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Global PFSA Proton Exchange Membrane Market Size,Trends, Growth Forecast to 2031

Category : Chemicals & Materials | Report Code : 1854 | Pages : 141 | Oct 2024

Report Overview

Proton exchange membranes (PEM) are widely used in fields such as fuel cells, hydrogen production through water electrolysis, vanadium flow battery energy storage, and chlor alkali industry. Perfluorosulfonic acid membrane (PFSA) proton exchange membrane is the mainstream product in the market. Proton exchange membrane, also known as proton membrane or hydrogen ion exchange membrane, is a selective ion permeable membrane widely used in downstream scenarios such as fuel cells, hydrogen production from water electrolysis, vanadium flow battery energy storage, and chlor alkali industry. PEM is one of the core components of hydrogen fuel cells and also the core component of membrane electrodes in water electrolysis cells. It plays a role in providing channels for proton migration and transport, separating gas reactants, and blocking electrolytes in fuel cells and electrolysis cells. The performance of PEM affects the performance and service life of downstream components. To achieve high efficiency and stability of hydrogen fuel cells, proton exchange membranes need to have high proton conductivity, good thermal and chemical stability, high mechanical strength, and durability; At the same time, the membrane surface needs to have good compatibility with the catalyst in order to effectively prevent gas diffusion and block the contact between oxidants and fuel. Proton exchange membranes are classified according to their fluorine content, mainly including perfluorosulfonic acid proton exchange membranes, partially fluorinated substance sub exchange membranes, composite proton exchange membranes, and non fluorinated proton exchange membranes. According to the "2022 China Proton Exchange Membrane Industry Development Trend Report" released by Sairui Research, Perfluorosulfonic Acid (PFSA) proton exchange membrane is currently the most widely used and technologically mature type of proton exchange membrane with excellent performance.

The global PFSA Proton Exchange Membrane market size is projected to grow from US$ 1430 million in 2024 to US$ 2688 million in 2030; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 11.1% from 2024 to 2030.

Analytic Insights Hub' newest research report, the “PFSA Proton Exchange Membrane Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world PFSA Proton Exchange Membrane sales in 2023, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected PFSA Proton Exchange Membrane sales for 2024 through 2030. With PFSA Proton Exchange Membrane sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world PFSA Proton Exchange Membrane industry.

This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global PFSA Proton Exchange Membrane landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on PFSA Proton Exchange Membrane portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global PFSA Proton Exchange Membrane market.

This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for PFSA Proton Exchange Membrane and breaks down the forecast by Thickness, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global PFSA Proton Exchange Membrane.

Proton exchange membrane (PEM) is the terminal product of the organic fluorine chemical industry, which has specific proton transfer function, enabling electrode reactions to proceed smoothly. According to the fluorine content, proton exchange membranes can be divided into perfluorosulfonic acid proton exchange membranes, partially fluorinated polymer proton exchange membranes, non fluorinated polymer proton exchange membranes, and composite proton exchange membranes. Among them, perfluorosulfonic acid proton exchange membranes have been fully commercialized and have become an important fuel cell membrane material in the market. The overall market demand for proton exchange membranes in China's fuel cell industry is growing rapidly, with enormous potential. The total demand area for proton exchange membranes in fuel cells in 2021 was 112000 square meters, an increase of over 80% compared to the previous year. It is expected that the total demand area will be over 400000 square meters by 2025, with a market size exceeding 400 million yuan. By 2026, the total demand area will be over 600000 square meters, with a market size exceeding 600 million yuan. Due to the high production technology barriers, strict market access, and huge upfront cost investment of proton exchange membranes, only a few companies worldwide have mastered their production technology, resulting in a low degree of localization in the industry. However, a higher entry threshold is beneficial to the overall healthy competition of the industry to a certain extent, and domestic enterprises mainly face competition from overseas enterprises. Domestic manufacturers have more competitive relationships, and after completing pre research, relevant enterprises can quickly reduce costs through capacity expansion and further enhance their competitiveness.Perfluorosulfonic acid proton exchange membrane has been commercialized and has become an important fuel cell membrane material in the market. Its advantages lie in high mechanical strength, good chemical stability, and high conductivity under high humidity conditions; At low temperatures, the current density is high and the proton conductivity resistance is low. The main disadvantage is that the membrane is prone to chemical degradation at high temperatures, resulting in decreased proton conductivity; Monomer synthesis is difficult and costly; When used in methanol fuel cells, methanol permeation is prone to occur. At present, the perfluorosulfonic acid proton exchange membranes available in the market mainly include the Nafion series membrane from Chemours, which was split from DuPont in the United States, the Aquivion membrane from Solvay in Belgium, the Flemion membrane from AGC in Japan, and the Aciplex membrane from Asahi Kasei Corporation in Japan. Dongyue Future Hydrogen Energy in China also has the ability to independently produce perfluorosulfonic acid proton exchange membranes. The most widely used in the market is the Nafion membrane from Chemours. Currently, almost all commercially available perfluorosulfonic acid proton exchange membranes are based on the Nafion structure.

This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of PFSA Proton Exchange Membrane market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.

Segmentation by Thickness:
    Extrusion Molding
    Solution Molding
    Composite Molding

Segmentation by Application:
    Fuel Cell
    Hydrogen Production by Water Electrolysis
    Chlor-Alkali Processing
    All-Vanadium Redox Flow Battery
    Others

This report also splits the market by region:
    Americas
        United States
        Canada
        Mexico
        Brazil
    APAC
        China
        Japan
        Korea
        Southeast Asia
        India
        Australia
    Europe
        Germany
        France
        UK
        Italy
        Russia
    Middle East & Africa
        Egypt
        South Africa
        Israel
        Turkey
        GCC Countries

The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analysing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
    Gore
    Chemours
    Solvay
    Asahi Kasei Corporation
    AGC
    Dongyue Group
    Fumatech BWT GmbH (BWT Group)
    Jiangsu Thinkre Membrane Material
    Hyproof Tech

Key Questions Addressed in this Report
What is the 10-year outlook for the global PFSA Proton Exchange Membrane market?
What factors are driving PFSA Proton Exchange Membrane market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do PFSA Proton Exchange Membrane market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does PFSA Proton Exchange Membrane break out by Thickness, by Application?

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