Global Activated Carbon Market by Size, by Type, by Application, by Region, History and Forecast 2020-2031

Summary

Activated carbon is an excellent adsorbent with a developed internal pore structure and a huge surface area. It has been widely used in industrial waste water, waste gas and air purification equipment, organic synthesis, food and medicine and other industries, as well as military and high-tech industries.

According to APO Research, The global Activated Carbon market is projected to grow from US$ million in 2025 to US$ million by 2031, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of % during the forecast period.

The US & Canada market for Activated Carbon is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

Asia-Pacific market for Activated Carbon is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

The China market for Activated Carbon is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

Europe market for Activated Carbon is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

The major global manufacturers of Activated Carbon include Kuraray, Osaka Gas Chemicals, YL, CABOT, Ingevity, Haycarb, JD, Shenhua Group and ADA-ES, etc. In 2024, the world's top three vendors accounted for approximately % of the revenue.

In terms of production side, this report researches the Activated Carbon production, growth rate, market share by manufacturers and by region (region level and country level), from 2020 to 2025, and forecast to 2031.

In terms of consumption side, this report focuses on the sales of Activated Carbon by region (region level and country level), by company, by type and by application. from 2020 to 2025 and forecast to 2031.

This report presents an overview of global market for Activated Carbon, capacity, output, revenue and price. Analyses of the global market trends, with historic market revenue or sales data for 2020 - 2024, estimates for 2025, and projections of CAGR through 2031.

This report researches the key producers of Activated Carbon, also provides the consumption of main regions and countries. Of the upcoming market potential for Activated Carbon, and key regions or countries of focus to forecast this market into various segments and sub-segments. Country specific data and market value analysis for the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, China, Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, India, Germany, the U.K., Italy, Middle East, Africa, and Other Countries.

This report focuses on the Activated Carbon sales, revenue, market share and industry ranking of main manufacturers, data from 2020 to 2025. Identification of the major stakeholders in the global Activated Carbon market, and analysis of their competitive landscape and market positioning based on recent developments and segmental revenues. This report will help stakeholders to understand the competitive landscape and gain more insights and position their businesses and market strategies in a better way.

This report analyzes the segments data by type and by application, sales, revenue, and price, from 2020 to 2031. Evaluation and forecast the market size for Activated Carbon sales, projected growth trends, production technology, application and end-user industry.


Activated Carbon Segment by Company

Kuraray
Osaka Gas Chemicals
YL
CABOT
Ingevity
Haycarb
JD
Shenhua Group
ADA-ES
Fujian Xinsen Carbon
MULINSEN ACTIVATED CARBON
Shanxi XinHua Chemical
Boyce Carbon
DESOTEC Activated Carbon
HuaHui-Carbon
ZHI XING
Silcarbon Aktivkohle GmbH
Jiangsu Zhuxi Activated Carbon
Inner Mongolia TaiXi Coal Group
Active Char Products

Activated Carbon Segment by Type

Powder Activated Carbon
Granular Activated Carbon
Others

Activated Carbon Segment by Application

Water Treatment
Air Purification
Mercury Removal Treatment
Food And Drinks
Industrial
Pharmaceutical
Others

Activated Carbon Segment by Region

North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Colombia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries

Study Objectives

1. To analyze and research the global status and future forecast, involving, production, value, consumption, growth rate (CAGR), market share, historical and forecast.
2. To present the key manufacturers, capacity, production, revenue, market share, and Recent Developments.
3. To split the breakdown data by regions, type, manufacturers, and Application.
4. To analyze the global and key regions market potential and advantage, opportunity and challenge, restraints, and risks.
5. To identify significant trends, drivers, influence factors in global and regions.
6. To analyze competitive developments such as expansions, agreements, new product launches, and acquisitions in the market.

Reasons to Buy This Report

1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Activated Carbon market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Activated Carbon and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market.
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally.
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Activated Carbon.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.

Chapter Outline

Chapter 1: Provides an overview of the Activated Carbon market, including product definition, global market growth prospects, production value, capacity, and average price forecasts (2020-2031).
Chapter 2: Analysis key trends, drivers, challenges, and opportunities within the global Activated Carbon industry.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Activated Carbon market competition landscape. Including Activated Carbon manufacturers' output value, output and average price from 2020 to 2025, as well as competition analysis indicators such as origin, product type, application, merger and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments by type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 5: Provides the analysis of various market segments by application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product production/output, value, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 7: Production/Production Value of Activated Carbon by region. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region in the next six years.
Chapter 8: Consumption of Activated Carbon in regional level and country level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and production of each country in the world.
Chapter 9: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 10: Concluding Insights of the report.

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1 Market Overview
1.1 Product Definition
1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
1.2.1 Global Activated Carbon Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
1.2.2 Global Activated Carbon Production Capacity Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
1.2.3 Global Activated Carbon Production Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
1.2.4 Global Activated Carbon Market Average Price (2020-2031)
1.3 Assumptions and Limitations
1.4 Study Goals and Objectives
2 Global Activated Carbon Market Dynamics
2.1 Activated Carbon Industry Trends
2.2 Activated Carbon Industry Drivers
2.3 Activated Carbon Industry Opportunities and Challenges
2.4 Activated Carbon Industry Restraints
3 Activated Carbon Market by Manufacturers
3.1 Global Activated Carbon Production Value by Manufacturers (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Activated Carbon Production by Manufacturers (2020-2025)
3.3 Global Activated Carbon Average Price by Manufacturers (2020-2025)
3.4 Global Activated Carbon Industry Manufacturers Ranking, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2025
3.5 Global Activated Carbon Key Manufacturers Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
3.6 Global Activated Carbon Manufacturers, Product Type & Application
3.7 Global Activated Carbon Manufacturers Established Date
3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
3.8.1 Global Activated Carbon Market CR5 and HHI
3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Activated Carbon Players Market Share by Production Value in 2024
3.8.3 2024 Activated Carbon Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 Activated Carbon Market by Type
4.1 Activated Carbon Type Introduction
4.1.1 Powder Activated Carbon
4.1.2 Granular Activated Carbon
4.1.3 Others
4.2 Global Activated Carbon Production by Type
4.2.1 Global Activated Carbon Production by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
4.2.2 Global Activated Carbon Production by Type (2020-2031)
4.2.3 Global Activated Carbon Production Market Share by Type (2020-2031)
4.3 Global Activated Carbon Production Value by Type
4.3.1 Global Activated Carbon Production Value by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
4.3.2 Global Activated Carbon Production Value by Type (2020-2031)
4.3.3 Global Activated Carbon Production Value Market Share by Type (2020-2031)
5 Activated Carbon Market by Application
5.1 Activated Carbon Application Introduction
5.1.1 Water Treatment
5.1.2 Air Purification
5.1.3 Mercury Removal Treatment
5.1.4 Food And Drinks
5.1.5 Industrial
5.1.6 Pharmaceutical
5.1.7 Others
5.2 Global Activated Carbon Production by Application
5.2.1 Global Activated Carbon Production by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
5.2.2 Global Activated Carbon Production by Application (2020-2031)
5.2.3 Global Activated Carbon Production Market Share by Application (2020-2031)
5.3 Global Activated Carbon Production Value by Application
5.3.1 Global Activated Carbon Production Value by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
5.3.2 Global Activated Carbon Production Value by Application (2020-2031)
5.3.3 Global Activated Carbon Production Value Market Share by Application (2020-2031)
6 Company Profiles
6.1 Kuraray
6.1.1 Kuraray Comapny Information
6.1.2 Kuraray Business Overview
6.1.3 Kuraray Activated Carbon Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.1.4 Kuraray Activated Carbon Product Portfolio
6.1.5 Kuraray Recent Developments
6.2 Osaka Gas Chemicals
6.2.1 Osaka Gas Chemicals Comapny Information
6.2.2 Osaka Gas Chemicals Business Overview
6.2.3 Osaka Gas Chemicals Activated Carbon Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.2.4 Osaka Gas Chemicals Activated Carbon Product Portfolio
6.2.5 Osaka Gas Chemicals Recent Developments
6.3 YL
6.3.1 YL Comapny Information
6.3.2 YL Business Overview
6.3.3 YL Activated Carbon Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.3.4 YL Activated Carbon Product Portfolio
6.3.5 YL Recent Developments
6.4 CABOT
6.4.1 CABOT Comapny Information
6.4.2 CABOT Business Overview
6.4.3 CABOT Activated Carbon Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.4.4 CABOT Activated Carbon Product Portfolio
6.4.5 CABOT Recent Developments
6.5 Ingevity
6.5.1 Ingevity Comapny Information
6.5.2 Ingevity Business Overview
6.5.3 Ingevity Activated Carbon Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.5.4 Ingevity Activated Carbon Product Portfolio
6.5.5 Ingevity Recent Developments
6.6 Haycarb
6.6.1 Haycarb Comapny Information
6.6.2 Haycarb Business Overview
6.6.3 Haycarb Activated Carbon Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.6.4 Haycarb Activated Carbon Product Portfolio
6.6.5 Haycarb Recent Developments
6.7 JD
6.7.1 JD Comapny Information
6.7.2 JD Business Overview
6.7.3 JD Activated Carbon Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.7.4 JD Activated Carbon Product Portfolio
6.7.5 JD Recent Developments
6.8 Shenhua Group
6.8.1 Shenhua Group Comapny Information
6.8.2 Shenhua Group Business Overview
6.8.3 Shenhua Group Activated Carbon Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.8.4 Shenhua Group Activated Carbon Product Portfolio
6.8.5 Shenhua Group Recent Developments
6.9 ADA-ES
6.9.1 ADA-ES Comapny Information
6.9.2 ADA-ES Business Overview
6.9.3 ADA-ES Activated Carbon Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.9.4 ADA-ES Activated Carbon Product Portfolio
6.9.5 ADA-ES Recent Developments
6.10 Fujian Xinsen Carbon
6.10.1 Fujian Xinsen Carbon Comapny Information
6.10.2 Fujian Xinsen Carbon Business Overview
6.10.3 Fujian Xinsen Carbon Activated Carbon Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.10.4 Fujian Xinsen Carbon Activated Carbon Product Portfolio
6.10.5 Fujian Xinsen Carbon Recent Developments
6.11 MULINSEN ACTIVATED CARBON
6.11.1 MULINSEN ACTIVATED CARBON Comapny Information
6.11.2 MULINSEN ACTIVATED CARBON Business Overview
6.11.3 MULINSEN ACTIVATED CARBON Activated Carbon Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.11.4 MULINSEN ACTIVATED CARBON Activated Carbon Product Portfolio
6.11.5 MULINSEN ACTIVATED CARBON Recent Developments
6.12 Shanxi XinHua Chemical
6.12.1 Shanxi XinHua Chemical Comapny Information
6.12.2 Shanxi XinHua Chemical Business Overview
6.12.3 Shanxi XinHua Chemical Activated Carbon Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.12.4 Shanxi XinHua Chemical Activated Carbon Product Portfolio
6.12.5 Shanxi XinHua Chemical Recent Developments
6.13 Boyce Carbon
6.13.1 Boyce Carbon Comapny Information
6.13.2 Boyce Carbon Business Overview
6.13.3 Boyce Carbon Activated Carbon Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.13.4 Boyce Carbon Activated Carbon Product Portfolio
6.13.5 Boyce Carbon Recent Developments
6.14 DESOTEC Activated Carbon
6.14.1 DESOTEC Activated Carbon Comapny Information
6.14.2 DESOTEC Activated Carbon Business Overview
6.14.3 DESOTEC Activated Carbon Activated Carbon Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.14.4 DESOTEC Activated Carbon Activated Carbon Product Portfolio
6.14.5 DESOTEC Activated Carbon Recent Developments
6.15 HuaHui-Carbon
6.15.1 HuaHui-Carbon Comapny Information
6.15.2 HuaHui-Carbon Business Overview
6.15.3 HuaHui-Carbon Activated Carbon Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.15.4 HuaHui-Carbon Activated Carbon Product Portfolio
6.15.5 HuaHui-Carbon Recent Developments
6.16 ZHI XING
6.16.1 ZHI XING Comapny Information
6.16.2 ZHI XING Business Overview
6.16.3 ZHI XING Activated Carbon Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.16.4 ZHI XING Activated Carbon Product Portfolio
6.16.5 ZHI XING Recent Developments
6.17 Silcarbon Aktivkohle GmbH
6.17.1 Silcarbon Aktivkohle GmbH Comapny Information
6.17.2 Silcarbon Aktivkohle GmbH Business Overview
6.17.3 Silcarbon Aktivkohle GmbH Activated Carbon Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.17.4 Silcarbon Aktivkohle GmbH Activated Carbon Product Portfolio
6.17.5 Silcarbon Aktivkohle GmbH Recent Developments
6.18 Jiangsu Zhuxi Activated Carbon
6.18.1 Jiangsu Zhuxi Activated Carbon Comapny Information
6.18.2 Jiangsu Zhuxi Activated Carbon Business Overview
6.18.3 Jiangsu Zhuxi Activated Carbon Activated Carbon Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.18.4 Jiangsu Zhuxi Activated Carbon Activated Carbon Product Portfolio
6.18.5 Jiangsu Zhuxi Activated Carbon Recent Developments
6.19 Inner Mongolia TaiXi Coal Group
6.19.1 Inner Mongolia TaiXi Coal Group Comapny Information
6.19.2 Inner Mongolia TaiXi Coal Group Business Overview
6.19.3 Inner Mongolia TaiXi Coal Group Activated Carbon Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.19.4 Inner Mongolia TaiXi Coal Group Activated Carbon Product Portfolio
6.19.5 Inner Mongolia TaiXi Coal Group Recent Developments
6.20 Active Char Products
6.20.1 Active Char Products Comapny Information
6.20.2 Active Char Products Business Overview
6.20.3 Active Char Products Activated Carbon Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.20.4 Active Char Products Activated Carbon Product Portfolio
6.20.5 Active Char Products Recent Developments
7 Global Activated Carbon Production by Region
7.1 Global Activated Carbon Production by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
7.2 Global Activated Carbon Production by Region (2020-2031)
7.2.1 Global Activated Carbon Production by Region: 2020-2025
7.2.2 Global Activated Carbon Production Forecast by Region: 2026-2031
7.3 Global Activated Carbon Production by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
7.4 Global Activated Carbon Production Value by Region (2020-2031)
7.4.1 Global Activated Carbon Production Value by Region: 2020-2025
7.4.2 Global Activated Carbon Production Value by Region (2026-2031)
7.5 Global Activated Carbon Market Price Analysis by Region (2020-2031)
7.6 Regional Production Value Trends (2020-2031)
7.6.1 North America Activated Carbon Production Value (2020-2031)
7.6.2 Europe Activated Carbon Production Value (2020-2031)
7.6.3 Asia-Pacific Activated Carbon Production Value (2020-2031)
7.6.4 South America Activated Carbon Production Value (2020-2031)
7.6.5 Middle East & Africa Activated Carbon Production Value (2020-2031)
8 Global Activated Carbon Consumption by Region
8.1 Global Activated Carbon Consumption by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.2 Global Activated Carbon Consumption by Region (2020-2031)
8.2.1 Global Activated Carbon Consumption by Region (2020-2025)
8.2.2 Global Activated Carbon Consumption by Region (2026-2031)
8.3 North America
8.3.1 North America Activated Carbon Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.3.2 North America Activated Carbon Consumption by Country (2020-2031)
8.3.3 U.S.
8.3.4 Canada
8.3.5 Mexico
8.4 Europe
8.4.1 Europe Activated Carbon Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.4.2 Europe Activated Carbon Consumption by Country (2020-2031)
8.4.3 Germany
8.4.4 France
8.4.5 U.K.
8.4.6 Italy
8.4.7 Netherlands
8.5 Asia Pacific
8.5.1 Asia Pacific Activated Carbon Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.5.2 Asia Pacific Activated Carbon Consumption by Country (2020-2031)
8.5.3 China
8.5.4 Japan
8.5.5 South Korea
8.5.6 Southeast Asia
8.5.7 India
8.5.8 Australia
8.6 South America
8.6.1 South America Activated Carbon Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.6.2 South America Activated Carbon Consumption by Country (2020-2031)
8.6.3 Brazil
8.6.4 Argentina
8.6.5 Chile
8.6.6 Colombia
8.7 Middle East & Africa
8.7.1 Middle East & Africa Activated Carbon Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.7.2 Middle East & Africa Activated Carbon Consumption by Country (2020-2031)
8.7.3 Egypt
8.7.4 South Africa
8.7.5 Israel
8.7.6 Türkiye
8.7.7 GCC Countries
9 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
9.1 Activated Carbon Value Chain Analysis
9.1.1 Activated Carbon Key Raw Materials
9.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
9.1.3 Manufacturing Cost Structure
9.1.4 Activated Carbon Production Mode & Process
9.2 Activated Carbon Sales Channels Analysis
9.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
9.2.2 Activated Carbon Distributors
9.2.3 Activated Carbon Customers
10 Concluding Insights
11 Appendix
11.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
11.2 Research Methodology
11.3 Research Process
11.4 Authors List of This Report
11.5 Data Source
11.5.1 Secondary Sources
11.5.2 Primary Sources
11.6 Disclaimer

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