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Global Proppant Market Growth 2025-2031

Published Aug 12, 2025
Length 137 Pages
SKU # LPI20295833

Description

The global Proppant market size is predicted to grow from US$ 7366 million in 2025 to US$ 11748 million in 2031; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8.1% from 2025 to 2031.

The impact of the latest U.S. tariff measures and the corresponding policy responses from countries worldwide on market competitiveness, regional economic performance, and supply chain configurations will be comprehensively evaluated in this report.

Proppants are solid materials—typically sand, ceramic, or resin-coated particles—used during hydraulic fracturing (fracking) operations to keep fractures open in subterranean rock formations, thereby allowing oil or gas to flow more freely. They play a critical role in enhancing the productivity of unconventional oil and gas wells, particularly in shale formations.

The global proppant market is closely tied to the health of the oil & gas industry, especially unconventional drilling. North America—particularly the United States—remains the largest market, driven by high levels of shale gas and tight oil exploration, especially in regions such as the Permian Basin, Eagle Ford, and Bakken. The Middle East and Asia-Pacific are emerging as growing markets, with countries like China and India exploring domestic shale resources.

Technological advancements, environmental regulations, and fluctuating oil prices continue to influence market dynamics. Operators increasingly seek a balance between cost-efficiency and performance, fueling demand for high-quality yet affordable proppants.

LP Information, Inc. (LPI) ' newest research report, the “Proppant Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Proppant sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Proppant sales for 2025 through 2031. With Proppant sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Proppant industry.

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

This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Proppant 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 Proppant.

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

Segmentation by Type:
Frac Sand
Resin-Coated Proppant
Ceramic Proppant

Segmentation by Application:
Shale Gas
Tight Gas
Coalbed Methane
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.
Carbo Ceramics
U.S. Silica
Covia
Atlas Energy Solutions
SUN Specialty Products
JSC Borovichi Refractories Plant
Badger Mining Corp
Fores
US Ceramics
Mineração Curimbaba
Saint-Gobain NorPro
Xinmi Wanli
Panzhihua BingYang Technology
Chongqing Changjiang River Moulding Material Group
Zhengzhou Duesail Fracture Proppant
FultonTec

Key Questions Addressed in this Report

What is the 10-year outlook for the global Proppant market?

What factors are driving Proppant market growth, globally and by region?

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

How do Proppant market opportunities vary by end market size?

How does Proppant break out by Type, by Application?

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Table of Contents

137 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 Proppant 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 Proppant by Geographic Region
13 Key Players Analysis
14 Research Findings and Conclusion
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