The global water treatment chemicals market is experiencing growth and is projected to reach USD 85,341.8 million by 2030, according to P&S Intelligence. This development can be credited to the growing worries about waterborne illnesses, severe government guidelines, and growing desalination throughout the world.

Coagulants and flocculants are extensively utilized for lime softening, water purification, solids dewatering, solids removal, and sludge thickening. Furthermore, they are needed for the elimination of pollutants, like phosphate, heavy metals, and oil.

With the growing requirement to treat water, as it is a restricted resource, the utilization of coagulants and flocculants is experiencing a surge, and the trend is projected to continue in the future as well. Because of this, the coagulants and flocculants category in the water treatment chemicals industry is estimated to show the fastest development in the coming few
years.

In recent years, the raw water treatment category led the market, on the basis of application, and the trend is expected to continue in the future as well. This can be credited to the augmented utilization of chemicals for treating groundwater, water, and rainwater from infiltration wells and from water bodies, including rivers, seas, and lakes. In order to satisfy the growing water requirement, the water treatment sector is experiencing profound development.

In recent years, on the basis of end users, the municipal water treatment category had the largest share in the water treatment chemicals industry. The rising worldwide populace is resulting in a surge of municipal waste globally.

This, ultimately, has led to a higher utilization pattern of water treatment chemicals for municipal water treatment drives. Moreover, with the quickly rising populace globally, the consumption of these chemicals is projected to surge further for municipal water treatment.

In the past few years, the APAC region dominated the water treatment chemicals market, and the region is projected to be dominant throughout the forecast period. This can be credited to the existence of a huge industrial base and the high living standards of the populace, needing high-quality and pure water. Japan and China are among the top nations that account for the high utilization of chemicals for treating water.

China, being a manufacturing center, is also among the largest contaminators in the globe. In recent years, the unchecked discharge of wastes from businesses has worsened the quality of water bodies in key metropolises of the nation.

Hence, governments in the region are now confronting the situation of high concentrations of contaminants in freshwater bases by striking severe guidelines on industries, power plants, construction projects, and gas projects to treat the water before release. Credited to these factors, the consumption of chemicals for the treatment of water in the APAC region is projected to experience high volume demand in the near future.

SOURCE: P&S Intelligence