Portable Toilet Market Size, Share & COVID-19 Impact Analysis, By Type (Handling/Lifting Moving Toilet and Power/Trailer Mobile Toilet), By Application (Construction Sites, Factories, Public Places, and Others), and Regional Forecast, 2021-2028

The global portable toilet market size was USD 11.85 billion in 2020. The market is projected to grow from USD 12.61 billion in 2021 to USD 20.43 billion in 2028 at a CAGR of 7.1% in the 2021-2028 period. The impact of COVID-19 has been unprecedented and staggering, with portable toilet witnessing a positive impact on demand across all regions amid the pandemic. Based on our analysis, the global market exhibited a higher growth of 6.5% in 2020 as compared to the average year-on-year growth during 2017-2019. The sudden fall in CAGR is attributable to this market’s demand and growth, returning to pre-pandemic levels once the pandemic is over.

Portable toilet has played a major role in several complex operations-based sectors. This product can be carried around on various manufacturing or construction sites without access to a continuous water supply. These systems offer flexibility in the current market’s dynamic work process. The demand for standard and customized self-contained portable restrooms increases with construction projects, manufacturing factories, and other commercial/public places.  

COVID-19 IMPACT

COVID-19 Hindered the Foreign Direct Investments (FDI), International Trade, Production and Employment Rate Across Several Industries

The unprecedented global and regional shock triggered by COVID-19 would have been unimaginable less than a year ago. The pandemic's sudden emergence has resulted in an economic downturn that felt greater than the global financial crisis in 2008/2009.

The negative and immediate impact of the pandemic was seen on international trade, foreign direct investments (FDI), production, and employment across all the industrial sectors. Thus, it brought an abrupt and unplanned shutdown of the economic activities due to lockdown norms, social distancing practices, and pessimistic approach in the market. These factors led to the shutdown of manufacturing facilities and restrictions on the manufacturers while hampering the output efficiency of the mobile toilet in the global market scenario.

Additionally, the reduced liquidity cost in the market has forced the key players to limit their manufacturing operations and operate at a reduced capacity. Moreover, rising oil prices have also affected the logistics and transportation businesses, thus limiting the supply chain and value chain operations across the market. Supply chain disruption due to volatility of demand & supply and stringent restrictions on logistical operations have limited the global market operations.

The lockdown imposed state, country, and international border restricted the import-export trade, which subsequently augmented the problem of raw material procurement for manufacturing facilities. The procurement of raw materials, problems associated with inbound and outbound logistics, and disorder in the supply chain had a considerable impact on the market. From a long-term perspective, the market is observing strong growth attributed to the on-track construction & manufacturing facilities while augmenting demand for emergency shower & eyewash stations across the region.

LATEST TRENDS

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Increasing Luxury Portable Toilet Rental Facilities are anticipated to Boost Market Growth

Hosting lakeside or beach parties, music festivals, weddings, and other outdoor events are becoming an emerging trend worldwide, thus surging the demand for portable toilets in the current global market scenario. Considering these circumstances, the key market players plan and manufacture lavish portable restrooms/portable restroom rental services. These modern lavish portable restrooms are fully self-contained, offer onboard water and electricity services, and are climate controlled for any weather. Thus they are becoming a major trendsetter in the global portable toilet rental market.

DRIVING FACTORS

Increasing Industrial and Commercial Infrastructure to Augment Market Growth

Since the late 90s, the industrial and commercial sectors have been developing rapidly due to rising investments across several sectors and improving GDP over the years, thus resulting in a better and safe work environment. Developing economies' governments consistently emphasize fixing the nation’s infrastructure deficit that was hampered by the sudden emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic to improve the quality of life and strengthen economic competitiveness.

It was noted that funding for infrastructure plans across developed and developing countries would come cumulatively from federal spending and state & local government structures. The development of this infrastructure plan provides an excellent opportunity for mobile toilets manufacturers to have tremendous opportunities to increase their revenue. This equipment has a vital role in construction, factories, healthcare centers, and other public places, owing to a wider range of complex applications.

In the global market scenario, construction sites and manufacturing factories are well-placed to take advantage of infrastructural investments. This is due to the market propensity with the renovation of existing buildings and construction of new educational facilities and semiconductor labs, representing the majority of the demand and surging the global portable toilet market growth.

RESTRAINING FACTORS

Geopolitical Tensions Impairs Supply Chain Management

Several business realists view the U.S. and China political relations as a great-power competition. It is picturized as an intense, long-term rivalry for the foreign-policy generalists.

The U.S. top foreign policy priority is known to escalate the great power competition with China on a political and trade level basis. This is expected to impact not only the regional or country level market but the global market as well, thus becoming a threat in minimizing the foreign direct investments (FDI) flows across several sectors. This, in return, is anticipated to limit the awareness and investments across the market in major regions in the near future. The political issues and rising trade war between several countries and China have brought major economic concerns, limiting the market growth.

SEGMENTATION

By Type Analysis

Power/Trailer Mobile Toilet Segment is anticipated to Witness Highest Growth

By type, the segment is divided into handling/lifting moving toilet and power/trailer mobile toilet.

The power/trailer mobile toilet segment is expected to grow significantly at the highest CAGR. This growth is attributed to the rising demand for movable toilets at construction sites, factories, and public places. As these locations have limited space to spare for any other constructional structure, trailer mobile toilets play a major role while providing a hygienic defecation facility.

Handling/lifting moving toilets are expected to witness steady growth in the coming years. This type of mobile sanitation has limited applications in the healthcare sector, thus having limited demand across the global market.

By Application Analysis

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Construction Sites is Anticipated to Dominate the Market in terms of Growth Rate

By application, the market is split into construction sites, factories, public places, and others.

The construction sites segment is anticipated to uphold the highest growth rate over the forecast period owing to the rising demand for portable toilets across the construction sectors. The surging infrastructural project across developed and developing economies owing to increased living of standards is the core factor for anticipating the demand for mobile toilet across construction sites.

On the other hand, manufacturing factories are expected to depict the second highest CAGR in the coming years, with the rising need for employees' safe and hygienic defecation facilities. These toilets simplify open defecation issues across the workplace while offering better health assurance.

Public places, such as gardens, amusement parks, entertainment places, and other commercial places, have been cleaned by integrating these mobile toilets across the places by the local government authorities; hence, it is expected to have stable market growth over the forecast period.

Moreover, the other segment inculcates healthcare centers in rural or urban areas with moderate demand for movable toilets while growing steadily in the near future.

REGIONAL INSIGHTS

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In terms of geography, the market is categorized into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East & Africa, and South America.

North America is projected to hold the highest market share globally, attributed to the rising demand for luxurious portable restrooms and rental services. The rising trend of hosting outside parties and weddings has surged across the region for a decade, thereby increasing the necessities for portable solutions.

Asia Pacific is anticipated to witness exponential growth over the forecast period considering the surging ongoing infrastructural developments across the developing economies. China and India being the highest populated nations around the world are depicting a rise in the standard of living. Higher investments across the residential and commercial construction projects, manufacturing centers, and other public places have been encountered. These factors are expected to drive the demand and supply of portable restroom solutions across the region, with the need to offer the workers a safe and hygienic defecation facility.

With the outbreak of COVID-19, China introduced a new infrastructure plan with a strategy to meet two goals of stimulating job creation and preparing for the changes in the global economy. China held the largest market share and is expected to witness the highest CAGR across the region, owing to its new digital infrastructure plan that includes artificial intelligence (AI), 5G networks, IoT, intercity high-speed rail, and setting up R&D (research and development) centers for analyzing the key market driving factors

On the other hand, Europe is expected to depict progressive growth as the region’s economy depends highly on the tourism sector, thus it is expected to have the highest demand for portable restrooms. Also, European countries have moderate growth in the construction & manufacturing sector and surging growth across the healthcare sector. This is anticipated to drive the regional growth while attracting several investments in the portable solutions sector.

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Moreover, the Middle East & Africa (MEA) and South America are anticipated to witness steady market growth with modest ongoing investments across construction projects and manufacturing facilities.

KEY INDUSTRY PLAYERS

Camco Manufacturing, INC., Thetford, and Sanitech Hold Considerable Market Share in Terms of Revenue

Key manufacturers, including Camco Manufacturing Inc., Thetford, and others are developing and introducing portable restroom solutions in the market. To achieve this, these players make noteworthy investments toward establishing R&D infrastructure and increasing annual R&D expenditure.

Leading players are evaluating their portable toilets product portfolio to ensure the delivery of differentiated products and create a safe and hygienic environment. It is, therefore, resulting in strategic mergers and acquisitions for long-term growth potential. In turn, this results in augmented demand for portable toilets (trailer toilets) installation across construction sites and other public places.

LIST OF KEY COMPANIES PROFILED

• Thetford (U.S.)


• Satellite Industries (U.S.)


• PolyPortables (U.K.)


• Shorelink (U.K.)


• Armal Srl (U.S.)


• Sanitech (South Africa)


• ADCO Holdings Inc. (TOI & DIXI Group GmbH) (U.S.)


• PolyJohn Enterprises (U.S.)


• Camco Manufacturing, INC. (U.S)


• Blue Bowl Sanitation Inc. (U.S.)


• NuConcepts (U.S.)


• Formit Portable Toilets (Australia)


• Ace Portable Toilets (U.S.)


• Arkansas Portable Toilets (U.S.)

KEY INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENTS:

• December 2021 – A middle-market private investment firm, Monomoy Capital Partners, signed a definitive agreement to acquire Thetford Corporation from the Dyson-Kissner-Moran Corporation (DKM) while focusing on enhancing operational value creation.

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The extensively researched market report elaborates on numerous factors affecting the global portable toilet market. These include the competitive landscape describing the opportunities, growth drivers, threats, key developments, and restraints. In addition, it further helps in analyzing, segmenting, and defining the market based on different segments such as types and applications. The report strategically analyses several strategies such as product innovations, mergers, alliances, joint ventures, acquisitions adopted by players in the industry, and other market trends.

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