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Glycerol Monostearate
Glycerol monostearate is commonly known as GMS. Glycerol monostearate is made by the esterification of c16-c18 long-chain fatty acids with glycerin.
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Glycerol monostearate is commonly known as GMS. Glycerol monostearate is made by the esterification of c16-c18 long-chain fatty acids with glycerin.
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Industry Growth & Trends
Global Glycerol Monostearate Industry Growth and Trends Forecast to 2032
Market perspective
Glycerol monostearate is commonly known as GMS. Glycerol monostearate is made by the esterification of c16-c18 long-chain fatty acids with glycerin.
DuPont is the leading supplier of glycerol monostearate, accounting for about 9.62% of the global market in 2019. The Top 3 players in global market accounted for 23.03%, while the share of top 5 players was 30.65%. The market is fragmented.
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This report provides a structured, data-driven view of the global Glycerol Monostearate market, combining harmonized quantitative metrics with targeted qualitative insight to support business and growth strategy, market positioning, and capital allocation.
The Glycerol Monostearate market size, estimates, and forecasts are presented in terms of sales volume (K MT) and revenue (US$ million), with 2025 as the base year and historical and forecast data for 2021-2032. The report segments the global Glycerol Monostearate 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 Glycerol Monostearate.
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section analyzes the strategies and performance of leading manufacturers in the global Glycerol Monostearate 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.
Glycerol Monostearate Market by Company
Wilmar
DuPont
Riken Vitamin
Jialishi Additive
Guangzhou Cardlo
Guangzhou Masson
KAO
Hangzhou Oleocheemicals
Oleon NV
Corbion
BASF
Stepan
Croda
Zhejiang Wumei
Hangzhou Fuchun
Glycerol Monostearate Segment by Type
Monoglyceride Content: 40-50%
Monoglyceride Content: ≥90%
Other
Glycerol Monostearate Segment by Application
Food & Beverage
Cosmetic
Plastic Industry
Others
Glycerol Monostearate 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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2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Glycerol Monostearate and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
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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 Glycerol Monostearate manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Sales, revenue of Glycerol Monostearate 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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Types
- Monoglyceride Content: 40-50%
- Monoglyceride Content: ≥90%
- Other
Applications
- Food & Beverage
- Cosmetic
- Plastic Industry
- Others
Companies covered
- Wilmar
- DuPont
- Riken Vitamin
- Jialishi Additive
- Guangzhou Cardlo
- Guangzhou Masson
- KAO
- Hangzhou Oleocheemicals
- Oleon NV
- Corbion
- BASF
- Stepan
- Croda
- Zhejiang Wumei
- Hangzhou Fuchun
Inside the report.
1 Market Overview
- 1.1 Product Definition
- 1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 1.2.1 Global Glycerol Monostearate Market Size Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.2.2 Global Glycerol Monostearate Sales Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.3 Glycerol Monostearate Market by Type
- 1.3.1 Monoglyceride Content: 40-50%
- 1.3.2 Monoglyceride Content: ≥90%
- 1.3.3 Other
- 1.4 Global Glycerol Monostearate Market Size by Type
- 1.4.1 Global Glycerol Monostearate Market Size Overview by Type (2021-2032)
- 1.4.2 Global Glycerol Monostearate Historic Market Size Review by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.4.3 Global Glycerol Monostearate Forecasted Market Size by Type (2027-2032)
- 1.5 Key Regions Market Size by Type
- 1.5.1 North America Glycerol Monostearate Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.2 Europe Glycerol Monostearate Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.3 Asia-Pacific Glycerol Monostearate Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.4 South America Glycerol Monostearate Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.5 Middle East and Africa Glycerol Monostearate Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
2 Global Market Dynamics
- 2.1 Glycerol Monostearate Industry Trends
- 2.2 Glycerol Monostearate Industry Drivers
- 2.3 Glycerol Monostearate Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 2.4 Glycerol Monostearate Industry Restraints
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Company
- 3.1 Global Top Players by Glycerol Monostearate Revenue (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Top Players by Glycerol Monostearate Sales (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Top Players by Glycerol Monostearate Price (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Glycerol Monostearate Industry Company Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global Glycerol Monostearate Major Company Production Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global Glycerol Monostearate Company, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global Glycerol Monostearate Company Establishment Date
- 3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
- 3.8.1 Global Glycerol Monostearate Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Glycerol Monostearate Players Market Share by Revenue in 2025
- 3.8.3 2025 Glycerol Monostearate Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 Glycerol Monostearate Regional Status and Outlook
- 4.1 Global Glycerol Monostearate Market Size and CAGR by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 4.2 Global Glycerol Monostearate Historic Market Size by Region
- 4.2.1 Global Glycerol Monostearate Sales in Volume by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.2 Global Glycerol Monostearate Sales in Value by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.3 Global Glycerol Monostearate Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3 Global Glycerol Monostearate Forecasted Market Size by Region
- 4.3.1 Global Glycerol Monostearate Sales in Volume by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.2 Global Glycerol Monostearate Sales in Value by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.3 Global Glycerol Monostearate Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2027-2032)
5 Glycerol Monostearate by Application
- 5.1 Glycerol Monostearate Market by Application
- 5.1.1 Food & Beverage
- 5.1.2 Cosmetic
- 5.1.3 Plastic Industry
- 5.1.4 Others
- 5.2 Global Glycerol Monostearate Market Size by Application
- 5.2.1 Global Glycerol Monostearate Market Size Overview by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.2.2 Global Glycerol Monostearate Historic Market Size Review by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.2.3 Global Glycerol Monostearate Forecasted Market Size by Application (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Key Regions Market Size by Application
- 5.3.1 North America Glycerol Monostearate Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.2 Europe Glycerol Monostearate Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.3 Asia-Pacific Glycerol Monostearate Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.4 South America Glycerol Monostearate Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.5 Middle East and Africa Glycerol Monostearate Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
6 Company Profiles
- 6.1 Wilmar
- 6.1.1 Wilmar Company Information
- 6.1.2 Wilmar Business Overview
- 6.1.3 Wilmar Glycerol Monostearate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.1.4 Wilmar Glycerol Monostearate Product Portfolio
- 6.1.5 Wilmar Recent Developments
- 6.2 DuPont
- 6.2.1 DuPont Company Information
- 6.2.2 DuPont Business Overview
- 6.2.3 DuPont Glycerol Monostearate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.2.4 DuPont Glycerol Monostearate Product Portfolio
- 6.2.5 DuPont Recent Developments
- 6.3 Riken Vitamin
- 6.3.1 Riken Vitamin Company Information
- 6.3.2 Riken Vitamin Business Overview
- 6.3.3 Riken Vitamin Glycerol Monostearate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.3.4 Riken Vitamin Glycerol Monostearate Product Portfolio
- 6.3.5 Riken Vitamin Recent Developments
- 6.4 Jialishi Additive
- 6.4.1 Jialishi Additive Company Information
- 6.4.2 Jialishi Additive Business Overview
- 6.4.3 Jialishi Additive Glycerol Monostearate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.4.4 Jialishi Additive Glycerol Monostearate Product Portfolio
- 6.4.5 Jialishi Additive Recent Developments
- 6.5 Guangzhou Cardlo
- 6.5.1 Guangzhou Cardlo Company Information
- 6.5.2 Guangzhou Cardlo Business Overview
- 6.5.3 Guangzhou Cardlo Glycerol Monostearate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.5.4 Guangzhou Cardlo Glycerol Monostearate Product Portfolio
- 6.5.5 Guangzhou Cardlo Recent Developments
- 6.6 Guangzhou Masson
- 6.6.1 Guangzhou Masson Company Information
- 6.6.2 Guangzhou Masson Business Overview
- 6.6.3 Guangzhou Masson Glycerol Monostearate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.6.4 Guangzhou Masson Glycerol Monostearate Product Portfolio
- 6.6.5 Guangzhou Masson Recent Developments
- 6.7 KAO
- 6.7.1 KAO Company Information
- 6.7.2 KAO Business Overview
- 6.7.3 KAO Glycerol Monostearate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.7.4 KAO Glycerol Monostearate Product Portfolio
- 6.7.5 KAO Recent Developments
- 6.8 Hangzhou Oleocheemicals
- 6.8.1 Hangzhou Oleocheemicals Company Information
- 6.8.2 Hangzhou Oleocheemicals Business Overview
- 6.8.3 Hangzhou Oleocheemicals Glycerol Monostearate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.8.4 Hangzhou Oleocheemicals Glycerol Monostearate Product Portfolio
- 6.8.5 Hangzhou Oleocheemicals Recent Developments
- 6.9 Oleon NV
- 6.9.1 Oleon NV Company Information
- 6.9.2 Oleon NV Business Overview
- 6.9.3 Oleon NV Glycerol Monostearate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.9.4 Oleon NV Glycerol Monostearate Product Portfolio
- 6.9.5 Oleon NV Recent Developments
- 6.10 Corbion
- 6.10.1 Corbion Company Information
- 6.10.2 Corbion Business Overview
- 6.10.3 Corbion Glycerol Monostearate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.10.4 Corbion Glycerol Monostearate Product Portfolio
- 6.10.5 Corbion Recent Developments
- 6.11 BASF
- 6.11.1 BASF Company Information
- 6.11.2 BASF Business Overview
- 6.11.3 BASF Glycerol Monostearate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.11.4 BASF Glycerol Monostearate Product Portfolio
- 6.11.5 BASF Recent Developments
- 6.12 Stepan
- 6.12.1 Stepan Company Information
- 6.12.2 Stepan Business Overview
- 6.12.3 Stepan Glycerol Monostearate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.12.4 Stepan Glycerol Monostearate Product Portfolio
- 6.12.5 Stepan Recent Developments
- 6.13 Croda
- 6.13.1 Croda Company Information
- 6.13.2 Croda Business Overview
- 6.13.3 Croda Glycerol Monostearate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.13.4 Croda Glycerol Monostearate Product Portfolio
- 6.13.5 Croda Recent Developments
- 6.14 Zhejiang Wumei
- 6.14.1 Zhejiang Wumei Company Information
- 6.14.2 Zhejiang Wumei Business Overview
- 6.14.3 Zhejiang Wumei Glycerol Monostearate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.14.4 Zhejiang Wumei Glycerol Monostearate Product Portfolio
- 6.14.5 Zhejiang Wumei Recent Developments
- 6.15 Hangzhou Fuchun
- 6.15.1 Hangzhou Fuchun Company Information
- 6.15.2 Hangzhou Fuchun Business Overview
- 6.15.3 Hangzhou Fuchun Glycerol Monostearate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.15.4 Hangzhou Fuchun Glycerol Monostearate Product Portfolio
- 6.15.5 Hangzhou Fuchun Recent Developments
7 North America by Country
- 7.1 North America Glycerol Monostearate Sales by Country
- 7.1.1 North America Glycerol Monostearate Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.1.2 North America Glycerol Monostearate Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.1.3 North America Glycerol Monostearate Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 7.2 North America Glycerol Monostearate Market Size by Country
- 7.2.1 North America Glycerol Monostearate Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.2.2 North America Glycerol Monostearate Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.2.3 North America Glycerol Monostearate Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
8 Europe by Country
- 8.1 Europe Glycerol Monostearate Sales by Country
- 8.1.1 Europe Glycerol Monostearate Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.1.2 Europe Glycerol Monostearate Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.1.3 Europe Glycerol Monostearate Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 8.2 Europe Glycerol Monostearate Market Size by Country
- 8.2.1 Europe Glycerol Monostearate Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.2.2 Europe Glycerol Monostearate Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.2.3 Europe Glycerol Monostearate Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
9 Asia-Pacific by Country
- 9.1 Asia-Pacific Glycerol Monostearate Sales by Country
- 9.1.1 Asia-Pacific Glycerol Monostearate Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.1.2 Asia-Pacific Glycerol Monostearate Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.1.3 Asia-Pacific Glycerol Monostearate Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 9.2 Asia-Pacific Glycerol Monostearate Market Size by Country
- 9.2.1 Asia-Pacific Glycerol Monostearate Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.2.2 Asia-Pacific Glycerol Monostearate Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.2.3 Asia-Pacific Glycerol Monostearate Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
10 South America by Country
- 10.1 South America Glycerol Monostearate Sales by Country
- 10.1.1 South America Glycerol Monostearate Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.1.2 South America Glycerol Monostearate Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.1.3 South America Glycerol Monostearate Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 10.2 South America Glycerol Monostearate Market Size by Country
- 10.2.1 South America Glycerol Monostearate Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.2.2 South America Glycerol Monostearate Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.2.3 South America Glycerol Monostearate Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
11 Middle East and Africa by Country
- 11.1 Middle East and Africa Glycerol Monostearate Sales by Country
- 11.1.1 Middle East and Africa Glycerol Monostearate Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.1.2 Middle East and Africa Glycerol Monostearate Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.1.3 Middle East and Africa Glycerol Monostearate Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 11.2 Middle East and Africa Glycerol Monostearate Market Size by Country
- 11.2.1 Middle East and Africa Glycerol Monostearate Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.2.2 Middle East and Africa Glycerol Monostearate Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.2.3 Middle East and Africa Glycerol Monostearate Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
12 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.1 Glycerol Monostearate Value Chain Analysis
- 12.1.1 Glycerol Monostearate 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 Glycerol Monostearate Production Mode & Process
- 12.2 Glycerol Monostearate Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 12.2.2 Glycerol Monostearate Distributors
- 12.2.3 Glycerol Monostearate 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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