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Biocides
Biocides are substances used to kill or inhibit all life forms when introduced in sufficient concentration and duration.
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Biocides are substances used to kill or inhibit all life forms when introduced in sufficient concentration and duration.
Biocides are mostly used to kill harmful organisms and control bacterial or fungal growth.
There are various types of biocides such as halogen compounds, metallic compounds, organosulfurs, organic acids, phenolics, and others that are used in various applications such as water treatment, personal care, food & beverage, paints & coatings, wood preservation, and others.
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Biocides Industry Research Report 2026
Market perspective
Biocides are substances used to kill or inhibit all life forms when introduced in sufficient concentration and duration.
Biocides are mostly used to kill harmful organisms and control bacterial or fungal growth.
There are various types of biocides such as halogen compounds, metallic compounds, organosulfurs, organic acids, phenolics, and others that are used in various applications such as water treatment, personal care, food & beverage, paints & coatings, wood preservation, and others.
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Prominent companies in this industry are Lonza, Dow Microbial Control, Troy Corporation, ThorGmbh, Lanxess, Clariant, BASF, AkzoNobel, Nalco Champion, Albemarle, DuPont, Kemira Oyj, Baker Hughes, Bio Chemical and Xingyuan Chemistry. Market concentration in this industry is relatively low. Top 3 manufacturers’ production took a global share of 23%.
Report Scope
This report quantifies the global Biocides 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 Biocides.
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.
Biocides Market by Company
Lonza
Dow Microbial Control
Troy Corporation
ThorGmbh
Lanxess
Clariant
BASF
AkzoNobel
Nalco Champion
Albemarle
DuPont
Kemira
Baker Hughes
Bio Chemical
Xingyuan Chemistry
Biocides Segment by Type
Disinfectants and General Biocidal Products
Preservatives
Pest Control
Others
Biocides Segment by Application
Water Treatment
Food & Beverage
Personal Care
Wood Preservation
Paintings & Coatings
Others
Biocides 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.
Reasons to Buy This Report
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 Biocides 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 Biocides 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 Biocides.
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 Biocides 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 Biocides 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 Biocides 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
- Disinfectants and General Biocidal Products
- Preservatives
- Pest Control
- Others
Applications
- Water Treatment
- Food & Beverage
- Personal Care
- Wood Preservation
- Paintings & Coatings
- Others
Companies covered
- Lonza
- Dow Microbial Control
- Troy Corporation
- ThorGmbh
- Lanxess
- Clariant
- BASF
- AkzoNobel
- Nalco Champion
- Albemarle
- DuPont
- Kemira
- Baker Hughes
- Bio Chemical
- Xingyuan Chemistry
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 Biocides by Type
- 2.2.1 Market Value Comparison by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.2.2 Disinfectants and General Biocidal Products
- 2.2.3 Preservatives
- 2.2.4 Pest Control
- 2.2.5 Others
- 2.3 Biocides by Application
- 2.3.1 Market Value Comparison by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.3.2 Water Treatment
- 2.3.3 Food & Beverage
- 2.3.4 Personal Care
- 2.3.5 Wood Preservation
- 2.3.6 Paintings & Coatings
- 2.3.7 Others
- 2.4 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 2.4.1 Global Biocides Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.2 Global Biocides Production Capacity Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.3 Global Biocides Production Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.4 Global Biocides Market Average Price (2021-2032)
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Manufacturers
- 3.1 Global Biocides Production by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Biocides Production Value by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Biocides Average Price by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Biocides Industry Manufacturers Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global Biocides Key Manufacturers, Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global Biocides Manufacturers, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global Biocides Manufacturers Established Date
- 3.8 Global Biocides Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.9 Global Manufacturers Mergers & Acquisition
4 Manufacturers Profiled
- 4.1 Lonza
- 4.1.1 Lonza Biocides Company Information
- 4.1.2 Lonza Biocides Business Overview
- 4.1.3 Lonza Biocides Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.1.4 Lonza Product Portfolio
- 4.1.5 Lonza Recent Developments
- 4.2 Dow Microbial Control
- 4.2.1 Dow Microbial Control Biocides Company Information
- 4.2.2 Dow Microbial Control Biocides Business Overview
- 4.2.3 Dow Microbial Control Biocides Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.2.4 Dow Microbial Control Product Portfolio
- 4.2.5 Dow Microbial Control Recent Developments
- 4.3 Troy Corporation
- 4.3.1 Troy Corporation Biocides Company Information
- 4.3.2 Troy Corporation Biocides Business Overview
- 4.3.3 Troy Corporation Biocides Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3.4 Troy Corporation Product Portfolio
- 4.3.5 Troy Corporation Recent Developments
- 4.4 ThorGmbh
- 4.4.1 ThorGmbh Biocides Company Information
- 4.4.2 ThorGmbh Biocides Business Overview
- 4.4.3 ThorGmbh Biocides Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.4.4 ThorGmbh Product Portfolio
- 4.4.5 ThorGmbh Recent Developments
- 4.5 Lanxess
- 4.5.1 Lanxess Biocides Company Information
- 4.5.2 Lanxess Biocides Business Overview
- 4.5.3 Lanxess Biocides Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.5.4 Lanxess Product Portfolio
- 4.5.5 Lanxess Recent Developments
- 4.6 Clariant
- 4.6.1 Clariant Biocides Company Information
- 4.6.2 Clariant Biocides Business Overview
- 4.6.3 Clariant Biocides Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.6.4 Clariant Product Portfolio
- 4.6.5 Clariant Recent Developments
- 4.7 BASF
- 4.7.1 BASF Biocides Company Information
- 4.7.2 BASF Biocides Business Overview
- 4.7.3 BASF Biocides Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.7.4 BASF Product Portfolio
- 4.7.5 BASF Recent Developments
- 4.8 AkzoNobel
- 4.8.1 AkzoNobel Biocides Company Information
- 4.8.2 AkzoNobel Biocides Business Overview
- 4.8.3 AkzoNobel Biocides Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.8.4 AkzoNobel Product Portfolio
- 4.8.5 AkzoNobel Recent Developments
- 4.9 Nalco Champion
- 4.9.1 Nalco Champion Biocides Company Information
- 4.9.2 Nalco Champion Biocides Business Overview
- 4.9.3 Nalco Champion Biocides Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.9.4 Nalco Champion Product Portfolio
- 4.9.5 Nalco Champion Recent Developments
- 4.10 Albemarle
- 4.10.1 Albemarle Biocides Company Information
- 4.10.2 Albemarle Biocides Business Overview
- 4.10.3 Albemarle Biocides Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.10.4 Albemarle Product Portfolio
- 4.10.5 Albemarle Recent Developments
- 4.11 DuPont
- 4.11.1 DuPont Biocides Company Information
- 4.11.2 DuPont Biocides Business Overview
- 4.11.3 DuPont Biocides Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.11.4 DuPont Product Portfolio
- 4.11.5 DuPont Recent Developments
- 4.12 Kemira
- 4.12.1 Kemira Biocides Company Information
- 4.12.2 Kemira Biocides Business Overview
- 4.12.3 Kemira Biocides Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.12.4 Kemira Product Portfolio
- 4.12.5 Kemira Recent Developments
- 4.13 Baker Hughes
- 4.13.1 Baker Hughes Biocides Company Information
- 4.13.2 Baker Hughes Biocides Business Overview
- 4.13.3 Baker Hughes Biocides Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.13.4 Baker Hughes Product Portfolio
- 4.13.5 Baker Hughes Recent Developments
- 4.14 Bio Chemical
- 4.14.1 Bio Chemical Biocides Company Information
- 4.14.2 Bio Chemical Biocides Business Overview
- 4.14.3 Bio Chemical Biocides Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.14.4 Bio Chemical Product Portfolio
- 4.14.5 Bio Chemical Recent Developments
- 4.15 Xingyuan Chemistry
- 4.15.1 Xingyuan Chemistry Biocides Company Information
- 4.15.2 Xingyuan Chemistry Biocides Business Overview
- 4.15.3 Xingyuan Chemistry Biocides Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.15.4 Xingyuan Chemistry Product Portfolio
- 4.15.5 Xingyuan Chemistry Recent Developments
5 Global Biocides Production by Region
- 5.1 Global Biocides Production Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.2 Global Biocides Production by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.2.1 Global Biocides Production by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.2.2 Global Biocides Production Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Global Biocides Production Value Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.4 Global Biocides Production Value by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.4.1 Global Biocides Production Value by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.4.2 Global Biocides Production Value Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 5.5 Global Biocides Market Price Analysis by Region (2021-2026)
- 5.6 Global Biocides Production and Value, YOY Growth
- 5.6.1 North America Biocides Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.2 Europe Biocides Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.3 China Biocides Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.4 Japan Biocides Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
6 Global Biocides Consumption by Region
- 6.1 Global Biocides Consumption Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.2 Global Biocides Consumption by Region (2021-2032)
- 6.2.1 Global Biocides Consumption by Region: 2021-2026
- 6.2.2 Global Biocides Forecasted Consumption by Region (2027-2032)
- 6.3 North America
- 6.3.1 North America Biocides Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.3.2 North America Biocides 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 Biocides Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.4.2 Europe Biocides 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 Biocides Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.5.2 Asia Pacific Biocides 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 Biocides Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.6.2 South America, Middle East & Africa Biocides 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 Biocides Production by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.1.1 Global Biocides Production by Type (2021-2032) & (K MT)
- 7.1.2 Global Biocides Production Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.2 Global Biocides Production Value by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.2.1 Global Biocides Production Value by Type (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 7.2.2 Global Biocides Production Value Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.3 Global Biocides Price by Type (2021-2032)
8 Segment by Application
- 8.1 Global Biocides Production by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.1.1 Global Biocides Production by Application (2021-2032) & (K MT)
- 8.1.2 Global Biocides Production Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.2 Global Biocides Production Value by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.2.1 Global Biocides Production Value by Application (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 8.2.2 Global Biocides Production Value Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.3 Global Biocides Price by Application (2021-2032)
9 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis of the Market
- 9.1 Biocides Value Chain Analysis
- 9.1.1 Biocides Key Raw Materials
- 9.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 9.1.3 Biocides Production Mode & Process
- 9.2 Biocides Sales Channels Analysis
- 9.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 9.2.2 Biocides Distributors
- 9.2.3 Biocides Customers
10 Global Biocides Analyzing Market Dynamics
- 10.1 Biocides Industry Trends
- 10.2 Biocides Industry Drivers
- 10.3 Biocides Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 10.4 Biocides Industry Restraints
11 Report Conclusion
12 Disclaimer
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