Global Thickener Market Growth 2025-2031

Global Thickener Market Growth 2025-2031

The global Thickener market size is predicted to grow from US$ 6767 million in 2025 to US$ 8231 million in 2031; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.3% from 2025 to 2031.

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.

Global Thickener key players include Ingredion, CP Kelco, Ashland, Akzo Nobel, DuPont, etc. Global top five manufacturers hold a share over 20%.

Asia Pacific is the largest market, with a share over 35%, followed by Europe, and North America, both have a share about 40 percent.

In terms of product, Cellulose Ether is the largest segment, with a share over 40%. And in terms of application, the largest application is Food and Beverages, followed by Paints and Coatings, Detergent, Papermaking, etc.

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

This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Thickener 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 Thickener portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Thickener market.

This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Thickener 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 Thickener.

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

Segmentation by Type:
Inorganic Thickener
Cellulose Ether
Synthetic Polymer
Natural Polymer and Its Derivatives
Others

Segmentation by Application:
Food and Beverages
Paints and Coatings
Papermaking
Textile
Medicine
Detergent
Other

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.
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

Key Questions Addressed in this Report

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

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

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

How do Thickener market opportunities vary by end market size?

How does Thickener break out by Type, by Application?

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