Global Chloroacetic Acid (Monochloroacetic Acid) Market Growth 2026-2032
Description
The global Chloroacetic Acid (Monochloroacetic Acid) market size is predicted to grow from US$ 644 million in 2025 to US$ 813 million in 2032; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.8% from 2026 to 2032.
Chloroacetic acid, also called Chloroacetic acid (MCA), is a bi-functional molecule-structured acid. At room temperature, pure MCA is a colorless, deliquescent crystalline mass. It is very soluble in water, freely soluble in methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, diethyl ether and acetone. It is extensively used as a chemical intermediate for the production of numerous industrially and commercially important chemicals, including glycine, CMC, TGA, and cyanoacetic acid. It is also used in the production of betaine-type surfactants, synthetic caffeine, and vitamins, and the production of 2, 4-D and methanoates for using in herbicides. MCA is commercially produced through the chlorination of acetic acid during the production of acetic anhydride as a catalyst. MCA is marketed in various forms: as a solid (powder or flakes), in molten form (kept at a temperature > 80°C) or as 80% dilution in water. In 2025, global Chloroacetic Acid production reached approximately 973 K MT, with an average global market price of around US$ 673 per MT.
Chloroacetic acid (CAA) demand is largely “downstream-driven” because it’s a highly reactive building block used to add a carboxymethyl group (–CH₂COOH) to many molecules. The biggest pull tends to come from high-volume derivatives such as carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and related cellulose ethers, which are used as thickeners, stabilizers, binders, and anti-redeposition agents across detergents, paper, construction materials, oilfield fluids, and some food/pharma excipient applications. When packaged goods output rises (home care, personal care) or industrial activity expands (paper, building materials), it flows through to higher CAA consumption via these derivative chains.
A second major driver is surfactants and amphoteric surfactants (notably betaine-type chemistries) used in shampoos, body washes, and household cleaners, where formulators value mildness, foam profile, and compatibility with other ingredients. Personal care tends to be resilient, and product “premiumization” (specialty mild surfactants, thicker textures, better sensory feel) can increase derivative demand even when unit volumes are steady. In parallel, CAA is also used in specialty chemicals—dyes, chelating agents, thioglycolic-acid-related chemistries, and various intermediates—where customer requirements for consistent reactivity and impurity control (e.g., low color, controlled byproducts) can support more stable offtake.
Agriculture and pharmaceuticals provide additional (often cyclical) pull because CAA is used as an intermediate in multiple synthesis routes for crop-protection actives and pharma intermediates. Here, drivers include planting economics, pest pressure, regulatory approvals/phase-outs, and the geographic mix of crop chemical production. This segment is also sensitive to supply-chain reliability and compliance: CAA is hazardous and tightly regulated in transport and handling, so customers value producers with robust EHS systems, stable logistics, and consistent quality—factors that can shift share toward larger or regionally advantaged suppliers during disruptions.
Industry gross profit margins for chloroacetic acid are generally moderate and cyclical—often around the mid-teens in competitive conditions—because pricing is heavily influenced by feedstocks (acetic acid and chlorine/chlor-alkali economics), energy, and capacity utilization. Higher margins are more common for high-purity or tightly specified grades and for integrated producers that can better manage input-cost swings and capture value through downstream derivative chains.
LP Information, Inc. (LPI) ' newest research report, the “Chloroacetic Acid (Monochloroacetic Acid) Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Chloroacetic Acid (Monochloroacetic Acid) sales in 2025, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Chloroacetic Acid (Monochloroacetic Acid) sales for 2026 through 2032. With Chloroacetic Acid (Monochloroacetic Acid) sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Chloroacetic Acid (Monochloroacetic Acid) industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Chloroacetic Acid (Monochloroacetic Acid) landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Chloroacetic Acid (Monochloroacetic Acid) portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Chloroacetic Acid (Monochloroacetic Acid) market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Chloroacetic Acid (Monochloroacetic Acid) and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Chloroacetic Acid (Monochloroacetic Acid).
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Chloroacetic Acid (Monochloroacetic Acid) market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
Solid MCA
MCA Solution
Molten MCA
Segmentation by Feature:
Direct Chlorination Method
Ethylene/acetylene Chlorination Method
Segmentation by Channel:
Direct Selling
Distribution
Segmentation by Application:
Carboxymethyl Cellulose (CMC)
Agrochemical
Surfactants
Thioglycolic Acid (TGA)
Others
This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries
The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analysing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
AkzoNobel
CABB
Denak
DuPont
Daicel Chemical Industries
Niacet
Meridian Chem-Bond Ltd
Shri Chlochem
China Pingmei Shenma Group
Jiangsu New Century Salt Chemistry
Shijiazhuang Banglong Chemical
Shijiazhuang Bide Huagong
Shandong Huayang Technology
Chongqing Seayo Chemical Industry
Jiangsu Tongtai Chemical
Luzhou Hepu Chemical
Henan HDF Chemical
Shandong MinJi Chemical
Hangzhou Chuanggao Industry
Jiangmen Guangyue Electrochemical
Puyang Tiancheng Chemical
Tiande Chemical
Key Questions Addressed in this Report
What is the 10-year outlook for the global Chloroacetic Acid (Monochloroacetic Acid) market?
What factors are driving Chloroacetic Acid (Monochloroacetic Acid) market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Chloroacetic Acid (Monochloroacetic Acid) market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Chloroacetic Acid (Monochloroacetic Acid) break out by Type, by Application?
Please note: The report will take approximately 2 business days to prepare and deliver.
Chloroacetic acid, also called Chloroacetic acid (MCA), is a bi-functional molecule-structured acid. At room temperature, pure MCA is a colorless, deliquescent crystalline mass. It is very soluble in water, freely soluble in methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, diethyl ether and acetone. It is extensively used as a chemical intermediate for the production of numerous industrially and commercially important chemicals, including glycine, CMC, TGA, and cyanoacetic acid. It is also used in the production of betaine-type surfactants, synthetic caffeine, and vitamins, and the production of 2, 4-D and methanoates for using in herbicides. MCA is commercially produced through the chlorination of acetic acid during the production of acetic anhydride as a catalyst. MCA is marketed in various forms: as a solid (powder or flakes), in molten form (kept at a temperature > 80°C) or as 80% dilution in water. In 2025, global Chloroacetic Acid production reached approximately 973 K MT, with an average global market price of around US$ 673 per MT.
Chloroacetic acid (CAA) demand is largely “downstream-driven” because it’s a highly reactive building block used to add a carboxymethyl group (–CH₂COOH) to many molecules. The biggest pull tends to come from high-volume derivatives such as carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and related cellulose ethers, which are used as thickeners, stabilizers, binders, and anti-redeposition agents across detergents, paper, construction materials, oilfield fluids, and some food/pharma excipient applications. When packaged goods output rises (home care, personal care) or industrial activity expands (paper, building materials), it flows through to higher CAA consumption via these derivative chains.
A second major driver is surfactants and amphoteric surfactants (notably betaine-type chemistries) used in shampoos, body washes, and household cleaners, where formulators value mildness, foam profile, and compatibility with other ingredients. Personal care tends to be resilient, and product “premiumization” (specialty mild surfactants, thicker textures, better sensory feel) can increase derivative demand even when unit volumes are steady. In parallel, CAA is also used in specialty chemicals—dyes, chelating agents, thioglycolic-acid-related chemistries, and various intermediates—where customer requirements for consistent reactivity and impurity control (e.g., low color, controlled byproducts) can support more stable offtake.
Agriculture and pharmaceuticals provide additional (often cyclical) pull because CAA is used as an intermediate in multiple synthesis routes for crop-protection actives and pharma intermediates. Here, drivers include planting economics, pest pressure, regulatory approvals/phase-outs, and the geographic mix of crop chemical production. This segment is also sensitive to supply-chain reliability and compliance: CAA is hazardous and tightly regulated in transport and handling, so customers value producers with robust EHS systems, stable logistics, and consistent quality—factors that can shift share toward larger or regionally advantaged suppliers during disruptions.
Industry gross profit margins for chloroacetic acid are generally moderate and cyclical—often around the mid-teens in competitive conditions—because pricing is heavily influenced by feedstocks (acetic acid and chlorine/chlor-alkali economics), energy, and capacity utilization. Higher margins are more common for high-purity or tightly specified grades and for integrated producers that can better manage input-cost swings and capture value through downstream derivative chains.
LP Information, Inc. (LPI) ' newest research report, the “Chloroacetic Acid (Monochloroacetic Acid) Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Chloroacetic Acid (Monochloroacetic Acid) sales in 2025, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Chloroacetic Acid (Monochloroacetic Acid) sales for 2026 through 2032. With Chloroacetic Acid (Monochloroacetic Acid) sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Chloroacetic Acid (Monochloroacetic Acid) industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Chloroacetic Acid (Monochloroacetic Acid) landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Chloroacetic Acid (Monochloroacetic Acid) portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Chloroacetic Acid (Monochloroacetic Acid) market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Chloroacetic Acid (Monochloroacetic Acid) and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Chloroacetic Acid (Monochloroacetic Acid).
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Chloroacetic Acid (Monochloroacetic Acid) market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
Solid MCA
MCA Solution
Molten MCA
Segmentation by Feature:
Direct Chlorination Method
Ethylene/acetylene Chlorination Method
Segmentation by Channel:
Direct Selling
Distribution
Segmentation by Application:
Carboxymethyl Cellulose (CMC)
Agrochemical
Surfactants
Thioglycolic Acid (TGA)
Others
This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries
The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analysing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
AkzoNobel
CABB
Denak
DuPont
Daicel Chemical Industries
Niacet
Meridian Chem-Bond Ltd
Shri Chlochem
China Pingmei Shenma Group
Jiangsu New Century Salt Chemistry
Shijiazhuang Banglong Chemical
Shijiazhuang Bide Huagong
Shandong Huayang Technology
Chongqing Seayo Chemical Industry
Jiangsu Tongtai Chemical
Luzhou Hepu Chemical
Henan HDF Chemical
Shandong MinJi Chemical
Hangzhou Chuanggao Industry
Jiangmen Guangyue Electrochemical
Puyang Tiancheng Chemical
Tiande Chemical
Key Questions Addressed in this Report
What is the 10-year outlook for the global Chloroacetic Acid (Monochloroacetic Acid) market?
What factors are driving Chloroacetic Acid (Monochloroacetic Acid) market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Chloroacetic Acid (Monochloroacetic Acid) market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Chloroacetic Acid (Monochloroacetic Acid) break out by Type, by Application?
Please note: The report will take approximately 2 business days to prepare and deliver.
Table of Contents
153 Pages
- *This is a tentative TOC and the final deliverable is subject to change.*
- 1 Scope of the Report
- 2 Executive Summary
- 3 Global by Company
- 4 World Historic Review for Chloroacetic Acid (Monochloroacetic Acid) by Geographic Region
- 5 Americas
- 6 APAC
- 7 Europe
- 8 Middle East & Africa
- 9 Market Drivers, Challenges and Trends
- 10 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis
- 11 Marketing, Distributors and Customer
- 12 World Forecast Review for Chloroacetic Acid (Monochloroacetic Acid) by Geographic Region
- 13 Key Players Analysis
- 14 Research Findings and Conclusion
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