Market revenue in 2024 | USD 125,841.1 million |
Market revenue in 2030 | USD 168,573.2 million |
Growth rate | 5% (CAGR from 2025 to 2030) |
Largest segment | Case |
Fastest growing segment | Other Industries |
Historical data | 2018 - 2023 |
Base year | 2024 |
Forecast period | 2025 - 2030 |
Quantitative units | Revenue in USD million |
Market segmentation | CASE, Institutional & Industrial Cleaners, Rubber Processing Chemicals, Food & Feed Additives, Cosmetic Chemicals, Oilfield Chemicals, Specialty Pulp & Paper Chemicals, Specialty Textile Chemicals, Water Treatment Chemicals, Construction Chemicals, Electronic Chemicals, Mining Chemicals, Pharmaceutical Additives, Other Industries |
Key market players worldwide | Solvay SA, Evonik Industries AG, Clariant AG, Akzo Nobel NV, DuPont de Nemours Inc, Kemira Oyj, Lanxess AG, Croda International PLC, Huntsman Corp, The Lubrizol Corp, Albemarle Corp |
Case was the largest segment with a revenue share of 37.17% in 2024. Horizon Databook has segmented the China specialty chemicals market based on case, institutional & industrial cleaners, rubber processing chemicals, food & feed additives, cosmetic chemicals, oilfield chemicals, specialty pulp & paper chemicals, specialty textile chemicals, water treatment chemicals, construction chemicals, electronic chemicals, mining chemicals, pharmaceutical additives, other industries covering the revenue growth of each sub-segment from 2018 to 2030.
The increasing demand for detergents, personal care products, and cleaning products is expected to fuel the demand for cosmetic chemicals and industrial & institutional chemicals over the forecast period. Construction and electronic chemicals product segments witnessed significant growth owing to the growth of electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing industry in China.
Specialty chemicals are widely used in applications from household items (such as cosmetics, detergents, and processed foods) to high-tech products (such as mobile phones and aircraft). For instance, paper processing industry, which utilizes specialty chemicals has shown stagnant growth owing to increasing digitization. Many small to mid-sized paper processing mills have been shut down in response to strict environmental regulations, which reduced the use of specialty paper chemicals.
Trade restrictions between China and the U.S. may indirectly impact the consumption of specialty chemicals. For instance, the consumption of plastic additives in China decreased due to reduced plastic exports to the U.S. As China is a major producer of plastics & electronic products, a decrease in exports is expected to negatively impact the consumption of electronic chemicals.
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