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Naphthalene
Naphthalene (CAS 91-20-3) is an organic compound with formula C10H8, it can be obtained from coal tar separation and petroleum refining. It is the simplest polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, and is a white crystalline solid with a characteristic odor that is detectable at concentrations as low as 0.08 ppm by mass. As an aromatic hydrocarbon, naphthalene's structure consists of a fused pair of benzene rings. It is best known as the main ingredient of traditional mothballs.
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Naphthalene (CAS 91-20-3) is an organic compound with formula C10H8, it can be obtained from coal tar separation and petroleum refining. It is the simplest polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, and is a white crystalline solid with a characteristic odor that is detectable at concentrations as low as 0.08 ppm by mass. As an aromatic hydrocarbon, naphthalene's structure consists of a fused pair of benzene rings. It is best known as the main ingredient of traditional mothballs.
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Industry Growth & Trends
Global Naphthalene Industry Growth and Trends Forecast to 2032
Market perspective
Naphthalene (CAS 91-20-3) is an organic compound with formula C10H8, it can be obtained from coal tar separation and petroleum refining. It is the simplest polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, and is a white crystalline solid with a characteristic odor that is detectable at concentrations as low as 0.08 ppm by mass. As an aromatic hydrocarbon, naphthalene's structure consists of a fused pair of benzene rings. It is best known as the main ingredient of traditional mothballs.
China is the world's largest production region of Naphthalene industry, which accounts for 61.79% of the global Naphthalene production share in 2019, parts of the naphthalene products export to other countries, local consumption accounts for the largest proportion.
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This report provides a structured, data-driven view of the global Naphthalene market, combining harmonized quantitative metrics with targeted qualitative insight to support business and growth strategy, market positioning, and capital allocation.
The Naphthalene market size, estimates, and forecasts are presented in terms of sales volume (Kilo MT) and revenue (US$ million), with 2025 as the base year and historical and forecast data for 2021-2032. The report segments the global Naphthalene 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 Naphthalene.
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section analyzes the strategies and performance of leading manufacturers in the global Naphthalene 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.
Naphthalene Market by Company
Baowu Carbon Material
Rain Industries
JFE Chemical
C-Chem
OCI
Koppers
Himadri
Baoshun
Sunlight Coking
Shandong Weijiao
Kailuan Group
Huanghua Xinnuo Lixing
Jining Carbon
Shanxi Hongte
Ansteel Group
Avdiivka Coke Plant
DEZA a. s.
EVRAZ
Naphthalene Segment by Type
Coal-Tar Processing
Petroleum-Derived
Naphthalene Segment by Application
Phthalic Anhydride
Refined Naphthalene
Water-Reducing Admixture
Others
Naphthalene 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 Naphthalene 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 Naphthalene 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 Naphthalene.
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 Naphthalene manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Sales, revenue of Naphthalene 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
- Coal-Tar Processing
- Petroleum-Derived
Applications
- Phthalic Anhydride
- Refined Naphthalene
- Water-Reducing Admixture
- Others
Companies covered
- Baowu Carbon Material
- Rain Industries
- JFE Chemical
- C-Chem
- OCI
- Koppers
- Himadri
- Baoshun
- Sunlight Coking
- Shandong Weijiao
- Kailuan Group
- Huanghua Xinnuo Lixing
- Jining Carbon
- Shanxi Hongte
- Ansteel Group
- Avdiivka Coke Plant
- DEZA a. s.
- EVRAZ
Inside the report.
1 Market Overview
- 1.1 Product Definition
- 1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 1.2.1 Global Naphthalene Market Size Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.2.2 Global Naphthalene Sales Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.3 Naphthalene Market by Type
- 1.3.1 Coal-Tar Processing
- 1.3.2 Petroleum-Derived
- 1.4 Global Naphthalene Market Size by Type
- 1.4.1 Global Naphthalene Market Size Overview by Type (2021-2032)
- 1.4.2 Global Naphthalene Historic Market Size Review by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.4.3 Global Naphthalene Forecasted Market Size by Type (2027-2032)
- 1.5 Key Regions Market Size by Type
- 1.5.1 North America Naphthalene Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.2 Europe Naphthalene Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.3 Asia-Pacific Naphthalene Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.4 South America Naphthalene Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.5 Middle East and Africa Naphthalene Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
2 Global Market Dynamics
- 2.1 Naphthalene Industry Trends
- 2.2 Naphthalene Industry Drivers
- 2.3 Naphthalene Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 2.4 Naphthalene Industry Restraints
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Company
- 3.1 Global Top Players by Naphthalene Revenue (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Top Players by Naphthalene Sales (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Top Players by Naphthalene Price (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Naphthalene Industry Company Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global Naphthalene Major Company Production Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global Naphthalene Company, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global Naphthalene Company Establishment Date
- 3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
- 3.8.1 Global Naphthalene Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Naphthalene Players Market Share by Revenue in 2025
- 3.8.3 2025 Naphthalene Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 Naphthalene Regional Status and Outlook
- 4.1 Global Naphthalene Market Size and CAGR by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 4.2 Global Naphthalene Historic Market Size by Region
- 4.2.1 Global Naphthalene Sales in Volume by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.2 Global Naphthalene Sales in Value by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.3 Global Naphthalene Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3 Global Naphthalene Forecasted Market Size by Region
- 4.3.1 Global Naphthalene Sales in Volume by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.2 Global Naphthalene Sales in Value by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.3 Global Naphthalene Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2027-2032)
5 Naphthalene by Application
- 5.1 Naphthalene Market by Application
- 5.1.1 Phthalic Anhydride
- 5.1.2 Refined Naphthalene
- 5.1.3 Water-Reducing Admixture
- 5.1.4 Others
- 5.2 Global Naphthalene Market Size by Application
- 5.2.1 Global Naphthalene Market Size Overview by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.2.2 Global Naphthalene Historic Market Size Review by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.2.3 Global Naphthalene Forecasted Market Size by Application (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Key Regions Market Size by Application
- 5.3.1 North America Naphthalene Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.2 Europe Naphthalene Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.3 Asia-Pacific Naphthalene Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.4 South America Naphthalene Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.5 Middle East and Africa Naphthalene Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
6 Company Profiles
- 6.1 Baowu Carbon Material
- 6.1.1 Baowu Carbon Material Company Information
- 6.1.2 Baowu Carbon Material Business Overview
- 6.1.3 Baowu Carbon Material Naphthalene Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.1.4 Baowu Carbon Material Naphthalene Product Portfolio
- 6.1.5 Baowu Carbon Material Recent Developments
- 6.2 Rain Industries
- 6.2.1 Rain Industries Company Information
- 6.2.2 Rain Industries Business Overview
- 6.2.3 Rain Industries Naphthalene Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.2.4 Rain Industries Naphthalene Product Portfolio
- 6.2.5 Rain Industries 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 Naphthalene Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.3.4 JFE Chemical Naphthalene Product Portfolio
- 6.3.5 JFE Chemical Recent Developments
- 6.4 C-Chem
- 6.4.1 C-Chem Company Information
- 6.4.2 C-Chem Business Overview
- 6.4.3 C-Chem Naphthalene Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.4.4 C-Chem Naphthalene Product Portfolio
- 6.4.5 C-Chem Recent Developments
- 6.5 OCI
- 6.5.1 OCI Company Information
- 6.5.2 OCI Business Overview
- 6.5.3 OCI Naphthalene Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.5.4 OCI Naphthalene Product Portfolio
- 6.5.5 OCI Recent Developments
- 6.6 Koppers
- 6.6.1 Koppers Company Information
- 6.6.2 Koppers Business Overview
- 6.6.3 Koppers Naphthalene Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.6.4 Koppers Naphthalene Product Portfolio
- 6.6.5 Koppers Recent Developments
- 6.7 Himadri
- 6.7.1 Himadri Company Information
- 6.7.2 Himadri Business Overview
- 6.7.3 Himadri Naphthalene Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.7.4 Himadri Naphthalene Product Portfolio
- 6.7.5 Himadri Recent Developments
- 6.8 Baoshun
- 6.8.1 Baoshun Company Information
- 6.8.2 Baoshun Business Overview
- 6.8.3 Baoshun Naphthalene Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.8.4 Baoshun Naphthalene Product Portfolio
- 6.8.5 Baoshun Recent Developments
- 6.9 Sunlight Coking
- 6.9.1 Sunlight Coking Company Information
- 6.9.2 Sunlight Coking Business Overview
- 6.9.3 Sunlight Coking Naphthalene Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.9.4 Sunlight Coking Naphthalene Product Portfolio
- 6.9.5 Sunlight Coking Recent Developments
- 6.10 Shandong Weijiao
- 6.10.1 Shandong Weijiao Company Information
- 6.10.2 Shandong Weijiao Business Overview
- 6.10.3 Shandong Weijiao Naphthalene Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.10.4 Shandong Weijiao Naphthalene Product Portfolio
- 6.10.5 Shandong Weijiao Recent Developments
- 6.11 Kailuan Group
- 6.11.1 Kailuan Group Company Information
- 6.11.2 Kailuan Group Business Overview
- 6.11.3 Kailuan Group Naphthalene Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.11.4 Kailuan Group Naphthalene Product Portfolio
- 6.11.5 Kailuan Group Recent Developments
- 6.12 Huanghua Xinnuo Lixing
- 6.12.1 Huanghua Xinnuo Lixing Company Information
- 6.12.2 Huanghua Xinnuo Lixing Business Overview
- 6.12.3 Huanghua Xinnuo Lixing Naphthalene Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.12.4 Huanghua Xinnuo Lixing Naphthalene Product Portfolio
- 6.12.5 Huanghua Xinnuo Lixing Recent Developments
- 6.13 Jining Carbon
- 6.13.1 Jining Carbon Company Information
- 6.13.2 Jining Carbon Business Overview
- 6.13.3 Jining Carbon Naphthalene Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.13.4 Jining Carbon Naphthalene Product Portfolio
- 6.13.5 Jining Carbon Recent Developments
- 6.14 Shanxi Hongte
- 6.14.1 Shanxi Hongte Company Information
- 6.14.2 Shanxi Hongte Business Overview
- 6.14.3 Shanxi Hongte Naphthalene Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.14.4 Shanxi Hongte Naphthalene Product Portfolio
- 6.14.5 Shanxi Hongte Recent Developments
- 6.15 Ansteel Group
- 6.15.1 Ansteel Group Company Information
- 6.15.2 Ansteel Group Business Overview
- 6.15.3 Ansteel Group Naphthalene Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.15.4 Ansteel Group Naphthalene Product Portfolio
- 6.15.5 Ansteel Group Recent Developments
- 6.16 Avdiivka Coke Plant
- 6.16.1 Avdiivka Coke Plant Company Information
- 6.16.2 Avdiivka Coke Plant Business Overview
- 6.16.3 Avdiivka Coke Plant Naphthalene Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.16.4 Avdiivka Coke Plant Naphthalene Product Portfolio
- 6.16.5 Avdiivka Coke Plant Recent Developments
- 6.17 DEZA a. s.
- 6.17.1 DEZA a. s. Company Information
- 6.17.2 DEZA a. s. Business Overview
- 6.17.3 DEZA a. s. Naphthalene Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.17.4 DEZA a. s. Naphthalene Product Portfolio
- 6.17.5 DEZA a. s. Recent Developments
- 6.18 EVRAZ
- 6.18.1 EVRAZ Company Information
- 6.18.2 EVRAZ Business Overview
- 6.18.3 EVRAZ Naphthalene Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.18.4 EVRAZ Naphthalene Product Portfolio
- 6.18.5 EVRAZ Recent Developments
7 North America by Country
- 7.1 North America Naphthalene Sales by Country
- 7.1.1 North America Naphthalene Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.1.2 North America Naphthalene Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.1.3 North America Naphthalene Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 7.2 North America Naphthalene Market Size by Country
- 7.2.1 North America Naphthalene Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.2.2 North America Naphthalene Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.2.3 North America Naphthalene Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
8 Europe by Country
- 8.1 Europe Naphthalene Sales by Country
- 8.1.1 Europe Naphthalene Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.1.2 Europe Naphthalene Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.1.3 Europe Naphthalene Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 8.2 Europe Naphthalene Market Size by Country
- 8.2.1 Europe Naphthalene Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.2.2 Europe Naphthalene Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.2.3 Europe Naphthalene Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
9 Asia-Pacific by Country
- 9.1 Asia-Pacific Naphthalene Sales by Country
- 9.1.1 Asia-Pacific Naphthalene Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.1.2 Asia-Pacific Naphthalene Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.1.3 Asia-Pacific Naphthalene Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 9.2 Asia-Pacific Naphthalene Market Size by Country
- 9.2.1 Asia-Pacific Naphthalene Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.2.2 Asia-Pacific Naphthalene Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.2.3 Asia-Pacific Naphthalene Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
10 South America by Country
- 10.1 South America Naphthalene Sales by Country
- 10.1.1 South America Naphthalene Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.1.2 South America Naphthalene Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.1.3 South America Naphthalene Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 10.2 South America Naphthalene Market Size by Country
- 10.2.1 South America Naphthalene Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.2.2 South America Naphthalene Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.2.3 South America Naphthalene Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
11 Middle East and Africa by Country
- 11.1 Middle East and Africa Naphthalene Sales by Country
- 11.1.1 Middle East and Africa Naphthalene Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.1.2 Middle East and Africa Naphthalene Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.1.3 Middle East and Africa Naphthalene Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 11.2 Middle East and Africa Naphthalene Market Size by Country
- 11.2.1 Middle East and Africa Naphthalene Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.2.2 Middle East and Africa Naphthalene Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.2.3 Middle East and Africa Naphthalene Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
12 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.1 Naphthalene Value Chain Analysis
- 12.1.1 Naphthalene 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 Naphthalene Production Mode & Process
- 12.2 Naphthalene Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 12.2.2 Naphthalene Distributors
- 12.2.3 Naphthalene 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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