Wastewater Treatment Chemicals Market, by Chemical (Coagulants & Flocculants, Corrosion & Scale Inhibitors, Biocides & Disinfectants, Chelating Agents, Others), by End-Use Industry (Municipal, Industrial (Paper & Pulp, Pharmaceutical, Chemical, Oil & Gas, Textile, Others), Regional Outlook (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, LAMEA): Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2019–2026

Global Wastewater Treatment Chemicals Market Overview 2026:

Wastewater treatment is the process of converting wastewater into usable water that can be utilized for varied purposes. Waste water treatment helps to remove the contaminants including chemicals, bacteria and other toxins from the waste water or the sewage and convert it so that it can be reused or discharged int water bodies with minimum impact on the environment. There are several chemicals which are used in the treatment of waste water which aim at reducing the contaminants at every level to make the water safer for use. Wastewater treatment is an important environmental conservation process and should be encouraged across the globe. Most of the wastewater treatment plants treat wastewater from business places. Business places like industries, refineries, and manufacturing plants treat their wastewater within the premises before releasing them to the environment. Some of the water is used inside the premises for cooling the machineries and treated again. Many industries try to ensure that nothing is deposited in the water as it is illegal for disposing the wastewater into lakes, oceans, rivers or any water bodies.

Market Drivers: Rise in industrialization, urbanization and economic development is predicted to drive the waste water treatment chemicals market

Increase in industrialization, rise in urbanization, and rising economic development is predicted to be the major driving factor for the waste-water chemicals market. The availability of the water for industrial sector is limited, many industries such as manufacturing, oil & gas power, and mining sectors reuse the water continuously for their day to day work where the water is required. They convert the waste water into reusable water and reuse over and over till the usable property of the water disappears or becomes lesser. With the rising consumption of water across the world, various government bodies have taken strict rules and regulation on the total suspended solid (TSS) level in the water which helps in eliminating the impurities of water. These are is predicted to be the major driving factors for the market.

Presence of alternative water cleaning method is considered to be the major restraints of the market.

The presence of various filtration processes of water is predicted to be a major restraint for the wastewater chemical treatment. Various treatments such as granular media filtration, sludge treatment and chlorination are used across the globe for treating the waste water.

Water Treatment Chemicals Market Segmentation, by Chemical

Coagulants & flocculants is found to be the most lucrative by 2026

The demand for coagulants & flocculants is projected to have the majority of the share in the global market in the forecast period. Coagulants & flocculants help to remove suspended solids, irons, organic colors, and hardness of water from the influent water. It also aids in the removal of contaminants such as phosphate, oil & metals and polymer products. It also helps in decreasing the load on the demineralized water, reducing the sludge volume and increasing the filter throughout so that the water can be reused for any purpose and is even suitable for drinking. The coagulants & flocculants are cost effective and ready to use solutions and are considered to be highly efficient emulsion breakers for oil-in-water emulsions. Due to the above mentioned reasons the coagulants & flocculants type is predicted to give boost to the wastewaterchemical market in the forecast period.

Water Treatment Chemicals Market by End-Use

Industrial segment possesses the high investment opportunities in the coming future

The industrial segment is expected to have highest share in the global wastewater treatment chemicals market in the forecast period. The industrial segment is further bifurcated into textile, oil & gas, chemical, pharmaceutical, paper & pulp and many more which include power metal, mining, FMCG, semiconductors. The industrial segment describes the processes used for the treatment of wastewater produced by industries. For instance, the release of oil and gas into the marine ecosystem increases the Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), along with increasing the content of oil and grease and suspended solids into the water. These solids may include chemicals like chromium, ammonia, phenols, and sulfides which affect the water properties to a huge extent. With the use of chemicals, they can reuse the polluted water for their operational activities instead of using fresh water which will boost the wastewater chemical market in the forecast period.

Water Treatment Chemicals Market by Region

Asia-Pacific accounted to have the highest growth in the forecast period

Asia-Pacific regain market accounted to have the highest growth rate in the forecast period and is predicted to grow enormously. The region is predicted to grow due to the high demand of treated water in industries and portable water in the household. Moreover, government initiatives for power plant industries and construction with respect to their water treatment done by them during the production activities is predicted to boost the region in the forecast period. North America is predicted to have an immense growth in the forecast period. The region is predicted to grow due to the adoption of new technologies with respect to lesser operational cost, lesser investment of capital and low waste production

Key Participants in the Water Treatment Chemicals Market

The major key competitors in the water treatment chemicals market are The Dow Chemical Company, Lonza Group, GE Water & Process Technologies, Carus Corporation, Hydrite Chemical, Thermax, AkzoNobel, BWA Water Additives, Nalco-Ecolab, Kemira and BASF among others.