About Dispersing Agents
Dispersing agents are surface-active substances that ease the dispersion of an immiscible chemical in a solvent. These are also called dispersants or plasticizers. Dispersants decrease the surface tension, preventing settling or coagulation of particles and ensuring uniform consistency in blends and particles. Adding these agents to a colloid prevents clustering and enhances separation of particles.
Dispersants are produced using chemicals such as acrylic acid, polycarboxylate, naphthalene, sulfonate, and lignosulfonates, depending upon their application. Environmental factors such as water salinity and temperature influence the effectiveness of dispersants.
Dispersants are used as additives in petrol, paints, detergents, and medicines. These agents have many applications in the automotive, construction, detergents, oil and gas, paints and coatings, and pulp and paper industries.
Technavios analysts forecast the global dispersing agents market to grow at a CAGR of 6.3% during the period 2016-2020.
Covered in this report
The report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the global dispersing agents market for 2016-2020.
The market is divided into the following segments based on geography:
• APAC
• Europe
• North America
• ROW
Technavio's report, Global Dispersing Agents Market 2016-2020, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the market landscape and its growth prospects over the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.
Key vendors
• Arkema SA
• Ashland Inc.
• BASF SE
• Clariant AG
• DOW Chemical Company
• Solvay SA
Other prominent vendors
• Altana
• Cera-Chem
• Chryso
• Croda
• Elementis
• Emerald Performance Materials
• Evonik Industries
• King Industries
• Ingevity
• Rudolf
• Lubrizol
Market driver
• Rise in demand from end-user industries
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Market challenge
• Volatile costs of raw materials
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Market trend
• New product development
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Key questions answered in this report
• What will the market size be in 2020 and what will the growth rate be?
• What are the key market trends?
• What is driving this market?
• What are the challenges to market growth?
• Who are the key vendors in this market space?
• What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the key vendors?
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of the key vendors?
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PART 01: Executive summary
Highlights
PART 02: Scope of the report
Market overview
Top-vendor offerings
PART 03: Market research methodology
Research methodology
Economic indicators
PART 04: Introduction
Key market highlights
Additives
Overview of dispersing agents
Types of dispersing agents
PART 05: Market landscape
Market overview
Market size and forecast by volume
Porters five forces analysis
PART 06: Market segmentation by application
Market segmentation by application
Dispersing agents in construction market
Dispersing agents in automotive market
Dispersing agents in detergents market
Dispersing agents in oil and gas market
Dispersing agents in paints and coatings market
Dispersing agents in pulp and paper market
PART 07: Geographical segmentation
Market segmentation by geodgraphy
Dispersing agents market in APAC
Dispersing agents market in Europe
Dispersing agents market in North America
Dispersing agents market in ROW
PART 08: Market drivers
Increased investments in construction industry
Rise in demand from end-user industries
Growing environmental concerns
PART 09: Impact of drivers
PART 10: Market challenges
Volatile costs of raw materials
Lack of focus on innovation
PART 11: Impact of drivers and challenges
PART 12: Market trends
Improved product offering
New product development
PART 13: Vendor landscape
Competitive scenario
Growth strategies
Value chain
Key market vendors
Categories of market vendors
Other prominent vendors
Arkema
Ashland
BASF
Clariant
Dow Chemical
Solvay
PART 14: Appendix
List of abbreviation
PART 15: Explore Technavio
List of Exhibits
Exhibit 01: Global dispersing agents market
Exhibit 02: Segmentation of dispersing agents market by application
Exhibit 03: Segmentation of global dispersing agents market by geography
Exhibit 04: Product offerings
Exhibit 05: Types of additives
Exhibit 06: Major construction markets in APAC
Exhibit 07: Major construction markets in Europe
Exhibit 08: Global dispersing agents market 2015-2020 (million tons)
Exhibit 09: Porters five forces analysis
Exhibit 10: Market segmentation by application 2015
Exhibit 11: Market segmentation by application 2020
Exhibit 12: Comparison of CAGR (%), volume (kilotons), and market share (%) 2015
Exhibit 13: Dispersing agents in construction market 2015-2020 (kilotons)
Exhibit 14: Dispersing agents in automotive market 2015-2020 (kilotons)
Exhibit 15: Dispersing agents in detergents market 2015-2020 (kilotons)
Exhibit 16: Dispersing agents in oil and gas market 2015-2020 (kilotons)
Exhibit 17: Dispersing agents in paints and coatings market 2015-2020 (kilotons)
Exhibit 18: Dispersing agents in pulp and paper market 2015-2020 (kilotons)
Exhibit 19: Market segmentation by geography 2015
Exhibit 20: Market segmentation by geography 2020
Exhibit 21: Comparison of CAGR (%), volume (kilotons), and market share (%) 2015
Exhibit 22: Major countries in APAC by consumption 2015
Exhibit 23: Dispersing agents market in APAC 2015-2020 (million tons)
Exhibit 24: Major countries in Europe by consumption 2015
Exhibit 25: Dispersing agents market in Europe 2015-2020 (million tons)
Exhibit 26: Major markets in North America by consumption 2015
Exhibit 27: Dispersing agents market in North America 2015-2020 (million tons)
Exhibit 28: Major markets in ROW by consumption 2015
Exhibit 29: Dispersing agents market in ROW 2015-2020 (kilotons)
Exhibit 30: Automotive production 2015-2020 (million units)
Exhibit 31: Impact of drivers
Exhibit 32: Europe Brent Spot price FOB 2010-2015 ($ per barrel)
Exhibit 33: Impact of drivers and challenges
Exhibit 34: Growth strategies: Dispersing agents market
Exhibit 35: Value chain of dispersing agents
Exhibit 36: Key market vendors
Exhibit 37: Categories of market vendors 2015
Exhibit 38: Arkema: Business segmentation by revenue 2015
Exhibit 39: Arkema: Segmentation of revenue by geography 2015
Exhibit 40: Ashland: Business segmentation by revenue 2015
Exhibit 41: Ashland: Segmentation of revenue by geography 2015
Exhibit 42: BASF: Business segmentation by revenue 2015
Exhibit 43: BASF: Segmentation of revenue by geography 2015
Exhibit 44: Clariant: Business segmentation by revenue 2015
Exhibit 45: Clariant: Segmentation of revenue by geography 2015
Exhibit 46: Dow Chemical: Business segmentation by revenue 2015
Exhibit 47: Dow Chemical: Segmentation of revenue by geography 2015
Exhibit 48: Solvay: Business segmentation by revenue 2015
Exhibit 49: Solvay: Segmentation of revenue by geography 2015
