Levulinic Acid Market Report, 2025-2033
Description
The global levulinic acid market size reached USD 29.7 Billion in 2024. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach USD 42.6 Billion by 2033, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 3.9% during 2025-2033.
Levulinic acid is an organic compound that is used to maintain the acidic balance of various pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and solvents. It is also utilized for the manufacturing of personal care products, food additives, resins, coatings, fuel additives and biofuels. The acid is generally available in the form of white crystalline solid and is soluble in ethanol, diethyl ether and water. It is commercially produced by hydrolyzing acetyl succinate esters, ozone-based oxidation of ketones and acidic hydrolysis of furfuryl alcohol. It finds extensive applications across the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, agrochemical and food and beverage industries.
The growing agriculture and biofuel industries are among the key factors driving the growth of the market. Levulinic acid is increasingly being utilized in solvents, pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides as a green alternative to sulfuric acid. Furthermore, the increasing product adoption rate as a substitute for phthalate plasticizers in the manufacturing of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) products is another major growth-inducing factor. In comparison to phthalate plasticizers, levulinic acid is considered to be relatively less lethal for consumers. Additionally, the growing utilization of levulinic acid in the production of nylons and rubbers is positively impacting the market. Apart from this, the sodium salt of levulinic acid is also used as a preservative and a skin conditioning agent in personal care products and cosmetics. Other factors, including the flourishing construction and automotive industries, along with the increasing R&D activities in the field of chemistry and biotechnology, rapid industrialization and urbanization across the emerging nations, are projected to drive the market further.
Key Market Segmentation:
IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each sub-segment of the global levulinic acid market report, along with forecasts at the global, regional and country level from 2025-2033. Our report has categorized the market based on technology, end-use industry and form.
Breakup by Technology:
Canada
Japan
India
South Korea
Australia
Indonesia
Others
France
United Kingdom
Italy
Spain
Russia
Others
Mexico
Others
The competitive landscape of the industry has also been examined with some of the key players being Avantium Chemicals B.V., Biofine International Inc., Dupont De Nemours Inc., GFBiochemicals, Great Chemical Co. Ltd., Hefei TNJ Chemical Industry Co. Ltd., Langfang Triple Well Chemicals Co. Ltd., Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, Simagchem Corporation and Tokyo Chemical Industry Co. Ltd., etc.
Key Questions Answered in This Report
1.What was the size of the global levulinic acid market in 2024?
2.What is the expected growth rate of the global levulinic acid market during 2025-2033?
3.What are the key factors driving the global levulinic acid market?
4.What has been the impact of COVID-19 on the global levulinic acid market?
5.What is the breakup of the global levulinic acid market based on the technology?
6.What is the breakup of the global levulinic acid market based on the end use industry?
7.What is the breakup of the global levulinic acid market based on the form?
8.What are the key regions in the global levulinic acid market?
9.Who are the key players/companies in the global levulinic acid market?
Levulinic acid is an organic compound that is used to maintain the acidic balance of various pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and solvents. It is also utilized for the manufacturing of personal care products, food additives, resins, coatings, fuel additives and biofuels. The acid is generally available in the form of white crystalline solid and is soluble in ethanol, diethyl ether and water. It is commercially produced by hydrolyzing acetyl succinate esters, ozone-based oxidation of ketones and acidic hydrolysis of furfuryl alcohol. It finds extensive applications across the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, agrochemical and food and beverage industries.
The growing agriculture and biofuel industries are among the key factors driving the growth of the market. Levulinic acid is increasingly being utilized in solvents, pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides as a green alternative to sulfuric acid. Furthermore, the increasing product adoption rate as a substitute for phthalate plasticizers in the manufacturing of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) products is another major growth-inducing factor. In comparison to phthalate plasticizers, levulinic acid is considered to be relatively less lethal for consumers. Additionally, the growing utilization of levulinic acid in the production of nylons and rubbers is positively impacting the market. Apart from this, the sodium salt of levulinic acid is also used as a preservative and a skin conditioning agent in personal care products and cosmetics. Other factors, including the flourishing construction and automotive industries, along with the increasing R&D activities in the field of chemistry and biotechnology, rapid industrialization and urbanization across the emerging nations, are projected to drive the market further.
Key Market Segmentation:
IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each sub-segment of the global levulinic acid market report, along with forecasts at the global, regional and country level from 2025-2033. Our report has categorized the market based on technology, end-use industry and form.
Breakup by Technology:
- Acid Hydrolysis
- Biofine
- Agriculture Industry
- Pharmaceutical Industry
- Food Industry
- Cosmetics Industry
- Others
- Liquid
- Solid
- North America
Canada
- Asia Pacific
Japan
India
South Korea
Australia
Indonesia
Others
- Europe
France
United Kingdom
Italy
Spain
Russia
Others
- Latin America
Mexico
Others
- Middle East and Africa
The competitive landscape of the industry has also been examined with some of the key players being Avantium Chemicals B.V., Biofine International Inc., Dupont De Nemours Inc., GFBiochemicals, Great Chemical Co. Ltd., Hefei TNJ Chemical Industry Co. Ltd., Langfang Triple Well Chemicals Co. Ltd., Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, Simagchem Corporation and Tokyo Chemical Industry Co. Ltd., etc.
Key Questions Answered in This Report
1.What was the size of the global levulinic acid market in 2024?
2.What is the expected growth rate of the global levulinic acid market during 2025-2033?
3.What are the key factors driving the global levulinic acid market?
4.What has been the impact of COVID-19 on the global levulinic acid market?
5.What is the breakup of the global levulinic acid market based on the technology?
6.What is the breakup of the global levulinic acid market based on the end use industry?
7.What is the breakup of the global levulinic acid market based on the form?
8.What are the key regions in the global levulinic acid market?
9.Who are the key players/companies in the global levulinic acid market?
Table of Contents
137 Pages
- 1 Preface
- 2 Scope and Methodology
- 2.1 Objectives of the Study
- 2.2 Stakeholders
- 2.3 Data Sources
- 2.3.1 Primary Sources
- 2.3.2 Secondary Sources
- 2.4 Market Estimation
- 2.4.1 Bottom-Up Approach
- 2.4.2 Top-Down Approach
- 2.5 Forecasting Methodology
- 3 Executive Summary
- 4 Introduction
- 4.1 Overview
- 4.2 Key Industry Trends
- 5 Global Levulinic Acid Market
- 5.1 Market Overview
- 5.2 Market Performance
- 5.3 Impact of COVID-19
- 5.4 Market Forecast
- 6 Market Breakup by Technology
- 6.1 Acid Hydrolysis
- 6.1.1 Market Trends
- 6.1.2 Market Forecast
- 6.2 Biofine
- 6.2.1 Market Trends
- 6.2.2 Market Forecast
- 7 Market Breakup by End-Use Industry
- 7.1 Agriculture Industry
- 7.1.1 Market Trends
- 7.1.2 Market Forecast
- 7.2 Pharmaceutical Industry
- 7.2.1 Market Trends
- 7.2.2 Market Forecast
- 7.3 Food Industry
- 7.3.1 Market Trends
- 7.3.2 Market Forecast
- 7.4 Cosmetics Industry
- 7.4.1 Market Trends
- 7.4.2 Market Forecast
- 7.5 Others
- 7.5.1 Market Trends
- 7.5.2 Market Forecast
- 8 Market Breakup by Form
- 8.1 Liquid
- 8.1.1 Market Trends
- 8.1.2 Market Forecast
- 8.2 Solid
- 8.2.1 Market Trends
- 8.2.2 Market Forecast
- 9 Market Breakup by Region
- 9.1 North America
- 9.1.1 United States
- 9.1.1.1 Market Trends
- 9.1.1.2 Market Forecast
- 9.1.2 Canada
- 9.1.2.1 Market Trends
- 9.1.2.2 Market Forecast
- 9.2 Asia Pacific
- 9.2.1 China
- 9.2.1.1 Market Trends
- 9.2.1.2 Market Forecast
- 9.2.2 Japan
- 9.2.2.1 Market Trends
- 9.2.2.2 Market Forecast
- 9.2.3 India
- 9.2.3.1 Market Trends
- 9.2.3.2 Market Forecast
- 9.2.4 South Korea
- 9.2.4.1 Market Trends
- 9.2.4.2 Market Forecast
- 9.2.5 Australia
- 9.2.5.1 Market Trends
- 9.2.5.2 Market Forecast
- 9.2.6 Indonesia
- 9.2.6.1 Market Trends
- 9.2.6.2 Market Forecast
- 9.2.7 Others
- 9.2.7.1 Market Trends
- 9.2.7.2 Market Forecast
- 9.3 Europe
- 9.3.1 Germany
- 9.3.1.1 Market Trends
- 9.3.1.2 Market Forecast
- 9.3.2 France
- 9.3.2.1 Market Trends
- 9.3.2.2 Market Forecast
- 9.3.3 United Kingdom
- 9.3.3.1 Market Trends
- 9.3.3.2 Market Forecast
- 9.3.4 Italy
- 9.3.4.1 Market Trends
- 9.3.4.2 Market Forecast
- 9.3.5 Spain
- 9.3.5.1 Market Trends
- 9.3.5.2 Market Forecast
- 9.3.6 Russia
- 9.3.6.1 Market Trends
- 9.3.6.2 Market Forecast
- 9.3.7 Others
- 9.3.7.1 Market Trends
- 9.3.7.2 Market Forecast
- 9.4 Latin America
- 9.4.1 Brazil
- 9.4.1.1 Market Trends
- 9.4.1.2 Market Forecast
- 9.4.2 Mexico
- 9.4.2.1 Market Trends
- 9.4.2.2 Market Forecast
- 9.4.3 Others
- 9.4.3.1 Market Trends
- 9.4.3.2 Market Forecast
- 9.5 Middle East and Africa
- 9.5.1 Market Trends
- 9.5.2 Market Breakup by Country
- 9.5.3 Market Forecast
- 10 SWOT Analysis
- 10.1 Overview
- 10.2 Strengths
- 10.3 Weaknesses
- 10.4 Opportunities
- 10.5 Threats
- 11 Value Chain Analysis
- 12 Porters Five Forces Analysis
- 12.1 Overview
- 12.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
- 12.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
- 12.4 Degree of Competition
- 12.5 Threat of New Entrants
- 12.6 Threat of Substitutes
- 13 Price Indicators
- 14 Competitive Landscape
- 14.1 Market Structure
- 14.2 Key Players
- 14.3 Profiles of Key Players
- 14.3.1 Avantium Chemicals B.V.
- 14.3.1.1 Company Overview
- 14.3.1.2 Product Portfolio
- 14.3.2 Biofine International Inc
- 14.3.2.1 Company Overview
- 14.3.2.2 Product Portfolio
- 14.3.3 Dupont De Nemours, Inc.
- 14.3.3.1 Company Overview
- 14.3.3.2 Product Portfolio
- 14.3.3.3 Financials
- 14.3.3.4 SWOT Analysis
- 14.3.4 GFBiochemicals
- 14.3.4.1 Company Overview
- 14.3.4.2 Product Portfolio
- 14.3.5 Great Chemical Co. Ltd
- 14.3.5.1 Company Overview
- 14.3.5.2 Product Portfolio
- 14.3.6 Hefei TNJ Chemical Industry Co. Ltd.
- 14.3.6.1 Company Overview
- 14.3.6.2 Product Portfolio
- 14.3.7 Langfang Triple Well Chemicals Co. Ltd.
- 14.3.7.1 Company Overview
- 14.3.7.2 Product Portfolio
- 14.3.8 Sigma-Aldrich Corporation
- 14.3.8.1 Company Overview
- 14.3.8.2 Product Portfolio
- 14.3.9 Simagchem Corporation
- 14.3.9.1 Company Overview
- 14.3.9.2 Product Portfolio
- 14.3.10 Tokyo Chemical Industry Co. Ltd.
- 14.3.10.1 Company Overview
- 14.3.10.2 Product Portfolio
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