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Glycerin - Global Strategic Business Report

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  • 588 Pages
  • April 2024
  • Region: Global
  • Global Industry Analysts, Inc
  • ID: 338596

Global Glycerin Market to Reach $4.4 Billion by 2030

The global market for Glycerin estimated at US$2.8 Billion in the year 2023, is projected to reach a revised size of US$4.4 Billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 6% over the analysis period 2023-2030.

Transesterification Process, one of the segments analyzed in the report, is projected to record 6.2% CAGR and reach US$2.1 Billion by the end of the analysis period. Growth in the Saponification Process segment is estimated at 5% CAGR for the next 8-year period.

The U.S. Market is Estimated at $437.6 Million, While China is Forecast to Grow at 7.5% CAGR

The Glycerin market in the U.S. is estimated at US$437.6 Million in the year 2023. China, the world's second largest economy, is forecast to reach a projected market size of US$1.1 Billion by the year 2030 trailing a CAGR of 7.5% over the analysis period 2023 to 2030. Among the other noteworthy geographic markets are Japan and Canada, each forecast to grow at 4.3% and 5.5% respectively over the 2023-2030 period. Within Europe, Germany is forecast to grow at approximately 4.4% CAGR.

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What to Expect from the Global Economy in 2024

Edgy geopolitics, and economic instability caused by monetary policy tightening and ensuing higher interest rates will create a tumultuous landscape for 2024. Several factors will continue to exert pressure on the path to recovery including hostilities in the Middle East and increasingly common climate disasters. Among the risks, several positives are also taking shape such as growing signs of disinflation and easing of anxiety over stubborn inflation, supply chain normalization and price moderation despite volatility in energy costs. Elections across several G21 jurisdictions, notably in India and the United States, will have potential ramifications for capital flows and investment strategies. While India emerges as a compelling destination in the global investment landscape, U.S, based tech firms will continue to dominate, fueled by a dynamic ecosystem of talent and capital. Tech opportunities in Silicon Valley and beyond remain attractive for investors seeking high-growth prospects supported largely by a resilient albeit slowing domestic economy and conducive regulatory environment. Europe will continue to battle tight monetary policy and recession risks with U.K. having the most challenging outlook and running the greatest risk of recession in 2024. China remains a wild card with hope for growth in the country underpinned by government spending and improvements in consumer spending. The volatile environment will offer both opportunities and challenges for investors and businesses alike. Embracing volatility as a catalyst for growth together with agility and strategic foresight in navigating investment decisions will remain important for survival.

Select Competitors (Total 92 Featured)

  • BASF SE
  • Cargill, Inc.
  • Archer Daniels Midland Company
  • Croda International PLC
  • Adeka Corporation
  • AAK AB
  • Aemetis, Inc.
  • Baerlocher GmbH
  • Ecogreen Oleochemicals (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.
  • Benefuel, Inc.
  • Cremer Oleo GmbH & Co. KG
  • Aekyung Petrochemical Co. Ltd.
  • Avril SCA
  • C. Thywissen GmbH
  • Dr. McGrath`s

Table of Contents

I. METHODOLOGYII. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1. MARKET OVERVIEW
  • Glycerin - Global Key Competitors Percentage Market Share in 2023 (E)
  • Competitive Market Presence - Strong/Active/Niche/Trivial for Players Worldwide in 2023 (E)
  • An Introduction to Glycerin
  • Designations for Glycerin Grades
  • Natural & Synthetic Forms of Glycerin
  • Production Processes
  • An Overview of the Key Regulations for Glycerin Use
  • Glycerin: A Non-Toxic Polyol Compound with Widespread Applications
  • Global Market Prospects & Outlook
  • Market Drivers in Brief
  • Transesterification Leads Global Glycerin Market
  • Biodiesel Production Emerges as Main Source of Glycerin
  • Developing Economies at the Forefront of Growth in Glycerin Market
  • Competition
  • World Brands
  • Recent Market Activity
2. FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS
3. MARKET TRENDS & DRIVERS
  • Use of Glycerin in Diverse Industrial Applications Boosts Market Prospects
  • Growing Role of Glycerin in Food & Beverage Processing Industry Augurs Well for the Market
  • STable Demand for Packaged Foods Supported by a Growing Population Sustains Demand for Food Grade Glycerin: US Sales of Packaged Food (in US$ Billion) for the Years 2019, 2021, 2023 & 2025
  • Use of Healthy Ingredients to Boost Athletic Endurance to Spur Demand for Glycerin in Sport & Fitness Nutrition Products
  • Global Sports Nutrition Foods and Drinks in US$ Thousand by Geographic Region for Years 2020 and 2027
  • Personal Care Products and Cosmetics Emerge as a Key End-Use Market for Glycerin
  • Beneficial Properties of Glycerin for Skincare Products
  • Appetite for Cosmetics Supported by Consumer Focus on Maintaining Physical Appearance Drives Demand for Glycerin
  • Strong Demand for Potent Antiaging Solutions Throws the Spotlight on Glycerin as a High Value Active Ingredient to Fight Effects of Aging Skin: Global Market for Anti-Aging Products (in US$ Million) for the Years 2020, 2022, 2024 & 2026
  • Shift towards Natural Ingredients in Personal Care Products Fuels Demand for Glycerin
  • Global Natural Cosmetics Market: Sales in US$ Billion for the Years 2019, 2021, 2023 and 2025
  • Surge in Hand Sanitizer Sales Supports Glycerin Market
  • Global Hand Sanitizers Market Size (in US$ Thousand) by Region/Country for 2020 and 2027
  • Market to Benefit from the Growing Role of Glycerin in Pharmaceutical Industry
  • Strong Global Spending on Medicines & Ensuing Spur in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Expands Glycerin Applications in the Pharma Sector: Global Spending on Medicines in US$ Billion for the Years 2019, 2021, 2023 & 2025
  • Biodiesel Production Trends Set the Tone for Production of Crude Glycerin
  • Biodiesel Production Trends Influence Crude Glycerin Supplies: Global Biodiesel Production (in Billion Liters and YoY % Growth) for the Years 2019-2022
  • Biodiesel Production (in Million Gallons) in the US
  • US Biodiesel Production Capacity (in Million Gallons Per Day)
  • Global Production of Crude Glycerin (in Billion Liters)
  • Global Crude Glycerol Prices (in Cent Per Liter)
  • Emerging New Uses of Crude Glycerin Promise Growth for Glycerin Market
  • Purification of Biodiesel-Derived Glycerin Presents a Challenge
  • Prices of Petroleum Derived Feedstock: A Critical Factor Impacting Glycerin Demand
  • Global Brent Crude Oil Price Trends (in US$ per barrel) for 2019-2022
  • Glycerin Emerges as a High Profile Macro-Ingredient in Animal Feed
  • Focus on Livestock Productivity & the Ensuing Focus on Feed Efficiency and Management Spurs Demand for Glycerin Fortified Animal Feed: World Market for Animal Feed Additive (in US$ Billion) for the Years 2016, 2018 & 2022
  • Glycerin as a Renewable Feedstock for Chemicals to Benefit from the Migration towards Sustainable Production Practices
  • Healthy Developments in Renewable Chemicals & Developments in Glycerin Hydrogenolysis, Etherification & Dehydration to Spur Use of Glycerin as a Renewable Feedstock in the Production of Commodity Chemicals: Global Market for Renewable Chemicals (in US$ Million) for the Years 2018, 2022 & 2024
  • Technical Versatility of Glycerin Expands Application Opportunities in the Industrial Sector
  • Growing Focus on Hydrogen as a Clean Fuel to Spur Use of Glycerin in Hydrogen Gas Production
  • Growing Production of Hydrogen Gas to Benefit Glycerin as a Potential Feedstock for Hydrogen Generation: Global Production of Hydrogen Gas (in Million Metric Ton)
  • VegeTable Glycerin Market Poised to Witness Healthy Growth
  • Government Initiatives to Drive Glycerol Consumption
  • Glycerol Emerges as a Cost-effective and Sustainable Alternative to Propel Ship Engines
  • Crude Glycerin as Raw Material for Biogas Generation
  • Glycerin Pellets: A Potential Fuel Source
  • Some Other Innovative Applications of Crude Glycerin
  • Substitution Threat: A Key Challenge for Glycerin Market
4. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE
  • Table 1: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Transesterification by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2023 through 2030 and % CAGR
  • Table 2: World Historic Review for Transesterification by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2014 through 2022 and % CAGR
  • Table 3: World 16-Year Perspective for Transesterification by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Years 2014, 2024 & 2030
  • Table 4: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Saponification by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2023 through 2030 and % CAGR
  • Table 5: World Historic Review for Saponification by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2014 through 2022 and % CAGR
  • Table 6: World 16-Year Perspective for Saponification by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Years 2014, 2024 & 2030
  • Table 7: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Fat Splitting by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2023 through 2030 and % CAGR
  • Table 8: World Historic Review for Fat Splitting by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2014 through 2022 and % CAGR
  • Table 9: World 16-Year Perspective for Fat Splitting by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Years 2014, 2024 & 2030
  • Table 10: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Biodiesel by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2023 through 2030 and % CAGR
  • Table 11: World Historic Review for Biodiesel by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2014 through 2022 and % CAGR
  • Table 12: World 16-Year Perspective for Biodiesel by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Years 2014, 2024 & 2030
  • Table 13: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for VegeTable Oils by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2023 through 2030 and % CAGR
  • Table 14: World Historic Review for VegeTable Oils by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2014 through 2022 and % CAGR
  • Table 15: World 16-Year Perspective for VegeTable Oils by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Years 2014, 2024 & 2030
  • Table 16: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Soaps by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2023 through 2030 and % CAGR
  • Table 17: World Historic Review for Soaps by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2014 through 2022 and % CAGR
  • Table 18: World 16-Year Perspective for Soaps by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Years 2014, 2024 & 2030
  • Table 19: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Synthetic by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2023 through 2030 and % CAGR
  • Table 20: World Historic Review for Synthetic by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2014 through 2022 and % CAGR
  • Table 21: World 16-Year Perspective for Synthetic by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Years 2014, 2024 & 2030
  • Table 22: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Industrial by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2023 through 2030 and % CAGR
  • Table 23: World Historic Review for Industrial by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2014 through 2022 and % CAGR
  • Table 24: World 16-Year Perspective for Industrial by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Years 2014, 2024 & 2030
  • Table 25: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Chemical Intermediates by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2023 through 2030 and % CAGR
  • Table 26: World Historic Review for Chemical Intermediates by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2014 through 2022 and % CAGR
  • Table 27: World 16-Year Perspective for Chemical Intermediates by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa for Years 2014, 2024 & 2030
  • Table 28: World Glycerin Market Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2014 through 2030
  • Table 29: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Glycerin by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2023 through 2030 and % CAGR
  • Table 30: World Historic Review for Glycerin by Geographic Region - USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets - Independent Analysis of Annual Sales in US$ Thousand for Years 2014 through 2022 and % CAGR
  • Table 31: World 16-Year Perspective for Glycerin by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for USA, Canada, Japan, China, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa Markets for Years 2014, 2024 & 2030
III. MARKET ANALYSIS
UNITED STATES
  • Glycerin Market Presence - Strong/Active/Niche/Trivial - Key Competitors in the United States for 2024 (E)
  • Market Overview
CANADA
JAPAN
  • Glycerin Market Presence - Strong/Active/Niche/Trivial - Key Competitors in Japan for 2024 (E)
CHINA
  • Glycerin Market Presence - Strong/Active/Niche/Trivial - Key Competitors in China for 2024 (E)
  • Market Overview
EUROPE
  • Glycerin Market Presence - Strong/Active/Niche/Trivial - Key Competitors in Europe for 2024 (E)
  • European Consumption of Refined Glycerol on the Rise
  • European Union Strengthens Green-Fuel Initiatives
FRANCE
  • Glycerin Market Presence - Strong/Active/Niche/Trivial - Key Competitors in France for 2024 (E)
GERMANY
  • Glycerin Market Presence - Strong/Active/Niche/Trivial - Key Competitors in Germany for 2024 (E)
ITALY
UNITED KINGDOM
  • Glycerin Market Presence - Strong/Active/Niche/Trivial - Key Competitors in the United Kingdom for 2024 (E)
SPAINRUSSIAREST OF EUROPE
ASIA-PACIFIC
  • Glycerin Market Presence - Strong/Active/Niche/Trivial - Key Competitors in Asia-Pacific for 2024 (E)
  • Market Overview
AUSTRALIA
  • Glycerin Market Presence - Strong/Active/Niche/Trivial - Key Competitors in Australia for 2024 (E)
INDIA
  • Glycerin Market Presence - Strong/Active/Niche/Trivial - Key Competitors in India for 2024 (E)
  • Market Overview
SOUTH KOREAREST OF ASIA-PACIFIC
LATIN AMERICA
  • Glycerin Market Presence - Strong/Active/Niche/Trivial - Key Competitors in Latin America for 2024 (E)
  • Market Overview
ARGENTINABRAZILMEXICOREST OF LATIN AMERICA
MIDDLE EAST
  • Glycerin Market Presence - Strong/Active/Niche/Trivial - Key Competitors in Middle East for 2024 (E)
IRANISRAELSAUDI ARABIAUNITED ARAB EMIRATESREST OF MIDDLE EAST
AFRICA
  • Glycerin Market Presence - Strong/Active/Niche/Trivial - Key Competitors in Africa for 2024 (E)
IV. COMPETITION

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

  • BASF SE
  • Cargill, Inc.
  • Archer Daniels Midland Company
  • Croda International PLC
  • Adeka Corporation
  • AAK AB
  • Aemetis, Inc.
  • Baerlocher GmbH
  • Ecogreen Oleochemicals (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.
  • Benefuel, Inc.
  • Cremer Oleo GmbH & Co. KG
  • Aekyung Petrochemical Co. Ltd.
  • Avril SCA
  • C. Thywissen GmbH
  • Dr. McGrath`s

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