The global market for Sulfonated Polyethersulfone was estimated to be worth US$ 4.88 million in 2024 and is forecast to a readjusted size of US$ 6.92 million by 2031 with a CAGR of 4.2% during the forecast period 2025-2031.
This report provides a comprehensive assessment of recent tariff adjustments and international strategic countermeasures on Sulfonated Polyethersulfone cross-border industrial footprints, capital allocation patterns, regional economic interdependencies, and supply chain reconfigurations.
Global production of sulfonated polyethersulfone reached 10.2 tons in 2024, with an average selling price of approximately $490/kg. Sulfonated polyether sulfone (SPES) is a high-performance polymer obtained by modifying polyether sulfone (PES through sulfonation reaction, which significantly enhances its hydrophilicity after introducing sulfonic acid groups while maintaining excellent thermodynamic stability, mechanical properties, and chemical resistance. Its sulfonation can be precisely controlled, and the molecular structure is more stable, making it widely used in proton exchange membranes, water treatment membranes, high-temperature resins, and biomedical.
Market Drivers
Downstream Application Boom
Fuel Cells: As the core material of proton exchange membrane (PEM), SPES can replace the costly fullyinated sulfonic acid membrane, adapt to high-temperature operating environments, and help the development of new energy vehicles and distributed power generation systems.
Water Treatment: Used in the of charged ultrafiltration membranes and reverse osmosis membranes, it solves industrial wastewater treatment and seawater desalination problems, with significant advantages in anti-pollution oxidation resistance.
Biomedicine: Its biocompatibility and high-temperature resistance characteristics support its use in disposable medical devices (such as sterilization filters) and drug-release carriers.
Material Performance Advantages
Compared with unmodified PES, SPES has improved hydrophilicity, higher water permeability, enhanced anti-pollution, and prolonged membrane service life.
Chemical stability and mechanical strength superior to traditional membrane materials (such as polyamide), adapting to complex working conditions.
Environment Protection and Technological Upgrade
The global demand for sustainable materials is growing, and SPES's recyclability and low-energy production process comply with the green trend.
its performance advantages, SPES is deeply bound to high-growth tracks such as fuel cells, water treatment, and biomedicine, and the future market potential is significant, combined with the trend of domestic substitution and technological upgrade.
This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Sulfonated Polyethersulfone, focusing on the total sales volume, sales revenue, price, key companies market share and ranking, together with an analysis of Sulfonated Polyethersulfone by region & country, by Type, and by Application.
The Sulfonated Polyethersulfone market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of sales volume (kg) and sales revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. With both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Sulfonated Polyethersulfone.
Market Segmentation
By Company
- Konishi Chemical
- Dechi Technology
- Monopoly
Segment by Type
- Sulfonation Degree 30%
- Sulfonation Degree 50%
- Others
Segment by Application
- Fuel Cell
- Water treatment
- Other
By Region
- North America
- Asia-Pacific
- China
- Japan
- South Korea
- Southeast Asia
- India
- Australia
- Rest of Asia-Pacific
- Europe
- Germany
- France
- U.K.
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Nordic Countries
- Rest of Europe
- Latin America
- Mexico
- Brazil
- Rest of Latin America
- Middle East & Africa
- Turkey
- Saudi Arabia
- UAE
- Rest of MEA
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Introduces the report scope of the report, global total market size (value, volume and price). This chapter also provides the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 2: Detailed analysis of Sulfonated Polyethersulfone manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales and revenue market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 3: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 5: Sales, revenue of Sulfonated Polyethersulfone in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and market size of each country in the world.
Chapter 6: Sales, revenue of Sulfonated Polyethersulfone in country level. It provides sigmate data by Type, and by Application for each country/region.
Chapter 7: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 8: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 9: Conclusion.
Table of Contents
1 Market Overview
- 1.1 Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Product Introduction
- 1.2 Global Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Market Size Forecast
- 1.2.1 Global Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value (2020-2031)
- 1.2.2 Global Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Volume (2020-2031)
- 1.2.3 Global Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Price (2020-2031)
- 1.3 Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Market Trends & Drivers
- 1.3.1 Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Industry Trends
- 1.3.2 Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Market Drivers & Opportunity
- 1.3.3 Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Market Challenges
- 1.3.4 Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Market Restraints
- 1.4 Assumptions and Limitations
- 1.5 Study Objectives
- 1.6 Years Considered
2 Competitive Analysis by Company
- 2.1 Global Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Players Revenue Ranking (2024)
- 2.2 Global Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
- 2.3 Global Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Players Sales Volume Ranking (2024)
- 2.4 Global Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Volume by Company Players (2020-2025)
- 2.5 Global Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Average Price by Company (2020-2025)
- 2.6 Key Manufacturers Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Manufacturing Base and Headquarters
- 2.7 Key Manufacturers Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Product Offered
- 2.8 Key Manufacturers Time to Begin Mass Production of Sulfonated Polyethersulfone
- 2.9 Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Market Competitive Analysis
- 2.9.1 Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Market Concentration Rate (2020-2025)
- 2.9.2 Global 5 and 10 Largest Manufacturers by Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Revenue in 2024
- 2.9.3 Global Top Manufacturers by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3) & (based on the Revenue in Sulfonated Polyethersulfone as of 2024)
- 2.10 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion
3 Segmentation by Type
- 3.1 Introduction by Type
- 3.1.1 Sulfonation Degree 30%
- 3.1.2 Sulfonation Degree 50%
- 3.1.3 Others
- 3.2 Global Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value by Type
- 3.2.1 Global Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 3.2.2 Global Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value, by Type (2020-2031)
- 3.2.3 Global Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value, by Type (%) (2020-2031)
- 3.3 Global Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Volume by Type
- 3.3.1 Global Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Volume by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 3.3.2 Global Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Volume, by Type (2020-2031)
- 3.3.3 Global Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Volume, by Type (%) (2020-2031)
- 3.4 Global Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Average Price by Type (2020-2031)
4 Segmentation by Application
- 4.1 Introduction by Application
- 4.1.1 Fuel Cell
- 4.1.2 Water treatment
- 4.1.3 Other
- 4.2 Global Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value by Application
- 4.2.1 Global Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 4.2.2 Global Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value, by Application (2020-2031)
- 4.2.3 Global Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value, by Application (%) (2020-2031)
- 4.3 Global Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Volume by Application
- 4.3.1 Global Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Volume by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 4.3.2 Global Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Volume, by Application (2020-2031)
- 4.3.3 Global Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Volume, by Application (%) (2020-2031)
- 4.4 Global Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Average Price by Application (2020-2031)
5 Segmentation by Region
- 5.1 Global Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value by Region
- 5.1.1 Global Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
- 5.1.2 Global Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value by Region (2020-2025)
- 5.1.3 Global Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value by Region (2026-2031)
- 5.1.4 Global Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value by Region (%), (2020-2031)
- 5.2 Global Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Volume by Region
- 5.2.1 Global Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Volume by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
- 5.2.2 Global Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Volume by Region (2020-2025)
- 5.2.3 Global Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Volume by Region (2026-2031)
- 5.2.4 Global Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Volume by Region (%), (2020-2031)
- 5.3 Global Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Average Price by Region (2020-2031)
- 5.4 North America
- 5.4.1 North America Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.4.2 North America Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.5 Europe
- 5.5.1 Europe Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.5.2 Europe Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.6 Asia Pacific
- 5.6.1 Asia Pacific Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.6.2 Asia Pacific Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value by Region (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.7 South America
- 5.7.1 South America Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.7.2 South America Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.8 Middle East & Africa
- 5.8.1 Middle East & Africa Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.8.2 Middle East & Africa Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
6 Segmentation by Key Countries/Regions
- 6.1 Key Countries/Regions Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value Growth Trends, 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
- 6.2 Key Countries/Regions Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value and Sales Volume
- 6.2.1 Key Countries/Regions Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.2.2 Key Countries/Regions Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Volume, 2020-2031
- 6.3 United States
- 6.3.1 United States Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.3.2 United States Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.3.3 United States Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.4 Europe
- 6.4.1 Europe Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.4.2 Europe Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.4.3 Europe Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.5 China
- 6.5.1 China Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.5.2 China Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.5.3 China Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.6 Japan
- 6.6.1 Japan Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.6.2 Japan Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.6.3 Japan Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.7 South Korea
- 6.7.1 South Korea Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.7.2 South Korea Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.7.3 South Korea Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.8 Southeast Asia
- 6.8.1 Southeast Asia Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.8.2 Southeast Asia Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.8.3 Southeast Asia Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.9 India
- 6.9.1 India Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.9.2 India Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.9.3 India Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
7 Company Profiles
- 7.1 Konishi Chemical
- 7.1.1 Konishi Chemical Company Information
- 7.1.2 Konishi Chemical Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.1.3 Konishi Chemical Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.1.4 Konishi Chemical Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Product Offerings
- 7.1.5 Konishi Chemical Recent Development
- 7.2 Dechi Technology
- 7.2.1 Dechi Technology Company Information
- 7.2.2 Dechi Technology Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.2.3 Dechi Technology Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.2.4 Dechi Technology Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Product Offerings
- 7.2.5 Dechi Technology Recent Development
- 7.3 Monopoly
- 7.3.1 Monopoly Company Information
- 7.3.2 Monopoly Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.3.3 Monopoly Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.3.4 Monopoly Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Product Offerings
- 7.3.5 Monopoly Recent Development
8 Industry Chain Analysis
- 8.1 Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Industrial Chain
- 8.2 Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Upstream Analysis
- 8.2.1 Key Raw Materials
- 8.2.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 8.2.3 Manufacturing Cost Structure
- 8.3 Midstream Analysis
- 8.4 Downstream Analysis (Customers Analysis)
- 8.5 Sales Model and Sales Channels
- 8.5.1 Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Sales Model
- 8.5.2 Sales Channel
- 8.5.3 Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Distributors
9 Research Findings and Conclusion
10 Appendix
- 10.1 Research Methodology
- 10.1.1 Methodology/Research Approach
- 10.1.1.1 Research Programs/Design
- 10.1.1.2 Market Size Estimation
- 10.1.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
- 10.1.2 Data Source
- 10.1.2.1 Secondary Sources
- 10.1.2.2 Primary Sources
- 10.2 Author Details
- 10.3 Disclaimer