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Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Market Analysis and Forecast 2026-2032

Publisher APO Research, Inc.
Published Dec 29, 2025
Length 210 Pages
SKU # APRC20785208

Description

Drag-reducing additives (DRA), or drag-reducing polymers (DRP's), are additives in pipelines that reduce turbulence in a pipe. Usually used in petroleum pipelines, they increase the pipeline capacity by reducing turbulency and increasing laminar flow.

Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) key players include LiquidPower Specialty Products, Flowchem, Baker Hughes, Innospec, Sino Oil King Shine Chemical, etc. Global top three players hold a share about 50%. The Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) are mainly produced in China and North America, these regions are dominating the global market, hold a market share about 90 percent.

This report presents an overview of global market for Drag Reducing Additives (DRA), capacity, output, revenue and price. Analyses of the global market trends, with historic market revenue or sales data for 2021 - 2025, estimates for 2026, and projections of CAGR through 2032.

This report researches the key producers of Drag Reducing Additives (DRA), also provides the consumption of main regions and countries. Of the upcoming market potential for Drag Reducing Additives (DRA), and key regions or countries of focus to forecast this market into various segments and sub-segments. Country specific data and market value analysis for the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, China, Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, India, Germany, the U.K., Italy, Middle East, Africa, and Other Countries.

This report focuses on the Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) sales, revenue, market share and industry ranking of main manufacturers, data from 2021 to 2026. Identification of the major stakeholders in the global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) market, and analysis of their competitive landscape and market positioning based on recent developments and segmental revenues. This report will help stakeholders to understand the competitive landscape and gain more insights and position their businesses and market strategies in a better way.

This report analyzes the segments data by Type and by Application, sales, revenue, and price, from 2021 to 2032. Evaluation and forecast the market size for Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) sales, projected growth trends, production technology, application and end-user industry.


Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Segment by Company

LiquidPower Specialty Products
Flowchem
Baker Hughes
Innospec
Oil Flux Americas
NuGenTec
Sino Oil King Shine Chemical
DESHI
Qflo
Superchem Technology
The Zoranoc Oilfield Chemical
CNPC

Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Segment by Type

Water-Soluble Drag Reducing Additives
Oil-Soluble Drag Reducing Additives

Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Segment by Application

Crude Oil pipeline
Finished Fuels pipeline
Chemical
Others

Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Segment by Region

North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries

Study Objectives

1. To analyze and research the global status and future forecast, involving, production, value, consumption, growth rate (CAGR), market share, historical and forecast.
2. To present the key manufacturers, capacity, production, revenue, market share, and Recent Developments.
3. To split the breakdown data by regions, type, manufacturers, and Application.
4. To analyze the global and key regions market potential and advantage, opportunity and challenge, restraints, and risks.
5. To identify significant trends, drivers, influence factors in global and regions.
6. To analyze competitive developments such as expansions, agreements, new product launches, and acquisitions in the market.

Reasons to Buy This Report

1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market.
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally.
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Drag Reducing Additives (DRA).
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.

Chapter Outline

Chapter 1: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (by type and by application, etc), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 2: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 3: Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) production/output of global and key producers (regions/countries). It provides a quantitative analysis of the production, and development potential of each producer in the next six years.
Chapter 4: Sales (consumption), revenue of Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) in global, regional level and country level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space of each country in the world.
Chapter 5: Detailed analysis of Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and industry ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 6: Provides the analysis of various market segments by type, covering the sales, revenue, average price, and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 7: Provides the analysis of various market segments by application, covering the sales, revenue, average price, and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 8: Provides profiles of key manufacturers, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product descriptions and specifications, Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) sales, revenue, price, gross margin, and recent development, etc.
Chapter 9: North America by type, by application and by country, sales, and revenue for each segment.
Chapter 10: Europe by type, by application and by country, sales, and revenue for each segment.
Chapter 11: China by type, by application, sales, and revenue for each segment.
Chapter 12: Asia (Excluding China) by type, by application and by region, sales, and revenue for each segment.
Chapter 13: South America, Middle East and Africa by type, by application and by country, sales, and revenue for each segment.
Chapter 14: Analysis of industrial chain, sales channel, key raw materials, distributors and customers.
Chapter 15: The main concluding insights of the report.

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Table of Contents

210 Pages
1 Market Overview
1.1 Product Definition
1.2 Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Market by Type
1.2.1 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Market Size by Type, 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
1.2.2 Water-Soluble Drag Reducing Additives
1.2.3 Oil-Soluble Drag Reducing Additives
1.3 Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Market by Application
1.3.1 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Market Size by Application, 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
1.3.2 Crude Oil pipeline
1.3.3 Finished Fuels pipeline
1.3.4 Chemical
1.3.5 Others
1.4 Assumptions and Limitations
1.5 Study Goals and Objectives
2 Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Market Dynamics
2.1 Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Industry Trends
2.2 Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Industry Drivers
2.3 Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Industry Opportunities and Challenges
2.4 Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Industry Restraints
3 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Production Overview
3.1 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Production Capacity (2021-2032)
3.2 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Production by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
3.3 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Production by Region
3.3.1 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Production by Region (2021-2026)
3.3.2 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Production by Region (2027-2032)
3.3.3 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Production Market Share by Region (2021-2032)
3.4 North America
3.5 Europe
3.6 China
3.7 Japan
4 Global Market Growth Prospects
4.1 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Revenue Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
4.2 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Revenue by Region
4.2.1 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Revenue by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
4.2.2 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Revenue by Region (2021-2026)
4.2.3 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Revenue by Region (2027-2032)
4.2.4 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Revenue Market Share by Region (2021-2032)
4.3 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales Estimates and Forecasts 2021-2032
4.4 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales by Region
4.4.1 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
4.4.2 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales by Region (2021-2026)
4.4.3 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales by Region (2027-2032)
4.4.4 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales Market Share by Region (2021-2032)
4.5 North America
4.6 Europe
4.7 China
4.8 Asia (Excluding China)
4.9 South America, Middle East and Africa
5 Market Competitive Landscape by Manufacturers
5.1 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Revenue by Manufacturers
5.1.1 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Revenue by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
5.1.2 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Revenue Market Share by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
5.1.3 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Manufacturers Revenue Share Top 10 and Top 5 in 2025
5.2 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales by Manufacturers
5.2.1 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
5.2.2 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales Market Share by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
5.2.3 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Manufacturers Sales Share Top 10 and Top 5 in 2025
5.3 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales Price by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
5.4 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Key Manufacturers Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
5.5 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Key Manufacturers Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
5.6 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Manufacturers, Product Type & Application
5.7 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Manufacturers Commercialization Time
5.8 Market Competitive Analysis
5.8.1 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Market CR5 and HHI
5.8.2 2025 Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
6 Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Market by Type
6.1 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Revenue by Type
6.1.1 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Revenue by Type (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
6.1.2 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Revenue Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
6.2 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales by Type
6.2.1 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales by Type (2021-2032) & (K MT)
6.2.2 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
6.3 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Price by Type
7 Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Market by Application
7.1 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Revenue by Application
7.1.1 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Revenue by Application (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
7.1.2 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Revenue Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
7.2 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales by Application
7.2.1 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales by Application (2021-2032) & (K MT)
7.2.2 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
7.3 Global Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Price by Application
8 Company Profiles
8.1 LiquidPower Specialty Products
8.1.1 LiquidPower Specialty Products Company Information
8.1.2 LiquidPower Specialty Products Business Overview
8.1.3 LiquidPower Specialty Products Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.1.4 LiquidPower Specialty Products Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Product Portfolio
8.1.5 LiquidPower Specialty Products Recent Developments
8.2 Flowchem
8.2.1 Flowchem Company Information
8.2.2 Flowchem Business Overview
8.2.3 Flowchem Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.2.4 Flowchem Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Product Portfolio
8.2.5 Flowchem Recent Developments
8.3 Baker Hughes
8.3.1 Baker Hughes Company Information
8.3.2 Baker Hughes Business Overview
8.3.3 Baker Hughes Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.3.4 Baker Hughes Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Product Portfolio
8.3.5 Baker Hughes Recent Developments
8.4 Innospec
8.4.1 Innospec Company Information
8.4.2 Innospec Business Overview
8.4.3 Innospec Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.4.4 Innospec Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Product Portfolio
8.4.5 Innospec Recent Developments
8.5 Oil Flux Americas
8.5.1 Oil Flux Americas Company Information
8.5.2 Oil Flux Americas Business Overview
8.5.3 Oil Flux Americas Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.5.4 Oil Flux Americas Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Product Portfolio
8.5.5 Oil Flux Americas Recent Developments
8.6 NuGenTec
8.6.1 NuGenTec Company Information
8.6.2 NuGenTec Business Overview
8.6.3 NuGenTec Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.6.4 NuGenTec Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Product Portfolio
8.6.5 NuGenTec Recent Developments
8.7 Sino Oil King Shine Chemical
8.7.1 Sino Oil King Shine Chemical Company Information
8.7.2 Sino Oil King Shine Chemical Business Overview
8.7.3 Sino Oil King Shine Chemical Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.7.4 Sino Oil King Shine Chemical Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Product Portfolio
8.7.5 Sino Oil King Shine Chemical Recent Developments
8.8 DESHI
8.8.1 DESHI Company Information
8.8.2 DESHI Business Overview
8.8.3 DESHI Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.8.4 DESHI Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Product Portfolio
8.8.5 DESHI Recent Developments
8.9 Qflo
8.9.1 Qflo Company Information
8.9.2 Qflo Business Overview
8.9.3 Qflo Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.9.4 Qflo Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Product Portfolio
8.9.5 Qflo Recent Developments
8.10 Superchem Technology
8.10.1 Superchem Technology Company Information
8.10.2 Superchem Technology Business Overview
8.10.3 Superchem Technology Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.10.4 Superchem Technology Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Product Portfolio
8.10.5 Superchem Technology Recent Developments
8.11 The Zoranoc Oilfield Chemical
8.11.1 The Zoranoc Oilfield Chemical Company Information
8.11.2 The Zoranoc Oilfield Chemical Business Overview
8.11.3 The Zoranoc Oilfield Chemical Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.11.4 The Zoranoc Oilfield Chemical Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Product Portfolio
8.11.5 The Zoranoc Oilfield Chemical Recent Developments
8.12 CNPC
8.12.1 CNPC Company Information
8.12.2 CNPC Business Overview
8.12.3 CNPC Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
8.12.4 CNPC Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Product Portfolio
8.12.5 CNPC Recent Developments
9 North America
9.1 North America Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Market Size by Type
9.1.1 North America Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Revenue by Type (2021-2032)
9.1.2 North America Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales by Type (2021-2032)
9.1.3 North America Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Price by Type (2021-2032)
9.2 North America Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Market Size by Application
9.2.1 North America Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Revenue by Application (2021-2032)
9.2.2 North America Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales by Application (2021-2032)
9.2.3 North America Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Price by Application (2021-2032)
9.3 North America Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Market Size by Country
9.3.1 North America Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Revenue Grow Rate by Country (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
9.3.2 North America Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales by Country (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
9.3.3 North America Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Price by Country (2021-2032)
9.3.4 United States
9.3.5 Canada
9.3.6 Mexico
10 Europe
10.1 Europe Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Market Size by Type
10.1.1 Europe Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Revenue by Type (2021-2032)
10.1.2 Europe Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales by Type (2021-2032)
10.1.3 Europe Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Price by Type (2021-2032)
10.2 Europe Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Market Size by Application
10.2.1 Europe Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Revenue by Application (2021-2032)
10.2.2 Europe Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales by Application (2021-2032)
10.2.3 Europe Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Price by Application (2021-2032)
10.3 Europe Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Market Size by Country
10.3.1 Europe Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Revenue Grow Rate by Country (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
10.3.2 Europe Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales by Country (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
10.3.3 Europe Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Price by Country (2021-2032)
10.3.4 Germany
10.3.5 France
10.3.6 U.K.
10.3.7 Italy
10.3.8 Russia
10.3.9 Spain
10.3.10 Netherlands
10.3.11 Switzerland
10.3.12 Sweden
11 China
11.1 China Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Market Size by Type
11.1.1 China Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Revenue by Type (2021-2032)
11.1.2 China Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales by Type (2021-2032)
11.1.3 China Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Price by Type (2021-2032)
11.2 China Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Market Size by Application
11.2.1 China Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Revenue by Application (2021-2032)
11.2.2 China Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales by Application (2021-2032)
11.2.3 China Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Price by Application (2021-2032)
12 Asia (Excluding China)
12.1 Asia Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Market Size by Type
12.1.1 Asia Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Revenue by Type (2021-2032)
12.1.2 Asia Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales by Type (2021-2032)
12.1.3 Asia Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Price by Type (2021-2032)
12.2 Asia Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Market Size by Application
12.2.1 Asia Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Revenue by Application (2021-2032)
12.2.2 Asia Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales by Application (2021-2032)
12.2.3 Asia Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Price by Application (2021-2032)
12.3 Asia Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Market Size by Country
12.3.1 Asia Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Revenue Grow Rate by Country (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
12.3.2 Asia Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales by Country (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
12.3.3 Asia Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Price by Country (2021-2032)
12.3.4 Japan
12.3.5 South Korea
12.3.6 India
12.3.7 Australia
12.3.8 Taiwan
12.3.9 Southeast Asia
13 South America, Middle East and Africa
13.1 SAMEA Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Market Size by Type
13.1.1 SAMEA Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Revenue by Type (2021-2032)
13.1.2 SAMEA Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales by Type (2021-2032)
13.1.3 SAMEA Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Price by Type (2021-2032)
13.2 SAMEA Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Market Size by Application
13.2.1 SAMEA Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Revenue by Application (2021-2032)
13.2.2 SAMEA Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales by Application (2021-2032)
13.2.3 SAMEA Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Price by Application (2021-2032)
13.3 SAMEA Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Market Size by Country
13.3.1 SAMEA Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Revenue Grow Rate by Country (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
13.3.2 SAMEA Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales by Country (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
13.3.3 SAMEA Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Price by Country (2021-2032)
13.3.4 Brazil
13.3.5 Argentina
13.3.6 Chile
13.3.7 Colombia
13.3.8 Peru
13.3.9 Saudi Arabia
13.3.10 Israel
13.3.11 UAE
13.3.12 Turkey
13.3.13 Iran
13.3.14 Egypt
14 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
14.1 Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Value Chain Analysis
14.1.1 Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Key Raw Materials
14.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
14.1.3 Manufacturing Cost Structure
14.1.4 Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Production Mode & Process
14.2 Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Sales Channels Analysis
14.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
14.2.2 Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Distributors
14.2.3 Drag Reducing Additives (DRA) Customers
15 Concluding Insights
16 Appendix
16.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
16.2 Research Methodology
16.3 Research Process
16.4 Authors List of This Report
16.5 Data Source
16.5.1 Secondary Sources
16.5.2 Primary Sources
16.6 Disclaimer
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