Published December 2023
Industrial and institutional (I&I) cleaners are defined as those cleaners intended for routine cleaning of industrial, commercial and public institutions, outside of the normal household environment. I&I cleaners are used in numerous applications by various customer types, and employ a variety of chemicals including acids, alcohols, bleaches, disinfectants, solvents and surfactants. Segmentation and analysis of the market can therefore vary; however, this report focuses on segmentation by end-use application.
The I&I cleaning market has rebounded in 2022–23 after the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, most cleaning product segments declined as a consequence of national lockdowns that affected hospitality, restaurants and nonessential retail sectors; in contrast, consumption increased for the cleaning products used in healthcare facilities, hospitals and those institutions that remained opened. The pandemic’s effects could also be seen into 2021, and in some business sectors in 2022. In 2023, the I&I cleaners industry entered a post-pandemic recovery stage, showing recovery for most sectors of cleaning products except sanitizers and disinfectants. Once the domain primarily of the healthcare sector, the use of hand sanitizers became commonplace in public buildings during the pandemic, leading to a surge in demand in 2020. As the pandemic has faded, consumption of sanitizers and disinfectants declined sharply in 2022–23.
The following pie chart shows world consumption of I&I cleaners by region.
North America, mainland China and Western Europe accounted for over two-thirds of consumption value in 2023. Public perception over hygiene and cleanliness has changed in the past couple of years, and institutions are predicted to show increasing attention to cleaning practices in the forecast period.
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