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Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives
Acrylic acid is an organic compound with the formula CH2=CHCO2H. It is the simplest unsaturated carboxylic acid, consisting of a vinyl group connected directly to a carboxylic acid terminus. This colorless liquid has a characteristic acrid or tart smell. It is miscible with water, alcohols, ethers, and chloroform.
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Acrylic acid is an organic compound with the formula CH2=CHCO2H. It is the simplest unsaturated carboxylic acid, consisting of a vinyl group connected directly to a carboxylic acid terminus. This colorless liquid has a characteristic acrid or tart smell. It is miscible with water, alcohols, ethers, and chloroform.
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Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Industry Research Report 2026
Market perspective
Acrylic acid is an organic compound with the formula CH2=CHCO2H. It is the simplest unsaturated carboxylic acid, consisting of a vinyl group connected directly to a carboxylic acid terminus. This colorless liquid has a characteristic acrid or tart smell. It is miscible with water, alcohols, ethers, and chloroform.
Asia Pacific is the largest Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives market with about 44% market share. North America is follower, accounting for about 30% market share.The key manufacturers are BASF, DowDuPont, Nippon Shokubai, Akema, Formosa, LG Chem, Mitsubishi Chem, Toagosei, Sasol, Hexion, Idemitsu Kosan, HUAYI, Satellite, BASF-YPC, Sanmu Group, Shandong Kaitai, CNOOC, ChemChina, CNPC etc. Top 3 companies occupied about 35% market share.
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This report quantifies the global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives 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 Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives.
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.
Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Market by Company
BASF
DuPont
Nippon Shokubai
Akema
Formosa
LG Chem
Mitsubishi Chem
Toagosei
Sasol
Hexion
Idemitsu Kosan
HUAYI
Satellite
BASF-YPC
Sanmu Group
Shandong Kaitai
CNOOC
ChemChina
CNPC
Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Segment by Type
Acrylic Acid
Acrylic Acid Derivatives
Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Segment by Application
Superabsorbent
Paints & Coating
Adhesives
Textiles
Others
Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives 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 Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives 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 Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives 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 Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives.
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 Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives 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 Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives 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 Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives 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
- Acrylic Acid
- Acrylic Acid Derivatives
Applications
- Superabsorbent
- Paints & Coating
- Adhesives
- Textiles
- Others
Companies covered
- BASF
- DuPont
- Nippon Shokubai
- Akema
- Formosa
- LG Chem
- Mitsubishi Chem
- Toagosei
- Sasol
- Hexion
- Idemitsu Kosan
- HUAYI
- Satellite
- BASF-YPC
- Sanmu Group
- Shandong Kaitai
- CNOOC
- ChemChina
- 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 Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives by Type
- 2.2.1 Market Value Comparison by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.2.2 Acrylic Acid
- 2.2.3 Acrylic Acid Derivatives
- 2.3 Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives by Application
- 2.3.1 Market Value Comparison by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.3.2 Superabsorbent
- 2.3.3 Paints & Coating
- 2.3.4 Adhesives
- 2.3.5 Textiles
- 2.3.6 Others
- 2.4 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 2.4.1 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.2 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Capacity Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.3 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.4 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Market Average Price (2021-2032)
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Manufacturers
- 3.1 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Value by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Average Price by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Industry Manufacturers Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Key Manufacturers, Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Manufacturers, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Manufacturers Established Date
- 3.8 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.9 Global Manufacturers Mergers & Acquisition
4 Manufacturers Profiled
- 4.1 BASF
- 4.1.1 BASF Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Company Information
- 4.1.2 BASF Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Business Overview
- 4.1.3 BASF Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.1.4 BASF Product Portfolio
- 4.1.5 BASF Recent Developments
- 4.2 DuPont
- 4.2.1 DuPont Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Company Information
- 4.2.2 DuPont Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Business Overview
- 4.2.3 DuPont Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.2.4 DuPont Product Portfolio
- 4.2.5 DuPont Recent Developments
- 4.3 Nippon Shokubai
- 4.3.1 Nippon Shokubai Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Company Information
- 4.3.2 Nippon Shokubai Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Business Overview
- 4.3.3 Nippon Shokubai Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3.4 Nippon Shokubai Product Portfolio
- 4.3.5 Nippon Shokubai Recent Developments
- 4.4 Akema
- 4.4.1 Akema Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Company Information
- 4.4.2 Akema Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Business Overview
- 4.4.3 Akema Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.4.4 Akema Product Portfolio
- 4.4.5 Akema Recent Developments
- 4.5 Formosa
- 4.5.1 Formosa Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Company Information
- 4.5.2 Formosa Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Business Overview
- 4.5.3 Formosa Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.5.4 Formosa Product Portfolio
- 4.5.5 Formosa Recent Developments
- 4.6 LG Chem
- 4.6.1 LG Chem Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Company Information
- 4.6.2 LG Chem Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Business Overview
- 4.6.3 LG Chem Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.6.4 LG Chem Product Portfolio
- 4.6.5 LG Chem Recent Developments
- 4.7 Mitsubishi Chem
- 4.7.1 Mitsubishi Chem Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Company Information
- 4.7.2 Mitsubishi Chem Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Business Overview
- 4.7.3 Mitsubishi Chem Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.7.4 Mitsubishi Chem Product Portfolio
- 4.7.5 Mitsubishi Chem Recent Developments
- 4.8 Toagosei
- 4.8.1 Toagosei Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Company Information
- 4.8.2 Toagosei Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Business Overview
- 4.8.3 Toagosei Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.8.4 Toagosei Product Portfolio
- 4.8.5 Toagosei Recent Developments
- 4.9 Sasol
- 4.9.1 Sasol Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Company Information
- 4.9.2 Sasol Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Business Overview
- 4.9.3 Sasol Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.9.4 Sasol Product Portfolio
- 4.9.5 Sasol Recent Developments
- 4.10 Hexion
- 4.10.1 Hexion Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Company Information
- 4.10.2 Hexion Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Business Overview
- 4.10.3 Hexion Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.10.4 Hexion Product Portfolio
- 4.10.5 Hexion Recent Developments
- 4.11 Idemitsu Kosan
- 4.11.1 Idemitsu Kosan Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Company Information
- 4.11.2 Idemitsu Kosan Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Business Overview
- 4.11.3 Idemitsu Kosan Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.11.4 Idemitsu Kosan Product Portfolio
- 4.11.5 Idemitsu Kosan Recent Developments
- 4.12 HUAYI
- 4.12.1 HUAYI Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Company Information
- 4.12.2 HUAYI Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Business Overview
- 4.12.3 HUAYI Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.12.4 HUAYI Product Portfolio
- 4.12.5 HUAYI Recent Developments
- 4.13 Satellite
- 4.13.1 Satellite Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Company Information
- 4.13.2 Satellite Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Business Overview
- 4.13.3 Satellite Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.13.4 Satellite Product Portfolio
- 4.13.5 Satellite Recent Developments
- 4.14 BASF-YPC
- 4.14.1 BASF-YPC Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Company Information
- 4.14.2 BASF-YPC Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Business Overview
- 4.14.3 BASF-YPC Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.14.4 BASF-YPC Product Portfolio
- 4.14.5 BASF-YPC Recent Developments
- 4.15 Sanmu Group
- 4.15.1 Sanmu Group Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Company Information
- 4.15.2 Sanmu Group Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Business Overview
- 4.15.3 Sanmu Group Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.15.4 Sanmu Group Product Portfolio
- 4.15.5 Sanmu Group Recent Developments
- 4.16 Shandong Kaitai
- 4.16.1 Shandong Kaitai Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Company Information
- 4.16.2 Shandong Kaitai Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Business Overview
- 4.16.3 Shandong Kaitai Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.16.4 Shandong Kaitai Product Portfolio
- 4.16.5 Shandong Kaitai Recent Developments
- 4.17 CNOOC
- 4.17.1 CNOOC Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Company Information
- 4.17.2 CNOOC Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Business Overview
- 4.17.3 CNOOC Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.17.4 CNOOC Product Portfolio
- 4.17.5 CNOOC Recent Developments
- 4.18 ChemChina
- 4.18.1 ChemChina Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Company Information
- 4.18.2 ChemChina Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Business Overview
- 4.18.3 ChemChina Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.18.4 ChemChina Product Portfolio
- 4.18.5 ChemChina Recent Developments
- 4.19 CNPC
- 4.19.1 CNPC Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Company Information
- 4.19.2 CNPC Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Business Overview
- 4.19.3 CNPC Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.19.4 CNPC Product Portfolio
- 4.19.5 CNPC Recent Developments
5 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production by Region
- 5.1 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.2 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.2.1 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.2.2 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Value Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.4 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Value by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.4.1 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Value by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.4.2 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Value Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 5.5 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Market Price Analysis by Region (2021-2026)
- 5.6 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production and Value, YOY Growth
- 5.6.1 North America Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.2 Europe Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.3 China Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.4 Japan Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
6 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Consumption by Region
- 6.1 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Consumption Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.2 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Consumption by Region (2021-2032)
- 6.2.1 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Consumption by Region: 2021-2026
- 6.2.2 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Forecasted Consumption by Region (2027-2032)
- 6.3 North America
- 6.3.1 North America Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.3.2 North America Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives 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 Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.4.2 Europe Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives 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 Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.5.2 Asia Pacific Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives 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 Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.6.2 South America, Middle East & Africa Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives 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 Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.1.1 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production by Type (2021-2032) & (K MT)
- 7.1.2 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.2 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Value by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.2.1 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Value by Type (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 7.2.2 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Value Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.3 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Price by Type (2021-2032)
8 Segment by Application
- 8.1 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.1.1 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production by Application (2021-2032) & (K MT)
- 8.1.2 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.2 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Value by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.2.1 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Value by Application (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 8.2.2 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Value Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.3 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Price by Application (2021-2032)
9 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis of the Market
- 9.1 Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Value Chain Analysis
- 9.1.1 Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Key Raw Materials
- 9.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 9.1.3 Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Production Mode & Process
- 9.2 Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Sales Channels Analysis
- 9.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 9.2.2 Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Distributors
- 9.2.3 Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Customers
10 Global Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Analyzing Market Dynamics
- 10.1 Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Industry Trends
- 10.2 Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Industry Drivers
- 10.3 Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 10.4 Acrylic Acid and its Derivatives Industry Restraints
11 Report Conclusion
12 Disclaimer
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