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Acrylic Acid and Esters
Acrylic acid is an organic compound with the formula CH2=CHCO2H. It is the simplest unsaturated carboxylic acid, consisting of a vinyl group connected directly to a carboxylic acid terminus. This colorless liquid has a characteristic acrid or tart smell. It is miscible with water, alcohols, ethers, and chloroform.
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Acrylic acid is an organic compound with the formula CH2=CHCO2H. It is the simplest unsaturated carboxylic acid, consisting of a vinyl group connected directly to a carboxylic acid terminus. This colorless liquid has a characteristic acrid or tart smell. It is miscible with water, alcohols, ethers, and chloroform.
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Industry Growth & Trends
Global Acrylic Acid and Esters Industry Growth and Trends Forecast to 2032
Market perspective
Acrylic acid is an organic compound with the formula CH2=CHCO2H. It is the simplest unsaturated carboxylic acid, consisting of a vinyl group connected directly to a carboxylic acid terminus. This colorless liquid has a characteristic acrid or tart smell. It is miscible with water, alcohols, ethers, and chloroform.
The global well-known brands in Acrylic Acid and Esters include BASF(16.84%), DOW(12.23%), Nippon Shokubai(8.47%), Akema(6.74%), Formosa(5.23%), LG Chem(5.70%), Mitsubishi Chem(2.79%), Toagosei(0.86%), Sasol(0.67%), Hexion(0.69%), Idemitsu Kosan(0.61%), HUAYI(2.60%), Satellite(7.13%), Basf-YP(3.38%), Sanmu Group(1.73%), Shandong Kaitai(1.28%), CNOOC(1.45%), ChemChina(1.02%), CNPC(1.26%) and Others(19.32%).
The application area of Acrylic Acid and Esters include Coatings Industry, Textile, Oil Exploitation, Pharmacy Industry and Others.
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In terms of types, Acrylic Acid and Esters can be divided into Acrylic Acid and Acrylate Esters.
On basis of geography, Acrylic Acid and Esters are manufactured in North America, Europe, China, Taiwan(China), Southeast Asia, South America, Japan, Korea and South Africa.
Report Scope
This report provides a structured, data-driven view of the global Acrylic Acid and Esters market, combining harmonized quantitative metrics with targeted qualitative insight to support business and growth strategy, market positioning, and capital allocation.
The Acrylic Acid and Esters market size, estimates, and forecasts are presented in terms of sales volume (K MT) and revenue (US$ million), with 2025 as the base year and historical and forecast data for 2021-2032. The report segments the global Acrylic Acid and Esters market by Type, Application, region/country, and company, provides regional market sizes at the segment level, profiles the competitive landscape and key players and their market ranks, and reviews technology trends and new product developments relevant to Acrylic Acid and Esters.
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section analyzes the strategies and performance of leading manufacturers in the global Acrylic Acid and Esters market, including portfolio focus, innovation and product development, mergers and acquisitions, collaborations, and geographic expansion used to sustain or enhance competitive positions. It also summarizes recent corporate developments and key financial indicators and provides global revenue, price, and sales volume data by manufacturer for 2020-2025, enabling benchmarking of scale, pricing, and market share and supporting assessment of market concentration through indicators such as CR5 and CR10.
Acrylic Acid and Esters Market by Company
BASF
DOW
Nippon Shokubai
Akema
Formosa
LG Chem
Mitsubishi Chem
Toagosei
Sasol
Hexion
Idemitsu Kosan
HUAYI
Satellite
Basf-YPC
Sanmu Group
Shandong Kaitai
CNOOC
ChemChina
CNPC
Acrylic Acid and Esters Segment by Type
Acrylic Acid
Acrylate Esters
Acrylic Acid and Esters Segment by Application
Coatings Industry
Textile
Oil Exploitation
Pharmacy Industry
Others
Acrylic Acid and Esters Segment by Region
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries
Key Drivers & Barriers
High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.
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Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Introduces the study scope of this report, executive summary of market segments by type, market size segments for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 2: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Acrylic Acid and Esters manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Sales, revenue of Acrylic Acid and Esters in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the future development prospects, and market space in the world.
Chapter 5: Introduces market segments by application, market size segment for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa, sales and revenue by country.
Chapter 12: Analysis of industrial chain, key raw materials, manufacturing cost, and market dynamics.
Chapter 13: Concluding Insights of the report.
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Scope & coverage.
Types
- Acrylic Acid
- Acrylate Esters
Applications
- Coatings Industry
- Textile
- Oil Exploitation
- Pharmacy Industry
- Others
Companies covered
- BASF
- DOW
- Nippon Shokubai
- Akema
- Formosa
- LG Chem
- Mitsubishi Chem
- Toagosei
- Sasol
- Hexion
- Idemitsu Kosan
- HUAYI
- Satellite
- Basf-YPC
- Sanmu Group
- Shandong Kaitai
- CNOOC
- ChemChina
- CNPC
Inside the report.
1 Market Overview
- 1.1 Product Definition
- 1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 1.2.1 Global Acrylic Acid and Esters Market Size Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.2.2 Global Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.3 Acrylic Acid and Esters Market by Type
- 1.3.1 Acrylic Acid
- 1.3.2 Acrylate Esters
- 1.4 Global Acrylic Acid and Esters Market Size by Type
- 1.4.1 Global Acrylic Acid and Esters Market Size Overview by Type (2021-2032)
- 1.4.2 Global Acrylic Acid and Esters Historic Market Size Review by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.4.3 Global Acrylic Acid and Esters Forecasted Market Size by Type (2027-2032)
- 1.5 Key Regions Market Size by Type
- 1.5.1 North America Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.2 Europe Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.3 Asia-Pacific Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.4 South America Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.5 Middle East and Africa Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
2 Global Market Dynamics
- 2.1 Acrylic Acid and Esters Industry Trends
- 2.2 Acrylic Acid and Esters Industry Drivers
- 2.3 Acrylic Acid and Esters Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 2.4 Acrylic Acid and Esters Industry Restraints
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Company
- 3.1 Global Top Players by Acrylic Acid and Esters Revenue (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Top Players by Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Top Players by Acrylic Acid and Esters Price (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Acrylic Acid and Esters Industry Company Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global Acrylic Acid and Esters Major Company Production Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global Acrylic Acid and Esters Company, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global Acrylic Acid and Esters Company Establishment Date
- 3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
- 3.8.1 Global Acrylic Acid and Esters Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Acrylic Acid and Esters Players Market Share by Revenue in 2025
- 3.8.3 2025 Acrylic Acid and Esters Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 Acrylic Acid and Esters Regional Status and Outlook
- 4.1 Global Acrylic Acid and Esters Market Size and CAGR by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 4.2 Global Acrylic Acid and Esters Historic Market Size by Region
- 4.2.1 Global Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales in Volume by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.2 Global Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales in Value by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.3 Global Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3 Global Acrylic Acid and Esters Forecasted Market Size by Region
- 4.3.1 Global Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales in Volume by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.2 Global Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales in Value by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.3 Global Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2027-2032)
5 Acrylic Acid and Esters by Application
- 5.1 Acrylic Acid and Esters Market by Application
- 5.1.1 Coatings Industry
- 5.1.2 Textile
- 5.1.3 Oil Exploitation
- 5.1.4 Pharmacy Industry
- 5.1.5 Others
- 5.2 Global Acrylic Acid and Esters Market Size by Application
- 5.2.1 Global Acrylic Acid and Esters Market Size Overview by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.2.2 Global Acrylic Acid and Esters Historic Market Size Review by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.2.3 Global Acrylic Acid and Esters Forecasted Market Size by Application (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Key Regions Market Size by Application
- 5.3.1 North America Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.2 Europe Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.3 Asia-Pacific Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.4 South America Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.5 Middle East and Africa Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
6 Company Profiles
- 6.1 BASF
- 6.1.1 BASF Company Information
- 6.1.2 BASF Business Overview
- 6.1.3 BASF Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.1.4 BASF Acrylic Acid and Esters Product Portfolio
- 6.1.5 BASF Recent Developments
- 6.2 DOW
- 6.2.1 DOW Company Information
- 6.2.2 DOW Business Overview
- 6.2.3 DOW Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.2.4 DOW Acrylic Acid and Esters Product Portfolio
- 6.2.5 DOW Recent Developments
- 6.3 Nippon Shokubai
- 6.3.1 Nippon Shokubai Company Information
- 6.3.2 Nippon Shokubai Business Overview
- 6.3.3 Nippon Shokubai Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.3.4 Nippon Shokubai Acrylic Acid and Esters Product Portfolio
- 6.3.5 Nippon Shokubai Recent Developments
- 6.4 Akema
- 6.4.1 Akema Company Information
- 6.4.2 Akema Business Overview
- 6.4.3 Akema Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.4.4 Akema Acrylic Acid and Esters Product Portfolio
- 6.4.5 Akema Recent Developments
- 6.5 Formosa
- 6.5.1 Formosa Company Information
- 6.5.2 Formosa Business Overview
- 6.5.3 Formosa Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.5.4 Formosa Acrylic Acid and Esters Product Portfolio
- 6.5.5 Formosa Recent Developments
- 6.6 LG Chem
- 6.6.1 LG Chem Company Information
- 6.6.2 LG Chem Business Overview
- 6.6.3 LG Chem Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.6.4 LG Chem Acrylic Acid and Esters Product Portfolio
- 6.6.5 LG Chem Recent Developments
- 6.7 Mitsubishi Chem
- 6.7.1 Mitsubishi Chem Company Information
- 6.7.2 Mitsubishi Chem Business Overview
- 6.7.3 Mitsubishi Chem Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.7.4 Mitsubishi Chem Acrylic Acid and Esters Product Portfolio
- 6.7.5 Mitsubishi Chem Recent Developments
- 6.8 Toagosei
- 6.8.1 Toagosei Company Information
- 6.8.2 Toagosei Business Overview
- 6.8.3 Toagosei Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.8.4 Toagosei Acrylic Acid and Esters Product Portfolio
- 6.8.5 Toagosei Recent Developments
- 6.9 Sasol
- 6.9.1 Sasol Company Information
- 6.9.2 Sasol Business Overview
- 6.9.3 Sasol Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.9.4 Sasol Acrylic Acid and Esters Product Portfolio
- 6.9.5 Sasol Recent Developments
- 6.10 Hexion
- 6.10.1 Hexion Company Information
- 6.10.2 Hexion Business Overview
- 6.10.3 Hexion Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.10.4 Hexion Acrylic Acid and Esters Product Portfolio
- 6.10.5 Hexion Recent Developments
- 6.11 Idemitsu Kosan
- 6.11.1 Idemitsu Kosan Company Information
- 6.11.2 Idemitsu Kosan Business Overview
- 6.11.3 Idemitsu Kosan Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.11.4 Idemitsu Kosan Acrylic Acid and Esters Product Portfolio
- 6.11.5 Idemitsu Kosan Recent Developments
- 6.12 HUAYI
- 6.12.1 HUAYI Company Information
- 6.12.2 HUAYI Business Overview
- 6.12.3 HUAYI Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.12.4 HUAYI Acrylic Acid and Esters Product Portfolio
- 6.12.5 HUAYI Recent Developments
- 6.13 Satellite
- 6.13.1 Satellite Company Information
- 6.13.2 Satellite Business Overview
- 6.13.3 Satellite Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.13.4 Satellite Acrylic Acid and Esters Product Portfolio
- 6.13.5 Satellite Recent Developments
- 6.14 Basf-YPC
- 6.14.1 Basf-YPC Company Information
- 6.14.2 Basf-YPC Business Overview
- 6.14.3 Basf-YPC Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.14.4 Basf-YPC Acrylic Acid and Esters Product Portfolio
- 6.14.5 Basf-YPC Recent Developments
- 6.15 Sanmu Group
- 6.15.1 Sanmu Group Company Information
- 6.15.2 Sanmu Group Business Overview
- 6.15.3 Sanmu Group Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.15.4 Sanmu Group Acrylic Acid and Esters Product Portfolio
- 6.15.5 Sanmu Group Recent Developments
- 6.16 Shandong Kaitai
- 6.16.1 Shandong Kaitai Company Information
- 6.16.2 Shandong Kaitai Business Overview
- 6.16.3 Shandong Kaitai Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.16.4 Shandong Kaitai Acrylic Acid and Esters Product Portfolio
- 6.16.5 Shandong Kaitai Recent Developments
- 6.17 CNOOC
- 6.17.1 CNOOC Company Information
- 6.17.2 CNOOC Business Overview
- 6.17.3 CNOOC Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.17.4 CNOOC Acrylic Acid and Esters Product Portfolio
- 6.17.5 CNOOC Recent Developments
- 6.18 ChemChina
- 6.18.1 ChemChina Company Information
- 6.18.2 ChemChina Business Overview
- 6.18.3 ChemChina Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.18.4 ChemChina Acrylic Acid and Esters Product Portfolio
- 6.18.5 ChemChina Recent Developments
- 6.19 CNPC
- 6.19.1 CNPC Company Information
- 6.19.2 CNPC Business Overview
- 6.19.3 CNPC Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.19.4 CNPC Acrylic Acid and Esters Product Portfolio
- 6.19.5 CNPC Recent Developments
7 North America by Country
- 7.1 North America Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales by Country
- 7.1.1 North America Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.1.2 North America Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.1.3 North America Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 7.2 North America Acrylic Acid and Esters Market Size by Country
- 7.2.1 North America Acrylic Acid and Esters Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.2.2 North America Acrylic Acid and Esters Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.2.3 North America Acrylic Acid and Esters Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
8 Europe by Country
- 8.1 Europe Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales by Country
- 8.1.1 Europe Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.1.2 Europe Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.1.3 Europe Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 8.2 Europe Acrylic Acid and Esters Market Size by Country
- 8.2.1 Europe Acrylic Acid and Esters Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.2.2 Europe Acrylic Acid and Esters Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.2.3 Europe Acrylic Acid and Esters Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
9 Asia-Pacific by Country
- 9.1 Asia-Pacific Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales by Country
- 9.1.1 Asia-Pacific Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.1.2 Asia-Pacific Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.1.3 Asia-Pacific Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 9.2 Asia-Pacific Acrylic Acid and Esters Market Size by Country
- 9.2.1 Asia-Pacific Acrylic Acid and Esters Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.2.2 Asia-Pacific Acrylic Acid and Esters Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.2.3 Asia-Pacific Acrylic Acid and Esters Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
10 South America by Country
- 10.1 South America Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales by Country
- 10.1.1 South America Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.1.2 South America Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.1.3 South America Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 10.2 South America Acrylic Acid and Esters Market Size by Country
- 10.2.1 South America Acrylic Acid and Esters Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.2.2 South America Acrylic Acid and Esters Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.2.3 South America Acrylic Acid and Esters Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
11 Middle East and Africa by Country
- 11.1 Middle East and Africa Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales by Country
- 11.1.1 Middle East and Africa Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.1.2 Middle East and Africa Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.1.3 Middle East and Africa Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 11.2 Middle East and Africa Acrylic Acid and Esters Market Size by Country
- 11.2.1 Middle East and Africa Acrylic Acid and Esters Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.2.2 Middle East and Africa Acrylic Acid and Esters Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.2.3 Middle East and Africa Acrylic Acid and Esters Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
12 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.1 Acrylic Acid and Esters Value Chain Analysis
- 12.1.1 Acrylic Acid and Esters Key Raw Materials
- 12.1.2 Key Raw Materials Price
- 12.1.3 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 12.1.4 Manufacturing Cost Structure
- 12.1.5 Acrylic Acid and Esters Production Mode & Process
- 12.2 Acrylic Acid and Esters Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 12.2.2 Acrylic Acid and Esters Distributors
- 12.2.3 Acrylic Acid and Esters Customers
13 Concluding Insights
14 Appendix
- 14.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 14.2 Research Methodology
- 14.3 Research Process
- 14.4 Authors List of This Report
- 14.5 Data Source
- 14.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 14.5.2 Primary Sources
- 14.6 Disclaimer
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