Leather Chemicals Market

Market Overview:

The global leather chemicals market size reached US$ 9.2 Billion in 2023. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach US$ 14.9 Billion by 2032, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 5.4% during 2024-2032.

Leather chemicals refer to various specialty chemicals employed for tanning, dyeing, and finishing during different stages of leather production. Some commonly used leather chemicals include vegetable tannin, mineral salts, animal oils, surfactants, degreasers, formic acid, aldehydes, chromium sulfates, biocides, salts, resins, and dyes. They are utilized to impart the desired properties, such as color, texture, softness, toughness, water resistance, and fullness to the leather. As a result, leather chemicals are extensively employed in the leather industry as they assist in processing raw animal hides into finished products.

Leather Chemicals Market Trends:

Leather chemicals aid in improving adhesiveness, resistance to molds, and smoothness of leather while preventing the deterioration caused by microorganisms. This has led to an increased usage of leather chemicals, such as polymers, syntans, fatliquor, and dyeing auxiliaries, across the footwear and textile industries, which represents one of the primary factors driving the market growth. Moreover, the changing fashion trends and the shifting consumer preferences toward premium leather footwear and clothing are augmenting the product demand. Additionally, the widespread adoption of leather in the automotive sector for manufacturing automobile upholstery and interior is propelling the market growth. Besides this, the leading manufacturers are focusing on the development of bio-based green leather chemicals due to the growing awareness regarding the harmful environmental effects of synthetic chemicals, which in turn is accelerating product adoption rates. Furthermore, the rising consumer inclination toward product aesthetics, especially among the young population, has increased the demand for high-quality luxury leather items, such as wallets, bags, apparel, home furnishings, and other accessories. This, in line with the easy availability of raw materials, is catalyzing the market growth. Other factors, including the surging sales of high-end vehicles, inflating consumer disposable incomes, rapid urbanization, improving lifestyles, and ongoing research and development (R&D) activities, are also creating a positive market outlook.

Key Market Segmentation:

IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each sub-segment of the global leather chemicals market report, along with forecasts at the global, regional and country level from 2024-2032. Our report has categorized the market based on chemicals type, product and end user.

Breakup by Chemicals Type:

• Tanning and Dyeing Chemicals
• Beam House Chemicals
• Finishing Chemicals
   

Breakup by Product:

• Biocides
• Surfactants
• Chromium Sulfate
• Polyurethane Resins
• Sodium Bicarbonate
• Others
   

Breakup by End User:

• Footwear
• Furniture
• Automotive
• Textile
• Others
   

Breakup by Region:

• North America
  • United States
  • Canada
• Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Japan
  • India
  • South Korea
  • Australia
  • Indonesia
  • Others
• Europe
  • Germany
  • France
  • United Kingdom
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • Russia
  • Others
• Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Mexico
  • Others
• Middle East and Africa
   

Competitive Landscape:

The competitive landscape of the industry has also been examined along with the profiles of the key players being Abhilash Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd, BASF SE, DuPont de Nemours Inc., DyStar Singapore Pte Ltd (Zhejiang Longsheng Group and Kiri Industries Limited (KIL)), Eastman Chemical Company, Indofil Industries Limited, Lanxess AG, Pidilite Industries Limited, Schill + Seilacher GmbH, Stahl Holdings B.V., TFL Ledertechnik GmbH and Zschimmer & Schwarz Chemie GmbH.

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