Global Fumed Silica Powder Market by Size, by Type, by Application, by Region, History and Forecast 2019-2030

Global Fumed Silica Powder Market by Size, by Type, by Application, by Region, History and Forecast 2019-2030

Summary

The fumed silica powder industry faced a challenging year in 2023, with both global sales and revenue showing a decline. This downturn highlights the broader market dynamics, including economic slowdowns and disruptions in key industries. Despite this, the long-term outlook remains optimistic, with growth expected to resume from 2024 onward across several regions and applications.
Fumed silica, also known as pyrogenic silica, is an amorphous, synthetic silica produced by vapor phase hydrolysis of chlorosilanes in a hydrogen oxygen flame. In the flame process, primary particles are fused into branched, three-dimensional secondary particles or aggregates. In the collection system, aggregates are mechanically entangled to form agglomerates (Figure 1.). The surface of untreated fumed silica has hydroxyl groups which makes the surface hydrophilic. Fumed silica can be made hydrophobic by chemically modifying the surface with hydroxyl groups. The degree of hydrophobicity is a function of the chemistry of the treating agent (Figure 2.). The appearance of fumed silica is a white, low bulk density powder. The primary particle size is between 7-40nm, the aggregate particle size is about 200-500nm, the specific surface area is 100-400 m²/g, the purity is high, the SiO2 content is not less than 99.8% (Figure 3.).
The fumed silica powder has strong stability, dispersion, reinforcing, thickening and thixotropy, and is suitable for specific applications, such as ultra-fine inorganic new materials, composite materials, antibacterial materials and so on. It is used as a reinforcing, thickening, abrasive, thixotropic, suspending or anticaking agent in a wide variety of products for the automotive, construction, microelectronics, batteries and consumer products industries. These products include adhesives, sealants, cosmetics, batteries, inks, toners, silicone elastomers, coatings, polishing slurries and pharmaceuticals.
Regional Market Leadership and Growth
Asia Pacific Leading the Market
Asia Pacific stands as the largest and fastest-growing region, with revenues increasing from $472.76 million in 2019 to a projected $898.45 million by 2030. The region’s strong industrial base, particularly in the automotive, electronics, and construction sectors, continues to drive the consumption of fumed silica. The market in Asia Pacific is expected to grow at a robust CAGR of 6.21% from 2024 to 2030, reflecting increasing demand from industries reliant on high-performance materials like fumed silica.
Steady Growth in North America and Europe
North America, while not the largest market, shows stable growth with a CAGR of 5.76% (2024-2030), driven by advancements in technologies related to paints, coatings, and high-end silicone rubber. Europe’s market, recovering from a slight dip, is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.36%, reaching $589.90 million by 2030. Both regions benefit from well-established industries, but slower growth in manufacturing compared to Asia Pacific contributes to more moderate expansion rates.
Latin America and the Middle East & Africa
Though smaller in scale, both Latin America and the Middle East & Africa (MEA) show promising growth. Latin America is projected to grow at a CAGR of 5.12%, with key demand drivers being the adhesives, coatings, and industrial manufacturing sectors. MEA, although representing the smallest market, has notable growth potential with a CAGR of 4.79%, as industrialization and infrastructure projects increase the demand for high-performance materials like fumed silica.
Industry Revenue and Volume Dynamics
The market for fumed silica is expected to see an overall increase in sales volume from 282,585 tons in 2023 to 409,759 tons by 2030, translating into significant revenue growth from USD 1.85 billion to USD 2.37 billion over the same period.
Revenue growth outpaces volume growth, indicating increasing product value, driven by higher demand for specialized applications such as advanced coatings, high-performance silicone rubbers, and composite materials. This trend reflects the premium pricing for high-grade fumed silica with specific properties like higher BET surface areas (210-300 m²/g).

The major global manufacturers of Fumed Silica Powder include Evonik Industries, Cabot, Wacker, Tokuyama, Cabot Bluestar Chemical (Jiangxi), Hoshine Silicon Industry, Hubei Huifu Nanomaterial, OCI Corporation and Xinjiang Jingshuo New Materials (Xinte Energy), etc. In 2023, the world's top three vendors accounted for approximately 61.53% of the revenue.
In terms of production side, this report researches the Fumed Silica Powder production, growth rate, market share by manufacturers and by region (region level and country level), from 2019 to 2024, and forecast to 2030.
In terms of consumption side, this report focuses on the sales of Fumed Silica Powder by region (region level and country level), by company, by type and by application. from 2019 to 2024 and forecast to 2030.

This report presents an overview of global market for Fumed Silica Powder, capacity, output, revenue and price. Analyses of the global market trends, with historic market revenue or sales data for 2019 - 2023, estimates for 2024, and projections of CAGR through 2030.

This report researches the key producers of Fumed Silica Powder, also provides the consumption of main regions and countries. Of the upcoming market potential for Fumed Silica Powder, 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 Fumed Silica Powder sales, revenue, market share and industry ranking of main manufacturers, data from 2019 to 2024. Identification of the major stakeholders in the global Fumed Silica Powder 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 2019 to 2030. Evaluation and forecast the market size for Fumed Silica Powder sales, projected growth trends, production technology, application and end-user industry.

Fumed Silica Powder segment by Company

Evonik Industries
Cabot
Wacker
Tokuyama
Cabot Bluestar Chemical (Jiangxi)
Hoshine Silicon Industry
Hubei Huifu Nanomaterial
OCI Corporation
Xinjiang Jingshuo New Materials (Xinte Energy)
Shandong Dongyue Organosilicon Materials
Evonik Wynca (Zhenjiang)
Orisil
Fushite
Jiangxi Black Cat Carbon
Fumed Silica Powder segment by Type

BET 80-130 m²/g
BET 130-200 m²/g
BET 200-300 m²/g
BET >300 m²/g
Fumed Silica Powder segment by Application

Silicone Rubber
Adhesives and Sealants
Polyester Resins
Paints and Inks
Others (Cosmetics, Pharma, Battery materials)
Fumed Silica Powder segment by Region

North America
United States
Canada
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Netherlands
Nordic Countries
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
China Taiwan
Southeast Asia
Latin America
Mexico
Brazil
Argentina
Colombia
Middle East & Africa
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
UAE

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 Fumed Silica Powder 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 Fumed Silica Powder 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 Fumed Silica Powder.
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 Fumed Silica Powder market, including product definition, global market growth prospects, production value, capacity, and average price forecasts (2019-2030).
Chapter 2: Analysis key trends, drivers, challenges, and opportunities within the global Fumed Silica Powder industry.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Fumed Silica Powder market competition landscape. Including Fumed Silica Powder manufacturers' output value, output and average price from 2019 to 2024, 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 Fumed Silica Powder 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 Fumed Silica Powder 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.