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Filter Industry Statistics

The overall filtration market is forecast to grow from $55.2 billion in 2026 to $79.9 billion by 2035, explore the figures behind growth, companies and trends.
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November 11, 2026Updated
Filter Industry Statistics
Samuel NorbergWritten by Samuel Norberg·Fact-checked by Maya Johansson
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01Editorial Scope

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01 Industry overview

The filter industry at a glance

The global filtration market was estimated at $53.5 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach $79.9 billion by 2035, supported by water treatment, air-quality, industrial, and data-center demand.

$53.5B[93]
Global market size, 2025
4.2%[93]
Forecast CAGR, 2026–2035
30%[93]
Top-five share, 2025
€4.2B[22]
MANN+HUMMEL sales, 2025
Market size
The global filtration market was valued at $53.5 billion in 2025. The narrower global water-filtration market was estimated at $47.1 billion in 2025, illustrating the importance of water applications within the broader industry.[93]
Forecast & CAGR
The overall filtration market is forecast to grow from $55.2 billion in 2026 to $79.9 billion in 2035, representing a 4.2% CAGR. Water filtration is forecast to expand from $50.5 billion in 2026 to $97.9 billion in 2035, at a 7.6% CAGR.[93]
Market share & regions
North America was identified as the largest regional market for filtration in 2025, while Asia-Pacific was identified as the fastest-growing region. In water filtration, Asia-Pacific was also reported as the largest and fastest-growing region.[93][94]
Segmentation
Filtration products are commonly segmented by product type into air, water, and gas filters, and by application into food and beverage, chemicals and materials, oil and gas and power, pharmaceuticals and medical, metals and mining, automotive, and other industries. Membrane filtration is a major water-treatment segment: reverse osmosis represents approximately 32%–33% of membrane-market volume, while microfiltration and ultrafiltration together account for about 45%.[95][22]
Key players & concentration
The leading suppliers include Parker Hannifin, Pall/Danaher, Donaldson, Alfa Laval, and MANN+HUMMEL. Global Market Insights estimates that the top five companies held about 30% of the filtration market in 2025, with Parker Hannifin exceeding 8% share.[93][22]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Growth is being driven by urbanization, industrial development, stricter water-quality requirements, data-center construction, and demand for lower energy consumption and longer equipment life. Challenges include aggressive price competition, tariff uncertainty, weaker demand from some Asian industrial customers, and currency pressure; MANN+HUMMEL reported that its 2025 sales fell to €4.2 billion from €4.5 billion in 2024.[93][22]
Consumer behavior & competition
Residential demand is increasingly shaped by concerns about drinking-water contaminants, including PFAS, metals, and microplastics, supporting products ranging from filter pitchers to reverse-osmosis systems. Competition spans established industrial suppliers and consumer brands, with differentiation increasingly based on contaminant removal, replacement convenience, monitoring, energy use, and sustainability.[96][22]
M&A
M&A remained active in 2025 and 2026. Atmus announced a $450 million acquisition of Koch Filter in November 2025, while Donaldson announced an approximately $820 million acquisition of Filtration Group’s Facet business; Sandvik completed its acquisition of Diemme Filtration in September 2026.[8][97]
Regulation
PFAS regulation is a major market influence, particularly for drinking-water filtration. MANN+HUMMEL reported that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency pushed implementation deadlines for national PFAS drinking-water limits for PFOA and PFOS back by two years to 2031, while other PFAS restrictions remained in effect.[22]
Latest news
Recent industry developments include Atmus’s planned Koch Filter acquisition for $450 million, Donaldson’s planned $820 million Facet acquisition, and Sandvik’s completed acquisition of Diemme Filtration in September 2026. MANN+HUMMEL also reported 30% growth in data-center revenue during fiscal 2025.[8][97][22]

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Filter Industry

The leading companies in the filter industry, ranked on market impact, performance, momentum, innovation and brand popularity.

Updated November 10, 2026 · Next review December 10, 2026

Verdict

Pall Corporation stands out for filtration, separation, and purification solutions for industrial and life-science applications because Parker Hannifin focuses on industrial filtration since it completed its acquisition of Filtration Group in 2026, expanding its global filtration offering.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in life-science filtration

    Pall Corporation

    US

    Ranked #1 · 9.3 · Life-science filtration

    Why we picked it: It covers industrial and life-science use cases with filtration, separation, and purification offerings.

    See in ranking ↓Visit pall.com ↗

  2. Leader in industrial process filtration

    Parker Hannifin

    US

    Ranked #2 · 9.1 · Industrial process filtration

    Why we picked it: The 2026 Filtration Group acquisition expands industrial filtration, and 2025 results included 8.3% revenue growth.

    See in ranking ↓Visit parker.com ↗

  3. Leader in bioprocess single-use systems

    Sartorius

    DE

    Ranked #5 · 8.7 · Bioprocess single-use systems

    Why we picked it: Its bioprocess filtration and single-use systems focus sits alongside a 4.9% R&D share of revenue.

    See in ranking ↓Visit sartorius.com ↗

Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. Picks 2 and 3 are the highest-ranked companies in the top 5 that add a new segment.

Full ranking

Sort by
Top 10 companies in the filter industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

Pall Corporation

Life-science filtration · US

9.3
2

Parker Hannifin

Industrial process filtration · US

9.1
3

Eaton

Industrial process filtration · IE

9.1
4

Donaldson

Life-science filtration · US

8.9
5

Sartorius

Bioprocess single-use systems · DE

8.7
6

Alfa Laval

Separation and industrial process filtration · SE

8.4
7

Sefar

Mesh-based filtration and filter solutions · CH

8.3
8

AAF International

Commercial, industrial and HEPA air filtration · US

8.2
9

Ahlstrom

Filtration media and specialty materials · FI

8.2
10

MANN+HUMMEL

Automotive, industrial and environmental filtration · DE

8.0

How we score

  • Impact (30%): scale and weight in the market (revenue, market share, employees, market position).
  • Performance (20%): recent revenue growth and operating margin; an analyst assessment where a company does not publish them.
  • Momentum (20%): growth trajectory and future potential.
  • Innovation (15%): R&D intensity and how technologically advanced the company is.

Popularity (brand search demand, 15%) counts toward Overall but is not published as a column. Overall leaves out what is not known.

Scale Scores are shown on a 7–10 scale with one decimal; bars start at 7.0.

Cadence Recalculated when new figures are published; next review December 10, 2026.

Independence. Rankings are editorially independent. Scores, ranks, picks and the verdict follow the method above; no company can pay to change them.

Cite this ranking

APA

Samuel Norberg. (2026, November 10). Top 10 companies in the filter industry. In Filter Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/filter-industry-statistics/#top-companies

report visual · Projection

Global machinery intake air filter market volume measured by imports

Global machinery intake air filter market volume measured by imports grew from 294K tonnes in 2019 to 303K tonnes in 2024.

294.5K tonnes
Start
+0.6%
CAGR · 5y
303.4K tonnes
Projected
20192024
source-verifiedgtaic.ai2024

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

Automation and production throughput show up as concrete capacity gains, including a reported 30% higher filter capacity using Parker’s automated R/P Stat normal-flow control method.

Automation in the filter industry

  • 50 metres of overhead conveyor linked Interfil’s two production halls in Norway, eliminating manual handling and truck transport between them.[1]
  • 30% higher filter capacity can be achieved using Parker’s automated R/P Stat normal-flow filtration control method.[2]
  • 230,000 air-filter units were manufactured annually at Interfil’s automated Norwegian plant.[1]
  • 9,000 filter products moved continuously through Interfil’s automated production stages each day in Norway.[1]
  • 2023 was the installation year for Filtration System Products’ automated production system, which increased output without increasing staffing or working hours.[1]
  • 15,000 filter-media variants were manufactured by Interfil at its Norway facility, requiring automated movement through multiple production stages.[1]

Digital Transformation in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among ASUG chemicals-industry members, 46% ranked automation among their leading technology focus areas in 2025.[3]
  • Among ASUG chemicals-industry members, 57% identified moving to SAP S/4HANA as a top focus area in 2025.[3]
  • Among EII businesses, 68% reported adopting AI in 2024, with an estimated 10% productivity increase.[4]
  • Across European chemical subindustries, 65% of companies viewed digitalization as an opportunity that would significantly impact their activities in 2024.[4]

Technology Adoption in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among chemicals organizations surveyed by IBM, 49% had implemented AI for production planning and scheduling in 2025.[5]
  • Among chemicals organizations surveyed by IBM, 45% had implemented AI for supply-chain optimization in 2025.[5]
  • Among chemicals organizations surveyed by IBM, 53% had implemented AI for real-time process control and optimization in 2025.[5]
  • Among chemicals organizations surveyed by IBM, 49% had implemented AI for quality inspection or defect detection in 2025.[5]

Cloud Computing in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among EII businesses, 52% reported increased productivity from cloud computing in 2024, while 46% reported no change.[4]
  • Across chemical-sector companies surveyed by Arthur D. Little and Cefic, 15% planned to migrate to cloud computing in coming years in 2023.[6]
  • Across chemical-sector companies surveyed by Arthur D. Little and Cefic, more than 35% had at least partially migrated to cloud computing in 2023.[6]
  • Among EII businesses, 2% reported decreased productivity from cloud computing in 2024.[4]

Big Data in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among EII businesses, 44% reported no productivity change from big data in 2024.[4]
  • Among EII businesses, 48% reported increased productivity from big data in 2024.[4]
  • Among ASUG chemicals-industry members, 49% cited gaining actionable insights from data and analytics as a current challenge in 2025.[3]
  • Among EII businesses, 6% reported decreased productivity from big data in 2024.[4]

Blockchain in the filter industry

  • 20 vendors were evaluated by Botanical Water Technologies during a six-month selection process for its blockchain-enabled water exchange platform.[7]
  • 1 Fujitsu Track and Trust service was used by Botanical Water Technologies to support blockchain traceability for filtered and purified water transactions.[7]
  • 80 pages was the length of Botanical Water Technologies’ request for proposals for its blockchain platform supporting filtered and purified water trading.[7]
  • 1 trademark application for $H2O was filed by OriginClear in May 2021 for its proposed blockchain-based water-treatment payment system.[8]
  • 1 blockchain platform, Botanical Water Exchange, was developed to provide traceability from water refinement through sales, delivery and usage.[7]
  • 1 blockchain patent application was filed by OriginClear in 2021 for incentive payments linked to outsourced water treatment and purification services.[8]

IoT in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across 23 European countries, close to one-third of manufacturing firms used IoT in 2021.[9]
  • Among EII businesses, 44% reported increased productivity from IoT in 2024.[4]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

Predictive monitoring and digital twins are quantified in measured outcomes such as 40% fewer unplanned stops and 15–20% lower filter consumption and labor costs after predictive replacement scheduling.

Business intelligence in the filter industry

  • 8 dashboard domains were listed for Porex Filtration Group’s Power BI deployment, covering sales, production, inventory, quality, suppliers, finance, capital expenditure and procurement.[10]
  • 3 years was the strategy period covered by the Spanish industrial filtration company’s scorecard implementation.[11]
  • 3 risk indicators were included in the Spanish filtration company’s structured scorecard system.[11]
  • 10 sensors supplied data for Nordic Water’s sand-filtering pilot, measuring variables such as flow rate, filter-bed pressure and compressor speed.[12]
  • 1 main strategic scorecard was implemented by an anonymized Spanish industrial filtration solutions company to replace spreadsheet- and BI-dashboard-led strategy management.[11]
  • 500 cubic metres per hour was the potential large-installation flow rate considered in Nordic Water’s data-driven filtration business case.[12]

Data analytics in the filter industry

  • 1 hertz was the sampling rate used for hydraulic-filter differential pressure and oil-temperature measurements.[13]
  • 40% fewer unplanned stops were achieved in the first year after predictive detection of hydraulic-filter failures at a large industrial plant.[13]
  • 0.1 bar was the measurement resolution for differential pressure across each hydraulic filter in the predictive-monitoring system.[13]
  • 15–20% lower filter consumption and labor costs were reported after predictive replacement scheduling replaced blanket schedules at the industrial plant.[13]
  • 5% relative L2-norm error was achieved for pressure prediction by the recurrent neural network in a digital-twin model for chamber filter presses.[14]
  • 9.3% relative L2-norm error was achieved for flow-rate prediction by the recurrent neural network in the chamber-filter-press digital twin.[14]

Data Quality in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • 49% of supply-management organizations rated their data quality as good or excellent in 2024, based on an Institute for Supply Management survey.[15]
  • 42% of manufacturers had a process to verify manufacturing-data accuracy and quality in 2026, while 51% did not.[16]
  • 80% of manufacturers reported a measured value for their operational data in 2026, across the surveyed manufacturing sector.[16]
  • 89% of manufacturers said data use improved their decision-making processes in 2026, across the surveyed manufacturing sector.[16]
  • 67% of supply-management organizations said their data quality was better or significantly better than two years earlier in 2024.[15]
  • 44% of companies in the manufacturing survey reported AI-project failures caused by poor data quality in 2025, across surveyed manufacturers.[17]

Data Governance in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • 90% of supply-management organizations agreed or strongly agreed that data governance was necessary in 2024.[15]
  • 67% of GCC chemical companies had established performance management or KPIs around digital supply chains in 2022.[18]
  • 61% of supply-management organizations had a dedicated data-governance function in 2024, based on a survey of more than 121 respondents.[15]
  • 28% of manufacturers had a data-governance leader in 2026, across the Manufacturing Leadership Council survey.[16]
  • 52% of global chemical companies had established performance management or KPIs around digital supply chains in 2022.[18]
  • 46% of GCC chemical companies had established common data standards with collaboration partners in 2022.[18]

KPIs in the filter industry

  • 10 measurement points were used to track the performance of Nordic Water’s sand-filtering pilot, including flow, pressure and compressor-speed variables.[12]
  • 11.7 percentage points was the improvement in failure-free days after digital-twin deployment at the reverse-osmosis system in 2025.[19]
  • 1.16 was the estimated relative risk of a failure-free day after digital-twin deployment at the reverse-osmosis system.[19]
  • 40–60% lower resolution time was reported for Metso filter issues handled by its data-driven expert-support service.[20]
  • 80% fewer site trips were reported for Metso filter failures after deployment of remote monitoring and data-driven support.[20]
  • 85% fewer emergency repairs were reported after an industrial equipment manufacturer introduced data-driven predictive maintenance.[21]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

Consolidation and aftermarket mix remain central, including Filtration Group’s expectation that 85% of sales come from aftermarket products in 2025.

Growth in the filter industry

  • €4.215 billion was MANN+HUMMEL’s 2025 revenue, compared with €4.528 billion in 2024.[22]
  • €230 million was MANN+HUMMEL’s 2024 operating profit, compared with €16 million in 2023.[22]
  • 85% of Filtration Group’s sales were expected to come from aftermarket products in 2025, supporting a recurring-revenue growth strategy.[23]
  • $2 billion was Filtration Group’s estimated 2025 sales cited in Parker Hannifin’s acquisition announcement.[23]
  • €4.528 billion was MANN+HUMMEL’s 2024 sales, down from €4.735 billion in 2023 as the filtration company focused on profitability and operational improvement.[22]

Differentiation in the filter industry

  • 20 countries were served by ZwitterCo’s membrane solutions for complex wastewater and water-reuse applications.[24]
  • 500 basis points was the expected increase in Parker’s filtration aftermarket-sales mix from acquiring Filtration Group.[23]
  • 12,000+ SKUs were offered by Keltec across air filters, oil filters, separators, coalescing filters and refrigerated-air-dryer products.[25]
  • €200 million was MANN+HUMMEL’s 2024 investment in tangible assets, supporting manufacturing and filtration capacity.[22]
  • $220 million was Parker Hannifin’s expected cost synergy from combining its operations with Filtration Group.[23]
  • 7,500 employees were expected at Filtration Group in 2025, reflecting scale in engineered and proprietary filtration technologies.[23]

Mergers and acquisitions in the filter industry

  • 3 filtration companies were brought under one ownership structure through Cleanova’s 2024 acquisition of Sidco Group.[26]
  • 2 companies, Sidco Filter and Shawndra Products, were combined into Sidco Group before Cleanova acquired the group in 2024.[26]
  • 7 acquisitions had been completed by Flotilla Partners since its January 2023 platform launch by March 2024.[27]
  • SEK1.1 billion was Sandvik’s estimated 2026 revenue for Diemme Filtration, the filter-press company it agreed to acquire.[28]
  • €374 million was the enterprise value agreed for Sogefi’s filtration business in its 2024 sale process.[29]
  • 6 named filtration transactions were identified across roughly 18 months in a 2023–2024 industry-consolidation review.[30]

Strategic partnerships in the filter industry

  • 5 German waterworks were included in NX Filtration and TZW-DVGW’s 2024 PFAS-removal pilot partnership.[31]
  • 20 PFAS compounds were covered by the German drinking-water compliance target relevant to NX Filtration’s TZW-DVGW partnership.[31]
  • $2 million to $4 million was the planned partner-funded investment for coating facilities in Zentek’s filtration collaboration in Saudi Arabia.[8]
  • 2 organizations—NX Filtration and CA Water JSC—collaborated with Climate Fund Managers on Vietnam’s La Giang water-treatment project.[31]
  • 3 organizations—NX Filtration, UNDP and Nam Cau Kien Industrial Park—joined the 2024 feasibility-study partnership for industrial wastewater reclamation in Vietnam.[31]
  • $1 million to $2 million was the planned partner-funded investment for compounding facilities in Zentek’s Saudi filtration collaboration.[8]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

Workforce scale and engagement metrics are captured alongside training hours, including 8,000+ employees worked for Filtration Group across more than 30 countries in 2026.

Hiring in the filter industry

  • 154 Donaldson locations operated across six continents in fiscal 2025, supporting its global employee base and recruitment footprint.[32]
  • 12 students participated in Diemme Filtration’s hosted PCTO program during the 2021–2022 school year.[33]
  • 8,000+ employees worked for Filtration Group across more than 30 countries in 2026.[34]
  • 125+ employees worked for Filter King after its Pennsylvania manufacturing and distribution expansion in 2025.[35]
  • 10 students participated in Diemme Filtration’s hosted PCTO program during the 2023–2024 school year.[33]

Employee retention in the filter industry

  • 50+ employees worked for Filtech in 2023 after the company crossed that workforce milestone.[36]
  • 95% was MANN+HUMMEL’s target retention rate for top talent in 2021.[22]
  • 83% of Filtronic employees were satisfied with the company as a place of work in 2023.[37]
  • 270 employees were recorded across the reporting scope of Filtrec Group in 2024, a 5.6% increase from 2023.[38]
  • 14 of the previous 15 years, through 2024, Oberlin Filter Company was named a Wisconsin Top Workplace.[39]

Remote Work in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across U.S. chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing employers, 5.7% of positions were fully remote in 2024.[40]
  • Across U.S. remote-capable employees, 25% worked exclusively remotely in August 2026.[41]
  • Among U.S. energy, natural-resources and chemicals workers, 25% preferred mostly remote work in 2025.[42]
  • Among U.S. energy, natural-resources and chemicals workers, 8% preferred fully remote work in 2025.[42]

Hybrid Work in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across U.S. remote-capable employees, 61% preferred a hybrid work arrangement in November 2025.[41]
  • Across U.S. remote-capable employees, 54% worked in a hybrid arrangement in August 2026.[41]
  • U.S. hybrid employees spent an average of 46% of their workweek on-site in 2026.[41]
  • Across U.S. chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing employers, 44.5% of positions were fully hybrid in 2024.[40]
  • Across U.S. hybrid employees, 48% said their team had not discussed a formal or informal collaboration plan in 2026.[41]

Upskilling in the filter industry

  • 4,341 training hours were provided by Diemme Filtration in 2024.[33]
  • 74% of Camfil managers had completed Code of Conduct training in 2024.[43]
  • 10 languages were used for Camfil’s Code of Conduct training program in 2024.[43]
  • 66.5% of Diemme Filtration’s 2024 training hours were non-mandatory.[33]
  • 68 average training hours per employee were reported by MANN+HUMMEL for 2024.[22]

Employee Engagement in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across employees worldwide, 20% were engaged at work in 2025.[41]
  • Across best-practice organizations recognized by Gallup, 70% of employees were engaged in 2025.[41]
  • Across employees in the United States and Canada, 31% were engaged at work in 2025.[41]
  • Among global managers, 22% were engaged at work in 2025, compared with 19% of non-managers.[41]
  • Across employees in the United States, 32% were engaged at work in 2025.[41]

DEI in the filter industry

  • 32% of MANN+HUMMEL’s Asia-Pacific workforce were women in 2024.[22]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

Certification and trust indicators are high in residential contexts, with 92% of U.S. filtration buyers preferring independently certified filters in 2023.

Customer experience in the filter industry

  • 92% of U.S. filtration buyers preferred independently certified filters in 2023.[44]
  • 44% of rural U.S. filtration owners trusted their tap water in 2023.[44]
  • 17% was the average premium U.S. filtration buyers said they would pay for independently certified filters in 2023.[44]
  • 67% of urban U.S. filtration owners trusted their tap water in 2023, compared with 45% of suburban owners.[44]
  • 52% of U.S. water-filtration owners trusted their household tap water in a 2023 survey.[44]

Customer retention in the filter industry

  • 96%–98% was Filters Fast’s reported average monthly retention rate for subscribers during the reported period.[45]
  • 90% or more was Evoqua’s projected renewal rate for high-service water-treatment contracts in its 2020 investor presentation.[8]
  • Less than 7.5% was Water-Asset Management’s annual unit attrition rate for company-owned and billed rental units at December 31, 2019.[8]
  • 39% of eligible expired credit cards were recovered by Filters Fast, a U.S. filtration provider, during the reported period.[45]
  • 96% was Filters Fast’s average monthly subscriber retention rate for its U.S. air- and water-filter subscription business during the reported period.[45]

Customer acquisition in the filter industry

  • 183% was the year-over-year increase in new subscribers reported by U.S. filtration provider Filters Fast during the reported period.[45]
  • 91% of Americans used a water filter in 2023, according to data cited by NSF from Aquasana.[44]
  • 300% was the increase in e-commerce revenue reported by U.S. filtration provider Filters Fast during the reported period.[45]
  • 25% was the increase in U.S. water-filter use between 2020 and 2023, according to data cited by NSF from Aquasana.[44]
  • Nearly 3 times was the reported increase in Filters Fast’s online revenue during the pandemic period.[45]

Customer loyalty in the filter industry

  • 79% of U.S. parents with filtration systems insisted on giving their children independently certified filtered water in 2023.[44]
  • 69.3% of surveyed Multipure customers reported feeling better after using a water-filtration system.[46]
  • 74% of U.S. buyers looked for a certification mark when purchasing a replacement filter element in 2023.[44]
  • 77% of U.S. water-filtration buyers said they would recommend independently certified filters to a friend in 2023.[44]
  • 53% of U.S. water-filtration buyers were cautious about counterfeit water filters in 2023.[44]

Lead generation in the filter industry

  • 39% of surveyed U.S. consumers purchased a water softener through a home-improvement store in the WQA study reported in 2015.[47]
  • 80% of surveyed U.S. consumers believed tap water contained chlorine in the WQA study reported in 2015.[47]
  • 69% of surveyed U.S. consumers installed water-filtration products themselves in the WQA study reported in 2015.[47]
  • 70% of surveyed U.S. consumers believed tap water contained lead in the WQA study reported in 2015.[47]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

Digital channels are tracked by quantified outcomes, such as 10.2% annual revenue growth in 2023 for Water Science after targeted Facebook and Google advertising campaigns.

Marketing in the filter industry

  • 10.2% annual revenue growth was reported in 2023 by Water Science after targeted Facebook and Google advertising campaigns.[48]
  • $1 million in gross sales was reported in 2015 by a U.S. water-filtration company before implementing multiple marketing campaigns.[49]
  • 80% employee retention was reported in 2017 by a U.S. water-filtration company after implementing a growth and marketing strategy.[49]
  • 125–150 monthly installations were achieved in 2017 by a U.S. water-filtration company after marketing campaigns, compared with 5–10 in 2015.[49]
  • $300 per week in advertising spend was removed for Water Science within 30 days while lead-generation performance changed minimally.[48]

Digital marketing in the filter industry

  • 10.2% higher annual revenue was reported by Water Science in 2023 after targeted digital advertising campaigns.[48]
  • 36% higher video-completion rate than the industry average was recorded by a private-water-sector digital advertising campaign in 2025.[50]
  • $300 per week in digital ad spend was cut by Water Science within 30 days while lead-generation performance remained nearly unchanged.[48]
  • 7 million monthly Instagram views were reported by air-care brand Blueair in 2025, up from 600,000 earlier that year.[51]
  • $7.5 billion was the estimated U.S. total addressable market for out-of-home digital advertising cited in Pentair’s 2026 investor presentation for a water-dispensing partnership.[52]

Branding in the filter industry

  • 1952 was the founding year emphasized by Air Filters Inc. in its company-brand messaging for U.S. HVAC and industrial filtration customers.[53]
  • 3 added minerals—calcium, magnesium and potassium—were highlighted in Culligan Quench’s quenchWATER+ filtration brand positioning in 2019.[54]
  • 54.0% lower Scope 1 and 2 emissions versus 2019 were reported by Pentair in 2025, supporting its sustainability-oriented corporate brand positioning.[55]
  • 5 filtration stages were promoted by Culligan Quench in its quenchWATER+ product-brand messaging in 2019.[54]
  • 40 billion single-use plastic water bottles were attributed to Pentair residential filtration systems sold from 2021 through 2025 in the company’s sustainability-brand communications.[55]

Social media in the filter industry

  • 7 million monthly Instagram views were reported by air-care brand Blueair in 2025, compared with 600,000 earlier that year.[51]
  • 2 social advertising examples were shown for Pentair filtration-related products in the company’s 2021 brand standards guide: Pentair and Pentair Everpure.[55]
  • 80% higher click-through than the industry average was recorded by the National Association of Water Companies’ 2025 digital campaign.[50]
  • 1,067% was Blueair’s reported increase in monthly Instagram views in 2025 after a brand and sports-marketing activation.[51]
  • 25,300 visits were driven to saferwater.org by a 2025 private-water-sector campaign promoted through digital channels.[50]

Influencer Marketing in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across B2B companies, 81% of marketers had a dedicated influencer-marketing budget in a September 2024 U.S. survey of firms with at least 100 employees.[56]
  • Across B2B companies, 29% of marketers planned to adopt influencer marketing within the following year in a March 2025 Ipsos survey.[57]
  • Across B2B companies, 43% of marketers reported outstanding results from influencer programs in the 2025 B2B Influencer Marketing Report.[58]
  • In U.S. manufacturing, 19% of marketers used influencer marketing among paid channels in the prior 12 months, according to a 2025 industry benchmark.[59]
  • Across B2B companies, 55% of marketers used creators in 2025, based on a March 2025 Ipsos survey of 1,500 marketing professionals.[57]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

Operational efficiency targets tie to measured waste and energy results, including a 31% reduction in total scrap at Atmus Filtration Technologies’ Cookeville facility compared with 2023.

Process optimization in the filter industry

  • $6 million was spent by Atmus in 2024 on facility and process improvements focused on heating, cooling and lighting efficiency.[60]
  • 31% was the reduction in total scrap generated at Atmus Filtration Technologies’ Cookeville, Tennessee, facility compared with 2023.[60]
  • 480 MWh of annual energy savings were generated by replacing pneumatic tools and agitators with electric alternatives at Donaldson’s Mexico facilities.[61]
  • 6,200 MWh of annual energy use was reduced by Donaldson’s FY2025 efficiency projects.[61]
  • 23% was the estimated reduction in scrap achieved through Atmus Filtration Technologies’ Six Sigma initiative across manufacturing sites in 2024.[60]

Operational efficiency in the filter industry

  • €452.8 million was MANN+HUMMEL’s 2025 revenue in Life Sciences & Environment on a currency-adjusted reporting basis.[22]
  • €634.6 million was Freudenberg Filtration Technologies’ sales in 2025.[62]
  • 130 products were introduced by MANN+HUMMEL for the off-highway and industrial segment in Asia during 2025.[22]
  • 5.8% was MANN+HUMMEL’s adjusted margin in 2025.[22]
  • 80% of Filtrec’s customer portfolio consisted of distributors and dealers in 2024.[38]

Quality management in the filter industry

  • 12% was the fuel-filter rejection rate in an automobile-filter manufacturing case study before Lean Six Sigma implementation.[63]
  • 4% was the fuel-filter rejection rate after Lean Six Sigma implementation in the automobile-filter manufacturing case study.[63]
  • 21 countries were covered by UFI Filters’ quality, engineering and environmental network in its 2024 sustainability reporting.[64]
  • ISO 9001:2015 is the quality-management standard used by Global Filter as the foundation of its filtration-product quality system.[65]
  • 2008 was the year Walker Filtration first achieved ISO 9001 certification.[66]

Supply chain in the filter industry

  • 61% of Atmus Filtration Technologies’ cost of sales was represented by material costs in 2024.[67]
  • 5 production bases were operated by Kemflo for water-filtration manufacturing in its 2025 annual report.[60]
  • More than 30 million filters were produced annually by Fil Filter in its latest company profile.[68]
  • 17,445 m² was the area of Kemflo’s Perris, California, production plant in the 2025 annual report.[60]
  • More than 80 countries received exports from Fil Filter in its latest company profile.[68]

Outsourcing / Offshoring in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across North American specialty chemicals, 50% of customer respondents were actively pushing onshoring projects in 2025.[69]
  • Across North American specialty chemicals, 100% of customer respondents allocated only 0–25% of company capital expenditure to reshoring projects in 2025.[69]
  • Across 22 EU countries and Norway, 34.1% of enterprises engaged in international sourcing cited labour-cost reduction as a motivation during 2021–2023.[70]
  • Across North American specialty chemicals, 43% of customer respondents actively drove onshoring projects with suppliers and achieved some success in 2025.[69]
  • Across North American specialty chemicals, 50% of customer respondents actively drove onshoring projects with suppliers but reported no success in 2025.[69]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

Pricing dynamics show in reported shifts, including a 56.1% decrease in average unit price for a water-filter company’s products in fiscal 2024.

Pricing strategy in the filter industry

  • $1,614.5 million was Pentair Water Solutions revenue in 2025, compared with $1,684.3 million in 2024, reflecting portfolio and market pricing dynamics.[55]
  • $370,019 was water-filter and related-product revenue reported for fiscal 2024, up 9.7% despite a lower average selling price.[8]
  • Price-adjustment clauses were used by Pentair for significant commodity and duty-driven movements affecting metals and resins in its filtration-related products in 2025.[55]
  • $156 million was Koch Filter’s revenue in fiscal 2025 before its acquisition by Atmus, providing a recurring industrial-filtration pricing platform.[8]
  • 56.1% was the decrease in average unit price for a water-filter company’s products in fiscal 2024, reflecting a shift toward lower-priced cartridges and shells.[8]

Cost reduction in the filter industry

  • 87.5% was the reduction in water use achieved by a Pall filtration system by cutting carbon-bed backwashing from four times weekly to once every two weeks.[71]
  • $15,690 was the annual replacement-filter saving projected from the second year onward in the One Eye Industries building-filtration case.[72]
  • 40% was the reduction in overall filter costs achieved by an OTC Industrial Technologies customer after changing its filtration strategy.[73]
  • $20 million of overhead cost reduction was achieved by FAM Products in 2024 through workforce reduction and organizational realignment involving filtration materials.[8]
  • 15% was the approximate overhead-cost reduction targeted by FAM Products through its restructuring and integration program by 2026.[8]

Profitability in the filter industry

  • 23.3% was Pentair Flow’s return on sales in 2025.[52]
  • 0.5% was MANN+HUMMEL’s consolidated net-income margin in 2025, compared with negative 0.2% in 2024.[22]
  • $367.0 million was Donaldson’s full-year GAAP net earnings in fiscal 2025, compared with $414.0 million in fiscal 2024.[32]
  • 74.3% was the increase in LiquidPiston’s gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, driven partly by a full-scale liquid-filtration-system delivery.[8]
  • 27.8% was MANN+HUMMEL’s gross margin in 2024, up from 25.2% in 2023.[22]

Financial planning in the filter industry

  • 51 days was Parker-Hannifin’s days-sales-outstanding measure in both fiscal 2025 and fiscal 2024.[8]
  • $9.25 billion was the reported acquisition value of Filtration Group by Parker-Hannifin in 2026, creating a larger industrial-filtration platform.[8]
  • 4.6% was the interest rate on the new debt used to finance Donaldson’s Facet Filtration acquisition in 2026.[8]
  • $78 million was returned to Atmus shareholders in 2025 through $17 million of dividends and $61 million of share repurchases.[8]
  • $435 million was Parker-Hannifin’s capital expenditure in fiscal 2025, compared with $400 million in fiscal 2024.[8]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

Service and replacement intervals are specified for planning, including a 12–18 months typical replacement interval for filter media in Seremban Engineering’s filtration systems.

Product development in the filter industry

  • More than 100 priority patent applications were filed by MANN+HUMMEL in 2025, globally.[22]
  • More than 3,100 active patents were held by Donaldson in fiscal 2025, globally.[61]
  • Six research-and-development centers operated within Camfil’s global organization in 2026, globally.[43]
  • More than 130 new products were introduced by MANN+HUMMEL for its off-highway and industrial segments in 2025, globally.[22]
  • 20%–30% of annual sales at Porvair Filtration typically came from products less than three years old, globally.[74]

Product lifecycle in the filter industry

  • A 12-month replacement cycle was used in Donaldson’s refillable-filter savings example for semiconductor photolithography tools, globally.[75]
  • 12–18 months was the typical replacement interval for filter media supplied by Seremban Engineering, depending on use and maintenance, globally.[76]
  • Single-use medical filtration products at GVS were primarily directed to incineration because compatible recycling solutions were generally unavailable in 2025, globally.[77]
  • Approximately 3–5 years was the replacement interval for certain GVS air-intake, HVAC and fuel filters, depending on use conditions, globally.[77]
  • 20 kilograms was the assumed weight of each filter in Donaldson’s photolithography refill-program calculation, globally.[75]

After-sales in the filter industry

  • Donaldson’s aftermarket sales grew 3.3% in fiscal 2025, globally.[32]
  • Filter-media replacement was generally required every 12–18 months in Seremban Engineering’s filtration systems, depending on operating conditions, globally.[76]
  • Approximately 14% of Atmus Filtration Technologies’ net sales came from first-fit OEM sales in 2025, globally.[78]
  • RM27.15 million was Seremban Engineering’s technical-support-services revenue in fiscal 2024, globally.[76]
  • Donaldson’s aftermarket sales grew 9.4% in fiscal 2026, globally.[32]

Value proposition in the filter industry

  • 8% of Donaldson’s net sales came from its Life Sciences segment in fiscal 2025.[61]
  • Approximately 7,500 employees served Filtration Group customers worldwide in 2025, globally.[23]
  • $3.69 billion was Donaldson’s reported revenue in fiscal 2025, globally.[61]
  • Long-lasting filters that maintain efficiency over time were identified by Camfil as a way to reduce energy costs and filter changes in 2026.[43]
  • More than 40 countries had Donaldson locations supporting filtration customers in 2025, globally.[61]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

Environmental outcomes are quantified through waste and emissions, including a 54% reduction from the 2019 baseline for Pentair’s Scope 1 and 2 emissions in 2025.

Sustainability in the filter industry

  • 2,424 mangrove trees were planted by Filtrona projects in Thailand and Indonesia in 2024.[79]
  • 82% of MANN+HUMMEL’s electricity came from renewable sources in 2024.[22]
  • 53% of Filtrona’s 4,435.04 tonnes of total waste was recycled in 2024.[79]
  • More than 95% of waste generated during MANN+HUMMEL filter production is recycled, materially or thermally.[22]
  • 100% of Filtrona sites achieved Zero Waste to Landfill status in 2024.[79]

ESG in the filter industry

  • 97% of Filtrona employees completed comprehensive compliance training in 2023.[79]
  • 640 patents were held by Filtrona in 2023 as part of its product-development portfolio.[79]
  • 34.4% reduction from the 2019 baseline was achieved by Pentair for water withdrawal in 2025.[80]
  • 26% was women’s representation in Filtrona leadership roles in 2023.[79]
  • 54% reduction from the 2019 baseline was achieved by Pentair for Scope 1 and 2 emissions in 2025.[80]

Ethics in the filter industry

  • 36 total recordable work-related incidents were recorded by UFI Filters in 2024.[64]
  • Zero high-consequence work-related injuries were recorded by UFI Filters in 2024.[64]
  • Zero substantiated human-rights violations were reported by Filtrona for FY2025.[79]
  • Zero substantiated incidents of corruption were reported by Filtrona for FY2025.[79]
  • Zero fatalities were recorded by UFI Filters in 2024.[64]

CSR in the filter industry

  • 16,000 litres of annual crude-oil savings are enabled by the MANN-FILTER C 17 237 air filter based on 2024 sales figures.[22]
  • $0.5 million was provided by the Pentair Foundation in 2025 for watershed-restoration projects.[80]
  • 25 million life-saving dialysis treatments are supported annually by Solventum membrane technology.[81]
  • $3.6 million was donated cumulatively by the Donaldson Foundation from fiscal 2022 through fiscal 2024.[32]
  • More than 43,000 native plants were planted through Pentair Foundation nonprofit partners in 2025.[80]

Circular economy in the filter industry

  • 80% of Filterbaby Eco-Pro replacement-filter plastic waste was eliminated by removing the plastic housing.[82]
  • 53% was Filtrona’s waste-recycling rate in 2024.[79]
  • 24% of Filtrona’s product portfolio comprised sustainable or plastic-free solutions in FY2025.[79]
  • Six plastic-free, biodegradable filter products were included in Filtrona’s ECO range by 2023.[79]
  • 100% of Filtrona sites achieved Zero Waste to Landfill in 2024.[79]

Carbon footprint in the filter industry

  • 18% reduction in Donaldson’s Scope 1 and 2 emissions was achieved against its fiscal-2021 baseline by fiscal 2024.[32]
  • 42% Scope 1 and 2 emissions reduction is Camfil’s target for 2030 against its 2023 baseline.[43]
  • 50% reduction in Filtrona’s Scope 1 and 2 emissions was achieved in 2024.[79]
  • 51% reduction in Filtrona’s Scope 1 and 2 emissions was reported for FY2025.[79]
  • 21% reduction in UFI Filters’ direct Scope 1 emissions was achieved in 2024.[83]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

Market coverage and manufacturing footprints are tracked by country and facility counts, including 150+ facilities operated globally by Donaldson in 2024.

Globalization in the filter industry

  • 38 countries received clean-water capability enabled by NX Filtration membrane sales in 2024.[31]
  • 28% of Donaldson’s fiscal-2025 sales came from Europe, the Middle East and Africa.[61]
  • 44% of Donaldson’s fiscal-2025 sales came from the United States and Canada.[61]
  • 47% of NX Filtration’s 2024 goods revenue came from Europe.[31]
  • €428.5 million was GVS turnover in 2024.[90]

Cultural adaptation in the filter industry

  • 7 countries hosted GVS manufacturing plants in 2024: Italy, the United Kingdom, Brazil, the United States, China, Mexico and Romania.[90]
  • 19 manufacturing plants supported GVS’s internationalization strategy in 2025.[90]
  • 29 commercial offices supported GVS’s global customer coverage in 2025.[90]
  • 4,000+ employees worked worldwide for GVS in 2024.[90]
  • 10 R&D centers supported GVS’s locally responsive, global filtration model in 2024.[90]

Supplier management in the filter industry

  • 6 continents had Atmus operational presence in 2024.[60]
  • 3,100+ active patents were held by Donaldson in fiscal 2025, supporting filtration product development.[61]
  • $40.7 million was Atmus research, development and engineering expense in 2025.[67]
  • €9.5 million in subsidies supported MANN+HUMMEL’s Water and Membrane Solutions segment in 2025.[22]
  • $40.6 million was Atmus research, development and engineering expense in 2024.[67]

Stakeholder management in the filter industry

  • 428.5 million euros was GVS turnover in 2024, supporting stakeholder engagement across its filtration businesses.[90]
  • 150+ facilities were operated globally by Donaldson in 2024.[61]
  • 30 GVS commercial offices operated worldwide in 2024.[90]
  • 40+ countries had Donaldson locations in 2024.[61]
  • 70 consecutive years of quarterly dividends had been paid by Donaldson as of 2024.[61]

Distribution channels in the filter industry

  • 30 locations formed Freudenberg Filtration Technologies’ sales network in 2025.[62]
  • 16% of Atmus filtration sales used the OEM first-fit channel in 2022.[91]
  • 16% of Atmus filtration sales used independent distributors in 2022.[91]
  • $1,012.9 million was Donaldson sales in EMEA in fiscal 2024.[92]
  • 65% of Atmus filtration sales used the OEM aftermarket channel in 2022.[91]

Key questions about the filter industry

What is the current size of the global filtration market?
The global filtration market was valued at $53.5 billion in 2025.
How fast is filtration expected to grow through the next decade?
The overall filtration market is forecast to grow from $55.2 billion in 2026 to $79.9 billion by 2035, a 4.2% CAGR.
Which companies lead the filter industry?
Pall Corporation stands out for filtration, separation, and purification solutions for industrial and life-science applications because Parker Hannifin focuses on industrial filtration since it completed its acquisition of Filtration Group in 2026, expanding its global filtration offering.
What technology shifts are showing up in filter operations and analytics?
Data-driven monitoring and predictive replacement are showing measurable effects, including 40% fewer unplanned stops and 15–20% lower filter consumption and labor costs after predictive replacement scheduling.
How concentrated is the filtration supply base?
The top five companies held about 30% of the filtration market in 2025, with Parker Hannifin exceeding 8% share.
Where is membrane filtration gaining share in water treatment?
Membrane filtration is a major water-treatment segment, with reverse osmosis representing approximately 32%–33% of membrane-market volume, and microfiltration plus ultrafiltration together accounting for about 45%.
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