Global Sulphur Recovery Industry Growth and Trends Forecast to 2031

Summary

Sulphur recovery is defined as the conversion of hydrogen sulfide to elemental sulphur. Hydrogen sulfide is one of the major by-products of processing high sulphur crude oils and natural gas. Increasing focus on regulations to reduce levels of sulphur in products and lower sulphur emissions has in turn resulted in increase in demand for deployment of sulphur recovery technologies. Sulphur recovery technologies are mainly based on two processes: Claus and Claus Process and Tail Gas Treatment process.

According to APO Research, The global Sulphur Recovery 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 Sulphur Recovery 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 Sulphur Recovery 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 Sulphur Recovery 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 companies of Sulphur Recovery include Jacobs Engineering Group, Chiyoda Corporation, Amec Foster Wheeler, Technip FMC, Worley Parsons Ltd, Linde AG, Fluor Corporation, KT-Kinetics Technology SpA and GTC Technology US, 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 Sulphur Recovery, 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 Sulphur Recovery.

The Sulphur Recovery market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of 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 Sulphur Recovery 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, gross margin 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.

Sulphur Recovery Segment by Company

Jacobs Engineering Group

Chiyoda Corporation

Amec Foster Wheeler

Technip FMC

Worley Parsons Ltd

Linde AG

Fluor Corporation

KT-Kinetics Technology SpA

GTC Technology US

Heurtey Petrochem

McDermott

Sunway Petrochemical Engineering

Sulphur Recovery Segment by Type

Claus Process

Claus Process and Tail Gas Treatment

Sulphur Recovery Segment by Application

Petroleum and Coke

Natural Gas

Others

Sulphur Recovery 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

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 Sulphur Recovery 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 Sulphur Recovery 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 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 Sulphur Recovery.
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 report scope of the report, executive summary of global and regional market size and CAGR for the history and forecast period (2020-2025, 2026-2031). It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 2: 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 3: 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 4: 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 5: Detailed analysis of Sulphur Recovery companies' competitive landscape, revenue, market share and ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product introduction, revenue, recent development, etc.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa, revenue by country.
Chapter 12: Concluding Insights of the report

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1 Market Overview

1.1 Product Definition
1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
1.3 Global Sulphur Recovery Market Size Overview by Region 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
1.4 Global Sulphur Recovery Market Size by Region (2020-2031)
1.4.1 Global Sulphur Recovery Market Size by Region (2020-2025)
1.4.2 Global Sulphur Recovery Market Size by Region (2026-2031)
1.5 Key Regions Sulphur Recovery Market Size (2020-2031)
1.5.1 North America Sulphur Recovery Market Size Growth Rate (2020-2031)
1.5.2 Europe Sulphur Recovery Market Size Growth Rate (2020-2031)
1.5.3 Asia-Pacific Sulphur Recovery Market Size Growth Rate (2020-2031)
1.5.4 South America Sulphur Recovery Market Size Growth Rate (2020-2031)
1.5.5 Middle East & Africa Sulphur Recovery Market Size Growth Rate (2020-2031)
2 Sulphur Recovery Market by Type

2.1 Type Introduction
2.1.1 Claus Process
2.1.2 Claus Process and Tail Gas Treatment
2.2 Global Sulphur Recovery Market Size by Type
2.2.1 Global Sulphur Recovery Market Size Overview by Type (2020-2031)
2.2.2 Global Sulphur Recovery Historic Market Size Review by Type (2020-2025)
2.2.3 Global Sulphur Recovery Market Size Forecasted by Type (2026-2031)
2.3 Global Sulphur Recovery Market Size by Regions
2.3.1 North America Sulphur Recovery Market Size Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.2 Europe Sulphur Recovery Market Size Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.3 Asia-Pacific Sulphur Recovery Market Size Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.4 South America Sulphur Recovery Market Size Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.5 Middle East and Africa Sulphur Recovery Market Size Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
3 Sulphur Recovery Market by Application

3.1 Type Introduction
3.1.1 Petroleum and Coke
3.1.2 Natural Gas
3.1.3 Others
3.2 Global Sulphur Recovery Market Size by Application
3.2.1 Global Sulphur Recovery Market Size Overview by Application (2020-2031)
3.2.2 Global Sulphur Recovery Historic Market Size Review by Application (2020-2025)
3.2.3 Global Sulphur Recovery Market Size Forecasted by Application (2026-2031)
3.3 Global Sulphur Recovery Market Size by Regions
3.3.1 North America Sulphur Recovery Market Size Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
3.3.2 Europe Sulphur Recovery Market Size Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
3.3.3 Asia-Pacific Sulphur Recovery Market Size Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
3.3.4 South America Sulphur Recovery Market Size Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
3.3.5 Middle East and Africa Sulphur Recovery Market Size Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
4 Global Market Dynamics

4.1 Sulphur Recovery Industry Trends
4.2 Sulphur Recovery Industry Drivers
4.3 Sulphur Recovery Industry Opportunities and Challenges
4.4 Sulphur Recovery Industry Restraints
5 Competitive Insights by Company

5.1 Global Top Players by Sulphur Recovery Revenue (2020-2025)
5.2 Global Sulphur Recovery Industry Company Ranking, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2025
5.3 Global Sulphur Recovery Key Company Headquarters & Area Served
5.4 Global Sulphur Recovery Company, Product Type & Application
5.5 Global Sulphur Recovery Company Commercialization Time
5.6 Market Competitive Analysis
5.6.1 Global Sulphur Recovery Market CR5 and HHI
5.6.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Sulphur Recovery Players Market Share by Revenue in 2024
5.6.3 2024 Sulphur Recovery Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
6 Company Profiles

6.1 Jacobs Engineering Group
6.1.1 Jacobs Engineering Group Comapny Information
6.1.2 Jacobs Engineering Group Business Overview
6.1.3 Jacobs Engineering Group Sulphur Recovery Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.1.4 Jacobs Engineering Group Sulphur Recovery Product Portfolio
6.1.5 Jacobs Engineering Group Recent Developments
6.2 Chiyoda Corporation
6.2.1 Chiyoda Corporation Comapny Information
6.2.2 Chiyoda Corporation Business Overview
6.2.3 Chiyoda Corporation Sulphur Recovery Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.2.4 Chiyoda Corporation Sulphur Recovery Product Portfolio
6.2.5 Chiyoda Corporation Recent Developments
6.3 Amec Foster Wheeler
6.3.1 Amec Foster Wheeler Comapny Information
6.3.2 Amec Foster Wheeler Business Overview
6.3.3 Amec Foster Wheeler Sulphur Recovery Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.3.4 Amec Foster Wheeler Sulphur Recovery Product Portfolio
6.3.5 Amec Foster Wheeler Recent Developments
6.4 Technip FMC
6.4.1 Technip FMC Comapny Information
6.4.2 Technip FMC Business Overview
6.4.3 Technip FMC Sulphur Recovery Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.4.4 Technip FMC Sulphur Recovery Product Portfolio
6.4.5 Technip FMC Recent Developments
6.5 Worley Parsons Ltd
6.5.1 Worley Parsons Ltd Comapny Information
6.5.2 Worley Parsons Ltd Business Overview
6.5.3 Worley Parsons Ltd Sulphur Recovery Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.5.4 Worley Parsons Ltd Sulphur Recovery Product Portfolio
6.5.5 Worley Parsons Ltd Recent Developments
6.6 Linde AG
6.6.1 Linde AG Comapny Information
6.6.2 Linde AG Business Overview
6.6.3 Linde AG Sulphur Recovery Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.6.4 Linde AG Sulphur Recovery Product Portfolio
6.6.5 Linde AG Recent Developments
6.7 Fluor Corporation
6.7.1 Fluor Corporation Comapny Information
6.7.2 Fluor Corporation Business Overview
6.7.3 Fluor Corporation Sulphur Recovery Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.7.4 Fluor Corporation Sulphur Recovery Product Portfolio
6.7.5 Fluor Corporation Recent Developments
6.8 KT-Kinetics Technology SpA
6.8.1 KT-Kinetics Technology SpA Comapny Information
6.8.2 KT-Kinetics Technology SpA Business Overview
6.8.3 KT-Kinetics Technology SpA Sulphur Recovery Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.8.4 KT-Kinetics Technology SpA Sulphur Recovery Product Portfolio
6.8.5 KT-Kinetics Technology SpA Recent Developments
6.9 GTC Technology US
6.9.1 GTC Technology US Comapny Information
6.9.2 GTC Technology US Business Overview
6.9.3 GTC Technology US Sulphur Recovery Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.9.4 GTC Technology US Sulphur Recovery Product Portfolio
6.9.5 GTC Technology US Recent Developments
6.10 Heurtey Petrochem
6.10.1 Heurtey Petrochem Comapny Information
6.10.2 Heurtey Petrochem Business Overview
6.10.3 Heurtey Petrochem Sulphur Recovery Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.10.4 Heurtey Petrochem Sulphur Recovery Product Portfolio
6.10.5 Heurtey Petrochem Recent Developments
6.11 McDermott
6.11.1 McDermott Comapny Information
6.11.2 McDermott Business Overview
6.11.3 McDermott Sulphur Recovery Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.11.4 McDermott Sulphur Recovery Product Portfolio
6.11.5 McDermott Recent Developments
6.12 Sunway Petrochemical Engineering
6.12.1 Sunway Petrochemical Engineering Comapny Information
6.12.2 Sunway Petrochemical Engineering Business Overview
6.12.3 Sunway Petrochemical Engineering Sulphur Recovery Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.12.4 Sunway Petrochemical Engineering Sulphur Recovery Product Portfolio
6.12.5 Sunway Petrochemical Engineering Recent Developments
7 North America

7.1 North America Sulphur Recovery Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
7.2 North America Sulphur Recovery Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
7.3 North America Sulphur Recovery Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
8 Europe

8.1 Europe Sulphur Recovery Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.2 Europe Sulphur Recovery Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
8.3 Europe Sulphur Recovery Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
9 Asia-Pacific

9.1 Asia-Pacific Sulphur Recovery Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
9.2 Asia-Pacific Sulphur Recovery Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
9.3 Asia-Pacific Sulphur Recovery Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
10 South America

10.1 South America Sulphur Recovery Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
10.2 South America Sulphur Recovery Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
10.3 South America Sulphur Recovery Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
11 Middle East & Africa

11.1 Middle East & Africa Sulphur Recovery Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
11.2 Middle East & Africa Sulphur Recovery Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
11.3 Middle East & Africa Sulphur Recovery Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12 Concluding Insights
13 Appendix

13.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
13.2 Research Methodology
13.3 Research Process
13.4 Authors List of This Report
13.5 Data Source
13.5.1 Secondary Sources
13.5.2 Primary Sources

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