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Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8)
Behenyl alcohol, also known as docosanol, is a saturated fatty alcohol with 22 carbons. It is used as thickener, emulsifier, and opacifying ingredient.
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Behenyl alcohol, also known as docosanol, is a saturated fatty alcohol with 22 carbons. It is used as thickener, emulsifier, and opacifying ingredient.
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Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Industry Research Report 2026
Market perspective
Behenyl alcohol, also known as docosanol, is a saturated fatty alcohol with 22 carbons. It is used as thickener, emulsifier, and opacifying ingredient.
Godrej Industries, BASF, VVF Chemicals, Nikko Chemicals, Kao Corporation, Sasol and Koster Keunen, etc. are the key suppliers in the global Behenyl Alcohol market. In 2019, the Godrej Industries sales revenue of Behenyl Alcohol accounted for more than 14% of the world's share. The top five players accounted for about 56% of the world's revenue share.
Behenyl Alcohol downstream is wide and the main application fields are Personal Care and Cosmetics, Pharmaceuticals, etc. Globally, Personal Care and Cosmetics accounts for about 81% of total downstream consumption volume in 2019.
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Globally, Asia-Pacific is expected to dominate the market throughout the forecast period. While India is the major exporters of behenyl alcohol chemicals globally, South Korea is one of the key importers of behenyl alcohol in Asia Pacific.
The largest percentage of Behenyl alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) is used for personal care and comestics which is 81% in 2019.
Report Scope
This report quantifies the global Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) market in terms of revenue (US$ million) and, where applicable, sales volume (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$/MT) and concentration ratios (CR5/CR10).
The outputs are intended to support strategy development, budgeting, and performance benchmarking for brand owners, manufacturers, retailers, channel partners, and investors; data are structured with consistent units and fields to facilitate integration into internal FP&A and BI systems.
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.
Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Market by Company
Godrej Industries
Kao Corporation
BASF
VVF Chemicals
Sasol
Nikko Chemicals
Koster Keunen
Croda Sipo (Sichuan)
Hubei Chushengwei Chemistry
Jarchem Industries
Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Segment by Type
C22: 40-50%
C22: 60-70%
C22: 70-80%
Others
Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Segment by Application
Personal Care and Cosmetics
Pharmaceuticals
Others
Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) 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 Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) 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 Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) 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
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6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8).
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 Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) 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 Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) 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 Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) 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
- C22: 40-50%
- C22: 60-70%
- C22: 70-80%
- Others
Applications
- Personal Care and Cosmetics
- Pharmaceuticals
- Others
Companies covered
- Godrej Industries
- Kao Corporation
- BASF
- VVF Chemicals
- Sasol
- Nikko Chemicals
- Koster Keunen
- Croda Sipo (Sichuan)
- Hubei Chushengwei Chemistry
- Jarchem Industries
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 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 2.2.1 Global Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Market Size (2021-2032)
- 2.2.2 Global Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Sales (2021-2032)
- 2.2.3 Global Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Market Average Price (2021-2032)
- 2.3 Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) by Type
- 2.3.1 Market Value Comparison by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.3.2 C22: 40-50%
- 2.3.3 C22: 60-70%
- 2.3.4 C22: 70-80%
- 2.3.5 Others
- 2.4 Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) by Application
- 2.4.1 Market Value Comparison by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 2.4.2 Personal Care and Cosmetics
- 2.4.3 Pharmaceuticals
- 2.4.4 Others
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Manufacturers
- 3.1 Global Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Market Competitive Situation by Manufacturers (2021 Versus 2025)
- 3.2 Global Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Sales (MT) of Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Revenue of Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Average Price by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.5 Global Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Industry Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.6 Global Manufacturers of Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8), Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
- 3.7 Global Manufacturers of Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8), Product Type & Application
- 3.8 Global Manufacturers of Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8), Established Date
- 3.9 Global Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.10 Global Manufacturers Mergers & Acquisition
4 Manufacturers Profiled
- 4.1 Godrej Industries
- 4.1.1 Godrej Industries Company Information
- 4.1.2 Godrej Industries Business Overview
- 4.1.3 Godrej Industries Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.1.4 Godrej Industries Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Product Portfolio
- 4.1.5 Godrej Industries Recent Developments
- 4.2 Kao Corporation
- 4.2.1 Kao Corporation Company Information
- 4.2.2 Kao Corporation Business Overview
- 4.2.3 Kao Corporation Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.2.4 Kao Corporation Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Product Portfolio
- 4.2.5 Kao Corporation Recent Developments
- 4.3 BASF
- 4.3.1 BASF Company Information
- 4.3.2 BASF Business Overview
- 4.3.3 BASF Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3.4 BASF Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Product Portfolio
- 4.3.5 BASF Recent Developments
- 4.4 VVF Chemicals
- 4.4.1 VVF Chemicals Company Information
- 4.4.2 VVF Chemicals Business Overview
- 4.4.3 VVF Chemicals Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.4.4 VVF Chemicals Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Product Portfolio
- 4.4.5 VVF Chemicals Recent Developments
- 4.5 Sasol
- 4.5.1 Sasol Company Information
- 4.5.2 Sasol Business Overview
- 4.5.3 Sasol Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.5.4 Sasol Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Product Portfolio
- 4.5.5 Sasol Recent Developments
- 4.6 Nikko Chemicals
- 4.6.1 Nikko Chemicals Company Information
- 4.6.2 Nikko Chemicals Business Overview
- 4.6.3 Nikko Chemicals Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.6.4 Nikko Chemicals Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Product Portfolio
- 4.6.5 Nikko Chemicals Recent Developments
- 4.7 Koster Keunen
- 4.7.1 Koster Keunen Company Information
- 4.7.2 Koster Keunen Business Overview
- 4.7.3 Koster Keunen Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.7.4 Koster Keunen Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Product Portfolio
- 4.7.5 Koster Keunen Recent Developments
- 4.8 Croda Sipo (Sichuan)
- 4.8.1 Croda Sipo (Sichuan) Company Information
- 4.8.2 Croda Sipo (Sichuan) Business Overview
- 4.8.3 Croda Sipo (Sichuan) Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.8.4 Croda Sipo (Sichuan) Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Product Portfolio
- 4.8.5 Croda Sipo (Sichuan) Recent Developments
- 4.9 Hubei Chushengwei Chemistry
- 4.9.1 Hubei Chushengwei Chemistry Company Information
- 4.9.2 Hubei Chushengwei Chemistry Business Overview
- 4.9.3 Hubei Chushengwei Chemistry Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.9.4 Hubei Chushengwei Chemistry Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Product Portfolio
- 4.9.5 Hubei Chushengwei Chemistry Recent Developments
- 4.10 Jarchem Industries
- 4.10.1 Jarchem Industries Company Information
- 4.10.2 Jarchem Industries Business Overview
- 4.10.3 Jarchem Industries Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.10.4 Jarchem Industries Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Product Portfolio
- 4.10.5 Jarchem Industries Recent Developments
5 Global Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Market Scenario by Region
- 5.1 Global Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Market Size by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.2 Global Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Sales by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.2.1 Global Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Sales by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.2.2 Global Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Sales by Region: 2027-2032
- 5.3 Global Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Revenue by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.3.1 Global Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Revenue by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.3.2 Global Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Revenue by Region: 2027-2032
- 5.4 North America Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Market Facts & Figures by Country
- 5.4.1 North America Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.4.2 North America Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Sales by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.4.3 North America Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Revenue by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.4.4 United States
- 5.4.5 Canada
- 5.4.6 Mexico
- 5.5 Europe Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Market Facts & Figures by Country
- 5.5.1 Europe Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.5.2 Europe Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Sales by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.5.3 Europe Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Revenue by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.5.4 Germany
- 5.5.5 France
- 5.5.6 U.K.
- 5.5.7 Italy
- 5.5.8 Russia
- 5.5.9 Spain
- 5.5.10 Netherlands
- 5.5.11 Switzerland
- 5.5.12 Sweden
- 5.5.13 Poland
- 5.6 Asia Pacific Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Market Facts & Figures by Country
- 5.6.1 Asia Pacific Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.6.2 Asia Pacific Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Sales by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.6.3 Asia Pacific Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Revenue by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.6.4 China
- 5.6.5 Japan
- 5.6.6 South Korea
- 5.6.7 India
- 5.6.8 Australia
- 5.6.9 Taiwan
- 5.6.10 Southeast Asia
- 5.7 South America Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Market Facts & Figures by Country
- 5.7.1 South America Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.7.2 South America Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Sales by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.7.3 South America Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Revenue by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.7.4 Brazil
- 5.7.5 Argentina
- 5.7.6 Chile
- 5.8 Middle East and Africa Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Market Facts & Figures by Country
- 5.8.1 Middle East and Africa Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.8.2 Middle East and Africa Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Sales by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.8.3 Middle East and Africa Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Revenue by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.8.4 Egypt
- 5.8.5 South Africa
- 5.8.6 Israel
- 5.8.7 Türkiye
- 5.8.8 GCC Countries
6 Segment by Type
- 6.1 Global Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Sales by Type (2021-2032)
- 6.1.1 Global Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Sales by Type (2021-2032) & (MT)
- 6.1.2 Global Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Sales Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 6.2 Global Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Revenue by Type (2021-2032)
- 6.2.1 Global Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Sales by Type (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 6.2.2 Global Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Revenue Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 6.3 Global Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Price by Type (2021-2032)
7 Segment by Application
- 7.1 Global Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Sales by Application (2021-2032)
- 7.1.1 Global Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Sales by Application (2021-2032) & (MT)
- 7.1.2 Global Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Sales Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 7.2 Global Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Revenue by Application (2021-2032)
- 7.2.1 Global Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Sales by Application (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 7.2.2 Global Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Revenue Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 7.3 Global Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Price by Application (2021-2032)
8 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis of the Market
- 8.1 Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Value Chain Analysis
- 8.1.1 Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Key Raw Materials
- 8.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 8.1.3 Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Production Mode & Process
- 8.2 Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Sales Channels Analysis
- 8.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 8.2.2 Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Distributors
- 8.2.3 Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Customers
9 Global Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Analyzing Market Dynamics
- 9.1 Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Industry Trends
- 9.2 Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Industry Drivers
- 9.3 Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 9.4 Behenyl Alcohol (CAS 661-19-8) Industry Restraints
10 Report Conclusion
11 Disclaimer
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