Colloidal Metal Particles Market - Forecast(2024 - 2030)

Colloidal Metal Particles Market Overview

The colloidal metal particles market size is estimated to reach US$24.0 billion by 2027 after growing at a CAGR of around 7.7% from 2022 to 2027. The colloidal metal particles are particles in stable diffusion and are available in a range of 1-100nm. The colloidal metal particles have growing usage in the adsorbent, catalysis and photocatalysis process in the chemical sector, along with increasing use in the dietary supplements and drug delivery applications. The colloidal metal particles have improved surface area per particle, thereby boosting the efficiency of the catalysts in the chemical industry. The high demand of colloidal metal particles for healthcare and biomedical utilities is creating a drive in the market. Moreover, the growing application in skin care, nutraceuticals, and others is boosting the growth of the colloidal metal particles industry during the forecast period.

COVID-19 Impact

The global colloidal metal particles market a majorly impacted by the shutdown during covid-19 outbreak. The outbreak led to major production halt, logistics disruptions, supply chain disturbance, and other lockdown restrictions. The colloidal metal particles have major applications in the chemical sector. The chemical industry was majorly hit by the disruptions in the outbreak. The demand for chemical materials saw a major fall due to economic shrinkage, and other disruptions. Furthermore, the production activities and operations were temporarily delayed. According to the American Chemistry Council (ACC) release, the global chemical productions saw a fall of 0.8% in April 2021. Furthermore, ACC estimated the chemical output fall of 3.6% in 2020 in US. The major decline in growth of chemical sector led to fall in the application of colloidal metal particles, thereby creating a major slowdown in the market during the covid outbreak. Moreover, the chemical sector stabilized in the later covid phase in 2021 with growing chemical production and demand, thereby offering high demand for the colloidal metal particles industry post pandemic.

Report Coverage

The “Colloidal Metal Particles Market Report: – Forecast (2022-2027)” by IndustryARC covers an in-depth analysis of the following segments of the colloidal metal particles industry.

By Type: Zinc, Copper, Gold, Silver, Titanium Oxide, and Others                                                      
By Application: Electron Microscopy, Adsorbent, Dietary Supplements, Catalysts and Photocatalysts, Drug Delivery, and Others
By End Use Industry: Medical (Pharmaceuticals, Nutraceuticals, and Others), Chemicals, Cosmetic, and Others
By Geography: North America (USA, Canada, and Mexico), Europe (UK, Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Russia, Belgium, and Rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand, Indonesia, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Rest of APAC), South America (Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, and Rest of South America), Middle East (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Israel, Rest of the Middle East) and Africa (South Africa, Nigeria, Rest of Africa)

Key Takeaways

• The colloidal metal particles market size will grow due to its growing application in the photocatalysts and catalyst activities in chemical sector, adsorbent, drug delivery system, skin care, and others during the forecast period.
• The Asia Pacific region held the largest market share in the colloidal metal particles industry due to growing manufacturing base for colloidal metal particles, along with high demand across industries such as medical, chemical, cosmetics, and others.
• The demand for the gold particles is high in the market due to its flourishing usage in skin care, drug delivery mechanism, and diagnosis activities.

Colloidal Metal Particles Market Segment Analysis – By Type

By type, the gold segment accounted for the largest share in the colloidal metal particles market and is expected to grow with a CAGR of around 6.9% during the forecast period. The high demand of gold colloidal nanoparticles in medical, skin care, disease diagnosis, and others is leading to growth in the market. Furthermore, the demand of gold particles is rising, majorly in the medical sector for diagnostic and drug delivery systems. The nanoparticles prepared from gold are used to improve the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic features of various drug molecules. According to the India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF), the healthcare sector is expected to reach USD 372 billion by 2022. The improvement in nanotechnology based diagnostic and therapeutic in the medical sector is providing major growth of gold articles in the market. Thus, with high demand across various end-use industries, majorly medical sector, the colloidal metal particles industry will grow in the coming years.

Colloidal Metal Particles Market Segment Analysis – By End-Use Industry

By end-use industry, the medical segment held the largest colloidal metal particles market share and is expected to grow with a CAGR of 7.5% during the forecast period. The colloidal metal particles have rising applications in the biomedicine, drug delivery, and other therapeutics. The demand of gold particles and the silver particles for diseases diagnosis and treatment procedures is boosting the growth of colloidal metal particles industry.  The rise in utilization of gold nanoparticles for biological probes, antibodies, and others across the globe is creating a drive in the market. According to the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the national health expenditure grew by 9.7% to USD 4.1 trillion in 2020, accounting for 19.7% of the GDP in the United States. Furthermore, the demand of colloidal metal particles in medical sector will grow with the development of nutraceuticals owing to its antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant features, thereby will lead to major growth in the colloidal metal particles market during the forecast period.

Colloidal Metal Particles Market Segment Analysis – By Geography

By geography, the Asia Pacific segment is the fastest-growing region in the colloidal metal particles market and is projected to grow with a CAGR of 8.5% during the forecast period. The robust growth and high demand of the colloidal metal particles in this region is influenced by growing production base and flourishing applications in chemicals, health care, and cosmetics end use sectors. The development of the manufacturing for the colloidal metal particle sector in the APAC region is growing. The silver and gold nanoparticles have growing demand in the life sciences and biomedical sector. Furthermore, increasing application in catalysis and photocatalysis and green chemistry and enhanced binding, strong mechanical properties, and fuel efficiency and is offering major demand in the market. According to the International Trade Administration, the medical devices market in the China is expected to grow by a CAGR of 6.2% by 2020-2025, showing a rise of USD 38.4 billion by 2025. For instance, the Nouryon Company planned to construction production facility in the Southeast Asia region, thereby boosting the growth opportunities for colloidal metal particles business. Furthermore, rise in cosmetic production, pharmaceutical sector, and others is propelling the demand of colloidal metal particles in Asia Pacific. Thus, the global colloidal metal particles market will grow rapidly in the coming years.

Colloidal Metal Particles Market– Drivers

Growing catalysis application in the chemical sector

The application of the colloidal metal particles in the chemical sector for catalysis and photocatalysis owing to easy scalability and catalytic activity, high surface area, and tunable porosities is growing. The metal nanoparticles have gained high demand in the catalyst process in the green chemistry, thereby driving the colloidal metal particles industry. The enhanced surface area per particle will boost the catalyst efficiency, thereby leading to major growth in the demand for these particles in the market. According to the National Investment Promotion & Facilitation Agency, the chemicals and petrochemical sector is expected to reach USD 300 billion by 2025. Moreover, with the development and demand of green catalysis technology in the chemical sector, the colloidal metal particles market is experiencing major growth in the market.

Increasing demand from skin care and cosmetic sector

The application of colloidal metal particles in the formulation of various skin care cosmetic products is increasing. The acceptance of metal nanoparticles as active ingredient as well as carrier in the cosmetic sector is rising. The growing adoption of the colloidal silver for the treatment of acne is accelerating the growth in the market owing to superior antimicrobial properties and safety. The growing use of silver and gold particles in skin care products such as serums, toners, lotions, and others is driving the market. According to the L’OREAL annual report 2020, the cosmetic market showed a growth of 5.5% in 2019. Thus, the growing demand and adopting of colloidal metal particles and it’s infusion in various cosmetic sector is providing major growth opportunities in the market.

Colloidal Metal Particles Market– Challenges

Toxicity and environmental harm

The colloidal metal particles have high demand across various end use industries.  However, the toxicity issues and threat to health from the metal particles is creating a major challenge in the market. Moreover, due to high surface area and electro negativity, the colloids are likely to become the carrier of pollutants, which is leading to environmental pollution.  The inhalation of metal nanoparticles can create silver health effects such as heart problems and lung inflammations.  Thus, with toxicity and health threats of various metal nanoparticles, the colloidal metal particles market experiences major hamper and growth slowdown in the market.

Global Colloidal Metal Particles Industry Outlook

The global colloidal metal particles top 10 companies include:

1. Purest Colloids, Inc.
2. Nouryon
3. IMRA America, Inc.
4. SunForce Health & Organics Inc.
5. BBI Solutions
6. Tanaka Holdings Co. Ltd.
7. Evonik Industries AG
8. Akzo Nobel N.V.
9. W. R. Grace & Co.
10. Aurion

Recent Developments

• In October 2021, BBI Solutions launched the full range of molecular gold conjugates, which are developed using the 40 nm gold colloid under the ISO 13485 certification.
• In February 2020, Cymbiotika, a leading dietary supplement firm introduced the Coated Silver that is infused with pure colloidal silver and zero artificial ingredient, thereby boosting portfolio in the medical and health sector.
• In September 2019, University of Massachusetts Amherst worked on developing the suite of particle-based delivery system in order to boost the health benefits.

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