Metal-Organic Framework Market Report 2026

The metal-organic framework market size has grown exponentially in recent years. It will grow from $0.62 billion in 2025 to $0.78 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25.4%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to rising research in nanomaterials, increasing demand from chemical and pharmaceutical industries, growth in gas storage applications, expansion of catalysis processes, development of metal-ligand frameworks.

The metal-organic framework market size is expected to see exponential growth in the next few years. It will grow to $1.82 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 23.6%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing demand for drug delivery systems, rising adoption in gas and liquid separation, growth in multi-metal mofs, expansion of environmental and industrial applications, innovation in high surface area and tunable MOFs. Major trends in the forecast period include growth in gas storage applications, increasing adoption in catalysis processes, expansion of drug delivery applications, rising use in gas and liquid adsorption, development of multi-metal and mixed-metal mofs.

The increasing production of industrial gases for various applications is expected to support the growth of the metal-organic framework market. Industrial gases - such as oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen - exist in gaseous form at room temperature and are used across multiple industries, including chemical manufacturing, power generation, healthcare, electronics, aerospace, and food processing. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are used for storing and separating these gases, as well as in catalytic processes. For example, in September 2024, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported that U.S. natural gas production reached 5.6 trillion cubic feet in 2023, compared with 5.96 trillion cubic feet in 2022. Therefore, rising industrial gas production across diverse applications is contributing to the expansion of the metal-organic framework market.

Companies in the metal-organic framework sector are increasingly using artificial intelligence to accelerate the discovery and design of new MOF materials. As the volume of experimental and computational data on MOF structures grows, machine learning techniques are being applied to identify promising MOF candidates through digital simulations, significantly speeding up development cycles. For instance, in February 2024, Argonne National Laboratory in the United States developed an innovative carbon capture approach using MOFs enhanced with AI tools. The research uses generative AI to suggest new structural building blocks, greatly expanding potential design options and allowing rapid assessment of thousands of configurations. This approach enabled researchers to assemble more than 120,000 new MOF candidates within just 30 minutes. Because MOFs consist of inorganic nodes, organic nodes, and organic linkers that can be rearranged in numerous combinations, this flexibility supports the creation of customized structures optimized for CO₂ capture.

In October 2023, BASF SE partnered with Svante Technologies Inc. to scale up the production of advanced MOF sorbent materials for industrial carbon capture systems. The goal of the collaboration is to expand commercial availability of high-performance MOFs, support large-scale deployment of carbon capture technologies, and improve the efficiency of CO₂ removal at industrial facilities. Svante Technologies develops MOF-based sorbent materials designed specifically for decarbonization applications.

Major companies operating in the metal-organic framework market report are NuMat Technologies Inc., NovoMOF AG, Mosaic Materials Inc., MOF Technologies Ltd., Nuada Ltd., Atomis Inc., MOFgen Ltd., ProfMOF, MOFapps, Advanced Chemical Synthesis and Manufacturing (ACSYNAM), ET Co., Ltd., GS Alliance Co., Ltd., Intelligent Materials Private Limited, Aritech Chemazone Pvt. Ltd., Girard Hervouet, BASF SE, Promethean Particles Ltd., Framergy Inc., SyncMOF, Cbana Laboratories, Physical Sciences Inc.

North America was the largest region in the metal-organic framework (MOF) market in 2025. The regions covered in the metal-organic framework market are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the metal-organic framework market are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The metal-organic framework (MOFs) market consists of sales of secondary-building units or SBU, and a linker. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

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