The global super absorbent polymer (SAP) market size is expected to reach around US$ 13.6 Bn by 2026, growing at a CAGR of around 7.1% over the forecast period 2019 to 2026.

The super absorbent compound could be a key part of baby diapers. SAPs are wont to absorb and retain fluids beneath moderately air mass. rising regions like the Asia Pacific and Central & South America are seeming to witness a pointy rise within the demand for baby diapers because of a growing population, rising income, and increasing awareness relating to advantages of artificial baby diapers, that are calculable to play a key role within the development of the general market. Factors like perpetually developing medical infrastructure, technological advancements, and growing accessibility to medical treatments have resulted in a rise in life rates. Growing life is predicted to more supplement the expansion of the adult incontinence product market and, in turn, boost the expansion of the SAP market. Super absorbent polymers notice application within the agriculture trade due to their water retention and water engrossing properties, which makes them absolutely appropriate for agricultural applications, notably in water-scarce regions. These super absorbent polymers increase crop yield and water use potency. Issues like diversified soil characteristics, scarcity of enormous cultivatable land, and poor conditions of farmers end in an inability to adopt overpriced and latest technologies and agricultural strategies.

Market Dynamics

High consumer awareness relating to hygiene is fuelling the demand for adult incontinence and feminine hygiene merchandise, which successively is stimulating the market growth. Moreover, increasing birth rate in addition to rising geriatric population is projected to drive the demand for baby and adult diapers that successively is providing a bonus to the marketplace for super absorbent polymers. The focus of end-use industries on product innovation is additionally calculable to assist the market gain important momentum within the forthcoming years. Government initiatives to encourage applications of the merchandise associated with agriculture, notably in water-scarce regions, are anticipated to more fuel the market. Companies specializing in manufacturing child diapers focus on product thinness to make certain optimal consolation and minimizing environmental impact. To attain this, companies are procuring SAP with quite absorbent cores and also lowering the burden of bulkier substances together with fluff pulp. A major share of super absorbent polymers utilized in personal hygiene products is factory-made from petroleum-based raw materials. Although these polymers are non-toxic, they're non-biodegradable. Hence, their use in personal hygiene products has resulted in occupying an outsized share (about 30%) of the non-biodegradable accumulation within the landfills. Hence, there is an increasing specialize in the event of an efficient various to those polymers. Bio-based super absorbent polymers presently are the appropriate various to non-biodegradable super absorbent polymers. These bio-based polymers account for a smaller share as they're still being developed continuous innovation in super absorbent polymers end in the generation of its bio-derived varieties and government activities for maintaining cleanliness by promoting the use of disposable aid merchandise are projected to supply various opportunities for the development of the worldwide super absorbent polymers.

By application, Personal hygiene segment dominated the super absorbent polymer market

Based on end user the market is segmented into personal hygiene, agriculture, medical, industrial, packaging, construction, oil and gas, baby diapers and others. Personal hygiene has dominated the application type segment in the year 2018 and the segment is projected to maintain its dominance over the forecast period from 2019 to 2026. Personal hygiene is that the largest application of SAP. The biggest use of SAP is found in personal disposable hygiene merchandise, like baby diapers, adult protecting undergarment, and sanitary napkins. Diaper producing is that the largest application of SAP worldwide, owing to the rise in global birth rate, baby diapers are witnessing zoom. Growing population and inflated awareness relating to personal hygiene are leading to the increase in demand for sanitary napkins. Besides baby diapers and sanitary napkins, the demand for adult diapers is additionally increasing at a better rate as a result of the increasing aging population and therefore the growing range of cases of adult incontinence.

Based on polymer type, the polyacrylamide segment is expected to dominate during the forecast period

Polyacrylamide has dominated the polymer type segment in the year 2018 and the segment is projected to maintain its dominance over the forecast period from 2019 to 2026. Polyacrylamide is key SAP for the application across agriculture, husbandry, and horticulture functions. The properties like soil stabilization and action of suspended particles to enhance the runoff water, limit surface waterproofing, increase infiltration rate created polyacrylamides as wide accepted super absorbent chemical compound. Some of the common applications of polyacrylamide polymer are rain-fed agriculture, mechanical device irrigation, and road cuts. It’s extremely cost-efficient on the part of furrow irrigation systems, wherever it will be applied at a lower rate. It may also be utilized in alternative applications like food packaging, adhesives, coatings, and paper producing.

The market research study on “Global Super Absorbent Polymer (SAP) Market– Global Industry Analysis, Market Size, Opportunities and Forecast, 2019 – 2026”, offers a detailed insight into the Global Super Absorbent Polymer (SAP) Market entailing insights on its different market segments. Market dynamics with drivers, restraints, and opportunities with their impact are provided in the report. The report provides insights into the global super absorbent polymer (SAP) market, its market type, application, production, and major geographic regions. The report covers basic development policies and layouts of technology development processes. Secondly, the report covers global super absorbent polymer (SAP) market size and volume, and segment markets by market type, application, production, and geography along with the information on companies operating in the market. The global super absorbent polymer (SAP) market analysis is provided for major regional markets including North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, China, Latin America and Middle East and Africa. For each region, the market size and volume for different segments have been covered under the scope of the report.

In 2018, Asia- Pacific dominated the regional market with a maximum market share

Asia- pacific accounted for the high market share of the global super absorbent polymer (SAP) market and the region is also expected to maintain its dominance over the forecast period. Some major factors contributing to this growth are growing populace and growing awareness concerning private hygiene inside the area. Penetration of personal hygiene products such as child diapers, grownup incontinence merchandise, and sanitary napkins is tremendously low in this place. Thus, there's a massive ability for the increase of this market in APAC. In addition, baby diapers market is anticipated to witness growth potential in untapped markets within the region, like Dutch East Indies, Vietnam, and Singapore, thereby propulsive the demand for super absorbent polymers in Asia Pacific over the forecast amount. China was the most important market in 2018 and is projected to continue leading over the forecast amount. The expansion are often attributed to increasing demand from varied application segments, particularly baby diapers, feminine hygiene product, and adult incontinence product. Increasing birth rate, rising buying power, and growing urbanization are key factors expected to boost the demand for the SAP in the global market during the forecast period.

The key companies involved in the market includes BASF SE, Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd., Formosa Plastics Corporation, LG Chemical Ltd., Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co., Ltd., SDP Global Co., Ltd., Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd., KAO Corporation, Evonik Industries AG, and Yixing Danson Technology.

Market Segmentation

Market By Type

• Polyacrylate
• Polyacrylate/ Polyacrylamide
• Copolymers

Market By Application

• Personal Hygiene
• Agriculture
• Medical
• Industrial
• Packaging
• Construction
• Oil and Gas
• Baby Diapers
• Others

Market By Production

• Suspension Polymerization
• Solution Polymerization
• Gel Polymerization
• Others

Market By Geography

• North America
  • U.S.
  • Canada
• Europe
  • UK
  • Germany
  • France
  • Spain
  • Rest of Europe
• Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Japan
  • India
  • Australia
  • South Korea
  • Rest of Asia-Pacific
• Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Mexico
  • Rest of Latin America
• Middle East & Africa
  • GCC
  • South Africa
  • Rest of Middle East & Africa

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