Global Sodium Sulfite Market Growth 2025-2031

The global Sodium Sulfite market size is predicted to grow from US$ 244 million in 2025 to US$ 302 million in 2031; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.6% from 2025 to 2031.

Sodium sulfite, a common sulfite, is a colorless, monoclinic crystal or powder. It is irritating to the eyes, skin, and mucous membranes and can pollute water sources. It produces toxic sulfide fumes when decomposed by high heat. It is mainly used in industry to make cellulose sulfite, sodium thiosulfate, organic chemicals, bleached fabrics, etc. It is also used as a reducing agent, preservative, dechlorinating agent, etc. It is used as a bleaching agent, preservative, loosening agent, and antioxidant in the food industry.

The driving factors of the sodium sulfite market mainly include the following aspects:

1. Wide range of applications

Sodium sulfite has a wide range of applications in multiple industries, which is the main driving force for its market growth.

Food industry: As an antioxidant and preservative, sodium sulfite plays an indispensable role in fruit and vegetable products, meat processing and beverages, and can extend the shelf life of food and maintain the color of products.

Pharmaceutical industry: In pharmaceutical manufacturing, sodium sulfite is also widely used as an antioxidant to ensure the stability and safety of drugs.

Textile and printing and dyeing: Sodium sulfite plays an important role in the bleaching, dyeing and post-treatment of textiles, which helps to improve the quality and performance of textiles.

Water treatment: As a disinfectant and pollutant remover, the application of sodium sulfite in water treatment and wastewater treatment is increasing, which helps to reduce environmental pollution.

Papermaking industry: The papermaking industry is one of the main consumption areas of sodium sulfite, which is used in pulp bleaching and deinking processes.

2. Promotion of environmental protection policies

With the improvement of global environmental awareness and the tightening of environmental protection policies, the market demand for sodium sulfite as a relatively environmentally friendly chemical has also increased.

Reducing pollution: The application of sodium sulfite in water treatment and wastewater treatment helps to reduce environmental pollution and meets the requirements of environmental protection policies.

Desulfurization agent: In industrial production, sodium sulfite is also used as a desulfurization agent to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions and meet environmental protection standards.

3. Technological progress and industrial upgrading

Production process optimization: With the continuous optimization of production processes and the application of new technologies, the production efficiency and product quality of sodium sulfite have been improved, the production cost has gradually decreased, and the market competitiveness has been enhanced.

Product quality improvement: Through technological innovation and R&D investment, enterprises can produce higher quality sodium sulfite products to meet the market demand for high-quality chemicals.

4. Market demand growth

Emerging application areas: With the advancement of science and technology and the development of emerging industries, the demand for sodium sulfite in new application areas such as electronic chemicals and pharmaceutical intermediates continues to increase, providing new growth points for the market.

Global economic growth: With the continued growth of the global economy and the acceleration of the industrialization process, the demand for chemicals has continued to increase, and the market demand for chemicals, including sodium sulfite, has also increased accordingly.

5. Policy support

The Chinese government has introduced a series of policies to encourage and support the development of the sodium sulfite industry. For example, the "14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Circular Economy" clearly proposes to promote the green development of the chemical industry and improve resource utilization efficiency. These policies have not only promoted the expansion of the industry scale, but also promoted technological progress and the improvement of environmental protection levels.

In summary, the driving factors of the sodium sulfite market mainly include a wide range of application fields, the promotion of environmental protection policies, technological progress and industrial upgrading, market demand growth, and policy support. These factors have jointly promoted the rapid development of the sodium sulfite market and provided it with broad growth space.

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

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

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

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

Segmentation by Type:
Powder
White Crystal
Liquid

Segmentation by Application:
Food and Beverage
Cosmetics
Textile
Pharmaceutical
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.
INEOS Calabrian
Solvay
Aditya Birla Chemicals
Esseco Group
BASF
Merck Millipore
PENTA
JAY DINESH CHEMICALS
Borden & Remington Corporation
Aoke Chemical
Sanxiang Chemical
Haolin
Weichuang
Liuzhou Chemical Industry

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