Submersible Pumps Market Size, Share, Industry, Forecast and outlook (2024-2031)

Global Submersible Pumps Market is segmented By Type (Openwell, Borewell) By Operation (Single Stage, Multi Stage) By Power Rating (Low Power, Medium Power, High Power) By Application (Industrial, Residential, Commercial, Agricultural) By End-User (Wastewater Treatment, Energy & Power, Mining & Construction, Chemical, Others) and By Region (North America, Europe, South America, Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa) – Share, Size, Outlook, and Opportunity Analysis, 2024-2031

Market Overview

Global Submersible Pumps Market reached US$ 13.4 billion in 2023 and is expected to reach US$ 22.7 billion by 2031, growing with a CAGR of 6.8% during the forecast period 2024-2031.

Many underdeveloped Asian countries like Bangladesh, Cambodia and Laos are pushing towards low-level industrialization by entering into textile and footwear manufacturing. Such a change in economic policy, coupled with the infrastructure development that it brings, will propel the demand for submersible pumps over the long term. 

A lack of major innovation has the potential to stymie the long term growth of the global market. Given the fact that the market is heavily reliant upon developing new products to drive growth, a slowdown in the pace of innovation does not bode well for its long-term growth prospects.

Market Scope

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Market Dynamics

Rapid Urbanization in Developing Countries

Urbanization in developing countries has simply exploded starting from the late 2000s, due to robust economic growth in Asia-Pacific, even as stagnation followed in Europe and U.S. due to the global financial crisis. The rush towards cities by people vying for new economic opportunities continued nearly uninterrupted until the COVID-19 pandemic. The rapid pace of urbanization brought its own share of challenges, especially since the infrastructure has struggled to keep pace with population growth.

Governments are therefore embarking on a major infrastructure building spree from new residential complexes, office spaces to new urban transport systems. The main objective behind the infrastructure buildup is to accommodate a constant surge in population through the next four to five decades. Submersible pumps are mainlyused to drain water out from construction sites. The ongoing rapid pace of urbanization will become a key driver of future market growth. 

Stringent Regulations for Wastewater Disposal

Emerging countries have witnessed haphazard urbanization, leading to ill-developed sewage systems that regularly discharge untreated waste right into water bodies. Law enforcement has also been very lax, allowing many industrial plants to dump untreated wastewater directly into lakes and rivers. Due to growing incidences of severe water pollution, governments have been forced to institute strict norms against wastewater discharge. 

Some countries that have been chronically affected by water pollution, like China, have implemented special laws requiring that industries adhere to minimum standards of wastewater quality before discharging it into water bodies. Another effort to tackle this problem has been to increase capital investment in developing new wastewater treatment facilities to cope with the fast growing increase in wastewater generation. The strict rules for wastewater disposal will augment demand for submersible pumps during the forecast period. 

High Cost of Troubleshooting

Modern submersible pumps perform exceptionally, as long as they are operated within design tolerances under optimum conditions. However, the most industries have less than optimum operational conditions, leading to early failure of pumps and their components. Furthermore, many end-users in developing countries are loathe to undertake proper maintenance and hence abuse the pumps right until they breakdown completely.

Troubleshooting a submersible pumps brings its own set of challenges. Modern pumps are highly intricate mechanisms and hence require a skilled technician to open and investigate any problems. Furthermore, repair estimation will depend upon the availability of spares and man hours required to carry out the necessary work. The tedious nature of the troubleshooting submersible pumps means that most end-users simply look for other alternatives.

Segment Analysis

The global submersible pumps market is segmented based on type, operation, power rating, application, end-user and region.

Wastewater Treatment Continues to Account for a Large Share of the Global Market

Submersible pumps are chiefly used used for moving sludge mixtures through the entirety of the treatment process. As national governments in developing countries push to improve public sanitation and expand treatment infrastructure, the share of wastewater treatment industry in the demand for submersible pumps will only rise over the long term. 

Although energy, mining and construction are also major drivers of demand, their demand ebbs and flows according to the economic cycles. However, investment in the upgradation and expansion of wastewater treatment facilities will continue regardless of economic conditions, thereby ensuring a steady increase in demand. 

Geographical Penetration

Asia-Pacific Will Continue to Have a Major Market Share

Asia-Pacific will continue to retain its position as the largest market for submersible pumps over the upcoming years. The dominant position is premised on rising rates of urbanization in the most heavily populated such as China and India. The UN estimates that India will become an urbanized country by 2035. Both these countries will need to invest significantly in increasing their wastewater treatment capacity to keep with explosive population growth in cities.

Energy, mining and construction are some other sectors that will also generate substantial demand for submersible pumps. Following geopolitical uncertainty and an ongoing economic slowdown, many multinational corporations are opting to gradually shift their operations to India and southeast Asia. Such a shift could augur well in boosting the demand for submersible pumps through the coming years. 

COVID-19 Impact Analysis

The most immediate challenge facing submersible pump manufacturers at the onset of the pandemic was the fulfillment of prepaid orders, given the government-enforced lockdowns. Many companies were forced to prioritize the most pressing orders, given the shortage of components available on hand. Some large-scale manufacturers had enough stock at hand to ride out the initial period of uncertainty during the pandemic.

Although the pandemic period did witness a decline in sales, it was more due to supply chain challenges rather than any natural decline in demand. The latent demand exploded during the initial weeks of the post-pandemic period and manufacturers still had trouble fully satisfying the spurt in demand. Overall, there are no long term negative implications for the global market due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Russia-Ukraine War Impact Analysis

The ongoing war has mostly impacted the markets for submersible pumps in Russian and Ukraine. The near-total destruction of eastern Ukraine, coupled with wartime restrictions in other parts, has severely affected the local market for submersible pumps. Apart from some essential sectors like wastewater treatment, where reconstruction is getting financed by aid and grants from donor countries, most other sectors have witnessed steep decline in sales. 

In Russia, the sanctions imposed by U.S. and EU have led to an exodus of western submersible pump brands, forcing many industries to source from Chinese suppliers. However, most Russian users found Chinese pumps to be of a subpar quality as compared to western brands. Therefore, the parallel ‘grey’ market imports of submersible pumps were given preference. The new stock of pumps available for sale in Russia have price increases of 20-30%, given the trade difficulties caused by the sanctions.

Key Developments

• In October 2023, the city of new Delhi in India commissioned its largest wastewater treatment plant, with a capacity of 564 MLD. It will further boost demand for submersible pumps in the Indian market. 
• In August 2023, Shakti Pumps, an Indian pump manufacturer, won an order from the government of Haryana state in India for 7,781 submersible pumps under the state’s KUSUM-3 scheme. 

Competitive Landscape

The major global players in the market include Atlas Copco AB, Ebara Corporation, Flowserve Corporation, General Electric, Grundfos Holding A/S, Halliburton, Goulds Pumps, KSB SE & Co. KGaA, Sulzer Ltd and Gorman-Rupp Pumps.

Market Segmentation

• By Type
  • Openwell
  • Borewell
• By Operation
  • Single Stage
  • Multi Stage
• By Power Rating
  • Low Power
  • Medium Power
  • High Power
• By Application
  • Industrial
  • Residential
  • Commercial
  • Agricultural
• By End-User
  • Wastewater Treatment
  • Energy & Power
  • Mining & Construction
  • Chemical
  • Others

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