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

Summary

Nitrocellulose is a highly flammable compound formed by nitrating cellulose through exposure to nitric acid or another powerful nitrating agent. When used as a propellant or low-order explosive, it was originally known as guncotton. If the cellulose is not fully nitrated then it has found uses as a plastic film and in inks and wood coatings.

According to APO Research, The global Nitrocellulose 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 Nitrocellulose 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 Nitrocellulose 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 Nitrocellulose 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 Nitrocellulose 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 Nitrocellulose include Sichuan Nitrocell Corporation, Nobel NC, Nitro Química, SNPE, DuPont, TNC, Hubei Xuefei Chemical, Hengshui Orient Chemical and Nitrex Chemicals, etc. In 2024, the world's top three vendors accounted for approximately % of the revenue.

In terms of production side, this report researches the Nitrocellulose 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 Nitrocellulose 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 Nitrocellulose, 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 Nitrocellulose, also provides the consumption of main regions and countries. Of the upcoming market potential for Nitrocellulose, 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 Nitrocellulose sales, revenue, market share and industry ranking of main manufacturers, data from 2020 to 2025. Identification of the major stakeholders in the global Nitrocellulose 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 Nitrocellulose sales, projected growth trends, production technology, application and end-user industry.

Nitrocellulose Segment by Company

Sichuan Nitrocell Corporation
Nobel NC
Nitro Química
SNPE
DuPont
TNC
Hubei Xuefei Chemical
Hengshui Orient Chemical
Nitrex Chemicals
Synthesia
Xinxiang T.N.C Chemical
Jiangsu Tailida
Hengshui Beixin Chemical

Nitrocellulose Segment by Type

E-grade Nitrocellulose
M-grade Nitrocellulose
A-grade Nitrocellulose
Others

Nitrocellulose Segment by Application

Coatings and Paints
Printing Inks
Celluloid
Others

Nitrocellulose 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
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 Nitrocellulose 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 Nitrocellulose 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 Nitrocellulose.
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 Nitrocellulose 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 Nitrocellulose industry.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Nitrocellulose market competition landscape. Including Nitrocellulose 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 Nitrocellulose 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 Nitrocellulose 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 Nitrocellulose Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
1.2.2 Global Nitrocellulose Production Capacity Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
1.2.3 Global Nitrocellulose Production Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
1.2.4 Global Nitrocellulose Market Average Price (2020-2031)
1.3 Assumptions and Limitations
1.4 Study Goals and Objectives
2 Global Nitrocellulose Market Dynamics
2.1 Nitrocellulose Industry Trends
2.2 Nitrocellulose Industry Drivers
2.3 Nitrocellulose Industry Opportunities and Challenges
2.4 Nitrocellulose Industry Restraints
3 Nitrocellulose Market by Manufacturers
3.1 Global Nitrocellulose Production Value by Manufacturers (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Nitrocellulose Production by Manufacturers (2020-2025)
3.3 Global Nitrocellulose Average Price by Manufacturers (2020-2025)
3.4 Global Nitrocellulose Industry Manufacturers Ranking, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2025
3.5 Global Nitrocellulose Key Manufacturers Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
3.6 Global Nitrocellulose Manufacturers, Product Type & Application
3.7 Global Nitrocellulose Manufacturers Established Date
3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
3.8.1 Global Nitrocellulose Market CR5 and HHI
3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Nitrocellulose Players Market Share by Production Value in 2024
3.8.3 2024 Nitrocellulose Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 Nitrocellulose Market by Type
4.1 Nitrocellulose Type Introduction
4.1.1 E-grade Nitrocellulose
4.1.2 M-grade Nitrocellulose
4.1.3 A-grade Nitrocellulose
4.1.4 Others
4.2 Global Nitrocellulose Production by Type
4.2.1 Global Nitrocellulose Production by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
4.2.2 Global Nitrocellulose Production by Type (2020-2031)
4.2.3 Global Nitrocellulose Production Market Share by Type (2020-2031)
4.3 Global Nitrocellulose Production Value by Type
4.3.1 Global Nitrocellulose Production Value by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
4.3.2 Global Nitrocellulose Production Value by Type (2020-2031)
4.3.3 Global Nitrocellulose Production Value Market Share by Type (2020-2031)
5 Nitrocellulose Market by Application
5.1 Nitrocellulose Application Introduction
5.1.1 Coatings and Paints
5.1.2 Printing Inks
5.1.3 Celluloid
5.1.4 Others
5.2 Global Nitrocellulose Production by Application
5.2.1 Global Nitrocellulose Production by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
5.2.2 Global Nitrocellulose Production by Application (2020-2031)
5.2.3 Global Nitrocellulose Production Market Share by Application (2020-2031)
5.3 Global Nitrocellulose Production Value by Application
5.3.1 Global Nitrocellulose Production Value by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
5.3.2 Global Nitrocellulose Production Value by Application (2020-2031)
5.3.3 Global Nitrocellulose Production Value Market Share by Application (2020-2031)
6 Company Profiles
6.1 Sichuan Nitrocell Corporation
6.1.1 Sichuan Nitrocell Corporation Comapny Information
6.1.2 Sichuan Nitrocell Corporation Business Overview
6.1.3 Sichuan Nitrocell Corporation Nitrocellulose Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.1.4 Sichuan Nitrocell Corporation Nitrocellulose Product Portfolio
6.1.5 Sichuan Nitrocell Corporation Recent Developments
6.2 Nobel NC
6.2.1 Nobel NC Comapny Information
6.2.2 Nobel NC Business Overview
6.2.3 Nobel NC Nitrocellulose Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.2.4 Nobel NC Nitrocellulose Product Portfolio
6.2.5 Nobel NC Recent Developments
6.3 Nitro Química
6.3.1 Nitro Química Comapny Information
6.3.2 Nitro Química Business Overview
6.3.3 Nitro Química Nitrocellulose Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.3.4 Nitro Química Nitrocellulose Product Portfolio
6.3.5 Nitro Química Recent Developments
6.4 SNPE
6.4.1 SNPE Comapny Information
6.4.2 SNPE Business Overview
6.4.3 SNPE Nitrocellulose Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.4.4 SNPE Nitrocellulose Product Portfolio
6.4.5 SNPE Recent Developments
6.5 DuPont
6.5.1 DuPont Comapny Information
6.5.2 DuPont Business Overview
6.5.3 DuPont Nitrocellulose Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.5.4 DuPont Nitrocellulose Product Portfolio
6.5.5 DuPont Recent Developments
6.6 TNC
6.6.1 TNC Comapny Information
6.6.2 TNC Business Overview
6.6.3 TNC Nitrocellulose Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.6.4 TNC Nitrocellulose Product Portfolio
6.6.5 TNC Recent Developments
6.7 Hubei Xuefei Chemical
6.7.1 Hubei Xuefei Chemical Comapny Information
6.7.2 Hubei Xuefei Chemical Business Overview
6.7.3 Hubei Xuefei Chemical Nitrocellulose Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.7.4 Hubei Xuefei Chemical Nitrocellulose Product Portfolio
6.7.5 Hubei Xuefei Chemical Recent Developments
6.8 Hengshui Orient Chemical
6.8.1 Hengshui Orient Chemical Comapny Information
6.8.2 Hengshui Orient Chemical Business Overview
6.8.3 Hengshui Orient Chemical Nitrocellulose Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.8.4 Hengshui Orient Chemical Nitrocellulose Product Portfolio
6.8.5 Hengshui Orient Chemical Recent Developments
6.9 Nitrex Chemicals
6.9.1 Nitrex Chemicals Comapny Information
6.9.2 Nitrex Chemicals Business Overview
6.9.3 Nitrex Chemicals Nitrocellulose Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.9.4 Nitrex Chemicals Nitrocellulose Product Portfolio
6.9.5 Nitrex Chemicals Recent Developments
6.10 Synthesia
6.10.1 Synthesia Comapny Information
6.10.2 Synthesia Business Overview
6.10.3 Synthesia Nitrocellulose Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.10.4 Synthesia Nitrocellulose Product Portfolio
6.10.5 Synthesia Recent Developments
6.11 Xinxiang T.N.C Chemical
6.11.1 Xinxiang T.N.C Chemical Comapny Information
6.11.2 Xinxiang T.N.C Chemical Business Overview
6.11.3 Xinxiang T.N.C Chemical Nitrocellulose Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.11.4 Xinxiang T.N.C Chemical Nitrocellulose Product Portfolio
6.11.5 Xinxiang T.N.C Chemical Recent Developments
6.12 Jiangsu Tailida
6.12.1 Jiangsu Tailida Comapny Information
6.12.2 Jiangsu Tailida Business Overview
6.12.3 Jiangsu Tailida Nitrocellulose Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.12.4 Jiangsu Tailida Nitrocellulose Product Portfolio
6.12.5 Jiangsu Tailida Recent Developments
6.13 Hengshui Beixin Chemical
6.13.1 Hengshui Beixin Chemical Comapny Information
6.13.2 Hengshui Beixin Chemical Business Overview
6.13.3 Hengshui Beixin Chemical Nitrocellulose Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.13.4 Hengshui Beixin Chemical Nitrocellulose Product Portfolio
6.13.5 Hengshui Beixin Chemical Recent Developments
7 Global Nitrocellulose Production by Region
7.1 Global Nitrocellulose Production by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
7.2 Global Nitrocellulose Production by Region (2020-2031)
7.2.1 Global Nitrocellulose Production by Region: 2020-2025
7.2.2 Global Nitrocellulose Production Forecast by Region: 2026-2031
7.3 Global Nitrocellulose Production by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
7.4 Global Nitrocellulose Production Value by Region (2020-2031)
7.4.1 Global Nitrocellulose Production Value by Region: 2020-2025
7.4.2 Global Nitrocellulose Production Value by Region (2026-2031)
7.5 Global Nitrocellulose Market Price Analysis by Region (2020-2031)
7.6 Regional Production Value Trends (2020-2031)
7.6.1 North America Nitrocellulose Production Value (2020-2031)
7.6.2 Europe Nitrocellulose Production Value (2020-2031)
7.6.3 Asia-Pacific Nitrocellulose Production Value (2020-2031)
7.6.4 South America Nitrocellulose Production Value (2020-2031)
7.6.5 Middle East & Africa Nitrocellulose Production Value (2020-2031)
8 Global Nitrocellulose Consumption by Region
8.1 Global Nitrocellulose Consumption by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.2 Global Nitrocellulose Consumption by Region (2020-2031)
8.2.1 Global Nitrocellulose Consumption by Region (2020-2025)
8.2.2 Global Nitrocellulose Consumption by Region (2026-2031)
8.3 North America
8.3.1 North America Nitrocellulose Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.3.2 North America Nitrocellulose 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 Nitrocellulose Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.4.2 Europe Nitrocellulose 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 Nitrocellulose Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.5.2 Asia Pacific Nitrocellulose 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 Nitrocellulose Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.6.2 South America Nitrocellulose 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 Nitrocellulose Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.7.2 Middle East & Africa Nitrocellulose 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 Nitrocellulose Value Chain Analysis
9.1.1 Nitrocellulose Key Raw Materials
9.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
9.1.3 Manufacturing Cost Structure
9.1.4 Nitrocellulose Production Mode & Process
9.2 Nitrocellulose Sales Channels Analysis
9.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
9.2.2 Nitrocellulose Distributors
9.2.3 Nitrocellulose 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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