The global lignin products market size reached USD 1,083.8 Million in 2024. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach USD 1,434.0 Million by 2033, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 3% during 2025-2033.
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Key Statistics
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Base Year
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2024
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Forecast Years
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2025-2033
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Historical Years
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2019-2024
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Market Size in 2024
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USD 1,083.8 Million |
Market Forecast in 2033
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USD 1,434.0 Million |
Market Growth Rate 2025-2033 | 3% |
Lignin products are derived from complex, non-toxic and biodegradable polymers, which are found naturally in the cell walls of dry-land plants. They exhibit excellent binding properties as they contain lignosulfonate that reduces sugar and sugar sulfonate. At present, they are utilized in wallboard, leather and water treatment, lead-acid batteries, oil recovery, industrial cleaners, and oil well drilling muds. They also find usage as adhesives, resins, binders, dispersants, emulsifiers, wetting agents, agglomerates, and chelating agents in various end use industries across the globe.
Lignins can replace fossil-based raw materials in a wide range of products, such as plastics and chemicals. This, in confluence with a shift in consumer preferences towards the alternative sources of energy and chemicals due to the increasing prices and exhaustion of fossil fuel sources, represents one of the key factors bolstering the growth of the market. In addition to this, governing agencies of numerous countries are encouraging the adoption of energy-efficient measures in the pulp and paper industry to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. This, in turn, is catalyzing the demand for refined lignin products to replace fossil-based phenols in resins for plywood, oriented strand board (OSB), laminated veneer lumber (LVL), paper lamination, and insulation material. Apart from this, lignin products are employed in the agriculture sector for making pesticides, fertilizer bricks, and animal feed pellets and additives. Furthermore, they find extensive usage in the healthcare industry as pharmaceutical excipients for tablet manufacturing. Besides this, the growing popularity of lignin-based carbon fibers as reinforcement composites in the aerospace industry is anticipated to provide lucrative opportunities to market players operating around the world.
IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each sub-segment of the global lignin products market report, along with forecasts at the global, regional and country level from 2025-2033. Our report has categorized the market based on product, source and application.
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The competitive landscape of the industry has also been examined along with the profiles of the key players being Aditya Birla Management Corporation Pvt. Ltd., Borregaard AS, Domtar Corporation, Green Agrochem, Ingevity Corporation, Merck KGaA, Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd., Rayonier Advanced Materials, Stora Enso Oyj, The Dallas Group of America Inc., West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. and Wuhan East China Chemical Co. Ltd.
Report Features | Details |
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Base Year of the Analysis | 2024 |
Historical Period | 2019-2024 |
Forecast Period | 2025-2033 |
Units | Million USD |
Segment Coverage | Product, Source, 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 | Aditya Birla Management Corporation Pvt. Ltd., Borregaard AS, Domtar Corporation, Green Agrochem, Ingevity Corporation, Merck KGaA, Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd., Rayonier Advanced Materials, Stora Enso Oyj, The Dallas Group of America Inc., West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. and Wuhan East China Chemical Co. Ltd. |
Customization Scope | 10% Free Customization |
Post-Sale Analyst Support | 10-12 Weeks |
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The global lignin products market was valued at USD 1,083.8 Million in 2024.
We expect the global lignin products market to exhibit a CAGR of 3% during 2025-2033.
The rising utilization of lignin products in the agriculture sector to produce pesticides, fertilizer bricks, and animal feed pellets, is primarily catalyzing the global lignin products 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 closure of numerous end-use industries for lignin products.
Based on the product, the global lignin products market can be segmented into organosolv lignin, kraft lignin, lignosulphonates, and others. Among these, lignosulphonates currently hold the majority of the total market share.
Based on the source, the global lignin products market has been divided into cellulosic ethanol, kraft pulping, and sulphite pulping. Currently, sulphite pulping exhibits a clear dominance in the market.
Based on the application, the global lignin products market can be categorized into concrete additive, animal feed, vanillin, dispersant, resins, activated carbon, carbon fibers, plastics/polymers, phenol and derivatives, and other. Among these, concrete additive currently accounts for the largest 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 lignin products market include Aditya Birla Management Corporation Pvt. Ltd., Borregaard AS, Domtar Corporation, Green Agrochem, Ingevity Corporation, Merck KGaA, Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd., Rayonier Advanced Materials, Stora Enso Oyj, The Dallas Group of America Inc., West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd., and Wuhan East China Chemical Co. Ltd.