North America Silicone Oil Market - Industry Trends and Forecast to 2035
Market Report I 2023-12-01 I 638 Pages I Data Bridge Market Research
North America silicone oil market is expected to reach USD 6,850,446,330.12 by 2031 from USD 3,848,092,820.00 in 2023, growing at a CAGR of 7.65% during the forecast period of 2024 to 2031.
Market Segmentation
North America Silicone Oil Market, By Type (Straight-Chained Silicone Oil and Modified-Chained Silicone Oil), Product Type (Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), Phenyl Methyl Silicone Oil, Polymethyl Hydrogen Siloxane, Amino Silicone Oil, Vinyl Silicone Oil, Hydrogen Silicone Oil, and Others), Function (Lubricants, Sealant, Formulations, Water Repellants, Anti- Foam Agents, Heat Carrier, Hydraulic Fluids, Release Agent, Working Media, Damping Fluid, Chemical Intermediate, Liquid Dielectrics, Additives, Thermal Bath Fluid, and Others) End-Use (Electrical & Electronics, Automotive/Transportation, Industrial, Building & Construction, Rubber and Plastic Industry, Oil and Gas, Pharmaceuticals and Medical, Home Care, Consumer Goods, Aerospace and Defence, Agriculture, Textiles, Packaging, Energy, Paper and Pulp, Personal Care and Cosmetics, and Others), Country (U.S., Canada, and Mexico) - Industry Trends and Forecast to 2031
Overview North America Silicone Oil Market Dynamics
Driver
- Growing use of silicone oil in the textile industry
Restraint
- Intense competition from alternatives
Opportunity
- Increasing focus on research and development for the application of silicone oil
Market Players
Some of the key players operating in the North America silicone oil market are:
- Wacker Chemie AG
- Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd
- Elkem ASA
- Dow
- FUCHS
- Evonik Industries AG
- Hoshine Silicon Industry Co., Ltd
- Hubei Xingfa Chemicals Group Co., Ltd
- BRB International B.V. (A subsidiary of PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad)
- Aurolab
- Clearco Products Co, Inc.
- D R P Silicon
- CHT Germany GmbH
- Momentive
- Siltech Corporation
- Electrolube
- SiSiB SILICONES ( Subsidiary of PCC GROUP)
- IOTA silicone
- ARIHANT SOLVENTS AND CHEMICALS
- ALSTONE INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 208
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDYD 208
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 208
1.3 OVERVIEW OF NORTH AMERICA SILICONE OIL MARKET 208
1.4 LIMITATIONS 210
1.5 MARKETS COVERED 210
2 MARKET SEGMENTATION 222
2.1 MARKETS COVERED 222
2.2 GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE 223
2.3 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY 224
2.4 CURRENCY AND PRICING 224
2.5 DBMR TRIPOD DATA VALIDATION MODEL 225
2.6 TYPE LIFE LINE CURVE 228
2.7 MULTIVARIATE MODELING 229
2.8 PRIMARY INTERVIEWS WITH KEY OPINION LEADERS 230
2.9 DBMR MARKET POSITION GRID 231
2.10 MARKET END-USE COVERAGE GRID 232
2.11 DBMR MARKET CHALLENGE MATRIX 233
2.12 DBMR VENDOR SHARE ANALYSIS 234
2.13 SECONDARY SOURCES 235
2.14 ASSUMPTIONS 236
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 237
4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 239
4.1 PESTLE ANALYSIS 240
4.1.1 POLITICAL FACTORS 240
4.1.2 ECONOMIC FACTORS 240
4.1.3 SOCIAL FACTORS 240
4.1.4 TECHNOLOGICAL FACTORS 241
4.1.5 LEGAL FACTORS 241
4.1.6 ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS 241
4.2 PORTER'S FIVE FORCES 242
4.2.1 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS 242
4.2.2 THE THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES 242
4.2.3 SUPPLIERS BARGAINING POWER 242
4.2.4 BUYERS BARGAINING POWER 242
4.2.5 INTERNAL COMPETITION (RIVALRY) 243
4.3 CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIO 244
4.3.1 ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS 244
4.3.2 INDUSTRY RESPONSE 244
4.3.3 GOVERNMENT ROLE 244
4.3.4 ANALYST RECOMMENDATION 244
4.4 END USERS INSIGHTS 246
4.5 RAW MATERIAL COVERAGE 249
4.6 SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS 250
4.6.1 OVERVIEW 250
4.6.2 LOGISTIC COST SCENARIO 250
4.6.3 IMPORTANCE OF LOGISTICS SERVICE PROVIDERS 250
4.7 TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT BY MANUFACTURERS 251
4.8 VENDOR SELECTION CRITERIA 252
5 MARKET OVERVIEW 254
5.1 DRIVERS 256
5.1.1 GROWING USE OF SILICONE OIL IN THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY 256
5.1.2 GROWING DEMAND FOR SILICONE OIL IN AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS 256
5.1.3 WIDESPREAD ADOPTION OF SILICONE OIL ACROSS DIVERSE INDUSTRIES, INCLUDING COSMETICS AND PERSONAL CARE 257
5.1.4 SURGE IN THE DEMAND FOR SILICONE OIL FROM THE HEALTHCARE AND MEDICAL SECTOR 258
5.2 RESTRAINTS 258
5.2.1 FLUCTUATIONS IN THE RAW MATERIAL PRICES 258
5.2.2 INTENSE COMPETITION FROM ALTERNATIVES 259
5.3 OPPORTUNITIES 260
5.3.1 EXPANDING EMPHASIS ON RENEWABLE ENERGY 260
5.3.2 RISING UPTAKE OF SILICONE OIL IN THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY 260
5.3.3 INCREASING FOCUS ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE APPLICATION OF SILICONE OIL 261
5.4 CHALLENGES 262
5.4.1 STRINGENT ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS 262
5.4.2 CONCERNS RELATED TO WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING 262
6 NORTH AMERICA SILICONE OIL MARKET, BY TYPE 264
6.1 OVERVIEW 265
6.2 STRAIGHT-CHAINED SILICONE OIL 267
6.3 MODIFIED-CHAINED SILICONE OIL 268
7 NORTH AMERICA SILICONE OIL MARKET, BY PRODUCT TYPE 269
7.1 OVERVIEW 270
7.2 POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE (PDMS) 272
7.3 PHENYL METHYL SILICONE OIL 273
7.4 POLYMETHYL HYDROGEN SILOXANE 274
7.5 AMINO SILICONE OIL 275
7.6 VINYL SILICONE OIL 276
7.7 HYDROGEN SILICONE OIL 277
7.8 OTHERS 278
8 NORTH AMERICA SILICONE OIL MARKET, BY FUNCTION 279
8.1 OVERVIEW 280
8.2 LUBRICANTS 283
8.3 SEALANT 284
8.4 FORMULATIONS 285
8.5 WATER REPELLANTS 286
8.6 ANTI- FOAM AGENTS 287
8.7 HEAT CARRIER 288
8.8 HYDRAULIC FLUIDS 289
8.9 RELEASE AGENT 290
8.10 WORKING MEDIA 291
8.11 DAMPING FLUID 292
8.12 CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATE 293
8.13 LIQUID DIELECTRICS 294
8.14 ADDITIVES 295
8.15 THERMAL BATH FLUID 296
8.16 OTHERS 297
9 NORTH AMERICA SILICONE OIL MARKET, BY END USE 298
9.1 OVERVIEW 299
9.2 ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS 302
9.2.1 ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS, BY TYPE 303
9.2.2 ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS, BY PRODUCT TYPE 304
9.2.3 ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS, BY FUNCTION 305
9.3 AUTOMOTIVE/TRANSPORTATION 307
9.3.1 AUTOMOTIVE/TRANSPORTATION, BY END-USE 308
9.3.2 AUTOMOTIVE/TRANSPORTATION, BY TYPE 308
9.3.3 AUTOMOTIVE/TRANSPORTATION, BY PRODUCT TYPE 309
9.3.4 AUTOMOTIVE/TRANSPORTATION, BY FUNCTION 311
9.4 INDUSTRIAL 313
9.4.1 INDUSTRIAL, BY TYPE 314
9.4.2 INDUSTRIAL, BY PRODUCT TYPE 315
9.4.3 INDUSTRIAL, BY FUNCTION 316
9.5 BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION 318
9.5.1 BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION, BY END-USE 319
9.5.2 BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION, BY TYPE 319
9.5.3 BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION, BY PRODUCT TYPE 320
9.5.4 BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION, BY FUNCTION 322
9.6 RUBBER AND PLASTIC INDUSTRY 324
9.6.1 RUBBER AND PLASTIC INDUSTRY, BY TYPE 325
9.6.2 RUBBER AND PLASTIC INDUSTRY, BY PRODUCT TYPE 326
9.6.3 RUBBER AND PLASTIC INDUSTRY, BY FUNCTION 327
9.7 OIL AND GAS 329
9.7.1 OIL AND GAS, BY TYPE 330
9.7.2 OIL AND GAS, BY PRODUCT TYPE 331
9.7.3 OIL AND GAS, BY FUNCTION 332
9.8 PHARMACEUTICALS AND MEDICAL 334
9.8.1 PHARMACEUTICALS AND MEDICAL, BY END-USE 335
9.8.2 PHARMACEUTICALS AND MEDICAL, BY TYPE 335
9.8.3 PHARMACEUTICALS AND MEDICAL, BY PRODUCT TYPE 336
9.8.4 PHARMACEUTICALS AND MEDICAL, BY FUNCTION 338
9.9 HOME CARE 340
9.9.1 HOME CARE, BY TYPE 341
9.9.2 HOME CARE, BY PRODUCT TYPE 342
9.9.3 HOME CARE, BY FUNCTION 343
9.10 CONSUMER GOODS 345
9.10.1 CONSUMER GOODS, BY TYPE 346
9.10.2 CONSUMER GOODS, BY PRODUCT TYPE 347
9.10.3 CONSUMER GOODS, BY FUNCTION 348
9.11 AEROSPACE AND DEFENCE 350
9.11.1 AEROSPACE AND DEFENCE, BY TYPE 351
9.11.2 AEROSPACE AND DEFENCE, BY PRODUCT TYPE 352
9.11.3 AEROSPACE AND DEFENCE, BY FUNCTION 353
9.12 AGRICULTURE 355
9.12.1 AGRICULTURE, BY TYPE 356
9.12.2 AGRICULTURE, BY PRODUCT TYPE 357
9.12.3 AGRICULTURE, BY FUNCTION 358
9.13 TEXTILES 360
9.13.1 TEXTILES, BY TYPE 361
9.13.2 TEXTILES, BY PRODUCT TYPE 362
9.13.3 TEXTILES, BY FUNCTION 363
9.14 PACKAGING 365
9.14.1 PACKAGING, BY TYPE 366
9.14.2 PACKAGING, BY PRODUCT TYPE 367
9.14.3 PACKAGING, BY FUNCTION 368
9.15 ENERGY 370
9.15.1 ENERGY, BY TYPE 371
9.15.2 ENERGY, BY PRODUCT TYPE 372
9.15.3 ENERGY, BY FUNCTION 373
9.16 PAPER AND PULP 375
9.16.1 PAPER AND PULP, BY TYPE 375
9.16.2 PAPER AND PULP, BY PRODUCT TYPE 376
9.16.3 PAPER AND PULP, BY FUNCTION 377
9.17 PERSONAL CARE AND COSMETICS 379
9.17.1 PERSONAL CARE AND COSMETICS, BY END-USE 380
9.17.2 PERSONAL CARE AND COSMETICS, BY TYPE 380
9.17.3 PERSONAL CARE AND COSMETICS, BY PRODUCT TYPE 381
9.17.4 PERSONAL CARE AND COSMETICS, BY FUNCTION 382
9.18 OTHERS 384
9.18.1 OTHERS, BY TYPE 385
9.18.2 OTHERS, BY PRODUCT TYPE 385
9.18.3 OTHERS, BY FUNCTION 386
10 NORTH AMERICA SILICONE OIL MARKET, BY REGION 388
10.1 NORTH AMERICA 389
10.1.1 U.S. 449
10.1.2 CANADA 502
10.1.3 MEXICO 550
11 NORTH AMERICA SILICONE OIL MARKET: COMPANY LANDSCAPE 597
11.1 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: NORTH AMERICA 597
11.2 NEW PRODUCTION PLANTS 598
11.3 ANNOUNCEMENT 598
11.4 PRODUCT LAUNCHES 599
12 SWOT ANALYSIS 600
13 COMPANY PROFILES 601
13.1 DOW 601
13.1.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 601
13.1.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 602
13.1.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 602
13.1.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 603
13.1.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 603
13.2 HUBEI XINGFA CHEMICALS GROUP CO., LTD 604
13.2.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 604
13.2.2 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 604
13.2.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 605
13.2.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 605
13.3 EVONIK INDUSTRIES AG 606
13.3.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 606
13.3.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 606
13.3.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 607
13.3.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 607
13.3.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 607
13.4 WACKER CHEMIE AG 608
13.4.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 608
13.4.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 608
13.4.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 609
13.4.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 609
13.4.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 611
13.5 FUCHS 612
13.5.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 612
13.5.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 612
13.5.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 613
13.5.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 613
13.5.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 613
13.6 ALSTONE INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD 614
13.6.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 614
13.6.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 614
13.6.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 614
13.7 ARIHANT SOLVENTS AND CHEMICALS 615
13.7.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 615
13.7.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 615
13.7.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 615
13.8 AUROLAB 616
13.8.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 616
13.8.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 616
13.8.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 616
13.9 BRB INTERNATIONAL B.V. (A SUBSIDIARY OF PETRONAS CHEMICALS GROUP BERHAD) 617
13.9.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 617
13.9.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 617
13.9.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 617
13.10 CHT GERMANY GMBH 618
13.10.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 618
13.10.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 618
13.10.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 618
13.11 CLEARCO PRODUCTS CO., INC. 619
13.11.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 619
13.11.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 619
13.11.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 620
13.12 D R P SILICONE 621
13.12.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 621
13.12.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 621
13.12.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 621
13.13 ELECTROLUBE 622
13.13.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 622
13.13.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 622
13.13.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 622
13.14 ELKEM ASA 623
13.14.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 623
13.14.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 623
13.14.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 624
13.14.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 624
13.15 HOSHINE SILICON INDUSTRY CO., LTD 625
13.15.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 625
13.15.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 625
13.15.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 625
13.16 IOTA SILICONE 626
13.16.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 626
13.16.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 626
13.16.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 628
13.17 MOMENTIVE 629
13.17.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 629
13.17.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 629
13.17.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 629
13.18 SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD 630
13.18.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 630
13.18.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 630
13.18.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 631
13.18.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 631
13.19 SILTECH CORPORATION 632
13.19.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 632
13.19.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 632
13.19.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 632
13.20 SISIB SILICONES (SUBSIDIARY OF PCC GROUP) 633
13.20.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 633
13.20.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 633
13.20.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 633
14 QUESTIONNAIRE 634
15 RELATED REPORTS 638
13.16 IOTA SILICONE 626
13.16.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 626
13.16.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 626
13.16.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 628
13.17 MOMENTIVE 629
13.17.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 629
13.17.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 629
13.17.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 629
13.18 SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD 630
13.18.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 630
13.18.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 630
13.18.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 631
13.18.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 631
13.19 SILTECH CORPORATION 632
13.19.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 632
13.19.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 632
13.19.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 632
13.20 SISIB SILICONES (SUBSIDIARY OF PCC GROUP) 633
13.20.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 633
13.20.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 633
13.20.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 633
14 QUESTIONNAIRE 634
15 RELATED REPORTS 638
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