Calcium Sulfonate Market Segmentation By Grade (Food Grade, Industrial Grade); By Application (Industrial, Marine, Food Processing, Steel, Automotive, Commercial Vehicle, Passenger Vehicle, Mining and Others); By Geography Growth Drivers, and Key Players - Global Demand Analysis & Opportunity Outlook 2027

Calcium Sulfonate Overview

Calcium Sulfonate is pigeonholed under the category of soap thickener which is majorly used for the devising of specialties and greases. Greases are commonly used in order to enhance the lubrication properties of the moving metal objects or in other words to reduce the friction between the metal surfaces or substrates in order to enhance their operating life. Additionally, Calcium sulfonate greases doesn’t use phosphorus, chlorine, lead, antimony and zinc due to which these calcium sulfonate greases has minimal to zero  impact on environment.

Market Size and Forecast

The global Calcium Sulfonate market is expected to showcase a significant CAGR during the forecasted period 2018-2027. Additionally, the global calcium sulfonate market is thriving on the back of grease production, which is mainly used in automotive vehicles, bulk machineries and complexes the main industry challenge is to fight against oxidation, corrosion and water.

The global calcium sulfonate market is segmented into application, grades and geography. In terms of regional platform, demand for calcium sulfonate in the Asia pacific region is anticipated to showcase highest market share to propel the growth of overall global calcium sulfonate market over the forecast period. Factors such as, rapid urbanization coupled with the favorable government initiatives to support industrial growth in the region creates significant opportunities for calcium sulfonate market players. North America is anticipated to contribute a significant CAGR during the predicted period. In contrast, Europe despite of slow economic growth is expected to hold the substantial market share due to boosted automobile production.  

Market Segmentation

Our in-depth analysis segmented the global calcium sulfonate market in the following segments:

By Application

• Industrial
• Marine
• Food Processing
• Steel
• Automotive
• Commercial Vehicle
• Passenger Vehicle       
• Mining
• Others

By Grade

• Food Grade
• Industrial Grade

By Region

Global Calcium Sulfonate market is further classified on the basis of region as follows:

• North America (U.S. & Canada) Market size, Y-O-Y growth & Opportunity Analysis
• Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Rest of Latin America) Market size, Y-O-Y growth & Opportunity Analysis
• Europe (U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Hungary, BENELUX, Turkey Rest of Europe) Market size, Y-O-Y growth & Opportunity Analysis
• Asia-Pacific (China, India, Japan, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Rest of Asia) Market size, Y-O-Y growth & Opportunity Analysis.
• Middle East and Africa (GCC, Israel, North Africa, South Africa, Rest of Middle East) Market size, Y-O-Y growth & Opportunity Analysis

Growth Drivers and Challenges

Rising consumption of calcium sulfonate such as grease formulation through calcium sulfonate has better potential in mechanical stability, ability, better dropping point, high load carrying and better resistance against water, oxidation and corrosion, Also the growth of end user industries such as, food processing, steel, marine, automotive to name a few is providing abundant growth opportunities for calcium sulfonate manufacturers.

Adequate operations in the end user industries the players are demanding more calcium sulfonate based greases as a prime material in their operations. Current market players in the value chain process mainly focus on augmenting their overall market position through snowballing their product portfolio. End users are mainly working on to upsurge their overall production efficiency, reduce the processing cost without conceding on the product quality, which remains a core area of focus for manufacturers and producers. Additionally, government initiative towards driving the industrial growth also propels the demand of calcium sulfonate greases over the forecast period.

In contrast, high cost incurred during the formulation of calcium sulfonate greases in order to reach desirable properties across the regions and countries, is expected to dampen the growth of calcium sulfonate market to some extent since the chemical ingredients manufacturers/suppliers have to deliver accurate data and evidence regarding production and processing.

Key players

• Fuchs Petrolub AG
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• Lubrizol Corporation
• Chemtura Corporation
• Daubert Chemical Company
• Royal Mfg Co
• SWEPCO Lubricants
• Asianol Grease
• Amtecol
• Exxon Mobil