Industrial Evaporators Market by Construction Type (Shell & Tube Evaporators, Plate Evaporators), Functionality (Falling Film, Rising Film), End-use Industry (Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical, Automotive), and Region - Global Forecast to 2030
The global industrial evaporators market is projected to grow from USD 22.10 billion in 2025 to USD 28.14 billion by 2030, at a CAGR of 5.0% during the forecast period. The escalating demand for efficient thermal separation processes is evident across multiple industries, including food & beverage, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and wastewater treatment. The rise in industrialization, coupled with the imperative for effective concentration, purification, and solvent recovery methods, is driving the adoption of advanced evaporator systems.
Scope of the Report
Years Considered for the Study
2019-2030
Base Year
2024
Forecast Period
2025-2030
Units Considered
Value (USD Million/Billion) and Volume (No. of Units)
Segments
Construction Type, Functionality, End-use Industry, and Region
Regions covered
Asia Pacific, Europe, North America, Middle East & Africa, and South America
Plate evaporators segment, by construction type, to account for second-largest market share during forecast period
Plate evaporators, classified by their construction type, are anticipated to capture the second-largest market share during the forecast period. This expected growth stems from their compact design, exceptional thermal efficiency, and ease of maintenance, making them highly sought after in diverse industries such as food & beverage, pharmaceuticals, and chemical processing. The modular architecture of these evaporators facilitates scalability and customization, enhancing their attractiveness for applications where space and energy efficiency are paramount. As industries increasingly pursue cost-effective and energy-efficient solutions, the demand for plate evaporators is expected to experience consistent growth, solidifying their prominent market position.
Food & beverage segment, by end-use industry, to register fastest growth during forecast period
The food & beverage industry is forecasted to experience the most significant growth in the industrial evaporators market during the upcoming period. The increasing global demand for processed and packaged foods and a rising requirement for efficient concentration and dehydration processes in food manufacturing largely fuel this expansion. Industrial evaporators are essential in applications such as juice concentration, dairy processing, and flavor extraction, where maintaining product quality and optimizing energy consumption is critical. Furthermore, stringent food safety regulations and a heightened emphasis on sustainable manufacturing practices are driving the adoption of advanced evaporator technologies, thereby contributing to the growth of this industry.
Profile break-up of primary participants:
By Company Type: Tier 1 - 65%, Tier 2 - 20%, and Tier 3 - 15%
By Designation: C-level- 30%, Director Level- 25%, and Others - 45%
By Region: North America - 30%, Europe - 20%, Asia Pacific - 40%, Middle East & Africa - 7%, and South America - 3%
Veolia Water Technologies (France), Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Japan), SPX Flow Inc. (US), Alfa Laval. (Sweden), and GEA Group AG (Germany) are some of the major players operating in the industrial evaporators market. These companies have adopted acquisitions, expansions, partnerships, and agreements to increase their market share business revenue.
Research Coverage
The report defines, segments, and projects the industrial evaporators market based on construction type, functionality, end-use industry, and region. It provides detailed information regarding the major factors influencing the market's growth, such as drivers, restraints, opportunities, and challenges. It strategically profiles industrial evaporator manufacturers, comprehensively analyses their market shares and core competencies, and tracks and analyzes competitive developments undertaken by them in the market, such as expansions, partnerships, and product launches.
Reasons to Buy Report
The report is expected to provide the market leaders/new entrants with the closest approximations of numbers of the industrial evaporators market and its segments. This report is also expected to help stakeholders understand the market's competitive landscape, gain insights to improve the position of their businesses, and make suitable go-to-market strategies. It also enables stakeholders to understand the pulse of the market and provide them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
The report provides insights into the following points:
Analysis of key drivers (Expanding food & beverage industry, rapid adoption of ZLD and MLD in manufacturing sector), restraints (High manufacturing and maintenance costs), opportunities (Rise in demand for desalination due to water crises), and challenges (Shortage of skilled workforce) influencing the growth of the industrial evaporators market.
Product Development/Innovation: Detailed insights into upcoming technologies, research & development activities in the industrial evaporators market.
Market Development: Comprehensive information about lucrative markets - the report analyses the industrial evaporators market across varied regions.
Market Diversification: Exhaustive information about new products, various types, untapped geographies, recent developments, and investments in the industrial market.
Competitive Assessment: In-depth assessment of market shares, growth strategies and product offerings of leading players such as Veolia Water Technologies (France), Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Japan), SPX Flow, Inc. (US), JEOL Ltd. (Japan), Condorchem Enviro Solutions (Spain), Eco-Techno Srl (Italy), GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft (Germany), H2O GmbH (Germany), De Dietrich (US), Bucher Unipektin (Switzerland), Alfa Laval (Sweden), Sasakura Engineering Co, Ltd. (Japan), Praj Industries (India), Sanshin Mfg. Co., Ltd. (Japan), Equipment Manufacturing Corporation (US), Saltworks Technologies Inc. (Canada), Zhejiang Taikang Evaporator Co., Ltd. (China), Belmar Technologies (England), Hebei Leheng Energy Saving Equipment Co. Ltd. (China), and Unitop Aquacare Limited (India) in the industrial evaporators market.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 STUDY OBJECTIVES
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION
1.3 MARKET SCOPE
1.3.1 MARKET COVERED AND REGIONAL SCOPE
1.3.2 YEARS CONSIDERED
1.3.3 INCLUSIONS & EXCLUSIONS
1.4 CURRENCY
1.5 UNITS CONSIDERED
1.6 STAKEHOLDERS
1.7 SUMMARY OF CHANGES
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
2.1 RESEARCH DATA
2.1.1 SECONDARY DATA
2.1.1.1 Key data from secondary sources
2.1.2 PRIMARY DATA
2.1.2.1 Key data from primary sources
2.1.2.2 Key industry insights
2.1.2.3 List of participating companies for primary research
2.2 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION
2.3 BASE NUMBER CALCULATION
2.3.1 SUPPLY-SIDE APPROACH
2.4 DATA TRIANGULATION
2.5 GROWTH RATE ASSUMPTIONS/GROWTH FORECAST
2.6 ASSUMPTIONS
2.7 RISK ASSESSMENT
2.7.1 RESEARCH LIMITATIONS
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS
4.1 ATTRACTIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PLAYERS IN INDUSTRIAL EVAPORATORS MARKET
4.2 INDUSTRIAL EVAPORATORS MARKET, BY REGION
4.3 ASIA PACIFIC INDUSTRIAL EVAPORATORS MARKET, BY CONSTRUCTION TYPE AND COUNTRY
4.4 INDUSTRIAL EVAPORATORS MARKET: MAJOR COUNTRIES
5 MARKET OVERVIEW
5.1 INTRODUCTION
5.2 MARKET DYNAMICS
5.2.1 DRIVERS
5.2.1.1 Growth in food & beverage industry
5.2.1.2 Rapid adoption of ZLD and MLD in manufacturing industry
5.2.1.3 Chemical & pharmaceutical industry expansion
5.2.2 RESTRAINTS
5.2.2.1 High initial investment cost
5.2.2.2 Energy-intensive operation
5.2.3 OPPORTUNITIES
5.2.3.1 Industrialization in developing countries
5.2.3.2 Rise in demand for desalination
5.2.3.3 Integration of renewable energy
5.2.4 CHALLENGES
5.2.4.1 Shortage of skilled workforce
5.2.4.2 Corrosion and fouling issues
5.3 PORTER'S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS
5.3.1 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS
5.3.2 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS
5.3.3 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES
5.3.4 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS
5.3.5 INTENSITY OF COMPETITIVE RIVALRY
5.4 VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS
5.5 PRICING ANALYSIS
5.5.1 AVERAGE SELLING PRICE TREND OF INDUSTRIAL EVAPORATORS BY KEY PLAYERS
5.5.2 AVERAGE SELLING PRICE TREND, BY TYPE
5.5.3 AVERAGE SELLING PRICE TREND, BY END-USE INDUSTRY
5.5.4 AVERAGE SELLING PRICE TREND, BY REGION
5.6 INDUSTRIAL EVAPORATORS MARKET ECOSYSTEM
5.7 PATENT ANALYSIS
5.7.1 METHODOLOGY
5.7.2 PATENT PUBLICATION TRENDS
5.7.3 INSIGHTS
5.7.4 JURISDICTION ANALYSIS
5.7.5 INDUSTRIAL EVAPORATORS MARKET: LIST OF MAJOR PATENTS
5.8 CASE STUDY ANALYSIS
5.8.1 MULTIPLE-EFFECT EVAPORATORS: ENERGY INTEGRATION STUDY
5.8.1.1 Objective
5.8.1.2 Solution statement
5.8.2 EFFECT OF FOULING ON FALLING FILM EVAPORATOR
5.8.2.1 Objective
5.8.2.2 Solution statement
5.9 TRADE ANALYSIS
5.9.1 IMPORT SCENARIO
5.9.2 EXPORT SCENARIO
5.10 KEY STAKEHOLDERS AND BUYING CRITERIA
5.10.1 KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN BUYING PROCESS
5.10.2 BUYING CRITERIA
5.11 KEY CONFERENCES & EVENTS IN 2025-2026
5.12 REGULATORY LANDSCAPE
5.12.1 REGULATORY BODIES, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
5.13 TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS
5.13.1 KEY TECHNOLOGIES
5.13.1.1 Evaporator technology
5.13.1.2 Falling film evaporates
5.13.1.3 Rising film evaporators
5.13.1.4 Forced circulation evaporators
5.13.1.5 Agitated thin film evaporations
5.13.1.6 Mechanical vapor recompression
5.14 ADJACENT TECHNOLOGIES
5.14.1 CRYSTALLIZERS
5.14.2 DRYERS
5.15 COMPLEMENTARY TECHNOLOGIES
5.15.1 MECHANICAL VAPOR RECOMPRESSION
5.15.2 WASTE HEAT RECOVERY UNITS
5.16 TRENDS/DISRUPTION IMPACT
5.17 GLOBAL MACROECONOMIC OUTLOOK
5.17.1 GDP
5.18 IMPACT OF 2025 US TARIFF - INDUSTRIAL EVAPORATORS MARKET
5.18.1 KEY TARIFF RATES
5.18.2 KEY PRODUCT-RELATED TARIFF EFFECTIVE FOR INDUSTRIAL EVAPORATORS
5.18.3 PRICE IMPACT ANALYSIS
5.18.4 IMPACT ON COUNTRY/REGION
5.18.4.1 US
5.18.4.2 Europe
5.18.4.3 Asia Pacific
5.18.5 IMPACT ON APPLICATIONS
5.18.5.1 Pharmaceutical
5.18.5.2 Chemical & petrochemical
5.18.5.3 Electronics & semiconductor
5.18.5.4 Pulp & paper
5.18.5.5 Food & beverage
5.18.5.6 Automotive
5.18.5.7 Other applications
5.19 IMPACT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) ON INDUSTRIAL EVAPORATORS MARKET
5.20 INVESTMENT AND FUNDING SCENARIO
6 INDUSTRIAL EVAPORATORS MARKET, BY TYPE
6.1 INTRODUCTION
6.2 SHELL & TUBE EVAPORATORS
6.2.1 SEGMENT TO CONTINUE DOMINANCE IN EVAPORATORS MARKET
6.3 PLATE EVAPORATORS
6.3.1 HIGH DEMAND FROM FOOD & BEVERAGE INDUSTRY TO DRIVE MARKET
7 INDUSTRIAL EVAPORATORS MARKET, BY FUNCTIONALITY
7.1 INTRODUCTION
7.2 FALLING FILM EVAPORATORS
7.2.1 HIGH DEMAND FROM SEVERAL MAJOR INDUSTRIES
7.3 RISING FILM EVAPORATORS
7.3.1 IDEAL FOR LOW-SCALING FEEDS
7.4 FORCED CIRCULATION EVAPORATORS
7.4.1 SUITABLE FOR CRYSTALLIZATION OF SOLUTIONS AND SLURRIES
7.5 AGITATED THIN FILM EVAPORATORS
7.5.1 OVERCOME PROBLEMS OF DIFFICULT-TO-HANDLE PRODUCTS
7.6 MECHANICAL VAPOR RECOMPRESSION EVAPORATORS
7.6.1 MECHANICAL VAPOR EVAPORATORS CAN BE USED FOR HEAT-SENSITIVE MATERIALS
7.7 OTHERS
8 INDUSTRIAL EVAPORATORS MARKET, BY END-USE INDUSTRY
8.1 INTRODUCTION
8.2 PHARMACEUTICALS
8.2.1 EXTENSIVE USE OF THIN FILM EVAPORATORS TO DRIVE SEGMENT GROWTH
8.3 CHEMICALS & PETROCHEMICALS
8.3.1 WIDE USE OF VARIOUS EVAPORATION PROCESSES
8.4 ELECTRONICS & SEMICONDUCTOR
8.4.1 PRIMARY APPLICATION OF EVAPORATORS FOR METAL DEPOSITION
8.5 PULP & PAPER
8.5.1 USE OF EVAPORATORS TO CONCENTRATE BLACK LIQUOR
8.6 FOOD & BEVERAGES
8.6.1 KEY INDUSTRY FOR EVAPORATOR USAGE
8.7 AUTOMOTIVE
8.7.1 USE OF MULTIPLE-EFFECT EVAPORATORS FOR INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES
8.8 OTHER END-USE INDUSTRIES
9 INDUSTRIAL EVAPORATORS MARKET, BY REGION
9.1 INTRODUCTION
9.2 ASIA PACIFIC
9.2.1 CHINA
9.2.1.1 Position as manufacturing hub to drive demand for industrial evaporators
9.2.2 SOUTH KOREA
9.2.2.1 Growing electronics and automotive sectors to create opportunities for market growth
9.2.3 JAPAN
9.2.3.1 Leading end-use industries to create demand for industrial evaporators
9.2.4 INDIA
9.2.4.1 Government initiatives in food & beverage sector to generate demand for industrial evaporators
9.2.5 MALAYSIA
9.2.5.1 Expanding manufacturing sector to create opportunities
9.2.6 AUSTRALIA
9.2.6.1 High demand for industrial evaporators in food & beverage sector
9.2.7 REST OF ASIA PACIFIC
9.3 NORTH AMERICA
9.3.1 US
9.3.1.1 Pharmaceutical sector growth to create demand
9.3.2 CANADA
9.3.2.1 Rising demand for industrial evaporators in automotive industry
9.3.3 MEXICO
9.3.3.1 Electronics industry to create demand for pure industrial water
9.4 EUROPE
9.4.1 GERMANY
9.4.1.1 Pharmaceutical production and automotive industry to support market growth
9.4.2 UK
9.4.2.1 Rising demand for industrial evaporators in electrical and electronics industry
9.4.3 RUSSIA
9.4.3.1 Growth in food & beverage industry to increase demand
9.4.4 FRANCE
9.4.4.1 Water treatment infrastructure to drive demand for industrial evaporators
9.4.5 ITALY
9.4.5.1 Growth in pharmaceutical and automotive industries to increase demand for industrial evaporators
9.4.6 SPAIN
9.4.6.1 Growth in food & beverage industry to support market
9.4.7 REST OF EUROPE
9.5 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA
9.5.1 GCC COUNTRIES
9.5.1.1 Saudi Arabia
9.5.1.1.1 Growth in chemical industry to create demand for industrial evaporators
9.5.1.2 UAE
9.5.1.2.1 Growing demand from manufacturing sector to boost demand
9.5.1.3 Other GCC Countries
9.5.2 SOUTH AFRICA
9.5.2.1 Thriving industrial sector to create demand for industrial evaporators
9.5.3 REST OF MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA
9.6 SOUTH AMERICA
9.6.1 ARGENTINA
9.6.1.1 Growing food & beverage and electronics industries to boost market growth
9.6.2 BRAZIL
9.6.2.1 Automobile industry to create demand for industrial evaporators
9.6.3 REST OF SOUTH AMERICA
10 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
10.1 INTRODUCTION
10.2 KEY PLAYER STRATEGIES/RIGHT TO WIN
10.3 REVENUE ANALYSIS
10.3.1 REVENUE ANALYSIS: TOP FIVE PLAYERS
10.4 MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS
10.5 BRAND/PRODUCT COMPARISON
10.5.1 VEOLIA
10.5.2 SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
10.5.3 SPX FLOW, INC.
10.5.4 JEOL LTD
10.5.5 CONDORCHEM ENVIRO SOLUTIONS
10.6 COMPANY EVALUATION MATRIX: KEY PLAYERS, 2024
10.6.1 STARS
10.6.2 EMERGING LEADERS
10.6.3 PERVASIVE PLAYERS
10.6.4 PARTICIPANTS
10.6.5 COMPANY FOOTPRINT: KEY PLAYERS, 2024
10.6.5.1 Company footprint
10.6.5.2 Region footprint
10.6.5.3 Construction type footprint
10.6.5.4 Functionality footprint
10.6.5.5 End-use industry footprint
10.7 COMPANY EVALUATION MATRIX: STARTUPS/SMES, 2024