Palm Kernel Fatty Acids Market Report 2025

This Palm Kernel Fatty Acids market report provides a comprehensive analysis of the market’s characteristics, size, and growth, including segmentation, regional and country-level breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends, and strategies. It also tracks historical and forecasted market growth across various geographies.

The palm kernel fatty acids market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $7.68 billion in 2024 to $8.24 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.4%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to economic downturns, regulatory changes, consumer preferences, market competition, cultural shifts, geopolitical tensions, industry consolidation, infrastructure developments, and financial crises.

The palm kernel fatty acids market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $10.85 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.1%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to emerging technologies, demographic shifts, geopolitical events, sustainability initiatives, global economic indicators, healthcare advancements, urbanization trends, and regulatory reforms. Major trends in the forecast period include growing demand for bio-based products, a rise in personal care and cosmetics, food industry applications, industrial applications, sustainable production practices, innovative applications, and research.

The growth in the personal care and cosmetics sector is expected to drive the development of the palm kernel fatty acid market in the future. Personal care and cosmetics cover a wide range of products designed to maintain and enhance personal hygiene, grooming, and appearance, including skincare, haircare, makeup, and fragrances. The rising demand for personal care and cosmetics is driven by increasing consumer awareness and a growing preference for health-conscious, eco-friendly, and sustainable products. Palm kernel fatty acid is used in these products for its moisturizing benefits, as an emulsifying agent, and to enhance product texture and stability. For example, in October 2023, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a US-based government agency, reported a 12.3 percent growth in personal care products and services in 2022, following a substantial 19.3 percent increase in 2021. Thus, the growth of personal care and cosmetics will fuel the expansion of the palm kernel fatty acid market.

Key players in the palm kernel fatty acid market are focusing on developing sustainable alternatives to palm kernel oil to address environmental concerns and promote biodiversity conservation while meeting consumer demand for eco-friendly products. These alternatives are produced through methods that minimize environmental impact, avoid deforestation, and support biodiversity. For instance, Agile BioFoundry and C16 Biosciences collaborated in October 2023 to develop pathways to sustainable palm kernel oil alternatives, including mid-chain fatty acids and fatty alcohols, in oleaginous yeast. The collaboration showcased innovative metabolic routes for producing lipids containing mid-chain fatty acids as substitutes for palm kernel oil. This partnership leveraged C16 Biosciences' expertise in strain construction and commercial scale-up alongside Agile BioFoundry's advanced testing platform and multi-omics capabilities to streamline microbial development efficiently.

In April 2023, KLK OLEO acquired Temix Oleo SpA to strengthen their positions in the palm kernel fatty acid market by integrating production capabilities and leveraging synergies for enhanced efficiency and innovation. Temix Oleo SpA, based in Italy, specializes in palm-based fatty acids and derivatives.

Major companies operating in the palm kernel fatty acids market are Cargill Incorporated, Archer Daniels Midland Company, Bunge Limited, Louis Dreyfus Company, Kao Corporation, Golden Agri Resources Ltd., Musim Mas Holdings Pte Ltd, Mewah Group, KLK OLEO, Fuji Oil Holdings Inc., IOI Corporation Berhad, Croda International Plc, Astra Agro Lestari, Marico Limited, First Resources, Permata Hijau Group, Emery Oleochemicals, Ecogreen Oleochemicals GmbH, Oleon NV, International Oils and Fats Limited, Soon Soon Oilmills Sdn Bhd, Twin Rivers Technologies Inc., Vance Bioenergy Sdn Bhd, Pacific Oleochemicals Sdn Bhd, Timur Oleochemicals, Future Prelude.

Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the palm kernel fatty acids market in 2024. The regions covered in the palm kernel fatty acids market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the palm kernel fatty acids market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

Palm kernel fatty acids are fatty acids derived from palm kernel oil, extracted from the kernels or seeds of oil palm fruits. Composed primarily of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, they are highly versatile and valued in various industries for their distinctive chemical properties.

The main grades of palm kernel fatty acids include food grade and industrial grade. Food grade palm kernel fatty acids adhere to stringent purity and quality standards suitable for consumption or incorporation into food products. Their applications span across food and beverage emulsifiers, cosmetics and personal care ingredients, metalworking lubricants and greases, bio-based plastics, textile intermediates, cleaning products, and more, serving end-use industries such as food and beverage, cosmetics and personal care, metallurgy, textiles, industrial applications, and others.

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The palm kernel fatty acids market consists of sales of product types such as crude palm kernel oil, refined palm kernel oil, palm kernel fatty acid distillate. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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