The US$9.5 billion biocides market is analyzed across types, applications and countries. The biocides market size will register 4.5% growth p.a over the forecast period. The global Biocides industry offers significant growth opportunities across types including halogen compounds, metallic compounds, Organosulfurs, Quaternary Ammonium Compounds and others. Further, widening application industries including Paints and Coatings, Personal Care, Water Treatment, Disinfection, Wood Preservation and others present optimistic outlook. A total of 22 countries are analyzed in the Biocides industry report.

 

Global Biocides Market Size Outlook (US$ Billion) and Growth Forecasts (%), 2020- 2028

2021 Biocides Market – Key Facts

• Biocides market size stood at US$9.8 billion in 2023. It will record 4.8% growth (CAGR) over the forecast period from 2023 to 2028.
• Triclosan is widely used in personal care and household products due to its effectiveness against many microorganisms
• Asia Pacific held the dominant market share in the global mosquito repellent industry
• Paints and Coatings is the single largest end-user industry for biocides
• Specialty biocides continue to gain market share worldwide, driven by expanding use in hygiene applications
• Silver-based biocides offer significant growth opportunities

 

Leading Biocides manufacturing and marketing companies-

• BASF SE (markets Biocides as a part of its Performance Chemical Division) - founded in 1865
• Kemira Oyj (sustainable chemical solutions for pulp & paper, water treatment, and oil & gas) - found in 1920
• Solvay SA (Leading player in Materials, Chemicals, and Solutions) - founded in 1863
• Ecolab (US-based water, hygiene, and disinfection services and solutions provider) - founded in 1923
• Nouryon (operates across personal care, cleaning goods, paints and coatings, agriculture and food, pharmaceuticals, and building products) - found in 2018 (former AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals)

Anti-microbial products witness strong demand growth

The current COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a significant market for disinfectants and ingredients used in disinfectants. Biocides such as Ethyl alcohol, isopropanol, povidone-iodine, Quaternary ammonium, hydrogen peroxide, sodium hypochlorite, PAA, chlorine dioxide, UV light and others are widely being used for disinfectants with food contact surfaces and non-food contact surfaces. They prevent damage caused by microbes and protect consumer goods. Further, with resuming operations across industries, the demand for biocides resumed from industrial consumers including Paints and Coatings, Personal Care, Water Treatment, Disinfection, Wood Preservation, and others.

 

Asia/Oceania held the dominant market share in the global Biocides industry

During 2023, the Asia/Oceania region accounted for the highest share of the global biocides industry. The region contributed 43% to the US$9.8 billion global biocides market size. Relatively less stringent approval mechanisms, large population and industrial base, wide adoption in the healthcare sector, and water and wastewater reuse support the China, India, South East Asia, and other Asia Pacific biocides market growth over the forecast to 2028. Wood preservatives, water and wastewater treatment, paints and coatings, personal care, and others are the leading end users of biocides in the Asia Pacific.

 

Ongoing emphasis on sustainable biocides

Biocides play an important role in protecting humans, and materials against harmful microorganisms. Sustainable biocides that are efficacious are widely used in healthcare and industry to control infections. As excessive use of biocides for disinfecting surfaces can pose challenges, companies are focusing on the environmental impact of biocides and developing predominantly for Disinfectants and algaecides, Wood preservatives, Rodenticides, Insecticides, Antifouling products, and other applications. Further, identifying the optimum quantity of the product for use, limiting the use to areas where prevention is essential, biocides with limited hazardousness, limiting long-term exposure, and other strategies are being implemented.

 

The global Biocides market report includes the following types and applications-

 

Applications

Paints and Coatings

Personal Care

Water Treatment

Disinfection

Wood Preservation

Others

 

Types

Halogen Compounds

Metallic Compounds

Organosulfurs

Quaternary Ammonium Compounds

Others

 

Regions

North America

Europe

Asia Pacific

Middle East and Africa

South and Central America

Biocides Market Outlook 2024

1 Market Overview

1.1 Introduction to the Biocides Market

1.2 Scope of the Study

1.3 Research Objective

1.3.1 Key Market Scope and Segments

1.3.2 Players Covered

1.3.3 Years Considered

2 Executive Summary

2.1 2024 Biocides Industry- Market Statistics

3 Market Dynamics

3.1 Market Drivers

3.2 Market Challenges

3.3 Market Opportunities

3.4 Market Trends

4 Market Factor Analysis

4.1 Porter’s Five Forces

4.2 Market Entropy

4.2.1 Global Biocides Market Companies with Area Served

4.2.2 Products Offerings Global Biocides Market

5 Recession Impact Analysis and Outlook Scenarios

5.1.1 Recission Impact Analysis

5.1.2 Market Growth Scenario- Base Case

5.1.3 Market Growth Scenario- Reference Case

5.1.4 Market Growth Scenario- High Case

6 Global Biocides Market Trends

6.1 Global Biocides Revenue (USD Million) and CAGR (%) by Type (2018-2032)

6.2 Global Biocides Revenue (USD Million) and CAGR (%) by Applications (2018-2032)

6.3 Global Biocides Revenue (USD Million) and CAGR (%) by regions (2018-2032)

7 Global Biocides Market Revenue (USD Million) by Type, and Applications (2018-2023)

7.1 Global Biocides Revenue (USD Million) by Type (2018-2023)

7.1.1 Global Biocides Revenue (USD Million), Market Share (%) by Type (2018-2023)

7.2 Global Biocides Revenue (USD Million) by Applications (2018-2023)

7.2.1 Global Biocides Revenue (USD Million), Market Share (%) by Applications (2018-2023)

8 Global Biocides Development Regional Status and Outlook

8.1 Global Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Regions (2018-2023)

8.2 North America Biocides Revenue (USD Million) by Type, and Application (2018-2023)

8.2.1 North America Biocides Revenue (USD Million) by Country (2018-2023)

8.2.2 North America Biocides Revenue (USD Million) by Type (2018-2023)

8.2.3 North America Biocides Revenue (USD Million) by Applications (2018-2023)

8.3 Europe Biocides Revenue (USD Million), by Type, and Applications (USD Million) (2018-2023)

8.3.1 Europe Biocides Revenue (USD Million), by Country (2018-2023)

8.3.2 Europe Biocides Revenue (USD Million) by Type (2018-2023)

8.3.3 Europe Biocides Revenue (USD Million) by Applications (2018-2023)

8.4 Asia Pacific Biocides Revenue (USD Million), and Revenue (USD Million) by Type, and Applications (2018-2023)

8.4.1 Asia Pacific Biocides Revenue (USD Million) by Country (2018-2023)

8.4.2 Asia Pacific Biocides Revenue (USD Million) by Type (2018-2023)

8.4.3 Asia Pacific Biocides Revenue (USD Million) by Applications (2018-2023)

8.5 South America Biocides Revenue (USD Million), by Type, and Applications (2018-2023)

8.5.1 South America Biocides Revenue (USD Million), by Country (2018-2023)

8.5.2 South America Biocides Revenue (USD Million) by Type (2018-2023)

8.5.3 South America Biocides Revenue (USD Million) by Applications (2018-2023)

8.6 Middle East and Africa Biocides Revenue (USD Million), by Type, Technology, Application, Thickness (2018-2023)

8.6.1 Middle East and Africa Biocides Revenue (USD Million) by Country (2018-2023)

8.6.2 Middle East and Africa Biocides Revenue (USD Million) by Type (2018-2023)

8.6.3 Middle East and Africa Biocides Revenue (USD Million) by Applications (2018-2023)

9 Company Profiles

10 Global Biocides Market Revenue (USD Million), by Type, and Applications (2024-2032)

10.1 Global Biocides Revenue (USD Million) and Market Share (%) by Type (2024-2032)

10.1.1 Global Biocides Revenue (USD Million), and Market Share (%) by Type (2024-2032)

10.2 Global Biocides Revenue (USD Million) and Market Share (%) by Applications (2024-2032)

10.2.1 Global Biocides Revenue (USD Million), and Market Share (%) by Applications (2024-2032)

11 Global Biocides Development Regional Status and Outlook Forecast

11.1 Global Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Regions (2024-2032)

11.2 North America Biocides Revenue (USD Million) by Type, and Applications (2024-2032)

11.2.1 North America Biocides Revenue (USD) Million by Country (2024-2032)

11.2.2 North America Biocides Revenue (USD Million), by Type (2024-2032)

11.2.3 North America Biocides Revenue (USD Million), Market Share (%) by Applications (2024-2032)

11.3 Europe Biocides Revenue (USD Million), by Type, and Applications (2024-2032)

11.3.1 Europe Biocides Revenue (USD Million), by Country (2024-2032)

11.3.2 Europe Biocides Revenue (USD Million), by Type (2024-2032)

11.3.3 Europe Biocides Revenue (USD Million), by Applications (2024-2032)

11.4 Asia Pacific Biocides Revenue (USD Million) by Type, and Applications (2024-2032)

11.4.1 Asia Pacific Biocides Revenue (USD Million), by Country (2024-2032)

11.4.2 Asia Pacific Biocides Revenue (USD Million), by Type (2024-2032)

11.4.3 Asia Pacific Biocides Revenue (USD Million), by Applications (2024-2032)

11.5 South America Biocides Revenue (USD Million), by Type, and Applications (2024-2032)

11.5.1 South America Biocides Revenue (USD Million), by Country (2024-2032)

11.5.2 South America Biocides Revenue (USD Million), by Type (2024-2032)

11.5.3 South America Biocides Revenue (USD Million), by Applications (2024-2032)

11.6 Middle East and Africa Biocides Revenue (USD Million), by Type, and Applications (2024-2032)

11.6.1 Middle East and Africa Biocides Revenue (USD Million), by region (2024-2032)

11.6.2 Middle East and Africa Biocides Revenue (USD Million), by Type (2024-2032)

11.6.3 Middle East and Africa Biocides Revenue (USD Million), by Applications (2024-2032)

12 Methodology and Data Sources

12.1 Methodology/Research Approach

12.1.1 Research Programs/Design

12.1.2 Market Size Estimation

12.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation

12.2 Data Sources

12.2.1 Secondary Sources

12.2.2 Primary Sources

12.3 Disclaimer

 

List of Tables

Table 1 Market Segmentation Analysis

Table 2 Global Biocides Market Companies with Areas Served

Table 3 Products Offerings Global Biocides Market

Table 4 Low Growth Scenario Forecasts

Table 5 Reference Case Growth Scenario

Table 6 High Growth Case Scenario

Table 7 Global Biocides Revenue (USD Million) And CAGR (%) By Type (2018-2032)

Table 8 Global Biocides Revenue (USD Million) And CAGR (%) By Applications (2018-2032)

Table 9 Global Biocides Revenue (USD Million) And CAGR (%) By Regions (2018-2032)

Table 10 Global Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2018-2023)

Table 11 Global Biocides Revenue Market Share (%) By Type (2018-2023)

Table 12 Global Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2018-2023)

Table 13 Global Biocides Revenue Market Share (%) By Applications (2018-2023)

Table 14 Global Biocides Market Revenue (USD Million) By Regions (2018-2023)

Table 15 Global Biocides Market Share (%) By Regions (2018-2023)

Table 16 North America Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Country (2018-2023)

Table 17 North America Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2018-2023)

Table 18 North America Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2018-2023)

Table 19 Europe Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Country (2018-2023)

Table 20 Europe Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2018-2023)

Table 21 Europe Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2018-2023)

Table 22 Asia Pacific Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Country (2018-2023)

Table 23 Asia Pacific Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2018-2023)

Table 24 Asia Pacific Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2018-2023)

Table 25 South America Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Country (2018-2023)

Table 26 South America Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2018-2023)

Table 27 South America Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2018-2023)

Table 28 Middle East and Africa Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Region (2018-2023)

Table 29 Middle East and Africa Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2018-2023)

Table 30 Middle East and Africa Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2018-2023)

Table 31 Financial Analysis

Table 32 Global Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2024-2032)

Table 33 Global Biocides Revenue Market Share (%) By Type (2024-2032)

Table 34 Global Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2024-2032)

Table 35 Global Biocides Revenue Market Share (%) By Applications (2024-2032)

Table 36 Global Biocides Market Revenue (USD Million), And Revenue (USD Million) By Regions (2024-2032)

Table 37 North America Biocides Revenue (USD)By Country (2024-2032)

Table 38 North America Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2024-2032)

Table 39 North America Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2024-2032)

Table 40 Europe Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Country (2024-2032)

Table 41 Europe Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2024-2032)

Table 42 Europe Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2024-2032)

Table 43 Asia Pacific Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Country (2024-2032)

Table 44 Asia Pacific Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2024-2032)

Table 45 Asia Pacific Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2024-2032)

Table 46 South America Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Country (2024-2032)

Table 47 South America Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2024-2032)

Table 48 South America Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2024-2032)

Table 49 Middle East and Africa Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Region (2024-2032)

Table 50 Middle East and Africa Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Region (2024-2032)

Table 51 Middle East and Africa Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2024-2032)

Table 52 Middle East and Africa Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2024-2032)

Table 53 Research Programs/Design for This Report

Table 54 Key Data Information from Secondary Sources

Table 55 Key Data Information from Primary Sources

List of Figures

Figure 1 Market Scope

Figure 2 Porter’s Five Forces

Figure 3 Global Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2018-2023)

Figure 4 Global Biocides Revenue Market Share (%) By Type (2023)

Figure 5 Global Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2018-2023)

Figure 6 Global Biocides Revenue Market Share (%) By Applications (2023)

Figure 7 Global Biocides Market Revenue (USD Million) By Regions (2018-2023)

Figure 8 Global Biocides Market Share (%) By Regions (2023)

Figure 9 North America Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Country (2018-2023)

Figure 10 North America Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2018-2023)

Figure 11 North America Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2018-2023)

Figure 12 Europe Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Country (2018-2023)

Figure 13 Europe Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2018-2023)

Figure 14 Europe Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2018-2023)

Figure 15 Asia Pacific Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Country (2018-2023)

Figure 16 Asia Pacific Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2018-2023)

Figure 17 Asia Pacific Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2018-2023)

Figure 18 South America Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Country (2018-2023)

Figure 19 South America Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2018-2023)

Figure 20 South America Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2018-2023)

Figure 21 Middle East and Africa Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Region (2018-2023)

Figure 22 Middle East and Africa Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2018-2023)

Figure 23 Middle East and Africa Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2018-2023)

Figure 24 Global Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2024-2032)

Figure 25 Global Biocides Revenue Market Share (%) By Type (2030)

Figure 26 Global Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2024-2032)

Figure 27 Global Biocides Revenue Market Share (%) By Applications (2030)

Figure 28 Global Biocides Market Revenue (USD Million) By Regions (2024-2032)

Figure 29 North America Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Country (2024-2032)

Figure 30 North America Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2024-2032)

Figure 31 North America Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2024-2032)

Figure 32 Europe Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Country (2024-2032)

Figure 33 Europe Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2024-2032)

Figure 34 Europe Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2024-2032)

Figure 35 Asia Pacific Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Country (2024-2032)

Figure 36 Asia Pacific Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2024-2032)

Figure 37 Asia Pacific Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2024-2032)

Figure 38 South America Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Country (2024-2032)

Figure 39 South America Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2024-2032)

Figure 40 South America Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2024-2032)

Figure 41 Middle East and Africa Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Region (2024-2032)

Figure 42 Middle East and Africa Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Region (2024-2032)

Figure 43 Middle East and Africa Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2024-2032)

Figure 44 Middle East and Africa Biocides Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2024-2032)

Figure 45 Bottom-Up and Top-Down Approaches for This Report

Figure 46 Data Triangulation
 

Applications

• Paints and Coatings
• Personal Care
• Water Treatment
• Disinfection
• Wood Preservation
• Others

Types

• Halogen Compounds
• Metallic Compounds
• Organosulfurs
• Quaternary Ammonium Compounds
• Others

Regions

• North America (United States, Canada, Mexico)
• Europe (Germany, France, United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Others)
• Asia Pacific (China, India, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Others)
• Latin America (Brazil, Argentina, Others)
• Middle East and Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Other Middle East, South Africa, Nigeria, Other Africa)