The 2023-2028 World Outlook for Surfactants

The 2023-2028 World Outlook for Surfactants

This study covers the world outlook for surfactants across more than 190 countries. For each year reported, estimates are given for the latent demand, or potential industry earnings (P.I.E.), for the country in question (in millions of U.S. dollars), the percent share the country is of the region, and of the globe. These comparative benchmarks allow the reader to quickly gauge a country vis-à-vis others. Using econometric models which project fundamental economic dynamics within each country and across countries, latent demand estimates are created. This report does not discuss the specific players in the market serving the latent demand, nor specific details at the product level. The study also does not consider short-term cyclicalities that might affect realized sales. The study, therefore, is strategic in nature, taking an aggregate and long-run view, irrespective of the players or products involved.

In this report we define the sales of surfactants as including all commonly understood products falling within this broad category, such as metal cutting tools, boring and drilling machines, gear cutting machines, grinding, honing, lapping, polishing and buffing machines, lathe machines, milling machines, machining centers, and station type machines, metal forming tools, punching and shearing machines, bending and forming machines, and metalworking presses, special machine tools, waterjet cutting machines, high power laser cutting machines, electrochemical machines, and electrical discharge machines, irrespective of product packaging, formulation, size, or form. Companies participating in this industry include 3M Company, Aarti Industries, Air Products and Chemicals, Akzo Nobel, Albemarle Corporation, Ashland, Inc., BASF, Bayer, Berkshire Hathaway, Chevron Philips, Clariant, Croda International, DOW Corning, DuPont EI De Nemours, E. I, ECO Group, Enaspol, Evonik Industries, Galaxy Surfactants, Henkel AG, Huntsman, Inc. (U.S.), Jiangsu Maysta Chemicals Company, Ltd., Kao Corporation, KLK Oleo, Lion, Lonza Group, McIntyre Group, Nouryon, Oxiteno, P&G Chemicals, Pilot Chemical, Procter & Gamble, Rhodia, Sasol, Sialco Materials, Solvay, Stepan Company, The DOW Chemical Company, Unger Fabrikker, Unilever Group, Vantage Specialty Chemicals, and Wacker Chemie. In addition to the sources indicated, additional information available to the public via news and/or press releases published by players in the industry was considered in defining and calibrating this category. All figures are in a common currency (U.S. dollars, millions) and are not adjusted for inflation (i.e., they are current values). Exchange rates used to convert to U.S. dollars are averages for the year in question. Future exchange rates are assumed to be constant in the future at the current level (the average of the year of this publication's release in 2022).