Global Rheological Additives Industry Growth and Trends Forecast to 2031

Summary

Rheological Additives are suitable for medium polar solvent-based and solvent-free coating systems as well as room temperature curing resin systems. Additives produce highly thixotropic flow behavior and improve anti-sag and anti-settling properties. It can also be added later. In addition to thixotropy, liquid rheological additives often have suspension stability, adhesion, and dispersion.

According to APO Research, The global Rheological Additives market was estimated at US$ million in 2025 and is projected to reach a revised size of US$ million by 2031, witnessing a CAGR of xx% during the forecast period 2026-2031.

North American market for Rheological Additives is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

Asia-Pacific market for Rheological Additives is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

Europe market for Rheological Additives is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

The major global manufacturers of Rheological Additives include DuPont, Akzo Nobel, Lhoist, Coatex, Zhejiang Fenghong New Material Co., Ltd., BASF, Ashland, BYK (ALTANA) and CP Kelco, etc. In 2024, the world's top three vendors accounted for approximately % of the revenue.

Report Scope

This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Rheological Additives, with both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Rheological Additives.

The Rheological Additives market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of sales volume (Kiloton) and revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. This report segments the global Rheological Additives market comprehensively. Regional market sizes, concerning products by Type, by Application, and by players, are also provided. For a more in-depth understanding of the market, the report provides profiles of the competitive landscape, key competitors, and their respective market ranks. The report also discusses technological trends and new product developments.

Key Companies & Market Share Insights

In this section, the readers will gain an understanding of the key players competing. This report has studied the key growth strategies, such as innovative trends and developments, intensification of product portfolio, mergers and acquisitions, collaborations, new product innovation, and geographical expansion, undertaken by these participants to maintain their presence. Apart from business strategies, the study includes current developments and key financials. The readers will also get access to the data related to global revenue, price, and sales by manufacturers for the period 2020-2025. This all-inclusive report will certainly serve the clients to stay updated and make effective decisions in their businesses.

Rheological Additives Segment by Company

DuPont
Akzo Nobel
Lhoist
Coatex
Zhejiang Fenghong New Material Co., Ltd.
BASF
Ashland
BYK (ALTANA)
CP Kelco
Lubrizol
Tolsa
Elementis
Wanhua
Zhejiang Qinghong New Material Co., Ltd.
Kusumoto
Croda

Rheological Additives Segment by Type

Organic Rheological Additives
Inorganic Rheological Additives

Rheological Additives Segment by Application

Ink
Paper
Adhesives and Sealants
Paints and Coatings
Personal Care
Food
Others

Rheological Additives 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

Key Drivers & Barriers

High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.

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 Rheological Additives 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 Rheological Additives 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 Rheological Additives.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.

Chapter Outline

Chapter 1: Introduces the study scope of this report, executive summary of market segments by type, market size segments for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 2: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Rheological Additives manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Sales, revenue of Rheological Additives in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the future development prospects, and market space in the world.
Chapter 5: Introduces market segments by application, market size segment for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa, sales and revenue by country.
Chapter 12: Analysis of industrial chain, key raw materials, manufacturing cost, and market dynamics.
Chapter 13: 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 Rheological Additives Market Size Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
1.2.2 Global Rheological Additives Sales Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
1.3 Rheological Additives Market by Type
1.3.1 Organic Rheological Additives
1.3.2 Inorganic Rheological Additives
1.4 Global Rheological Additives Market Size by Type
1.4.1 Global Rheological Additives Market Size Overview by Type (2020-2031)
1.4.2 Global Rheological Additives Historic Market Size Review by Type (2020-2025)
1.4.3 Global Rheological Additives Forecasted Market Size by Type (2026-2031)
1.5 Key Regions Market Size by Type
1.5.1 North America Rheological Additives Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
1.5.2 Europe Rheological Additives Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
1.5.3 Asia-Pacific Rheological Additives Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
1.5.4 South America Rheological Additives Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
1.5.5 Middle East and Africa Rheological Additives Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
2 Global Market Dynamics

2.1 Rheological Additives Industry Trends
2.2 Rheological Additives Industry Drivers
2.3 Rheological Additives Industry Opportunities and Challenges
2.4 Rheological Additives Industry Restraints
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Company

3.1 Global Top Players by Rheological Additives Revenue (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Top Players by Rheological Additives Sales (2020-2025)
3.3 Global Top Players by Rheological Additives Price (2020-2025)
3.4 Global Rheological Additives Industry Company Ranking, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2025
3.5 Global Rheological Additives Major Company Production Sites & Headquarters
3.6 Global Rheological Additives Company, Product Type & Application
3.7 Global Rheological Additives Company Establishment Date
3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
3.8.1 Global Rheological Additives Market CR5 and HHI
3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Rheological Additives Players Market Share by Revenue in 2024
3.8.3 2023 Rheological Additives Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 Rheological Additives Regional Status and Outlook

4.1 Global Rheological Additives Market Size and CAGR by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
4.2 Global Rheological Additives Historic Market Size by Region
4.2.1 Global Rheological Additives Sales in Volume by Region (2020-2025)
4.2.2 Global Rheological Additives Sales in Value by Region (2020-2025)
4.2.3 Global Rheological Additives Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.3 Global Rheological Additives Forecasted Market Size by Region
4.3.1 Global Rheological Additives Sales in Volume by Region (2026-2031)
4.3.2 Global Rheological Additives Sales in Value by Region (2026-2031)
4.3.3 Global Rheological Additives Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2026-2031)
5 Rheological Additives by Application

5.1 Rheological Additives Market by Application
5.1.1 Ink
5.1.2 Paper
5.1.3 Adhesives and Sealants
5.1.4 Paints and Coatings
5.1.5 Personal Care
5.1.6 Food
5.1.7 Others
5.2 Global Rheological Additives Market Size by Application
5.2.1 Global Rheological Additives Market Size Overview by Application (2020-2031)
5.2.2 Global Rheological Additives Historic Market Size Review by Application (2020-2025)
5.2.3 Global Rheological Additives Forecasted Market Size by Application (2026-2031)
5.3 Key Regions Market Size by Application
5.3.1 North America Rheological Additives Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
5.3.2 Europe Rheological Additives Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
5.3.3 Asia-Pacific Rheological Additives Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
5.3.4 South America Rheological Additives Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
5.3.5 Middle East and Africa Rheological Additives Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
6 Company Profiles

6.1 DuPont
6.1.1 DuPont Comapny Information
6.1.2 DuPont Business Overview
6.1.3 DuPont Rheological Additives Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.1.4 DuPont Rheological Additives Product Portfolio
6.1.5 DuPont Recent Developments
6.2 Akzo Nobel
6.2.1 Akzo Nobel Comapny Information
6.2.2 Akzo Nobel Business Overview
6.2.3 Akzo Nobel Rheological Additives Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.2.4 Akzo Nobel Rheological Additives Product Portfolio
6.2.5 Akzo Nobel Recent Developments
6.3 Lhoist
6.3.1 Lhoist Comapny Information
6.3.2 Lhoist Business Overview
6.3.3 Lhoist Rheological Additives Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.3.4 Lhoist Rheological Additives Product Portfolio
6.3.5 Lhoist Recent Developments
6.4 Coatex
6.4.1 Coatex Comapny Information
6.4.2 Coatex Business Overview
6.4.3 Coatex Rheological Additives Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.4.4 Coatex Rheological Additives Product Portfolio
6.4.5 Coatex Recent Developments
6.5 Zhejiang Fenghong New Material Co., Ltd.
6.5.1 Zhejiang Fenghong New Material Co., Ltd. Comapny Information
6.5.2 Zhejiang Fenghong New Material Co., Ltd. Business Overview
6.5.3 Zhejiang Fenghong New Material Co., Ltd. Rheological Additives Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.5.4 Zhejiang Fenghong New Material Co., Ltd. Rheological Additives Product Portfolio
6.5.5 Zhejiang Fenghong New Material Co., Ltd. Recent Developments
6.6 BASF
6.6.1 BASF Comapny Information
6.6.2 BASF Business Overview
6.6.3 BASF Rheological Additives Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.6.4 BASF Rheological Additives Product Portfolio
6.6.5 BASF Recent Developments
6.7 Ashland
6.7.1 Ashland Comapny Information
6.7.2 Ashland Business Overview
6.7.3 Ashland Rheological Additives Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.7.4 Ashland Rheological Additives Product Portfolio
6.7.5 Ashland Recent Developments
6.8 BYK (ALTANA)
6.8.1 BYK (ALTANA) Comapny Information
6.8.2 BYK (ALTANA) Business Overview
6.8.3 BYK (ALTANA) Rheological Additives Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.8.4 BYK (ALTANA) Rheological Additives Product Portfolio
6.8.5 BYK (ALTANA) Recent Developments
6.9 CP Kelco
6.9.1 CP Kelco Comapny Information
6.9.2 CP Kelco Business Overview
6.9.3 CP Kelco Rheological Additives Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.9.4 CP Kelco Rheological Additives Product Portfolio
6.9.5 CP Kelco Recent Developments
6.10 Lubrizol
6.10.1 Lubrizol Comapny Information
6.10.2 Lubrizol Business Overview
6.10.3 Lubrizol Rheological Additives Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.10.4 Lubrizol Rheological Additives Product Portfolio
6.10.5 Lubrizol Recent Developments
6.11 Tolsa
6.11.1 Tolsa Comapny Information
6.11.2 Tolsa Business Overview
6.11.3 Tolsa Rheological Additives Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.11.4 Tolsa Rheological Additives Product Portfolio
6.11.5 Tolsa Recent Developments
6.12 Elementis
6.12.1 Elementis Comapny Information
6.12.2 Elementis Business Overview
6.12.3 Elementis Rheological Additives Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.12.4 Elementis Rheological Additives Product Portfolio
6.12.5 Elementis Recent Developments
6.13 Wanhua
6.13.1 Wanhua Comapny Information
6.13.2 Wanhua Business Overview
6.13.3 Wanhua Rheological Additives Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.13.4 Wanhua Rheological Additives Product Portfolio
6.13.5 Wanhua Recent Developments
6.14 Zhejiang Qinghong New Material Co., Ltd.
6.14.1 Zhejiang Qinghong New Material Co., Ltd. Comapny Information
6.14.2 Zhejiang Qinghong New Material Co., Ltd. Business Overview
6.14.3 Zhejiang Qinghong New Material Co., Ltd. Rheological Additives Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.14.4 Zhejiang Qinghong New Material Co., Ltd. Rheological Additives Product Portfolio
6.14.5 Zhejiang Qinghong New Material Co., Ltd. Recent Developments
6.15 Kusumoto
6.15.1 Kusumoto Comapny Information
6.15.2 Kusumoto Business Overview
6.15.3 Kusumoto Rheological Additives Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.15.4 Kusumoto Rheological Additives Product Portfolio
6.15.5 Kusumoto Recent Developments
6.16 Croda
6.16.1 Croda Comapny Information
6.16.2 Croda Business Overview
6.16.3 Croda Rheological Additives Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.16.4 Croda Rheological Additives Product Portfolio
6.16.5 Croda Recent Developments
7 North America by Country

7.1 North America Rheological Additives Sales by Country
7.1.1 North America Rheological Additives Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
7.1.2 North America Rheological Additives Sales by Country (2020-2025)
7.1.3 North America Rheological Additives Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
7.2 North America Rheological Additives Market Size by Country
7.2.1 North America Rheological Additives Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
7.2.2 North America Rheological Additives Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
7.2.3 North America Rheological Additives Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
8 Europe by Country

8.1 Europe Rheological Additives Sales by Country
8.1.1 Europe Rheological Additives Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.1.2 Europe Rheological Additives Sales by Country (2020-2025)
8.1.3 Europe Rheological Additives Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
8.2 Europe Rheological Additives Market Size by Country
8.2.1 Europe Rheological Additives Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.2.2 Europe Rheological Additives Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
8.2.3 Europe Rheological Additives Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
9 Asia-Pacific by Country

9.1 Asia-Pacific Rheological Additives Sales by Country
9.1.1 Asia-Pacific Rheological Additives Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
9.1.2 Asia-Pacific Rheological Additives Sales by Country (2020-2025)
9.1.3 Asia-Pacific Rheological Additives Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
9.2 Asia-Pacific Rheological Additives Market Size by Country
9.2.1 Asia-Pacific Rheological Additives Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
9.2.2 Asia-Pacific Rheological Additives Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
9.2.3 Asia-Pacific Rheological Additives Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
10 South America by Country

10.1 South America Rheological Additives Sales by Country
10.1.1 South America Rheological Additives Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
10.1.2 South America Rheological Additives Sales by Country (2020-2025)
10.1.3 South America Rheological Additives Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
10.2 South America Rheological Additives Market Size by Country
10.2.1 South America Rheological Additives Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
10.2.2 South America Rheological Additives Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
10.2.3 South America Rheological Additives Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
11 Middle East and Africa by Country

11.1 Middle East and Africa Rheological Additives Sales by Country
11.1.1 Middle East and Africa Rheological Additives Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
11.1.2 Middle East and Africa Rheological Additives Sales by Country (2020-2025)
11.1.3 Middle East and Africa Rheological Additives Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
11.2 Middle East and Africa Rheological Additives Market Size by Country
11.2.1 Middle East and Africa Rheological Additives Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
11.2.2 Middle East and Africa Rheological Additives Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
11.2.3 Middle East and Africa Rheological Additives Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis

12.1 Rheological Additives Value Chain Analysis
12.1.1 Rheological Additives Key Raw Materials
12.1.2 Key Raw Materials Price
12.1.3 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
12.1.4 Manufacturing Cost Structure
12.1.5 Rheological Additives Production Mode & Process
12.2 Rheological Additives Sales Channels Analysis
12.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
12.2.2 Rheological Additives Distributors
12.2.3 Rheological Additives Customers
13 Concluding Insights
14 Appendix

14.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
14.2 Research Methodology
14.3 Research Process
14.4 Authors List of This Report
14.5 Data Source
14.5.1 Secondary Sources
14.5.2 Primary Sources
14.6 Disclaimer

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