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Disc and media filtration units

Disc filters and screen filters that protect emitters from clogging; Amiad/Arkal disc IP is dominant in drip systems.

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Source countries

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Companies

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Goods affected

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Claims on record

What depends on it

Goods that need this input

1 essential American goods rely on disc and media filtration units somewhere upstream in their supply chain.

Where it comes from

Source countries

Share of global supply, by country.

CountryShare of supply
ILIsrael48%
ESSpain18%
CNChina15%
USUnited States10%

Who makes it

Supplier companies

2 companies produce disc and media filtration units.

Amiad Water Systems(AFS)

HQ IL35% share

Israeli manufacturer of disc, screen, and media filtration for drip irrigation and water treatment; listed on London AIM.

Azud Company (Agrotecnología del Agua)

HQ ES15% share

Spanish irrigation filtration and drip system company (HQ Molina de Segura, Murcia; private); produces disc filters, sand media filters, and drip irrigation components under the AZUD brand. Founded in 1989 in Murcia — a region of southeastern Spain that is Europe's vegetable and fruit production hub (the Murcia and Almeria regions supply most of Europe's tomatoes, peppers, and citrus via intensive greenhouse and drip-irrigated horticulture). AZUD filtration is dominant in Spanish market and increasingly in export markets (North Africa, Latin America, Middle East) where Spanish irrigation expertise has global reach. AZUD represents the European alternative to Israeli-dominated disc filter IP — Spain's intensive agricultural water management expertise (Murcia receives only 300mm annual rainfall — drier than Morocco) drives independent filtration technology development.