The liquid ring compressors market size was USD 874 million in 2020 and is projected to reach USD 1,229 million by 2026; at a CAGR of 5.8% from 2021 to 2026, owing to rising gas transportation sector. The oil & gas segment is the biggest application for liquid ring compressors. The growing investments in the crude oil industry is expected to drive the use of liquid ring compressors.

Liquid Ring Compressors are rotary positive displacement machines that use a liquid-filled chamber to reduce the volume of a gas or vapor. They are commonly used in chemical, petrochemical, gas, power, and paper industries to compress air, natural gas, and other gases. They are also used in many industrial processes such as vacuum distillation and gas extraction. Liquid Ring Compressors are known for their low maintenance, reliable operation and high efficiency.

The key market players include Busch Vacuum Solutions (Germany), Flowserve Corporation (US), Atlas Copco (Sweden), Ingersoll Rand (US), DEKKER Vacuum Technologies, Inc. (US), Graham Corporation (US), Cutes Corp. (Taiwan), Zibo Zhaohan Vacuum Pump Co., Ltd (China), OMEL (Brazil), and Speck (Germany). These players have adopted product launches, agreements, acquisitions, mergers & acquisitions, and expansions as their growth strategies.

Ingersoll Rand is among the leading manufacturers in the liquid ring compressors market. The company designs and produces a broad range of vacuum products under industrial technologies & services segment. In February 2020, the company acquired and merged with Ingersoll-Rand plc while converting its name to Ingersoll Rand Inc. from Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc. This development has strengthened the position of Ingersoll Rand in the vacuum pumps and compressors market.