Diatomite Market Report 2025

This Diatomite market report provides a comprehensive analysis of the market’s characteristics, size, and growth, including segmentation, regional and country-level breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends, and strategies. It also tracks historical and forecasted market growth across various geographies.

The diatomite market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $2.92 billion in 2024 to $3.34 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.7%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to industrial filtration applications, oil absorbent applications, and health and beauty products.

The diatomite market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $4.36 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.9%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to growing demand in renewable energy, increasing demand in paints and coatings, expanding applications in agriculture, water treatment for industrial processes, focus on environmental remediation, growing demand in agriculture, and increasing use in insulation materials. Major trends in the forecast period include technological advancements in processing, rising adoption of biotechnology, nanotechnology applications, innovations in the food and beverage industry, and cross-industry collaborations.

The expansion of the diatomite market can be attributed to increasing sales in fast-growing countries like China and India, driven by rising disposable incomes and greater access to credit. Disposable income is defined as the amount of money available to individuals or households for spending or saving after taxes have been deducted. Diatomite is mainly utilized for filtering food processing products, including beer, whiskey, and fruit juice, as well as organic liquids like solvents and oils. For example, data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), a US government agency that provides official economic and industry statistics, shows that disposable personal income per capita in the United States rose from $57,339 in November 2022 to $61,047 in November 2023. Consequently, the increase in disposable income is propelling the growth of the diatomite market.

The increasing demand for personal care products is expected to propel the growth of the diatomite market going forward. A personal care product refers to a group of self-care items used for personal hygiene, cleaning, and grooming. They consist of shampoos, conditioners, toothpaste, creams, cosmetics, and home items. The market for diatomite has expanded as a result of rising consumer demand for personal care goods, as it is commonly found in products such as facial scrubs, toothpaste, and deodorants. For instance, in February 2023, according to L'Oréal S.A., a France-based personal care company, sales of consumer products increased from 11.8% to 14.6% and active cosmetics from 28% to 30.6% from the 3rd quarter of 2022 to the 4th quarter of 2022. Therefore, the increasing demand for personal care products is driving the growth of the diatomite market.

Key players in the diatomite market are forming strategic partnerships to improve their product offerings and extend their geographical presence. For instance, in February 2024, African Diatomite Industries Limited, a Kenyan firm focused on diatomaceous earth products, teamed up with Showa Chemical Industry Co. Ltd, a Japanese company renowned for its development and manufacturing of diatomaceous earth and perlite products. This collaboration aims to leverage Showa's extensive expertise and technological advancements in diatomaceous earth production to enhance local operations and expand market access in Kenya and other regions.

Major companies operating in the diatomite market include Imerys S.A., EP Minerals, CECA Chemical, Diatomite CJSC, Jilin Yuan Tong Mineral, Dicalite Management Group Inc., Showa Chemicals Industry Co. Ltd., Calgon Carbon Corporation, Qingdao Best diatomite co.ltd., Shenzhou Xinglong Products of Diatomite Co.Ltd, Chuanshan inte, U.S. SILICA Holdings Inc., Grefco Minerals Inc., Moltan Co., Eagle-Picher Industries Inc., Celite Corp, Damolin, Qingdao Sanxing Diatomite Co. Ltd., Shengzhou Huali Diatomite Products Co. Ltd., Zhilan Diatomite Products Co. Ltd., Changbai Mountain filter aid factory, Noah Chemicals, Kinequip Inc, Atlantic Equipment Engineers Inc., Twin Specialties, Reade Advanced Materials, Barentz, Gromolit LLC, Zhuzhou Yuancheng Hezhong Technology Development Co. Ltd.

North America was the largest region in the diatomite market in 2024.The regions covered in the diatomite market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, the Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the diatomite market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

Diatomite extraction involves obtaining diatomaceous earth, used extensively in filtering beer, wine, juice, and water. Diatomite itself is a silica-rich, porous sedimentary rock comprising fossilized diatoms. Its delicate nature necessitates large processing facilities and heavy earth-moving equipment.

Main diatomite types include pinnularia, coscinodiscus, and melosira. Coscinodiscus, a prominent genus of disk-shaped diatoms found mainly in marine environments, is often abundant in plankton. Diatomite finds various applications as fillers, filter agents, absorbents, construction material, and more. Mining methods for diatomite encompass both underground and surface techniques.

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The diatomite market includes revenues earned by entities by filtering impurities out of beer, juice, and water. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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