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Published Date: 21 Mar 2025 |
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Global Bentonite Market Size, Forecast, and Trend Highlights Over 2010 - 2026
The global bentonite market is estimated to garner a revenue of USD 5966.1 Million by the end of 2026 by growing at a CAGR of 3.6% over the forecast period, i.e., 2022 – 2026. Further, the market generated a revenue of USD 4210.1 Million in the year 2010. Bentonite is used in personal care products namely, beauty face masks, toothpaste, baby powder and others. In 2020, nearly 100 million Americans used baby powder. Therefore, increased usage of personal care products is expected to boost the market growth.
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Rising amount of waste material led to accumulation of the waste in landfills. Sodium bentonite is highly used for the management of waste in landfills. Thus, accumulation of waste is to drive the market growth. Since past decade, waste generation in India has reached around 62 million tonnes each year and out of it about 28% waste is treated, rest of it goes to landfills. Furthermore, increased organic farming and water treatment is also anticipated to augment the growth of bentonite market.
Global Bentonite Market: Growth Drivers and Challenges
Growth Drivers
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Surge in Architectural and Infrastructural Activities
Construction of building, offices and private homes are incessantly increasing. The rising population and its necessity to build more and more infrastructure for their facilities is leading to the rise of construction. According to the United Nation Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the world’s population is expected to increase more than 1 billion in next 13 years and to grow further to 9.8 billion in 2050.
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Increased Usage of Bentonite in Toothpaste, Baby Products and Face Masks
Bentonite has an anti- inflammation property and thus highly used in personal care products. Accelerated need of population for the cosmetic products is to boost its market growth. By 2025, around 1300 million people are to become user of personal care products.
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Growth of Organic Farming
Bentonite is a great adsorbent product, when mixed with limestone, it can absorb up-to 80% of impurities. Expansion of organic farming followed by rising need to purify water by treatment is expected to drive the market growth. The global organic production land amounted to nearly 75 million hectares.
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Escalation in Awareness of Waste Decomposition
Waste has become a synonym of population. With the increase in population, their needs increase and the waste produce while sufficing those need also increases. In 2018, approximately 147 million tons of municipal solid waste was dumped in landfills.
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Growth Usage Bentonite in Iron Pellets
Pellet should have high strength and uniform granularity. Bentonite has a strong hygroscopicity, Bentonite has capability of absorbing water by as much as 8-15 times its dry mass. Therefore, it works as an excellent pellet binder, it provides required strength to dry and roasted pellet.
Challenges
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Restricted Availability of Bentonite
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Bentonite Causing Harmful Effect on Human, Animal and Plant Health
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Bentonite high swelling property make it inefficient for preventing hydration
Bentonite imposes serious threats to health, as it contains high percentage of lead, which might attack nervous system, immune system and nephrons. Some variety of bentonite have also founded with some amount of crystalline silica, which is an active carcinogen and likely to attack respiratory system. These health hazardous impact of bentonite is expected to hamper its market growth.
The global bentonite market is segmented and analyzed for demand and supply by end user into animal care, construction, oil & gas, paper & pulp, food & beverages, personal care/cosmetics and others. Among these, the construction segment is anticipated to hold the largest market share by the end of 2026, by registering the largest revenue of USD 3937.6 Million in the same year. The growth of the segment can majorly be attributed to the amazing swelling properties of bentonite, that makes it an essential material for construction purposes. Bentonite swells up-to 100% in just 12 hours and it has liquid limit of about 300%-450%.
Global Bentonite Market Regional Synopsis
Regionally, the global bentonite market is studied into major countries including Germany, India, France, Italy, United Kingdom, Spain, Russia, Netherlands, Turkey, Greece, Belgium, and Others. Amongst these markets, the market in Germany is projected to hold the second-largest market share by the end of 2031 of USD 179.5 Million. In the year 2010, Germany generated a revenue of USD 134.8 Million, and the market for bentonite in the nation is substantially growing owing to increased usage of bentonite slurry in construction areas since, constructional activities are dynamically boosting. In 2021, nearly 2,50,000 building permits were approved for construction in Germany.
Market Segmentation
Our in-depth analysis of the global bentonite market includes the following segments:
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Key Companies Dominating the Global Bentonite Market
Our report has covered detailed company profiling comprising company overview, business strategies, key product offerings, financial performance, key performance indicators, risk analysis, recent developments, regional presence, and SWOT analysis among other notable indicators for competitive positioning. Some of the prominent industry leaders in the global bentonite market that are included in our report are Imerys S.A., Clariant AG, Minerals Technologies Inc., Stephan Schmidt Group, Bentonit Company Limitied, AromaChimie, Kemira OYJ, ilbe Mineral, Tolsa, Pacific Bentonite Ltd., Black Hills Bentonite, LLC., Wyo-Ben Inc., Ashapura Minechem Limited, Cimbar Performance Minerals and others.
Global Bentonite Market: Latest Developments
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April, 2021: Cimbar Performance Minerals has announced the acquisition Barite and Alumina Trihydrate manufacturing assets of TOR Minerals International. Inc.,
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July, 2021: Minerals Technologies, Inc., announces the acquisition of dominating supplier of pet care product company, Normerica, Inc., this acquisition of Normerica is to grow gradually to MTI’s earnings per share in 2021.
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Frequently Asked Question
The market is segmented by product type, application, distribution channel, end user, and by country.
The construction is anticipated to garner the largest market size by the end of 2031 and display significant growth opportunities.
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Report ID: 10352426 |
Published Date: 21 Mar 2025 |
Report Format: |
Delivery Timeline: 48-72 Business Hours
