Adipic Acid Market

Market Overview:

The global adipic acid market size reached USD 6.6 Billion in 2024. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach USD 10.6 Billion by 2033, exhibiting a growth rate of (CAGR) of 5.25% during 2025-2033. The increasing utilization of adipic acid across the automotive and food and beverage (F&B) industries is majorly driving the market toward growth.

Adipic Acid Market Analysis:

• Market Growth and Size: The market is witnessing moderate growth, which can be attributed to the rising need for nylon production, particularly in the automotive and textile industries.
• Major Market Drivers: The thriving automotive industry, where adipic acid is used in the production of resins for lightweight and durable automotive parts is propelling the growth of the market. Additionally, the expanding textile industry, especially in emerging economies, is catalyzing the demand for adipic acid due to its application in nylon production for clothing and fabrics.
• Key Market Trends: The increasing shift towards sustainable production methods and bio-based alternatives is impelling the market growth. This trend is driven by environmental concerns and regulatory pressures, leading to the development of eco-friendly processes for adipic acid production. Moreover, there is a growing demand for adipic acid in the construction sector to produce durable and weather-resistant materials.
• Geographical Trends: Asia Pacific leads the market owing to the presence of key manufacturing hubs in countries like China and India, coupled with the rapid industrialization and urbanization in the region. However, North America is emerging as a fast-growing market, driven by the established automotive and textile industries.
• Competitive Landscape: The market is characterized by intense competition among key players. They are focusing on strategic initiatives, such as mergers and acquisitions (M&A), product innovations, and partnerships to strengthen their market position and expand their product offerings.
• Challenges and Opportunities: While the market faces challenges, such as the volatility of raw material prices, particularly cyclohexane and nitric acid, which impacts production costs, it also encounters opportunities in the development of bio-based adipic acid and the expansion of applications beyond traditional industries, such as the electronics and packaging sectors, presenting avenues for market growth and diversification.

Adipic acid, or hexanedioic acid (CH2)4(COOH)2, is a slightly soluble, organic white crystalline compound that is commercially formulated by oxidizing the combination of cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone, also known as ketone alcohol oil (KA oil), with nitric acid. It can be further synthesized through a two-stage carbonylation reaction of butadiene, carbon monoxide (CO), and methanol, which further helps produce dimethyl adipate. Adipic acid is corrosive, highly flammable, stable, and an acidulant and exhibits various chemical and mechanical properties. Based on these characteristics, adipic acid is widely used in the manufacturing of diverse home furnishing products, including cushioning materials, bedding foam, furniture, and carpet underlays to improve the comfort and durability of the furniture. Apart from this, adipic acid finds extensive application in the production of nylon 66 and polyurethanes as a reactant to fabricate plasticizers, lubricant components, polyester polyols, and feedstocks, including benzene, ammonia, and cyclohexane.

Adipic Acid Market Trends:

The global adipic acid market growth can be attributed to the considerable expansion in the automotive sector and the increasing demand for premium lightweight vehicles. Adipic acid compounds are utilized in monomer, polyamide 6.6 pellets, polyamide, and nylon 66 formulations that are used to design glass-reinforced and plastic-based structural parts, including engine covers, airbag containers, and several interior and exterior automobile components, owing to their lightweight and temperature-resistant attributes. These components further reduce vehicle weight, improve fuel efficiency and mitigate carbon emissions. In line with this, the escalating consumption of ready-to-eat (RTE) processed edible meals and ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages has facilitated the widespread adoption of adipic acid in the food and beverage (F&B) sector as a leavening agent and an additive, which, in turn, is acting as another growth-inducing factor. Moreover, the rising environmental concerns have prompted governments of several countries to promote the uptake of sustainable approaches for the adipic acid formulation, which is favoring the adipic acid market demand. In line with this, the introduction of bio-based adipic acid is acting as a major growth-inducing factor. Apart from this, the escalating usage of adipic acid as a difunctional crosslinking agent in paints and coatings and strategic collaborations amongst key players to employ the product in consumer electronic products are positively impacting the adipic acid market prices.

Key Market Segmentation:

IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each segment of the global adipic acid market, along with forecasts at the global, regional, and country levels from 2025-2033. Our report has categorized the market based on end product, application, and end user.

End Product Insights:

• Nylon 66 Fibers
• Nylon 66 Engineering Resins
• Polyurethanes
• Adipate Esters
• Others
   

A detailed breakup and analysis of the adipic acid market based on the end product has also been provided in the adipic acid market report. This includes nylon 66 fibers, nylon 66 engineering resins, polyurethanes, adipate esters, and others. According to the report, nylon 66 fibers accounted for the largest market share

Application Insights:

• Plasticizers
• Unsaturated Polyester Resins
• Wet Paper Resins
• Coatings
• Synthetic Lubricants
• Food Additives
• Others
   

The report has also provided a detailed breakup and analysis of the adipic acid market based on the application. This includes plasticizers, unsaturated polyester resins, wet paper resins, coatings, synthetic lubricants, food additives, and others. According to the report, plasticizers represented the largest segment.

End User Insights:

• Automotive
• Electrical and Electronics
• Textiles
• Food and Beverage
• Personal Care
• Pharmaceuticals
• Others
   

A detailed breakup and analysis of the adipic acid market based on the end user has also been provided in the report. This includes automotive, electrical and electronics, textiles, food and beverage, personal care, pharmaceuticals, and others. According to the report, automotive accounted for the largest market share.

Regional Insights:

• 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
   

The report has also provided a comprehensive analysis of all the major regional markets that include North America (the United States and Canada); Asia Pacific (China, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia, Indonesia, and others); Europe (Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Russia, and others); Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, and others); and Middle East and Africa. According to the report, the Asia Pacific was the largest market for adipic acid. Some of the factors driving the Asia Pacific adipic acid market included its rapid expansion in the electronics sector and the increasing purchase of compact consumer electronic products with superior functionality, such as smartphones, laptops and tablets etc.

Competitive Landscape:

The report has also provided a comprehensive analysis of the competitive landscape in the global adipic acid market. Detailed profiles of all major companies have also been provided. Some of the companies covered include Asahi Kasei Corporation, Ascend Performance Materials, BASF SE, Domo Chemicals, Invista (Koch Industries), Lanxess AG, Radici Partecipazioni SpA, Solvay S.A., Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd., Tangshan Zhonghao Chemical Co. Ltd., TCI Chemicals (India) Pvt. Ltd., Tian Li High & New Tech Co. Ltd., etc. Kindly note that this only represents a partial list of companies, and the complete list has been provided in the report.

Latest News:

• March 15, 2022: Asahi Kasei Corporation and Genomatica announced a strategic partnership to commercialize renewably sourced nylon 6,61 made from Genomatica’s bio-based HMD building block. Asahi Kasei looks to this partnership to support its goal to be first-to-market with a more sustainable nylon 6,6 for the automotive and electronics industries, based on plant-based HMD, and to accelerate the achievement of its corporate sustainability objectives.
• March 27, 2023: BASF SE announced that it has received first ISCC+ certification for sites located in Onsan and Yeosu, and Korea for adipic acid and PA6.6 as well as MDI and TDI respectively. The attainment of the certificates underlines the determination of the division to help customers in all regions reach their individual sustainability targets.
• December 8, 2021: Ascend Performance Materials announced plans to purchase a compounding facility in San Jose Iturbide, Mexico, to increase its global footprint and expand production capacity for high-performance engineered materials.

Report Coverage:

Key Questions Answered in This Report:

• How has the global adipic acid market performed so far and how will it perform in the coming years?
• What are the drivers, restraints, and opportunities in the global adipic acid market?
• What are the key regional markets?
• Which countries represent the most attractive adipic acid markets?
• What is the breakup of the market based on the end product?
• What is the breakup of the market based on the application?
• What is the breakup of the market based on the end user?
• What is the competitive structure of the global adipic acid market?
• Who are the key players/companies in the global adipic acid market?

Key Benefits for Stakeholders:

• IMARC’s report offers a comprehensive quantitative analysis of various market segments, historical and current market trends, market forecasts, and dynamics of the adipic acid market from 2019-2033.
• The research study provides the latest information on the market drivers, challenges, and opportunities in the global adipic acid market.
• The study maps the leading as well as the fastest growing regional markets. It further enables stakeholders to identify the key country-level markets within each region.
• Porter's five forces analysis assist stakeholders in assessing the impact of new entrants, competitive rivalry, supplier power, buyer power, and the threat of substitution. It helps stakeholders to analyze the level of competition within the adipic acid industry and its attractiveness.
• Competitive landscape allows stakeholders to understand their competitive environment and provides an insight into the current positions of key players in the market.