The report "Antimicrobial Additives Market With Covid-19 Impact Analysis by Type (Inorganic (Silver, Copper, Zinc), Organic(OBPA, DCOIT, Triclosan)), Application (Plastic, Paints & Coatings, Pulp & Paper), End-use Industry and Region - Global Forecasts to 2026" The market is projected to reach USD 5.5 billion by 2026, at a CAGR of 6.6% from USD 4.0 billion in 2021. This growth is primarily triggered by the increasing demand from the healthcare industry. APAC is the largest antimicrobial additives market due to the stringent industrial standardizations pertaining to the high growth of the end-use industries in the emerging countries such as China, India, Japan, and South Korea. The region is estimated to be the most populated in the world, which creates immense opportunity for the antimicrobial additives in packaging and food & beverage end-use industries.
Asia-Pacific is the largest antimicrobial additives market, globally. The growth is mainly attributed to high economic growth rate, followed by heavy investment in the healthcare, packaging, and automotive industries. With economic constraints and saturation in the European and North American markets, demand is shifting to the Asia-Pacific region. Growing demand and policies like emission control and the use of environmentally friendly products, have led to innovation in the plastics industry of the region, making it a plastic hub, globally. The antimicrobial additives manufacturers are targeting this region, as it is the strongest market for various end-use industries such as construction and automotive.
The key market players profiled in the report include BASF SE (Germany), DuPont De Nemours (US), Microban International (US), Sanitized AG (Switzerland), LyondellBasell (Netherlands), Avient Corporation (US), Biocote (UK), and Milliken Chemical (US) among others
