
The global Polyacrylic Acid market size is predicted to grow from US$ 808 million in 2025 to US$ 1127 million in 2031; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.7% from 2025 to 2031.
Polyacrylic Acid (PAA; trade name Carbomer) is a polymer with the formula (CH2-CHCO2H)n. It is a derivative of acrylic acid (CH2=CHCO2H). They may behomopolymers of acrylic acid, orcrosslinked with anallyletherofpentaerythritol, allyl ether ofsucrose, or allyl ether ofpropylene. Usually appearing as, a white powder, the compound is used as a thickener and emulsion stabilizer. Best known for its use in the cosmetic industry, it also has practical applications in medicine and hygiene. Many agencies consider the various types to be perfectly safe, although some of the substances used to neutralize their pH can be problematic.
The global Polyacrylic Acid (CAS 9003-01-4) market is driven by increasing demand in personal care and pharmaceuticals, technological advancements, and a focus on sustainability. The growth of emerging markets, particularly in Asia-Pacific, and the evolving regulatory landscape are also significant factors. Companies in the Carbomer industry are adapting to these trends by innovating product formulations, enhancing sustainability practices, and navigating a competitive market environment.
Global core polyacrylic acid manufacturers include FootJoy, Nike, Adidas etc.The top 5 companies hold a share about 40%.North America is the largest market, with a share about 40%, followed by Europe and China with the share about 28% and 22%. In terms of product, PAA carbomer U20 is the largest segment, with a share about 25%. And in terms of application, the largest application is personal care and cosmetics, followed by pharmaceutical.
The “Polyacrylic Acid Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Polyacrylic Acid sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Polyacrylic Acid sales for 2025 through 2031. With Polyacrylic Acid sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Polyacrylic Acid industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Polyacrylic Acid 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 Polyacrylic Acid portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Polyacrylic Acid market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Polyacrylic Acid 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 Polyacrylic Acid.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Polyacrylic Acid market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
PAA Carbomer 940
PAA Carbomer 980
PAA Carbomer 676
PAA Carbomer U20
PAA Carbomer U21
PAA Carbomer SF-1
Others
Segmentation by Application:
Personal Care and Cosmetics
Pharmaceutical
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.
Lubrizol
Tinci Materials
SNF Floerger
Newman Fine Chemical
Evonik
Sumitomo Seika
Corel
DX Chemical
Maruti Chemicals
Ashland
BASF
Key Questions Addressed in this Report
What is the 10-year outlook for the global Polyacrylic Acid market?
What factors are driving Polyacrylic Acid market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Polyacrylic Acid market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Polyacrylic Acid 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 Polyacrylic Acid Annual Sales 2020-2031
2.1.2 World Current & Future Analysis for Polyacrylic Acid by Geographic Region, 2020, 2024 & 2031
2.1.3 World Current & Future Analysis for Polyacrylic Acid by Country/Region, 2020, 2024 & 2031
2.2 Polyacrylic Acid Segment by Type
2.2.1 PAA Carbomer 940
2.2.2 PAA Carbomer 980
2.2.3 PAA Carbomer 676
2.2.4 PAA Carbomer U20
2.2.5 PAA Carbomer U21
2.2.6 PAA Carbomer SF-1
2.2.7 Others
2.3 Polyacrylic Acid Sales by Type
2.3.1 Global Polyacrylic Acid Sales Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.2 Global Polyacrylic Acid Revenue and Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.3 Global Polyacrylic Acid Sale Price by Type (2020-2025)
2.4 Polyacrylic Acid Segment by Application
2.4.1 Personal Care and Cosmetics
2.4.2 Pharmaceutical
2.4.3 Others
2.5 Polyacrylic Acid Sales by Application
2.5.1 Global Polyacrylic Acid Sale Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
2.5.2 Global Polyacrylic Acid Revenue and Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
2.5.3 Global Polyacrylic Acid Sale Price by Application (2020-2025)
3 Global by Company
3.1 Global Polyacrylic Acid Breakdown Data by Company
3.1.1 Global Polyacrylic Acid Annual Sales by Company (2020-2025)
3.1.2 Global Polyacrylic Acid Sales Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Polyacrylic Acid Annual Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
3.2.1 Global Polyacrylic Acid Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
3.2.2 Global Polyacrylic Acid Revenue Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
3.3 Global Polyacrylic Acid Sale Price by Company
3.4 Key Manufacturers Polyacrylic Acid Producing Area Distribution, Sales Area, Product Type
3.4.1 Key Manufacturers Polyacrylic Acid Product Location Distribution
3.4.2 Players Polyacrylic Acid 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 Polyacrylic Acid by Geographic Region
4.1 World Historic Polyacrylic Acid Market Size by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.1.1 Global Polyacrylic Acid Annual Sales by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.1.2 Global Polyacrylic Acid Annual Revenue by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.2 World Historic Polyacrylic Acid Market Size by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.2.1 Global Polyacrylic Acid Annual Sales by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.2.2 Global Polyacrylic Acid Annual Revenue by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.3 Americas Polyacrylic Acid Sales Growth
4.4 APAC Polyacrylic Acid Sales Growth
4.5 Europe Polyacrylic Acid Sales Growth
4.6 Middle East & Africa Polyacrylic Acid Sales Growth
5 Americas
5.1 Americas Polyacrylic Acid Sales by Country
5.1.1 Americas Polyacrylic Acid Sales by Country (2020-2025)
5.1.2 Americas Polyacrylic Acid Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
5.2 Americas Polyacrylic Acid Sales by Type (2020-2025)
5.3 Americas Polyacrylic Acid Sales by Application (2020-2025)
5.4 United States
5.5 Canada
5.6 Mexico
5.7 Brazil
6 APAC
6.1 APAC Polyacrylic Acid Sales by Region
6.1.1 APAC Polyacrylic Acid Sales by Region (2020-2025)
6.1.2 APAC Polyacrylic Acid Revenue by Region (2020-2025)
6.2 APAC Polyacrylic Acid Sales by Type (2020-2025)
6.3 APAC Polyacrylic Acid 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 Polyacrylic Acid by Country
7.1.1 Europe Polyacrylic Acid Sales by Country (2020-2025)
7.1.2 Europe Polyacrylic Acid Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
7.2 Europe Polyacrylic Acid Sales by Type (2020-2025)
7.3 Europe Polyacrylic Acid 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 Polyacrylic Acid by Country
8.1.1 Middle East & Africa Polyacrylic Acid Sales by Country (2020-2025)
8.1.2 Middle East & Africa Polyacrylic Acid Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
8.2 Middle East & Africa Polyacrylic Acid Sales by Type (2020-2025)
8.3 Middle East & Africa Polyacrylic Acid 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 Polyacrylic Acid
10.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Polyacrylic Acid
10.4 Industry Chain Structure of Polyacrylic Acid
11 Marketing, Distributors and Customer
11.1 Sales Channel
11.1.1 Direct Channels
11.1.2 Indirect Channels
11.2 Polyacrylic Acid Distributors
11.3 Polyacrylic Acid Customer
12 World Forecast Review for Polyacrylic Acid by Geographic Region
12.1 Global Polyacrylic Acid Market Size Forecast by Region
12.1.1 Global Polyacrylic Acid Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.1.2 Global Polyacrylic Acid 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 Polyacrylic Acid Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
12.7 Global Polyacrylic Acid Forecast by Application (2026-2031)
13 Key Players Analysis
13.1 Lubrizol
13.1.1 Lubrizol Company Information
13.1.2 Lubrizol Polyacrylic Acid Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.1.3 Lubrizol Polyacrylic Acid Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.1.4 Lubrizol Main Business Overview
13.1.5 Lubrizol Latest Developments
13.2 Tinci Materials
13.2.1 Tinci Materials Company Information
13.2.2 Tinci Materials Polyacrylic Acid Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.2.3 Tinci Materials Polyacrylic Acid Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.2.4 Tinci Materials Main Business Overview
13.2.5 Tinci Materials Latest Developments
13.3 SNF Floerger
13.3.1 SNF Floerger Company Information
13.3.2 SNF Floerger Polyacrylic Acid Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.3.3 SNF Floerger Polyacrylic Acid Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.3.4 SNF Floerger Main Business Overview
13.3.5 SNF Floerger Latest Developments
13.4 Newman Fine Chemical
13.4.1 Newman Fine Chemical Company Information
13.4.2 Newman Fine Chemical Polyacrylic Acid Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.4.3 Newman Fine Chemical Polyacrylic Acid Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.4.4 Newman Fine Chemical Main Business Overview
13.4.5 Newman Fine Chemical Latest Developments
13.5 Evonik
13.5.1 Evonik Company Information
13.5.2 Evonik Polyacrylic Acid Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.5.3 Evonik Polyacrylic Acid Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.5.4 Evonik Main Business Overview
13.5.5 Evonik Latest Developments
13.6 Sumitomo Seika
13.6.1 Sumitomo Seika Company Information
13.6.2 Sumitomo Seika Polyacrylic Acid Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.6.3 Sumitomo Seika Polyacrylic Acid Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.6.4 Sumitomo Seika Main Business Overview
13.6.5 Sumitomo Seika Latest Developments
13.7 Corel
13.7.1 Corel Company Information
13.7.2 Corel Polyacrylic Acid Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.7.3 Corel Polyacrylic Acid Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.7.4 Corel Main Business Overview
13.7.5 Corel Latest Developments
13.8 DX Chemical
13.8.1 DX Chemical Company Information
13.8.2 DX Chemical Polyacrylic Acid Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.8.3 DX Chemical Polyacrylic Acid Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.8.4 DX Chemical Main Business Overview
13.8.5 DX Chemical Latest Developments
13.9 Maruti Chemicals
13.9.1 Maruti Chemicals Company Information
13.9.2 Maruti Chemicals Polyacrylic Acid Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.9.3 Maruti Chemicals Polyacrylic Acid Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.9.4 Maruti Chemicals Main Business Overview
13.9.5 Maruti Chemicals Latest Developments
13.10 Ashland
13.10.1 Ashland Company Information
13.10.2 Ashland Polyacrylic Acid Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.10.3 Ashland Polyacrylic Acid Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.10.4 Ashland Main Business Overview
13.10.5 Ashland Latest Developments
13.11 BASF
13.11.1 BASF Company Information
13.11.2 BASF Polyacrylic Acid Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.11.3 BASF Polyacrylic Acid Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.11.4 BASF Main Business Overview
13.11.5 BASF Latest Developments
14 Research Findings and Conclusion
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