Toray Membrane Middle East

What Toray Membrane Middle East does

Toray Membrane Middle East LLC (TMME) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Toray Industries, Inc. (TSE:3402) and serves as the regional operating entity for Toray's membrane business across the Middle East and North Africa. Headquartered in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, with a sales branch in Dubai (DMCC Branch), TMME manufactures reverse osmosis (RO) membrane products at the Dammam plant — described as the Middle East's largest water desalination membrane plant — and distributes a full portfolio of RO, nanofiltration (NF), ultrafiltration (UF), membrane bioreactor (MBR), and specialty membrane products under brands including ROMEMBRA, TORAYFIL, MEMBRAY, and CSM. The company is anchored in proprietary cross-linked polyamide composite membrane chemistry developed over 55+ years since 1968, complemented by PVDF hollow-fiber UF and flat-sheet MBR technologies, and supported by free engineering design tools (AquaGRID, RO/UF/MBR projection and normalization software) and a global technical support service.

TMME operates as an enterprise B2B/B2G supplier, selling membrane elements and systems to government utilities, municipal water authorities, and industrial water users through direct regional sales offices with quote-based pricing and multi-year contracts. Primary end-markets are large-scale seawater and brackish water desalination, industrial water treatment and reuse, and specialty separations for dairy, food and beverage, and pharmaceutical applications. Revenue mechanics are driven by mega-project order flow tied to Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 infrastructure pipeline — including named wins at the Rabigh 3 Desalination Plant — augmented by a Siemens Energy partnership for green innovation in energy and water, ISO-9001 certified manufacturing, and compliance certifications (FDA 21 CFR, USDA/3A, NSF/ANSI 61, NSF/ANSI 419) that qualify products for regulated end-uses. The company operates within Toray Industries' global membrane network spanning Japan, USA, China, Korea, and EMEA.

Name

Toray Membrane Middle East

Legal name

TORAY MEMBRANE MIDDLE EAST LLC.

Website

https://water.toray

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Toray Membrane Middle East LLC (TMME) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Toray Industries that manufactures and sells RO, NF, UF, and MBR membrane products from Dammam, Saudi Arabia, serving government utilities, municipal water authorities, and industrial water users across the Middle East and North Africa under the Toray Membrane brand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Treatment Membranes

NAICS

Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213)

SIC

Chemicals & Allied Products (2800)

akta.pro primary industry

Membranes, Consumables & Chemicals (Elements, Antiscalants, Cleaning) (EUANAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Seawater Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) Plants & Operations (EUANAFAA), Membrane Treatment (UF/NF/RO for Potable) (EUANABAC), Effluent Polishing & Filtration (MBR/UF/RO/GAC) (EUANADAL), Membrane Treatment Chemicals (RO/NF/UF) (IMAEAJAF), Separation & Filtration Equipment (Filters, Centrifuges, Membranes) (IMAHAEAB)

Keywords

• Reverse osmosis membranes
• Water desalination membranes
• Ultrafiltration membranes
• Membrane bioreactor systems
• Industrial water treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Khobar

HQ country

Saudi Arabia

HQ region

Middle East

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membrane Product Sales: Sale of reverse osmosis (RO), nanofiltration (NF), ultrafiltration (UF), and membrane bioreactor (MBR) membrane products and systems for water desalination and treatment applications in the Middle East region.
2. Specialty Membrane Products: Sale of spiral-wound MF, UF, NF & RO membrane elements for dairy and specialty separations, including heat-sanitizable applications with FDA compliance.
3. Software and Design Tools: Free design software tools including AquaGRID RO projection software, UF software, and MBR software for membrane system design and optimization.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Toray Membrane Middle East (TMME) manufactures and sells reverse osmosis (RO), nanofiltration (NF), ultrafiltration (UF), microfiltration (MF), and membrane bioreactor (MBR) membrane products for water desalination, water reuse, and industrial separation applications. The company operates the Middle East's largest water desalination membrane plant in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, with a sales branch in Dubai, UAE, supplying government utilities, industrial water users, and specialty processors under brands such as ROMEMBRA, TORAYFIL, MEMBRAY, and CSM.

Product overview

Toray Membrane Middle East offers a comprehensive portfolio of membrane technologies for water treatment and separation applications. The core product offerings include: Toray RO (high-performance polyamide reverse osmosis membranes for brackish and seawater desalination in 4", 8", and 16" diameters), Toray UF (PVDF hollow-fiber ultrafiltration membranes with 0.01 μm pore size in pressurized and submerged configurations), and Toray MBR (flat-sheet PVDF membrane bioreactors with 0.08 μm pore size for wastewater treatment). Supporting products include CSM (residential/commercial RO/NF membranes), Specialty and Dairy membranes (FDA-compliant spiral-wound elements for food, pharmaceutical and industrial processes), and RPI Antiscalants for system protection. The portfolio is complemented by design software tools including AquaGRID (water treatment simulation software), RO/UF/MBR projection and normalization software, Global Technical Support services, and mBFR technology for biofouling monitoring. Products are manufactured at ISO-certified facilities in Japan, USA, China, Korea, and Saudi Arabia (Dammam).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CSM™: RO/NF membrane elements for production of potable water for residential and commercial applications.
• ROPUR RPI®
• ROMEMBRA™
• TORAYFIL™
• MEMBRAY™
• AquaGRID™
• mBFR

Products and services

• Toray RO (ROMEMBRA) Reverse Osmosis Membranes High-performance RO membrane elements with durable polyamide composite chemistry for brackish and seawater desalination, available in 4-inch, 8-inch, and 16-inch diameters for municipal, industrial, and commercial water treatment.
• Toray UF (TORAYFIL) Ultrafiltration Membranes Hollow-fiber PVDF ultrafiltration membranes with 0.01 µm nominal pore size, high mechanical strength, chemical resistance, and minimal fiber breakage, available in pressurized and submerged configurations for removal of suspended solids and microorganisms.
• Toray MBR (MEMBRAY) Membrane Bioreactor Modules Flat-sheet PVDF MBR modules with 0.08 µm nominal pore size for combining biological wastewater treatment with filtration, configured for gravity-driven or suction-controlled operation and producing high-quality effluent.
• CSM RO/NF Membrane Elements Innovative and cost-effective spiral-wound RO/NF membrane elements for production of potable water in residential and commercial applications, sold under the CSM sub-brand.
• Specialty and Dairy Membrane Elements Spiral-wound MF, UF, NF, and RO membrane elements including heat-sanitizable elements conforming to FDA 21 CFR Part 11 and USDA/3A sanitary standards for dairy, food & beverage, and pharmaceutical separations, with custom engineered solutions for industrial processes.
• ROPUR RPI Antiscalants ROPUR RPI antiscalants designed for RO system protection, enabling safe operation at low doses and maximizing system efficiency, manufactured under ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015.
• Global Technical Support Service Global technical support service delivered by Toray technical experts to help ensure stable water treatment business operations, providing advanced analytical technology and professional technical services for membrane system customers.
• TUF Rack Series (Pre-engineered UF Rack Systems) Pre-engineered and standardized rack design specialized for Toray UF modules, enabling compact system integration for ultrafiltration installations.

Quantifiable outcome

• RO membrane rejection rates up to 99.92% for seawater applications
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Siemens EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 November 2021Siemens Energy and Toray have signed a new partnership for green innovation initiatives in the energy and water sectors. This partnership focuses on developing solutions for sustainable water treatment and desalination applications.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Pentair: Pentair's water treatment segment includes commercial and industrial RO/UF membrane systems that compete with Toray in mid-scale industrial and commercial water treatment applications, though with less focus on mega-project SWRO.
• Alfa Laval: Alfa Laval supplies membrane and separation equipment for industrial water, wastewater, and process applications, overlapping with Toray's UF and specialty/dairy membrane lines within a broader industrial separation portfolio.
• Veolia Water Technologies: Veolia operates a broad water treatment portfolio including membrane-based desalination and reuse systems, frequently acting as an EPC and technology integrator that competes with Toray on large-scale MENA project specifications.

Direct peers

• DuPont Water Solutions (FilmTec): DuPont's FilmTec is the global market-leading RO/NF membrane brand, directly competing with Toray's ROMEMBRA and CSM product lines in brackish and seawater desalination projects across MENA. Both serve the same EPC and utility customers with spiral-wound polyamide composite membranes.
• Hydranautics (Nitto Group): Hydranautics, a Nitto Group company, manufactures RO, NF, and UF membranes and is one of the most direct global competitors to Toray in SWRO/BWRO and industrial membrane applications, frequently competing on the same Saudi mega-project tenders.
• MANN+HUMMEL Water & Membrane Solutions: MANN+HUMMEL offers UF and MBR membrane products for municipal and industrial water treatment, directly overlapping with Toray's TORAYFIL UF and MEMBRAY MBR portfolios in the Middle East.
• SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions: SUEZ supplies RO, UF, and MBR membrane systems globally and is a direct competitor to Toray in industrial water treatment, reuse, and desalination — particularly in EMEA and Middle East EPC contracts.
• Koch Separation Solutions: Koch (including the acquired FILMTEC-related lines) provides RO, NF, UF, and MBR membrane products for industrial and municipal water applications, directly competing with Toray in MENA and globally.
• LG Chem (NanoH2O): LG Chem's water solutions division produces thin-film nanocomposite RO membranes and competes head-to-head with Toray in seawater and brackish water desalination, with growing penetration in Middle Eastern utility-scale projects.

Emerging players

• Toray Bluestar Membrane (China JV): Toray's own jointly-controlled Chinese subsidiary (TBMC) produces RO/NF/UF membranes in China and is both an extension of the Toray family and a competitive force in lower-cost membrane markets that can pressure TMME's premium positioning on price-sensitive projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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