Ink Additives Industry Research Report 2025

Summary


Ink additives are the chemical substances that are used in small quantities in printing ink formulations. They are commonly water-based or solvent-based, depending on the technology.

According to APO Research, The global Ink Additives market was valued at US$ million in 2024 and is anticipated to reach US$ million by 2031, witnessing a CAGR of xx% during the forecast period 2025-2031.

North American market for Ink 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 Ink Additives 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 Ink Additives 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 Ink Additives include , 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 Ink 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 Ink Additives.

The report will help the Ink Additives manufacturers, new entrants, and industry chain related companies in this market with information on the revenues, sales volume, and average price for the overall market and the sub-segments across the different segments, by company, by Type, by Application, and by regions.

The Ink Additives market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of sales volume (K MT) 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 Ink 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.

Ink Additives Segment by Company

Altana
BASF
Dow
Elementis
Evonik
Huntsman
Lawter
Shamrock
Munzing Chemie
Solvay
Keim Additec Surface
Allnex
Croda
Honeywell
Dorf Ketal
Polyone
Lubrizol
Ink Additives Segment by Type

By Type
Rheology Modifiers
Dispersants
Foam Control Products
Slip and Rub Materials
Wetting Agents
Others
By Technology
Water-based
Solvent-based
Others
Ink Additives Segment by Application

Packaging
Publishing
Commercial Printing
Others
Ink 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
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 Ink 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 Ink 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 Ink 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: Research objectives, research methods, data sources, data cross-validation;
Chapter 2: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (by region, product type, application, etc), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. 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 3: Detailed analysis of Ink Additives manufacturers competitive landscape, price, production and value market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: 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 5: Production/output, value of Ink Additives by region/country. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region in the next six years.
Chapter 6: Consumption of Ink Additives 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 7: 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 8: 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 9: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 10: 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 11: The main points and conclusions of the report.

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1 Preface
1.1 Scope of Report
1.2 Reasons for Doing This Study
1.3 Research Methodology
1.4 Research Process
1.5 Data Source
1.5.1 Secondary Sources
1.5.2 Primary Sources
2 Market Overview
2.1 Product Definition
2.2 Ink Additives By Type
2.2.1 Market Value Comparison By Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031) & (US$ Million)
2.2.2 Rheology Modifiers
2.2.3 Dispersants
2.2.4 Foam Control Products
2.2.5 Slip and Rub Materials
2.2.6 Wetting Agents
2.2.7 Others
2.3 Ink Additives by Application
2.3.1 Market Value Comparison by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031) & (US$ Million)
2.3.2 Packaging
2.3.3 Publishing
2.3.4 Commercial Printing
2.3.5 Others
2.4 Global Market Growth Prospects
2.4.1 Global Ink Additives Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
2.4.2 Global Ink Additives Production Capacity Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
2.4.3 Global Ink Additives Production Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
2.4.4 Global Ink Additives Market Average Price (2020-2031)
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Manufacturers
3.1 Global Ink Additives Production by Manufacturers (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Ink Additives Production Value by Manufacturers (2020-2025)
3.3 Global Ink Additives Average Price by Manufacturers (2020-2025)
3.4 Global Ink Additives Industry Manufacturers Ranking, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2025
3.5 Global Ink Additives Key Manufacturers, Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
3.6 Global Ink Additives Manufacturers, Product Type & Application
3.7 Global Ink Additives Manufacturers Established Date
3.8 Global Ink Additives Market CR5 and HHI
3.9 Global Manufacturers Mergers & Acquisition
4 Manufacturers Profiled
4.1 Altana
4.1.1 Altana Ink Additives Company Information
4.1.2 Altana Ink Additives Business Overview
4.1.3 Altana Ink Additives Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.1.4 Altana Product Portfolio
4.1.5 Altana Recent Developments
4.2 BASF
4.2.1 BASF Ink Additives Company Information
4.2.2 BASF Ink Additives Business Overview
4.2.3 BASF Ink Additives Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.2.4 BASF Product Portfolio
4.2.5 BASF Recent Developments
4.3 Dow
4.3.1 Dow Ink Additives Company Information
4.3.2 Dow Ink Additives Business Overview
4.3.3 Dow Ink Additives Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.3.4 Dow Product Portfolio
4.3.5 Dow Recent Developments
4.4 Elementis
4.4.1 Elementis Ink Additives Company Information
4.4.2 Elementis Ink Additives Business Overview
4.4.3 Elementis Ink Additives Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.4.4 Elementis Product Portfolio
4.4.5 Elementis Recent Developments
4.5 Evonik
4.5.1 Evonik Ink Additives Company Information
4.5.2 Evonik Ink Additives Business Overview
4.5.3 Evonik Ink Additives Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.5.4 Evonik Product Portfolio
4.5.5 Evonik Recent Developments
4.6 Huntsman
4.6.1 Huntsman Ink Additives Company Information
4.6.2 Huntsman Ink Additives Business Overview
4.6.3 Huntsman Ink Additives Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.6.4 Huntsman Product Portfolio
4.6.5 Huntsman Recent Developments
4.7 Lawter
4.7.1 Lawter Ink Additives Company Information
4.7.2 Lawter Ink Additives Business Overview
4.7.3 Lawter Ink Additives Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.7.4 Lawter Product Portfolio
4.7.5 Lawter Recent Developments
4.8 Shamrock
4.8.1 Shamrock Ink Additives Company Information
4.8.2 Shamrock Ink Additives Business Overview
4.8.3 Shamrock Ink Additives Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.8.4 Shamrock Product Portfolio
4.8.5 Shamrock Recent Developments
4.9 Munzing Chemie
4.9.1 Munzing Chemie Ink Additives Company Information
4.9.2 Munzing Chemie Ink Additives Business Overview
4.9.3 Munzing Chemie Ink Additives Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.9.4 Munzing Chemie Product Portfolio
4.9.5 Munzing Chemie Recent Developments
4.10 Solvay
4.10.1 Solvay Ink Additives Company Information
4.10.2 Solvay Ink Additives Business Overview
4.10.3 Solvay Ink Additives Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.10.4 Solvay Product Portfolio
4.10.5 Solvay Recent Developments
4.11 Keim Additec Surface
4.11.1 Keim Additec Surface Ink Additives Company Information
4.11.2 Keim Additec Surface Ink Additives Business Overview
4.11.3 Keim Additec Surface Ink Additives Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.11.4 Keim Additec Surface Product Portfolio
4.11.5 Keim Additec Surface Recent Developments
4.12 Allnex
4.12.1 Allnex Ink Additives Company Information
4.12.2 Allnex Ink Additives Business Overview
4.12.3 Allnex Ink Additives Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.12.4 Allnex Product Portfolio
4.12.5 Allnex Recent Developments
4.13 Croda
4.13.1 Croda Ink Additives Company Information
4.13.2 Croda Ink Additives Business Overview
4.13.3 Croda Ink Additives Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.13.4 Croda Product Portfolio
4.13.5 Croda Recent Developments
4.14 Honeywell
4.14.1 Honeywell Ink Additives Company Information
4.14.2 Honeywell Ink Additives Business Overview
4.14.3 Honeywell Ink Additives Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.14.4 Honeywell Product Portfolio
4.14.5 Honeywell Recent Developments
4.15 Dorf Ketal
4.15.1 Dorf Ketal Ink Additives Company Information
4.15.2 Dorf Ketal Ink Additives Business Overview
4.15.3 Dorf Ketal Ink Additives Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.15.4 Dorf Ketal Product Portfolio
4.15.5 Dorf Ketal Recent Developments
4.16 Polyone
4.16.1 Polyone Ink Additives Company Information
4.16.2 Polyone Ink Additives Business Overview
4.16.3 Polyone Ink Additives Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.16.4 Polyone Product Portfolio
4.16.5 Polyone Recent Developments
4.17 Lubrizol
4.17.1 Lubrizol Ink Additives Company Information
4.17.2 Lubrizol Ink Additives Business Overview
4.17.3 Lubrizol Ink Additives Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.17.4 Lubrizol Product Portfolio
4.17.5 Lubrizol Recent Developments
5 Global Ink Additives Production by Region
5.1 Global Ink Additives Production Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
5.2 Global Ink Additives Production by Region: 2020-2031
5.2.1 Global Ink Additives Production by Region: 2020-2025
5.2.2 Global Ink Additives Production Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
5.3 Global Ink Additives Production Value Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
5.4 Global Ink Additives Production Value by Region: 2020-2031
5.4.1 Global Ink Additives Production Value by Region: 2020-2025
5.4.2 Global Ink Additives Production Value Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
5.5 Global Ink Additives Market Price Analysis by Region (2020-2025)
5.6 Global Ink Additives Production and Value, YOY Growth
5.6.1 North America Ink Additives Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
5.6.2 Europe Ink Additives Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
5.6.3 China Ink Additives Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
5.6.4 Japan Ink Additives Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
6 Global Ink Additives Consumption by Region
6.1 Global Ink Additives Consumption Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
6.2 Global Ink Additives Consumption by Region (2020-2031)
6.2.1 Global Ink Additives Consumption by Region: 2020-2025
6.2.2 Global Ink Additives Forecasted Consumption by Region (2026-2031)
6.3 North America
6.3.1 North America Ink Additives Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
6.3.2 North America Ink Additives Consumption by Country (2020-2031)
6.3.3 United States
6.3.4 Canada
6.3.5 Mexico
6.4 Europe
6.4.1 Europe Ink Additives Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
6.4.2 Europe Ink Additives Consumption by Country (2020-2031)
6.4.3 Germany
6.4.4 France
6.4.5 U.K.
6.4.6 Italy
6.4.7 Russia
6.4.8 Spain
6.4.9 Netherlands
6.4.10 Switzerland
6.4.11 Sweden
6.4.12 Poland
6.5 Asia Pacific
6.5.1 Asia Pacific Ink Additives Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
6.5.2 Asia Pacific Ink Additives Consumption by Country (2020-2031)
6.5.3 China
6.5.4 Japan
6.5.5 South Korea
6.5.6 India
6.5.7 Australia
6.5.8 Taiwan
6.5.9 Southeast Asia
6.6 South America, Middle East & Africa
6.6.1 South America, Middle East & Africa Ink Additives Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
6.6.2 South America, Middle East & Africa Ink Additives Consumption by Country (2020-2031)
6.6.3 Brazil
6.6.4 Argentina
6.6.5 Chile
6.6.6 Turkey
6.6.7 GCC Countries
7 Segment by Type
7.1 Global Ink Additives Production by Type (2020-2031)
7.1.1 Global Ink Additives Production by Type (2020-2031) & (K MT)
7.1.2 Global Ink Additives Production Market Share by Type (2020-2031)
7.2 Global Ink Additives Production Value by Type (2020-2031)
7.2.1 Global Ink Additives Production Value by Type (2020-2031) & (US$ Million)
7.2.2 Global Ink Additives Production Value Market Share by Type (2020-2031)
7.3 Global Ink Additives Price by Type (2020-2031)
8 Segment by Application
8.1 Global Ink Additives Production by Application (2020-2031)
8.1.1 Global Ink Additives Production by Application (2020-2031) & (K MT)
8.1.2 Global Ink Additives Production Market Share by Application (2020-2031)
8.2 Global Ink Additives Production Value by Application (2020-2031)
8.2.1 Global Ink Additives Production Value by Application (2020-2031) & (US$ Million)
8.2.2 Global Ink Additives Production Value Market Share by Application (2020-2031)
8.3 Global Ink Additives Price by Application (2020-2031)
9 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis of the Market
9.1 Ink Additives Value Chain Analysis
9.1.1 Ink Additives Key Raw Materials
9.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
9.1.3 Ink Additives Production Mode & Process
9.2 Ink Additives Sales Channels Analysis
9.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
9.2.2 Ink Additives Distributors
9.2.3 Ink Additives Customers
10 Global Ink Additives Analyzing Market Dynamics
10.1 Ink Additives Industry Trends
10.2 Ink Additives Industry Drivers
10.3 Ink Additives Industry Opportunities and Challenges
10.4 Ink Additives Industry Restraints
11 Report Conclusion
12 Disclaimer

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