Activated Carbon Market Size, Share & Trends Report

Activated Carbon Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Product (Powdered, Granular), By Raw Material, By Application, By End-use, By Region, And Segment Forecasts, 2024 - 2030

  • Report ID: 978-1-68038-073-6
  • Number of Pages: 120
  • Format: Electronic (PDF)

Market Segmentation

  • Activated Carbon Product Outlook ( Revenue, USD Thousands; Volume, tons, 2018 - 2030)
    • Powdered
    • Granular
    • Others
  • Activated Carbon Raw Material Outlook (Revenue, USD Thousands; Volume, Tons, 2018 - 2030)
    • Coal
    • Coconut
    • Wood
    • Peat
    • Others
  • Activated Carbon Application Outlook (Revenue, USD Thousands; Volume, Tons, 2018 - 2030)
    • Liquid Phase
    • Gas Phase
  • Activated Carbon End-use Outlook (Revenue, USD Thousands; Volume, Tons, 2018 - 2030)
    • Water Treatment
    • Food & Beverage Processing
    • Pharmaceutical & Medical
    • Automotive
    • Air Purification
    • Others
  • Activated Carbon Regional Outlook (Revenue, USD Thousands; Volume, Tons, 2018 - 2030)
    • North America
      • North America Activated Carbon Market, By Product
        • Powdered
        • Granular
        • Others
      • North America Activated Carbon Market, By Raw Material
        • Coal
        • Coconut
        • Wood
        • Peat
        • Others
      • North America Activated Carbon Market, By Application
        • Liquid Phase
        • Gas Phase
      • North America Activated Carbon Market, By End-use
        • Water Treatment
        • Food & Beverage Processing
        • Pharmaceutical & Medical
        • Automotive
        • Air Purification
        • Others
      • U.S.
        • U.S. Activated Carbon Market, By Product
          • Powdered
          • Granular
          • Others
        • U.S. Activated Carbon Market, By Raw Material
          • Coal
          • Coconut
          • Wood
          • Peat
          • Others
        • U.S. Activated Carbon Market, By Application
          • Liquid Phase
          • Gas Phase
        • U.S. Activated Carbon Market, By End-use
          • Water Treatment
          • Food & Beverage Processing
          • Pharmaceutical & Medical
          • Automotive
          • Air Purification
          • Others
      • Canada
        • Canada Activated Carbon Market, By Product
          • Powdered
          • Granular
          • Others
        • Canada Activated Carbon Market, By Raw Material
          • Coal
          • Coconut
          • Wood
          • Peat
          • Others
        • Canada Activated Carbon Market, By Application
          • Liquid Phase
          • Gas Phase
        • Canada Activated Carbon Market, By End-use
          • Water Treatment
          • Food & Beverage Processing
          • Pharmaceutical & Medical
          • Automotive
          • Air Purification
          • Others
      • Mexico
        • Mexico Activated Carbon Market, By Product
          • Powdered
          • Granular
          • Others
        • Mexico Activated Carbon Market, By Raw Material
          • Coal
          • Coconut
          • Wood
          • Peat
          • Others
        • Mexico Activated Carbon Market, By Application
          • Liquid Phase
          • Gas Phase
        • Mexico Activated Carbon Market, By End-use
          • Water Treatment
          • Food & Beverage Processing
          • Pharmaceutical & Medical
          • Automotive
          • Air Purification
          • Others
    • Europe
      • Europe Activated Carbon Market, By Product
        • Powdered
        • Granular
        • Others
      • Europe Activated Carbon Market, By Raw Material
        • Coal
        • Coconut
        • Wood
        • Peat
        • Others
      • Europe Activated Carbon Market, By Application
        • Liquid Phase
        • Gas Phase
      • Europe Activated Carbon Market, By End-use
        • Water Treatment
        • Food & Beverage Processing
        • Pharmaceutical & Medical
        • Automotive
        • Air Purification
        • Others
      • Germany
        • Germany Activated Carbon Market, By Product
          • Powdered
          • Granular
          • Others
        • Germany Activated Carbon Market, By Raw Material
          • Coal
          • Coconut
          • Wood
          • Peat
          • Others
        • Germany Activated Carbon Market, By Application
          • Liquid Phase
          • Gas Phase
        • Germany Activated Carbon Market, By End-use
          • Water Treatment
          • Food & Beverage Processing
          • Pharmaceutical & Medical
          • Automotive
          • Air Purification
          • Others
      • France
        • France Activated Carbon Market, By Product
          • Powdered
          • Granular
          • Others
        • France Activated Carbon Market, By Raw Material
          • Coal
          • Coconut
          • Wood
          • Peat
          • Others
        • France Activated Carbon Market, By Application
          • Liquid Phase
          • Gas Phase
        • France Activated Carbon Market, By End-use
          • Water Treatment
          • Food & Beverage Processing
          • Pharmaceutical & Medical
          • Automotive
          • Air Purification
          • Others
      • U.K.
        • U.K. Activated Carbon Market, By Product
          • Powdered
          • Granular
          • Others
        • U.K. Activated Carbon Market, By Raw Material
          • Coal
          • Coconut
          • Wood
          • Peat
          • Others
        • U.K. Activated Carbon Market, By Application
          • Liquid Phase
          • Gas Phase
        • U.K. Activated Carbon Market, By End-use
          • Water Treatment
          • Food & Beverage Processing
          • Pharmaceutical & Medical
          • Automotive
          • Air Purification
          • Others
      • Italy
        • Italy Activated Carbon Market, By Product
          • Powdered
          • Granular
          • Others
        • Italy Activated Carbon Market, By Raw Material
          • Coal
          • Coconut
          • Wood
          • Peat
          • Others
        • Italy Activated Carbon Market, By Application
          • Liquid Phase
          • Gas Phase
        • Italy Activated Carbon Market, By End-use
          • Water Treatment
          • Food & Beverage Processing
          • Pharmaceutical & Medical
          • Automotive
          • Air Purification
          • Others
      • Spain
        • Spain Activated Carbon Market, By Product
          • Powdered
          • Granular
          • Others
        • Spain Activated Carbon Market, By Raw Material
          • Coal
          • Coconut
          • Wood
          • Peat
          • Others
        • Spain Activated Carbon Market, By Application
          • Liquid Phase
          • Gas Phase
        • Spain Activated Carbon Market, By End-use
          • Water Treatment
          • Food & Beverage Processing
          • Pharmaceutical & Medical
          • Automotive
          • Air Purification
          • Others
    • Asia Pacific
      • Asia Pacific Activated Carbon Market, By Product
        • Powdered
        • Granular
        • Others
      • Asia Pacific Activated Carbon Market, By Raw Material
        • Coal
        • Coconut
        • Wood
        • Peat
        • Others
      • Asia Pacific Activated Carbon Market, By Application
        • Liquid Phase
        • Gas Phase
      • Asia Pacific Activated Carbon Market, By End-use
        • Water Treatment
        • Food & Beverage Processing
        • Pharmaceutical & Medical
        • Automotive
        • Air Purification
        • Others
      • China
        • China Activated Carbon Market, By Product
          • Powdered
          • Granular
          • Others
        • China Activated Carbon Market, By Raw Material
          • Coal
          • Coconut
          • Wood
          • Peat
          • Others
        • China Activated Carbon Market, By Application
          • Liquid Phase
          • Gas Phase
        • China Activated Carbon Market, By End-use
          • Water Treatment
          • Food & Beverage Processing
          • Pharmaceutical & Medical
          • Automotive
          • Air Purification
          • Others
      • India
        • India Activated Carbon Market, By Product
          • Powdered
          • Granular
          • Others
        • India Activated Carbon Market, By Raw Material
          • Coal
          • Coconut
          • Wood
          • Peat
          • Others
        • India Activated Carbon Market, By Application
          • Liquid Phase
          • Gas Phase
        • India Activated Carbon Market, By End-use
          • Water Treatment
          • Food & Beverage Processing
          • Pharmaceutical & Medical
          • Automotive
          • Air Purification
          • Others
      • Japan
        • Japan Activated Carbon Market, By Product
          • Powdered
          • Granular
          • Others
        • Japan  Activated Carbon Market, By Raw Material
          • Coal
          • Coconut
          • Wood
          • Peat
          • Others
        • Japan Activated Carbon Market, By Application
          • Liquid Phase
          • Gas Phase
        • Japan Activated Carbon Market, By End-use
          • Water Treatment
          • Food & Beverage Processing
          • Pharmaceutical & Medical
          • Automotive
          • Air Purification
          • Others
      • South Korea
        • South Korea Activated Carbon Market, By Product
          • Powdered
          • Granular
          • Others
        • South Korea Activated Carbon Market, By Raw Material
          • Coal
          • Coconut
          • Wood
          • Peat
          • Others
        • South Korea Activated Carbon Market, By Application
          • Liquid Phase
          • Gas Phase
        • South Korea Activated Carbon Market, By End-use
          • Water Treatment
          • Food & Beverage Processing
          • Pharmaceutical & Medical
          • Automotive
          • Air Purification
          • Others
      • Australia
        • Australia Activated Carbon Market, By Product
          • Powdered
          • Granular
          • Others
        • Australia Activated Carbon Market, By Raw Material
          • Coal
          • Coconut
          • Wood
          • Peat
          • Others
        • Australia Activated Carbon Market, By Application
          • Liquid Phase
          • Gas Phase
        • Australia Activated Carbon Market, By End-use
          • Water Treatment
          • Food & Beverage Processing
          • Pharmaceutical & Medical
          • Automotive
          • Air Purification
          • Others
    • Central & South America
      • Central & South America Activated Carbon Market, By Product
        • Powdered
        • Granular
        • Others
      • Central & South America Activated Carbon Market, By Raw Material
        • Coal
        • Coconut
        • Wood
        • Peat
        • Others
      • Central & South America Activated Carbon Market, By Application
        • Liquid Phase
        • Gas Phase
      • Central & South America Activated Carbon Market, By End-use
        • Water Treatment
        • Food & Beverage Processing
        • Pharmaceutical & Medical
        • Automotive
        • Air Purification
        • Others
      • Brazil
        • Brazil Activated Carbon Market, By Product
          • Powdered
          • Granular
          • Others
        • Brazil Activated Carbon Market, By Raw Material
          • Coal
          • Coconut
          • Wood
          • Peat
          • Others
        • Brazil Activated Carbon Market, By Application
          • Liquid Phase
          • Gas Phase
        • Brazil Activated Carbon Market, By End-use
          • Water Treatment
          • Food & Beverage Processing
          • Pharmaceutical & Medical
          • Automotive
          • Air Purification
          • Others
      • Argentina
        • Argentina Activated Carbon Market, By Product
          • Powdered
          • Granular
          • Others
        • Argentina Activated Carbon Market, By Raw Material
          • Coal
          • Coconut
          • Wood
          • Peat
          • Others
        • Argentina Activated Carbon Market, By Application
          • Liquid Phase
          • Gas Phase
        • Argentina Activated Carbon Market, By End-use
          • Water Treatment
          • Food & Beverage Processing
          • Pharmaceutical & Medical
          • Automotive
          • Air Purification
          • Others
    • Middle East & Africa
      • Middle East & Africa Activated Carbon Market, By Product
        • Powdered
        • Granular
        • Others
      • Middle East & Africa Activated Carbon Market, By Raw Material
        • Coal
        • Coconut
        • Wood
        • Peat
        • Others
      • Middle East & Africa Activated Carbon Market, By Application
        • Liquid Phase
        • Gas Phase
      • Middle East & Africa Activated Carbon Market, By End-use
        • Water Treatment
        • Food & Beverage Processing
        • Pharmaceutical & Medical
        • Automotive
        • Air Purification
        • Others
      • Saudi Arabia
        • Saudi Arabia Activated Carbon Market, By Product
          • Powdered
          • Granular
          • Others
        • Saudi Arabia Activated Carbon Market, By Raw Material
          • Coal
          • Coconut
          • Wood
          • Peat
          • Others
        • Saudi Arabia Activated Carbon Market, By Application
          • Liquid Phase
          • Gas Phase
        • Saudi Arabia Activated Carbon Market, By End-use
          • Water Treatment
          • Food & Beverage Processing
          • Pharmaceutical & Medical
          • Automotive
          • Air Purification
          • Others
      • South Africa
        • South Africa Activated Carbon Market, By Product
          • Powdered
          • Granular
          • Others
        • South Africa Activated Carbon Market, By Raw Material
          • Coal
          • Coconut
          • Wood
          • Peat
          • Others
        • South Africa Activated Carbon Market, By Application
          • Liquid Phase
          • Gas Phase
        • South Africa Activated Carbon Market, By End-use
          • Water Treatment
          • Food & Beverage Processing
          • Pharmaceutical & Medical
          • Automotive
          • Air Purification
          • Others

Activated Carbon Market Dynamics

Drivers: Growing Adoption Of Water Treatment Processes

Activated carbon finds application in water treatment processes. It is useful to eliminate chlorine and volatile organic compounds from drinking water. It also removes dissolved radon, lead, and various other odor-causing compounds. Activated carbons are also considered for their adsorbing capacity, which makes them suitable for water treatment. Agricultural waste, leakage from ground storage tanks, and industrial waste causes water contamination. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Health Advisory Level (HAL) has kept strict standards toward the exposure of chemicals owing to their toxicity, which leads to adverse effects on human health. These chemicals include benzene, chlorobenzene, vinyl chloride, carbon tetrachloride, and other hazardous substances.

With the alarming rate of the adverse effects of contaminated water on human health, there is a proportionate increase in demand for water treatment technologies. In addition, various countries across the region face water scarcity due to increased urbanization and population explosion. These factors are creating challenges in restoring the amount of fixed fresh water. Increasing water prices and regulatory pressure to recycle will benefit the overall market growth. Excessive groundwater withdrawal for irrigation has caused serious problems, including increased soil salinity. The groundwater is rich in salinity; thus, desalinization technology is one of the vital steps that must carried out before its consumption. The rise in water desalinization is expected to fuel the demand for activated carbon in the water treatment process.

Rising Demand For Treating Sewage Wastewater

Sewage wastewater generation is common in various developed countries worldwide owing to the progress of rural and urban areas in these countries. The UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, etc., are some countries that rely increasingly on wastewater treatment plants and processes to mitigate their issue of clean water scarcity. The sewage water typically includes organic, inorganic, and biological pollutants, along with a mix of biological oxygen demand (BOD) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) originating from the sewage of households. At the same time, domestic wastewater usually contains suspended solids, pathogens, nitrogen, and phosphorus. These untreated pollutants can lead to environmental and health hazards if disposed of directly on land.

Restraint: Scarcity Of Raw Materials Causing Price Hikes

Major activated carbon raw materials include coconut shells, coal, wood pulp, lignite, and peat. The majority of the raw material suppliers supply coconut shells. The hardness of coconut shells makes activated carbon highly resistant to abrasion. The high carbon content in coconut shells creates a lot of foam that can be used for activated carbon production, which adds to its absorption capacity. The iodine content in the activated carbon from coconut shells is higher than coal. Also, the ash content and constituents in coconut shells are minimal, around 2% to 4%, leading to their popularity among major activated carbon manufacturers. Major coconut shell-supplying countries include Indonesia, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka. The scarcity of raw materials driven by the increasing demand is expected to result in higher prices quoted by major raw material suppliers. For instance, Coconuts are found near water bodies, and due to the absence of water bodies in the region, the countries are mainly import-dependent and have few domestic product manufacturers. Other factors, such as low inventory levels, high operating rates, tight and high-priced supplies of foreign materials, and high energy costs, are expected to have a negative impact on the market and further contribute to higher prices.

What Does This Report Include?

This section will provide insights into the contents included in this activated carbon market report and help gain clarity on the structure of the report to assist readers in navigating smoothly.

Activated carbon market qualitative analysis

  • Industry overview

  • Industry trends

  • Market drivers and restraints

  • Market size

  • Growth prospects

  • Porter’s analysis

  • PESTEL analysis

  • Key market opportunities prioritized

  • Competitive landscape

    • Company overview

    • Financial performance

    • Product benchmarking

    • Latest strategic developments

Activated carbon market quantitative analysis

  • Market size, estimates, and forecast from 2018 to 2030

  • Market estimates and forecast for product segments up to 2030

  • Regional market size and forecast for product segments up to 2030

  • Market estimates and forecast for application segments up to 2030

  • Regional market size and forecast for application segments up to 2030

  • Company financial performance

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