Global Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Market Research Report 2025(Status and Outlook)

Report Overview

Lubricant defoamers, also known as antifoaming agents, are chemical additives designed to control and eliminate foam formation in lubricating oils and industrial fluids. These additives work by destabilizing foam bubbles, reducing surface tension, or preventing air entrainment, ensuring smooth operation in machinery where excessive foam can lead to reduced efficiency, overheating, or mechanical failure. They are critical in industries such as automotive, manufacturing, marine, and aerospace, where lubricants are subjected to high shear, pressure, or aeration. The demand for high-performance defoamers is driven by the need for energy-efficient lubrication, extended equipment life, and compliance with environmental regulations. Key formulations include silicone-based, polymer-based, and oil-based defoamers, each tailored to specific applications and operating conditions. The market is influenced by advancements in synthetic lubricants, increasing industrial automation, and stricter environmental standards, pushing manufacturers to develop eco-friendly, low-VOC, and biodegradable antifoaming solutions. Regional growth is strongest in Asia-Pacific due to rapid industrialization, while North America and Europe focus on sustainable and high-efficiency products. Competitive dynamics involve major chemical companies investing in R&D to enhance product efficacy and compatibility with next-generation lubricants.

The global Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) market size was estimated at USD 3592.4 million in 2024, exhibiting a CAGR of 4.12% during the forecast period.

This report provides a deep insight into the global Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) 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 Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) 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.

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Global Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) 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

AFTON Chemical

Ivanhoe Industries

Evonik

Shin-Etsu

Amer

Dupont

Dow

Wacker Chemie AG

Momentive

Bluestar

BASF

BYK

Jiangsu Liqi Group

Market Segmentation (by Type)

Silicon Type

Non-silicon Type

Compound Type

Market Segmentation (by Application)

Automotive Lubricants

Industrial Lubricants

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)

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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 Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Market

Overview of the regional outlook of the Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) 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 Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) 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 Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent), 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.

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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

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1 Research Methodology and Statistical Scope
1.1 Market Definition and Statistical Scope of Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent)
1.2 Key Market Segments
1.2.1 Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Segment by Type
1.2.2 Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) 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 Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Market Overview
2.1 Global Market Overview
2.1.1 Global Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Market Size (M USD) Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2033)
2.1.2 Global Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Sales Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2033)
2.2 Market Segment Executive Summary
2.3 Global Market Size by Region
3 Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Market Competitive Landscape
3.1 Company Assessment Quadrant
3.2 Global Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Product Life Cycle
3.3 Global Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Sales by Manufacturers (2020-2025)
3.4 Global Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Revenue Market Share by Manufacturers (2020-2025)
3.5 Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Market Share by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3)
3.6 Global Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Average Price by Manufacturers (2020-2025)
3.7 Manufacturers’ Manufacturing Sites, Areas Served, and Product Types
3.8 Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Market Competitive Situation and Trends
3.8.1 Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Market Concentration Rate
3.8.2 Global 5 and 10 Largest Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Players Market Share by Revenue
3.8.3 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion
4 Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Industry Chain Analysis
4.1 Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) 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 Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) 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 Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) 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 Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Market
5.7 ESG Ratings of Leading Companies
6 Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Market Segmentation by Type
6.1 Evaluation Matrix of Segment Market Development Potential (Type)
6.2 Global Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Sales Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
6.3 Global Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Market Size Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
6.4 Global Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Price by Type (2020-2025)
7 Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Market Segmentation by Application
7.1 Evaluation Matrix of Segment Market Development Potential (Application)
7.2 Global Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Market Sales by Application (2020-2025)
7.3 Global Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Market Size (M USD) by Application (2020-2025)
7.4 Global Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Sales Growth Rate by Application (2020-2025)
8 Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Market Sales by Region
8.1 Global Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Sales by Region
8.1.1 Global Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Sales by Region
8.1.2 Global Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Sales Market Share by Region
8.2 Global Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Market Size by Region
8.2.1 Global Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Market Size by Region
8.2.2 Global Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Market Size Market Share by Region
8.3 North America
8.3.1 North America Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Sales by Country
8.3.2 North America Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) 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 Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Sales by Country
8.4.2 Europe Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) 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 Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Sales by Region
8.5.2 Asia Pacific Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) 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 Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Sales by Country
8.6.2 South America Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) 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 Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Sales by Region
8.7.2 Middle East and Africa Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) 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 Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Market Production by Region
9.1 Global Production of Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) by Region(2020-2025)
9.2 Global Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Revenue Market Share by Region (2020-2025)
9.3 Global Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
9.4 North America Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Production
9.4.1 North America Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Production Growth Rate (2020-2025)
9.4.2 North America Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
9.5 Europe Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Production
9.5.1 Europe Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Production Growth Rate (2020-2025)
9.5.2 Europe Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
9.6 Japan Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Production (2020-2025)
9.6.1 Japan Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Production Growth Rate (2020-2025)
9.6.2 Japan Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
9.7 China Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Production (2020-2025)
9.7.1 China Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Production Growth Rate (2020-2025)
9.7.2 China Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
10 Key Companies Profile
10.1 AFTON Chemical
10.1.1 AFTON Chemical Basic Information
10.1.2 AFTON Chemical Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Product Overview
10.1.3 AFTON Chemical Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Product Market Performance
10.1.4 AFTON Chemical Business Overview
10.1.5 AFTON Chemical SWOT Analysis
10.1.6 AFTON Chemical Recent Developments
10.2 Ivanhoe Industries
10.2.1 Ivanhoe Industries Basic Information
10.2.2 Ivanhoe Industries Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Product Overview
10.2.3 Ivanhoe Industries Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Product Market Performance
10.2.4 Ivanhoe Industries Business Overview
10.2.5 Ivanhoe Industries SWOT Analysis
10.2.6 Ivanhoe Industries Recent Developments
10.3 Evonik
10.3.1 Evonik Basic Information
10.3.2 Evonik Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Product Overview
10.3.3 Evonik Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Product Market Performance
10.3.4 Evonik Business Overview
10.3.5 Evonik SWOT Analysis
10.3.6 Evonik Recent Developments
10.4 Shin-Etsu
10.4.1 Shin-Etsu Basic Information
10.4.2 Shin-Etsu Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Product Overview
10.4.3 Shin-Etsu Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Product Market Performance
10.4.4 Shin-Etsu Business Overview
10.4.5 Shin-Etsu Recent Developments
10.5 Amer
10.5.1 Amer Basic Information
10.5.2 Amer Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Product Overview
10.5.3 Amer Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Product Market Performance
10.5.4 Amer Business Overview
10.5.5 Amer Recent Developments
10.6 Dupont
10.6.1 Dupont Basic Information
10.6.2 Dupont Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Product Overview
10.6.3 Dupont Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Product Market Performance
10.6.4 Dupont Business Overview
10.6.5 Dupont Recent Developments
10.7 Dow
10.7.1 Dow Basic Information
10.7.2 Dow Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Product Overview
10.7.3 Dow Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Product Market Performance
10.7.4 Dow Business Overview
10.7.5 Dow Recent Developments
10.8 Wacker Chemie AG
10.8.1 Wacker Chemie AG Basic Information
10.8.2 Wacker Chemie AG Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Product Overview
10.8.3 Wacker Chemie AG Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Product Market Performance
10.8.4 Wacker Chemie AG Business Overview
10.8.5 Wacker Chemie AG Recent Developments
10.9 Momentive
10.9.1 Momentive Basic Information
10.9.2 Momentive Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Product Overview
10.9.3 Momentive Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Product Market Performance
10.9.4 Momentive Business Overview
10.9.5 Momentive Recent Developments
10.10 Bluestar
10.10.1 Bluestar Basic Information
10.10.2 Bluestar Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Product Overview
10.10.3 Bluestar Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Product Market Performance
10.10.4 Bluestar Business Overview
10.10.5 Bluestar Recent Developments
10.11 BASF
10.11.1 BASF Basic Information
10.11.2 BASF Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Product Overview
10.11.3 BASF Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Product Market Performance
10.11.4 BASF Business Overview
10.11.5 BASF Recent Developments
10.12 BYK
10.12.1 BYK Basic Information
10.12.2 BYK Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Product Overview
10.12.3 BYK Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Product Market Performance
10.12.4 BYK Business Overview
10.12.5 BYK Recent Developments
10.13 Jiangsu Liqi Group
10.13.1 Jiangsu Liqi Group Basic Information
10.13.2 Jiangsu Liqi Group Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Product Overview
10.13.3 Jiangsu Liqi Group Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Product Market Performance
10.13.4 Jiangsu Liqi Group Business Overview
10.13.5 Jiangsu Liqi Group Recent Developments
11 Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Market Forecast by Region
11.1 Global Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Market Size Forecast
11.2 Global Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Market Forecast by Region
11.2.1 North America Market Size Forecast by Country
11.2.2 Europe Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Market Size Forecast by Country
11.2.3 Asia Pacific Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Market Size Forecast by Region
11.2.4 South America Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Market Size Forecast by Country
11.2.5 Middle East and Africa Forecasted Sales of Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) by Country
12 Forecast Market by Type and by Application (2026-2033)
12.1 Global Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Market Forecast by Type (2026-2033)
12.1.1 Global Forecasted Sales of Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) by Type (2026-2033)
12.1.2 Global Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Market Size Forecast by Type (2026-2033)
12.1.3 Global Forecasted Price of Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) by Type (2026-2033)
12.2 Global Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Market Forecast by Application (2026-2033)
12.2.1 Global Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Sales (K Units) Forecast by Application
12.2.2 Global Lubricant Defoamers (Antifoaming Agent) Market Size (M USD) Forecast by Application (2026-2033)
13 Conclusion and Key Findings

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