PUBLISHER: AnalystView Market Insights | PRODUCT CODE: 1397119
PUBLISHER: AnalystView Market Insights | PRODUCT CODE: 1397119
Defoamers Market size was valued at USD 2,912 Million in 2022, expanding at a CAGR of 6.2% from 2023 to 2030.
Defoamers are chemical additives that are added to industrial process liquids as an anti-foaming agent to quickly destabilize foam formation. It lowers surface tension and prevents foam from forming. Defoamers that are often utilized include silicones, stearates, glycols, insoluble oils, polydimethylsiloxanes, and inorganic materials like silicates and talc.
Manufacturers are concentrating on creating encapsulated and stabilized defoamers that are to be utilized in powder coatings and water-based coating systems due to the growing demand for environmentally acceptable defoamer-based paints and coatings. The growing number of strict environmental restrictions also forces producers to modify their materials and methods to supply eco-friendly defoaming coating additives that meet regulatory testing criteria, such as low VOC content. Therefore, it is anticipated that the market for defoamers will develop during the projected period due to the rise in government restrictions on the usage of low-VOC products.
The Global Defoamers Market is segmented based on Product, Application, and Region.
Based on the product, the market is bifurcated into Oil-based, Water-based, Silicone-based and Others. The Silicone-based segment is expected to capture a substantial revenue share during the forecast period. This is explained by the fact that silicone-based defoamers are process-friendly, making them useful in a variety of settings. The main building block of silicone-based defoamers is poly-dimethyl siloxane molecules with varying molecular weights.
Based on the application, the industry is segmented into Personal Care & Cosmetics, Paints, Coatings, & Inks, Adhesives & Sealants, Food & Beverages, Household and Industrial/Institutional Cleaning, Agriculture, Pulp & Paper, Water Treatment and Others. The Pulp & Paper segment is expected to hold the largest market share during the forecast period. This is explained by the product's capacity to improve paper machine runability by minimizing paper breakage. Better fiber quality and higher output are the results of defoamers. Moreover, it raises liquid solids and enhances washing and drainage in brown stock from Kraft pulp mills.
Geographically, this market is widespread in the regions of North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East and Africa. These regions are further divided as per the nations bringing business. The Asia Pacific is expected to dominate the market during the forecast period. China is one of the Asia-Pacific region's biggest consumers of defoamers due to the rising demand for paints and coatings in the automotive sector. The nation holds the highest market share in the expanding SUV sector and is the biggest automaker in the world. For example, the OICA reports that 2,70,20,615 automobiles were produced in China in 2022, a 3% rise from 2021 and a 7% increase from 2020. As a result, it is anticipated that rising vehicle production would boost demand for defoamers from the paint and coatings industry. In addition, the nation has the biggest construction market in the area. It is anticipated that the expansion of the building industry would raise the need for paints and coatings, which will in turn fuel the expansion of the defoamers industry in the nation. China's construction production value from 2018 to 2022 shows a steady expansion of the sector. For instance, the National Bureau of Statistics of China estimates that the value of China's construction industry peaked in 2022 at about CNY 27.63 trillion (USD 4.10 trillion).
The key players in the Defoamers market have adopted various strategies such as product launches, acquisitions, partnerships and others to capture a strong share of the industry. Some of the prominent players are Bluestar Silicones International, Kemira Oyj, Ashland Inc., Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Evonik Industries AG, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., Wacker Chemie AG, BASF SE, Elementis Plc, Dow Corning Corporation, KCC Basildon, Eastman Chemical Company, Synalloy Chemicals, Trans-Chemco, Inc, Clariant AG and Tiny ChemPro among others.
In November 2023, the increase of defoamer capacity at BASF's Dilovasi factory in Turkey was announced. BASF is a global leader in providing additives to the coatings industry. The firm can better meet the growing demand for high-performance Foamaster® and Foamstar® goods in Southeast Europe, the Middle East, and Africa due to the new manufacturing line, which expands the company's on-site capacity. By greatly expanding its manufacturing capacity, BASF will better serve its clients in the area and shorten lead times to guarantee prompt delivery. Due to the new manufacturing line's substantial reduction in travel distance, BASF is also able to reduce emissions associated with product transportation.