Waterless Urinals Market Size, Share & Industry Analysis, By Technology (Liquid Sealant Cartridges, Membrane Traps, Biological Blocks, Mechanical Balls), By Application (Residential, Commercial), By Sales Channel (Retail Stores, Online Stores) And Regional Forecast, 2024-2032

Waterless urinals are that allow non-diluted urine to pass through the bowl of the urinal and then move towards a sealing liquid which is specifically designed oil-based fluid and gathers in the waste pipe underneath. Some of the positive attributes of this product include environmentally friendly, save water, control odor, and others. The rising installation of the product in various shopping centers has accelerated the usage owing to its capability to help reduce the maintenance cost. Additionally, more educational institutions such as schools and colleges increasingly preferring the product over regular urinals has resulted to upsurge the consumption rate. Furthermore, the high demand for waterless urinals in various modes of transportation such as trains, airplanes, and buses are likely to upsurge the demand of the product.

The thriving growth of the global tourism industry resulting to increasing construction of large number of urinal places in various tourist destinations and hotspots acts as a driving factor for the market growth. For instance, according to the data issued by the UNWTO on the International Tourism 2019, the international tourist arrivals of different regions of the world are Americas 216 million, Europe 710 million, Asia and the Pacific 348 million, Africa 67 million, and the Middle East 60 million. Moreover, the large number of global sporting events such as the Fifa World Cup, Olympics, Cricket World Cup, and others are also estimated to have a vital contribution for the increasing consumption. Furthermore, the increasing usage of the product in religious gathering places such as Chruch, Mosque, Temple, and others has helped to upsurge the production rate.

Nevertheless, the lack of awareness of the advantage of the use of the product over regular urinals especially in countries such as developing and undeveloped act as a restraining factor for the market growth.

Key Players Covered:

Villeroy & Boch AG, URIMAT Schweiz AG, Falcon Water Technologies, Kohler Co, Zurn Industries, are the key companies operating in the waterless urinals market.

The waterless urinals market is segmented into by technology, application, sales channel, and geography.

On the basis of technology, the market is fragmented into liquid sealant cartridges, membrane traps, biological blocks, and mechanical balls. Liquid Sealant Cartridges is projected to be the leading segment owing to its trap liquid possessing low specific gravity over urine which thus helps to affectively hold back drain and urine odors. Likewise, its recyclable siphon insert which can be easily exchanged makes it more preferable than other types of technology.

Based on application, the market is bifurcated into residential and commercial. Commercial is estimated to be the dominating due to its convenience, ability to reduce services and maintenance cost, and the reduction of the usage of water increasing the consumption of the product in the commercial sector.

By sales channel, the market is divided into retail stores and online stores. Retail stores are anticipated to be the greater segment on an account of retail stores offering the consumers the ability to visually understand the waterless urinal in terms of its look, size, and design to match the location where it is to be place makes it often preferred by majority of the consumers. Additionally, the online store delivery system is considered to be less reliable and more prone to damage.

Regional Analysis:

On the basis of region, the market is divided into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, and Middle East & Africa.

The Asia Pacific is anticipated to be the leading market shareholder and is evaluated to continue throughout the forecast period of 2020-2027. The region possessing the top two most populous countries such as India and China plays a vital role for the rising usage of the product owing to the growing demand in the increasing construction of large number of public toilets in rural as well as urban places. For instance, according to the Economic Times, May 2019, there is an estimation of 90 million toilets to be constructed across rural India under Swachh Bharat Mission. Furthermore, the large number of crowd gatherings due to festival celebrations of this region such as Diwali, Chinese New Year, Sapporo snow festival in Japan, and others are generating more demand of waterless urinal on account of its ability to help conserve water.

Europe is projected to displays a vital presence in the waterless urinal owing to the thriving growth of the sports industry particularly football attracting large number of people to the stadium and many of those stadiums increasingly choosing this product over regular urinals. According to the data issued by Neilsen Sports World Football Report 2018, the combined football fans of various European countries such as Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Spain is estimated to be 131 million people. Additionally, the region often holding huge music festivals and fashion events that attract large number of people to the festival from domestic and international is likely to fuel the demand for the product. For instance, the biggest and finest music festivals in Europe include Creamfields, Primavera Sound, Rock am Ring & Rock im Park, Isle of Wight Festival, Ultra Europe. Thus, the generation of large number of audience attending the music festival has increasingly generated the necessity of waterless urinals.

Segmentation

Key Industry Developments-

• In August 2018, New Urida announced the launched of its waterless urinals with S-bend trap. The new Uridan waterless urinal offers a proven, award winning Danish design product for commercial and residential bathrooms.


• In August  2019, Sloan declared the introduction of its designer urinal which is offering wide variety of washdown, waterfree and hybrid products which  work to maximize water efficiency while reducing odor.