The adsorbents market has seen considerable growth due to a variety of factors.
• The market size for adsorbents has seen significant expansion in the recent past. An increase from $4.96 billion in 2024 to $5.3 billion in 2025 is anticipated, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.7%. The historical growth can be linked to factors such as the needs of industrial manufacturing and process optimization, the adherence to environmental regulations and pollution control measures, the requirements for water treatment and purification, applications in the oil and gas industry, as well as the demand from the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors.
The Adsorbents market is expected to maintain its strong growth trajectory in upcoming years.
• Forecasts suggest a strong growth trajectory for the adsorbents market over the coming years. It's projected to expand to $7.11 billion by 2029, experiencing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.6%.
The upturn is attributed to an increased emphasis on green and sustainable technologies, growing conscientiousness about water scarcity, and a wider scope of application in gas separation. Progress in the pharmaceutical industry and changing air quality control regulations also contribute to the predicted growth. Upcoming trends include its use in industrial gas purification, energy storage systems, innovative adsorbent-based water treatments, market growth in the Asia-pacific region, and increased demand in gasoline and diesel purification.
The acceleration of industrial development is anticipated to fuel the expansion of the adsorbents market. The shift from a primarily agriculture-based economy to a manufacturing and industrial-centric one, characterized by technological advancement, boosted production capacity, and urbanization, is what's meant by industrialization. The surge in industrialization is attributed to technology progressions, increasing global goods demand, and the necessity for economic and infrastructural development, specifically in burgeoning economies. Adsorbents play a crucial role in industrial processes, eliminating impurities, contaminants, and undesired substances from gases or liquids, ensuring the purity of the product, enhancing process efficiency, and adhering to environmental regulations. For example, in July 2023, a report by Statistics Canada, a Canadian government agency, indicated that about 19.5% of businesses in the manufacturing realm planned to upscale their current business or organization within the next year, which is more than double the percentage observed in the arts, entertainment, and recreation sector (8.2%) and almost triple the overall business average (6.7%). Furthermore, above 5.5% of manufacturing businesses intended to expand globally, with similar ambitions reported by 5.3% of businesses in the arts, entertainment, and recreation, and 4.5% in wholesale trade. Considering these points, the brisk pace of industrialization is stimulating the adsorbents market's growth.
The adsorbents market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Type: Molecular Sieves, Activated Carbon, Silica Gel, Clay, Other Type
2) By Application: Water Treatment, Air Separation, Packaging, Gas Refining, Other Application
3) By End-User: Pharmaceutical, Commercial, Industrial, Petrochemical, Other End-User
Subsegments:
1) By Molecular Sieves: Type A, Type X, Type Y
2) By Activated Carbon: Granular Activated Carbon (GAC), Powdered Activated Carbon (PAC), Extruded Activated Carbon
3) By Silica Gel: Standard Silica Gel, Chromatography Silica Gel
4) By Clay: Natural Clay, Modified Clay
5) By Other Types: Zeolites, Alumina, Bio-Based Adsorbents
The trend of product innovation is driving the adsorbents market, with key industry players creating new products to cater to their consumers' needs. For instance, BASF SE, a company based in Germany, introduced PuriCycle in July 2022. This product range includes unique catalysts and adsorbents that can selectively eliminate or transform various contaminants in pyrolysis oils. This allows for the processing of circular plastics streams downstream. PuriCycle aids businesses in complying with industry composition standards, achieving high purification and upgrading solution efficiencies, and enhancing their ability to recycle plastic chemically. It purifies pyrolysis oils - a byproduct of chemically recycling plastic waste used in the production of new polymers at the beginning of the value chain.
Major companies operating in the adsorbents market include:
• Arkema SA
• Axens SA
• BASF SE
• Cabot Corporation
• Clariant AG
• Calgon Carbon Corporation
• Graver Technologies LLC
• Sorbead India
• Adsorbents Carbons
• Universal Carbons
• Global Absorbents Pvt. Ltd.
• Honeywell International Inc.
• Zeolyst International
• Ashapura Minechem Ltd.
• Zeotec Adsorbents Private Limited
• Bee Chems
• Suneeta Chemicals Pvt. Ltd.
• Raj Carbon Pvt. Ltd.
• Dow Inc.
• Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
• PQ Corporation
• DORF KETAL
• Zeochem AG
• Purolite Ltd.
• Thermax Limited
• Sunresin New Materials Co. Ltd.
• Lanxess AG
• W. R. Grace & Co.
• Kuraray Co. Ltd.
Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the adsorbents market in 2024. The regions covered in the adsorbents market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa