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全球液体阳离子醚化剂市场Global Liquid Cationic Etherification Agent Market |
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概述
全球液体阳离子醚化剂市场在2023年达到2.524亿美元,预计2031年将达到3.786亿美元,2024-2031年预测期间CAGR为5.2%。
纺织和造纸产业不断增长的需求,特别是孟加拉、柬埔寨和寮国等亚洲欠发达国家推动低水准工业化,将推动预测期内对液体阳离子醚化剂的需求。
全球液体阳离子醚化剂市场的长期成长潜力因该行业缺乏突破性创新而受到阻碍。鑑于新化学製剂商业化的周期较长,开发管道中缺乏主要产品将为追求价值驱动的市场成长带来挑战。
动力学
造纸对无毒化学品的需求不断增长
儘管造纸厂的空气污染一直是人们关注的首要问题,但造纸厂的径流水污染近年来也引起了越来越多的关注。印度拉贾斯坦中央大学研究人员2023年8月发表的一篇论文称,造纸厂排放物中发现了多种难降解污染物,包括氯酚、氯儿茶酚、氯木质素、氯癒创木酚、呋喃、氰化物、二噁英和重金属。
液体阳离子醚化剂是造纸过程中使用的辅助添加剂,用于在加工过程中对纤维素中的原淀粉进行改质。它也在其他工艺中用作施胶剂和过滤助剂。鑑于其无毒性质及其与固体废物黏合的能力,製浆造纸工业对液体阳离子醚化剂的需求不断增加。
废水环保法规日益严格
新兴国家的随意都市化导致污水处理系统不发达,将未经处理的废弃物直接排入水体。此外,由于执法不严,新兴国家的许多工厂倾倒未经处理的废水。日益严重的水污染事件迫使各国政府执行严格的规范,打击非法排放废水。
像中国这样长期受到水污染影响的国家,已经实施了专门法律,要求工业和市政机构在将废水排放到水体之前确保废水品质的最低标准。各国政府也投资扩大废水处理设施,以因应废水产生量的指数级成长。对废水品质的严格环境标准的日益执行将增加预测期内对液体阳离子醚化剂的需求。
较低的生产力
液体阳离子醚化剂是一种特种化学品,在有限的行业中具有特定的应用。因此,与其他特殊化学品相比,这些试剂的生产已经受到限制。许多化学品製造商根本不进行大量资本投资来扩大工业应用有限的化学品的生产,而且这只占其收入的一小部分。
近年来,由于供应链中断,生产问题进一步复杂化,供应链中断主要是由于COVID-19大流行、俄罗斯-乌克兰战争以及以色列对哈马斯的战争。这种中断将进一步导致生产短缺,使製造商无法利用不断增长的市场需求。
Overview
Global Liquid Cationic Etherification Agents Market reached US$ 252.4 million in 2023 and is expected to reach US$ 378.6 million by 2031, growing with a CAGR of 5.2% during the forecast period 2024-2031.
The growing demand from textile and papermaking industries, especially in as underdeveloped Asian countries such as Bangladesh, Cambodia and Laos push towards low-level industrialization, will propel the demand for liquid cationic etherification agents during the forecast period.
The long term growth potential for the global liquid cationic etherification agents market is hampered by the lack of breakthrough innovation within the sector. Given the long lead times for commercializing new chemical formulations, the lack of major products in the developmental pipeline would present challenges for pursuing value-driven market growth.
Dynamics
Growing Requirement of Non-Toxic Chemicals for Paper Production
Although air pollution from paper mills has been of primary concern, the runoff water contamination from paper mills has also attracted growing concern in recent years. According to a paper published in August 2023, by researchers from Central University of Rajasthan, India, various refractory pollutants are found in paper mill discharges, including chlorophenols, chlorocatechols chlorolignin, chloroguaiacol, furan, cyanide, dioxins and heavy metals.
Liquid cationic etherification agents are auxiliary additives used in papermaking process for modifying raw starch in cellulose during processing. It is also utilized as a sizing agent and filtration aid in other processes. Given its non-toxic nature and its ability to bond with solid waste, the demand for liquid cationic etherification agents has increased from the pulp and paper industry.
Increasingly stringent environmental regulations for wastewater
Haphazard urbanization in emerging countries has led to ill-developed sewage systems that discharge untreated waste straight into water bodies. Furthermore, due to lax enforcement, many industrial plants in emerging countries dump untreated wastewater. Growing incidences of extreme water pollution have forced governments to enforce strict norms against illegal discharge of wastewater.
Countries like China, which are chronically affected by water pollution, special laws and have been implemented requiring industries and municipal bodies to ensure minimum standards of wastewater quality before discharging it into water bodies. Governments are also investing in expanding wastewater treatment facilities to cope with an exponential increase in wastewater generation. The growing enforcement of stringent environmental standards for wastewater quality will augment demand for liquid cationic etherification agents during the forecast period.
Lower Rate of Production
Liquid cationic etherification agents are specialty chemicals with niche applications in a limited range of industries. Therefore, the production of these agents was already limited as compared to other specialty chemicals. Many chemical manufacturers simply do not undertake major capital investment in expanding production of chemicals with limited industrial applications and which forms a very small part of their revenue.
Problems in production have been further compounded in recent years due to supply chain disruptions, mainly on account of the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia-Ukraine war as well as Israel's war against Hamas. Such disruptions will further lead to production shortfalls, rendering manufacturers unablet to capitalize on growing market demand.
The global liquid cationic etherification agents market is segmented based on type, application and region.
Water Treatment Continues to Account for a Large Share of the Global Market
Liquid cationic etherification agents are used in wastewater treatment as flocculants, since they bind to suspended solid particles. As governments in developing and underdeveloped countries alike push to improve and expand wastewater treatment infrastructure, the share of water treatment industry in the demand for liquid cationic etherification agents will only increase over the upcoming years.
Furthermore, the demand for these agents from the textile and pulp and paper industries is only concentrated in countries and regions with a large-scale presence of these industries. Therefore, they account for a relatively smaller share of the global market, whereas given the universality of water treatment gives it a larger market share.
Asia-Pacific Will Continue to Have a Major Market Share
Asia-Pacific is forecasted to have the highest share within the global liquid cationic etherification agents' market, primarily due to the region's strong presence in the textile, paper and chemical manufacturing industries. Shifting global trends, encouraging government policies as well as growing capital investment by these industries in production capacity expansion.
For instance, in April 2023, India announced a new production linked incentives (PLI) policy for the textile industry, which is expected to kick in from early 2024. The policy is intended to boost the production and export of textiles from the country. A similar scheme is being planned to boost the country's value-added chemical exports. Asia-Pacific will continue to retain the largest share in the global market as other countries such as Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia also undertake extensive industrialization policies.
The global liquid cationic etherification agents' market experienced various pitfalls due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The paper and textile industries, some of the largest end-users of these agents, faced significant disruptions due to the pandemic on account of labor shortages and cutbacks in production. Consequently, the pandemic period witnessed a significant suppression in demand for liquid cationic etherification agents.
The period was also marked by significant economic uncertainty, which saw the chemical industry also reduce its demand for etherification agents. Only water treatment industry continued to witness stable demand during this period. The overall market situation has improved in the post-pandemic period and nearly all major industries are witnessing a growth in demand.
The Russia-Ukraine war sent ripples through the energy market of Europe. Although the volatility in global energy markets has eased, disruptions to the European market has continued. A steep increase in energy prices is prompting the shift of production of liquid cationic etherification agents from Europe to Asia-Pacific.
In Russia, sanctions by U.S. and European nations have led to an exodus of investment and cooperation in the sector, forcing many industries to resort to grey market imports or source from Chinese suppliers. Disruptions to normal trade have also led to an increase in agent prices for various industrial end-users.
The major global players in the market include Dow, QUAB Chemicals, Sachem, Inc., Chemigate, Lotte Fine Chemical, Shubham Starch Chem (P) Ltd, Shandong Guofeng, Junda Chemical, Shandong Tiancheng, Dongying J&M and Dongying Zeao Chemical.
The global liquid cationic etherification agents market report would provide approximately 50 tables, 54 figures and 192 Pages.
Target Audience 2024
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