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2-Mercaptoethanol
2-Mercaptoethanol is an alcohol chemical identified by its named molecular and positional structure.
Product & engineering
Understand the product.
2-Mercaptoethanol (also ß-mercaptoethanol, BME, 2BME, 2-ME or ß-met) is the chemical compound with the formula HOCH2CH2SH. 2-ME is a colorless liquid, with an amine-like odor. It is flammable and soluble in water and various organic solvents. 2-ME can be used as the intermediate in the production of PVC stabilizer, crop protection, pharmaceuticals, photographic chemicals, solvent and stabilizer, initial product for chemical syntheses, water treatment and corrosion inhibitor.
The full named identity, positional or stereochemical form, assay basis, impurity profile and supplied form define 2-Mercaptoethanol. Material qualification and downstream formulation acceptance are distinct requirements; report segmentation is not a supplier specification.
The commercial boundary
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The full named identity, positional or stereochemical form, assay basis, impurity profile and supplied form define 2-Mercaptoethanol. Material qualification and downstream formulation acceptance are distinct requirements; report segmentation is not a supplier specification.
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Industry Growth & Trends
Global 2-Mercaptoethanol Industry Growth and Trends Forecast to 2032
Market perspective
2-Mercaptoethanol (also ß-mercaptoethanol, BME, 2BME, 2-ME or ß-met) is the chemical compound with the formula HOCH2CH2SH. 2-ME is a colorless liquid, with an amine-like odor. It is flammable and soluble in water and various organic solvents. 2-ME can be used as the intermediate in the production of PVC stabilizer, crop protection, pharmaceuticals, photographic chemicals, solvent and stabilizer, initial product for chemical syntheses, water treatment and corrosion inhibitor.
Chevron Phillips Chemical, BASF and Sunion Chemical & Plastics are the top 3 players of 2-Mercaptoethanol, with about 96% market shares.
2-Mercaptoethanol can be divided into <99% type and ≥ 99% type, ≥ 99% type accounts for nearly 98%.
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The applications of 2-Mercaptoethanol are Consumer & Industrial Applications, Agrochemicals, Polymers and Rubber Applications, Water Treatment Applications and others. the market is mainly driven by growing demand for Polymers and Rubber Applications, accounts for nearly 39%.
Report Scope
This report provides a structured, data-driven view of the global 2-Mercaptoethanol market, combining harmonized quantitative metrics with targeted qualitative insight to support business and growth strategy, market positioning, and capital allocation.
The 2-Mercaptoethanol market size, estimates, and forecasts are presented in terms of sales volume (t) and revenue (US$ million), with 2025 as the base year and historical and forecast data for 2021-2032. The report segments the global 2-Mercaptoethanol 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 2-Mercaptoethanol.
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section analyzes the strategies and performance of leading manufacturers in the global 2-Mercaptoethanol 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.
2-Mercaptoethanol Market by Company
Chevron Phillips Chemical
BASF
Sunion Chemical & Plastics
2-Mercaptoethanol Segment by Type
Below 99%
Above 99%
2-Mercaptoethanol Segment by Application
Consumer & Industrial
Agrochemicals
Polymers and Rubber
Water Treatment
Others
2-Mercaptoethanol 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 2-Mercaptoethanol 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 2-Mercaptoethanol 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 2-Mercaptoethanol.
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 2-Mercaptoethanol manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Sales, revenue of 2-Mercaptoethanol 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
- Below 99%
- Above 99%
Applications
- Consumer & Industrial
- Agrochemicals
- Polymers and Rubber
- Water Treatment
- Others
Companies covered
- Chevron Phillips Chemical
- BASF
- Sunion Chemical & Plastics
Inside the report.
1 Market Overview
- 1.1 Product Definition
- 1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 1.2.1 Global 2-Mercaptoethanol Market Size Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.2.2 Global 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.3 2-Mercaptoethanol Market by Type
- 1.3.1 Below 99%
- 1.3.2 Above 99%
- 1.4 Global 2-Mercaptoethanol Market Size by Type
- 1.4.1 Global 2-Mercaptoethanol Market Size Overview by Type (2021-2032)
- 1.4.2 Global 2-Mercaptoethanol Historic Market Size Review by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.4.3 Global 2-Mercaptoethanol Forecasted Market Size by Type (2027-2032)
- 1.5 Key Regions Market Size by Type
- 1.5.1 North America 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.2 Europe 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.3 Asia-Pacific 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.4 South America 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.5 Middle East and Africa 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
2 Global Market Dynamics
- 2.1 2-Mercaptoethanol Industry Trends
- 2.2 2-Mercaptoethanol Industry Drivers
- 2.3 2-Mercaptoethanol Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 2.4 2-Mercaptoethanol Industry Restraints
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Company
- 3.1 Global Top Players by 2-Mercaptoethanol Revenue (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Top Players by 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Top Players by 2-Mercaptoethanol Price (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global 2-Mercaptoethanol Industry Company Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global 2-Mercaptoethanol Major Company Production Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global 2-Mercaptoethanol Company, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global 2-Mercaptoethanol Company Establishment Date
- 3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
- 3.8.1 Global 2-Mercaptoethanol Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 2-Mercaptoethanol Players Market Share by Revenue in 2025
- 3.8.3 2025 2-Mercaptoethanol Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 2-Mercaptoethanol Regional Status and Outlook
- 4.1 Global 2-Mercaptoethanol Market Size and CAGR by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 4.2 Global 2-Mercaptoethanol Historic Market Size by Region
- 4.2.1 Global 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales in Volume by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.2 Global 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales in Value by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.3 Global 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3 Global 2-Mercaptoethanol Forecasted Market Size by Region
- 4.3.1 Global 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales in Volume by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.2 Global 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales in Value by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.3 Global 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2027-2032)
5 2-Mercaptoethanol by Application
- 5.1 2-Mercaptoethanol Market by Application
- 5.1.1 Consumer & Industrial
- 5.1.2 Agrochemicals
- 5.1.3 Polymers and Rubber
- 5.1.4 Water Treatment
- 5.1.5 Others
- 5.2 Global 2-Mercaptoethanol Market Size by Application
- 5.2.1 Global 2-Mercaptoethanol Market Size Overview by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.2.2 Global 2-Mercaptoethanol Historic Market Size Review by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.2.3 Global 2-Mercaptoethanol Forecasted Market Size by Application (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Key Regions Market Size by Application
- 5.3.1 North America 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.2 Europe 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.3 Asia-Pacific 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.4 South America 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.5 Middle East and Africa 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
6 Company Profiles
- 6.1 Chevron Phillips Chemical
- 6.1.1 Chevron Phillips Chemical Company Information
- 6.1.2 Chevron Phillips Chemical Business Overview
- 6.1.3 Chevron Phillips Chemical 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.1.4 Chevron Phillips Chemical 2-Mercaptoethanol Product Portfolio
- 6.1.5 Chevron Phillips Chemical Recent Developments
- 6.2 BASF
- 6.2.1 BASF Company Information
- 6.2.2 BASF Business Overview
- 6.2.3 BASF 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.2.4 BASF 2-Mercaptoethanol Product Portfolio
- 6.2.5 BASF Recent Developments
- 6.3 Sunion Chemical & Plastics
- 6.3.1 Sunion Chemical & Plastics Company Information
- 6.3.2 Sunion Chemical & Plastics Business Overview
- 6.3.3 Sunion Chemical & Plastics 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.3.4 Sunion Chemical & Plastics 2-Mercaptoethanol Product Portfolio
- 6.3.5 Sunion Chemical & Plastics Recent Developments
7 North America by Country
- 7.1 North America 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales by Country
- 7.1.1 North America 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.1.2 North America 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.1.3 North America 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 7.2 North America 2-Mercaptoethanol Market Size by Country
- 7.2.1 North America 2-Mercaptoethanol Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.2.2 North America 2-Mercaptoethanol Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.2.3 North America 2-Mercaptoethanol Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
8 Europe by Country
- 8.1 Europe 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales by Country
- 8.1.1 Europe 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.1.2 Europe 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.1.3 Europe 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 8.2 Europe 2-Mercaptoethanol Market Size by Country
- 8.2.1 Europe 2-Mercaptoethanol Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.2.2 Europe 2-Mercaptoethanol Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.2.3 Europe 2-Mercaptoethanol Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
9 Asia-Pacific by Country
- 9.1 Asia-Pacific 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales by Country
- 9.1.1 Asia-Pacific 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.1.2 Asia-Pacific 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.1.3 Asia-Pacific 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 9.2 Asia-Pacific 2-Mercaptoethanol Market Size by Country
- 9.2.1 Asia-Pacific 2-Mercaptoethanol Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.2.2 Asia-Pacific 2-Mercaptoethanol Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.2.3 Asia-Pacific 2-Mercaptoethanol Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
10 South America by Country
- 10.1 South America 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales by Country
- 10.1.1 South America 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.1.2 South America 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.1.3 South America 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 10.2 South America 2-Mercaptoethanol Market Size by Country
- 10.2.1 South America 2-Mercaptoethanol Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.2.2 South America 2-Mercaptoethanol Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.2.3 South America 2-Mercaptoethanol Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
11 Middle East and Africa by Country
- 11.1 Middle East and Africa 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales by Country
- 11.1.1 Middle East and Africa 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.1.2 Middle East and Africa 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.1.3 Middle East and Africa 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 11.2 Middle East and Africa 2-Mercaptoethanol Market Size by Country
- 11.2.1 Middle East and Africa 2-Mercaptoethanol Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.2.2 Middle East and Africa 2-Mercaptoethanol Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.2.3 Middle East and Africa 2-Mercaptoethanol Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
12 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.1 2-Mercaptoethanol Value Chain Analysis
- 12.1.1 2-Mercaptoethanol 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 2-Mercaptoethanol Production Mode & Process
- 12.2 2-Mercaptoethanol Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 12.2.2 2-Mercaptoethanol Distributors
- 12.2.3 2-Mercaptoethanol 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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