Concrete Superplasticizer Market worth $4.6 Billion by 2018

Wednesday 12 February 2014, Amsterdam

It also identifies the driving and restraining factors for the superplasticizers market with an analysis of trends, opportunities, burning issues, and winning imperatives. The market is segmented and the volume & revenue have been forecasted on the basis of major regions such as North America, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East & Africa, and Rest of the World (ROW). Further, the market is segmented and revenues are forecasted on the basis of major applications of superplasticizers in various concretes such as ready-mix, precast, shotcrete, high-performance, and others.


Ready-mix concrete-major market for superplasticizers

The superplasticizers market is segmented into five types: Sulfonated naphthalene formaldehydes (SNF), sulfonated melamine formaldehydes (SMF), modified lignosulfonates (MLS), polycarboxylic acids (PC), and others. Each type of superplasticizer has its own properties and applications. These individual superplasticizers have application specific demands that are differentiated by placement, cost, and efficiency. Naphthalene superplasticizers are useful in ready-mix concrete applications to construct buildings, bridges, etc. Polycarboxylic acids are the latest and are expensive superplasticizer especially used in high-end constructions such as airports, government infrastructure, etc. The use of these superplasticizers increases the efficiency of their applications.


Global superplasticizer market to reach $4.6 billion by 2018

The market for superplasticizer in terms of revenue is expected to reach $4.6 billion by 2018, growing at a CAGR of 6.3% from 2013 to 2018. Asia-Pacific dominated the superplasticizers market revenues in 2012. Asia-Pacific is expected to remain the major by 2018, growing at a CAGR of 6.2% from 2013 to 2018. Middle East & Africa is expected to be the fastest growing markets, growing at a CAGR of 7.9% from 2013 to 2018. Europe and North America are the major consumers of polycarboxylic superplasticizers and are expected to be the next fastest growing markets, with CAGR of 5.6% and 6.1% respectively from 2013 to 2018, owing to rising consumption in this region, where end-user markets of superplasticizers are growing steadily.


Middle East & Africa and Asia-Pacific accounted for more than 72.7% of the superplasticizers consumption in 2012

Middle East & Africa is the second major consumer of superplasticizers, globally. Asia-Pacific is the largest, with major developments in China and India. Middle East & Africa and Asia-Pacific together accounted for 72.7% of the superplasticizers consumption in 2012. These two regions are expected to compete with each other to dominate the market by 2018, with advanced technological developments in superplasticizers for end-users. Asia-Pacific is expected to remain the major by 2018, with high investments in construction due to growing population and demand.