Oleochemicals Market - Forecast(2024 - 2030)

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Worldwide increasing demand for biodegradable products and sustainable solutions are influencing the demand in the global oleochemicals market. Oleochemicals is defined as a chemical compound derived from natural sources such as plants and animal fats. It is readily available in the world and mainly used in the formulation and production of industrial, personal care, and household products, which include surface cleaners, softeners, fabric cleaners, dishwashing, automotive cleaners, industrial cleaners, degreasers, and hygiene products. These products offer significant diversification opportunity for chemical companies as they are effective and high-quality substitutes for petroleum-based products. Oleochemicals also act as an intermediary in rubber, pharmaceutical, plastic, paint and lubricant industries. The changing industrial structure of plastics, rubber and surface active agent industries coupled with transformation in the mode of development are fueling the fatty acids market. 

IndustryARC’s analyst has estimated the global oleochemicals market to have had a value of $26.57 billion in 2018. And, as per the oleochemicals market analysis conducted by the report, the market demand is projected to grow at a CAGR of 4.9% during the forecast period (2019-2025).

Oleochemicals Market Outlook:


Various basic oleochemical substances such as fatty acids, fatty acid methyl esters, fatty alcohols, fatty amines, and glycerols are formed through chemical and enzymatic reactions. Intermediate chemical substances are also obtained from these chemicals namely alcohol ethoxylates, alcohol sulfates, alcohol ether sulfates, glycerols, and monoacylglycerols. Fatty acids are the major application of oleochemicals that have a noticeable demand from pharmaceutical, food and beverage industries, soap and laundry detergent, waxes, lubricant, candles, and paints and coatings. Surfactants, dispersing agents, wetting agents, emulsifying agents, solvents, and adjuvants are some of the vital inert ingredients produced by using these oleochemicals. Surfactants preparation is one of the prominent end use application of oleochemicals which is utilized in the making of detergents and household cleaning products as well.

Oleochemicals Market Segment Analysis:


Soaps and detergents application is dominating among diverse applications; it is estimated to grow with a CAGR of 4.8% during the forecast period 2019-2025. Massive developments associated with the largest plantations of oil palms in Southeast Asia marked the boom of the oleochemical industry. Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand are spurring the oleochemical industry in the Asia-Pacific region. In Malaysia, there were 19 oleochemical plants with an annual processing capacity of 2.67 million tonnes in 2017. Its utilization rate increased to 94.9% from 85.2% compared to the previous year. In 2017, more palm based oleochemical products are exported from Malaysia to China and the U.S. due to the increasing demand from these countries, out of which fatty acids were majorly exported that is 0.99 million tonnes which holds a share of 35.1% among other types. Asia-Pacific is depicted by the analyst of the report as the largest oleochemicals producing region which holds a major share of about 41% in the global oleochemicals market size as of the year 2018.

Oleochemicals Market

Oleochemicals Market Trends and Drivers:


  • The continued push to replace petrochemical-based solutions; new uses, and applications based on green chemicals are driving the growth of oleochemicals market revenue.
  • Oleochemicals investment opportunities within and beyond Asia-Pacific region and stronger vertical integration offered by raw material based companies are fuelling the rationalization opportunities. 
  • Rapid growth in the production of palm oil and kernel oil is one of major factors in oleochemicals market growth. Reliable, efficient, and cost effective oleochemical plants are poised to cater to incrementing demands. 
  • There is an increase in the adoption of bio-based lubricants which are replacing synthetic and traditional lubricants in order to improve the efficiency of vehicles. This has bolstered the oleochemicals market size by many folds.
  • Recent advancements in these chemicals lead to new applications in polymers and bio-surfactants in addition to soaps and detergents. 
  • There are growing number of investments from global companies such as Emery Oleo, Wilmar, and BASF in the oleochemicals market.
  • Adoption of oleochemicals is increasing from diverse range of industries as they want to avoid environment pollution. 

Oleochemicals Market: Competitive Analysis


  • Emery Natural Oleochemical, Oleon, Wilmar International, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad, and IOI Oleo GmbH are the key players holding major oleochemicals market shares. On the other hand, Clariant AG, BASF SE, Croda International, P&G Chemicals, Dow Chemials, and Vanatge Specialty Chemicals Inc. are major derivative manufacturing companies.
  • In 2017, BASF SE experienced a 7% increase in sales of care chemicals. Increased prices of oleochemical surfactants and fatty alcohols reflected a positive effect on sales growth for the same year.
  • Oleon opened a new isostearic acid unit in 2018, which is a significant piece of oleochemical technology and it enables an innovative solution for high-end applications namely cosmetics.
  • In 2018, Wilmar implemented Inventure Supercritical Technology in China. This technology is aimed to produce fatty acid methyl esters for oleochemicals and also to manufacture bio-based oleochemicals.
  • P&G Chemicals provide oleochemicals, which are used as inerts and adjuvants in agrochemical applications. These oleochemicals products are widely used in lubricants, metal works, and textile applications
  • Emery Natural Oleochemical’s new product innovation named as EMEROX Polyols. It provides increased efficiencies and sustainability with improved performance properties to the end users. It also acts as an effective raw material in the manufacturing process of polyurethane products which is a significant material used in the automobile and construction industry to make foams. 

Oleochemicals are the chemicals which are extracted from plants and animal fats or oils. Growing demand for biodegradable products is making a positive impact on the adoption rate of these chemicals. They have wide range of applications in soaps and detergents, food and beverage, household and personal care products, agriculture, automotive, and construction industries. These factors altogether are propelling the market growth in the near future.

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1. Oleochemicals  Market - Overview
1.1. Definitions and Scope
2. Oleochemicals  Market - Executive summary
2.1. Market Revenue, Market Size and Key Trends by Company
2.2. Key Trends by type of Application
2.3. Key Trends segmented by Geography
3. Oleochemicals  Market 
3.1. Comparative analysis
3.1.1. Product Benchmarking - Top 10 companies
3.1.2. Top 5 Financials Analysis
3.1.3. Market Value split by Top 10 companies
3.1.4. Patent Analysis - Top 10 companies
3.1.5. Pricing Analysis 
4. Oleochemicals  Market – Startup companies Scenario Premium
4.1. Top 10 startup company Analysis by
4.1.1. Investment
4.1.2. Revenue
4.1.3. Market Shares
4.1.4. Market Size and Application Analysis
4.1.5. Venture Capital and Funding Scenario
5. Oleochemicals  Market – Industry Market Entry Scenario Premium
5.1. Regulatory Framework Overview
5.2. New Business and Ease of Doing business index
5.3. Case studies of successful ventures
5.4. Customer Analysis – Top 10 companies
6. Oleochemicals  Market Forces
6.1. Drivers
6.2. Constraints
6.3. Challenges
6.4. Porters five force model
6.4.1. Bargaining power of suppliers
6.4.2. Bargaining powers of customers
6.4.3. Threat of new entrants
6.4.4. Rivalry among existing players
6.4.5. Threat of substitutes 
7. Oleochemicals  Market -Strategic analysis
7.1. Value chain analysis
7.2. Opportunities analysis
7.3. Product life cycle
8. Oleochemicals  Market– By Type (Market Size -$Million / $Billion)
8.1. Segment type Size and Market Share Analysis 
8.2. Application Revenue and Trends by type of Application
8.3. Application Segment Analysis by Type
8.3.1. Fatty Acid
8.3.2. Fatty Alcohol
8.3.3. Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME)
8.3.4. Fatty Amines
8.3.5. Glycerin
8.3.6. Others
9. Oleochemicals  Market– By Form (Market Size -$Million / $Billion)
9.1. Liquid
9.2. Solid
9.2.1. Flakes
9.2.2. Pellets
9.2.3. Beads
9.2.4. Others
10. Oleochemicals  Market– By Raw Material (Market Size -$Million / $Billion)
10.1. Natural
10.1.1. Vegetable Oil 
10.1.1.1. Coconut Oil
10.1.1.2. Palm Kernel Oil
10.1.1.3. Palm Oil
10.1.1.4. Soybean Oil
10.1.1.5. Sunflower Oil
10.1.1.6. Linseed Oil
10.1.1.7. Castor Oil
10.1.1.8. Rapeseed Oil
10.1.1.9. Others
10.1.2. Animal Fats
10.1.2.1. Tallow
10.1.2.2. Lard
10.1.2.3. Fish Oil
10.1.2.4. Poultry
10.1.2.5. Others
10.2. Synthetic
10.2.1. Ethylene
10.2.2. Propylene
10.2.3. Olefins
10.3. Others
11. Oleochemicals  Market– By Refining Methods (Market Size -$Million / $Billion)
11.1. Splitting
11.2. Distillation
11.3. Fractionation
11.4. Separation
11.5. Hydrogenation
11.6. Methylation
11.7. Deionization
11.8. Others
12. Oleochemicals  Market – By Post Production Processes (Market Size -$Million / $Billion)
12.1. Amidation
12.2. Chlorination
12.3. Dimerization
12.4. Epoxidation
12.5. Ethoxylation
12.6. Quarternization
12.7. Sulfation
12.8. Sulfonation Transesterifications
12.9. Esterification
12.10. Saponification
13. Oleochemicals  Market – By Derivatives (Market Size -$Million / $Billion)
13.1. Amides
13.2. Dimer and Trimer Acid
13.3. Epoxidized Oils and Esters
13.4. Ethoxylates
13.5. Fatty Acid Sulphates
13.6. Fatty Acid Sulphonates
13.7. Fatty Esters
13.8. Soaps and Salts
13.9. Others
14. Oleochemicals  Market– By Application Areas (Market Size -$Million / $Billion)
14.1. Candles
14.2. Soaps and Shampoos
14.3. Creams and Lotions
14.4. Detergents
14.5. Cosmetics
14.6. Paints and Coatings
14.7. Inks and Dyes
14.8. Pesticides
14.9. Food Additive
14.10. Emulsifiers
14.11. Coolants
14.12. Insulation
14.13. Lubricants
14.14. Paper
14.15. Chemical Intermediates
14.16. Vulcanizing Agents
14.17. Softeners
14.18. Mould Releasing Agents
14.19. Plasticizer and stabilizer
14.20. Polymerization Emulsifiers
14.21. Antistatic and Antifogging Aid
14.22. Fire Extinguisher
14.23. Building Auxiliaries
14.24. Textile
14.25. Tires
14.26. Leather
14.27. Others
15. Oleochemicals  Market – By End User Industry (Market Size -$Million / $Billion)
15.1. Market Size and Market Share Analysis 
15.2. Application Revenue and Trend Research
15.3. Product Segment Analysis
15.3.1. Food and Beverage Industry
15.3.2. Textile Industry
15.3.3. Oil and Gas Industry
15.3.4. Cosmetic Industry
15.3.5. Medical and Health care Industry
15.3.6. Manufacturing Industries
15.3.7. Electronics Industry
15.3.8. Mining Industry
15.3.9. Paints and Coating Industry
15.3.10. Plastics and rubber Industry
15.3.11. Paper and Pulp Industry
15.3.12. Agricultural Industry
15.3.13. Fertilizer and Pesticide Industry
15.3.14. Pharmaceutical Industry
15.3.15.  Others
16. Oleochemicals  Market - By Geography (Market Size -$Million / $Billion)
16.1. Oleochemicals  Market Market - North America Segment Research
16.2. North America Market Research (Million / $Billion)
16.2.1. Segment type Size and Market Size Analysis 
16.2.2. Revenue and Trends
16.2.3. Application Revenue and Trends by type of Application
16.2.4. Company Revenue and Product Analysis
16.2.5. North America Product type and Application Market Size
16.2.5.1. U.S.
16.2.5.2. Canada 
16.2.5.3. Mexico 
16.2.5.4. Rest of North America
16.3. Oleochemicals  Market - South America Segment Research
16.4. South America Market Research (Market Size -$Million / $Billion)
16.4.1. Segment type Size and Market Size Analysis 
16.4.2. Revenue and Trends
16.4.3. Application Revenue and Trends by type of Application
16.4.4. Company Revenue and Product Analysis
16.4.5. South America Product type and Application Market Size
16.4.5.1. Brazil  
16.4.5.2. Venezuela
16.4.5.3. Argentina
16.4.5.4. Ecuador
16.4.5.5. Peru
16.4.5.6. Colombia 
16.4.5.7. Costa Rica
16.4.5.8. Rest of South America
16.5. Oleochemicals  Market - Europe Segment Research
16.6. Europe Market Research (Market Size -$Million / $Billion)
16.6.1. Segment type Size and Market Size Analysis 
16.6.2. Revenue and Trends
16.6.3. Application Revenue and Trends by type of Application
16.6.4. Company Revenue and Product Analysis
16.6.5. Europe Segment Product type and Application Market Size
16.6.5.1. U.K  
16.6.5.2. Germany 
16.6.5.3. Italy 
16.6.5.4. France
16.6.5.5. Netherlands
16.6.5.6. Belgium
16.6.5.7. Spain
16.6.5.8. Denmark
16.6.5.9. Rest of Europe
16.7. Oleochemicals  Market – APAC Segment Research
16.8. APAC Market Research (Market Size -$Million / $Billion)
16.8.1. Segment type Size and Market Size Analysis 
16.8.2. Revenue and Trends
16.8.3. Application Revenue and Trends by type of Application
16.8.4. Company Revenue and Product Analysis
16.8.5. APAC Segment – Product type and Application Market Size
16.8.5.1. China 
16.8.5.2. Australia
16.8.5.3. Japan 
16.8.5.4. South Korea
16.8.5.5. India
16.8.5.6. Taiwan
16.8.5.7. Malaysia
17. Oleochemicals  Market Market - Entropy
17.1. New product launches
17.2. M&A's, collaborations, JVs and partnerships
18. Oleochemicals  Market Market – Industry / Segment Competition landscape Premium
18.1. Market Share Analysis
18.1.1. Market Share by Country- Top companies
18.1.2. Market Share by Region- Top 10 companies
18.1.3. Market Share by type of Application – Top 10 companies
18.1.4. Market Share by type of Product / Product category- Top 10 companies
18.1.5. Market Share at global level- Top 10 companies
18.1.6. Best Practises for companies
19. Oleochemicals  Market Market – Key Company List by Country Premium
20. Oleochemicals  Market Market Company Analysis
20.1. Market Share, Company Revenue, Products, M&A, Developments
20.2. Wilmar International
20.3. Croda
20.4. Emery Oleochemicals
20.5. Fairchem
20.6. BakrieSumatera Plantations
20.7. VVF Ltd
20.8. Smart Agribusiness and food
20.9. 3F Industries
20.10.Agarwal group of Industries
20.11. Unilever
20.12. Company 11
20.13. Company 12
20.14. Company 13 and more
"*Financials would be provided on a best efforts basis for private companies"
21. Oleochemicals  Market Market -Appendix
21.1. Abbreviations
21.2. Sources
22. Oleochemicals  Market Market -Methodology Premium
22.1. Research Methodology
22.1.1. Company Expert Interviews
22.1.2. Industry Databases
22.1.3. Associations
22.1.4. Company News
22.1.5. Company Annual Reports
22.1.6. Application Trends
22.1.7. New Products and Product database
22.1.8. Company Transcripts
22.1.9. R&D Trends
22.1.10. Key Opinion Leaders Interviews
22.1.11. Supply and Demand Trends
List of Tables:

Table 1. Global Oleochemicals Market Revenue, By Region, 2015-2021 ($Billion)
Table 2. Global Oleochemicals Market Volume, By Region, 2015-2021 (KT)
Table 3. Global Oleochemicals Market,TOP Players Financials Analysis: By Companies, 2015 ($Million)
Table 4. Global Oleochemicals Market Revenue By Type (2015-2021) ($Billion)
Table 5. Global Oleochemicals Market Volume By Type (2015-2021) (Kt)
Table 6. Global Fatty Acids Market  Revenue, By Application, 2015 -2021 ($Billion)
Table 7. Global Fatty Acids Market  Revenue, By Region, 2015 -2021 ($Billion)
Table 8. Global Fatty Alcohols Market  Revenue, By Application, 2015 -2021 ($Billion)
Table 9. Global Fatty Alcohols Market  Revenue, By Region, 2015 -2021 ($Billion)
Table 10. Global Fatty Amines Market  Revenue, By Application, 2015 -2021 ($Billion)
Table 11. Global Fatty Amines Market  Revenue, By Region, 2015 -2021 ($Billion)
Table 12. Global Fatty Acid Methyl Esters Market  Revenue, By Application, 2015 -2021 ($Billion)
Table 13. Global Fatty Acid Methyl Esters Market  Revenue, By Region, 2015 -2021 ($Billion)
Table 14. Global Glycerine Market  Revenue, By Application, 2015 -2021 ($Billion)
Table 15. Global Glycerine Market  Revenue, By Region, 2015 -2021 ($Billion)
Table 16. Global Oleochemicals Market Revenue, By Application, 2015-2021  ($Billion)
Table 17. Global Oleochemicals Market Volume, By Application, 2015-2021  (KT)
Table 18. Global Oleochemicals Market Revenue, By Region, 2015-2021 ($Billion)
Table 19. Global Oleochemicals Market Volume, By Region, 2015-2021 (KT)
Table 20. Americas Oleochemicals Market Revenue, By Type, 2015-2021 ($Billion)
Table 21. Americas Oleochemicals Market Revenue, By Application, 2015-2021 ($Billion)
Table 22. Americas Oleochemicals Market Revenue, By Region, 2015-2021 ($Billion)
Table 23. Americas Oleochemicals Market Volume, By Country, 2015-2021 (KT)
Table 24. Europe Oleochemicals Market Revenue, By Type, 2015-2021 ($Billion)
Table 25. Europe Oleochemicals Market Revenue, By Application, 2015-2021 ($Billion)
Table 26. Europe Oleochemicals Market Revenue, By Region, 2015-2021 ($Billion)
Table 27. Europe Oleochemicals Market Volume, By Country, 2015-2021 (KT)
Table 28. APAC Oleochemicals Market Revenue, By Type, 2015-2021 ($Billion)
Table 29. APAC Oleochemicals Market Revenue, By Application, 2015-2021 ($Billion)
Table 30. APAC Oleochemicals Market Revenue, By Region, 2015-2021 ($Billion)
Table 31. APAC Oleochemicals Market Volume, By Country, 2015-2021 (KT)
Table 32. RoW Oleochemicals Market Revenue, By Type, 2015-2021 ($Million)
Table 33. RoW Oleochemicals Market Revenue, By Application, 2015-2021 ($Million)
Table 34. RoW Oleochemicals Market Revenue, By Country, 2015-2021 ($Million)

 
List of Figures:

Figure 1. Global Oleochemicals Market, By Type
Figure 2. Global Oleochemicals  Market, By Application
Figure 3. Global Oleochemicals  Market, By Region
Figure 4. Global Oleochemicals Market, Industry Breakdown Analysis
Figure 5. Global Oleochemicals Market Share, By Type, 2015 (%)
Figure 6. Global Oleochemicals Market Share, By Segmentation, 2015 (%)
Figure 7. Basic Oleochemicals Market Share Analysis, By Company 2015 (%)
Figure 8. Global Oleochemicals Market End-user Profiling- 2015
Figure 9. Global Oleochemicals Market, Market Impact Of Drivers
Figure 10. Global Oleochemicals Market, Market Impact Of Constraints
Figure 11. Global Oleochemicals market, Value Chain Analysis
Figure 12. Global Oleochemicals Market Opportunity Analysis in Value Chain, 2015-2021
Figure 13. Global Oleochemicals Market Prices, By Type, 2015-2021 ($/ KT)
Figure 14. Global Oleochemicals Market Life Cycle, 2015-2021
Figure 15. Global Oleochemicals Market, Regulation Analysis, by Country
Figure 16. Global Oleochemical Market, Value Added to the Value Chain
Figure 17. Global Fatty Acids Market Revenue and Volume ,By Application, 2015 (%)
Figure 18. Global Fatty Acids Market Volume, By Region, 2015-2021 (KT)
Figure 19. Global Fatty Acids Capacity, By Region2015 (%)
Figure 20. Global Fatty Alcohols Market Revenue and Volume ,By Application, 2015 (%)
Figure 21. Global Fatty Alcohols Market Volume, By Region, 2015-2021 (KT)
Figure 22. Global Fatty Amines Market Revenue and Volume ,By Application, 2015 (%)
Figure 23. Global Fatty Amines Market Volume, By Region, 2015-2021 (KT)
Figure 24. Global Fatty Acid Methyl Esters Market Revenue and Volume ,By Application, 2015 (%)
Figure 25. Global Fatty Acid Methyl Esters Market Volume, By Region, 2015-2021 (KT)
Figure 26. Global Glycerine Market Revenue and Volume ,By Application, 2015 (%)
Figure 27. Global Glycerine Market Volume, By Region, 2015-2021 (KT)
Figure 28. Global Oleochemicals Market Revenue Share, By Application, 2015 (%)
Figure 29. Hospitals, By Country, 2015 (Units)
Figure 30. Revenue Of Cosmetic Industry In U.S., 2006-2016 ($Billion)
Figure 31. Global Oleochemicals Market Revenue, By Soaps and Detergents, 2015-2021 ($Billion)
Figure 32. Global Oleochemicals Market Revenue, By Lubricants and Greases, 2015-2021 ($Billion)
Figure 33. Global Oleochemicals Market Revenue, By Intermediates, 2015-2021 ($Billion)
Figure 34. Global Oleochemicals Market Revenue, By Paints and Surface Coatings, . 2015-2021 ($Billion)
Figure 35. Global Oleochemicals Market : Access To Potential CPO (Crude Palm Oil) World Market By 2020
Figure 36. Global Palm Oil Prices, 2010-2020 ($/ton)
Figure 37. Global Oleochemicals Market Revenue and Volume, By Region, 2015 (%)
Figure 38. Americas Oleochemicals Market Volume, By Type, 2015-2021 (KT)
Figure 39. Americas Oleochemicals Market Volume, By Application, 2015 (%)
Figure 40. Europe Oleochemicals Market Volume, By Type, 2015-2021 (KT)
Figure 41. Europe Oleochemicals Market Volume, By Application, 2015 (%)
Figure 42. APAC Oleochemicals Market Volume, By Type, 2015-2021 (KT)
Figure 43. APAC Oleochemicals Market Volume, By Application, 2015 (%)
Figure 44. Global Oleochemicals Market, Capacities, By Region 2014 (%)