
The global Kaolin market size is predicted to grow from US$ 6750 million in 2025 to US$ 8614 million in 2031; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.1% from 2025 to 2031.
Kaolin, also called china clay, is white, soft, plastic clay mainly composed of fine-grained plate-like particles. It is distinguished from other industrial clays based on its fine particle size and pure coloring.
Global Kaolin key players include Imerys S.A., kaMin, BASF, Thiele Kaolin Company, etc.Global top four manufacturers hold a share over 20%.
Asia Pacific is the largest market, with a share about 40%, followed by Europe, and North America, both have a share over 40 percent.
In terms of product, Sandy Kaolin is the largest segment, with a share nearly 55%. And in terms of application, the largest application is Ceramics, followed by Paper, Refractories, Paint, Cosmetics and Pharmaceuticals, etc.
The “Kaolin Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Kaolin sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Kaolin sales for 2025 through 2031. With Kaolin sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Kaolin industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Kaolin landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Kaolin portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Kaolin market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Kaolin and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Kaolin.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Kaolin market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
Hard Kaolin
Soft Kaolin
Sandy Kaolin
Segmentation by Application:
Paper
Ceramics
Paint
Rubber
Plastics
Refractories
Cosmetics and Pharmaceuticals
Others
This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries
The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analysing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
Imerys S.A.
KaMin LLC and CADAM SA
BASF
Thiele Kaolin Company
Sibelco
Quarzwerke Gruppe
I-Minerals
Burgess
China kaolin
China Mineral Processing
Long Yan Kaolin clay
Bright Industrial
LB Minerals
Key Questions Addressed in this Report
What is the 10-year outlook for the global Kaolin market?
What factors are driving Kaolin market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Kaolin market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Kaolin break out by Type, by Application?
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1 Scope of the Report
1.1 Market Introduction
1.2 Years Considered
1.3 Research Objectives
1.4 Market Research Methodology
1.5 Research Process and Data Source
1.6 Economic Indicators
1.7 Currency Considered
1.8 Market Estimation Caveats
2 Executive Summary
2.1 World Market Overview
2.1.1 Global Kaolin Annual Sales 2020-2031
2.1.2 World Current & Future Analysis for Kaolin by Geographic Region, 2020, 2024 & 2031
2.1.3 World Current & Future Analysis for Kaolin by Country/Region, 2020, 2024 & 2031
2.2 Kaolin Segment by Type
2.2.1 Hard Kaolin
2.2.2 Soft Kaolin
2.2.3 Sandy Kaolin
2.3 Kaolin Sales by Type
2.3.1 Global Kaolin Sales Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.2 Global Kaolin Revenue and Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.3 Global Kaolin Sale Price by Type (2020-2025)
2.4 Kaolin Segment by Application
2.4.1 Paper
2.4.2 Ceramics
2.4.3 Paint
2.4.4 Rubber
2.4.5 Plastics
2.4.6 Refractories
2.4.7 Cosmetics and Pharmaceuticals
2.4.8 Others
2.5 Kaolin Sales by Application
2.5.1 Global Kaolin Sale Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
2.5.2 Global Kaolin Revenue and Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
2.5.3 Global Kaolin Sale Price by Application (2020-2025)
3 Global by Company
3.1 Global Kaolin Breakdown Data by Company
3.1.1 Global Kaolin Annual Sales by Company (2020-2025)
3.1.2 Global Kaolin Sales Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Kaolin Annual Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
3.2.1 Global Kaolin Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
3.2.2 Global Kaolin Revenue Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
3.3 Global Kaolin Sale Price by Company
3.4 Key Manufacturers Kaolin Producing Area Distribution, Sales Area, Product Type
3.4.1 Key Manufacturers Kaolin Product Location Distribution
3.4.2 Players Kaolin Products Offered
3.5 Market Concentration Rate Analysis
3.5.1 Competition Landscape Analysis
3.5.2 Concentration Ratio (CR3, CR5 and CR10) & (2023-2025)
3.6 New Products and Potential Entrants
3.7 Market M&A Activity & Strategy
4 World Historic Review for Kaolin by Geographic Region
4.1 World Historic Kaolin Market Size by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.1.1 Global Kaolin Annual Sales by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.1.2 Global Kaolin Annual Revenue by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.2 World Historic Kaolin Market Size by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.2.1 Global Kaolin Annual Sales by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.2.2 Global Kaolin Annual Revenue by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.3 Americas Kaolin Sales Growth
4.4 APAC Kaolin Sales Growth
4.5 Europe Kaolin Sales Growth
4.6 Middle East & Africa Kaolin Sales Growth
5 Americas
5.1 Americas Kaolin Sales by Country
5.1.1 Americas Kaolin Sales by Country (2020-2025)
5.1.2 Americas Kaolin Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
5.2 Americas Kaolin Sales by Type (2020-2025)
5.3 Americas Kaolin Sales by Application (2020-2025)
5.4 United States
5.5 Canada
5.6 Mexico
5.7 Brazil
6 APAC
6.1 APAC Kaolin Sales by Region
6.1.1 APAC Kaolin Sales by Region (2020-2025)
6.1.2 APAC Kaolin Revenue by Region (2020-2025)
6.2 APAC Kaolin Sales by Type (2020-2025)
6.3 APAC Kaolin Sales by Application (2020-2025)
6.4 China
6.5 Japan
6.6 South Korea
6.7 Southeast Asia
6.8 India
6.9 Australia
6.10 China Taiwan
7 Europe
7.1 Europe Kaolin by Country
7.1.1 Europe Kaolin Sales by Country (2020-2025)
7.1.2 Europe Kaolin Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
7.2 Europe Kaolin Sales by Type (2020-2025)
7.3 Europe Kaolin Sales by Application (2020-2025)
7.4 Germany
7.5 France
7.6 UK
7.7 Italy
7.8 Russia
8 Middle East & Africa
8.1 Middle East & Africa Kaolin by Country
8.1.1 Middle East & Africa Kaolin Sales by Country (2020-2025)
8.1.2 Middle East & Africa Kaolin Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
8.2 Middle East & Africa Kaolin Sales by Type (2020-2025)
8.3 Middle East & Africa Kaolin Sales by Application (2020-2025)
8.4 Egypt
8.5 South Africa
8.6 Israel
8.7 Turkey
8.8 GCC Countries
9 Market Drivers, Challenges and Trends
9.1 Market Drivers & Growth Opportunities
9.2 Market Challenges & Risks
9.3 Industry Trends
10 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis
10.1 Raw Material and Suppliers
10.2 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis of Kaolin
10.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Kaolin
10.4 Industry Chain Structure of Kaolin
11 Marketing, Distributors and Customer
11.1 Sales Channel
11.1.1 Direct Channels
11.1.2 Indirect Channels
11.2 Kaolin Distributors
11.3 Kaolin Customer
12 World Forecast Review for Kaolin by Geographic Region
12.1 Global Kaolin Market Size Forecast by Region
12.1.1 Global Kaolin Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.1.2 Global Kaolin Annual Revenue Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.2 Americas Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.3 APAC Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.4 Europe Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.5 Middle East & Africa Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.6 Global Kaolin Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
12.7 Global Kaolin Forecast by Application (2026-2031)
13 Key Players Analysis
13.1 Imerys S.A.
13.1.1 Imerys S.A. Company Information
13.1.2 Imerys S.A. Kaolin Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.1.3 Imerys S.A. Kaolin Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.1.4 Imerys S.A. Main Business Overview
13.1.5 Imerys S.A. Latest Developments
13.2 KaMin LLC and CADAM SA
13.2.1 KaMin LLC and CADAM SA Company Information
13.2.2 KaMin LLC and CADAM SA Kaolin Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.2.3 KaMin LLC and CADAM SA Kaolin Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.2.4 KaMin LLC and CADAM SA Main Business Overview
13.2.5 KaMin LLC and CADAM SA Latest Developments
13.3 BASF
13.3.1 BASF Company Information
13.3.2 BASF Kaolin Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.3.3 BASF Kaolin Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.3.4 BASF Main Business Overview
13.3.5 BASF Latest Developments
13.4 Thiele Kaolin Company
13.4.1 Thiele Kaolin Company Company Information
13.4.2 Thiele Kaolin Company Kaolin Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.4.3 Thiele Kaolin Company Kaolin Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.4.4 Thiele Kaolin Company Main Business Overview
13.4.5 Thiele Kaolin Company Latest Developments
13.5 Sibelco
13.5.1 Sibelco Company Information
13.5.2 Sibelco Kaolin Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.5.3 Sibelco Kaolin Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.5.4 Sibelco Main Business Overview
13.5.5 Sibelco Latest Developments
13.6 Quarzwerke Gruppe
13.6.1 Quarzwerke Gruppe Company Information
13.6.2 Quarzwerke Gruppe Kaolin Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.6.3 Quarzwerke Gruppe Kaolin Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.6.4 Quarzwerke Gruppe Main Business Overview
13.6.5 Quarzwerke Gruppe Latest Developments
13.7 I-Minerals
13.7.1 I-Minerals Company Information
13.7.2 I-Minerals Kaolin Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.7.3 I-Minerals Kaolin Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.7.4 I-Minerals Main Business Overview
13.7.5 I-Minerals Latest Developments
13.8 Burgess
13.8.1 Burgess Company Information
13.8.2 Burgess Kaolin Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.8.3 Burgess Kaolin Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.8.4 Burgess Main Business Overview
13.8.5 Burgess Latest Developments
13.9 China kaolin
13.9.1 China kaolin Company Information
13.9.2 China kaolin Kaolin Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.9.3 China kaolin Kaolin Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.9.4 China kaolin Main Business Overview
13.9.5 China kaolin Latest Developments
13.10 China Mineral Processing
13.10.1 China Mineral Processing Company Information
13.10.2 China Mineral Processing Kaolin Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.10.3 China Mineral Processing Kaolin Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.10.4 China Mineral Processing Main Business Overview
13.10.5 China Mineral Processing Latest Developments
13.11 Long Yan Kaolin clay
13.11.1 Long Yan Kaolin clay Company Information
13.11.2 Long Yan Kaolin clay Kaolin Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.11.3 Long Yan Kaolin clay Kaolin Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.11.4 Long Yan Kaolin clay Main Business Overview
13.11.5 Long Yan Kaolin clay Latest Developments
13.12 Bright Industrial
13.12.1 Bright Industrial Company Information
13.12.2 Bright Industrial Kaolin Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.12.3 Bright Industrial Kaolin Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.12.4 Bright Industrial Main Business Overview
13.12.5 Bright Industrial Latest Developments
13.13 LB Minerals
13.13.1 LB Minerals Company Information
13.13.2 LB Minerals Kaolin Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.13.3 LB Minerals Kaolin Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.13.4 LB Minerals Main Business Overview
13.13.5 LB Minerals Latest Developments
14 Research Findings and Conclusion
*If Applicable.
