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Drag Reducing Agent
Drag reducers, also known as drag reducing agents (DRA) and flow improvers, are any material that reduces frictional pressure loss during fluid flow in a conduit or pipeline. Pressure loss reduction is achieved by reducing the level of turbulent motion in the flow. Using DRA allows increased flow using the same amount of energy or decreased pressure drop for the same flow rate of fluid in pipelines.
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Drag reducers, also known as drag reducing agents (DRA) and flow improvers, are any material that reduces frictional pressure loss during fluid flow in a conduit or pipeline. Pressure loss reduction is achieved by reducing the level of turbulent motion in the flow. Using DRA allows increased flow using the same amount of energy or decreased pressure drop for the same flow rate of fluid in pipelines.
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Drag Reducing Agent Industry Research Report 2026
Market perspective
Drag reducers, also known as drag reducing agents (DRA) and flow improvers, are any material that reduces frictional pressure loss during fluid flow in a conduit or pipeline. Pressure loss reduction is achieved by reducing the level of turbulent motion in the flow. Using DRA allows increased flow using the same amount of energy or decreased pressure drop for the same flow rate of fluid in pipelines.
The technical barrier of drag reducing agent is high, and dominated by certain companies, such as LiquidPower Specialty Products, Baker Hughes, Flowchem, Innospec, Oil Flux Americas and NuGenTec, with about 72% market shares.
As for consumption, the largest consumption volume comes from the North America region. The region consumed about 40.48% drag reducing agent globally.
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Report Scope
This report quantifies the global Drag Reducing Agent market in revenue (US$ million) and, where applicable, sales volume (kt), 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$/kt) 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 Drag Reducing Agent.
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.
Drag Reducing Agent Market by Company
LiquidPower Specialty Products
Flowchem
GE(Baker Hughes)
Innospec
Oil Flux Americas
NuGenTec
Sino Oil King Shine Chemical
DESHI
Qflo
Superchem Technology
The Zoranoc Oilfield Chemical
CNPC
Drag Reducing Agent Segment by Type
High Viscosity Glue
Low Viscosity Glue
Rubber Latex
Drag Reducing Agent Segment by Application
Oil & Gas Industry
Chemical Transportation
Drag Reducing Agent 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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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 Drag Reducing Agent 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 Drag Reducing Agent 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 Drag Reducing Agent.
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 Drag Reducing Agent 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 Drag Reducing Agent 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 Drag Reducing Agent 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
- High Viscosity Glue
- Low Viscosity Glue
- Rubber Latex
Applications
- Oil & Gas Industry
- Chemical Transportation
Companies covered
- LiquidPower Specialty Products
- Flowchem
- GE(Baker Hughes)
- Innospec
- Oil Flux Americas
- NuGenTec
- Sino Oil King Shine Chemical
- DESHI
- Qflo
- Superchem Technology
- The Zoranoc Oilfield Chemical
- CNPC
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 Drag Reducing Agent by Type
- 2.2.1 Market Value Comparison by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.2.2 High Viscosity Glue
- 2.2.3 Low Viscosity Glue
- 2.2.4 Rubber Latex
- 2.3 Drag Reducing Agent by Application
- 2.3.1 Market Value Comparison by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.3.2 Oil & Gas Industry
- 2.3.3 Chemical Transportation
- 2.4 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 2.4.1 Global Drag Reducing Agent Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.2 Global Drag Reducing Agent Production Capacity Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.3 Global Drag Reducing Agent Production Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.4 Global Drag Reducing Agent Market Average Price (2021-2032)
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Manufacturers
- 3.1 Global Drag Reducing Agent Production by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Drag Reducing Agent Production Value by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Drag Reducing Agent Average Price by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Drag Reducing Agent Industry Manufacturers Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global Drag Reducing Agent Key Manufacturers, Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global Drag Reducing Agent Manufacturers, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global Drag Reducing Agent Manufacturers Established Date
- 3.8 Global Drag Reducing Agent Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.9 Global Manufacturers Mergers & Acquisition
4 Manufacturers Profiled
- 4.1 LiquidPower Specialty Products
- 4.1.1 LiquidPower Specialty Products Drag Reducing Agent Company Information
- 4.1.2 LiquidPower Specialty Products Drag Reducing Agent Business Overview
- 4.1.3 LiquidPower Specialty Products Drag Reducing Agent Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.1.4 LiquidPower Specialty Products Product Portfolio
- 4.1.5 LiquidPower Specialty Products Recent Developments
- 4.2 Flowchem
- 4.2.1 Flowchem Drag Reducing Agent Company Information
- 4.2.2 Flowchem Drag Reducing Agent Business Overview
- 4.2.3 Flowchem Drag Reducing Agent Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.2.4 Flowchem Product Portfolio
- 4.2.5 Flowchem Recent Developments
- 4.3 GE(Baker Hughes)
- 4.3.1 GE(Baker Hughes) Drag Reducing Agent Company Information
- 4.3.2 GE(Baker Hughes) Drag Reducing Agent Business Overview
- 4.3.3 GE(Baker Hughes) Drag Reducing Agent Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3.4 GE(Baker Hughes) Product Portfolio
- 4.3.5 GE(Baker Hughes) Recent Developments
- 4.4 Innospec
- 4.4.1 Innospec Drag Reducing Agent Company Information
- 4.4.2 Innospec Drag Reducing Agent Business Overview
- 4.4.3 Innospec Drag Reducing Agent Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.4.4 Innospec Product Portfolio
- 4.4.5 Innospec Recent Developments
- 4.5 Oil Flux Americas
- 4.5.1 Oil Flux Americas Drag Reducing Agent Company Information
- 4.5.2 Oil Flux Americas Drag Reducing Agent Business Overview
- 4.5.3 Oil Flux Americas Drag Reducing Agent Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.5.4 Oil Flux Americas Product Portfolio
- 4.5.5 Oil Flux Americas Recent Developments
- 4.6 NuGenTec
- 4.6.1 NuGenTec Drag Reducing Agent Company Information
- 4.6.2 NuGenTec Drag Reducing Agent Business Overview
- 4.6.3 NuGenTec Drag Reducing Agent Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.6.4 NuGenTec Product Portfolio
- 4.6.5 NuGenTec Recent Developments
- 4.7 Sino Oil King Shine Chemical
- 4.7.1 Sino Oil King Shine Chemical Drag Reducing Agent Company Information
- 4.7.2 Sino Oil King Shine Chemical Drag Reducing Agent Business Overview
- 4.7.3 Sino Oil King Shine Chemical Drag Reducing Agent Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.7.4 Sino Oil King Shine Chemical Product Portfolio
- 4.7.5 Sino Oil King Shine Chemical Recent Developments
- 4.8 DESHI
- 4.8.1 DESHI Drag Reducing Agent Company Information
- 4.8.2 DESHI Drag Reducing Agent Business Overview
- 4.8.3 DESHI Drag Reducing Agent Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.8.4 DESHI Product Portfolio
- 4.8.5 DESHI Recent Developments
- 4.9 Qflo
- 4.9.1 Qflo Drag Reducing Agent Company Information
- 4.9.2 Qflo Drag Reducing Agent Business Overview
- 4.9.3 Qflo Drag Reducing Agent Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.9.4 Qflo Product Portfolio
- 4.9.5 Qflo Recent Developments
- 4.10 Superchem Technology
- 4.10.1 Superchem Technology Drag Reducing Agent Company Information
- 4.10.2 Superchem Technology Drag Reducing Agent Business Overview
- 4.10.3 Superchem Technology Drag Reducing Agent Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.10.4 Superchem Technology Product Portfolio
- 4.10.5 Superchem Technology Recent Developments
- 4.11 The Zoranoc Oilfield Chemical
- 4.11.1 The Zoranoc Oilfield Chemical Drag Reducing Agent Company Information
- 4.11.2 The Zoranoc Oilfield Chemical Drag Reducing Agent Business Overview
- 4.11.3 The Zoranoc Oilfield Chemical Drag Reducing Agent Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.11.4 The Zoranoc Oilfield Chemical Product Portfolio
- 4.11.5 The Zoranoc Oilfield Chemical Recent Developments
- 4.12 CNPC
- 4.12.1 CNPC Drag Reducing Agent Company Information
- 4.12.2 CNPC Drag Reducing Agent Business Overview
- 4.12.3 CNPC Drag Reducing Agent Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.12.4 CNPC Product Portfolio
- 4.12.5 CNPC Recent Developments
5 Global Drag Reducing Agent Production by Region
- 5.1 Global Drag Reducing Agent Production Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.2 Global Drag Reducing Agent Production by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.2.1 Global Drag Reducing Agent Production by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.2.2 Global Drag Reducing Agent Production Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Global Drag Reducing Agent Production Value Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.4 Global Drag Reducing Agent Production Value by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.4.1 Global Drag Reducing Agent Production Value by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.4.2 Global Drag Reducing Agent Production Value Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 5.5 Global Drag Reducing Agent Market Price Analysis by Region (2021-2026)
- 5.6 Global Drag Reducing Agent Production and Value, YOY Growth
- 5.6.1 North America Drag Reducing Agent Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.2 Europe Drag Reducing Agent Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.3 China Drag Reducing Agent Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.4 Japan Drag Reducing Agent Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
6 Global Drag Reducing Agent Consumption by Region
- 6.1 Global Drag Reducing Agent Consumption Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.2 Global Drag Reducing Agent Consumption by Region (2021-2032)
- 6.2.1 Global Drag Reducing Agent Consumption by Region: 2021-2026
- 6.2.2 Global Drag Reducing Agent Forecasted Consumption by Region (2027-2032)
- 6.3 North America
- 6.3.1 North America Drag Reducing Agent Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.3.2 North America Drag Reducing Agent 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 Drag Reducing Agent Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.4.2 Europe Drag Reducing Agent 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 Drag Reducing Agent Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.5.2 Asia Pacific Drag Reducing Agent 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 Drag Reducing Agent Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.6.2 South America, Middle East & Africa Drag Reducing Agent 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 Drag Reducing Agent Production by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.1.1 Global Drag Reducing Agent Production by Type (2021-2032) & (kt)
- 7.1.2 Global Drag Reducing Agent Production Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.2 Global Drag Reducing Agent Production Value by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.2.1 Global Drag Reducing Agent Production Value by Type (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 7.2.2 Global Drag Reducing Agent Production Value Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.3 Global Drag Reducing Agent Price by Type (2021-2032)
8 Segment by Application
- 8.1 Global Drag Reducing Agent Production by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.1.1 Global Drag Reducing Agent Production by Application (2021-2032) & (kt)
- 8.1.2 Global Drag Reducing Agent Production Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.2 Global Drag Reducing Agent Production Value by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.2.1 Global Drag Reducing Agent Production Value by Application (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 8.2.2 Global Drag Reducing Agent Production Value Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.3 Global Drag Reducing Agent Price by Application (2021-2032)
9 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis of the Market
- 9.1 Drag Reducing Agent Value Chain Analysis
- 9.1.1 Drag Reducing Agent Key Raw Materials
- 9.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 9.1.3 Drag Reducing Agent Production Mode & Process
- 9.2 Drag Reducing Agent Sales Channels Analysis
- 9.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 9.2.2 Drag Reducing Agent Distributors
- 9.2.3 Drag Reducing Agent Customers
10 Global Drag Reducing Agent Analyzing Market Dynamics
- 10.1 Drag Reducing Agent Industry Trends
- 10.2 Drag Reducing Agent Industry Drivers
- 10.3 Drag Reducing Agent Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 10.4 Drag Reducing Agent Industry Restraints
11 Report Conclusion
12 Disclaimer
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