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Coal Tar
Coal Tar (CAS 8007-45-2) is derived from coal. It is a byproduct of the production of coke, a solid fuel that contains mostly carbon, and coal gas. Coal tar is used primarily for the production of refined chemicals and coal-tar products, such as creosote and coal-tar pitch.
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Understand the product.
Coal Tar (CAS 8007-45-2) is derived from coal. It is a byproduct of the production of coke, a solid fuel that contains mostly carbon, and coal gas. Coal tar is used primarily for the production of refined chemicals and coal-tar products, such as creosote and coal-tar pitch.
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Industry Growth & Trends
Global Coal Tar Industry Growth and Trends Forecast to 2032
Market perspective
Coal Tar (CAS 8007-45-2) is derived from coal. It is a byproduct of the production of coke, a solid fuel that contains mostly carbon, and coal gas. Coal tar is used primarily for the production of refined chemicals and coal-tar products, such as creosote and coal-tar pitch.
Global Coal Tar (CAS 8007-45-2) key players include Baowu Steel Group, Rain Industries Limited, JFE Chemical, OCI, etc. Global top four manufacturers hold a share nearly 15%.
China is the largest market, with a share about 70%, followed by Europe, and Japan, both have a share about 15 percent.
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In terms of product, High Temperature Coal Tar is the largest segment, with a share about 75%. And in terms of application, the largest application is Carbon Black, followed by Pitch, Wash Oil, etc.
Report Scope
This report provides a structured, data-driven view of the global Coal Tar market, combining harmonized quantitative metrics with targeted qualitative insight to support business and growth strategy, market positioning, and capital allocation.
The Coal Tar 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 Coal Tar 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 Coal Tar.
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section analyzes the strategies and performance of leading manufacturers in the global Coal Tar 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.
Coal Tar Market by Company
Baowu Steel Group
Rain Industries Limited
JFE Chemical
OCI
Koppers
Baoshun
Huanghua Xinnuo Lixing
Shanxi Coal and Chemical
POSCO
Sunlight Coking
Himadri Chemicals & Industries
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal
Mitsubishi Chemical
Jiangxi Black Cat
Ansteel
Coal Tar Segment by Type
High Temperature Coal Tar
Medium Temperature Coal Tar
Low Temperature Coal Tar
Coal Tar Segment by Application
Carbon Black
Pitch
Wash Oil
Others
Coal Tar 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
Colombia
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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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 Coal Tar 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 Coal Tar 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 Coal Tar.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.
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 Coal Tar manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Sales, revenue of Coal Tar 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
- High Temperature Coal Tar
- Medium Temperature Coal Tar
- Low Temperature Coal Tar
Applications
- Carbon Black
- Pitch
- Wash Oil
- Others
Companies covered
- Baowu Steel Group
- Rain Industries Limited
- JFE Chemical
- OCI
- Koppers
- Baoshun
- Huanghua Xinnuo Lixing
- Shanxi Coal and Chemical
- POSCO
- Sunlight Coking
- Himadri Chemicals & Industries
- Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal
- Mitsubishi Chemical
- Jiangxi Black Cat
- Ansteel
Inside the report.
1 Market Overview
- 1.1 Product Definition
- 1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 1.2.1 Global Coal Tar Market Size Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.2.2 Global Coal Tar Sales Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.3 Coal Tar Market by Type
- 1.3.1 High Temperature Coal Tar
- 1.3.2 Medium Temperature Coal Tar
- 1.3.3 Low Temperature Coal Tar
- 1.4 Global Coal Tar Market Size by Type
- 1.4.1 Global Coal Tar Market Size Overview by Type (2021-2032)
- 1.4.2 Global Coal Tar Historic Market Size Review by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.4.3 Global Coal Tar Forecasted Market Size by Type (2027-2032)
- 1.5 Key Regions Market Size by Type
- 1.5.1 North America Coal Tar Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.2 Europe Coal Tar Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.3 Asia-Pacific Coal Tar Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.4 South America Coal Tar Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.5 Middle East and Africa Coal Tar Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
2 Global Market Dynamics
- 2.1 Coal Tar Industry Trends
- 2.2 Coal Tar Industry Drivers
- 2.3 Coal Tar Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 2.4 Coal Tar Industry Restraints
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Company
- 3.1 Global Top Players by Coal Tar Revenue (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Top Players by Coal Tar Sales (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Top Players by Coal Tar Price (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Coal Tar Industry Company Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global Coal Tar Major Company Production Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global Coal Tar Company, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global Coal Tar Company Establishment Date
- 3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
- 3.8.1 Global Coal Tar Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Coal Tar Players Market Share by Revenue in 2025
- 3.8.3 2025 Coal Tar Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 Coal Tar Regional Status and Outlook
- 4.1 Global Coal Tar Market Size and CAGR by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 4.2 Global Coal Tar Historic Market Size by Region
- 4.2.1 Global Coal Tar Sales in Volume by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.2 Global Coal Tar Sales in Value by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.3 Global Coal Tar Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3 Global Coal Tar Forecasted Market Size by Region
- 4.3.1 Global Coal Tar Sales in Volume by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.2 Global Coal Tar Sales in Value by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.3 Global Coal Tar Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2027-2032)
5 Coal Tar by Application
- 5.1 Coal Tar Market by Application
- 5.1.1 Carbon Black
- 5.1.2 Pitch
- 5.1.3 Wash Oil
- 5.1.4 Others
- 5.2 Global Coal Tar Market Size by Application
- 5.2.1 Global Coal Tar Market Size Overview by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.2.2 Global Coal Tar Historic Market Size Review by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.2.3 Global Coal Tar Forecasted Market Size by Application (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Key Regions Market Size by Application
- 5.3.1 North America Coal Tar Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.2 Europe Coal Tar Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.3 Asia-Pacific Coal Tar Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.4 South America Coal Tar Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.5 Middle East and Africa Coal Tar Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
6 Company Profiles
- 6.1 Baowu Steel Group
- 6.1.1 Baowu Steel Group Company Information
- 6.1.2 Baowu Steel Group Business Overview
- 6.1.3 Baowu Steel Group Coal Tar Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.1.4 Baowu Steel Group Coal Tar Product Portfolio
- 6.1.5 Baowu Steel Group Recent Developments
- 6.2 Rain Industries Limited
- 6.2.1 Rain Industries Limited Company Information
- 6.2.2 Rain Industries Limited Business Overview
- 6.2.3 Rain Industries Limited Coal Tar Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.2.4 Rain Industries Limited Coal Tar Product Portfolio
- 6.2.5 Rain Industries Limited Recent Developments
- 6.3 JFE Chemical
- 6.3.1 JFE Chemical Company Information
- 6.3.2 JFE Chemical Business Overview
- 6.3.3 JFE Chemical Coal Tar Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.3.4 JFE Chemical Coal Tar Product Portfolio
- 6.3.5 JFE Chemical Recent Developments
- 6.4 OCI
- 6.4.1 OCI Company Information
- 6.4.2 OCI Business Overview
- 6.4.3 OCI Coal Tar Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.4.4 OCI Coal Tar Product Portfolio
- 6.4.5 OCI Recent Developments
- 6.5 Koppers
- 6.5.1 Koppers Company Information
- 6.5.2 Koppers Business Overview
- 6.5.3 Koppers Coal Tar Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.5.4 Koppers Coal Tar Product Portfolio
- 6.5.5 Koppers Recent Developments
- 6.6 Baoshun
- 6.6.1 Baoshun Company Information
- 6.6.2 Baoshun Business Overview
- 6.6.3 Baoshun Coal Tar Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.6.4 Baoshun Coal Tar Product Portfolio
- 6.6.5 Baoshun Recent Developments
- 6.7 Huanghua Xinnuo Lixing
- 6.7.1 Huanghua Xinnuo Lixing Company Information
- 6.7.2 Huanghua Xinnuo Lixing Business Overview
- 6.7.3 Huanghua Xinnuo Lixing Coal Tar Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.7.4 Huanghua Xinnuo Lixing Coal Tar Product Portfolio
- 6.7.5 Huanghua Xinnuo Lixing Recent Developments
- 6.8 Shanxi Coal and Chemical
- 6.8.1 Shanxi Coal and Chemical Company Information
- 6.8.2 Shanxi Coal and Chemical Business Overview
- 6.8.3 Shanxi Coal and Chemical Coal Tar Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.8.4 Shanxi Coal and Chemical Coal Tar Product Portfolio
- 6.8.5 Shanxi Coal and Chemical Recent Developments
- 6.9 POSCO
- 6.9.1 POSCO Company Information
- 6.9.2 POSCO Business Overview
- 6.9.3 POSCO Coal Tar Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.9.4 POSCO Coal Tar Product Portfolio
- 6.9.5 POSCO Recent Developments
- 6.10 Sunlight Coking
- 6.10.1 Sunlight Coking Company Information
- 6.10.2 Sunlight Coking Business Overview
- 6.10.3 Sunlight Coking Coal Tar Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.10.4 Sunlight Coking Coal Tar Product Portfolio
- 6.10.5 Sunlight Coking Recent Developments
- 6.11 Himadri Chemicals & Industries
- 6.11.1 Himadri Chemicals & Industries Company Information
- 6.11.2 Himadri Chemicals & Industries Business Overview
- 6.11.3 Himadri Chemicals & Industries Coal Tar Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.11.4 Himadri Chemicals & Industries Coal Tar Product Portfolio
- 6.11.5 Himadri Chemicals & Industries Recent Developments
- 6.12 Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal
- 6.12.1 Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Company Information
- 6.12.2 Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Business Overview
- 6.12.3 Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Coal Tar Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.12.4 Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Coal Tar Product Portfolio
- 6.12.5 Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Recent Developments
- 6.13 Mitsubishi Chemical
- 6.13.1 Mitsubishi Chemical Company Information
- 6.13.2 Mitsubishi Chemical Business Overview
- 6.13.3 Mitsubishi Chemical Coal Tar Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.13.4 Mitsubishi Chemical Coal Tar Product Portfolio
- 6.13.5 Mitsubishi Chemical Recent Developments
- 6.14 Jiangxi Black Cat
- 6.14.1 Jiangxi Black Cat Company Information
- 6.14.2 Jiangxi Black Cat Business Overview
- 6.14.3 Jiangxi Black Cat Coal Tar Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.14.4 Jiangxi Black Cat Coal Tar Product Portfolio
- 6.14.5 Jiangxi Black Cat Recent Developments
- 6.15 Ansteel
- 6.15.1 Ansteel Company Information
- 6.15.2 Ansteel Business Overview
- 6.15.3 Ansteel Coal Tar Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.15.4 Ansteel Coal Tar Product Portfolio
- 6.15.5 Ansteel Recent Developments
7 North America by Country
- 7.1 North America Coal Tar Sales by Country
- 7.1.1 North America Coal Tar Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.1.2 North America Coal Tar Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.1.3 North America Coal Tar Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 7.2 North America Coal Tar Market Size by Country
- 7.2.1 North America Coal Tar Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.2.2 North America Coal Tar Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.2.3 North America Coal Tar Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
8 Europe by Country
- 8.1 Europe Coal Tar Sales by Country
- 8.1.1 Europe Coal Tar Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.1.2 Europe Coal Tar Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.1.3 Europe Coal Tar Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 8.2 Europe Coal Tar Market Size by Country
- 8.2.1 Europe Coal Tar Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.2.2 Europe Coal Tar Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.2.3 Europe Coal Tar Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
9 Asia-Pacific by Country
- 9.1 Asia-Pacific Coal Tar Sales by Country
- 9.1.1 Asia-Pacific Coal Tar Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.1.2 Asia-Pacific Coal Tar Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.1.3 Asia-Pacific Coal Tar Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 9.2 Asia-Pacific Coal Tar Market Size by Country
- 9.2.1 Asia-Pacific Coal Tar Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.2.2 Asia-Pacific Coal Tar Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.2.3 Asia-Pacific Coal Tar Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
10 South America by Country
- 10.1 South America Coal Tar Sales by Country
- 10.1.1 South America Coal Tar Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.1.2 South America Coal Tar Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.1.3 South America Coal Tar Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 10.2 South America Coal Tar Market Size by Country
- 10.2.1 South America Coal Tar Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.2.2 South America Coal Tar Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.2.3 South America Coal Tar Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
11 Middle East and Africa by Country
- 11.1 Middle East and Africa Coal Tar Sales by Country
- 11.1.1 Middle East and Africa Coal Tar Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.1.2 Middle East and Africa Coal Tar Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.1.3 Middle East and Africa Coal Tar Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 11.2 Middle East and Africa Coal Tar Market Size by Country
- 11.2.1 Middle East and Africa Coal Tar Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.2.2 Middle East and Africa Coal Tar Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.2.3 Middle East and Africa Coal Tar Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
12 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.1 Coal Tar Value Chain Analysis
- 12.1.1 Coal Tar 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 Coal Tar Production Mode & Process
- 12.2 Coal Tar Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 12.2.2 Coal Tar Distributors
- 12.2.3 Coal Tar 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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