Ethylene Absorber Market

Market Overview:

The global ethylene absorber market size reached USD 12.8 Billion in 2024. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach USD 48.5 Billion by 2033, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 15.18% during 2025-2033. The growing demand in the residential sector, increasing need to maintain the quality and nutrition of fruits and vegetables during transportation, and thriving packaging industry represent some of the key factors driving the market.

Ethylene absorber comprises ethylene absorbent bags, ethylene filters, absorbent ethylene pads, ethylene absorber sheet, and an ethylene environmental control system that accelerates the maturation of various fruits, vegetables, and flowers. It absorbs ethylene and other volatile organic compounds (VOC), which allow food products to mature more slowly in the warehouse. It can be embedded into paper bags or corrugated fiberboard transit packaging used for storing fruits, such as apples, kiwifruit, apricots, bananas, mangoes, cucumbers, tomatoes, and avocados. It can also be incorporated as sachets into retail packs of the products to benefit the retailer and consumers. It also prevents decay, mold, discoloration, wilting, softening, scald, loss of crunch, and many other negative effects caused by ethylene gas. As it is easy to handle, readily available, and cost-effective, the demand for ethylene absorber is rising across the globe.

Ethylene Absorber Market Trends:

At present, the increasing demand for ethylene absorbers as ethylene is produced by all plants and induces fruit and vegetable ripening, softening, and deterioration, even at low concentrations represents one of the key factors supporting the growth of the market. Besides this, the growing demand for ethylene scavengers that contains an appropriate scavenger in the package, such as potassium permanganate (KMnO4), zeolite, active carbon, and pumice, to remove ethylene is positively influencing the market. In addition, there is a rise in the utilization of ethylene absorbers to extend the shelf life of climacteric fruits, such as mangoes, apples, kiwis, bananas, and avocados, across the globe. This, along with the escalating demand for low density polyethylene (LDPE) bags comprising zeolite to maintain the quality of broccoli florets, is propelling the growth of the market. Moreover, the growing demand for ethylene absorbers in the residential sector to reduce the wastage of food due to its rapid deterioration is offering a favorable market outlook. Apart from this, there is an increase in the employment of ethylene absorbers to maintain the quality and nutrition of fruits and vegetables during transportation. This, coupled with the thriving packaging industry, is strengthening the growth of the market. Additionally, the rising post-harvest storage capacity around the world is offering lucrative growth opportunities to industry investors.

Key Market Segmentation:

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

Product Insights:

• Anti-Ethylene Bag
• Ethylene Filter
• Ethylene Sachet
• Ethylene Absorbent Pad
• Ethylene Absorbent Sheet
• Ethylene Environmental Control Systems
• Others
   

The report has provided a detailed breakup and analysis of the ethylene absorber market based on the product. This includes anti-ethylene bag, ethylene filter, ethylene sachet, ethylene absorbent pad, ethylene absorbent sheet, ethylene environmental control systems, and others. According to the report, ethylene environmental control systems represented the largest segment.

Application Insights:

• Controlled Atmosphere Storage
• Ripening Rooms
• Transportation/Shipping
• Residential
   

A detailed breakup and analysis of the ethylene absorber market based on the application has also been provided in the report. This includes controlled atmosphere storage, ripening rooms, transportation/shipping, and residential. According to the report, transportation/shipping accounted for the largest market share.

End User Insights:

• Fruits and Vegetables
• Flowers
• Crops and Seeds
   

A detailed breakup and analysis of the ethylene absorber market based on the end user has also been provided in the report. This includes fruits and vegetables, flowers, and crops and seeds.

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, which 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 the Middle East and Africa.

Competitive Landscape:

The report has also provided a comprehensive analysis of the competitive landscape in the global ethylene absorber market. Competitive analysis such as market structure, market share by key players, player positioning, top winning strategies, competitive dashboard, and company evaluation quadrant has been covered in the report. Also, detailed profiles of all major companies have been provided. Some of the companies covered include Bee Chems, Bioconservacion SA, BioXTEND Inc., DeltaTrak Inc., Ethylene Control Inc., Greenkeeper Iberia S.L., Keep-It-Fresh, Lipmen Co. Ltd., Secco International Group, Sercalia SL, Symphony Environmental Ltd. (Symphony Environmental Technologies Plc), etc. Kindly note that this only represents a partial list of companies, and the complete list has been provided in the report.

Report Coverage:

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 ethylene absorber market from 2019-2033.
• The research study provides the latest information on the market drivers, challenges, and opportunities in the global ethylene absorber 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 ethylene absorber 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.