Global Defoaming Coating Additives Market 2017-2021

Overview of the global defoaming coating additives market

Market research analysts at Technavio predict that the global defoaming coating additives market will grow steadily during the next four years and post a CAGR of more than 6% by 2021. This market research analysis identifies the increasing demand for defoaming coating additives from the construction industry as one of the primary growth factors for the defoamers market. With the increase in the per capita income and the rise in urbanization, the recent years witnessed a rapid growth of the construction industry across the globe, especially in the developing countries such as China, India, South Africa, Brazil, India, and Indonesia. The continuous growth of the world's urban population, will, in turn, increase the demand for infrastructural development in residential and non-residential projects. With builders increasingly investing in high-quality products to increase the lifetime of buildings, such construction activities will drive the demand for high-quality defoaming agents, consequently driving market growth.

This market research and analysis estimates that in terms of geographical regions, APAC will be the market's major revenue contributor throughout the predicted period. The growth of the major end-user industries such as end-use industries like paints and coatings, food and beverages, water treatment, paper pulp, and textile in China will be the major factor driving the growth of the defoaming coating additives market. Additionally, increasing investments towards the construction and textile industrial sectors in countries like India will also boost the market's growth prospects in this region.  

Competitive landscape and key vendors

The market is characterized by the presence of both the international and regional vendors and is dominated by the well-established defoamer companies who have a wide geographical presence and production facilities in various countries across the globe. Though the need for a huge working capital makes it difficult for small players to operate profitably, they account for significant revenue shares and pose a stiff competition to the international players in the water-based defoaming coating additives market. Owing to technological advancements and shifting market dynamics, the competition among defoamer manufacturers will further intensify in the coming years. 

The leading vendors in the market are -

• BASF
• Dow Corning
• Elementis
• ALTANA
• Ashland

The other prominent vendors in the market are Allnex Belgium, Arkema, Evonik, Momentive, MÜNZING, and Wacker Chemie.

Segmentation by type and analysis of the defoaming coating additives market

• Silicone-based defoamers
• Water-based defoamers
• Mineral oil-based defoamers
• Polymer-based defoamers

During 2016, the silicone defoamers segment accounted for the major shares and dominated this water-based defoaming coating additives market. According to this market research study, the increasing demand for silicone-based defoamers from the paints and coatings, architecture, and automotive industries will fuel the growth of this market segment in the coming years. Moreover, the rising demand for these defoamers for new applications in the textiles, plastics, and paper production industrial sectors will also drive market growth.

Segmentation by application and analysis of the defoaming coating additives market

• Architectural
• Industrial
• Wood and furniture
• Automotive

This market study estimates that the architectural application segment accounted for the major market shares and dominated the water-based defoaming coating additives market during 2016. Factors such as the growth of the construction industry across the world and the properties of defoamers such as effective filling capacity, ecolabel compliance, and reduced production times, will fuel the demand for defoaming coating additives for architectural applications, boosting market growth in the coming years.

Key questions answered in the report include

• What will the market size and the growth rate be in 2021?
• What are the key factors driving the global defoaming coating additives market?
• What are the key market trends impacting the growth of the global defoaming coating additives market?
• What are the challenges to market growth?
• Who are the key vendors in the global defoaming coating additives market?
• What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the vendors in the global defoaming coating additives market?
• Trending factors influencing the market shares of APAC, Europe, North America, and ROW.
• What are the key outcomes of the five forces analysis of the global defoaming coating additives market?

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To offer clients insights into the ever-changing supply landscape for the defoaming coating additives market, Technavio takes into consideration the present scenario and elaborates on the key trends and drivers affecting the additives, adhesives, and sealants industry. While analyzing this market space, the research professionals have observed that this industry is witnessing profound market developments in terms of product modernization. Such developments are likely to create numerous business opportunities, both globally and regionally, to impact the overall chemicals and materials industry's growth. Our actionable market intelligence reports also provide information on how major players like Asahi Kasei, BASF, Bayer, Braskem, BP, Dow Chemicals, DuPont, ExxonMobil, Reliance, SABIC, Saint-Gobain, Sinopec, and 3M are defining markets through advanced product offerings across the chemicals and materials sector.

Technavio's market research analysts have also focused on the global outlook of the additives, adhesives, and sealants sector to provide an intensive market analysis for the defoaming coating additives market. The upcoming report on defoaming coating additives follows a meticulous approach of qualitative and quantitative research, intellectual application of appropriate analytical tools, and analysis of the contemporary trend patterns and business policies. It has been observed that the demand for defoamers will witness massive growth in the coming years owing to their increasing architectural applications. Furthermore, to present a comprehensive picture of the market, analysts have also calculated the market size and forecast from a global perspective, segmentations, buying behavior of consumers, and vendor portfolios. Technavio's all-embracing competitor vendor analysis assists business firms in strategizing and executing their operations in the respective market. Our reports cover each aspect of the additives, adhesives, and sealants market by considering varied industrial applications of defoaming coating additives in supplementing, reinforcing, and binding various materials.

Extensive industry analysis has also revealed that with the growing trend towards industrial advancements, the inclination towards the use of such manufacturing substances has gained popularity among end users. Technavio's upcoming market research report takes into account the growth of the other niche additives, adhesives, and sealants markets like global automotive coatings adhesives and sealants market, which is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 5% by 2020.   The reports listed under this category also provide the latest product innovations in the prevalent additives, adhesives, and sealants industry, including electronic adhesives, grease additives, bioadhesives, and medicinal feed additives. Our market research reports also offer a detailed view of industry overviews, sales statistics and projections, consequent product innovations, and up-to-date analysis of the ongoing research activities.

The upcoming market report for defoaming coating additives also identifies the key drivers, emerging trends, as well as the challenges that the additives, adhesives, and sealants industry is currently experiencing. It also presents insights into the changing competitive landscape to give you a realistic picture of the future direction of the overall chemicals and materials sector.