Global Industrial Grade Potassium Oleate Market Growth 2026-2032

The global Industrial Grade Potassium Oleate market size is predicted to grow from US$ 509 million in 2025 to US$ 801 million in 2032; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.7% from 2026 to 2032.

In 2025, global industrial grade potassium oleate production reached approximately 0.325 million tons, with an average global market price of around US$ 1,600 per ton.

The gross profit margin of major companies in the industry is between 20% – 35%.

In 2025, the global production capacity of industrial grade potassium oleate was approximately 0.433 million tons.

Industrial grade potassium oleate is a potassium salt of oleic acid widely used as a surfactant, emulsifier, and cleaning agent in industrial formulations. It exhibits good solubility, detergency, and emulsifying performance, making it suitable for use in metalworking fluids, textile processing, industrial cleaning, and specialty chemical applications.

The industrial chain includes upstream oleic acid, potassium hydroxide, solvents, and process additives. The midstream involves neutralization reactions, blending, purification, and quality control. Downstream applications mainly include industrial detergents, metal surface treatment, textile auxiliaries, lubricating formulations, and chemical intermediates.

United States market for Industrial Grade Potassium Oleate is estimated to increase from US$ million in 2025 to US$ million by 2032, at a CAGR of % from 2026 through 2032.

China market for Industrial Grade Potassium Oleate is estimated to increase from US$ million in 2025 to US$ million by 2032, at a CAGR of % from 2026 through 2032.

Europe market for Industrial Grade Potassium Oleate is estimated to increase from US$ million in 2025 to US$ million by 2032, at a CAGR of % from 2026 through 2032.

Global key Industrial Grade Potassium Oleate players cover BASF, Stepan, Kao, Huntsman, Aquaspersions, etc. In terms of revenue, the global two largest companies occupied for a share nearly % in 2025.

LP Information, Inc. (LPI) ' newest research report, the “Industrial Grade Potassium Oleate Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Industrial Grade Potassium Oleate sales in 2025, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Industrial Grade Potassium Oleate sales for 2026 through 2032. With Industrial Grade Potassium Oleate sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Industrial Grade Potassium Oleate industry.

This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Industrial Grade Potassium Oleate 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 Industrial Grade Potassium Oleate portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Industrial Grade Potassium Oleate market.

This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Industrial Grade Potassium Oleate 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 Industrial Grade Potassium Oleate.

This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Industrial Grade Potassium Oleate market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.

Segmentation by Type:
Potassium Oleate Paste
Potassium Oleate Liquid
Potassium Oleate Solid
Potassium Oleate Particle

Segmentation by Raw Material Source:
Vegetable Oil–Based Potassium Oleate
Synthetic Fatty Acid–Based Potassium Oleate

Segmentation by Application Function:
Surfactant Grade Potassium Oleate
Emulsifier Grade Potassium Oleate

Segmentation by Application:
Industrial Cleaning Industry
Metalworking Fluids Industry
Agrochemical Industry
Rubber & Plastics Industry
Other

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.
BASF
Stepan
Kao
Huntsman
Aquaspersions
Victorian Chemical Company
Viva Corporation
Acme Chem
Linghu Xinwang Chemical
Maikun Chemical
Pengxin Chemical
Dexu New Material
Zhenghao New Material

Key Questions Addressed in this Report

What is the 10-year outlook for the global Industrial Grade Potassium Oleate market?

What factors are driving Industrial Grade Potassium Oleate market growth, globally and by region?

Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?

How do Industrial Grade Potassium Oleate market opportunities vary by end market size?

How does Industrial Grade Potassium Oleate break out by Type, by Application?

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