CHPTAC Market - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2022 - 2027)

The market for CHPTAC is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 3% globally during the forecast period. CHPTAC is an abbreviation of 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyltrimethyl ammonium chloride. Chemically CHPTAC is known as Liquid Cationic Etherification Agent with a molecular formula C6H15Cl2NO. Chptac has a molecular weight of 188.10. CHPTAC belongs to quaternary ammonium salts. This liquid cationic etherifying agent is miscible with water and lower alcohols. The growing paper industry and increasing application in the water treatment industry have been driving the market growth.

Key Highlights

• However, the increasing manufacturing costs and rising logistic costs and the outbreak of coronavirus across the globe are likely to hinder the growth of the studied market.
• The growing application in the personal care industry is likely to provide opportunities for the CHPTAC market over the next five years.
• North America dominated the market across the globe with the largest consumption from countries such as USA and Canada.

Key Market Trends

Paper Segment to Dominate the Market

• The paper segment stands to be the dominating segment owing to its widespread consumption in the paper in various industries for packaging purposes and others.
• Myriad applications of CHPTAC including internal binders, reinforcers, and packing is expected to provide a boost to the demand of CHTAC in the market.
• In paper industry, CHPTAC is utilized to produce cationic starch which acts as a paper reinforcer and paper binder to increase the dry strength of paper. Thus, the growth of the paper industry is expected to drive market growth for CHPTAC.
• Paper is an important material, used daily for many purposes worldwide. More than half of the production of paper was attributable to packaging paper as increasing consumer awareness about environment-friendly nature of paper packaging than polymer packaging.
• All the aforementioned factors are expected to drive the CHPTAC market during the forecast period.

North America Region to Dominate the Market

• North America stands to be the dominating region during the forecast period as the United States is one of the prominent regions in the paper industry.
• The efficacy of CHPTAC to act as a liquid cationic etherification agent has significantly driven its demand in the textile industry.
• The United States is a major market in the North American textile industry. North America as a whole accounted for more than 41% of the exports in the global textile industry in 2019.
• Growing consumption of CHPTAC as a flocculant in the water treatment industry and escalating the need for water treatment plants are likely to create remunerative opportunities for the market.
• CHPTAC is also used as a cationic reagent in the personal care industry. Thus, the growth of the personal care industry is expected to result in an increased demand for CHPTAC over the forecast period.
• Hence, all such market trends are expected to drive the demand for CHPTAC market in the region during the forecast period.

Competitive Landscape

The global CHPTAC market is partially consolidated in nature with a few major players dominating a significant portion of the market. Some of the major companies are Filo Chemical, Hefei TNJ Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., SACHEM, Inc., SKW Quab Chemicals Inc. and Shubham Starch Chem amongst others.

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