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Polyacrylic Acid Market Report and Forecast 2025-2034
Market Report I 2025-08-12 I 172 Pages I EMR Inc.
The global polyacrylic acid market witnessed a healthy growth in the historical period of 2018-2024 aided by the rising use of superabsorbent polymers. The market reached a value of almost USD 4.88 Billion in 2024 . The market is further expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.52% in the forecast period of 2025-2034, to reach USD 9.18 Billion by 2034 .
The Asia Pacific Region to Aid the Global Market for Polyacrylic Acid
Huge investments by leading manufacturers and subsequent lower costs, especially in the Asia Pacific region, are expected to drive the global polyacrylic acid industry forward. Moreover, the growing population in the Asia Pacific is anticipated to boost the demand for potable water, providing opportunities to the entry of polyacrylic acid in the market. Among countries in the Asia Pacific, China and India are leading the front in the consumption of polyacrylic acid, closely followed by Europe and North America.
The polyacrylic acid industry is being influenced by strict environment-related regulations, especially in developing countries. Polyacrylic acid is being rapidly used in wastewater treatment and sewage plants, providing further impetus to the market growth. The widespread use of polyacrylic acid in various end-use industries is one of the major contributors to the market growth.
Polyacrylic Acid: Market Segmentation
Polyacrylic acid or PAA is a high-molecular weight polymer of acrylic acid. It is formed when the acrylic ester of acrylonitrile undergoes polymerisation, followed by hydrolysis. PAA is commercially traded as 'Carbomer' and has properties similar to water-soluble natural gums.
Based on form, the market is bifurcated into:
- Liquid
- Powder
By type, the market can be divided into:
- Co-Polymer
- Homo-Polymer
- Ter-Polymer
Based on application, the market can be divided into:
- Water and Wastewater Treatment
- Detergents and Cleaners
- Paints, Coatings, and Inks
- Superabsorbent Polymers
- Others
Market breakup by region:
- North America
- Europe
- Asia Pacific
- Latin America
- Middle East and Africa
Rising Demand for Polyacrylic Acid Driving the Market Growth
The polyacrylic acid industry is being driven by the rising usage of superabsorbent polymers. The excellent water-absorbing properties of these polymers, up to 500 times their own weight, are driving the market forward. The increasing consumption of polyacrylic acid-based superabsorbent polymers in baby diapers , feminine products, and adult incontinence products is providing impetus to the global polyacrylic acid industry. Polyacrylic acid plays a vital role in the reduction of hydrate formation, preventing hydrate formation in oil and gas pipelines . This, in turn, has propelled the market growth of polyacrylic acid. The market is expected to witness further growth in the coming years, being influenced by the strict environment-related regulations regarding effluent discharge and an increase in the number of polyacrylic acid applications, especially in treating sewage water.
Key Industry Players in the Global Polyacrylic Acid Market
The report gives a detailed analysis of the following key players in the global polyacrylic acid market, covering their competitive landscape, capacity, and latest developments like mergers, acquisitions, and investments, expansions of capacity, and plant turnarounds:
- Ashland Global Holdings Inc.
- Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.
- Dow Chemical Company
- Kao Chemical Corporation
- The Lubrizol Corporation
- Maxwell Additives Pvt. Ltd.
- Polysciences, Inc.
- Others
The comprehensive EMR report provides an in-depth assessment of the industry based on Porter's five forces model, along with giving a SWOT analysis.
1 Executive Summary
1.1 Market Size 2024-2025
1.2 Market Growth 2025(F)-2034(F)
1.3 Key Demand Drivers
1.4 Key Players and Competitive Structure
1.5 Industry Best Practices
1.6 Recent Trends and Developments
1.7 Industry Outlook
2 Market Overview and Stakeholder Insights
2.1 Market Trends
2.2 Key Verticals
2.3 Key Regions
2.4 Supplier Power
2.5 Buyer Power
2.6 Key Market Opportunities and Risks
2.7 Key Initiatives by Stakeholders
3 Economic Summary
3.1 GDP Outlook
3.2 GDP Per Capita Growth
3.3 Inflation Trends
3.4 Democracy Index
3.5 Gross Public Debt Ratios
3.6 Balance of Payment (BoP) Position
3.7 Population Outlook
3.8 Urbanisation Trends
4 Country Risk Profiles
4.1 Country Risk
4.2 Business Climate
5 Global Polyacrylic Acid Market Analysis
5.1 Key Industry Highlights
5.2 Global Polyacrylic Acid Historical Market (2018-2024)
5.3 Global Polyacrylic Acid Market Forecast (2025-2034)
5.4 Global Polyacrylic Acid Market by Form
5.4.1 Liquid
5.4.1.1 Market Share
5.4.1.2 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
5.4.1.3 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
5.4.2 Powder
5.4.2.1 Market Share
5.4.2.2 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
5.4.2.3 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
5.5 Global Polyacrylic Acid Market by Type
5.5.1 Co-Polymer
5.5.1.1 Market Share
5.5.1.2 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
5.5.1.3 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
5.5.2 Homo-Polymer
5.5.2.1 Market Share
5.5.2.2 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
5.5.2.3 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
5.5.3 Ter-Polymer
5.5.3.1 Market Share
5.5.3.2 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
5.5.3.3 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
5.6 Global Polyacrylic Acid Market by Application
5.6.1 Water and Wastewater Treatment
5.6.1.1 Market Share
5.6.1.2 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
5.6.1.3 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
5.6.2 Detergents and Cleaners
5.6.2.1 Market Share
5.6.2.2 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
5.6.2.3 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
5.6.3 Paints, Coatings, and Inks
5.6.3.1 Market Share
5.6.3.2 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
5.6.3.3 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
5.6.4 Superabsorbent Polymers
5.6.4.1 Market Share
5.6.4.2 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
5.6.4.3 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
5.6.5 Others
5.7 Global Polyacrylic Acid Market by Region
5.7.1 North America
5.7.1.1 Market Share
5.7.1.2 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
5.7.1.3 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
5.7.2 Europe
5.7.2.1 Market Share
5.7.2.2 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
5.7.2.3 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
5.7.3 Asia Pacific
5.7.3.1 Market Share
5.7.3.2 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
5.7.3.3 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
5.7.4 Latin America
5.7.4.1 Market Share
5.7.4.2 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
5.7.4.3 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
5.7.5 Middle East and Africa
5.7.5.1 Market Share
5.7.5.2 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
5.7.5.3 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
6 North America Polyacrylic Acid Market Analysis
6.1 United States of America
6.1.1 Market Share
6.1.2 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
6.1.3 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
6.2 Canada
6.2.1 Market Share
6.2.2 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
6.2.3 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
7 Europe Polyacrylic Acid Market Analysis
7.1 United Kingdom
7.1.1 Market Share
7.1.2 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
7.1.3 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
7.2 Germany
7.2.1 Market Share
7.2.2 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
7.2.3 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
7.3 France
7.3.1 Market Share
7.3.2 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
7.3.3 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
7.4 Italy
7.4.1 Market Share
7.4.2 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
7.4.3 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
7.5 Others
8 Asia Pacific Polyacrylic Acid Market Analysis
8.1 China
8.1.1 Market Share
8.1.2 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
8.1.3 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
8.2 Japan
8.2.1 Market Share
8.2.2 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
8.2.3 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
8.3 India
8.3.1 Market Share
8.3.2 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
8.3.3 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
8.4 ASEAN
8.4.1 Market Share
8.4.2 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
8.4.3 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
8.5 Australia
8.5.1 Market Share
8.5.2 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
8.5.3 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
8.6 Others
9 Latin America Polyacrylic Acid Market Analysis
9.1 Brazil
9.1.1 Market Share
9.1.2 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
9.1.3 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
9.2 Argentina
9.2.1 Market Share
9.2.2 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
9.2.3 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
9.3 Mexico
9.3.1 Market Share
9.3.2 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
9.3.3 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
9.4 Others
10 Middle East and Africa Polyacrylic Acid Market Analysis
10.1 Saudi Arabia
10.1.1 Market Share
10.1.2 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
10.1.3 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
10.2 United Arab Emirates
10.2.1 Market Share
10.2.2 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
10.2.3 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
10.3 Nigeria
10.3.1 Market Share
10.3.2 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
10.3.3 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
10.4 South Africa
10.4.1 Market Share
10.4.2 Historical Trend (2018-2024)
10.4.3 Forecast Trend (2025-2034)
10.5 Others
11 Market Dynamics
11.1 SWOT Analysis
11.1.1 Strengths
11.1.2 Weaknesses
11.1.3 Opportunities
11.1.4 Threats
11.2 Porter's Five Forces Analysis
11.2.1 Supplier's Power
11.2.2 Buyer's Power
11.2.3 Threat of New Entrants
11.2.4 Degree of Rivalry
11.2.5 Threat of Substitutes
11.3 Key Indicators for Demand
11.4 Key Indicators for Price
12 Value Chain Analysis
13 Price Analysis
13.1 North America Historical Price Trends (2018-2024) & Forecast (2025-2034)
13.2 Europe Historical Price Trends (2018-2024) & Forecast (2025-2034)
13.3 Asia Pacific Historical Price Trends (2018-2024) & Forecast (2025-2034)
13.4 Latin America Historical Price Trends (2018-2024) & Forecast (2025-2034)
13.5 Middle East & Africa Historical Price Trends (2018-2024) & Forecast (2025-2034)
14 Procurement Insights
14.1 Contract Terms
14.2 Cost Structure
14.2.1 Raw Material
14.2.2 Utility
14.2.3 Labour Cost
14.2.4 Fixed Cost
14.3 Pricing Model
14.4 Vendor Selection Criteria
14.5 Supplier and Buyer Power at Regional Level
14.5.1 Demand
14.5.2 Supply
14.5.3 Raw Material/Feedstock Availability
14.5.4 Supplier Power
14.5.5 Buyer Power
14.6 Procurement Strategy: Best Practices
15 Competitive Landscape
15.1 Supplier Selection
15.2 Key Global Players
15.3 Key Regional Players
15.4 Key Player Strategies
15.5 Company Profiles
15.5.1 Ashland Global Holdings Inc.
15.5.1.1 Company Overview
15.5.1.2 Product Portfolio
15.5.1.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
15.5.1.4 Certifications
15.5.2 Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.
15.5.2.1 Company Overview
15.5.2.2 Product Portfolio
15.5.2.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
15.5.2.4 Certifications
15.5.3 Dow Chemical Company
15.5.3.1 Company Overview
15.5.3.2 Product Portfolio
15.5.3.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
15.5.3.4 Certifications
15.5.4 Kao Chemical Corporation
15.5.4.1 Company Overview
15.5.4.2 Product Portfolio
15.5.4.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
15.5.4.4 Certifications
15.5.5 The Lubrizol Corporation
15.5.5.1 Company Overview
15.5.5.2 Product Portfolio
15.5.5.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
15.5.5.4 Certifications
15.5.6 Maxwell Additives Pvt. Ltd.
15.5.6.1 Company Overview
15.5.6.2 Product Portfolio
15.5.6.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
15.5.6.4 Certifications
15.5.7 Polyscienece, Inc.
15.5.7.1 Company Overview
15.5.7.2 Product Portfolio
15.5.7.3 Demographic Reach and Achievements
15.5.7.4 Certifications
15.5.8 Others
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