Market Size (2017)
2017
$10.20B
Vertical: EnPBase Year: 201710 Sections
Market Size (2017)
2017
$10.20B
Projected (2023)
2023
$14.13B
CAGR (2016–2023)
5.5%
Key Players
10+
Submersible pumps are submerged in fluid and are largely used to pump water from wells. Submersible pumps have series off impellers that push fluid to the surface with high pressure. The initial cost of these pumps is high, but the service life is longer than any other pump. The global submersible pumps market is expected to register a 5.57% CAGR during the forecast period of 2018 to 2023. In 2017, the market was led by Asia-Pacific with a 41.94% share, followed by the North Americas and Europe with shares of 18.16% and 24.94%, respectively. The growth of the global submersible pumps market can be attributed to the increasing mining activities and high preference of submersible pumps.
The global submersible pumps market has been segmented based on well type, operation, power rating, industry, and region. On the basis of well type, the bore well segment accounted for the largest share with 65.92% of the global submersible pumps market in 2017. On the basis of operation, the multi stage segment accounted for the largest share of 68.02% of the global submersible pumps market in 2017. On the basis of power rating, the high-power segment accounted for a 41.46% share in 2017. On the basis of industry, the water & wastewater segment accounted for a 39.85% share in 2017.
Market Size
2017: USD 10204.7 Million
2023: USD 14127.2 Million
CAGR
5.57%
Key Regions
North America: 18.16%
Europe: 24.94%
Asia-Pacific: 41.94%
Key Countries
US
Germany
China
Japan
Key Market Drivers
Increasing mining activities
High preference of submersible pumps
Key Market Opportunity
Increasing offshore exploration and subsea activities
Key Vendors
Xylem Inc.
The Submersible Pump Market market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 5.5% from 2016 to 2023.
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View Subscription PlansSubmersible Pump Market
Historical performance and future projections (2020–2030, USD Billion)
Market Size (USD Mn)
A submersible pump is a centrifugal pump, which has a hermetically sealed electric motor that spins a series of impellers and operates while being submerged in fluid. Each impeller forces the fluid through a diffuser into the eye of the above impeller in the series. The capacity of the submersible pumps is determined by the width of the impeller vanes and its pressure by the number of impellers. In other pumps, an increase in well depth or discharge pressure will reduce the capacity, while submersible pumps are efficient, high in capacity, require very little maintenance and are very economical for wells that are 50 meter or more in depth.
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View Subscription PlansThis report applies a rigorous multi-stage research process combining primary interviews, secondary data sources, and bottom-up market modelling to ensure accuracy and completeness across all segments and geographies.
Base Year
2017
Historical Period
2016 – 2016
Forecast Period
2018 – 2023
Primary Interviews
150+
Historical data (2016–2017) and forecast period (2017–2023)
Our research process spans primary interviews with industry stakeholders combined with comprehensive secondary data analysis, validated through triangulation across multiple independent sources.
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View Subscription PlansIn competitive landscape, the report chapter covers growth strategies adopted by the companies between 2015 and 2017. The companies adopt various strategies to achieve leading market positions in the global submersible pumps market, or to retain and/or expand their market share. The key strategies followed by most companies within the global submersible pumps market was that of merger & acquisition.
The key players of the global submersible pumps market are Xylem Inc (US), Grundfos Group (Denmark), KSB Group (Germany), Sulzer Ltd (Switzerland), Flowserve Corporation (US), The Weir Group PLC (UK), Ebara Corporation (Japan), Atlas Copco AB (Sweden), Tsurumi Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Japan), and The Gorman-Rupp Company (US).
The global submersible pumps market is primarily dominated by top companies, namely KSB Group (Germany), Flowserve Corporation (US), Grundfos Group (Denmark), Sulzer Ltd (Switzerland), and Xylem Inc (US). KSB Group (Germany) held the largest market share of 12.89%, followed by Flowserve Corporation with 10.82% and Grundfos Group with 8.45%. The key strategies adopted by the company is that of merger & acquisition
TABLE 1 Agreement & contract of key players in Global submersible pumps Market, 2015-2017, (%)
April 2018
Ebara Corporation shipped 1,000 mm-bore large-size submersible motor pumps to a pump station in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. These pumps are of the largest in the market.
August 2017
Ebara Corporation shipped a submersible motor pump with world-leading output of 3 350 HP (2 500 kW) for a pump station in Las Vegas, Nevada, US.
TABLE 2 partnership & collaboration of key players in Global submersible pumps Market, 2015-2017, (%)
September 2018
Grundfos and Augury entered a partnership, in order to offer Grundfos’ current and future customers new, digitally enabled products. This partnership will accelerate and digitally enable its service offerings and make water & pump systems more reliable, sustainable and resilient in the future.
TABLE 3 New Product Development of key players in Global submersible pumps Market, 2015-2017, (%)
October 2018
Tsurumi launched Submersible High-Head Corrosion-Resistant Pumps (Single Impeller) LH-14 and Submersible High-Head Corrosion-Resistant Pumps (Dual Impellers) LH-W-14.
October 2018
Tsurumi launched Submersible Corrosion-Resistant Pumps SFQ (Construction) for construction application.
TABLE 4 Expansion of key players in Global submersible pumps Market, 2015-2017, (%)
March 2018
Xylem Inc. opened a new 1,100 square meters commercial facility in Warsaw as part of ongoing investment in Poland, which includes a service and maintenance hub, office space, and a warehouse,
November 2017
Grundfos expanded its presence in China by opening its sales office in Zhengzhou, China, which is expected to be an important strategic tread stones for extending its reach.
October 2016
Xylem announced the opening of a new pump rental and service business in Dubai to serve the growing demand in the construction sector along with municipal customers, across the Middle East and North Africa.
April 2016
Grundfos expanded its presence in Africa with the opening of new facilities in Nairobi, Kenya, and in Cape Town, South Africa to strengthen its activities in East Africa.
TABLE 5 Merger & Acquisition of key players in Global submersible pumps Market, 2015-2017, (%)
April 2018
KSB acquired Dubric Industries. The acquisition will enhance after-sale service and support capabilities of the company.
September 2018
Ebara Corporation announced the merger of its two subsidiaries in Brazil. It integrates the EIMCO submersed pump business and THEBE surface pumps business, to enhance the production and sales figure of the company in Brazil. The entity formed is known as Ebara Bombas América do Sul Ltda. (Ebara Pumps South America - EBAS).
February 2017
Sulzer acquired Ensival Moret (EM), a part of Moret Industries. The acquisition enables Sulzer for integrating EM in its Pumps Equipment division, which is expected to enhance the pump capabilities of the company.
October 2016
Patterson Pump Company, a subsidiary of The Gorman-Rupp Company acquired Morrison Pump Company in Hollywood, Florida.
July 2016
Sulzer acquired GEKA GmbH. The acquisition brought strength to pumps equipment and rotating equipment services division.
January 2016
Atlas Copco acquired Varisco, an Italian pump manufacturer. The acquisition has been made with the objective of enhancing the pump manufacturing capabilities and strengthen its sales network for pumps.
September 2015
Ebara Indústrias Mecânicas e Comércio Ltda. (“Ebara Brazil”) announced the acquisition of Thebe Bombas Hidráulicas S.A., a pump manufacturing company in Brazil.
April 2015
Sulzer acquired MATIS INTERVENTIONS SARL, a French company for pumps equipment division. The acquisition will improve the company’s services in the French market, especially in the nuclear business.
Market estimates by geography (2023)
InsightAsia Pacific leads with $5.92B by 2023, while North America is projected to grow fastest at a 6.3% CAGR.
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View Subscription Plans| REGION | 2016 | 2017 | 2023 | CAGR | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific | $4.08B | $4.99B | $5.92B | 5.5% | 42% |
| Europe | $2.45B | $2.89B | $3.34B | 4.5% | 24% |
| Rest of the World | $1.45B | $1.81B | $2.17B | 6.0% | 15% |
| North America | $1.75B | $2.22B | $2.69B | 6.3% | 19% |
| Total | $9.73B | $11.90B | $14.13B | 5.5% | 100% |
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View Subscription PlansTotal Market Size
$14.13B
| APPLICATION | REVENUE ($B) | GROWTH RATE | MARKET PENETRATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water & Wastewater | $5.83B | 6.1% | 41% |
| Mining | $2.36B | 5.4% | 17% |
| Others | $2.14B | 3.6% | 15% |
| Agriculture & Irrigation | $1.70B | 6.0% | 12% |
| Oil & Gas | $1.41B | 5.7% | 10% |
| Construction | $685.90M | 4.9% | 5% |
* Revenue projections based on 2025 estimates. Growth rates represent CAGR 2024–2030. Market penetration indicates current adoption rate within addressable market segments.
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Analytical insights on Submersible Pump Market covering market dynamics, competitive landscape, and strategic outlook.
The Submersible Pump Market market is projected to reach $14.13B by 2023, growing at 5.5% CAGR. The Water & Wastewater segment holds the largest share.
Rapid growth in the mining sector plays a vital role in the developing countries. To meet the rising demand of minerals and metals, countries are expanding its reserve base, which have witnessed growth in terms of exploration of minerals in the last decade as per the National Mining Association. Furthermore, the governments are also participating in the reformation of mining taxation to attract the foreign players and invest. For instance, the governments in the US, Canada, and Australia have successfully introduced tax policies to attract foreign players in mineral exploration. These initiatives include concession and incentives, to undertake exploration, which ultimately form a competitive framework.
The graph depicts the growing exploration of minerals in the US specifically, coal, metal, non-metal, and stone.
Pumping is one the most important operations in minerals exploration, which accumulate mine water out of working area. Submersible pumps are used in almost all process such as water distribution, and dewatering. Efficient submersible pumps are installed for operations in mining and metal industries, across the globe, as they function in severe conditions with reliability, and a long service life. Such wide use ultimately leads the growth of submersible pumps in the mining industry.
The steady increase in oil prices and improvements in dynamic positioning equipment, drilling technology, and floating production and drilling units have turned otherwise unreachable reserves into potential projects. As per study, the pace of deepwater (≥ 500m) exploration has increased by ~40% over the last three years. The companies are focusing on an overall cost reduction in deepwater exploration, mainly through deflation and efficiency improvements. Moreover, the hydrocarbons under the ocean floor remain the only major source of oil and gas that is unexplored whereas the on-shore oil and gas reserves are getting depleted. Therefore, subsea operations are increasing, as the oil and gas companies are showing great interest in using these hydrocarbons. Therefore, increasing deepwater exploration activities and subsea operations are expected to be an opportunity in the market of submersible pumps.
Submersible motors fail when applied exceeding their design limits of temperature, loading and power requirements. These motors are frequently used in applications that often require higher design capacity of the motors, leading to failures. The various causes of submersible motor failure are reverse rotation, dry running, overheating, high specific gravity of pumping fluid, and cable damage. Due to these causes, seals or gaskets may deteriorate and rupture, allowing the external fluids and foreign matter into the motor. The foreign matter, which can be abrasive, will also hinder the functioning of the motor.
Such high chances of failure involve immediate and frequent repair and replacement. However, the failure of the motor is difficult to detect as the submersible pumps remain submerged in fluids. Therefore, the frequency of failure and their difficult detection are expected to restrain the growth of submersible pumps market.
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Profiles of 101 companies operating in the Submersible Pump Market market, including revenue, employee count, and market positioning where available.
Showing 101 of 101 companies
The Gorman-Rupp Company
Company Headquarters: US Founded: 1933 Workforce: ~1,150 Company Working: The Gorman-Rupp Company specializes in the manufacturing and design of pumps system and pumps. It provides pumps for various applications, which include construction, industrial, wastewater, petroleum, original equipment, fire protection, agriculture, food, and military applications. The pump product line includes standard centrifugal pumps, self-priming centrifugal pumps, submersible pumps, rotary gear pumps, priming assisted pumps, air-driven diaphragm pumps, and trash pumps. It carries out the distribution of pumps through a wide network of distributors, suppliers, company representatives, direct sales, and e-commerce. The company serves in more than 150 countries worldwide through a network of subsidiaries and distributors. The subsidiaries of the company include Patterson Pumps Group, National Pumps Company, Custom Pumps Group, and Gorman-Rupp Pumps.
The Weir Group PLC
Company Headquarters: UK Founded: 1871 Workforce: ~18,000 Company Working: The Weir Group PLC is a global provider of mineral and flow control services in the global market. Its product business segment includes pumps, valves, crushers, wellhead, Linatex rubber, hydrocyclones, screening equipment, and oil & gas safety products. The pump segment includes axial flow pumps, belt tensioning system, centrifugal pumps, chop-flow pumps, high pressure pitot tube pumps, high pressure pumps, horizontal slurry pumps, industrial & chemical pumps, mine dewatering pumps, non-clog pumps, PD pumps, prerotation pumping system, recessed impeller pumps, screw centrifugal pumps, self-priming pumps, submersible pumps, vertical slurry pumps, vertical specialty slurry pumps, and well service pump. Its service segment covers minerals services, oil & gas services, and flow control services. It offers solutions and services for various sectors such as water and waste water, chemical and fertilizers, cryogenic, desalination, food and beverage, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, and waste to energy. The major brands for pumps are Begemann, GEHO, Hazleton, Lewis, Multiflo, Roto-Jet, Novatech, SPM, WARMAN, WEMCO, and WSP. Its major markets are the US, Chile, Brazil, Peru, South Africa, Malaysia, China, Australia, the UK, and the Netherlands. It operates from more than 70 countries across the world. The major subsidiaries for the group are KOP Surface Products, ESCO Corporation, and Seaboard Holdings Inc.
KSB Group
Company Headquarters: Germany Founded: 1971 Workforce: ~15,455 Company Working: KSB Group is one of the world’s leading suppliers of valves, pumps, and related support services. It operates through three business segments, which are pumps, valves, and service. The pumps segment covers single and multistage pumps, submersible pumps, and associated control and drive systems. The major fields of application for its products are water engineering, wastewater engineering, energy supply, mining, building services, and industries (manufacturing, chemical/petrochemical, transport). It sells its products through its subsidiaries in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East & Africa, and Asia. It manufactures its products in more than 15 countries and sold through the subsidiaries or agencies in more than 100 countries such as Brazil, China, India and the US. KSB Pumps Limited, KSB Shanghai Pump Co., Ltd., KSB S.A.S., Gennevilliers (Paris) and KSB BRASIL LTDA. are some of the major subsidiaries of the company.
Xylem
Company Headquarters: US Founded: 2011 Workforce: ~16,200 Company Working: Xylem is an American water technology company that offers engineered solutions to meet water, wastewater and energy needs for applications such as building services, commercial, public utility, and industrial purposes. It operates in three business segments, which include water infrastructure, applied water and measurement & control solutions. Water & wastewater pumps and filtration, disinfection & biological treatment are the major products of water infrastructure segment. Pumps, valves, heat exchangers & controls, dispensing equipment systems are some of the major products of applied water segment. Measurement & control solutions segment offers various solutions such as smart meters, networked communication devices, data analytics, test equipment & controls, sensor devices, and software & managed services. The company operates in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.
Grundfos
Company Headquarters: Bjerringbro, Denmark Founded: 1945 Workforce: Approximately 18,000 Company Working: Grundfos is a pump manufacturer, based in Denmark. It is majorly into the manufacturing of pump units, circulator pumps (UP), submersible pumps (SP), and centrifugal pumps (CR). Grundfos also manufactures electric motors for pumps and electric motors for separate merchandising. The firm supplies a broad range of pump systems and solutions to sustain the industrial utilities that support industrial processes. Moreover, the company ensures system integration for the pump, variable frequency drives and controls, pump control and monitoring are combined into supporting systems. Through partnership with 83 companies Grundfos operates in 56 countries. The firm has established a strong supply chain management to offer products and services worldwide in less time span. It has its sales office in Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe.
Atlas Copco AB
Company Headquarters: Sweden Founded: 1873 Workforce: ~45,000 Company Working: Atlas Copco AB is specialized in design and production of accessories and products and offers customers, compressors, vacuum solutions and air treatment systems, construction and mining equipment, and extensive range of dewatering applications, across multiple industries. Its product segment includes compressor technique, industrial technique, vacuum technique, and power technique. The compressor technique segments include compressors, gas and process compressors and expanders, air and gas treatment equipment, and air management systems. The industrial technique segment covers vacuum products, exhaust management systems, valves and related equipment. The vacuum technique segment covers industrial power tools and systems, assembly solutions, quality assurance products, software and services. The power technique product segment covers a wide range of pump products, which include hydraulic submersible pumps and electric submersible pumps. The company has about 100 production or manufacturing sites. It manages it sales and services in more than 180 countries in five continents. Epiroc AB, Chicago Pneumatic, Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum, and Atlas Copco Chilena S.A.C. are some of the subsidiaries of the company.
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