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INFOGRAPHIC Feb 25, 2019

Global Surfactants Industry

Adam Stephen Bland

Household detergents remain the most important application sector for surfactants, accounting for approximately 46% of global consumption in the major consuming regions, with an average annual growth rate of 2% expected over the next five years.

What are the key factors influencing the industry?

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The surfactants industry is considered complex because of factors such as a broad-range definition of the term surfactants; many suppliers (more than 500 worldwide); numerous product chemistries (more than 3,500), intermediates, and blends; a combination of low- and high-profit products and businesses; a wide range of applications and customer base; variable captive production and merchant markets; and interproducer business relationships and sales.

Gain knowledge in identifying trends and driving forces influencing the surfactants market to forecast and plan for future demand with the Surfactant Specialty Chemicals Update Program.

Posted 25 February 2019 by Adam Stephen Bland, MBA, Associate Director, IHS Chemical

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