Global Humectants Market Research Report 2025(Status and Outlook)
Description
Report Overview
Humectant is a hygroscopic substance used to keep things moist; it is the opposite of a desiccant because it is wet. It is often a molecule with several hydrophilic groups, most often hydroxyl groups; however, amines and carboxyl groups, sometimes esterified, can be encountered as well (its affinity to form hydrogen bonds with molecules of water is the crucial trait). They are used in many products, including food, cosmetics, medicines and pesticides.
The global Humectants market size was estimated at USD 18530.0 million in 2024 and is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.06% during the forecast period.
This report provides a deep insight into the global Humectants market covering all its essential aspects. This ranges from a macro overview of the market to micro details of the market size, competitive landscape, development trend, niche market, key market drivers and challenges, SWOT analysis, value chain analysis, etc.
The analysis helps the reader to shape the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. Furthermore, it provides a simple framework for evaluating and accessing the position of the business organization. The report structure also focuses on the competitive landscape of the Global Humectants Market, this report introduces in detail the market share, market performance, product situation, operation situation, etc. of the main players, which helps the readers in the industry to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
In a word, this report is a must-read for industry players, investors, researchers, consultants, business strategists, and all those who have any kind of stake or are planning to foray into the Humectants market in any manner.
Global Humectants Market: Market Segmentation Analysis
The research report includes specific segments by region (country), manufacturers, Type, and Application. Market segmentation creates subsets of a market based on product type, end-user or application, Geographic, and other factors. By understanding the market segments, the decision-maker can leverage this targeting in the product, sales, and marketing strategies. Market segments can power your product development cycles by informing how you create product offerings for different segments.
Key Company
Cargill
BASF
Archer Daniels Midland
DowDupont
Roquette Freres
Ingredion Incorporated
Brenntag AG
Barentz
Ashland
Batory Foods
Corbion
Market Segmentation (by Type)
Synthetic
Natural
Market Segmentation (by Application)
Food & Beverage
Oral & Personal Care
Pharmaceuticals
Animal Feed
Others
Geographic Segmentation
North America (USA, Canada, Mexico)
Europe (Germany, UK, France, Russia, Italy, Rest of Europe)
Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, South Korea, India, Southeast Asia, Rest of Asia-Pacific)
South America (Brazil, Argentina, Columbia, Rest of South America)
The Middle East and Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, Rest of MEA)
Key Benefits of This Market Research:
Industry drivers, restraints, and opportunities covered in the study
Neutral perspective on the market performance
Recent industry trends and developments
Competitive landscape & strategies of key players
Potential & niche segments and regions exhibiting promising growth covered
Historical, current, and projected market size, in terms of value
In-depth analysis of the Humectants Market
Overview of the regional outlook of the Humectants Market:
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1 mainly introduces the statistical scope of the report, market division standards, and market research methods.
Chapter 2 is an executive summary of different market segments (by region, product type, 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 Humectants Market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 3 makes a detailed analysis of the market's competitive landscape of the market and provides the market share, capacity, output, price, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information of the main manufacturers in the market.
Chapter 4 is the analysis of the whole market industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry, as well as Porter's five forces analysis.
Chapter 5 introduces the 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 6 provides the analysis of various market segments according to product types, covering the market size 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 according to application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 8 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, and capacity of each country in the world.
Chapter 9 shares the main producing countries of Humectants, their output value, profit level, regional supply, production capacity layout, etc. from the supply side.
Chapter 10 introduces the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales revenue, sales volume, price, gross profit margin, market share, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 11 provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region in the next five years.
Chapter 12 provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each market segment in the next five years.
Chapter 13 is the main points and conclusions of the report.
Key Reasons to Buy this Report:
Access to date statistics compiled by our researchers. These provide you with historical and forecast data, which is analyzed to tell you why your market is set to change
This enables you to anticipate market changes to remain ahead of your competitors
You will be able to copy data from the Excel spreadsheet straight into your marketing plans, business presentations, or other strategic documents
The concise analysis, clear graph, and table format will enable you to pinpoint the information you require quickly
Provision of market value data for each segment and sub-segment
Indicates the region and segment that is expected to witness the fastest growth as well as to dominate the market
Analysis by geography highlighting the consumption of the product/service in the region as well as indicating the factors that are affecting the market within each region
Competitive landscape which incorporates the market ranking of the major players, along with new service/product launches, partnerships, business expansions, and acquisitions in the past five years of companies profiled
Extensive company profiles comprising of company overview, company insights, product benchmarking, and SWOT analysis for the major market players
The current as well as the future market outlook of the industry concerning recent developments which involve growth opportunities and drivers as well as challenges and restraints of both emerging as well as developed regions
Includes in-depth analysis of the market from various perspectives through Porter’s five forces analysis
Provides insight into the market through Value Chain
Market dynamics scenario, along with growth opportunities of the market in the years to come
Humectant is a hygroscopic substance used to keep things moist; it is the opposite of a desiccant because it is wet. It is often a molecule with several hydrophilic groups, most often hydroxyl groups; however, amines and carboxyl groups, sometimes esterified, can be encountered as well (its affinity to form hydrogen bonds with molecules of water is the crucial trait). They are used in many products, including food, cosmetics, medicines and pesticides.
The global Humectants market size was estimated at USD 18530.0 million in 2024 and is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.06% during the forecast period.
This report provides a deep insight into the global Humectants market covering all its essential aspects. This ranges from a macro overview of the market to micro details of the market size, competitive landscape, development trend, niche market, key market drivers and challenges, SWOT analysis, value chain analysis, etc.
The analysis helps the reader to shape the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. Furthermore, it provides a simple framework for evaluating and accessing the position of the business organization. The report structure also focuses on the competitive landscape of the Global Humectants Market, this report introduces in detail the market share, market performance, product situation, operation situation, etc. of the main players, which helps the readers in the industry to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
In a word, this report is a must-read for industry players, investors, researchers, consultants, business strategists, and all those who have any kind of stake or are planning to foray into the Humectants market in any manner.
Global Humectants Market: Market Segmentation Analysis
The research report includes specific segments by region (country), manufacturers, Type, and Application. Market segmentation creates subsets of a market based on product type, end-user or application, Geographic, and other factors. By understanding the market segments, the decision-maker can leverage this targeting in the product, sales, and marketing strategies. Market segments can power your product development cycles by informing how you create product offerings for different segments.
Key Company
Cargill
BASF
Archer Daniels Midland
DowDupont
Roquette Freres
Ingredion Incorporated
Brenntag AG
Barentz
Ashland
Batory Foods
Corbion
Market Segmentation (by Type)
Synthetic
Natural
Market Segmentation (by Application)
Food & Beverage
Oral & Personal Care
Pharmaceuticals
Animal Feed
Others
Geographic Segmentation
North America (USA, Canada, Mexico)
Europe (Germany, UK, France, Russia, Italy, Rest of Europe)
Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, South Korea, India, Southeast Asia, Rest of Asia-Pacific)
South America (Brazil, Argentina, Columbia, Rest of South America)
The Middle East and Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, Rest of MEA)
Key Benefits of This Market Research:
Industry drivers, restraints, and opportunities covered in the study
Neutral perspective on the market performance
Recent industry trends and developments
Competitive landscape & strategies of key players
Potential & niche segments and regions exhibiting promising growth covered
Historical, current, and projected market size, in terms of value
In-depth analysis of the Humectants Market
Overview of the regional outlook of the Humectants Market:
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1 mainly introduces the statistical scope of the report, market division standards, and market research methods.
Chapter 2 is an executive summary of different market segments (by region, product type, 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 Humectants Market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 3 makes a detailed analysis of the market's competitive landscape of the market and provides the market share, capacity, output, price, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information of the main manufacturers in the market.
Chapter 4 is the analysis of the whole market industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry, as well as Porter's five forces analysis.
Chapter 5 introduces the 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 6 provides the analysis of various market segments according to product types, covering the market size 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 according to application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 8 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, and capacity of each country in the world.
Chapter 9 shares the main producing countries of Humectants, their output value, profit level, regional supply, production capacity layout, etc. from the supply side.
Chapter 10 introduces the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales revenue, sales volume, price, gross profit margin, market share, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 11 provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region in the next five years.
Chapter 12 provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each market segment in the next five years.
Chapter 13 is the main points and conclusions of the report.
Key Reasons to Buy this Report:
Access to date statistics compiled by our researchers. These provide you with historical and forecast data, which is analyzed to tell you why your market is set to change
This enables you to anticipate market changes to remain ahead of your competitors
You will be able to copy data from the Excel spreadsheet straight into your marketing plans, business presentations, or other strategic documents
The concise analysis, clear graph, and table format will enable you to pinpoint the information you require quickly
Provision of market value data for each segment and sub-segment
Indicates the region and segment that is expected to witness the fastest growth as well as to dominate the market
Analysis by geography highlighting the consumption of the product/service in the region as well as indicating the factors that are affecting the market within each region
Competitive landscape which incorporates the market ranking of the major players, along with new service/product launches, partnerships, business expansions, and acquisitions in the past five years of companies profiled
Extensive company profiles comprising of company overview, company insights, product benchmarking, and SWOT analysis for the major market players
The current as well as the future market outlook of the industry concerning recent developments which involve growth opportunities and drivers as well as challenges and restraints of both emerging as well as developed regions
Includes in-depth analysis of the market from various perspectives through Porter’s five forces analysis
Provides insight into the market through Value Chain
Market dynamics scenario, along with growth opportunities of the market in the years to come
Table of Contents
139 Pages
- 1 Research Methodology and Statistical Scope
- 1.1 Market Definition and Statistical Scope of Humectants
- 1.2 Key Market Segments
- 1.2.1 Humectants Segment by Type
- 1.2.2 Humectants Segment by Application
- 1.3 Methodology & Sources of Information
- 1.3.1 Research Methodology
- 1.3.2 Research Process
- 1.3.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
- 1.3.4 Base Year
- 1.3.5 Report Assumptions & Caveats
- 2 Humectants Market Overview
- 2.1 Global Market Overview
- 2.1.1 Global Humectants Market Size (M USD) Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2033)
- 2.1.2 Global Humectants Sales Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2033)
- 2.2 Market Segment Executive Summary
- 2.3 Global Market Size by Region
- 3 Humectants Market Competitive Landscape
- 3.1 Company Assessment Quadrant
- 3.2 Global Humectants Product Life Cycle
- 3.3 Global Humectants Sales by Manufacturers (2020-2025)
- 3.4 Global Humectants Revenue Market Share by Manufacturers (2020-2025)
- 3.5 Humectants Market Share by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3)
- 3.6 Global Humectants Average Price by Manufacturers (2020-2025)
- 3.7 Manufacturers’ Manufacturing Sites, Areas Served, and Product Types
- 3.8 Humectants Market Competitive Situation and Trends
- 3.8.1 Humectants Market Concentration Rate
- 3.8.2 Global 5 and 10 Largest Humectants Players Market Share by Revenue
- 3.8.3 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion
- 4 Humectants Industry Chain Analysis
- 4.1 Humectants Industry Chain Analysis
- 4.2 Market Overview of Key Raw Materials
- 4.3 Midstream Market Analysis
- 4.4 Downstream Customer Analysis
- 5 The Development and Dynamics of Humectants Market
- 5.1 Key Development Trends
- 5.2 Driving Factors
- 5.3 Market Challenges
- 5.4 Industry News
- 5.4.1 New Product Developments
- 5.4.2 Mergers & Acquisitions
- 5.4.3 Expansions
- 5.4.4 Collaboration/Supply Contracts
- 5.5 PEST Analysis
- 5.5.1 Industry Policies Analysis
- 5.5.2 Economic Environment Analysis
- 5.5.3 Social Environment Analysis
- 5.5.4 Technological Environment Analysis
- 5.6 Global Humectants Market Porter's Five Forces Analysis
- 5.6.1 Global Trade Frictions
- 5.6.2 U.S. Tariff Policy – April 2025
- 5.6.3 Global Trade Frictions and Their Impacts to Humectants Market
- 5.7 ESG Ratings of Leading Companies
- 6 Humectants Market Segmentation by Type
- 6.1 Evaluation Matrix of Segment Market Development Potential (Type)
- 6.2 Global Humectants Sales Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
- 6.3 Global Humectants Market Size Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
- 6.4 Global Humectants Price by Type (2020-2025)
- 7 Humectants Market Segmentation by Application
- 7.1 Evaluation Matrix of Segment Market Development Potential (Application)
- 7.2 Global Humectants Market Sales by Application (2020-2025)
- 7.3 Global Humectants Market Size (M USD) by Application (2020-2025)
- 7.4 Global Humectants Sales Growth Rate by Application (2020-2025)
- 8 Humectants Market Sales by Region
- 8.1 Global Humectants Sales by Region
- 8.1.1 Global Humectants Sales by Region
- 8.1.2 Global Humectants Sales Market Share by Region
- 8.2 Global Humectants Market Size by Region
- 8.2.1 Global Humectants Market Size by Region
- 8.2.2 Global Humectants Market Size Market Share by Region
- 8.3 North America
- 8.3.1 North America Humectants Sales by Country
- 8.3.2 North America Humectants Market Size by Country
- 8.3.3 U.S. Market Overview
- 8.3.4 Canada Market Overview
- 8.3.5 Mexico Market Overview
- 8.4 Europe
- 8.4.1 Europe Humectants Sales by Country
- 8.4.2 Europe Humectants Market Size by Country
- 8.4.3 Germany Market Overview
- 8.4.4 France Market Overview
- 8.4.5 U.K. Market Overview
- 8.4.6 Italy Market Overview
- 8.4.7 Spain Market Overview
- 8.5 Asia Pacific
- 8.5.1 Asia Pacific Humectants Sales by Region
- 8.5.2 Asia Pacific Humectants Market Size by Region
- 8.5.3 China Market Overview
- 8.5.4 Japan Market Overview
- 8.5.5 South Korea Market Overview
- 8.5.6 India Market Overview
- 8.5.7 Southeast Asia Market Overview
- 8.6 South America
- 8.6.1 South America Humectants Sales by Country
- 8.6.2 South America Humectants Market Size by Country
- 8.6.3 Brazil Market Overview
- 8.6.4 Argentina Market Overview
- 8.6.5 Columbia Market Overview
- 8.7 Middle East and Africa
- 8.7.1 Middle East and Africa Humectants Sales by Region
- 8.7.2 Middle East and Africa Humectants Market Size by Region
- 8.7.3 Saudi Arabia Market Overview
- 8.7.4 UAE Market Overview
- 8.7.5 Egypt Market Overview
- 8.7.6 Nigeria Market Overview
- 8.7.7 South Africa Market Overview
- 9 Humectants Market Production by Region
- 9.1 Global Production of Humectants by Region(2020-2025)
- 9.2 Global Humectants Revenue Market Share by Region (2020-2025)
- 9.3 Global Humectants Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 9.4 North America Humectants Production
- 9.4.1 North America Humectants Production Growth Rate (2020-2025)
- 9.4.2 North America Humectants Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 9.5 Europe Humectants Production
- 9.5.1 Europe Humectants Production Growth Rate (2020-2025)
- 9.5.2 Europe Humectants Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 9.6 Japan Humectants Production (2020-2025)
- 9.6.1 Japan Humectants Production Growth Rate (2020-2025)
- 9.6.2 Japan Humectants Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 9.7 China Humectants Production (2020-2025)
- 9.7.1 China Humectants Production Growth Rate (2020-2025)
- 9.7.2 China Humectants Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 10 Key Companies Profile
- 10.1 Cargill
- 10.1.1 Cargill Basic Information
- 10.1.2 Cargill Humectants Product Overview
- 10.1.3 Cargill Humectants Product Market Performance
- 10.1.4 Cargill Business Overview
- 10.1.5 Cargill SWOT Analysis
- 10.1.6 Cargill Recent Developments
- 10.2 BASF
- 10.2.1 BASF Basic Information
- 10.2.2 BASF Humectants Product Overview
- 10.2.3 BASF Humectants Product Market Performance
- 10.2.4 BASF Business Overview
- 10.2.5 BASF SWOT Analysis
- 10.2.6 BASF Recent Developments
- 10.3 Archer Daniels Midland
- 10.3.1 Archer Daniels Midland Basic Information
- 10.3.2 Archer Daniels Midland Humectants Product Overview
- 10.3.3 Archer Daniels Midland Humectants Product Market Performance
- 10.3.4 Archer Daniels Midland Business Overview
- 10.3.5 Archer Daniels Midland SWOT Analysis
- 10.3.6 Archer Daniels Midland Recent Developments
- 10.4 DowDupont
- 10.4.1 DowDupont Basic Information
- 10.4.2 DowDupont Humectants Product Overview
- 10.4.3 DowDupont Humectants Product Market Performance
- 10.4.4 DowDupont Business Overview
- 10.4.5 DowDupont Recent Developments
- 10.5 Roquette Freres
- 10.5.1 Roquette Freres Basic Information
- 10.5.2 Roquette Freres Humectants Product Overview
- 10.5.3 Roquette Freres Humectants Product Market Performance
- 10.5.4 Roquette Freres Business Overview
- 10.5.5 Roquette Freres Recent Developments
- 10.6 Ingredion Incorporated
- 10.6.1 Ingredion Incorporated Basic Information
- 10.6.2 Ingredion Incorporated Humectants Product Overview
- 10.6.3 Ingredion Incorporated Humectants Product Market Performance
- 10.6.4 Ingredion Incorporated Business Overview
- 10.6.5 Ingredion Incorporated Recent Developments
- 10.7 Brenntag AG
- 10.7.1 Brenntag AG Basic Information
- 10.7.2 Brenntag AG Humectants Product Overview
- 10.7.3 Brenntag AG Humectants Product Market Performance
- 10.7.4 Brenntag AG Business Overview
- 10.7.5 Brenntag AG Recent Developments
- 10.8 Barentz
- 10.8.1 Barentz Basic Information
- 10.8.2 Barentz Humectants Product Overview
- 10.8.3 Barentz Humectants Product Market Performance
- 10.8.4 Barentz Business Overview
- 10.8.5 Barentz Recent Developments
- 10.9 Ashland
- 10.9.1 Ashland Basic Information
- 10.9.2 Ashland Humectants Product Overview
- 10.9.3 Ashland Humectants Product Market Performance
- 10.9.4 Ashland Business Overview
- 10.9.5 Ashland Recent Developments
- 10.10 Batory Foods
- 10.10.1 Batory Foods Basic Information
- 10.10.2 Batory Foods Humectants Product Overview
- 10.10.3 Batory Foods Humectants Product Market Performance
- 10.10.4 Batory Foods Business Overview
- 10.10.5 Batory Foods Recent Developments
- 10.11 Corbion
- 10.11.1 Corbion Basic Information
- 10.11.2 Corbion Humectants Product Overview
- 10.11.3 Corbion Humectants Product Market Performance
- 10.11.4 Corbion Business Overview
- 10.11.5 Corbion Recent Developments
- 11 Humectants Market Forecast by Region
- 11.1 Global Humectants Market Size Forecast
- 11.2 Global Humectants Market Forecast by Region
- 11.2.1 North America Market Size Forecast by Country
- 11.2.2 Europe Humectants Market Size Forecast by Country
- 11.2.3 Asia Pacific Humectants Market Size Forecast by Region
- 11.2.4 South America Humectants Market Size Forecast by Country
- 11.2.5 Middle East and Africa Forecasted Sales of Humectants by Country
- 12 Forecast Market by Type and by Application (2026-2033)
- 12.1 Global Humectants Market Forecast by Type (2026-2033)
- 12.1.1 Global Forecasted Sales of Humectants by Type (2026-2033)
- 12.1.2 Global Humectants Market Size Forecast by Type (2026-2033)
- 12.1.3 Global Forecasted Price of Humectants by Type (2026-2033)
- 12.2 Global Humectants Market Forecast by Application (2026-2033)
- 12.2.1 Global Humectants Sales (K Units) Forecast by Application
- 12.2.2 Global Humectants Market Size (M USD) Forecast by Application (2026-2033)
- 13 Conclusion and Key Findings
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