Summary

The global market for Thickener was estimated to be worth US$ 6917 million in 2024 and is forecast to a readjusted size of US$ 8597 million by 2031 with a CAGR of 3.2% during the forecast period 2025-2031.
This report provides a comprehensive assessment of recent tariff adjustments and international strategic countermeasures on Thickener cross-border industrial footprints, capital allocation patterns, regional economic interdependencies, and supply chain reconfigurations.
Thickeners are substances used to increase the viscosity of a liquid without substantially altering its taste, color, or other fundamental properties. Their primary function is to modify the texture and flow behavior of liquids across various applications. Depending on the end-use, the type and concentration of thickener can vary significantly. Thickeners are typically categorized into food-grade and non-food grade types. Food-grade thickeners are commonly used in sauces, dairy products, and beverages to enhance mouthfeel and consistency. Non-food grade thickeners are employed in industrial applications such as paints, coatings, detergents, and paper manufacturing. From a materials perspective, thickeners are broadly classified into mineral-based and hydrocolloid-based. Hydrocolloid thickeners—often derived from polysaccharides or proteins—are more prevalent in food and pharmaceutical uses, while mineral thickeners like clay and silica are more common in industrial formulations.
Market Overview and Key Players
The global thickener market is dominated by a few leading multinational corporations. Key players in the industry include Ingredion, CP Kelco, Ashland, Akzo Nobel, and DuPont. Collectively, the top five companies hold over 20% of the market share, indicating a moderately concentrated competitive landscape. Cellulose ether-based thickeners are the most prominent product segment, accounting for more than 40% of the market due to their versatility, stability, and compatibility with a range of formulations. The Asia-Pacific region is currently the largest market for thickeners, holding a share of over 35%, driven by rapid growth in food processing, construction, and consumer goods sectors in countries like China and India. Europe and North America follow closely behind, each contributing about 40% of the global consumption when combined. The presence of well-established industries and rising demand for functional ingredients are supporting the market in these regions.
Trends and Future Outlook
The thickener market is expected to witness steady growth in the coming years, driven by rising demand in both food and industrial applications. In the food and beverage segment—currently the largest application area—consumers are increasingly seeking clean-label and plant-based ingredients, fueling innovation in natural and hydrocolloid-based thickeners such as pectin, guar gum, and xanthan gum. In the industrial segment, particularly in paints, coatings, and detergents, there is a growing preference for multifunctional thickeners that not only modify viscosity but also offer improved stability, environmental compliance, and cost-efficiency. Furthermore, regulatory shifts and sustainability goals are encouraging companies to invest in bio-based and biodegradable thickening agents. Technological advancements, particularly in polymer chemistry and nanotechnology, are also expected to open new possibilities for customized rheological solutions. Overall, the thickener market is poised for resilient, innovation-driven expansion with a strong emphasis on performance, safety, and sustainability.
This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Thickener, focusing on the total sales volume, sales revenue, price, key companies market share and ranking, together with an analysis of Thickener by region & country, by Type, and by Application.
The Thickener market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of sales volume (K MT) and sales revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. With both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Thickener.
Market Segmentation
By Company
Ashland
ADM
Tate & Lyle
IFF
Cargill
BASF
Kao
Dow
Ingredion
Nouryon
Celanese
Eastman
Lion Chemical
Lubrizol
Evonik
Shin-Etsu
Grace
PQ Corp
SNF
dsm-firmenich
BYK
Elementis
Fufeng
Meihua
Weiyi
Lihong
Segment by Type
Inorganic Thickener
Cellulose Ether
Synthetic Polymer
Natural Polymer and Its Derivatives
Others
Segment by Application
Food and Beverages
Paints and Coatings
Papermaking
Textile
Medicine
Detergent
Other
By Region
North America
United States
Canada
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Rest of Asia-Pacific
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Netherlands
Nordic Countries
Rest of Europe
Latin America
Mexico
Brazil
Rest of Latin America
Middle East & Africa
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
UAE
Rest of MEA
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Introduces the report scope of the report, global total market size (value, volume and price). This chapter also provides the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 2: Detailed analysis of Thickener manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales and revenue market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 3: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 5: Sales, revenue of Thickener in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and market size of each country in the world.
Chapter 6: Sales, revenue of Thickener in country level. It provides sigmate data by Type, and by Application for each country/region.
Chapter 7: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 8: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 9: Conclusion.

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Table of Contents

1 Market Overview
1.1 Thickener Product Introduction
1.2 Global Thickener Market Size Forecast
1.2.1 Global Thickener Sales Value (2020-2031)
1.2.2 Global Thickener Sales Volume (2020-2031)
1.2.3 Global Thickener Sales Price (2020-2031)
1.3 Thickener Market Trends & Drivers
1.3.1 Thickener Industry Trends
1.3.2 Thickener Market Drivers & Opportunity
1.3.3 Thickener Market Challenges
1.3.4 Thickener Market Restraints
1.4 Assumptions and Limitations
1.5 Study Objectives
1.6 Years Considered
2 Competitive Analysis by Company
2.1 Global Thickener Players Revenue Ranking (2024)
2.2 Global Thickener Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
2.3 Global Thickener Players Sales Volume Ranking (2024)
2.4 Global Thickener Sales Volume by Company Players (2020-2025)
2.5 Global Thickener Average Price by Company (2020-2025)
2.6 Key Manufacturers Thickener Manufacturing Base and Headquarters
2.7 Key Manufacturers Thickener Product Offered
2.8 Key Manufacturers Time to Begin Mass Production of Thickener
2.9 Thickener Market Competitive Analysis
2.9.1 Thickener Market Concentration Rate (2020-2025)
2.9.2 Global 5 and 10 Largest Manufacturers by Thickener Revenue in 2024
2.9.3 Global Top Manufacturers by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3) & (based on the Revenue in Thickener as of 2024)
2.10 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion
3 Segmentation by Type
3.1 Introduction by Type
3.1.1 Inorganic Thickener
3.1.2 Cellulose Ether
3.1.3 Synthetic Polymer
3.1.4 Natural Polymer and Its Derivatives
3.1.5 Others
3.2 Global Thickener Sales Value by Type
3.2.1 Global Thickener Sales Value by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
3.2.2 Global Thickener Sales Value, by Type (2020-2031)
3.2.3 Global Thickener Sales Value, by Type (%) (2020-2031)
3.3 Global Thickener Sales Volume by Type
3.3.1 Global Thickener Sales Volume by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
3.3.2 Global Thickener Sales Volume, by Type (2020-2031)
3.3.3 Global Thickener Sales Volume, by Type (%) (2020-2031)
3.4 Global Thickener Average Price by Type (2020-2031)
4 Segmentation by Application
4.1 Introduction by Application
4.1.1 Food and Beverages
4.1.2 Paints and Coatings
4.1.3 Papermaking
4.1.4 Textile
4.1.5 Medicine
4.1.6 Detergent
4.1.7 Other
4.2 Global Thickener Sales Value by Application
4.2.1 Global Thickener Sales Value by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
4.2.2 Global Thickener Sales Value, by Application (2020-2031)
4.2.3 Global Thickener Sales Value, by Application (%) (2020-2031)
4.3 Global Thickener Sales Volume by Application
4.3.1 Global Thickener Sales Volume by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
4.3.2 Global Thickener Sales Volume, by Application (2020-2031)
4.3.3 Global Thickener Sales Volume, by Application (%) (2020-2031)
4.4 Global Thickener Average Price by Application (2020-2031)
5 Segmentation by Region
5.1 Global Thickener Sales Value by Region
5.1.1 Global Thickener Sales Value by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
5.1.2 Global Thickener Sales Value by Region (2020-2025)
5.1.3 Global Thickener Sales Value by Region (2026-2031)
5.1.4 Global Thickener Sales Value by Region (%), (2020-2031)
5.2 Global Thickener Sales Volume by Region
5.2.1 Global Thickener Sales Volume by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
5.2.2 Global Thickener Sales Volume by Region (2020-2025)
5.2.3 Global Thickener Sales Volume by Region (2026-2031)
5.2.4 Global Thickener Sales Volume by Region (%), (2020-2031)
5.3 Global Thickener Average Price by Region (2020-2031)
5.4 North America
5.4.1 North America Thickener Sales Value, 2020-2031
5.4.2 North America Thickener Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
5.5 Europe
5.5.1 Europe Thickener Sales Value, 2020-2031
5.5.2 Europe Thickener Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
5.6 Asia Pacific
5.6.1 Asia Pacific Thickener Sales Value, 2020-2031
5.6.2 Asia Pacific Thickener Sales Value by Region (%), 2024 VS 2031
5.7 South America
5.7.1 South America Thickener Sales Value, 2020-2031
5.7.2 South America Thickener Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
5.8 Middle East & Africa
5.8.1 Middle East & Africa Thickener Sales Value, 2020-2031
5.8.2 Middle East & Africa Thickener Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
6 Segmentation by Key Countries/Regions
6.1 Key Countries/Regions Thickener Sales Value Growth Trends, 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
6.2 Key Countries/Regions Thickener Sales Value and Sales Volume
6.2.1 Key Countries/Regions Thickener Sales Value, 2020-2031
6.2.2 Key Countries/Regions Thickener Sales Volume, 2020-2031
6.3 United States
6.3.1 United States Thickener Sales Value, 2020-2031
6.3.2 United States Thickener Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
6.3.3 United States Thickener Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
6.4 Europe
6.4.1 Europe Thickener Sales Value, 2020-2031
6.4.2 Europe Thickener Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
6.4.3 Europe Thickener Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
6.5 China
6.5.1 China Thickener Sales Value, 2020-2031
6.5.2 China Thickener Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
6.5.3 China Thickener Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
6.6 Japan
6.6.1 Japan Thickener Sales Value, 2020-2031
6.6.2 Japan Thickener Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
6.6.3 Japan Thickener Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
6.7 South Korea
6.7.1 South Korea Thickener Sales Value, 2020-2031
6.7.2 South Korea Thickener Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
6.7.3 South Korea Thickener Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
6.8 Southeast Asia
6.8.1 Southeast Asia Thickener Sales Value, 2020-2031
6.8.2 Southeast Asia Thickener Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
6.8.3 Southeast Asia Thickener Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
6.9 India
6.9.1 India Thickener Sales Value, 2020-2031
6.9.2 India Thickener Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
6.9.3 India Thickener Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
7 Company Profiles
7.1 Ashland
7.1.1 Ashland Company Information
7.1.2 Ashland Introduction and Business Overview
7.1.3 Ashland Thickener Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.1.4 Ashland Thickener Product Offerings
7.1.5 Ashland Recent Development
7.2 ADM
7.2.1 ADM Company Information
7.2.2 ADM Introduction and Business Overview
7.2.3 ADM Thickener Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.2.4 ADM Thickener Product Offerings
7.2.5 ADM Recent Development
7.3 Tate & Lyle
7.3.1 Tate & Lyle Company Information
7.3.2 Tate & Lyle Introduction and Business Overview
7.3.3 Tate & Lyle Thickener Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.3.4 Tate & Lyle Thickener Product Offerings
7.3.5 Tate & Lyle Recent Development
7.4 IFF
7.4.1 IFF Company Information
7.4.2 IFF Introduction and Business Overview
7.4.3 IFF Thickener Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.4.4 IFF Thickener Product Offerings
7.4.5 IFF Recent Development
7.5 Cargill
7.5.1 Cargill Company Information
7.5.2 Cargill Introduction and Business Overview
7.5.3 Cargill Thickener Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.5.4 Cargill Thickener Product Offerings
7.5.5 Cargill Recent Development
7.6 BASF
7.6.1 BASF Company Information
7.6.2 BASF Introduction and Business Overview
7.6.3 BASF Thickener Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.6.4 BASF Thickener Product Offerings
7.6.5 BASF Recent Development
7.7 Kao
7.7.1 Kao Company Information
7.7.2 Kao Introduction and Business Overview
7.7.3 Kao Thickener Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.7.4 Kao Thickener Product Offerings
7.7.5 Kao Recent Development
7.8 Dow
7.8.1 Dow Company Information
7.8.2 Dow Introduction and Business Overview
7.8.3 Dow Thickener Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.8.4 Dow Thickener Product Offerings
7.8.5 Dow Recent Development
7.9 Ingredion
7.9.1 Ingredion Company Information
7.9.2 Ingredion Introduction and Business Overview
7.9.3 Ingredion Thickener Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.9.4 Ingredion Thickener Product Offerings
7.9.5 Ingredion Recent Development
7.10 Nouryon
7.10.1 Nouryon Company Information
7.10.2 Nouryon Introduction and Business Overview
7.10.3 Nouryon Thickener Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.10.4 Nouryon Thickener Product Offerings
7.10.5 Nouryon Recent Development
7.11 Celanese
7.11.1 Celanese Company Information
7.11.2 Celanese Introduction and Business Overview
7.11.3 Celanese Thickener Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.11.4 Celanese Thickener Product Offerings
7.11.5 Celanese Recent Development
7.12 Eastman
7.12.1 Eastman Company Information
7.12.2 Eastman Introduction and Business Overview
7.12.3 Eastman Thickener Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.12.4 Eastman Thickener Product Offerings
7.12.5 Eastman Recent Development
7.13 Lion Chemical
7.13.1 Lion Chemical Company Information
7.13.2 Lion Chemical Introduction and Business Overview
7.13.3 Lion Chemical Thickener Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.13.4 Lion Chemical Thickener Product Offerings
7.13.5 Lion Chemical Recent Development
7.14 Lubrizol
7.14.1 Lubrizol Company Information
7.14.2 Lubrizol Introduction and Business Overview
7.14.3 Lubrizol Thickener Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.14.4 Lubrizol Thickener Product Offerings
7.14.5 Lubrizol Recent Development
7.15 Evonik
7.15.1 Evonik Company Information
7.15.2 Evonik Introduction and Business Overview
7.15.3 Evonik Thickener Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.15.4 Evonik Thickener Product Offerings
7.15.5 Evonik Recent Development
7.16 Shin-Etsu
7.16.1 Shin-Etsu Company Information
7.16.2 Shin-Etsu Introduction and Business Overview
7.16.3 Shin-Etsu Thickener Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.16.4 Shin-Etsu Thickener Product Offerings
7.16.5 Shin-Etsu Recent Development
7.17 Grace
7.17.1 Grace Company Information
7.17.2 Grace Introduction and Business Overview
7.17.3 Grace Thickener Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.17.4 Grace Thickener Product Offerings
7.17.5 Grace Recent Development
7.18 PQ Corp
7.18.1 PQ Corp Company Information
7.18.2 PQ Corp Introduction and Business Overview
7.18.3 PQ Corp Thickener Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.18.4 PQ Corp Thickener Product Offerings
7.18.5 PQ Corp Recent Development
7.19 SNF
7.19.1 SNF Company Information
7.19.2 SNF Introduction and Business Overview
7.19.3 SNF Thickener Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.19.4 SNF Thickener Product Offerings
7.19.5 SNF Recent Development
7.20 dsm-firmenich
7.20.1 dsm-firmenich Company Information
7.20.2 dsm-firmenich Introduction and Business Overview
7.20.3 dsm-firmenich Thickener Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.20.4 dsm-firmenich Thickener Product Offerings
7.20.5 dsm-firmenich Recent Development
7.21 BYK
7.21.1 BYK Company Information
7.21.2 BYK Introduction and Business Overview
7.21.3 BYK Thickener Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.21.4 BYK Thickener Product Offerings
7.21.5 BYK Recent Development
7.22 Elementis
7.22.1 Elementis Company Information
7.22.2 Elementis Introduction and Business Overview
7.22.3 Elementis Thickener Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.22.4 Elementis Thickener Product Offerings
7.22.5 Elementis Recent Development
7.23 Fufeng
7.23.1 Fufeng Company Information
7.23.2 Fufeng Introduction and Business Overview
7.23.3 Fufeng Thickener Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.23.4 Fufeng Thickener Product Offerings
7.23.5 Fufeng Recent Development
7.24 Meihua
7.24.1 Meihua Company Information
7.24.2 Meihua Introduction and Business Overview
7.24.3 Meihua Thickener Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.24.4 Meihua Thickener Product Offerings
7.24.5 Meihua Recent Development
7.25 Weiyi
7.25.1 Weiyi Company Information
7.25.2 Weiyi Introduction and Business Overview
7.25.3 Weiyi Thickener Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.25.4 Weiyi Thickener Product Offerings
7.25.5 Weiyi Recent Development
7.26 Lihong
7.26.1 Lihong Company Information
7.26.2 Lihong Introduction and Business Overview
7.26.3 Lihong Thickener Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.26.4 Lihong Thickener Product Offerings
7.26.5 Lihong Recent Development
8 Industry Chain Analysis
8.1 Thickener Industrial Chain
8.2 Thickener Upstream Analysis
8.2.1 Key Raw Materials
8.2.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
8.2.3 Manufacturing Cost Structure
8.3 Midstream Analysis
8.4 Downstream Analysis (Customers Analysis)
8.5 Sales Model and Sales Channels
8.5.1 Thickener Sales Model
8.5.2 Sales Channel
8.5.3 Thickener Distributors
9 Research Findings and Conclusion
10 Appendix
10.1 Research Methodology
10.1.1 Methodology/Research Approach
10.1.1.1 Research Programs/Design
10.1.1.2 Market Size Estimation
10.1.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
10.1.2 Data Source
10.1.2.1 Secondary Sources
10.1.2.2 Primary Sources
10.2 Author Details
10.3 Disclaimer