Global Leather Chemicals Market Size By Product, By Process, By End User By Geography And Forecast

Leather Chemicals Market Size And Forecast

Leather Chemicals Market was valued at USD 7.65 Billion in 2019 and is projected to reach USD 11.97 Billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 6.20% from 2020 to 2027.

Increasing leather consumption across the footwear, apparel, and automotive industries is one of the main factors boosting the market growth. The chemicals are used at different stages of leather production and can be categorized as pre-tanning, tanning, and finishing chemicals. The Global Leather Chemicals Market report provides a holistic evaluation of the market. The report offers comprehensive analysis of key segments, trends, drivers, restraints, competitive landscape, and factors that are playing a substantial role in the market.

Global Leather Chemicals Definition

Leather chemicals are a category of products that are utilized in the treatment of animal hides for the assembly of leather. Leather chemicals are required at different stages of leather processing which incorporates beam house, tanning and finishing, fatliquors and water repellents, and drum dyeing.

Leather is an unmatched material for making accessory products and items. To make the leather long-lasting for use and to create an appealing richness of leather, many leather chemicals are used.

The leather production process involves several chemical reactions. The basic process is the beam house process, which mainly includes beam house chemicals such as cleaning chemicals and degreasing agents. This is followed by leather tanning, which consumes tanning & dyeing chemicals such as synthetic tanning agents (systems), fatliquors, and dyes. The systems (synthetic tanning agents) are considered as a substitute for vegetable tanning agents.

Global Leather Chemicals Market Overview

Increasing leather consumption across the footwear, apparel, and automotive industries is one of the main factors boosting the market growth. The chemicals are used at different stages of leather production and can be categorized as pre-tanning, tanning, and finishing chemicals. The most widely used chemicals include chromium sulfates, PU resins, surfactants, and biocides.

These chemicals are anticipated to witness an upsurge in the demand for improving the texture, color, and aesthetic value of leather. However, several negative aspects associated with the use of these chemicals, such as high water consumption, toxicity, and emission of wastes such as heavy metals and phthalates, may pose a serious threat to the environment. Additionally, chromium is considered to be carcinogenic in nature and may cause lung irritation when inhaled, thus proving to be hazardous to human life.

The above-mentioned factors are expected to restrain the market growth. The market is dominated by a relatively small number of companies with large production capacities. These players are looking towards adopting expansion strategies on account of increasing market penetration of leather chemicals in the production of footwear, automotive upholstery, home furnishing, and other accessory goods. This is expected to result in the steady growth of market players over the forecast period. Therefore, integration is likely to be a popular expansion strategy adopted by various companies operating in the market.

Global Leather Chemicals Market Segmentation Analysis

The Global Leather Chemicals Market is Segmented based on Product, Process, End User and Geography.

Leather Chemicals Market, By Product

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

Based on Product, the market is bifurcated into Biocides, Surfactants, Chromium Sulfate, Polyurethane Resins, Sodium Bicarbonate, and Others. Chromium sulfate is used on a large scale for the dyeing process in the leather industry. A high proportion of produced leather, starting from 80% to 90%, is tanned using chromium salts. The primary function of such tanning agents is to stabilize the leather through the crosslinking of collagen fibers. Trivalent chromium agents are extensively utilized in tanning and retanning processes. However, under certain circumstances, the oxidation of trivalent chromium to hexavalent chromium is expected to remain a key issue for manufacturers.

Leather Chemicals Market, By Process

• Tanning & Dyeing• Beamhouse• Finishing

Based on Process, the market is segmented into Tanning & Dyeing, Beamhouse and Finishing. Tanning and dyeing chemicals accounted for the largest revenue share of 48.06% in 2019 and are anticipated to maintain their lead over the forecast period. The most commonly used chemicals in the tanning process include trivalent chromium and vegetable tannins. As dyeing and tanyard operations are the main stages within the leather making process, it consumes a better amount of chemicals for processes starting from tanning to post tanning operations. The aforementioned factors are expected to drive the demand for tanning and dyeing chemicals over the forecast period.

Leather Chemicals Market, By End User

• Footwear• Upholstery• Garments• Leather Goods

Based on End Use, the market is bifurcated into Footwear, Upholstery, Garments, and Leather Goods. Footwear emerged because of the largest end-use segment and accounted for a share of nearly 50.0%. Leather is one of the widely used components in footwear manufacturing owing to which consumption of the product is high in the footwear industry. The footwear sector uses finishing chemicals on an outsized scale to enhance the aesthetic view of the merchandise. Increasing demand for luxury footwear is likely to propel the demand for finishing chemicals in the extended run.

Leather Chemicals Market, By Geography

• North America• Europe• Asia Pacific• Rest of the world

Based on regional analysis, the Global Leather Chemicals Market is classified into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Rest of the world. The Asia Pacific accounted for the largest revenue share of 52.0% in 2019. Uninterrupted supply of raw materials and low-cost labor are some of the major factors contributing to the market growth in this region. Increasing disposable income of consumers in developing countries, such as China and India, along with augmented demand for premium products, has fuelled the leather demand in several end-use industries, thereby driving the product consumption in the above-mentioned countries. Moreover, manufacturers such as Lanxess AG and Seaton Chemicals Ltd. have a well-established footprint in the region, and thus can adequately resolve any demand-supply gap issues.

Key Players In Leather Chemicals Market

The “Global Leather Chemicals Market” study report will provide a valuable insight with an emphasis on the global market. The major players in the market are Bayer AG, Lanxess AG, Elmentis Plc, Stahl International B.V., Texapel, Chemtan Company, Inc., Lawrence Industries Limited, Zschimmer, Schwarz GmbH and Co KG Chemische Fabriken.

The competitive landscape section also includes key development strategies, market share, and market ranking analysis of the above-mentioned players globally.

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