The Asia Pacific Acetonitrile Market would witness market growth of 6.3% CAGR during the forecast period (2024-2031). In the year 2022, the Asia Pacific market's volume surged to 841.4 hundred Tonnes, showcasing a growth of 15.0% (2020-2023).
Acetonitrile serves as a solvent, reagent, and intermediate in pharmaceutical synthesis, playing a pivotal role in drug development and manufacturing processes. As a solvent, acetonitrile facilitates the dissolution of pharmaceutical compounds, enabling efficient reactions and synthesis of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and intermediates. Therefore, the pharmaceutical sector of India utilized 52.85 hundred Tonnes of Acetonitrile in 2023.
The China market dominated the Asia Pacific Acetonitrile Market by Country in 2023 and would continue to be a dominant market till 2031; thereby, achieving a market value of $82,155 Thousands by 2031. The Japan market is registering a CAGR of 5.6% during (2024 - 2031). Additionally, The India market would showcase a CAGR of 6.9% during (2024 - 2031).
Acetonitrile is a key raw material used to produce specialty chemicals, including solvents, polymer precursors, and performance additives. Its unique chemical properties, such as its ability to act as a nucleophile, electrophile, or solvent in organic reactions, make it a versatile building block for synthesizing a wide range of specialty chemicals used in coatings, adhesives, sealants, lubricants, and other industrial applications.
Moreover, acetonitrile is widely employed as a solvent and mobile phase in analytical chemistry techniques such as chromatography (e.g., HPLC, gas chromatography), spectrophotometry, and spectroscopy. Its low UV cut-off, low viscosity, and high solubility for a wide range of analytes make it an ideal solvent for separating and analyzing complex mixtures of organic compounds, pharmaceuticals, environmental pollutants, and biomolecules.
China has emerged as a major hub for pharmaceutical manufacturing, with a vast network of pharmaceutical companies producing generic drugs, active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), and finished dosage forms. Acetonitrile is extensively used to synthesize APIs and pharmaceutical intermediates, making it a crucial raw material for drug manufacturing operations in China. Hence, the rising pharmaceutical and electronics sectors in the Asia Pacific can lead to enhanced demand for acetonitrile in the region.
Based on Type, the market is segmented into Solvent, and Derivative. Based on Application, the market is segmented into Analytical Applications, Organic Synthesis, Extraction, and Others. Based on End-user, the market is segmented into Pharmaceutical, Analytical Industry, Agrochemical, and Others. Based on countries, the market is segmented into China, Japan, India, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, and Rest of Asia Pacific.
Acetonitrile serves as a solvent, reagent, and intermediate in pharmaceutical synthesis, playing a pivotal role in drug development and manufacturing processes. As a solvent, acetonitrile facilitates the dissolution of pharmaceutical compounds, enabling efficient reactions and synthesis of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and intermediates. Therefore, the pharmaceutical sector of India utilized 52.85 hundred Tonnes of Acetonitrile in 2023.
The China market dominated the Asia Pacific Acetonitrile Market by Country in 2023 and would continue to be a dominant market till 2031; thereby, achieving a market value of $82,155 Thousands by 2031. The Japan market is registering a CAGR of 5.6% during (2024 - 2031). Additionally, The India market would showcase a CAGR of 6.9% during (2024 - 2031).
Acetonitrile is a key raw material used to produce specialty chemicals, including solvents, polymer precursors, and performance additives. Its unique chemical properties, such as its ability to act as a nucleophile, electrophile, or solvent in organic reactions, make it a versatile building block for synthesizing a wide range of specialty chemicals used in coatings, adhesives, sealants, lubricants, and other industrial applications.
Moreover, acetonitrile is widely employed as a solvent and mobile phase in analytical chemistry techniques such as chromatography (e.g., HPLC, gas chromatography), spectrophotometry, and spectroscopy. Its low UV cut-off, low viscosity, and high solubility for a wide range of analytes make it an ideal solvent for separating and analyzing complex mixtures of organic compounds, pharmaceuticals, environmental pollutants, and biomolecules.
China has emerged as a major hub for pharmaceutical manufacturing, with a vast network of pharmaceutical companies producing generic drugs, active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), and finished dosage forms. Acetonitrile is extensively used to synthesize APIs and pharmaceutical intermediates, making it a crucial raw material for drug manufacturing operations in China. Hence, the rising pharmaceutical and electronics sectors in the Asia Pacific can lead to enhanced demand for acetonitrile in the region.
Based on Type, the market is segmented into Solvent, and Derivative. Based on Application, the market is segmented into Analytical Applications, Organic Synthesis, Extraction, and Others. Based on End-user, the market is segmented into Pharmaceutical, Analytical Industry, Agrochemical, and Others. Based on countries, the market is segmented into China, Japan, India, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, and Rest of Asia Pacific.
List of Key Companies Profiled
- Honeywell International, Inc
- Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
- INEOS Group Holdings S.A
- Asahi Kasei Corporation
- PetroChina Company Limited (China National Petroleum Corporation)
- Formosa Plastics Group
- Avantor, Inc.
- Nantong Acetic Acid Chemical Co., Ltd.
- Neuchem Inc.
- Nova Molecular Technologies, Inc.
Market Report Segmentation
By Type (Volume, Hundred Tonnes, USD Million, 2020-2031)- Solvent
- Derivative
- Analytical Applications
- Organic Synthesis
- Extraction
- Others
- Pharmaceutical
- Analytical Industry
- Agrochemical
- Others
- China
- Japan
- India
- South Korea
- Singapore
- Malaysia
- Rest of Asia Pacific
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Market Scope & Methodology
Chapter 2. Market at a Glance
Chapter 3. Market Overview
Chapter 4. Asia Pacific Acetonitrile Market by Type
Chapter 5. Asia Pacific Acetonitrile Market by Application
Chapter 6. Asia Pacific Acetonitrile Market by End-user
Chapter 7. Asia Pacific Acetonitrile Market by Country
Chapter 8. Company Profiles
Companies Mentioned
- Honeywell International, Inc
- Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
- INEOS Group Holdings S.A
- Asahi Kasei Corporation
- PetroChina Company Limited (China National Petroleum Corporation)
- Formosa Plastics Group
- Avantor, Inc.
- Nantong Acetic Acid Chemical Co., Ltd.
- Neuchem Inc.
- Nova Molecular Technologies, Inc.
Methodology
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