The global microspheres market reached a value of US$ 4.6 Billion in 2018. Microspheres refer to solid sphere-shaped particles available in sizes ranging from 1 to 1000 µm. They are usually made using glass, ceramic, fly ash, metal and polymers and have controlled opacity, particle size distribution, gravity and electrostatic charge. In the medical sector, microspheres are used for drug administration and embolization, along with testing and development of medical equipment. They are lightweight, have portability and high compression abilities owing to which, they are used in the production of elastics, plastics, steel, automobiles, beauty care and personal care products. They are also used for developing low thickness boring liquid and concrete slurry for oil and gas extraction activities. In addition, they find extensive applications across aviation, aerospace, defense and construction sectors.
The thriving pharmaceutical and medical industries, along with the growing need for advanced drug delivery systems, is the key factor driving the growth of the market. Furthermore, microspheres are gaining traction for bone tissue engineering and radioembolization to treat liver cancer, along with the development of biopharmaceuticals. In the oil and gas industry, they are used for torque control in drilling fluids and mud lubricity in drilling machines. There is also an increase in the demand for paints and powder coatings that utilize microspheres for their high strength, low viscosity, gloss control and radiation curable properties. Moreover, factors including growing spending capacity of consumers, increasing research and development (R&D) in life sciences and biotechnology and the growing prevalence of lifestyle diseases are also favoring the market growth. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach a value of US$ 7.7 Billion by 2024, registering a CAGR of 8.7% during 2019-2024.
Report Coverage:
- Historical, Current and Future Market Trends
- Market Breakup by Type:
- Market Breakup by Raw Material:
- Glass
- Ceramic
- Fly Ash
- Polymer
- Metallic
- Others
- Market Breakup by Application:
- Construction Composites
- Medical Technology
- Life Science & Biotechnology
- Paints & Coatings
- Cosmetics & Personal Care
- Oil & Gas
- Automotive
- Aerospace
- Others
- Market Breakup by Region:
- North America
- Europe
- Asia Pacific
- Middle East and Africa
- Latin America
Competitive Landscape:
The report has also analyzed the competitive landscape of the market with some of the key players being 3M, AkzoNobel, Nouryon, Matsumoto Yushi-Seiyaku Company, Chase Corporation, Trelleborg, Momentive Performance Materials, Potters Industries, Luminex Corporation, Merit Medical Systems, Bangs Laboratories, Cospheric, Asia Pacific Microspheres, Mo-Sci Corporation, Sigmund Lindner, SIR-Spheres, etc.
Key Questions Answered in This Report:
- How has the global microspheres market performed so far and how will it perform in the coming years?
- What are the key regional markets in the global microspheres industry?
- What is the breakup of the market based on the type?
- What is the breakup of the market based on the raw material?
- What is the breakup of the market based on the application?
- What are the various stages in the value chain of the global microspheres industry?
- What are the key driving factors and challenges in the global microspheres industry?
- What is the structure of the global microspheres industry and who are the key players?
- What is the degree of competition in the global microspheres industry?
1 Preface
2 Scope and Methodology
2.1 Objectives of the Study
2.2 Stakeholders
2.3 Data Sources
2.3.1 Primary Sources
2.3.2 Secondary Sources
2.4 Market Estimation
2.4.1 Bottom-Up Approach
2.4.2 Top-Down Approach
2.5 Forecasting Methodology
3 Executive Summary
4 Introduction
4.1 Overview
4.2 Key Industry Trends
5 Global Microspheres Market
5.1 Market Overview
5.2 Market Performance
5.3 Market Breakup by Type
5.4 Market Breakup by Raw Material
5.5 Market Breakup by Application
5.6 Market Breakup by Region
5.7 Market Forecast
6 Market Breakup by Type
6.1 Hollow
6.1.1 Market Trends
6.1.2 Market Forecast
6.2 Solid
6.2.1 Market Trends
6.2.2 Market Forecast
7 Market Breakup by Raw Material
7.1 Glass
7.1.1 Market Trends
7.1.2 Market Forecast
7.2 Ceramic
7.2.1 Market Trends
7.2.2 Market Forecast
7.3 Fly Ash
7.3.1 Market Trends
7.3.2 Market Forecast
7.4 Polymer
7.4.1 Market Trends
7.4.2 Market Forecast
7.5 Metallic
7.5.1 Market Trends
7.5.2 Market Forecast
7.6 Others
7.6.1 Market Trends
7.6.2 Market Forecast
8 Market Breakup by Application
8.1 Construction Composites
8.1.1 Market Trends
8.1.2 Market Forecast
8.2 Medical Technology
8.2.1 Market Trends
8.2.2 Market Forecast
8.3 Life Science & Biotechnology
8.3.1 Market Trends
8.3.2 Market Forecast
8.4 Paints & Coatings
8.4.1 Market Trends
8.4.2 Market Forecast
8.5 Cosmetics & Personal Care
8.5.1 Market Trends
8.5.2 Market Forecast
8.6 Oil & Gas
8.6.1 Market Trends
8.6.2 Market Forecast
8.7 Automotive
8.7.1 Market Trends
8.7.2 Market Forecast
8.8 Aerospace
8.8.1 Market Trends
8.8.2 Market Forecast
8.9 Others
8.9.1 Market Trends
8.9.2 Market Forecast
9 Market Breakup by Region
9.1 North America
9.1.1 Market Trends
9.1.2 Market Forecast
9.2 Europe
9.2.1 Market Trends
9.2.2 Market Forecast
9.3 Asia Pacific
9.3.1 Market Trends
9.3.2 Market Forecast
9.4 Middle East and Africa
9.4.1 Market Trends
9.4.2 Market Forecast
9.5 Latin America
9.5.1 Market Trends
9.5.2 Market Forecast
10 SWOT Analysis
10.1 Overview
10.2 Strengths
10.3 Weaknesses
10.4 Opportunities
10.5 Threats
11 Value Chain Analysis
12 Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
12.1 Overview
12.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
12.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
12.4 Degree of Competition
12.5 Threat of New Entrants
12.6 Threat of Substitutes
13 Price Analysis
14 Competitive Landscape
14.1 Market Structure
14.2 Key Players
14.3 Profiles of Key Players
14.3.1 3M
14.3.2 AkzoNobel
14.3.3 Nouryon
14.3.4 Matsumoto Yushi-Seiyaku Company
14.3.5 Chase Corporation
14.3.6 Trelleborg
14.3.7 Momentive Performance Materials
14.3.8 Potters Industries
14.3.9 Luminex Corporation
14.3.10 Merit Medical Systems
14.3.11 Bangs Laboratories
14.3.12 Cospheric
14.3.13 Asia Pacific Microspheres
14.3.14 Mo-Sci Corporation
14.3.15 Sigmund Lindner
14.3.16 SIR-Spheres
List of Figures
Figure 1: Global: Microspheres Market: Major Drivers and Challenges
Figure 2: Global: Microspheres Market: Sales Value (in Billion US$), 2013-2018
Figure 3: Global: Microspheres Market: Breakup by Type (in %), 2018
Figure 4: Global: Microspheres Market: Breakup by Raw Material (in %), 2018
Figure 5: Global: Microspheres Market: Breakup by Application (in %), 2018
Figure 6: Global: Microspheres Market: Breakup by Region (in %), 2018
Figure 7: Global: Microspheres Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion US$), 2019-2024
Figure 8: Global: Microspheres Industry: SWOT Analysis
Figure 9: Global: Microspheres Industry: Value Chain Analysis
Figure 10: Global: Microspheres Industry: Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
Figure 11: Global: Microspheres (Hollow) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2013 & 2018
Figure 12: Global: Microspheres (Hollow) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2019-2024
Figure 13: Global: Microspheres (Solid) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2013 & 2018
Figure 14: Global: Microspheres (Solid) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2019-2024
Figure 15: Global: Microspheres (Glass) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2013 & 2018
Figure 16: Global: Microspheres (Glass) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2019-2024
Figure 17: Global: Microspheres (Ceramic) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2013 & 2018
Figure 18: Global: Microspheres (Ceramic) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2019-2024
Figure 19: Global: Microspheres (Fly Ash) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2013 & 2018
Figure 20: Global: Microspheres (Fly Ash) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2019-2024
Figure 21: Global: Microspheres (Polymer) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2013 & 2018
Figure 22: Global: Microspheres (Polymer) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2019-2024
Figure 23: Global: Microspheres (Metallic) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2013 & 2018
Figure 24: Global: Microspheres (Metallic) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2019-2024
Figure 25: Global: Microspheres (Other Raw Materials) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2013 & 2018
Figure 26: Global: Microspheres (Other Raw Materials) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2019-2024
Figure 27: Global: Microspheres (Construction Composites) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2013 & 2018
Figure 28: Global: Microspheres (Construction Composites) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2019-2024
Figure 29: Global: Microspheres (Medical Technology) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2013 & 2018
Figure 30: Global: Microspheres (Medical Technology) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2019-2024
Figure 31: Global: Microspheres (Life Science & Biotechnology) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2013 & 2018
Figure 32: Global: Microspheres (Life Science & Biotechnology) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2019-2024
Figure 33: Global: Microspheres (Paints & Coatings) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2013 & 2018
Figure 34: Global: Microspheres (Paints & Coatings) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2019-2024
Figure 35: Global: Microspheres (Cosmetics & Personal Care) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2013 & 2018
Figure 36: Global: Microspheres (Cosmetics & Personal Care) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2019-2024
Figure 37: Global: Microspheres (Oil & Gas) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2013 & 2018
Figure 38: Global: Microspheres (Oil & Gas) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2019-2024
Figure 39: Global: Microspheres (Automotive) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2013 & 2018
Figure 40: Global: Microspheres (Automotive) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2019-2024
Figure 41: Global: Microspheres (Aerospace) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2013 & 2018
Figure 42: Global: Microspheres (Aerospace) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2019-2024
Figure 43: Global: Microspheres (Other Applications) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2013 & 2018
Figure 44: Global: Microspheres (Other Applications) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2019-2024
Figure 45: North America: Microspheres Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2013 & 2018
Figure 46: North America: Microspheres Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2019-2024
Figure 47: Europe: Microspheres Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2013 & 2018
Figure 48: Europe: Microspheres Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2019-2024
Figure 49: Asia Pacific: Microspheres Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2013 & 2018
Figure 50: Asia Pacific: Microspheres Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2019-2024
Figure 51: Middle East and Africa: Microspheres Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2013 & 2018
Figure 52: Middle East and Africa: Microspheres Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2019-2024
Figure 53: Latin America: Microspheres Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2013 & 2018
Figure 54: Latin America: Microspheres Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2019-2024
List of Tables
Table 1: Global: Microspheres Market: Key Industry Highlights, 2018 and 2024
Table 2: Global: Microspheres Market Forecast: Breakup by Type (in Million US$), 2019-2024
Table 3: Global: Microspheres Market Forecast: Breakup by Raw Material (in Million US$), 2019-2024
Table 4: Global: Microspheres Market Forecast: Breakup by Application (in Million US$), 2019-2024
Table 5: Global: Microspheres Market Forecast: Breakup by Region (in Million US$), 2019-2024
Table 6: Global: Microspheres Market Structure
Table 7: Global: Microspheres Market: Key Players