Specialty Surfactant is surface active agent that changes a liquid’s surface tension. Surfactants are the basic cleaning agent in consumer and industrial cleaning products such as detergents for washing clothes, dishes, carpets, floors, walls, as well as shampoos, lotions, toothpastes and cosmetics. Other applications include fabric softeners, lubricating ingredients, emulsifiers for spreading agricultural products, and industrial applications such as latex systems, plastics and composites.
Europe has the largest surfactant consumption in 2016 with 25.11% consumption market share; Followed by North America and China, which occupied 22.03% and 18.93% consumption market share. There are more applications in detergents for surfactants. Detergents occupied nearly 49.31% market share in 2016 and textile occupied about 16.75%. Cosmetics, mining and paint & coating each take 5% to 9%. The rest applications totally take less than 12% market share.

Market Analysis and Insights: Global Specialty Surfactants Market
The global Specialty Surfactants market was valued at US$ 32170 in 2020 and will reach US$ 35390 million by the end of 2027, growing at a CAGR of 1.6% during 2022-2027.

Global Specialty Surfactants Scope and Market Size
The global Specialty Surfactants market is segmented by company, region (country), by Type, and by Application. Players, stakeholders, and other participants in the global Specialty Surfactants market will be able to gain the upper hand as they use the report as a powerful resource. The segmental analysis focuses on sales, revenue and forecast by region (country), by Type and by Application for the period 2016-2027.

Segment by Type
Anionic surfactant
Cationic surfactant
Amphoteric surfactant
Nonionic surfactant

Segment by Application
Detergent
Textile
Cosmetics
Mining
Paint & Coating
Others

The Specialty Surfactants market is analysed and market size information is provided by regions (countries). Segment by Application, the Specialty Surfactants market is segmented into North America, Europe, China, Japan, Southeast Asia, India and Other Regions.

By Company
BASF
Stepan
Zanyu Technology
Huntsman
Solvay
Sasol
Evonik
Lion
Resun-Auway
Clariant
DowDuPont
AkzoNobel
Kao
Croda
Sinolight
Unger
Tianjin Angel Chemicals
Aarti Industries
Flower’s Song Fine Chemical
Guangzhou DX Chemical