Ethoxylates Market Report by Product (Alcohol, Fatty Amine, Fatty Acid, Ethyl Ester, Glyceride, and Others), Application (Household and Personal Care, Institutional and Industrial Cleaning, Pharmaceutical, Agrochemicals, Oilfield Chemicals, and Others), and Region 2025-2033

Ethoxylates Market Report by Product (Alcohol, Fatty Amine, Fatty Acid, Ethyl Ester, Glyceride, and Others), Application (Household and Personal Care, Institutional and Industrial Cleaning, Pharmaceutical, Agrochemicals, Oilfield Chemicals, and Others), and Region 2025-2033

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Market Overview:

The global ethoxylates market size reached USD 15.1 Billion in 2024. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach USD 20.2 Billion by 2033, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 3.26% during 2025-2033.

Report Attribute 
Key Statistics
Base Year
2024
Forecast Years
2025-2033
Historical Years
2019-2024
Market Size in 2024
USD 15.1 Billion
Market Forecast in 2033
USD 20.2 Billion
Market Growth Rate 2025-2033 3.26%


Ethoxylates are organic compounds produced by adding epoxides or ethylene oxide (EO) to substrates like alcohols, acids, amines and vegetable oils in the desired molar ratio. They are hydrophobic and hydrophilic in nature, which helps them to dissolve in oil and water, depending on the type of ethoxylate used in the process. Due to this, they help lower the surface tension between two different types of liquids or between gases and liquids. They also offer other properties such as high-water solubility, good formulation, wetting ability, and low aquatic toxicity.

The global ethoxylates market is primarily driven by their increasing applications across diverse end-use industries, ranging from paints and coatings and textile processing to personal care, agriculture, and pulp and paper. Due to their cleaning, emulsifying, foaming, wetting and dispersing properties, ethoxylates are utilized in detergents, soaps, paints, adhesives, fabric softeners, inks, ski waxes, emulsions, anti-fogs, snowboard wax, and deinking of recycled papers. Ethoxylates also play an essential role in personal care products such as cosmetics, shampoos, shower gels, hair conditioners, and toothpaste. Additionally, the process of dyeing and finishing in the textile industry also employs ethoxylate, thereby positively influencing the market growth. Besides this, the leading companies are focusing on introducing low-rinse products like methyl ester ethoxylates, which produce low foam to reduce water wastage. Furthermore, they are also developing sustainably sourced ethoxylates, which lower the manufacturing and raw material costs.

Key Market Segmentation:

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

Breakup by Product:

  • Alcohol
  • Fatty Amine
  • Fatty Acid
  • Ethyl Ester
  • Glyceride
  • Others
     

Breakup by Application:

  • Household and Personal Care
  • Institutional and Industrial Cleaning
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Agrochemicals
  • Oilfield Chemicals
  • Others
     

Breakup by Region:

  • 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

Competitive Landscape:

The competitive landscape of the industry has also been examined along with the profiles of the key players being Akzo Nobel N.V., Arkema, BASF SE, Dow Chemical Company, Evonik Industries AG, India Glycols Limited, Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., SABIC, Solvay and Stepan Company.

Report Coverage:

Report Features Details
Base Year of the Analysis 2024
Historical Period 2019-2024
Forecast Period 2025-2033
Units Billion USD
Segment Coverage Product, Application, Region
Region Covered Asia Pacific, Europe, North America, Latin America, Middle East and Africa
Countries Covered United States, Canada, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Russia, China, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia, Indonesia, Brazil, Mexico
Companies Covered Akzo Nobel N.V., Arkema, BASF SE, Dow Chemical Company, Evonik Industries AG, India Glycols Limited, Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., SABIC, Solvay and Stepan Company
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Key Questions Answered in This Report

The global ethoxylates market was valued at USD 15.1 Billion in 2024.

We expect the global ethoxylates market to exhibit a CAGR of 3.26% during 2025-2033.

The rising demand for ethoxylates in detergents, soaps, paints, adhesives, fabric softeners, inks, etc., owing to their cleaning, emulsifying, foaming, wetting, and dispersing properties, is primarily driving the global ethoxylates market.

The sudden outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic had led to the implementation of stringent lockdown regulations across several nations, resulting in the temporary halt in numerous production activities for ethoxylates.

Based on the product, the global ethoxylates market has been divided into alcohol, fatty amine, fatty acid, ethyl ester, glyceride, and others. Among these, alcohol currently exhibits a clear dominance in the market.

Based on the application, the global ethoxylates market can be segmented into household and personal care, institutional and industrial cleaning, pharmaceutical, agrochemicals, oilfield chemicals, and others. Currently, household and personal care accounts for the majority of the global market share.

On a regional level, the market has been classified into North America, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and Middle East and Africa, where Europe currently dominates the global market.

Some of the major players in the global ethoxylates market include Akzo Nobel N.V., Arkema, BASF SE, Dow Chemical Company, Evonik Industries AG, India Glycols Limited, Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., SABIC, Solvay, and Stepan Company.

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