Mar 20, 2018 — Global Glycerin Market is expected to reach 6,261.75 thousand metric tons by 2024 from 3,551.00 thousand metric tons in 2016, at a CAGR of 7.5%. The new market report contains data for historic years 2015, the base year of calculation is 2016 and the forecast period is 2017 to 2024.
The major factors driving the growth of this market are bio-renewable chemicals, growth in biodiesel production and wide range of application in various industrial sectors. On the other hand, availability of substitutes and low profitability may hinder the growth of the market.
The Global glycerin market is segmented on the basis of grade, source, application and downstream. On the basis of grade, the glycerin market is segmented into ; refined glycerin, crude glycerin, natural glycerin and blonde glycerin. In 2017, crude glycerin segment is expected to dominate the Global glycerin market with 49.1% market share and is expected to reach 2,783.10 thousand metric tons by 2024, growing with the highest CAGR of 6.0% in the forecast period 2017 to 2024.
On the basis of source the Global glycerin market is segmented into biodiesel, fatty acid, fatty alcohol, soap, vegetable oils, synthetic and others. In 2017, biodiesel is expected to dominate the Global glycerin market with 66.0% market share and is expected to reach 4,364.55 thousand metric tons by 2024, growing with a CAGR of 8.3% in the forecast period 2017 to 2024.
On the basis of application the glycerin market is segmented into personal care, food & beverage, health care & pharmaceuticals, oral care, alkyd resins, tobacco humectants and others. In 2017, personal care & cosmetic products is expected to dominate the Global glycerin market with 29.4% market share and is expected to reach 2,056.36 thousand metric tons by 2024, growing with a CAGR of 9.2% in the forecast period 2017 to 2024.
On the basis of downstream the glycerin market is segmented into Propanediol, Propylene glycol, Epichlorohydrin and others. In 2017, propanediol is expected to dominate the Global glycerin market with 40.6% market share and is expected to reach 2,399.11 thousand metric tons by 2024, growing with a CAGR of 6.6% in the forecast period 2017 to 2024.
The major factors driving the growth of this market are bio-renewable chemicals, growth in biodiesel production and wide range of application in various industrial sectors.
The global refined glycerin market is expected to reach 3,069.53 thousand metric tons by 2024, from 1,546.95 thousand metric tons in 2016, growing at the highest CAGR of 9.1%.
The global biodiesel market is expected to reach 4,364.55 thousand metric tons by 2024, from 2,323.56 thousand metric tons in 2016, growing at a CAGR of 8.3%.
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