Total Organic Carbon (TOC) Analyzer Market Trends

Growth Drivers

• Growing demand for TOC analyzers in the pharmaceutical industry - Stringent water quality standards in the pharmaceutical industry are turning into guidelines for companies due to the requirement of ultrapure water in manufacturing processes. One key recent development in the sector exemplifies this growth. In March 2020, Suez Water Technologies & Solutions launched its TrueSense PRO Series TOC Analyzer, specifically engineered for pharmaceutical-grade water monitoring. This launch underlines the sector's commitment to technological innovation in meeting growing demands for water purity in pharmaceutical manufacturing, underlining the heightened sophistication of TOC analyzers in the industry's arsenal in tackling complex industry challenges.
• Regulatory compliance- Stringent regulations by health and environmental authorities worldwide mandate the monitoring and control of organic carbon levels in various applications. As a result, the United States Pharmacopoeia (USP), European Pharmacopoeia (EP), and Japanese Pharmacopoeia (JP) have recognized TOC as a mandatory test executed on purified water and water for injection (WFI). Such regulatory compliance encourages the adoption of TOC analyzers in industries for systematic strategies and quality of the product.
• Increasing demand for water and wastewater treatment- With rapid industrialization and urbanization, the demand for proper treatment of both water and wastewater is increasing multifold, especially in developing countries. According to a UNEP report, wastewater production is projected to rise significantly by 2030.  This greater demand for water treatment, added to the benefits of TOC analyzers over traditional methods.

Challenges

• High initial investment and maintenance - TOC analyzers are expensive in terms of equipment, installation, operation, and maintenance. Among the key end users are SMEs and research institutions, which typically have limited budgets; therefore, these high upfront costs are quite a challenge to the growth of the total organic carbon (TOC) analyzer market and diffusion of TOC technology.
• Technical complexity - TOC analyzers are technically sophisticated devices whose operation and interpretation of results require technical expertise. Device complexity can, therefore, be a barrier for industries or regions that lack access to sufficient numbers of appropriately trained personnel. According to the Joint Committee for Guides in Metrology, the increased complexity in some measurement methods gives additional sources of uncertainty, hence less accuracy.