Glycerin Market Report by Process (Transesterification, Saponification, Fat Splitting), Grade (USP Grade, Technical Grade), Source (Biodiesels, Fatty Acids, and Others), Application (Pharmaceuticals, Food and Beverages, Personal Care and Cosmetics, Industrial Chemicals, and Others), and Region 2025-2033

May 2025 | 138 pages | ID: GD2EC63CAFE0EN
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The global glycerin market size reached USD 2.2 Billion in 2024. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach USD 3.4 Billion by 2033, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 4.69% during 2025-2033. The increasing demand for personal care products with moisturizing properties is stimulating the market.

Glycerin refers to a trihydroxy alcohol extracted from vegetable oils or animal fats. It is a clear, colorless, odorless, and hygroscopic fluid that has several antimicrobial properties. It assists in hydrating the outer layer of the skin, improving skin barrier function and skin mechanical properties, providing protection against skin irritants, and accelerating wound-healing processes. As a result, it is extensively utilized in the formulation of various skincare products across the globe.

Glycerin Market Trends:

There is currently a considerable rise in the utilization of glycerin in the manufacturing of hand sanitizers, soaps, hand washes, and detergents on account of the contagious outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the alarming need to protect against the spread of the pandemic. This represents one of the key factors propelling the growth of the market. Glycerin helps prevent the loss of moisture from products so that they do not dry out. Consequently, it is widely utilized as denaturants, fragrance ingredients, oral care agents, hair conditioning agents, skin protectants, and viscosity-decreasing agents worldwide. It is also increasingly employed in the production of numerous personal care products, such as toothpaste, shaving creams, and skin and hair products to provide smoothness and lubrication. Moreover, glycerin finds extensive applications in the food and beverage (F&B) industry due to its ability to function as a humectant, solvent, preservative, and sweetener. This, coupled with the expanding application of glycerin as a polymer building block to manufacture alkyd resins and polyurethanes for usage in paints, inks, and coatings, is contributing to market growth. Other major factors, including the thriving pharmaceutical industry and the escalating demand for biodiesel, are creating a favorable market outlook.

Key Market Segmentation:

IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each segment of the market, along with the market forecast at the global, regional, and country levels for 2025-2033. Our report has categorized the market based on process, grade, source, and application.

Breakup by Process:
  • Transesterification
  • Saponification
  • Fat Splitting
Breakup by Grade:
  • USP Grade
  • Technical Grade
Breakup by Source:
  • Biodiesels
  • Fatty Acids
  • Others
Breakup by Application:
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Food and Beverages
  • Personal Care and Cosmetics
  • Industrial Chemicals
  • Others
Breakup by Region:
  • North America
  • United States
  • Canada
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Japan
  • India
  • South Korea
  • Australia
  • Indonesia
  • Others
  • Europe
  • Germany
  • France
  • United Kingdom
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • Russia
  • Others
  • Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Mexico
  • Others
  • Middle East and Africa
Competitive Landscape:

The competitive landscape of the industry has also been examined along with the profiles of the key players being Archer-Daniels-Midland Company, Avril Group, BASF SE, Cargill Incorporated, Croda International PLC, Emery Oleochemicals (PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited), Godrej Industries Limited, IOI Corporation Berhad, Kao Corporation, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad, Louis Dreyfus Company B.V., The Procter & Gamble Company and Wilmar International Limited.

Key Questions Answered in This Report

1.How big is the glycerin market?

2.What is the future outlook of glycerin market?

3.What are the key factors driving the glycerin market?

4.Which region accounts for the largest glycerin market share?

5.Which are the leading companies in the global glycerin market?
1 PREFACE

2 SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY

2.1 Objectives of the Study
2.2 Stakeholders
2.3 Data Sources
  2.3.1 Primary Sources
  2.3.2 Secondary Sources
2.4 Market Estimation
  2.4.1 Bottom-Up Approach
  2.4.2 Top-Down Approach
2.5 Forecasting Methodology

3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

4 INTRODUCTION

4.1 Overview
4.2 Key Industry Trends

5 GLOBAL GLYCERIN MARKET

5.1 Market Overview
5.2 Market Performance
5.3 Impact of COVID-19
5.4 Market Forecast

6 MARKET BREAKUP BY PROCESS

6.1 Transesterification
  6.1.1 Market Trends
  6.1.2 Market Forecast
6.2 Saponification
  6.2.1 Market Trends
  6.2.2 Market Forecast
6.3 Fat Splitting
  6.3.1 Market Trends
  6.3.2 Market Forecast

7 MARKET BREAKUP BY GRADE

7.1 USP Grade
  7.1.1 Market Trends
  7.1.2 Market Forecast
7.2 Technical Grade
  7.2.1 Market Trends
  7.2.2 Market Forecast

8 MARKET BREAKUP BY SOURCE

8.1 Biodiesels
  8.1.1 Market Trends
  8.1.2 Market Forecast
8.2 Fatty Acids
  8.2.1 Market Trends
  8.2.2 Market Forecast
8.3 Others
  8.3.1 Market Trends
  8.3.2 Market Forecast

9 MARKET BREAKUP BY APPLICATION

9.1 Pharmaceuticals
  9.1.1 Market Trends
  9.1.2 Market Forecast
9.2 Food and Beverages
  9.2.1 Market Trends
  9.2.2 Market Forecast
9.3 Personal Care and Cosmetics
  9.3.1 Market Trends
  9.3.2 Market Forecast
9.4 Industrial Chemicals
  9.4.1 Market Trends
  9.4.2 Market Forecast
9.5 Others
  9.5.1 Market Trends
  9.5.2 Market Forecast

10 MARKET BREAKUP BY REGION

10.1 North America
  10.1.1 United States
    10.1.1.1 Market Trends
    10.1.1.2 Market Forecast
  10.1.2 Canada
    10.1.2.1 Market Trends
    10.1.2.2 Market Forecast
10.2 Asia-Pacific
  10.2.1 China
    10.2.1.1 Market Trends
    10.2.1.2 Market Forecast
  10.2.2 Japan
    10.2.2.1 Market Trends
    10.2.2.2 Market Forecast
  10.2.3 India
    10.2.3.1 Market Trends
    10.2.3.2 Market Forecast
  10.2.4 South Korea
    10.2.4.1 Market Trends
    10.2.4.2 Market Forecast
  10.2.5 Australia
    10.2.5.1 Market Trends
    10.2.5.2 Market Forecast
  10.2.6 Indonesia
    10.2.6.1 Market Trends
    10.2.6.2 Market Forecast
  10.2.7 Others
    10.2.7.1 Market Trends
    10.2.7.2 Market Forecast
10.3 Europe
  10.3.1 Germany
    10.3.1.1 Market Trends
    10.3.1.2 Market Forecast
  10.3.2 France
    10.3.2.1 Market Trends
    10.3.2.2 Market Forecast
  10.3.3 United Kingdom
    10.3.3.1 Market Trends
    10.3.3.2 Market Forecast
  10.3.4 Italy
    10.3.4.1 Market Trends
    10.3.4.2 Market Forecast
  10.3.5 Spain
    10.3.5.1 Market Trends
    10.3.5.2 Market Forecast
  10.3.6 Russia
    10.3.6.1 Market Trends
    10.3.6.2 Market Forecast
  10.3.7 Others
    10.3.7.1 Market Trends
    10.3.7.2 Market Forecast
10.4 Latin America
  10.4.1 Brazil
    10.4.1.1 Market Trends
    10.4.1.2 Market Forecast
  10.4.2 Mexico
    10.4.2.1 Market Trends
    10.4.2.2 Market Forecast
  10.4.3 Others
    10.4.3.1 Market Trends
    10.4.3.2 Market Forecast
10.5 Middle East and Africa
  10.5.1 Market Trends
  10.5.2 Market Breakup by Country
  10.5.3 Market Forecast

11 SWOT ANALYSIS

11.1 Overview
11.2 Strengths
11.3 Weaknesses
11.4 Opportunities
11.5 Threats

12 VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS

13 PORTERS FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS

13.1 Overview
13.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
13.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
13.4 Degree of Competition
13.5 Threat of New Entrants
13.6 Threat of Substitutes

14 PRICE ANALYSIS

15 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

15.1 Market Structure
15.2 Key Players
15.3 Profiles of Key Players
  15.3.1 Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
    15.3.1.1 Company Overview
    15.3.1.2 Product Portfolio
    15.3.1.3 Financials
    15.3.1.4 SWOT Analysis
  15.3.2 Avril Group
    15.3.2.1 Company Overview
    15.3.2.2 Product Portfolio
  15.3.3 BASF SE
    15.3.3.1 Company Overview
    15.3.3.2 Product Portfolio
    15.3.3.3 Financials
    15.3.3.4 SWOT Analysis
  15.3.4 Cargill Incorporated
    15.3.4.1 Company Overview
    15.3.4.2 Product Portfolio
    15.3.4.3 SWOT Analysis
  15.3.5 Croda International PLC
    15.3.5.1 Company Overview
    15.3.5.2 Product Portfolio
    15.3.5.3 Financials
  15.3.6 Emery Oleochemicals (PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited)
    15.3.6.1 Company Overview
    15.3.6.2 Product Portfolio
  15.3.7 Godrej Industries Limited
    15.3.7.1 Company Overview
    15.3.7.2 Product Portfolio
    15.3.7.3 Financials
  15.3.8 IOI Corporation Berhad
    15.3.8.1 Company Overview
    15.3.8.2 Product Portfolio
    15.3.8.3 Financials
    15.3.8.4 SWOT Analysis
  15.3.9 Kao Corporation
    15.3.9.1 Company Overview
    15.3.9.2 Product Portfolio
    15.3.9.3 Financials
    15.3.9.4 SWOT Analysis
  15.3.10 Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad
    15.3.10.1 Company Overview
    15.3.10.2 Product Portfolio
    15.3.10.3 Financials
    15.3.10.4 SWOT Analysis
  15.3.11 Louis Dreyfus Company B.V.
    15.3.11.1 Company Overview
    15.3.11.2 Product Portfolio
    15.3.11.3 SWOT Analysis
  15.3.12 The Procter & Gamble Company
    15.3.12.1 Company Overview
    15.3.12.2 Product Portfolio
    15.3.12.3 Financials
    15.3.12.4 SWOT Analysis
  15.3.13 Wilmar International Limited
    15.3.13.1 Company Overview
    15.3.13.2 Product Portfolio
    15.3.13.3 Financials


LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Global: Glycerin Market: Key Industry Highlights, 2024 and 2033
Table 2: Global: Glycerin Market Forecast: Breakup by Process (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Table 3: Global: Glycerin Market Forecast: Breakup by Grade (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Table 4: Global: Glycerin Market Forecast: Breakup by Source (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Table 5: Global: Glycerin Market Forecast: Breakup by Application (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Table 6: Global: Glycerin Market Forecast: Breakup by Region (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Table 7: Global: Glycerin Market: Competitive Structure
Table 8: Global: Glycerin Market: Key Players

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: Global: Glycerin Market: Major Drivers and Challenges
Figure 2: Global: Glycerin Market: Sales Value (in Billion USD), 2019-2024
Figure 3: Global: Glycerin Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion USD), 2025-2033
Figure 4: Global: Glycerin Market: Breakup by Process (in %), 2024
Figure 5: Global: Glycerin Market: Breakup by Grade (in %), 2024
Figure 6: Global: Glycerin Market: Breakup by Source (in %), 2024
Figure 7: Global: Glycerin Market: Breakup by Application (in %), 2024
Figure 8: Global: Glycerin Market: Breakup by Region (in %), 2024
Figure 9: Global: Glycerin (Transesterification) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 10: Global: Glycerin (Transesterification) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 11: Global: Glycerin (Saponification) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 12: Global: Glycerin (Saponification) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 13: Global: Glycerin (Fat Splitting) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 14: Global: Glycerin (Fat Splitting) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 15: Global: Glycerin (USP Grade) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 16: Global: Glycerin (USP Grade) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 17: Global: Glycerin (Technical Grade) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 18: Global: Glycerin (Technical Grade) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 19: Global: Glycerin (Biodiesels) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 20: Global: Glycerin (Biodiesels) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 21: Global: Glycerin (Fatty Acids) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 22: Global: Glycerin (Fatty Acids) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 23: Global: Glycerin (Other Sources) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 24: Global: Glycerin (Other Sources) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 25: Global: Glycerin (Pharmaceuticals) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 26: Global: Glycerin (Pharmaceuticals) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 27: Global: Glycerin (Food and Beverages) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 28: Global: Glycerin (Food and Beverages) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 29: Global: Glycerin (Personal Care and Cosmetics) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 30: Global: Glycerin (Personal Care and Cosmetics) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 31: Global: Glycerin (Industrial Chemicals) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 32: Global: Glycerin (Industrial Chemicals) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 33: Global: Glycerin (Other Applications) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 34: Global: Glycerin (Other Applications) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 35: North America: Glycerin Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 36: North America: Glycerin Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 37: United States: Glycerin Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 38: United States: Glycerin Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 39: Canada: Glycerin Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 40: Canada: Glycerin Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 41: Asia-Pacific: Glycerin Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 42: Asia-Pacific: Glycerin Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 43: China: Glycerin Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 44: China: Glycerin Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 45: Japan: Glycerin Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 46: Japan: Glycerin Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 47: India: Glycerin Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 48: India: Glycerin Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 49: South Korea: Glycerin Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 50: South Korea: Glycerin Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 51: Australia: Glycerin Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 52: Australia: Glycerin Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 53: Indonesia: Glycerin Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 54: Indonesia: Glycerin Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 55: Others: Glycerin Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 56: Others: Glycerin Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 57: Europe: Glycerin Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 58: Europe: Glycerin Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 59: Germany: Glycerin Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 60: Germany: Glycerin Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 61: France: Glycerin Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 62: France: Glycerin Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 63: United Kingdom: Glycerin Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 64: United Kingdom: Glycerin Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 65: Italy: Glycerin Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 66: Italy: Glycerin Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 67: Spain: Glycerin Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 68: Spain: Glycerin Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 69: Russia: Glycerin Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 70: Russia: Glycerin Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 71: Others: Glycerin Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 72: Others: Glycerin Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 73: Latin America: Glycerin Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 74: Latin America: Glycerin Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 75: Brazil: Glycerin Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 76: Brazil: Glycerin Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 77: Mexico: Glycerin Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 78: Mexico: Glycerin Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 79: Others: Glycerin Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 80: Others: Glycerin Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 81: Middle East and Africa: Glycerin Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 82: Middle East and Africa: Glycerin Market: Breakup by Country (in %), 2024
Figure 83: Middle East and Africa: Glycerin Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 84: Global: Glycerin Industry: SWOT Analysis
Figure 85: Global: Glycerin Industry: Value Chain Analysis
Figure 86: Global: Glycerin Industry: Porter's Five Forces Analysis



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