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Hexane
Hexane is an alkane of six carbon atoms, with the chemical formula C6H14. The term may refer to any of the five structural isomers with that formula, or to a mixture of them. Hexane is an organic compound made of carbon and hydrogen that is most commonly isolated as a byproduct of petroleum and crude oil refinement. At room temperature it is an odorless, colorless liquid.
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Hexane is an alkane of six carbon atoms, with the chemical formula C6H14. The term may refer to any of the five structural isomers with that formula, or to a mixture of them. Hexane is an organic compound made of carbon and hydrogen that is most commonly isolated as a byproduct of petroleum and crude oil refinement. At room temperature it is an odorless, colorless liquid.
The major use for solvents containing hexane is to extract vegetable oils from crops such as soybeans, flax, peanuts, and safflower seed. They are also used as cleaning agents in the textile, furniture, shoemaking, and printing industries, particularly rotogravure printing. Hexane is also an ingredient of special glues that are used in the roofing, shoe, and leather industries. Hexane is used in binding books, working leather, shaping pills and tablets, canning, manufacturing tires, and making baseballs.
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Hexane Industry Research Report 2026
Market perspective
Hexane is an alkane of six carbon atoms, with the chemical formula C6H14. The term may refer to any of the five structural isomers with that formula, or to a mixture of them. Hexane is an organic compound made of carbon and hydrogen that is most commonly isolated as a byproduct of petroleum and crude oil refinement. At room temperature it is an odorless, colorless liquid.
The major use for solvents containing hexane is to extract vegetable oils from crops such as soybeans, flax, peanuts, and safflower seed. They are also used as cleaning agents in the textile, furniture, shoemaking, and printing industries, particularly rotogravure printing. Hexane is also an ingredient of special glues that are used in the roofing, shoe, and leather industries. Hexane is used in binding books, working leather, shaping pills and tablets, canning, manufacturing tires, and making baseballs.
China is the largest Hexane market with about 32% market share. Asia(except China) is follower, accounting for about 21% market share.
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The key players are Shell, Phillips 66, Exxon Mobil, Chevron Phillips Chemical, Bharat Petroleum, SK Chem, Sumitomo, Subaru Corporation, SINOPEC, Yangzi Chemical, Yufeng Chemical, Liangxin Petrochemical, CNPC, Junyuan Petroleum, HeLiShi Petroleum, Jihua Group, Yanshan Petrochemical, ZT League Chemical etc. Top 3 companies occupied about 26% market share.
Report Scope
This report quantifies the global Hexane market in revenue (US$ million) and, where applicable, sales volume (K MT), using 2025 as the base year and providing annual historical and forecast data for 2021–2032.
It standardizes definitions of types and applications, harmonizes vendor attribution, and presents comparable time series by company, type, application, and region/country, including indicative price bands (US$/K MT) and concentration ratios (CR5/CR10).
The outputs are intended to support strategy development, budgeting, and performance benchmarking for manufacturers, new entrants, channel partners, and investors; the report also reviews technology shifts and notable product introductions relevant to Hexane.
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section profiles leading manufacturers, combining 2021–2025 results with a 2026–2032 outlook. It reports revenue, market share, price bands, product and application mix, regional and channel mix, and key developments (M&A, capacity additions, certifications). It also provides global revenue, average price, and—where applicable—sales volume by manufacturer, and calculates CR5/CR10 and rank changes to support comparative benchmarking.
Hexane Market by Company
Shell
Phillips 66
Exxon Mobil
Chevron Phillips Chemical
Bharat Petroleum
SK Chem
Sumitomo
Subaru Corporation
SINOPEC
Yangzi Chemical
Yufeng Chemical
Liangxin Petrochemical
CNPC
Junyuan Petroleum
HeLiShi Petroleum
Jihua Group
Yanshan Petrochemical
ZT League Chemical
Hexane Segment by Type
N-hexane
Isohexane
Neohexane
Hexane Segment by Application
Industrial Solvents
Edible-oil Extractant
Adhesives & Sealants
Others
Hexane 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.
Reasons to Buy This Report
1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Hexane market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Hexane and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Hexane.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Research objectives, research methods, data sources, data cross-validation;
Chapter 2: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (by region, product type, application, etc), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Hexane manufacturers competitive landscape, price, production and value market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product production/output, value, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 5: Production/output, value of Hexane by region/country. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region in the next six years.
Chapter 6: Consumption of Hexane in regional level and country level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and production of each country in the world.
Chapter 7: Provides the analysis of various market segments by type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 8: Provides the analysis of various market segments by application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 9: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 10: 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 11: The main points and conclusions of the report.
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Scope & coverage.
Types
- N-hexane
- Isohexane
- Neohexane
Applications
- Industrial Solvents
- Edible-oil Extractant
- Adhesives & Sealants
- Others
Companies covered
- Shell
- Phillips 66
- Exxon Mobil
- Chevron Phillips Chemical
- Bharat Petroleum
- SK Chem
- Sumitomo
- Subaru Corporation
- SINOPEC
- Yangzi Chemical
- Yufeng Chemical
- Liangxin Petrochemical
- CNPC
- Junyuan Petroleum
- HeLiShi Petroleum
- Jihua Group
- Yanshan Petrochemical
- ZT League Chemical
Inside the report.
1 Preface
- 1.1 Scope of Report
- 1.2 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 1.3 Research Methodology
- 1.4 Research Process
- 1.5 Data Source
- 1.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 1.5.2 Primary Sources
2 Market Overview
- 2.1 Product Definition
- 2.2 Hexane by Type
- 2.2.1 Market Value Comparison by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.2.2 N-hexane
- 2.2.3 Isohexane
- 2.2.4 Neohexane
- 2.3 Hexane by Application
- 2.3.1 Market Value Comparison by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.3.2 Industrial Solvents
- 2.3.3 Edible-oil Extractant
- 2.3.4 Adhesives & Sealants
- 2.3.5 Others
- 2.4 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 2.4.1 Global Hexane Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.2 Global Hexane Production Capacity Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.3 Global Hexane Production Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.4 Global Hexane Market Average Price (2021-2032)
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Manufacturers
- 3.1 Global Hexane Production by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Hexane Production Value by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Hexane Average Price by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Hexane Industry Manufacturers Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global Hexane Key Manufacturers, Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global Hexane Manufacturers, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global Hexane Manufacturers Established Date
- 3.8 Global Hexane Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.9 Global Manufacturers Mergers & Acquisition
4 Manufacturers Profiled
- 4.1 Shell
- 4.1.1 Shell Hexane Company Information
- 4.1.2 Shell Hexane Business Overview
- 4.1.3 Shell Hexane Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.1.4 Shell Product Portfolio
- 4.1.5 Shell Recent Developments
- 4.2 Phillips 66
- 4.2.1 Phillips 66 Hexane Company Information
- 4.2.2 Phillips 66 Hexane Business Overview
- 4.2.3 Phillips 66 Hexane Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.2.4 Phillips 66 Product Portfolio
- 4.2.5 Phillips 66 Recent Developments
- 4.3 Exxon Mobil
- 4.3.1 Exxon Mobil Hexane Company Information
- 4.3.2 Exxon Mobil Hexane Business Overview
- 4.3.3 Exxon Mobil Hexane Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3.4 Exxon Mobil Product Portfolio
- 4.3.5 Exxon Mobil Recent Developments
- 4.4 Chevron Phillips Chemical
- 4.4.1 Chevron Phillips Chemical Hexane Company Information
- 4.4.2 Chevron Phillips Chemical Hexane Business Overview
- 4.4.3 Chevron Phillips Chemical Hexane Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.4.4 Chevron Phillips Chemical Product Portfolio
- 4.4.5 Chevron Phillips Chemical Recent Developments
- 4.5 Bharat Petroleum
- 4.5.1 Bharat Petroleum Hexane Company Information
- 4.5.2 Bharat Petroleum Hexane Business Overview
- 4.5.3 Bharat Petroleum Hexane Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.5.4 Bharat Petroleum Product Portfolio
- 4.5.5 Bharat Petroleum Recent Developments
- 4.6 SK Chem
- 4.6.1 SK Chem Hexane Company Information
- 4.6.2 SK Chem Hexane Business Overview
- 4.6.3 SK Chem Hexane Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.6.4 SK Chem Product Portfolio
- 4.6.5 SK Chem Recent Developments
- 4.7 Sumitomo
- 4.7.1 Sumitomo Hexane Company Information
- 4.7.2 Sumitomo Hexane Business Overview
- 4.7.3 Sumitomo Hexane Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.7.4 Sumitomo Product Portfolio
- 4.7.5 Sumitomo Recent Developments
- 4.8 Subaru Corporation
- 4.8.1 Subaru Corporation Hexane Company Information
- 4.8.2 Subaru Corporation Hexane Business Overview
- 4.8.3 Subaru Corporation Hexane Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.8.4 Subaru Corporation Product Portfolio
- 4.8.5 Subaru Corporation Recent Developments
- 4.9 SINOPEC
- 4.9.1 SINOPEC Hexane Company Information
- 4.9.2 SINOPEC Hexane Business Overview
- 4.9.3 SINOPEC Hexane Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.9.4 SINOPEC Product Portfolio
- 4.9.5 SINOPEC Recent Developments
- 4.10 Yangzi Chemical
- 4.10.1 Yangzi Chemical Hexane Company Information
- 4.10.2 Yangzi Chemical Hexane Business Overview
- 4.10.3 Yangzi Chemical Hexane Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.10.4 Yangzi Chemical Product Portfolio
- 4.10.5 Yangzi Chemical Recent Developments
- 4.11 Yufeng Chemical
- 4.11.1 Yufeng Chemical Hexane Company Information
- 4.11.2 Yufeng Chemical Hexane Business Overview
- 4.11.3 Yufeng Chemical Hexane Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.11.4 Yufeng Chemical Product Portfolio
- 4.11.5 Yufeng Chemical Recent Developments
- 4.12 Liangxin Petrochemical
- 4.12.1 Liangxin Petrochemical Hexane Company Information
- 4.12.2 Liangxin Petrochemical Hexane Business Overview
- 4.12.3 Liangxin Petrochemical Hexane Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.12.4 Liangxin Petrochemical Product Portfolio
- 4.12.5 Liangxin Petrochemical Recent Developments
- 4.13 CNPC
- 4.13.1 CNPC Hexane Company Information
- 4.13.2 CNPC Hexane Business Overview
- 4.13.3 CNPC Hexane Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.13.4 CNPC Product Portfolio
- 4.13.5 CNPC Recent Developments
- 4.14 Junyuan Petroleum
- 4.14.1 Junyuan Petroleum Hexane Company Information
- 4.14.2 Junyuan Petroleum Hexane Business Overview
- 4.14.3 Junyuan Petroleum Hexane Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.14.4 Junyuan Petroleum Product Portfolio
- 4.14.5 Junyuan Petroleum Recent Developments
- 4.15 HeLiShi Petroleum
- 4.15.1 HeLiShi Petroleum Hexane Company Information
- 4.15.2 HeLiShi Petroleum Hexane Business Overview
- 4.15.3 HeLiShi Petroleum Hexane Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.15.4 HeLiShi Petroleum Product Portfolio
- 4.15.5 HeLiShi Petroleum Recent Developments
- 4.16 Jihua Group
- 4.16.1 Jihua Group Hexane Company Information
- 4.16.2 Jihua Group Hexane Business Overview
- 4.16.3 Jihua Group Hexane Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.16.4 Jihua Group Product Portfolio
- 4.16.5 Jihua Group Recent Developments
- 4.17 Yanshan Petrochemical
- 4.17.1 Yanshan Petrochemical Hexane Company Information
- 4.17.2 Yanshan Petrochemical Hexane Business Overview
- 4.17.3 Yanshan Petrochemical Hexane Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.17.4 Yanshan Petrochemical Product Portfolio
- 4.17.5 Yanshan Petrochemical Recent Developments
- 4.18 ZT League Chemical
- 4.18.1 ZT League Chemical Hexane Company Information
- 4.18.2 ZT League Chemical Hexane Business Overview
- 4.18.3 ZT League Chemical Hexane Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.18.4 ZT League Chemical Product Portfolio
- 4.18.5 ZT League Chemical Recent Developments
5 Global Hexane Production by Region
- 5.1 Global Hexane Production Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.2 Global Hexane Production by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.2.1 Global Hexane Production by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.2.2 Global Hexane Production Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Global Hexane Production Value Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.4 Global Hexane Production Value by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.4.1 Global Hexane Production Value by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.4.2 Global Hexane Production Value Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 5.5 Global Hexane Market Price Analysis by Region (2021-2026)
- 5.6 Global Hexane Production and Value, YOY Growth
- 5.6.1 North America Hexane Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.2 Europe Hexane Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.3 China Hexane Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.4 Japan Hexane Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
6 Global Hexane Consumption by Region
- 6.1 Global Hexane Consumption Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.2 Global Hexane Consumption by Region (2021-2032)
- 6.2.1 Global Hexane Consumption by Region: 2021-2026
- 6.2.2 Global Hexane Forecasted Consumption by Region (2027-2032)
- 6.3 North America
- 6.3.1 North America Hexane Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.3.2 North America Hexane Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.3.3 United States
- 6.3.4 Canada
- 6.3.5 Mexico
- 6.4 Europe
- 6.4.1 Europe Hexane Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.4.2 Europe Hexane Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.4.3 Germany
- 6.4.4 France
- 6.4.5 U.K.
- 6.4.6 Italy
- 6.4.7 Russia
- 6.4.8 Spain
- 6.4.9 Netherlands
- 6.4.10 Switzerland
- 6.4.11 Sweden
- 6.4.12 Poland
- 6.5 Asia Pacific
- 6.5.1 Asia Pacific Hexane Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.5.2 Asia Pacific Hexane Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.5.3 China
- 6.5.4 Japan
- 6.5.5 South Korea
- 6.5.6 India
- 6.5.7 Australia
- 6.5.8 Taiwan
- 6.5.9 Southeast Asia
- 6.6 South America, Middle East & Africa
- 6.6.1 South America, Middle East & Africa Hexane Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.6.2 South America, Middle East & Africa Hexane Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.6.3 Brazil
- 6.6.4 Argentina
- 6.6.5 Chile
- 6.6.6 Turkey
- 6.6.7 GCC Countries
7 Segment by Type
- 7.1 Global Hexane Production by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.1.1 Global Hexane Production by Type (2021-2032) & (K MT)
- 7.1.2 Global Hexane Production Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.2 Global Hexane Production Value by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.2.1 Global Hexane Production Value by Type (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 7.2.2 Global Hexane Production Value Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.3 Global Hexane Price by Type (2021-2032)
8 Segment by Application
- 8.1 Global Hexane Production by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.1.1 Global Hexane Production by Application (2021-2032) & (K MT)
- 8.1.2 Global Hexane Production Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.2 Global Hexane Production Value by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.2.1 Global Hexane Production Value by Application (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 8.2.2 Global Hexane Production Value Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.3 Global Hexane Price by Application (2021-2032)
9 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis of the Market
- 9.1 Hexane Value Chain Analysis
- 9.1.1 Hexane Key Raw Materials
- 9.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 9.1.3 Hexane Production Mode & Process
- 9.2 Hexane Sales Channels Analysis
- 9.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 9.2.2 Hexane Distributors
- 9.2.3 Hexane Customers
10 Global Hexane Analyzing Market Dynamics
- 10.1 Hexane Industry Trends
- 10.2 Hexane Industry Drivers
- 10.3 Hexane Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 10.4 Hexane Industry Restraints
11 Report Conclusion
12 Disclaimer
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