The global Thickeners market size is predicted to grow from US$ 6961 million in 2025 to US$ 8468 million in 2031; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.3% from 2025 to 2031.
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Thickeners serve the purpose of increasing the viscosity of liquids while maintaining their essential properties such as taste, appearance, and chemical stability. By adjusting texture and flow behavior, thickeners enhance the performance or user experience of various products. Thickeners are commonly divided into food-grade and industrial-grade categories based on end-use. Additionally, they can be grouped by source material into mineral thickeners—such as clays and silicates—and hydrocolloids, which include polysaccharides like cellulose, starch derivatives, and gums. In food systems, thickeners play a key role in providing consistency and mouthfeel, while in non-food industries, they are critical for improving product performance in formulations like paints, adhesives, and personal care products.
Global Market Landscape
Thickeners have become essential additives across a broad range of industries, resulting in a highly diversified global market. Thickeners from companies such as Ingredion and Ashland are widely adopted, with the top manufacturers jointly accounting for over 20% of the global share. Thickeners based on cellulose ethers have gained the largest market share, exceeding 40%, due to their compatibility with both aqueous and non-aqueous systems. In terms of geography, thickeners are most in demand in Asia Pacific, which leads the market with over 35% share thanks to growing industrial output and food manufacturing. Europe and North America also remain key regions, backed by mature applications in packaged foods, coatings, and hygiene products.
Development Trends and Outlook
Thickeners are increasingly influenced by shifts toward cleaner formulations and sustainable sourcing. In the food sector, thickeners are evolving to meet demands for natural, allergen-free, and label-friendly ingredients. Meanwhile, in industrial settings, thickeners are being optimized for improved performance under diverse processing conditions—such as shear-thinning behavior, thermal stability, and compatibility with eco-friendly solvents. Thickeners are also benefiting from advancements in bioengineering, enabling tailored molecular structures for specific functions. As environmental regulations tighten and consumer awareness grows, thickeners derived from renewable and biodegradable sources are gaining traction. Looking forward, thickeners are set to play a more strategic role not only in product functionality but also in supporting sustainable development goals across industries.
The “Thickeners Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Thickeners sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Thickeners sales for 2025 through 2031. With Thickeners sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Thickeners industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Thickeners 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 Thickeners portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Thickeners market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Thickeners 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 Thickeners.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Thickeners market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
Inorganic Thickener
Cellulose Ether
Synthetic Polymer
Natural Polymer and Its Derivatives
Segmentation by Application:
Food & Beverages
Paints & Coatings
Cosmetics
Medicine
Detergent
Other
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.
Ashland
ADM
Tate & Lyle
IFF
Cargill
BASF
Kao
Dow
Ingredion
Nouryon
Celanese
Eastman
Lion Chemical
Lubrizol
Evonik
Shin-Etsu
Grace
PQ Corp
SNF
dsm-firmenich
BYK
Elementis
Fufeng
Meihua
Weiyi
Lihong
Key Questions Addressed in this Report
What is the 10-year outlook for the global Thickeners market?
What factors are driving Thickeners market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Thickeners market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Thickeners 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 Thickeners Annual Sales 2020-2031
2.1.2 World Current & Future Analysis for Thickeners by Geographic Region, 2020, 2024 & 2031
2.1.3 World Current & Future Analysis for Thickeners by Country/Region, 2020, 2024 & 2031
2.2 Thickeners Segment by Type
2.2.1 Inorganic Thickener
2.2.2 Cellulose Ether
2.2.3 Synthetic Polymer
2.2.4 Natural Polymer and Its Derivatives
2.3 Thickeners Sales by Type
2.3.1 Global Thickeners Sales Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.2 Global Thickeners Revenue and Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.3 Global Thickeners Sale Price by Type (2020-2025)
2.4 Thickeners Segment by Application
2.4.1 Food & Beverages
2.4.2 Paints & Coatings
2.4.3 Cosmetics
2.4.4 Medicine
2.4.5 Detergent
2.4.6 Other
2.5 Thickeners Sales by Application
2.5.1 Global Thickeners Sale Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
2.5.2 Global Thickeners Revenue and Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
2.5.3 Global Thickeners Sale Price by Application (2020-2025)
3 Global by Company
3.1 Global Thickeners Breakdown Data by Company
3.1.1 Global Thickeners Annual Sales by Company (2020-2025)
3.1.2 Global Thickeners Sales Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Thickeners Annual Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
3.2.1 Global Thickeners Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
3.2.2 Global Thickeners Revenue Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
3.3 Global Thickeners Sale Price by Company
3.4 Key Manufacturers Thickeners Producing Area Distribution, Sales Area, Product Type
3.4.1 Key Manufacturers Thickeners Product Location Distribution
3.4.2 Players Thickeners 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 Thickeners by Geographic Region
4.1 World Historic Thickeners Market Size by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.1.1 Global Thickeners Annual Sales by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.1.2 Global Thickeners Annual Revenue by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.2 World Historic Thickeners Market Size by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.2.1 Global Thickeners Annual Sales by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.2.2 Global Thickeners Annual Revenue by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.3 Americas Thickeners Sales Growth
4.4 APAC Thickeners Sales Growth
4.5 Europe Thickeners Sales Growth
4.6 Middle East & Africa Thickeners Sales Growth
5 Americas
5.1 Americas Thickeners Sales by Country
5.1.1 Americas Thickeners Sales by Country (2020-2025)
5.1.2 Americas Thickeners Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
5.2 Americas Thickeners Sales by Type (2020-2025)
5.3 Americas Thickeners Sales by Application (2020-2025)
5.4 United States
5.5 Canada
5.6 Mexico
5.7 Brazil
6 APAC
6.1 APAC Thickeners Sales by Region
6.1.1 APAC Thickeners Sales by Region (2020-2025)
6.1.2 APAC Thickeners Revenue by Region (2020-2025)
6.2 APAC Thickeners Sales by Type (2020-2025)
6.3 APAC Thickeners 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 Thickeners by Country
7.1.1 Europe Thickeners Sales by Country (2020-2025)
7.1.2 Europe Thickeners Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
7.2 Europe Thickeners Sales by Type (2020-2025)
7.3 Europe Thickeners 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 Thickeners by Country
8.1.1 Middle East & Africa Thickeners Sales by Country (2020-2025)
8.1.2 Middle East & Africa Thickeners Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
8.2 Middle East & Africa Thickeners Sales by Type (2020-2025)
8.3 Middle East & Africa Thickeners 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 Thickeners
10.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Thickeners
10.4 Industry Chain Structure of Thickeners
11 Marketing, Distributors and Customer
11.1 Sales Channel
11.1.1 Direct Channels
11.1.2 Indirect Channels
11.2 Thickeners Distributors
11.3 Thickeners Customer
12 World Forecast Review for Thickeners by Geographic Region
12.1 Global Thickeners Market Size Forecast by Region
12.1.1 Global Thickeners Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.1.2 Global Thickeners 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 Thickeners Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
12.7 Global Thickeners Forecast by Application (2026-2031)
13 Key Players Analysis
13.1 Ashland
13.1.1 Ashland Company Information
13.1.2 Ashland Thickeners Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.1.3 Ashland Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.1.4 Ashland Main Business Overview
13.1.5 Ashland Latest Developments
13.2 ADM
13.2.1 ADM Company Information
13.2.2 ADM Thickeners Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.2.3 ADM Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.2.4 ADM Main Business Overview
13.2.5 ADM Latest Developments
13.3 Tate & Lyle
13.3.1 Tate & Lyle Company Information
13.3.2 Tate & Lyle Thickeners Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.3.3 Tate & Lyle Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.3.4 Tate & Lyle Main Business Overview
13.3.5 Tate & Lyle Latest Developments
13.4 IFF
13.4.1 IFF Company Information
13.4.2 IFF Thickeners Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.4.3 IFF Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.4.4 IFF Main Business Overview
13.4.5 IFF Latest Developments
13.5 Cargill
13.5.1 Cargill Company Information
13.5.2 Cargill Thickeners Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.5.3 Cargill Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.5.4 Cargill Main Business Overview
13.5.5 Cargill Latest Developments
13.6 BASF
13.6.1 BASF Company Information
13.6.2 BASF Thickeners Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.6.3 BASF Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.6.4 BASF Main Business Overview
13.6.5 BASF Latest Developments
13.7 Kao
13.7.1 Kao Company Information
13.7.2 Kao Thickeners Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.7.3 Kao Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.7.4 Kao Main Business Overview
13.7.5 Kao Latest Developments
13.8 Dow
13.8.1 Dow Company Information
13.8.2 Dow Thickeners Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.8.3 Dow Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.8.4 Dow Main Business Overview
13.8.5 Dow Latest Developments
13.9 Ingredion
13.9.1 Ingredion Company Information
13.9.2 Ingredion Thickeners Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.9.3 Ingredion Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.9.4 Ingredion Main Business Overview
13.9.5 Ingredion Latest Developments
13.10 Nouryon
13.10.1 Nouryon Company Information
13.10.2 Nouryon Thickeners Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.10.3 Nouryon Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.10.4 Nouryon Main Business Overview
13.10.5 Nouryon Latest Developments
13.11 Celanese
13.11.1 Celanese Company Information
13.11.2 Celanese Thickeners Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.11.3 Celanese Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.11.4 Celanese Main Business Overview
13.11.5 Celanese Latest Developments
13.12 Eastman
13.12.1 Eastman Company Information
13.12.2 Eastman Thickeners Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.12.3 Eastman Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.12.4 Eastman Main Business Overview
13.12.5 Eastman Latest Developments
13.13 Lion Chemical
13.13.1 Lion Chemical Company Information
13.13.2 Lion Chemical Thickeners Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.13.3 Lion Chemical Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.13.4 Lion Chemical Main Business Overview
13.13.5 Lion Chemical Latest Developments
13.14 Lubrizol
13.14.1 Lubrizol Company Information
13.14.2 Lubrizol Thickeners Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.14.3 Lubrizol Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.14.4 Lubrizol Main Business Overview
13.14.5 Lubrizol Latest Developments
13.15 Evonik
13.15.1 Evonik Company Information
13.15.2 Evonik Thickeners Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.15.3 Evonik Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.15.4 Evonik Main Business Overview
13.15.5 Evonik Latest Developments
13.16 Shin-Etsu
13.16.1 Shin-Etsu Company Information
13.16.2 Shin-Etsu Thickeners Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.16.3 Shin-Etsu Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.16.4 Shin-Etsu Main Business Overview
13.16.5 Shin-Etsu Latest Developments
13.17 Grace
13.17.1 Grace Company Information
13.17.2 Grace Thickeners Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.17.3 Grace Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.17.4 Grace Main Business Overview
13.17.5 Grace Latest Developments
13.18 PQ Corp
13.18.1 PQ Corp Company Information
13.18.2 PQ Corp Thickeners Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.18.3 PQ Corp Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.18.4 PQ Corp Main Business Overview
13.18.5 PQ Corp Latest Developments
13.19 SNF
13.19.1 SNF Company Information
13.19.2 SNF Thickeners Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.19.3 SNF Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.19.4 SNF Main Business Overview
13.19.5 SNF Latest Developments
13.20 dsm-firmenich
13.20.1 dsm-firmenich Company Information
13.20.2 dsm-firmenich Thickeners Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.20.3 dsm-firmenich Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.20.4 dsm-firmenich Main Business Overview
13.20.5 dsm-firmenich Latest Developments
13.21 BYK
13.21.1 BYK Company Information
13.21.2 BYK Thickeners Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.21.3 BYK Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.21.4 BYK Main Business Overview
13.21.5 BYK Latest Developments
13.22 Elementis
13.22.1 Elementis Company Information
13.22.2 Elementis Thickeners Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.22.3 Elementis Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.22.4 Elementis Main Business Overview
13.22.5 Elementis Latest Developments
13.23 Fufeng
13.23.1 Fufeng Company Information
13.23.2 Fufeng Thickeners Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.23.3 Fufeng Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.23.4 Fufeng Main Business Overview
13.23.5 Fufeng Latest Developments
13.24 Meihua
13.24.1 Meihua Company Information
13.24.2 Meihua Thickeners Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.24.3 Meihua Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.24.4 Meihua Main Business Overview
13.24.5 Meihua Latest Developments
13.25 Weiyi
13.25.1 Weiyi Company Information
13.25.2 Weiyi Thickeners Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.25.3 Weiyi Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.25.4 Weiyi Main Business Overview
13.25.5 Weiyi Latest Developments
13.26 Lihong
13.26.1 Lihong Company Information
13.26.2 Lihong Thickeners Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.26.3 Lihong Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.26.4 Lihong Main Business Overview
13.26.5 Lihong Latest Developments
14 Research Findings and Conclusion
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