Study Predicts Matting Agents Market to Reach $604.8 Million by 2027
DUBLIN — A new market analysis by Research and Markets predicts that amid the COVID-19 crisis, the global market for matting agents is estimated at $493.7 million in 2020 and is projected to reach a revised size of $604.8 million by 2027, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.9% over the analysis period of 2020 to 2027. The water-based segment is forecast to grow at over 3.3% and reach a market size of $300.1 million by the end of the analysis period. After an early analysis of the business implications of the pandemic and its induced economic crisis, growth in the solvent-based segment is readjusted to a revised 2.8% CAGR for the seven-year period.
The study estimates that the market for matting agents in the United States is around $133.4 million in 2020. China is forecast to reach a projected market size of $123.6 million by 2027, with an estimated CAGR of 5.5% over the analysis period. Other noteworthy geographic markets are Japan and Canada, each forecast to grow at 0.8% and 2.2% respectively from 2020 to 2027. Within Europe, Germany is forecast to grow at approximately 1.4% CAGR.