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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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Industry Growth & Trends
Global Drag Reducing Agent Industry Growth and Trends Forecast to 2032
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 provides a structured, data-driven view of the global Drag Reducing Agent market, combining harmonized quantitative metrics with targeted qualitative insight to support business and growth strategy, market positioning, and capital allocation.
The Drag Reducing Agent market size, estimates, and forecasts are presented in terms of sales volume (kt) and revenue (US$ million), with 2025 as the base year and historical and forecast data for 2021-2032. The report segments the global Drag Reducing Agent 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 Drag Reducing Agent.
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section analyzes the strategies and performance of leading manufacturers in the global Drag Reducing Agent 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.
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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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 Drag Reducing Agent manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Sales, revenue of Drag Reducing Agent 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 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 Market Overview
- 1.1 Product Definition
- 1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 1.2.1 Global Drag Reducing Agent Market Size Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.2.2 Global Drag Reducing Agent Sales Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.3 Drag Reducing Agent Market by Type
- 1.3.1 High Viscosity Glue
- 1.3.2 Low Viscosity Glue
- 1.3.3 Rubber Latex
- 1.4 Global Drag Reducing Agent Market Size by Type
- 1.4.1 Global Drag Reducing Agent Market Size Overview by Type (2021-2032)
- 1.4.2 Global Drag Reducing Agent Historic Market Size Review by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.4.3 Global Drag Reducing Agent Forecasted Market Size by Type (2027-2032)
- 1.5 Key Regions Market Size by Type
- 1.5.1 North America Drag Reducing Agent Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.2 Europe Drag Reducing Agent Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.3 Asia-Pacific Drag Reducing Agent Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.4 South America Drag Reducing Agent Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.5 Middle East and Africa Drag Reducing Agent Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
2 Global Market Dynamics
- 2.1 Drag Reducing Agent Industry Trends
- 2.2 Drag Reducing Agent Industry Drivers
- 2.3 Drag Reducing Agent Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 2.4 Drag Reducing Agent Industry Restraints
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Company
- 3.1 Global Top Players by Drag Reducing Agent Revenue (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Top Players by Drag Reducing Agent Sales (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Top Players by Drag Reducing Agent Price (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Drag Reducing Agent Industry Company Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global Drag Reducing Agent Major Company Production Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global Drag Reducing Agent Company, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global Drag Reducing Agent Company Establishment Date
- 3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
- 3.8.1 Global Drag Reducing Agent Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Drag Reducing Agent Players Market Share by Revenue in 2025
- 3.8.3 2025 Drag Reducing Agent Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 Drag Reducing Agent Regional Status and Outlook
- 4.1 Global Drag Reducing Agent Market Size and CAGR by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 4.2 Global Drag Reducing Agent Historic Market Size by Region
- 4.2.1 Global Drag Reducing Agent Sales in Volume by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.2 Global Drag Reducing Agent Sales in Value by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.3 Global Drag Reducing Agent Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3 Global Drag Reducing Agent Forecasted Market Size by Region
- 4.3.1 Global Drag Reducing Agent Sales in Volume by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.2 Global Drag Reducing Agent Sales in Value by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.3 Global Drag Reducing Agent Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2027-2032)
5 Drag Reducing Agent by Application
- 5.1 Drag Reducing Agent Market by Application
- 5.1.1 Oil & Gas Industry
- 5.1.2 Chemical Transportation
- 5.2 Global Drag Reducing Agent Market Size by Application
- 5.2.1 Global Drag Reducing Agent Market Size Overview by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.2.2 Global Drag Reducing Agent Historic Market Size Review by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.2.3 Global Drag Reducing Agent Forecasted Market Size by Application (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Key Regions Market Size by Application
- 5.3.1 North America Drag Reducing Agent Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.2 Europe Drag Reducing Agent Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.3 Asia-Pacific Drag Reducing Agent Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.4 South America Drag Reducing Agent Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.5 Middle East and Africa Drag Reducing Agent Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
6 Company Profiles
- 6.1 LiquidPower Specialty Products
- 6.1.1 LiquidPower Specialty Products Company Information
- 6.1.2 LiquidPower Specialty Products Business Overview
- 6.1.3 LiquidPower Specialty Products Drag Reducing Agent Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.1.4 LiquidPower Specialty Products Drag Reducing Agent Product Portfolio
- 6.1.5 LiquidPower Specialty Products Recent Developments
- 6.2 Flowchem
- 6.2.1 Flowchem Company Information
- 6.2.2 Flowchem Business Overview
- 6.2.3 Flowchem Drag Reducing Agent Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.2.4 Flowchem Drag Reducing Agent Product Portfolio
- 6.2.5 Flowchem Recent Developments
- 6.3 GE(Baker Hughes)
- 6.3.1 GE(Baker Hughes) Company Information
- 6.3.2 GE(Baker Hughes) Business Overview
- 6.3.3 GE(Baker Hughes) Drag Reducing Agent Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.3.4 GE(Baker Hughes) Drag Reducing Agent Product Portfolio
- 6.3.5 GE(Baker Hughes) Recent Developments
- 6.4 Innospec
- 6.4.1 Innospec Company Information
- 6.4.2 Innospec Business Overview
- 6.4.3 Innospec Drag Reducing Agent Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.4.4 Innospec Drag Reducing Agent Product Portfolio
- 6.4.5 Innospec Recent Developments
- 6.5 Oil Flux Americas
- 6.5.1 Oil Flux Americas Company Information
- 6.5.2 Oil Flux Americas Business Overview
- 6.5.3 Oil Flux Americas Drag Reducing Agent Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.5.4 Oil Flux Americas Drag Reducing Agent Product Portfolio
- 6.5.5 Oil Flux Americas Recent Developments
- 6.6 NuGenTec
- 6.6.1 NuGenTec Company Information
- 6.6.2 NuGenTec Business Overview
- 6.6.3 NuGenTec Drag Reducing Agent Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.6.4 NuGenTec Drag Reducing Agent Product Portfolio
- 6.6.5 NuGenTec Recent Developments
- 6.7 Sino Oil King Shine Chemical
- 6.7.1 Sino Oil King Shine Chemical Company Information
- 6.7.2 Sino Oil King Shine Chemical Business Overview
- 6.7.3 Sino Oil King Shine Chemical Drag Reducing Agent Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.7.4 Sino Oil King Shine Chemical Drag Reducing Agent Product Portfolio
- 6.7.5 Sino Oil King Shine Chemical Recent Developments
- 6.8 DESHI
- 6.8.1 DESHI Company Information
- 6.8.2 DESHI Business Overview
- 6.8.3 DESHI Drag Reducing Agent Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.8.4 DESHI Drag Reducing Agent Product Portfolio
- 6.8.5 DESHI Recent Developments
- 6.9 Qflo
- 6.9.1 Qflo Company Information
- 6.9.2 Qflo Business Overview
- 6.9.3 Qflo Drag Reducing Agent Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.9.4 Qflo Drag Reducing Agent Product Portfolio
- 6.9.5 Qflo Recent Developments
- 6.10 Superchem Technology
- 6.10.1 Superchem Technology Company Information
- 6.10.2 Superchem Technology Business Overview
- 6.10.3 Superchem Technology Drag Reducing Agent Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.10.4 Superchem Technology Drag Reducing Agent Product Portfolio
- 6.10.5 Superchem Technology Recent Developments
- 6.11 The Zoranoc Oilfield Chemical
- 6.11.1 The Zoranoc Oilfield Chemical Company Information
- 6.11.2 The Zoranoc Oilfield Chemical Business Overview
- 6.11.3 The Zoranoc Oilfield Chemical Drag Reducing Agent Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.11.4 The Zoranoc Oilfield Chemical Drag Reducing Agent Product Portfolio
- 6.11.5 The Zoranoc Oilfield Chemical Recent Developments
- 6.12 CNPC
- 6.12.1 CNPC Company Information
- 6.12.2 CNPC Business Overview
- 6.12.3 CNPC Drag Reducing Agent Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.12.4 CNPC Drag Reducing Agent Product Portfolio
- 6.12.5 CNPC Recent Developments
7 North America by Country
- 7.1 North America Drag Reducing Agent Sales by Country
- 7.1.1 North America Drag Reducing Agent Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.1.2 North America Drag Reducing Agent Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.1.3 North America Drag Reducing Agent Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 7.2 North America Drag Reducing Agent Market Size by Country
- 7.2.1 North America Drag Reducing Agent Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.2.2 North America Drag Reducing Agent Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.2.3 North America Drag Reducing Agent Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
8 Europe by Country
- 8.1 Europe Drag Reducing Agent Sales by Country
- 8.1.1 Europe Drag Reducing Agent Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.1.2 Europe Drag Reducing Agent Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.1.3 Europe Drag Reducing Agent Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 8.2 Europe Drag Reducing Agent Market Size by Country
- 8.2.1 Europe Drag Reducing Agent Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.2.2 Europe Drag Reducing Agent Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.2.3 Europe Drag Reducing Agent Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
9 Asia-Pacific by Country
- 9.1 Asia-Pacific Drag Reducing Agent Sales by Country
- 9.1.1 Asia-Pacific Drag Reducing Agent Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.1.2 Asia-Pacific Drag Reducing Agent Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.1.3 Asia-Pacific Drag Reducing Agent Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 9.2 Asia-Pacific Drag Reducing Agent Market Size by Country
- 9.2.1 Asia-Pacific Drag Reducing Agent Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.2.2 Asia-Pacific Drag Reducing Agent Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.2.3 Asia-Pacific Drag Reducing Agent Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
10 South America by Country
- 10.1 South America Drag Reducing Agent Sales by Country
- 10.1.1 South America Drag Reducing Agent Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.1.2 South America Drag Reducing Agent Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.1.3 South America Drag Reducing Agent Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 10.2 South America Drag Reducing Agent Market Size by Country
- 10.2.1 South America Drag Reducing Agent Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.2.2 South America Drag Reducing Agent Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.2.3 South America Drag Reducing Agent Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
11 Middle East and Africa by Country
- 11.1 Middle East and Africa Drag Reducing Agent Sales by Country
- 11.1.1 Middle East and Africa Drag Reducing Agent Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.1.2 Middle East and Africa Drag Reducing Agent Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.1.3 Middle East and Africa Drag Reducing Agent Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 11.2 Middle East and Africa Drag Reducing Agent Market Size by Country
- 11.2.1 Middle East and Africa Drag Reducing Agent Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.2.2 Middle East and Africa Drag Reducing Agent Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.2.3 Middle East and Africa Drag Reducing Agent Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
12 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.1 Drag Reducing Agent Value Chain Analysis
- 12.1.1 Drag Reducing Agent 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 Drag Reducing Agent Production Mode & Process
- 12.2 Drag Reducing Agent Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 12.2.2 Drag Reducing Agent Distributors
- 12.2.3 Drag Reducing Agent 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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