
The global Paper Dry Strength Agent market size was US$ 874 million in 2024 and is forecast to a readjusted size of US$ 1288 million by 2031 with a CAGR of 5.3% during the forecast period 2025-2031.
Papermaking dry strength agent also known as paper dry additives, dry strength agents are divide into two segments namely, natural dry agents and synthetic dry agents. In natural dry agents it is futher subsegmneted into startch and Guar Gum and synthetic dry agents is subsegmneted as polyVinylamine, polyacrylamide (PAM), poly aminoamide eipchlorohydrin (PAE), Glyoxylated Polyacrylamide (GPAM) and Amphoteric Polymer.
Global Paper Dry Strength Agent key players include BASF SE, Solenis, Seiko Pmc Corporation, Arakawachem, Harima Chemicals Group, etc. Global top five manufacturers hold a share about 30%. Asia Pacific is the largest market, with a share about 40%, followed by Europe, with a share about 25 percent. In terms of product, Polyacrylamide Type is the largest segment, with a share about 30%. And in terms of application, the largest application is Paper, followed by Paper Board, etc.
Market Drivers
Development of the Papermaking Industry:
China's papermaking industry output ranks first in the world and maintains steady growth. The development of the papermaking industry provides a broad market space for paper dry strength agents.
Promoted by environmental protection policies:
With the increasingly stringent national environmental protection policies, the papermaking industry needs to continuously improve energy conservation and carbon reduction. This has promoted the research and development and application of new green dry strength agents and increased the market demand for dry strength agents.
Technological progress:
Technological progress has reduced the production cost of dry strength agents and improved their performance, thereby promoting market growth.
The global Paper Dry Strength Agent market is strategically segmented by company, region (country), by Type, and by Application. This report empowers stakeholders to capitalize on emerging opportunities, optimize product strategies, and outperform competitors through data-driven insights on sales, revenue, and forecasts across regions, by Type, and by Application for 2020-2031.
Market Segmentation
By Company:
SNF
Kemira
Solenis
Chengming Chemical
Harima Chemicals
Arakawa Chemical
Rachee
Seiko Pmc
Beijing Hengju
Nantian Nongke
China Soft Technology
Hubei Jiayun
By Type: (Dominant Segment vs High-Margin Innovation)
Polyacrylamide Type
Starch Based Polymers Type
Polyvinyl Amine Type
Glyoxylated Polyacrylamide Type
Others
By Application: (Core Demand Driver vs Emerging Opportunity)
Paper
Paperboard
By Region
Macro-Regional Analysis: Market Size & Growth Forecasts
- North America
- Europe
- Asia-Pacific
- South America
- Middle East & Africa
Micro-Local Market Deep Dive: Strategic Insights
- Competitive Landscape: Player dominance vs. disruptors (e.g., SNF in Europe)
- Emerging Product Trends: Polyacrylamide Type adoption vs. Starch Based Polymers Type premiumization
- Demand-Side Dynamics: Paper growth in China vs. Paperboard potential in North America
- Localized Consumer Needs: Regulatory hurdles in EU vs. price sensitivity in India
Focus Markets:
North America
Europe
China
Japan
India
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Report scope, executive summary, and market evolution scenarios (short/mid/long term).
Chapter 2: Quantitative analysis of Paper Dry Strength Agent market size and growth potential at global, regional, and country levels.
Chapter 3: Competitive benchmarking of manufacturers (revenue, market share, M&A, R&D focus).
Chapter 4: Type-based segmentation analysis – Uncovering blue ocean markets (e.g., Starch Based Polymers Type in China).
Chapter 5: Application-based segmentation analysis – High-growth downstream opportunities (e.g., Paperboard in India).
Chapter 6: Regional sales and revenue breakdown by company, type, application and customer.
Chapter 7: Key manufacturer profiles – Financials, product portfolios, and strategic developments.
Chapter 8: Market dynamics – Drivers, restraints, regulatory impacts, and risk mitigation strategies.
Chapter 9: Actionable conclusions and strategic recommendations.
Why This Report?
Unlike generic global market reports, this study combines macro-level industry trends with hyper-local operational intelligence, empowering data-driven decisions across the Paper Dry Strength Agent value chain, addressing:
- Market entry risks/opportunities by region
- Product mix optimization based on local practices
- Competitor tactics in fragmented vs. consolidated markets
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1 Market Overview
1.1 Paper Dry Strength Agent Product Scope
1.2 Paper Dry Strength Agent by Type
1.2.1 Global Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales by Type (2020 & 2024 & 2031)
1.2.2 Polyacrylamide Type
1.2.3 Starch Based Polymers Type
1.2.4 Polyvinyl Amine Type
1.2.5 Glyoxylated Polyacrylamide Type
1.2.6 Others
1.3 Paper Dry Strength Agent by Application
1.3.1 Global Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales Comparison by Application (2020 & 2024 & 2031)
1.3.2 Paper
1.3.3 Paperboard
1.4 Global Paper Dry Strength Agent Market Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
1.4.1 Global Paper Dry Strength Agent Market Size in Value Growth Rate (2020-2031)
1.4.2 Global Paper Dry Strength Agent Market Size in Volume Growth Rate (2020-2031)
1.4.3 Global Paper Dry Strength Agent Price Trends (2020-2031)
1.5 Assumptions and Limitations
2 Market Size and Prospective by Region
2.1 Global Paper Dry Strength Agent Market Size by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
2.2 Global Paper Dry Strength Agent Retrospective Market Scenario by Region (2020-2025)
2.2.1 Global Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales Market Share by Region (2020-2025)
2.2.2 Global Paper Dry Strength Agent Revenue Market Share by Region (2020-2025)
2.3 Global Paper Dry Strength Agent Market Estimates and Forecasts by Region (2026-2031)
2.3.1 Global Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales Estimates and Forecasts by Region (2026-2031)
2.3.2 Global Paper Dry Strength Agent Revenue Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
2.4 Major Region and Emerging Market Analysis
2.4.1 North America Paper Dry Strength Agent Market Size and Prospective (2020-2031)
2.4.2 Europe Paper Dry Strength Agent Market Size and Prospective (2020-2031)
2.4.3 China Paper Dry Strength Agent Market Size and Prospective (2020-2031)
2.4.4 Japan Paper Dry Strength Agent Market Size and Prospective (2020-2031)
2.4.5 India Paper Dry Strength Agent Market Size and Prospective (2020-2031)
3 Global Market Size by Type
3.1 Global Paper Dry Strength Agent Historic Market Review by Type (2020-2025)
3.1.1 Global Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales by Type (2020-2025)
3.1.2 Global Paper Dry Strength Agent Revenue by Type (2020-2025)
3.1.3 Global Paper Dry Strength Agent Price by Type (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Paper Dry Strength Agent Market Estimates and Forecasts by Type (2026-2031)
3.2.1 Global Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
3.2.2 Global Paper Dry Strength Agent Revenue Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
3.2.3 Global Paper Dry Strength Agent Price Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
3.3 Different Types Paper Dry Strength Agent Representative Players
4 Global Market Size by Application
4.1 Global Paper Dry Strength Agent Historic Market Review by Application (2020-2025)
4.1.1 Global Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales by Application (2020-2025)
4.1.2 Global Paper Dry Strength Agent Revenue by Application (2020-2025)
4.1.3 Global Paper Dry Strength Agent Price by Application (2020-2025)
4.2 Global Paper Dry Strength Agent Market Estimates and Forecasts by Application (2026-2031)
4.2.1 Global Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales Forecast by Application (2026-2031)
4.2.2 Global Paper Dry Strength Agent Revenue Forecast by Application (2026-2031)
4.2.3 Global Paper Dry Strength Agent Price Forecast by Application (2026-2031)
4.3 New Sources of Growth in Paper Dry Strength Agent Application
5 Competition Landscape by Players
5.1 Global Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales by Players (2020-2025)
5.2 Global Top Paper Dry Strength Agent Players by Revenue (2020-2025)
5.3 Global Paper Dry Strength Agent Market Share by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3) & (based on the Revenue in Paper Dry Strength Agent as of 2024)
5.4 Global Paper Dry Strength Agent Average Price by Company (2020-2025)
5.5 Global Key Manufacturers of Paper Dry Strength Agent, Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
5.6 Global Key Manufacturers of Paper Dry Strength Agent, Product Type & Application
5.7 Global Key Manufacturers of Paper Dry Strength Agent, Date of Enter into This Industry
5.8 Manufacturers Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion Plans
6 Region Analysis
6.1 North America Market: Players, Segments, Downstream and Major Customers
6.1.1 North America Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales by Company
6.1.1.1 North America Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales by Company (2020-2025)
6.1.1.2 North America Paper Dry Strength Agent Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
6.1.2 North America Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
6.1.3 North America Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
6.1.4 North America Paper Dry Strength Agent Major Customer
6.1.5 North America Market Trend and Opportunities
6.2 Europe Market: Players, Segments, Downstream and Major Customers
6.2.1 Europe Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales by Company
6.2.1.1 Europe Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales by Company (2020-2025)
6.2.1.2 Europe Paper Dry Strength Agent Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
6.2.2 Europe Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
6.2.3 Europe Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
6.2.4 Europe Paper Dry Strength Agent Major Customer
6.2.5 Europe Market Trend and Opportunities
6.3 China Market: Players, Segments, Downstream and Major Customers
6.3.1 China Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales by Company
6.3.1.1 China Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales by Company (2020-2025)
6.3.1.2 China Paper Dry Strength Agent Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
6.3.2 China Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
6.3.3 China Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
6.3.4 China Paper Dry Strength Agent Major Customer
6.3.5 China Market Trend and Opportunities
6.4 Japan Market: Players, Segments, Downstream and Major Customers
6.4.1 Japan Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales by Company
6.4.1.1 Japan Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales by Company (2020-2025)
6.4.1.2 Japan Paper Dry Strength Agent Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
6.4.2 Japan Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
6.4.3 Japan Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
6.4.4 Japan Paper Dry Strength Agent Major Customer
6.4.5 Japan Market Trend and Opportunities
6.5 India Market: Players, Segments, Downstream and Major Customers
6.5.1 India Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales by Company
6.5.1.1 India Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales by Company (2020-2025)
6.5.1.2 India Paper Dry Strength Agent Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
6.5.2 India Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
6.5.3 India Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
6.5.4 India Paper Dry Strength Agent Major Customer
6.5.5 India Market Trend and Opportunities
7 Company Profiles and Key Figures
7.1 SNF
7.1.1 SNF Company Information
7.1.2 SNF Business Overview
7.1.3 SNF Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.1.4 SNF Paper Dry Strength Agent Products Offered
7.1.5 SNF Recent Development
7.2 Kemira
7.2.1 Kemira Company Information
7.2.2 Kemira Business Overview
7.2.3 Kemira Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.2.4 Kemira Paper Dry Strength Agent Products Offered
7.2.5 Kemira Recent Development
7.3 Solenis
7.3.1 Solenis Company Information
7.3.2 Solenis Business Overview
7.3.3 Solenis Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.3.4 Solenis Paper Dry Strength Agent Products Offered
7.3.5 Solenis Recent Development
7.4 Chengming Chemical
7.4.1 Chengming Chemical Company Information
7.4.2 Chengming Chemical Business Overview
7.4.3 Chengming Chemical Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.4.4 Chengming Chemical Paper Dry Strength Agent Products Offered
7.4.5 Chengming Chemical Recent Development
7.5 Harima Chemicals
7.5.1 Harima Chemicals Company Information
7.5.2 Harima Chemicals Business Overview
7.5.3 Harima Chemicals Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.5.4 Harima Chemicals Paper Dry Strength Agent Products Offered
7.5.5 Harima Chemicals Recent Development
7.6 Arakawa Chemical
7.6.1 Arakawa Chemical Company Information
7.6.2 Arakawa Chemical Business Overview
7.6.3 Arakawa Chemical Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.6.4 Arakawa Chemical Paper Dry Strength Agent Products Offered
7.6.5 Arakawa Chemical Recent Development
7.7 Rachee
7.7.1 Rachee Company Information
7.7.2 Rachee Business Overview
7.7.3 Rachee Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.7.4 Rachee Paper Dry Strength Agent Products Offered
7.7.5 Rachee Recent Development
7.8 Seiko Pmc
7.8.1 Seiko Pmc Company Information
7.8.2 Seiko Pmc Business Overview
7.8.3 Seiko Pmc Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.8.4 Seiko Pmc Paper Dry Strength Agent Products Offered
7.8.5 Seiko Pmc Recent Development
7.9 Beijing Hengju
7.9.1 Beijing Hengju Company Information
7.9.2 Beijing Hengju Business Overview
7.9.3 Beijing Hengju Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.9.4 Beijing Hengju Paper Dry Strength Agent Products Offered
7.9.5 Beijing Hengju Recent Development
7.10 Nantian Nongke
7.10.1 Nantian Nongke Company Information
7.10.2 Nantian Nongke Business Overview
7.10.3 Nantian Nongke Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.10.4 Nantian Nongke Paper Dry Strength Agent Products Offered
7.10.5 Nantian Nongke Recent Development
7.11 China Soft Technology
7.11.1 China Soft Technology Company Information
7.11.2 China Soft Technology Business Overview
7.11.3 China Soft Technology Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.11.4 China Soft Technology Paper Dry Strength Agent Products Offered
7.11.5 China Soft Technology Recent Development
7.12 Hubei Jiayun
7.12.1 Hubei Jiayun Company Information
7.12.2 Hubei Jiayun Business Overview
7.12.3 Hubei Jiayun Paper Dry Strength Agent Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.12.4 Hubei Jiayun Paper Dry Strength Agent Products Offered
7.12.5 Hubei Jiayun Recent Development
8 Paper Dry Strength Agent Manufacturing Cost Analysis
8.1 Paper Dry Strength Agent Key Raw Materials Analysis
8.1.1 Key Raw Materials
8.1.2 Key Suppliers of Raw Materials
8.2 Proportion of Manufacturing Cost Structure
8.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Paper Dry Strength Agent
8.4 Paper Dry Strength Agent Industrial Chain Analysis
9 Marketing Channel, Distributors and Customers
9.1 Marketing Channel
9.2 Paper Dry Strength Agent Distributors List
9.3 Paper Dry Strength Agent Customers
10 Paper Dry Strength Agent Market Dynamics
10.1 Paper Dry Strength Agent Industry Trends
10.2 Paper Dry Strength Agent Market Drivers
10.3 Paper Dry Strength Agent Market Challenges
10.4 Paper Dry Strength Agent Market Restraints
11 Research Findings and Conclusion
12 Appendix
12.1 Research Methodology
12.1.1 Methodology/Research Approach
12.1.1.1 Research Programs/Design
12.1.1.2 Market Size Estimation
12.1.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
12.1.2 Data Source
12.1.2.1 Secondary Sources
12.1.2.2 Primary Sources
12.2 Author Details
12.3 Disclaimer
SNF
Kemira
Solenis
Chengming Chemical
Harima Chemicals
Arakawa Chemical
Rachee
Seiko Pmc
Beijing Hengju
Nantian Nongke
China Soft Technology
Hubei Jiayun
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