Summary

The global market for Thickeners 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 Thickeners cross-border industrial footprints, capital allocation patterns, regional economic interdependencies, and supply chain reconfigurations.
Thickeners serve the purpose of increasing the viscosity of liquids while maintaining their essential properties such as taste, appearance, and chemical stability. By adjusting texture and flow behavior, thickeners enhance the performance or user experience of various products. Thickeners are commonly divided into food-grade and industrial-grade categories based on end-use. Additionally, they can be grouped by source material into mineral thickeners—such as clays and silicates—and hydrocolloids, which include polysaccharides like cellulose, starch derivatives, and gums. In food systems, thickeners play a key role in providing consistency and mouthfeel, while in non-food industries, they are critical for improving product performance in formulations like paints, adhesives, and personal care products.
Global Market Landscape
Thickeners have become essential additives across a broad range of industries, resulting in a highly diversified global market. Thickeners from companies such as Ingredion and Ashland are widely adopted, with the top manufacturers jointly accounting for over 20% of the global share. Thickeners based on cellulose ethers have gained the largest market share, exceeding 40%, due to their compatibility with both aqueous and non-aqueous systems. In terms of geography, thickeners are most in demand in Asia Pacific, which leads the market with over 35% share thanks to growing industrial output and food manufacturing. Europe and North America also remain key regions, backed by mature applications in packaged foods, coatings, and hygiene products.
Development Trends and Outlook
Thickeners are increasingly influenced by shifts toward cleaner formulations and sustainable sourcing. In the food sector, thickeners are evolving to meet demands for natural, allergen-free, and label-friendly ingredients. Meanwhile, in industrial settings, thickeners are being optimized for improved performance under diverse processing conditions—such as shear-thinning behavior, thermal stability, and compatibility with eco-friendly solvents. Thickeners are also benefiting from advancements in bioengineering, enabling tailored molecular structures for specific functions. As environmental regulations tighten and consumer awareness grows, thickeners derived from renewable and biodegradable sources are gaining traction. Looking forward, thickeners are set to play a more strategic role not only in product functionality but also in supporting sustainable development goals across industries.
This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Thickeners, focusing on the total sales volume, sales revenue, price, key companies market share and ranking, together with an analysis of Thickeners by region & country, by Type, and by Application.
The Thickeners 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 Thickeners.
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
Segment by Application
Food & Beverages
Paints & Coatings
Cosmetics
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 Thickeners 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 Thickeners 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 Thickeners 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 Thickeners Product Introduction
1.2 Global Thickeners Market Size Forecast
1.2.1 Global Thickeners Sales Value (2020-2031)
1.2.2 Global Thickeners Sales Volume (2020-2031)
1.2.3 Global Thickeners Sales Price (2020-2031)
1.3 Thickeners Market Trends & Drivers
1.3.1 Thickeners Industry Trends
1.3.2 Thickeners Market Drivers & Opportunity
1.3.3 Thickeners Market Challenges
1.3.4 Thickeners Market Restraints
1.4 Assumptions and Limitations
1.5 Study Objectives
1.6 Years Considered
2 Competitive Analysis by Company
2.1 Global Thickeners Players Revenue Ranking (2024)
2.2 Global Thickeners Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
2.3 Global Thickeners Players Sales Volume Ranking (2024)
2.4 Global Thickeners Sales Volume by Company Players (2020-2025)
2.5 Global Thickeners Average Price by Company (2020-2025)
2.6 Key Manufacturers Thickeners Manufacturing Base and Headquarters
2.7 Key Manufacturers Thickeners Product Offered
2.8 Key Manufacturers Time to Begin Mass Production of Thickeners
2.9 Thickeners Market Competitive Analysis
2.9.1 Thickeners Market Concentration Rate (2020-2025)
2.9.2 Global 5 and 10 Largest Manufacturers by Thickeners Revenue in 2024
2.9.3 Global Top Manufacturers by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3) & (based on the Revenue in Thickeners 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
3.2 Global Thickeners Sales Value by Type
3.2.1 Global Thickeners Sales Value by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
3.2.2 Global Thickeners Sales Value, by Type (2020-2031)
3.2.3 Global Thickeners Sales Value, by Type (%) (2020-2031)
3.3 Global Thickeners Sales Volume by Type
3.3.1 Global Thickeners Sales Volume by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
3.3.2 Global Thickeners Sales Volume, by Type (2020-2031)
3.3.3 Global Thickeners Sales Volume, by Type (%) (2020-2031)
3.4 Global Thickeners Average Price by Type (2020-2031)
4 Segmentation by Application
4.1 Introduction by Application
4.1.1 Food & Beverages
4.1.2 Paints & Coatings
4.1.3 Cosmetics
4.1.4 Medicine
4.1.5 Detergent
4.1.6 Other
4.2 Global Thickeners Sales Value by Application
4.2.1 Global Thickeners Sales Value by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
4.2.2 Global Thickeners Sales Value, by Application (2020-2031)
4.2.3 Global Thickeners Sales Value, by Application (%) (2020-2031)
4.3 Global Thickeners Sales Volume by Application
4.3.1 Global Thickeners Sales Volume by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
4.3.2 Global Thickeners Sales Volume, by Application (2020-2031)
4.3.3 Global Thickeners Sales Volume, by Application (%) (2020-2031)
4.4 Global Thickeners Average Price by Application (2020-2031)
5 Segmentation by Region
5.1 Global Thickeners Sales Value by Region
5.1.1 Global Thickeners Sales Value by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
5.1.2 Global Thickeners Sales Value by Region (2020-2025)
5.1.3 Global Thickeners Sales Value by Region (2026-2031)
5.1.4 Global Thickeners Sales Value by Region (%), (2020-2031)
5.2 Global Thickeners Sales Volume by Region
5.2.1 Global Thickeners Sales Volume by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
5.2.2 Global Thickeners Sales Volume by Region (2020-2025)
5.2.3 Global Thickeners Sales Volume by Region (2026-2031)
5.2.4 Global Thickeners Sales Volume by Region (%), (2020-2031)
5.3 Global Thickeners Average Price by Region (2020-2031)
5.4 North America
5.4.1 North America Thickeners Sales Value, 2020-2031
5.4.2 North America Thickeners Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
5.5 Europe
5.5.1 Europe Thickeners Sales Value, 2020-2031
5.5.2 Europe Thickeners Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
5.6 Asia Pacific
5.6.1 Asia Pacific Thickeners Sales Value, 2020-2031
5.6.2 Asia Pacific Thickeners Sales Value by Region (%), 2024 VS 2031
5.7 South America
5.7.1 South America Thickeners Sales Value, 2020-2031
5.7.2 South America Thickeners Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
5.8 Middle East & Africa
5.8.1 Middle East & Africa Thickeners Sales Value, 2020-2031
5.8.2 Middle East & Africa Thickeners Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
6 Segmentation by Key Countries/Regions
6.1 Key Countries/Regions Thickeners Sales Value Growth Trends, 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
6.2 Key Countries/Regions Thickeners Sales Value and Sales Volume
6.2.1 Key Countries/Regions Thickeners Sales Value, 2020-2031
6.2.2 Key Countries/Regions Thickeners Sales Volume, 2020-2031
6.3 United States
6.3.1 United States Thickeners Sales Value, 2020-2031
6.3.2 United States Thickeners Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
6.3.3 United States Thickeners Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
6.4 Europe
6.4.1 Europe Thickeners Sales Value, 2020-2031
6.4.2 Europe Thickeners Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
6.4.3 Europe Thickeners Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
6.5 China
6.5.1 China Thickeners Sales Value, 2020-2031
6.5.2 China Thickeners Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
6.5.3 China Thickeners Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
6.6 Japan
6.6.1 Japan Thickeners Sales Value, 2020-2031
6.6.2 Japan Thickeners Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
6.6.3 Japan Thickeners Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
6.7 South Korea
6.7.1 South Korea Thickeners Sales Value, 2020-2031
6.7.2 South Korea Thickeners Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
6.7.3 South Korea Thickeners Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
6.8 Southeast Asia
6.8.1 Southeast Asia Thickeners Sales Value, 2020-2031
6.8.2 Southeast Asia Thickeners Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
6.8.3 Southeast Asia Thickeners Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
6.9 India
6.9.1 India Thickeners Sales Value, 2020-2031
6.9.2 India Thickeners Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
6.9.3 India Thickeners 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 Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.1.4 Ashland Thickeners 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 Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.2.4 ADM Thickeners 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 Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.3.4 Tate & Lyle Thickeners 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 Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.4.4 IFF Thickeners 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 Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.5.4 Cargill Thickeners 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 Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.6.4 BASF Thickeners 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 Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.7.4 Kao Thickeners 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 Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.8.4 Dow Thickeners 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 Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.9.4 Ingredion Thickeners 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 Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.10.4 Nouryon Thickeners 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 Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.11.4 Celanese Thickeners 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 Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.12.4 Eastman Thickeners 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 Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.13.4 Lion Chemical Thickeners 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 Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.14.4 Lubrizol Thickeners 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 Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.15.4 Evonik Thickeners 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 Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.16.4 Shin-Etsu Thickeners 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 Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.17.4 Grace Thickeners 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 Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.18.4 PQ Corp Thickeners 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 Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.19.4 SNF Thickeners 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 Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.20.4 dsm-firmenich Thickeners 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 Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.21.4 BYK Thickeners 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 Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.22.4 Elementis Thickeners 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 Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.23.4 Fufeng Thickeners 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 Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.24.4 Meihua Thickeners 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 Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.25.4 Weiyi Thickeners 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 Thickeners Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.26.4 Lihong Thickeners Product Offerings
7.26.5 Lihong Recent Development
8 Industry Chain Analysis
8.1 Thickeners Industrial Chain
8.2 Thickeners 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 Thickeners Sales Model
8.5.2 Sales Channel
8.5.3 Thickeners 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