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Sizing is the application of adhesive material to paper or cloth to impart certain qualities such as strength to the sheet; improved abrasion resistance & dimensional stability; controlled abrasive qualities to protect against chemical, mechanical or environmental degradation, and liquid resistance. Surface sizing agent are commonly used to provide water-resistance (prevent paper from blurring with water or ink) and printability (offset, inkjet) to paper by surface application. There are different chemicals which are used as surface sizing agent including modified starches, styrene maleic anhydride (SMA), styrene acrylic emulsion (SAE), styrene acrylic acid (SAA), ethylene acrylic acid (EAA), gelatine and polyurethane (PUR). Moreover, the internal sizing agent are used in papermaking process at the wet end. The most important internal sizing chemicals are alkyl ketene dimer (AKD), rosin and alkyl succinic anhydride (ASA).
The global sizing agent market is observing significant growth owing to surging production of textile & clothing industry and paper & paperboard products. The market is further boosted by continuous expansion of the automotive, medical, packaging, and apparel industries. Furthermore, increasing demand for sizing agent in various industrial applications would further provide significant growth opportunities to this market in the future. However, the market is hindered by fluctuating prices of raw materials and cyclic nature of the textile industry.
The report analyses the global sizing agent market based on type, application and geography.
Based on type, the market is segmented into natural sizing agent and synthetic sizing agents. The natural agents include starch, rosin and others. Whereas, the synthetic ones comprise of polyvinyl alcohol, styrene and others. Natural sizing agent are based on natural substances & their derivatives. They majorly include Starch & starch derivatives such as native starch, degradation starch & chemical modified starch products; cellulosic derivatives including carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), methylcellulose & oxyethylcellulose and protein-based starch such as glue, gelatine and albumen.
The sizing agent market has applications in textile & fiber, paper & paperboard and other industry cosmetics, food & beverage, glass fiber etc. Sizing agent are applied into the paper to impart certain desirable qualities. The wet-end Sizing agent also decrease dusting, control spreads of inks, improve dewatering, retention of filler and fibers, improve paper quality, smoothness, dimension stability, abrasion, decrease porosity and improve paper machine runnability.
By geography, the global sizing agent market is studied across the countries of key regions such as, North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and rest of the world. APAC accounted for the largest share in 2018, owing to Increasing per capita expenditure on food & beverage and growing industrialization. Countries such as China and Japan are witnessing substantial growth in the sizing agent market. Increasing activities for expansion is likely to boost the market in the future. In addition to this, Europe holds the second largest share in the sizing agent market. Demand for thickening agents is high in Europe owing to the extensive manufacturing of cosmetic and paints.
The leading market players of the global sizing agent market are Aries Chemical, Avebe, BASF SE, Bodo Moller Chemie, Buckman, CP Kelco, Evonik Industries, Harima Chemicals, Indokem, Kemira Oyj, Mizobata Chemical, Nalco Water, Omnova Solutions, Polyscope Polymers Bv, Pulcra Chemicals, Rhea Chemicals, Seiko PMC Corporation and Solenis. In In January 2017, Kemira OYJ expanded the production of alkaline succinic anhydride (ASA) sizing agent in Nanjing site in China. These agents are used for improving water-resistance in the middle to high-end paper and in packaging board. The expansion will help the company expand its reach in APAC region.
The global sizing agent market is segmented based on type, application and geography. Based on type, the market is segmented into natural sizing agent and synthetic sizing agents. The natural agents include starch, rosin and others. Whereas, the synthetic ones comprise of polyvinyl alcohol, styrene and others. Natural sizing agent are based on natural substances & their derivatives.
The sizing agent market has applications in textile & fiber, paper & paperboard and other industry cosmetics, food & beverage, glass fiber etc. Sizing agent are applied into the paper to impart certain desirable qualities. The wet-end Sizing agent also decrease dusting, control spreads of inks, improve dewatering, retention of filler and fibers, improve paper quality, smoothness, dimension stability, abrasion, decrease porosity and improve paper machine runnability.
By geography, the global sizing agent market is studied across the countries of key regions such as, North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and rest of the world. APAC accounted for the largest share in 2018, owing to Increasing per capita expenditure on food & beverage and growing industrialization. Countries such as China and Japan are witnessing substantial growth in the sizing agent market. Increasing activities for expansion is likely to boost the market in the future.
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