Industry: Consumer Goods
Published Date: 2025-02-25
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Humectants Market Size(US$)

CAGR 2025-2031
5.9%
Market Size,2031
USD 31,650
Million
Market Snapshot
Source: Secondary research, interviews with experts, and QYResearch analysis
The global market for Humectants was valued at US$ 21310 million in the year 2024 and is projected to reach a revised size of US$ 31650 million by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 5.9% during the forecast period.
Humectant is a hygroscopic substance used to keep things moist; it is the opposite of a desiccant because it is wet. It is often a molecule with several hydrophilic groups, most often hydroxyl groups; however, amines and carboxyl groups, sometimes esterified, can be encountered as well (its affinity to form hydrogen bonds with molecules of water is the crucial trait). They are used in many products, including food, cosmetics, medicines and pesticides.
North American market for Humectants is estimated to increase from $ million in 2024 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.
Asia-Pacific market for Humectants is estimated to increase from $ million in 2024 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.
The major global manufacturers of Humectants include Cargill, BASF, Archer Daniels Midland, DowDupont, Roquette Freres, Ingredion Incorporated, Brenntag AG, Barentz, Ashland, Batory Foods, etc. In 2024, the world's top three vendors accounted for approximately % of the revenue.
REPORT SCOPE
This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Humectants, with both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Humectants.
The Humectants market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of sales volume (K MT) and revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. This report segments the global Humectants market comprehensively. Regional market sizes, concerning products by Type, by Application, and by players, are also provided.
For a more in-depth understanding of the market, the report provides profiles of the competitive landscape, key competitors, and their respective market ranks. The report also discusses technological trends and new product developments.
The report will help the Humectants manufacturers, new entrants, and industry chain related companies in this market with information on the revenues, sales volume, and average price for the overall market and the sub-segments across the different segments, by company, by Type, by Application, and by regions.
By Company
Cargill
BASF
Archer Daniels Midland
DowDupont
Roquette Freres
Ingredion Incorporated
Brenntag AG
Barentz
Ashland
Batory Foods
Corbion
Segment by Type
Synthetic
Natural
Segment by Application
Food & Beverage
Oral & Personal Care
Pharmaceuticals
Animal Feed
Others
Consumption by Region
North America
U.S.
Canada
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Indonesia
Thailand
Malaysia
Philippines
Vietnam
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Latin America
Mexico
Brazil
Argentina
Middle East and Africa
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
UAE
Core Chapters
Chapter 1: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (by region, product type, application, etc), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 2: Detailed analysis of Humectants manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales and revenue market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 3: Sales, revenue of Humectants in regional level and country level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and market size of each country in the world.
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 5: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 7: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 8: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 9: The main points and conclusions of the report.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Humectants Market Overview
1.1 Product Definition
1.2 Humectants by Type
1.2.1 Global Humectants Market Value Comparison by Type (2024 VS 2031)
1.2.2 Synthetic
1.2.3 Natural
1.3 Humectants by Application
1.3.1 Global Humectants Market Value by Application (2024 VS 2031)
1.3.2 Food & Beverage
1.3.3 Oral & Personal Care
1.3.4 Pharmaceuticals
1.3.5 Animal Feed
1.3.6 Others
1.4 Global Humectants Market Size Estimates and Forecasts
1.4.1 Global Humectants Revenue 2020-2031
1.4.2 Global Humectants Sales 2020-2031
1.4.3 Global Humectants Market Average Price (2020-2031)
1.5 Assumptions and Limitations
2 Humectants Market Competition by Manufacturers
2.1 Global Humectants Sales Market Share by Manufacturers (2020-2025)
2.2 Global Humectants Revenue Market Share by Manufacturers (2020-2025)
2.3 Global Humectants Average Price by Manufacturers (2020-2025)
2.4 Global Key Players of Humectants, Industry Ranking, 2022 VS 2023 VS 2024
2.5 Global Key Manufacturers of Humectants, Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
2.6 Global Key Manufacturers of Humectants, Product Type & Application
2.7 Global Key Manufacturers of Humectants, Date of Enter into This Industry
2.8 Global Humectants Market Competitive Situation and Trends
2.8.1 Global Humectants Market Concentration Rate
2.8.2 The Global 5 and 10 Largest Humectants Players Market Share by Revenue
2.8.3 Global Humectants Market Share by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3)
2.9 Manufacturers Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion Plans
3 Global Humectants Market Scenario by Region
3.1 Global Humectants Market Size by Region: 2020 Versus 2024 Versus 2031
3.2 Global Humectants Sales by Region: 2020-2031
3.2.1 Global Humectants Sales by Region: 2020-2025
3.2.2 Global Humectants Sales by Region: 2026-2031
3.3 Global Humectants Revenue by Region: 2020-2031
3.3.1 Global Humectants Revenue by Region: 2020-2025
3.3.2 Global Humectants Revenue by Region: 2026-2031
3.4 North America Humectants Market Facts & Figures by Country
3.4.1 North America Humectants Market Size by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
3.4.2 North America Humectants Sales by Country (2020-2031)
3.4.3 North America Humectants Revenue by Country (2020-2031)
3.4.4 U.S.
3.4.5 Canada
3.5 Europe Humectants Market Facts & Figures by Country
3.5.1 Europe Humectants Market Size by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
3.5.2 Europe Humectants Sales by Country (2020-2031)
3.5.3 Europe Humectants Revenue by Country (2020-2031)
3.5.4 Germany
3.5.5 France
3.5.6 U.K.
3.5.7 Italy
3.5.8 Russia
3.6 Asia Pacific Humectants Market Facts & Figures by Region
3.6.1 Asia Pacific Humectants Market Size by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
3.6.2 Asia Pacific Humectants Sales by Region (2020-2031)
3.6.3 Asia Pacific Humectants Revenue by Region (2020-2031)
3.6.4 China
3.6.5 Japan
3.6.6 South Korea
3.6.7 India
3.6.8 Australia
3.6.9 Taiwan
3.6.10 Indonesia
3.6.11 Thailand
3.6.12 Malaysia
3.6.13 Philippines
3.7 Latin America Humectants Market Facts & Figures by Country
3.7.1 Latin America Humectants Market Size by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
3.7.2 Latin America Humectants Sales by Country (2020-2031)
3.7.3 Latin America Humectants Revenue by Country (2020-2031)
3.7.4 Mexico
3.7.5 Brazil
3.7.6 Argentina
3.8 Middle East and Africa Humectants Market Facts & Figures by Country
3.8.1 Middle East and Africa Humectants Market Size by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
3.8.2 Middle East and Africa Humectants Sales by Country (2020-2031)
3.8.3 Middle East and Africa Humectants Revenue by Country (2020-2031)
3.8.4 Turkey
3.8.5 Saudi Arabia
3.8.6 UAE
4 Segment by Type
4.1 Global Humectants Sales by Type (2020-2031)
4.1.1 Global Humectants Sales by Type (2020-2025)
4.1.2 Global Humectants Sales by Type (2026-2031)
4.1.3 Global Humectants Sales Market Share by Type (2020-2031)
4.2 Global Humectants Revenue by Type (2020-2031)
4.2.1 Global Humectants Revenue by Type (2020-2025)
4.2.2 Global Humectants Revenue by Type (2026-2031)
4.2.3 Global Humectants Revenue Market Share by Type (2020-2031)
4.3 Global Humectants Price by Type (2020-2031)
5 Segment by Application
5.1 Global Humectants Sales by Application (2020-2031)
5.1.1 Global Humectants Sales by Application (2020-2025)
5.1.2 Global Humectants Sales by Application (2026-2031)
5.1.3 Global Humectants Sales Market Share by Application (2020-2031)
5.2 Global Humectants Revenue by Application (2020-2031)
5.2.1 Global Humectants Revenue by Application (2020-2025)
5.2.2 Global Humectants Revenue by Application (2026-2031)
5.2.3 Global Humectants Revenue Market Share by Application (2020-2031)
5.3 Global Humectants Price by Application (2020-2031)
6 Key Companies Profiled
6.1 Cargill
6.1.1 Cargill Company Information
6.1.2 Cargill Description and Business Overview
6.1.3 Cargill Humectants Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.1.4 Cargill Humectants Product Portfolio
6.1.5 Cargill Recent Developments/Updates
6.2 BASF
6.2.1 BASF Company Information
6.2.2 BASF Description and Business Overview
6.2.3 BASF Humectants Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.2.4 BASF Humectants Product Portfolio
6.2.5 BASF Recent Developments/Updates
6.3 Archer Daniels Midland
6.3.1 Archer Daniels Midland Company Information
6.3.2 Archer Daniels Midland Description and Business Overview
6.3.3 Archer Daniels Midland Humectants Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.3.4 Archer Daniels Midland Humectants Product Portfolio
6.3.5 Archer Daniels Midland Recent Developments/Updates
6.4 DowDupont
6.4.1 DowDupont Company Information
6.4.2 DowDupont Description and Business Overview
6.4.3 DowDupont Humectants Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.4.4 DowDupont Humectants Product Portfolio
6.4.5 DowDupont Recent Developments/Updates
6.5 Roquette Freres
6.5.1 Roquette Freres Company Information
6.5.2 Roquette Freres Description and Business Overview
6.5.3 Roquette Freres Humectants Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.5.4 Roquette Freres Humectants Product Portfolio
6.5.5 Roquette Freres Recent Developments/Updates
6.6 Ingredion Incorporated
6.6.1 Ingredion Incorporated Company Information
6.6.2 Ingredion Incorporated Description and Business Overview
6.6.3 Ingredion Incorporated Humectants Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.6.4 Ingredion Incorporated Humectants Product Portfolio
6.6.5 Ingredion Incorporated Recent Developments/Updates
6.7 Brenntag AG
6.7.1 Brenntag AG Company Information
6.7.2 Brenntag AG Description and Business Overview
6.7.3 Brenntag AG Humectants Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.7.4 Brenntag AG Humectants Product Portfolio
6.7.5 Brenntag AG Recent Developments/Updates
6.8 Barentz
6.8.1 Barentz Company Information
6.8.2 Barentz Description and Business Overview
6.8.3 Barentz Humectants Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.8.4 Barentz Humectants Product Portfolio
6.8.5 Barentz Recent Developments/Updates
6.9 Ashland
6.9.1 Ashland Company Information
6.9.2 Ashland Description and Business Overview
6.9.3 Ashland Humectants Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.9.4 Ashland Humectants Product Portfolio
6.9.5 Ashland Recent Developments/Updates
6.10 Batory Foods
6.10.1 Batory Foods Company Information
6.10.2 Batory Foods Description and Business Overview
6.10.3 Batory Foods Humectants Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.10.4 Batory Foods Humectants Product Portfolio
6.10.5 Batory Foods Recent Developments/Updates
6.11 Corbion
6.11.1 Corbion Company Information
6.11.2 Corbion Description and Business Overview
6.11.3 Corbion Humectants Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.11.4 Corbion Humectants Product Portfolio
6.11.5 Corbion Recent Developments/Updates
7 Industry Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
7.1 Humectants Industry Chain Analysis
7.2 Humectants Raw Material Supply Analysis
7.2.1 Key Raw Materials
7.2.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
7.3 Humectants Production Mode & Process Analysis
7.4 Humectants Sales and Marketing
7.4.1 Humectants Sales Channels
7.4.2 Humectants Distributors
7.5 Humectants Customer Analysis
8 Humectants Market Dynamics
8.1 Humectants Industry Trends
8.2 Humectants Market Drivers
8.3 Humectants Market Challenges
8.4 Humectants Market Restraints
9 Research Findings and Conclusion
10 Methodology and Data Source
10.1 Methodology/Research Approach
10.1.1 Research Programs/Design
10.1.2 Market Size Estimation
10.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
10.2 Data Source
10.2.1 Secondary Sources
10.2.2 Primary Sources
10.3 Author List
10.4 Disclaimer
TABLE OF FIGURES
List of Tables
List of Figures
KEY QUESTIONS ADDRESSED BY THE REPORT
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