Global Methyl Mercaptan Competitive Landscape Professional Research Report 2025
Research Summary
Methyl mercaptan, also known as methanethiol, is a volatile organic compound with the chemical formula CH3SH. It is a colorless gas with a highly pungent, unpleasant odor—reminiscent of rotten cabbage or garlic. Methyl mercaptan occurs naturally as a byproduct of biological processes, such as the decay of organic matter and the metabolism of certain microorganisms. It is also produced industrially for various purposes. Methyl mercaptan is commonly used as an odorant in natural gas, propane, and other fuel gases to provide a distinctive smell for safety purposes. This odorization allows the detection of gas leaks, as methyl mercaptan’s strong smell alerts individuals to the presence of potentially dangerous gas. Additionally, methyl mercaptan serves as a building block for the synthesis of various chemical compounds, including pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and flavors. However, methyl mercaptan should be handled with caution, as it is flammable, toxic, and can cause irritation to the eyes, skin, and respiratory system.
According to DIResearch's in-depth investigation and research, the global Methyl Mercaptan market size was valued at XX Million USD in 2024 and is projected to reach XX Million USD by 2032, with a CAGR of XX% (2025-2032). Notably, the China market has changed rapidly in the past few years. By 2024, China's market size is expected to be XX Million USD, representing approximately XX% of the global market share. By 2032, it is anticipated to grow further to XX Million USD, contributing XX% to the worldwide market share.
The major global manufacturers of Methyl Mercaptan include Arkema, Chevron Phillips, DuPont etc. The global players competition landscape in this report is divided into three tiers. The first tier comprises global leading enterprises that command a substantial market share, hold a dominant industry position, possess strong competitiveness and influence, and generate significant revenue. The second tier includes companies with a notable market presence and reputation; these firms actively follow industry leaders in product, service, or technological innovation and maintain a moderate revenue scale. The third tier consists of smaller companies with limited market share and lower brand recognition, primarily focused on local markets and generating comparatively lower revenue.
This report studies the market size, price trends and future development prospects of Methyl Mercaptan. Focus on analysing the market share, product portfolio, prices, sales, revenue and gross profit margin of global major manufacturers, as well as the market status and trends of different product types and applications in the global Methyl Mercaptan market. The report data covers historical data from 2020 to 2024, based year in 2025 and forecast data from 2026 to 2032.
The regions and countries in the report include North America, Europe, China, APAC (excl. China), Latin America and Middle East and Africa, covering the Methyl Mercaptan market conditions and future development trends of key regions and countries, combined with industry-related policies and the latest technological developments, analyze the development characteristics of Methyl Mercaptan industries in various regions and countries, help companies understand the development characteristics of each region, help companies formulate business strategies, and achieve the ultimate goal of the company's global development strategy.
The data sources of this report mainly include the National Bureau of Statistics, customs databases, industry associations, corporate financial reports, third-party databases, etc. Among them, macroeconomic data mainly comes from the National Bureau of Statistics, International Economic Research Organization; industry statistical data mainly come from industry associations; company data mainly comes from interviews, public information collection, third-party reliable databases, and price data mainly comes from various markets monitoring database.
Global Key Manufacturers of Methyl Mercaptan Include:
Arkema
Chevron Phillips
DuPont
Methyl Mercaptan Product Segment Include:
Hydrogen Sulfide-Methanol Vapor Phase Synthesis
Thiourea-Dimethyl Sulfate Synthesis
Others
Methyl Mercaptan Product Application Include:
Animal Nutrition
Petrochemicals and Refining
Other
Chapter Scope
Chapter 1: Product Research Range, Product Types and Applications, Market Overview, Market Situation and Trends
Chapter 2: Global Methyl Mercaptan Capacity and Production Analysis
Chapter 3: Global Methyl Mercaptan Industry PESTEL Analysis
Chapter 4: Global Methyl Mercaptan Industry Porter's Five Forces Analysis
Chapter 5: Global Methyl Mercaptan Major Regional Market Size (Revenue, Sales, Price) and Forecast Analysis
Chapter 6: Global Methyl Mercaptan Market Size and Forecast by Type and Application Analysis
Chapter 7: North America Methyl Mercaptan Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 8: Europe Methyl Mercaptan Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 9: China Methyl Mercaptan Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 10: APAC (Excl. China) Methyl Mercaptan Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 11: Latin America Methyl Mercaptan Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 12: Middle East and Africa Methyl Mercaptan Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 13: Global Methyl Mercaptan Competitive Analysis of Key Manufacturers (Sales, Revenue, Market Share, Price, Regional Distribution and Industry Concentration)
Chapter 14: Key Company Profiles (Product Portfolio, Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin)
Chapter 15: Industrial Chain Analysis, Include Raw Material Suppliers, Distributors and Customers
Chapter 16: Research Findings and Conclusion
Chapter 17: Methodology and Data Sources
- 1 Methyl Mercaptan Market Overview
- 1.1 Product Definition and Statistical Scope
- 1.2 Methyl Mercaptan Product by Type
- 1.2.1 Hydrogen Sulfide-Methanol Vapor Phase Synthesis
- 1.2.2 Thiourea-Dimethyl Sulfate Synthesis
- 1.2.3 Others
- 1.3 Methyl Mercaptan Product by Application
- 1.3.1 Animal Nutrition
- 1.3.2 Petrochemicals and Refining
- 1.3.3 Other
- 1.4 Global Methyl Mercaptan Market Revenue and Sales Analysis
- 1.4.1 Global Methyl Mercaptan Revenue Market Size Analysis (2020-2032)
- 1.4.2 Global Methyl Mercaptan Sales Market Size Analysis (2020-2032)
- 1.4.3 Global Methyl Mercaptan Market Sales Price Trend Analysis (2020-2032)
- 1.5 Methyl Mercaptan Industry Trends and Innovation
- 1.5.1 Methyl Mercaptan Industry Trends and Innovation
- 1.5.2 Methyl Mercaptan Market Drivers and Challenges
- 2 Global Methyl Mercaptan Capacity and Production Analysis
- 2.1 Global Methyl Mercaptan Capacity, Production and Utilization (2020-2032)
- 2.2 Global Methyl Mercaptan Production Growth Trend by Region: 2024 VS 2025 VS 2030
- 2.3 Global Methyl Mercaptan Production by Region
- 2.3.1 Global Methyl Mercaptan Production by Region (2020-2025)
- 2.3.2 Global Methyl Mercaptan Production Forecast by Region (2026-2032)
- 2.3.3 Global Methyl Mercaptan Production Market Share by Region (2020-2032)
- 3 Methyl Mercaptan Market PESTEL Analysis
- 3.1 Political Factors Analysis
- 3.2 Economic Factors Analysis
- 3.3 Social Factors Analysis
- 3.4 Technological Factors Analysis
- 3.5 Environmental Factors Analysis
- 3.6 Legal Factors Analysis
- 4 Methyl Mercaptan Market Porter's Five Forces Analysis
- 4.1 Competitive Rivalry
- 4.2 Threat of New Entrants
- 4.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
- 4.4 Bargaining Power of Buyers
- 4.5 Threat of Substitutes
- 5 Global Methyl Mercaptan Market Analysis by Regions
- 5.1 Methyl Mercaptan Overall Market: 2024 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.2 Global Methyl Mercaptan Revenue and Forecast Analysis (2020-2032)
- 5.2.1 Global Methyl Mercaptan Revenue and Market Share by Region (2020-2025)
- 5.2.2 Global Methyl Mercaptan Revenue and Market Forecast by Region (2026-2032)
- 5.3 Global Methyl Mercaptan Sales and Forecast Analysis (2020-2032)
- 5.3.1 Global Methyl Mercaptan Sales and Market Share by Region (2020-2025)
- 5.3.2 Global Methyl Mercaptan Sales and Market Forecast by Region (2026-2032)
- 5.4 Global Methyl Mercaptan Sales Price Trend Analysis (2020-2032)
- 6 Global Methyl Mercaptan Market Size by Type and Application
- 6.1 Global Methyl Mercaptan Market Size by Type
- 6.1.1 Global Methyl Mercaptan Revenue and Forecast Analysis by Type (2020-2032)
- 6.1.2 Global Methyl Mercaptan Sales and Forecast Analysis by Type (2020-2032)
- 6.2 Global Methyl Mercaptan Market Size by Application
- 6.2.1 Global Methyl Mercaptan Revenue and Forecast Analysis by Application (2020-2032)
- 6.2.2 Global Methyl Mercaptan Sales and Forecast Analysis by Application (2020-2032)
- 7 North America
- 7.1 North America Methyl Mercaptan Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
- 7.2 North America Key Manufacturers Analysis
- 7.3 North America Methyl Mercaptan Market Size by Type
- 7.3.1 North America Methyl Mercaptan Sales by Type (2020-2032)
- 7.3.2 North America Methyl Mercaptan Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
- 7.4 North America Methyl Mercaptan Market Size by Application
- 7.4.1 North America Methyl Mercaptan Sales by Application (2020-2032)
- 7.4.2 North America Methyl Mercaptan Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
- 7.5 North America Methyl Mercaptan Market Size by Country
- 7.5.1 US
- 7.5.2 Canada
- 8 Europe
- 8.1 Europe Methyl Mercaptan Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
- 8.2 Europe Key Manufacturers Analysis
- 8.3 Europe Methyl Mercaptan Market Size by Type
- 8.3.1 Europe Methyl Mercaptan Sales by Type (2020-2032)
- 8.3.2 Europe Methyl Mercaptan Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
- 8.4 Europe Methyl Mercaptan Market Size by Application
- 8.4.1 Europe Methyl Mercaptan Sales by Application (2020-2032)
- 8.4.2 Europe Methyl Mercaptan Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
- 8.5 Europe Methyl Mercaptan Market Size by Country
- 8.5.1 Germany
- 8.5.2 France
- 8.5.3 United Kingdom
- 8.5.4 Italy
- 8.5.5 Spain
- 8.5.6 Benelux
- 9 China
- 9.1 China Methyl Mercaptan Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
- 9.2 China Key Manufacturers Analysis
- 9.3 China Methyl Mercaptan Market Size by Type
- 9.3.1 China Methyl Mercaptan Sales by Type (2020-2032)
- 9.3.2 China Methyl Mercaptan Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
- 9.4 China Methyl Mercaptan Market Size by Application
- 9.4.1 China Methyl Mercaptan Sales by Application (2020-2032)
- 9.4.2 China Methyl Mercaptan Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
- 10 APAC (excl. China)
- 10.1 APAC (excl. China) Methyl Mercaptan Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
- 10.2 APAC (excl. China) Key Manufacturers Analysis
- 10.3 APAC (excl. China) Methyl Mercaptan Market Size by Type
- 10.3.1 APAC (excl. China) Methyl Mercaptan Sales by Type (2020-2032)
- 10.3.2 APAC (excl. China) Methyl Mercaptan Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
- 10.4 APAC (excl. China) Methyl Mercaptan Market Size by Application
- 10.4.1 APAC (excl. China) Methyl Mercaptan Sales by Application (2020-2032)
- 10.4.2 APAC (excl. China) Methyl Mercaptan Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
- 10.5 APAC (excl. China) Methyl Mercaptan Market Size by Country
- 10.5.1 Japan
- 10.5.2 South Korea
- 10.5.3 India
- 10.5.4 Australia
- 10.5.5 Southeast Asia
- 11 Latin America
- 11.1 Latin America Methyl Mercaptan Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
- 11.2 Latin America Key Manufacturers Analysis
- 1`.3 Latin America Methyl Mercaptan Market Size by Type
- 11.3.1 Latin America Methyl Mercaptan Sales by Type (2020-2032)
- 11.3.2 Latin America Methyl Mercaptan Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
- 11.4 Latin America Methyl Mercaptan Market Size by Application
- 11.4.1 Latin America Methyl Mercaptan Sales by Application (2020-2032)
- 11.4.2 Latin America Methyl Mercaptan Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
- 11.5 Latin America Methyl Mercaptan Market Size by Country
- 11.6 Latin America Methyl Mercaptan Market Size by Country
- 11.6.1 Mexico
- 11.6.2 Brazil
- 12 Middle East & Africa
- 12.1 Middle East & Africa Methyl Mercaptan Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
- 12.2 Middle East & Africa Key Manufacturers Analysis
- 12.3 Middle East & Africa Methyl Mercaptan Market Size by Type
- 12.3.1 Middle East & Africa Methyl Mercaptan Sales by Type (2020-2032)
- 12.3.2 Middle East & Africa Methyl Mercaptan Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
- 12.4 Middle East & Africa Methyl Mercaptan Market Size by Application
- 12.4.1 Middle East & Africa Methyl Mercaptan Sales by Application (2020-2032)
- 12.4.2 Middle East & Africa Methyl Mercaptan Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
- 12.5 Middle East Methyl Mercaptan Market Size by Country
- 12.5.1 Saudi Arabia
- 12.5.2 South Africa
- 13 Competition by Manufacturers
- 13.1 Global Methyl Mercaptan Market Sales, Revenue and Price by Key Manufacturers (2021-2025)
- 13.1.1 Global Methyl Mercaptan Market Sales by Key Manufacturers (2021-2025)
- 13.1.2 Global Methyl Mercaptan Market Revenue by Key Manufacturers (2021-2025)
- 13.1.3 Global Methyl Mercaptan Average Sales Price by Manufacturers (2021-2025)
- 13.2 Methyl Mercaptan Competitive Landscape Analysis and Market Dynamic
- 13.2.1 Methyl Mercaptan Competitive Landscape Analysis
- 13.2.2 Global Key Manufacturers Headquarter Location and Key Area Sales
- 13.2.3 Market Dynamic
- 14 Key Companies Analysis
- 14.1 Arkema
- 14.1.1 Arkema Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 14.1.2 Arkema Methyl Mercaptan Product Portfolio
- 14.1.3 Arkema Methyl Mercaptan Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 14.2 Chevron Phillips
- 14.2.1 Chevron Phillips Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 14.2.2 Chevron Phillips Methyl Mercaptan Product Portfolio
- 14.2.3 Chevron Phillips Methyl Mercaptan Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 14.3 DuPont
- 14.3.1 DuPont Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 14.3.2 DuPont Methyl Mercaptan Product Portfolio
- 14.3.3 DuPont Methyl Mercaptan Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 15 Industry Chain Analysis
- 15.1 Methyl Mercaptan Industry Chain Analysis
- 15.2 Methyl Mercaptan Industry Raw Material and Suppliers Analysis
- 15.2.1 Methyl Mercaptan Key Raw Material Supply Analysis
- 15.2.2 Raw Material Suppliers and Contact Information
- 15.3 Methyl Mercaptan Typical Downstream Customers
- 15.4 Methyl Mercaptan Sales Channel Analysis
- 16 Research Findings and Conclusion
- 17 Methodology and Data Source
- 17.1 Methodology/Research Approach
- 17.2 Research Scope
- 17.3 Benchmarks and Assumptions
- 17.4 Date Source
- 17.4.1 Primary Sources
- 17.4.2 Secondary Sources
- 17.5 Data Cross Validation
- 17.6 Disclaimer
Research Assistance
Download our eBook: How to Succeed Using Market Research
Learn how to effectively navigate the market research process to help guide your organization on the journey to success.
Download eBook