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

Summary

Thickeners are substances added to solutions to increase the viscosity of the liquid without significantly affecting its taste and other properties. The type and quantity of thickener depends on the nature of the final product. Thickeners are usually grouped as food-grade thickeners and non-food grade thickeners. They are further segmented on the basis of raw material into mineral thickeners and hydrocolloid thickeners.

According to APO Research, The global Thickener 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 Thickener 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 Thickener 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 Thickener 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 Thickener 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 Thickener include Ashland, ADM, CP Kelco, FMC Corp, Cargill, BASF, DuPont, Dow and Ingredion, etc. In 2024, the world's top three vendors accounted for approximately % of the revenue.

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

Thickener Segment by Company

Ashland
ADM
CP Kelco
FMC Corp
Cargill
BASF
DuPont
Dow
Ingredion
Akzo Nobel
Celanese
Eastman
PPG
Lubrizol
Henkel
Tate & Lyle
Grace
PQ Corp
Kerry
DSM
BYK
Elementis
Fufeng
Meihua

Thickener Segment by Type

Inorganic Thickener
Cellulose Ether
Synthetic Polymer
Natural Polymer and Its Derivatives
Others

Thickener Segment by Application

Food and Beverages
Paints and Coatings
Papermaking
Textile
Medicine
Detergent
Other

Thickener 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 Thickener 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 Thickener 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 Thickener.
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 Thickener 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 Thickener industry.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Thickener market competition landscape. Including Thickener 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 Thickener 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 Thickener 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 Thickener Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
1.2.2 Global Thickener Production Capacity Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
1.2.3 Global Thickener Production Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
1.2.4 Global Thickener Market Average Price (2020-2031)
1.3 Assumptions and Limitations
1.4 Study Goals and Objectives
2 Global Thickener Market Dynamics
2.1 Thickener Industry Trends
2.2 Thickener Industry Drivers
2.3 Thickener Industry Opportunities and Challenges
2.4 Thickener Industry Restraints
3 Thickener Market by Manufacturers
3.1 Global Thickener Production Value by Manufacturers (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Thickener Production by Manufacturers (2020-2025)
3.3 Global Thickener Average Price by Manufacturers (2020-2025)
3.4 Global Thickener Industry Manufacturers Ranking, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2025
3.5 Global Thickener Key Manufacturers Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
3.6 Global Thickener Manufacturers, Product Type & Application
3.7 Global Thickener Manufacturers Established Date
3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
3.8.1 Global Thickener Market CR5 and HHI
3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Thickener Players Market Share by Production Value in 2024
3.8.3 2024 Thickener Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 Thickener Market by Type
4.1 Thickener Type Introduction
4.1.1 Inorganic Thickener
4.1.2 Cellulose Ether
4.1.3 Synthetic Polymer
4.1.4 Natural Polymer and Its Derivatives
4.1.5 Others
4.2 Global Thickener Production by Type
4.2.1 Global Thickener Production by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
4.2.2 Global Thickener Production by Type (2020-2031)
4.2.3 Global Thickener Production Market Share by Type (2020-2031)
4.3 Global Thickener Production Value by Type
4.3.1 Global Thickener Production Value by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
4.3.2 Global Thickener Production Value by Type (2020-2031)
4.3.3 Global Thickener Production Value Market Share by Type (2020-2031)
5 Thickener Market by Application
5.1 Thickener Application Introduction
5.1.1 Food and Beverages
5.1.2 Paints and Coatings
5.1.3 Papermaking
5.1.4 Textile
5.1.5 Medicine
5.1.6 Detergent
5.1.7 Other
5.2 Global Thickener Production by Application
5.2.1 Global Thickener Production by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
5.2.2 Global Thickener Production by Application (2020-2031)
5.2.3 Global Thickener Production Market Share by Application (2020-2031)
5.3 Global Thickener Production Value by Application
5.3.1 Global Thickener Production Value by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
5.3.2 Global Thickener Production Value by Application (2020-2031)
5.3.3 Global Thickener Production Value Market Share by Application (2020-2031)
6 Company Profiles
6.1 Ashland
6.1.1 Ashland Comapny Information
6.1.2 Ashland Business Overview
6.1.3 Ashland Thickener Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.1.4 Ashland Thickener Product Portfolio
6.1.5 Ashland Recent Developments
6.2 ADM
6.2.1 ADM Comapny Information
6.2.2 ADM Business Overview
6.2.3 ADM Thickener Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.2.4 ADM Thickener Product Portfolio
6.2.5 ADM Recent Developments
6.3 CP Kelco
6.3.1 CP Kelco Comapny Information
6.3.2 CP Kelco Business Overview
6.3.3 CP Kelco Thickener Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.3.4 CP Kelco Thickener Product Portfolio
6.3.5 CP Kelco Recent Developments
6.4 FMC Corp
6.4.1 FMC Corp Comapny Information
6.4.2 FMC Corp Business Overview
6.4.3 FMC Corp Thickener Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.4.4 FMC Corp Thickener Product Portfolio
6.4.5 FMC Corp Recent Developments
6.5 Cargill
6.5.1 Cargill Comapny Information
6.5.2 Cargill Business Overview
6.5.3 Cargill Thickener Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.5.4 Cargill Thickener Product Portfolio
6.5.5 Cargill Recent Developments
6.6 BASF
6.6.1 BASF Comapny Information
6.6.2 BASF Business Overview
6.6.3 BASF Thickener Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.6.4 BASF Thickener Product Portfolio
6.6.5 BASF Recent Developments
6.7 DuPont
6.7.1 DuPont Comapny Information
6.7.2 DuPont Business Overview
6.7.3 DuPont Thickener Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.7.4 DuPont Thickener Product Portfolio
6.7.5 DuPont Recent Developments
6.8 Dow
6.8.1 Dow Comapny Information
6.8.2 Dow Business Overview
6.8.3 Dow Thickener Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.8.4 Dow Thickener Product Portfolio
6.8.5 Dow Recent Developments
6.9 Ingredion
6.9.1 Ingredion Comapny Information
6.9.2 Ingredion Business Overview
6.9.3 Ingredion Thickener Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.9.4 Ingredion Thickener Product Portfolio
6.9.5 Ingredion Recent Developments
6.10 Akzo Nobel
6.10.1 Akzo Nobel Comapny Information
6.10.2 Akzo Nobel Business Overview
6.10.3 Akzo Nobel Thickener Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.10.4 Akzo Nobel Thickener Product Portfolio
6.10.5 Akzo Nobel Recent Developments
6.11 Celanese
6.11.1 Celanese Comapny Information
6.11.2 Celanese Business Overview
6.11.3 Celanese Thickener Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.11.4 Celanese Thickener Product Portfolio
6.11.5 Celanese Recent Developments
6.12 Eastman
6.12.1 Eastman Comapny Information
6.12.2 Eastman Business Overview
6.12.3 Eastman Thickener Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.12.4 Eastman Thickener Product Portfolio
6.12.5 Eastman Recent Developments
6.13 PPG
6.13.1 PPG Comapny Information
6.13.2 PPG Business Overview
6.13.3 PPG Thickener Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.13.4 PPG Thickener Product Portfolio
6.13.5 PPG Recent Developments
6.14 Lubrizol
6.14.1 Lubrizol Comapny Information
6.14.2 Lubrizol Business Overview
6.14.3 Lubrizol Thickener Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.14.4 Lubrizol Thickener Product Portfolio
6.14.5 Lubrizol Recent Developments
6.15 Henkel
6.15.1 Henkel Comapny Information
6.15.2 Henkel Business Overview
6.15.3 Henkel Thickener Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.15.4 Henkel Thickener Product Portfolio
6.15.5 Henkel Recent Developments
6.16 Tate & Lyle
6.16.1 Tate & Lyle Comapny Information
6.16.2 Tate & Lyle Business Overview
6.16.3 Tate & Lyle Thickener Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.16.4 Tate & Lyle Thickener Product Portfolio
6.16.5 Tate & Lyle Recent Developments
6.17 Grace
6.17.1 Grace Comapny Information
6.17.2 Grace Business Overview
6.17.3 Grace Thickener Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.17.4 Grace Thickener Product Portfolio
6.17.5 Grace Recent Developments
6.18 PQ Corp
6.18.1 PQ Corp Comapny Information
6.18.2 PQ Corp Business Overview
6.18.3 PQ Corp Thickener Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.18.4 PQ Corp Thickener Product Portfolio
6.18.5 PQ Corp Recent Developments
6.19 Kerry
6.19.1 Kerry Comapny Information
6.19.2 Kerry Business Overview
6.19.3 Kerry Thickener Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.19.4 Kerry Thickener Product Portfolio
6.19.5 Kerry Recent Developments
6.20 DSM
6.20.1 DSM Comapny Information
6.20.2 DSM Business Overview
6.20.3 DSM Thickener Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.20.4 DSM Thickener Product Portfolio
6.20.5 DSM Recent Developments
6.21 BYK
6.21.1 BYK Comapny Information
6.21.2 BYK Business Overview
6.21.3 BYK Thickener Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.21.4 BYK Thickener Product Portfolio
6.21.5 BYK Recent Developments
6.22 Elementis
6.22.1 Elementis Comapny Information
6.22.2 Elementis Business Overview
6.22.3 Elementis Thickener Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.22.4 Elementis Thickener Product Portfolio
6.22.5 Elementis Recent Developments
6.23 Fufeng
6.23.1 Fufeng Comapny Information
6.23.2 Fufeng Business Overview
6.23.3 Fufeng Thickener Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.23.4 Fufeng Thickener Product Portfolio
6.23.5 Fufeng Recent Developments
6.24 Meihua
6.24.1 Meihua Comapny Information
6.24.2 Meihua Business Overview
6.24.3 Meihua Thickener Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.24.4 Meihua Thickener Product Portfolio
6.24.5 Meihua Recent Developments
7 Global Thickener Production by Region
7.1 Global Thickener Production by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
7.2 Global Thickener Production by Region (2020-2031)
7.2.1 Global Thickener Production by Region: 2020-2025
7.2.2 Global Thickener Production Forecast by Region: 2026-2031
7.3 Global Thickener Production by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
7.4 Global Thickener Production Value by Region (2020-2031)
7.4.1 Global Thickener Production Value by Region: 2020-2025
7.4.2 Global Thickener Production Value by Region (2026-2031)
7.5 Global Thickener Market Price Analysis by Region (2020-2031)
7.6 Regional Production Value Trends (2020-2031)
7.6.1 North America Thickener Production Value (2020-2031)
7.6.2 Europe Thickener Production Value (2020-2031)
7.6.3 Asia-Pacific Thickener Production Value (2020-2031)
7.6.4 South America Thickener Production Value (2020-2031)
7.6.5 Middle East & Africa Thickener Production Value (2020-2031)
8 Global Thickener Consumption by Region
8.1 Global Thickener Consumption by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.2 Global Thickener Consumption by Region (2020-2031)
8.2.1 Global Thickener Consumption by Region (2020-2025)
8.2.2 Global Thickener Consumption by Region (2026-2031)
8.3 North America
8.3.1 North America Thickener Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.3.2 North America Thickener 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 Thickener Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.4.2 Europe Thickener 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 Thickener Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.5.2 Asia Pacific Thickener 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 Thickener Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.6.2 South America Thickener 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 Thickener Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.7.2 Middle East & Africa Thickener 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 Thickener Value Chain Analysis
9.1.1 Thickener Key Raw Materials
9.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
9.1.3 Manufacturing Cost Structure
9.1.4 Thickener Production Mode & Process
9.2 Thickener Sales Channels Analysis
9.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
9.2.2 Thickener Distributors
9.2.3 Thickener 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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