion Selective Permeable Membrane
Figure Manufacturing Process Analysis of Ion Selective Permeable Membrane
Figure Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Industrial Chain Analysis
Table Raw Materials Sources of Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Major Players/Suppliers in 2017
Table Major Buyers of Ion Selective Permeable Membrane
Table Distributors/Traders List
Figure United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Volume (K MT) and Growth Rate Forecast (2018-2025)
Figure United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate Forecast (2018-2025)
Figure United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Price (USD/MT) Trend Forecast (2018-2025)
Table United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Volume (K MT) Forecast by Type (2018-2025)
Figure United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Volume (K MT) Forecast by Type (2018-2025)
Figure United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Volume (K MT) Forecast by Type in 2025
Table United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Volume (K MT) Forecast by Application (2018-2025)
Figure United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Volume (K MT) Forecast by Application (2018-2025)
Figure United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Volume (K MT) Forecast by Application in 2025
Table United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Volume (K MT) Forecast by Region (2018-2025)
Table United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Volume Share Forecast by Region (2018-2025)
Figure United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Volume Share Forecast by Region (2018-2025)
Figure United States Ion Selective Permeable Membrane Sales Volume Share Forecast by Region in 2025
Table Research Programs/Design for This Report
Figure Bottom-up and Top-down Approaches for This Report
Figure Data Triangulation
Table Key Data Information from Secondary Sources
Table Key Data Information from Primary Sources

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