
The global Refinery Process Additives market size is predicted to grow from US$ 1808 million in 2025 to US$ 2307 million in 2031; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.1% from 2025 to 2031.
Refinery process additives (RPA) are essential chemicals utilized in the petroleum refining industry to optimize the performance and quality of fuels, ensuring they align with the rigorous specifications mandated by government authorities. These additives can be introduced at various stages of the refining process, enhancing the efficacy of operations and improving the characteristics of specific end products, such as diesel, gasoline, and other refined fuels. The role of RPAs is critical in a multitude of refinery processes, including distillation, catalytic reforming, desulfurization, fluid catalytic cracking, coking, and vacuum distillation. By integrating these additives, refineries can achieve greater efficiency, enhance product stability, and meet environmental standards, thereby ensuring compliance with regulations and increasing the overall competitiveness of their operations. Their exclusive application within the oil and gas sector highlights their significance in facilitating advanced refining practices and product innovation.
Current Market Development
The global market for refinery process additives is marked by intense competition among prominent manufacturers, including BASF, Grace Catalysts Technologies, and Clariant, who are recognized as key players in this field. Collectively, the top five companies command approximately 40% of the market share, underscoring their substantial influence and expertise in developing cutting-edge RPAs. The European market stands out as the largest segment, accounting for about 25% of the global share, driven by advanced refining technologies and a strong regulatory framework that encourages high standards for fuel quality. North America and China also represent significant markets, together holding around 40% of the total share. This growth is fueled by ongoing investments in refining infrastructure, technological advancements, and an increasing emphasis on producing cleaner fuels to meet consumer and regulatory demands.
Market Trends and Outlook
As the refinery process additives market continues to mature, several critical trends are shaping its trajectory. The most significant product segment consists of additives designed to extend operating cycles and reduce energy consumption, which collectively make up about 65% of the market share. This emphasis on efficiency reflects the broader industry objective of minimizing operational costs while maximizing output and profitability. In terms of applications, crude oil processing is the leading segment, followed closely by fluid catalytic cracking and hydroprocessing. As the refining industry faces mounting regulatory pressures and heightened environmental concerns, the demand for innovative refinery process additives is expected to surge. This shift will likely stimulate further investment in research and development, leading to the creation of advanced formulations that not only comply with existing fuel specifications but also promote sustainability and lower emissions in refining processes. Overall, the refinery process additives market is poised for robust growth, driven by a commitment to innovation, regulatory compliance, and the pursuit of more sustainable refining practices.
The “Refinery Process Additives Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Refinery Process Additives sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Refinery Process Additives sales for 2025 through 2031. With Refinery Process Additives sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Refinery Process Additives industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Refinery Process Additives 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 Refinery Process Additives portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Refinery Process Additives market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Refinery Process Additives 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 Refinery Process Additives.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Refinery Process Additives market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
Product Quality Improvement Additives
Environmental Protection Additives
Extend Operating Cycle and Reduce Energy Consumption Additives
Raw Oil Quality and Catalytic Activity Improvement Additives
Product Distribution Improvement Additives
Others
Segmentation by Application:
Crude Oil Processing
Fluid Catalytic Cracking
Hydroprocessing
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.
BASF
Ecolab
Cestoil
Dorf Ketal Chemicals
Clariant
Arkema
Baker Hughes
Ketjen
Grace Catalysts Technologies
Johnson Matthey
Evonik Industries
Sinopec
CNPC
Yueyang Sciensun Chemical
Jiangsu Taihu New Materials
Xingyun Chem
Jiangsu Innovative Ecological New Materials
Guangzhou Guangyi Chemical
ZORANOC
Beijing Xingyou Chemical
ZiBo Luyuan Industrial Catalyst
Jiangsu Hanguang Industry
Shaanxi Rixin Petrochemical
Beijing Zhongyuancheng Energy Technology
Key Questions Addressed in this Report
What is the 10-year outlook for the global Refinery Process Additives market?
What factors are driving Refinery Process Additives market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Refinery Process Additives market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Refinery Process Additives 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 Refinery Process Additives Annual Sales 2020-2031
2.1.2 World Current & Future Analysis for Refinery Process Additives by Geographic Region, 2020, 2024 & 2031
2.1.3 World Current & Future Analysis for Refinery Process Additives by Country/Region, 2020, 2024 & 2031
2.2 Refinery Process Additives Segment by Type
2.2.1 Product Quality Improvement Additives
2.2.2 Environmental Protection Additives
2.2.3 Extend Operating Cycle and Reduce Energy Consumption Additives
2.2.4 Raw Oil Quality and Catalytic Activity Improvement Additives
2.2.5 Product Distribution Improvement Additives
2.2.6 Others
2.3 Refinery Process Additives Sales by Type
2.3.1 Global Refinery Process Additives Sales Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.2 Global Refinery Process Additives Revenue and Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.3 Global Refinery Process Additives Sale Price by Type (2020-2025)
2.4 Refinery Process Additives Segment by Application
2.4.1 Crude Oil Processing
2.4.2 Fluid Catalytic Cracking
2.4.3 Hydroprocessing
2.4.4 Others
2.5 Refinery Process Additives Sales by Application
2.5.1 Global Refinery Process Additives Sale Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
2.5.2 Global Refinery Process Additives Revenue and Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
2.5.3 Global Refinery Process Additives Sale Price by Application (2020-2025)
3 Global by Company
3.1 Global Refinery Process Additives Breakdown Data by Company
3.1.1 Global Refinery Process Additives Annual Sales by Company (2020-2025)
3.1.2 Global Refinery Process Additives Sales Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Refinery Process Additives Annual Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
3.2.1 Global Refinery Process Additives Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
3.2.2 Global Refinery Process Additives Revenue Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
3.3 Global Refinery Process Additives Sale Price by Company
3.4 Key Manufacturers Refinery Process Additives Producing Area Distribution, Sales Area, Product Type
3.4.1 Key Manufacturers Refinery Process Additives Product Location Distribution
3.4.2 Players Refinery Process Additives 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 Refinery Process Additives by Geographic Region
4.1 World Historic Refinery Process Additives Market Size by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.1.1 Global Refinery Process Additives Annual Sales by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.1.2 Global Refinery Process Additives Annual Revenue by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.2 World Historic Refinery Process Additives Market Size by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.2.1 Global Refinery Process Additives Annual Sales by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.2.2 Global Refinery Process Additives Annual Revenue by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.3 Americas Refinery Process Additives Sales Growth
4.4 APAC Refinery Process Additives Sales Growth
4.5 Europe Refinery Process Additives Sales Growth
4.6 Middle East & Africa Refinery Process Additives Sales Growth
5 Americas
5.1 Americas Refinery Process Additives Sales by Country
5.1.1 Americas Refinery Process Additives Sales by Country (2020-2025)
5.1.2 Americas Refinery Process Additives Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
5.2 Americas Refinery Process Additives Sales by Type (2020-2025)
5.3 Americas Refinery Process Additives Sales by Application (2020-2025)
5.4 United States
5.5 Canada
5.6 Mexico
5.7 Brazil
6 APAC
6.1 APAC Refinery Process Additives Sales by Region
6.1.1 APAC Refinery Process Additives Sales by Region (2020-2025)
6.1.2 APAC Refinery Process Additives Revenue by Region (2020-2025)
6.2 APAC Refinery Process Additives Sales by Type (2020-2025)
6.3 APAC Refinery Process Additives 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 Refinery Process Additives by Country
7.1.1 Europe Refinery Process Additives Sales by Country (2020-2025)
7.1.2 Europe Refinery Process Additives Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
7.2 Europe Refinery Process Additives Sales by Type (2020-2025)
7.3 Europe Refinery Process Additives 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 Refinery Process Additives by Country
8.1.1 Middle East & Africa Refinery Process Additives Sales by Country (2020-2025)
8.1.2 Middle East & Africa Refinery Process Additives Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
8.2 Middle East & Africa Refinery Process Additives Sales by Type (2020-2025)
8.3 Middle East & Africa Refinery Process Additives 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 Refinery Process Additives
10.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Refinery Process Additives
10.4 Industry Chain Structure of Refinery Process Additives
11 Marketing, Distributors and Customer
11.1 Sales Channel
11.1.1 Direct Channels
11.1.2 Indirect Channels
11.2 Refinery Process Additives Distributors
11.3 Refinery Process Additives Customer
12 World Forecast Review for Refinery Process Additives by Geographic Region
12.1 Global Refinery Process Additives Market Size Forecast by Region
12.1.1 Global Refinery Process Additives Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.1.2 Global Refinery Process Additives 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 Refinery Process Additives Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
12.7 Global Refinery Process Additives Forecast by Application (2026-2031)
13 Key Players Analysis
13.1 BASF
13.1.1 BASF Company Information
13.1.2 BASF Refinery Process Additives Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.1.3 BASF Refinery Process Additives Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.1.4 BASF Main Business Overview
13.1.5 BASF Latest Developments
13.2 Ecolab
13.2.1 Ecolab Company Information
13.2.2 Ecolab Refinery Process Additives Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.2.3 Ecolab Refinery Process Additives Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.2.4 Ecolab Main Business Overview
13.2.5 Ecolab Latest Developments
13.3 Cestoil
13.3.1 Cestoil Company Information
13.3.2 Cestoil Refinery Process Additives Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.3.3 Cestoil Refinery Process Additives Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.3.4 Cestoil Main Business Overview
13.3.5 Cestoil Latest Developments
13.4 Dorf Ketal Chemicals
13.4.1 Dorf Ketal Chemicals Company Information
13.4.2 Dorf Ketal Chemicals Refinery Process Additives Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.4.3 Dorf Ketal Chemicals Refinery Process Additives Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.4.4 Dorf Ketal Chemicals Main Business Overview
13.4.5 Dorf Ketal Chemicals Latest Developments
13.5 Clariant
13.5.1 Clariant Company Information
13.5.2 Clariant Refinery Process Additives Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.5.3 Clariant Refinery Process Additives Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.5.4 Clariant Main Business Overview
13.5.5 Clariant Latest Developments
13.6 Arkema
13.6.1 Arkema Company Information
13.6.2 Arkema Refinery Process Additives Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.6.3 Arkema Refinery Process Additives Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.6.4 Arkema Main Business Overview
13.6.5 Arkema Latest Developments
13.7 Baker Hughes
13.7.1 Baker Hughes Company Information
13.7.2 Baker Hughes Refinery Process Additives Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.7.3 Baker Hughes Refinery Process Additives Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.7.4 Baker Hughes Main Business Overview
13.7.5 Baker Hughes Latest Developments
13.8 Ketjen
13.8.1 Ketjen Company Information
13.8.2 Ketjen Refinery Process Additives Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.8.3 Ketjen Refinery Process Additives Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.8.4 Ketjen Main Business Overview
13.8.5 Ketjen Latest Developments
13.9 Grace Catalysts Technologies
13.9.1 Grace Catalysts Technologies Company Information
13.9.2 Grace Catalysts Technologies Refinery Process Additives Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.9.3 Grace Catalysts Technologies Refinery Process Additives Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.9.4 Grace Catalysts Technologies Main Business Overview
13.9.5 Grace Catalysts Technologies Latest Developments
13.10 Johnson Matthey
13.10.1 Johnson Matthey Company Information
13.10.2 Johnson Matthey Refinery Process Additives Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.10.3 Johnson Matthey Refinery Process Additives Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.10.4 Johnson Matthey Main Business Overview
13.10.5 Johnson Matthey Latest Developments
13.11 Evonik Industries
13.11.1 Evonik Industries Company Information
13.11.2 Evonik Industries Refinery Process Additives Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.11.3 Evonik Industries Refinery Process Additives Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.11.4 Evonik Industries Main Business Overview
13.11.5 Evonik Industries Latest Developments
13.12 Sinopec
13.12.1 Sinopec Company Information
13.12.2 Sinopec Refinery Process Additives Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.12.3 Sinopec Refinery Process Additives Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.12.4 Sinopec Main Business Overview
13.12.5 Sinopec Latest Developments
13.13 CNPC
13.13.1 CNPC Company Information
13.13.2 CNPC Refinery Process Additives Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.13.3 CNPC Refinery Process Additives Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.13.4 CNPC Main Business Overview
13.13.5 CNPC Latest Developments
13.14 Yueyang Sciensun Chemical
13.14.1 Yueyang Sciensun Chemical Company Information
13.14.2 Yueyang Sciensun Chemical Refinery Process Additives Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.14.3 Yueyang Sciensun Chemical Refinery Process Additives Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.14.4 Yueyang Sciensun Chemical Main Business Overview
13.14.5 Yueyang Sciensun Chemical Latest Developments
13.15 Jiangsu Taihu New Materials
13.15.1 Jiangsu Taihu New Materials Company Information
13.15.2 Jiangsu Taihu New Materials Refinery Process Additives Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.15.3 Jiangsu Taihu New Materials Refinery Process Additives Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.15.4 Jiangsu Taihu New Materials Main Business Overview
13.15.5 Jiangsu Taihu New Materials Latest Developments
13.16 Xingyun Chem
13.16.1 Xingyun Chem Company Information
13.16.2 Xingyun Chem Refinery Process Additives Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.16.3 Xingyun Chem Refinery Process Additives Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.16.4 Xingyun Chem Main Business Overview
13.16.5 Xingyun Chem Latest Developments
13.17 Jiangsu Innovative Ecological New Materials
13.17.1 Jiangsu Innovative Ecological New Materials Company Information
13.17.2 Jiangsu Innovative Ecological New Materials Refinery Process Additives Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.17.3 Jiangsu Innovative Ecological New Materials Refinery Process Additives Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.17.4 Jiangsu Innovative Ecological New Materials Main Business Overview
13.17.5 Jiangsu Innovative Ecological New Materials Latest Developments
13.18 Guangzhou Guangyi Chemical
13.18.1 Guangzhou Guangyi Chemical Company Information
13.18.2 Guangzhou Guangyi Chemical Refinery Process Additives Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.18.3 Guangzhou Guangyi Chemical Refinery Process Additives Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.18.4 Guangzhou Guangyi Chemical Main Business Overview
13.18.5 Guangzhou Guangyi Chemical Latest Developments
13.19 ZORANOC
13.19.1 ZORANOC Company Information
13.19.2 ZORANOC Refinery Process Additives Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.19.3 ZORANOC Refinery Process Additives Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.19.4 ZORANOC Main Business Overview
13.19.5 ZORANOC Latest Developments
13.20 Beijing Xingyou Chemical
13.20.1 Beijing Xingyou Chemical Company Information
13.20.2 Beijing Xingyou Chemical Refinery Process Additives Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.20.3 Beijing Xingyou Chemical Refinery Process Additives Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.20.4 Beijing Xingyou Chemical Main Business Overview
13.20.5 Beijing Xingyou Chemical Latest Developments
13.21 ZiBo Luyuan Industrial Catalyst
13.21.1 ZiBo Luyuan Industrial Catalyst Company Information
13.21.2 ZiBo Luyuan Industrial Catalyst Refinery Process Additives Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.21.3 ZiBo Luyuan Industrial Catalyst Refinery Process Additives Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.21.4 ZiBo Luyuan Industrial Catalyst Main Business Overview
13.21.5 ZiBo Luyuan Industrial Catalyst Latest Developments
13.22 Jiangsu Hanguang Industry
13.22.1 Jiangsu Hanguang Industry Company Information
13.22.2 Jiangsu Hanguang Industry Refinery Process Additives Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.22.3 Jiangsu Hanguang Industry Refinery Process Additives Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.22.4 Jiangsu Hanguang Industry Main Business Overview
13.22.5 Jiangsu Hanguang Industry Latest Developments
13.23 Shaanxi Rixin Petrochemical
13.23.1 Shaanxi Rixin Petrochemical Company Information
13.23.2 Shaanxi Rixin Petrochemical Refinery Process Additives Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.23.3 Shaanxi Rixin Petrochemical Refinery Process Additives Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.23.4 Shaanxi Rixin Petrochemical Main Business Overview
13.23.5 Shaanxi Rixin Petrochemical Latest Developments
13.24 Beijing Zhongyuancheng Energy Technology
13.24.1 Beijing Zhongyuancheng Energy Technology Company Information
13.24.2 Beijing Zhongyuancheng Energy Technology Refinery Process Additives Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.24.3 Beijing Zhongyuancheng Energy Technology Refinery Process Additives Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.24.4 Beijing Zhongyuancheng Energy Technology Main Business Overview
13.24.5 Beijing Zhongyuancheng Energy Technology Latest Developments
14 Research Findings and Conclusion
*If Applicable.
