Global Citral Market Growth 2025-2031

The global Citral market size is predicted to grow from US$ 397 million in 2025 to US$ 616 million in 2031; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.6% from 2025 to 2031.

Citral (C10H16O), also called 3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienal, a pale yellow liquid, with a strong lemon odour, that occurs in the essential oils of plants. It is insoluble in water but soluble in ethanol (ethyl alcohol), diethyl ether, and mineral oil. It is used in perfumes and flavourings and in the manufacture of other chemicals. Chemically, citral is a mixture of two aldehydes that have the same molecular formula but different structures.

Global Citral key players include BASF, Kuraray, Zhejiang NHU, Yongzhou Samshiang and Zhejiang Medicine. Global top five manufacturers hold a share over 90%.

Europe is the largest market, with a share over 60%, followed by Asia Pacific and Americas, with share 30% and 6%, respectively.

In terms of product, Synthetic Citral is the largest segment, with a share over 98%. And in terms of application, the largest application is Vitamin, followed by Menthol and Essence and Fragrance.

LP Information, Inc. (LPI) ' newest research report, the “Citral Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Citral sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Citral sales for 2025 through 2031. With Citral sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Citral industry.

This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Citral landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Citral portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Citral market.

This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Citral and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Citral.

This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Citral market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.

Segmentation by Type:

Natural Citral

Synthetic Citral

Segmentation by Application:

Vitamin

Menthol

Flavors and Fragrances

Others

This report also splits the market by region:

Americas

United States

Canada

Mexico

Brazil

APAC

China

Japan

Korea

Southeast Asia

India

Australia

Europe

Germany

France

UK

Italy

Russia

Middle East & Africa

Egypt

South Africa

Israel

Turkey

GCC Countries

The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analysing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.

BASF

Zhejiang NHU

Kuraray

Zhejiang Medicine

Yongzhou Samshiang

Jiangxi Xuesong

Industrial and Fine Chemicals

Jiangxi Global Natural Spices

Key Questions Addressed in this Report

What is the 10-year outlook for the global Citral market?

What factors are driving Citral market growth, globally and by region?

Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?

How do Citral market opportunities vary by end market size?

How does Citral break out by Type, by Application?

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