Global Infrared Spectroscopy for Chemical Market Growth 2026-2032
Description
The global Infrared Spectroscopy for Chemical market size is predicted to grow from US$ 362 million in 2025 to US$ 527 million in 2032; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.6% from 2026 to 2032.
Infrared spectroscopy for chemical use refers to IR spectrometers (most commonly FTIR for mid-infrared and FT-NIR/NIR for near-infrared) that measure molecular vibrational absorption/interaction with infrared radiation to identify and characterize chemical substances and materials. In standards language, common chemical-analysis practice spans NIR ~780–2500 nm and MIR ~4000–400 cm⁻¹ depending on the method, matrix, and objective.
The upstream supply chain centers on optical/electronic subsystems (IR/NIR source, Michelson interferometer with beam splitter and moving/fixed mirrors, detector), plus sampling interfaces and accessories that determine how the sample couples to the IR beam . Software and spectral libraries are also critical, especially for quantitative work where multivariate calibration/chemometrics is widely used in chemical measurements across NIR–MIR ranges.
Downstream users include chemical R&D labs, polymer/materials QC labs, and chemical plants (petrochemical, fine chemicals, specialty chemicals) where IR is deployed from off-line identification to in-situ/real-time reaction monitoring and process analytics.
In 2025, global sales of infrared spectroscopy for chemical reached approximately 8,599 units, with an average global market price of around US$ 43 K/unit. Production capacity varies significantly among manufacturers, with gross profit margins ranging from approximately 40% to 60%.
Demand for infrared spectroscopy in the chemical industry is expanding from lab-based spot checks toward in-process and in-situ monitoring. IR spectroscopy offers fast, non-destructive measurements with relatively light sample preparation, making it suitable for functional-group identification, structural characterization, and routine checks on impurities or moisture. It supports both R&D use cases—such as formulation screening and mechanism studies—and manufacturing use cases, including incoming raw-material inspection, batch-to-batch consistency control, and deviation troubleshooting. As materials and formulations become more complex, chemical producers increasingly rely on multi-technique workflows to shorten release cycles and reduce rework risk, with IR often serving as a high-frequency “first-line” tool and a process sentinel.
On the solution side, value is shifting from hardware alone to the combined package of hardware, software, and method development. Chemical plants prioritize robustness, contamination tolerance, sampling interfaces, and environmental resilience, which increases willingness to pay for probes, sampling accessories, protection, and maintenance designs. At the same time, chemometric models, method transfer, validation, and ongoing upkeep largely determine whether IR can be used for release decisions or closed-loop control. Competition therefore centers less on standalone specifications and more on delivered measurement outcomes—spanning modeling, validation, integration with control systems, and lifecycle services.
Key supply-side barriers lie in reliable optics and detectors, industrial sampling engineering, software/algorithms, and application know-how. Leading vendors strengthen stickiness by covering both benchtop and process platforms while layering application packages and service networks. Meanwhile, niche operating conditions—such as highly corrosive streams or particle-laden/high-viscosity systems—create space for specialized solution providers. Overall, chemical digitalization, compliance, and safety requirements are expected to keep lifting process-IR adoption, supporting steady market growth.
LP Information, Inc. (LPI) ' newest research report, the “Infrared Spectroscopy for Chemical Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Infrared Spectroscopy for Chemical sales in 2025, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Infrared Spectroscopy for Chemical sales for 2026 through 2032. With Infrared Spectroscopy for Chemical sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Infrared Spectroscopy for Chemical industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Infrared Spectroscopy for Chemical 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 Infrared Spectroscopy for Chemical portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Infrared Spectroscopy for Chemical market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Infrared Spectroscopy for Chemical 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 Infrared Spectroscopy for Chemical.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Infrared Spectroscopy for Chemical market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
FTIR Spectrometer
Dispersive IR Spectrometer
Other
Segmentation by Spectral Region:
Near-Infrared (NIR)
Mid-Infrared (MIR)
Far-Infrared (FIR)
Segmentation by Deployment Mode:
Process Type
Benchtop Type
Handheld Type
Segmentation by Application:
Basic chemicals
Fine Chemicals
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.
Thermo Fisher
Shimadzu
Bruker
Revvity
Agilent Technologies
ABB
JASCO
FOSS
Metrohm
Process Insights
HORIBA
Avantes
Zeiss Spectroscopy
MKS Instruments
Focused Photonics
Shanghai Lengguang Technology
Key Questions Addressed in this Report
What is the 10-year outlook for the global Infrared Spectroscopy for Chemical market?
What factors are driving Infrared Spectroscopy for Chemical market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Infrared Spectroscopy for Chemical market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Infrared Spectroscopy for Chemical break out by Type, by Application?
Please note: The report will take approximately 2 business days to prepare and deliver.
Infrared spectroscopy for chemical use refers to IR spectrometers (most commonly FTIR for mid-infrared and FT-NIR/NIR for near-infrared) that measure molecular vibrational absorption/interaction with infrared radiation to identify and characterize chemical substances and materials. In standards language, common chemical-analysis practice spans NIR ~780–2500 nm and MIR ~4000–400 cm⁻¹ depending on the method, matrix, and objective.
The upstream supply chain centers on optical/electronic subsystems (IR/NIR source, Michelson interferometer with beam splitter and moving/fixed mirrors, detector), plus sampling interfaces and accessories that determine how the sample couples to the IR beam . Software and spectral libraries are also critical, especially for quantitative work where multivariate calibration/chemometrics is widely used in chemical measurements across NIR–MIR ranges.
Downstream users include chemical R&D labs, polymer/materials QC labs, and chemical plants (petrochemical, fine chemicals, specialty chemicals) where IR is deployed from off-line identification to in-situ/real-time reaction monitoring and process analytics.
In 2025, global sales of infrared spectroscopy for chemical reached approximately 8,599 units, with an average global market price of around US$ 43 K/unit. Production capacity varies significantly among manufacturers, with gross profit margins ranging from approximately 40% to 60%.
Demand for infrared spectroscopy in the chemical industry is expanding from lab-based spot checks toward in-process and in-situ monitoring. IR spectroscopy offers fast, non-destructive measurements with relatively light sample preparation, making it suitable for functional-group identification, structural characterization, and routine checks on impurities or moisture. It supports both R&D use cases—such as formulation screening and mechanism studies—and manufacturing use cases, including incoming raw-material inspection, batch-to-batch consistency control, and deviation troubleshooting. As materials and formulations become more complex, chemical producers increasingly rely on multi-technique workflows to shorten release cycles and reduce rework risk, with IR often serving as a high-frequency “first-line” tool and a process sentinel.
On the solution side, value is shifting from hardware alone to the combined package of hardware, software, and method development. Chemical plants prioritize robustness, contamination tolerance, sampling interfaces, and environmental resilience, which increases willingness to pay for probes, sampling accessories, protection, and maintenance designs. At the same time, chemometric models, method transfer, validation, and ongoing upkeep largely determine whether IR can be used for release decisions or closed-loop control. Competition therefore centers less on standalone specifications and more on delivered measurement outcomes—spanning modeling, validation, integration with control systems, and lifecycle services.
Key supply-side barriers lie in reliable optics and detectors, industrial sampling engineering, software/algorithms, and application know-how. Leading vendors strengthen stickiness by covering both benchtop and process platforms while layering application packages and service networks. Meanwhile, niche operating conditions—such as highly corrosive streams or particle-laden/high-viscosity systems—create space for specialized solution providers. Overall, chemical digitalization, compliance, and safety requirements are expected to keep lifting process-IR adoption, supporting steady market growth.
LP Information, Inc. (LPI) ' newest research report, the “Infrared Spectroscopy for Chemical Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Infrared Spectroscopy for Chemical sales in 2025, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Infrared Spectroscopy for Chemical sales for 2026 through 2032. With Infrared Spectroscopy for Chemical sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Infrared Spectroscopy for Chemical industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Infrared Spectroscopy for Chemical 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 Infrared Spectroscopy for Chemical portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Infrared Spectroscopy for Chemical market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Infrared Spectroscopy for Chemical 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 Infrared Spectroscopy for Chemical.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Infrared Spectroscopy for Chemical market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
FTIR Spectrometer
Dispersive IR Spectrometer
Other
Segmentation by Spectral Region:
Near-Infrared (NIR)
Mid-Infrared (MIR)
Far-Infrared (FIR)
Segmentation by Deployment Mode:
Process Type
Benchtop Type
Handheld Type
Segmentation by Application:
Basic chemicals
Fine Chemicals
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.
Thermo Fisher
Shimadzu
Bruker
Revvity
Agilent Technologies
ABB
JASCO
FOSS
Metrohm
Process Insights
HORIBA
Avantes
Zeiss Spectroscopy
MKS Instruments
Focused Photonics
Shanghai Lengguang Technology
Key Questions Addressed in this Report
What is the 10-year outlook for the global Infrared Spectroscopy for Chemical market?
What factors are driving Infrared Spectroscopy for Chemical market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Infrared Spectroscopy for Chemical market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Infrared Spectroscopy for Chemical break out by Type, by Application?
Please note: The report will take approximately 2 business days to prepare and deliver.
Table of Contents
138 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 Infrared Spectroscopy for Chemical 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 Infrared Spectroscopy for Chemical by Geographic Region
- 13 Key Players Analysis
- 14 Research Findings and Conclusion
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