글리세롤 카보네이트 : 세계 시장 점유율과 순위, 총판매량 및 수요 예측(2025-2031년)

The global market for Glycerol Carbonate was estimated to be worth US$ 227 million in 2024 and is forecast to a readjusted size of US$ 323 million by 2031 with a CAGR of 5.1% during the forecast period 2025-2031.

This report provides a comprehensive assessment of recent tariff adjustments and international strategic countermeasures on Glycerol Carbonate cross-border industrial footprints, capital allocation patterns, regional economic interdependencies, and supply chain reconfigurations.

Glycerine Carbonate (CAS No. 931-40-8), with the chemical formula C4H6O4, is a bio-based specialty chemical. Glycerine Carbonate is widely used in food, medicine, cosmetics, textiles, coatings, plastics, machinery, military, aviation, aerospace, integrated circuits, new materials, and new energy fields.

Global key players of Glycerol Carbonate include Huntsman, UBE, ANHUI MEISENBAO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, etc. The top three players hold a share about 94%. North America is the largest market, and has a share about 49%, followed by Japan and Europe with share 36% and 9%, separately. In terms of product type, ≥90% is the largest segment, occupied for a share of 12%. In terms of application, Coating has a share about 61 percent.

Market drivers of glycerol carbonate

1. Policy support and environmental trends

Global policy promotion: Countries have increased their support for bio-based chemicals. For example, China has listed bio-based materials as a strategic emerging industry, promoting innovation in downstream applications and business models.

Environmental protection needs: The biodegradability and low toxicity of glycerol carbonate are in line with the global sustainable development trend. It can replace traditional petrochemical products and reduce environmental pollution.

2. Technological progress and cost optimization

Breakthrough in catalyst technology: Research and development of highly active and highly selective catalysts (such as 2-tert-butyl-1,1,3,3-tetramethylguanidine) can significantly improve reaction efficiency and reduce production costs.

Green synthesis process: Continuous flow reactor technology (such as Corning G1 reactor) achieves solvent-free and efficient production, with a production capacity of 8 kg/d, promoting the industrialization process.

Integration of the industrial chain: Optimize raw material transportation, reaction condition control and waste discharge to further reduce costs and enhance market competitiveness.

3. Downstream demand growth

Emerging application areas:

Medicine: As a drug carrier and moisturizer, demand grows with the development of biomedicine.

New energy: Used in secondary battery electrolytes to improve battery performance and safety.

Cosmetics: As additives and moisturizers, they are in line with the trend of natural and safe consumption.

4. Market competition and strategic layout

Differentiated competition: Companies seize market gaps through technical barriers (such as catalyst patents) and regional layout (such as the utilization of glycerol, a byproduct of biodiesel in China).

5. Cost-effectiveness and large-scale production

Source of raw materials: The high value-added utilization of glycerol, a byproduct of biodiesel, alleviates the problem of glycerol surplus and reduces raw material costs.

Scale effect: As technology matures, production costs are expected to fall further, promoting glycerol carbonate to replace traditional chemicals in more fields.

Glycerol carbonate has broad market prospects due to its environmental protection, high efficiency and multifunctional characteristics, driven by policy support, technological progress and downstream demand growth. In the future, with the deepening of the green chemistry trend and the improvement of the industrial chain, its application areas will continue to expand and become an important growth point in the field of bio-based chemicals.

This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Glycerol Carbonate, focusing on the total sales volume, sales revenue, price, key companies market share and ranking, together with an analysis of Glycerol Carbonate by region & country, by Type, and by Application.

The Glycerol Carbonate market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of sales volume (MT) and sales revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. With both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Glycerol Carbonate.

Market Segmentation

By Company

• Huntsman
• UBE
• ANHUI MEISENBAO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
• Linyi Zhongtong Technology Co., Ltd
• Catalynt

Segment by Type

• ≥90%
• Other

Segment by Application

• Personal Care and Cosmetics
• Food
• Medicine
• Coating
• Others

By Region

• North America
  • United States
  • Canada
• Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Japan
  • South Korea
  • Southeast Asia
  • India
  • Australia
  • Rest of Asia-Pacific
• Europe
  • Germany
  • France
  • U.K.
  • Italy
  • Netherlands
  • Nordic Countries
  • Rest of Europe
• Latin America
  • Mexico
  • Brazil
  • Rest of Latin America
• Middle East & Africa
  • Turkey
  • Saudi Arabia
  • UAE
  • Rest of MEA

Chapter Outline

Chapter 1: Introduces the report scope of the report, global total market size (value, volume and price). This chapter also provides the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.

Chapter 2: Detailed analysis of Glycerol Carbonate manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales and revenue market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.

Chapter 3: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.

Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.

Chapter 5: Sales, revenue of Glycerol Carbonate in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and market size of each country in the world.

Chapter 6: Sales, revenue of Glycerol Carbonate in country level. It provides sigmate data by Type, and by Application for each country/region.

Chapter 7: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.

Chapter 8: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.

Chapter 9: Conclusion.

Table of Contents

1 Market Overview

• 1.1 Glycerol Carbonate Product Introduction
• 1.2 Global Glycerol Carbonate Market Size Forecast
  • 1.2.1 Global Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value (2020-2031)
  • 1.2.2 Global Glycerol Carbonate Sales Volume (2020-2031)
  • 1.2.3 Global Glycerol Carbonate Sales Price (2020-2031)
• 1.3 Glycerol Carbonate Market Trends & Drivers
  • 1.3.1 Glycerol Carbonate Industry Trends
  • 1.3.2 Glycerol Carbonate Market Drivers & Opportunity
  • 1.3.3 Glycerol Carbonate Market Challenges
  • 1.3.4 Glycerol Carbonate Market Restraints
• 1.4 Assumptions and Limitations
• 1.5 Study Objectives
• 1.6 Years Considered

2 Competitive Analysis by Company

• 2.1 Global Glycerol Carbonate Players Revenue Ranking (2024)
• 2.2 Global Glycerol Carbonate Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
• 2.3 Global Glycerol Carbonate Players Sales Volume Ranking (2024)
• 2.4 Global Glycerol Carbonate Sales Volume by Company Players (2020-2025)
• 2.5 Global Glycerol Carbonate Average Price by Company (2020-2025)
• 2.6 Key Manufacturers Glycerol Carbonate Manufacturing Base and Headquarters
• 2.7 Key Manufacturers Glycerol Carbonate Product Offered
• 2.8 Key Manufacturers Time to Begin Mass Production of Glycerol Carbonate
• 2.9 Glycerol Carbonate Market Competitive Analysis
  • 2.9.1 Glycerol Carbonate Market Concentration Rate (2020-2025)
  • 2.9.2 Global 5 and 10 Largest Manufacturers by Glycerol Carbonate Revenue in 2024
  • 2.9.3 Global Top Manufacturers by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3) & (based on the Revenue in Glycerol Carbonate as of 2024)
• 2.10 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion

3 Segmentation by Type

• 3.1 Introduction by Type
  • 3.1.1 >=90%
  • 3.1.2 Other
• 3.2 Global Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value by Type
  • 3.2.1 Global Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
  • 3.2.2 Global Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value, by Type (2020-2031)
  • 3.2.3 Global Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value, by Type (%) (2020-2031)
• 3.3 Global Glycerol Carbonate Sales Volume by Type
  • 3.3.1 Global Glycerol Carbonate Sales Volume by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
  • 3.3.2 Global Glycerol Carbonate Sales Volume, by Type (2020-2031)
  • 3.3.3 Global Glycerol Carbonate Sales Volume, by Type (%) (2020-2031)
• 3.4 Global Glycerol Carbonate Average Price by Type (2020-2031)

4 Segmentation by Application

• 4.1 Introduction by Application
  • 4.1.1 Personal Care and Cosmetics
  • 4.1.2 Food
  • 4.1.3 Medicine
  • 4.1.4 Coating
  • 4.1.5 Others
• 4.2 Global Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value by Application
  • 4.2.1 Global Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
  • 4.2.2 Global Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value, by Application (2020-2031)
  • 4.2.3 Global Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value, by Application (%) (2020-2031)
• 4.3 Global Glycerol Carbonate Sales Volume by Application
  • 4.3.1 Global Glycerol Carbonate Sales Volume by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
  • 4.3.2 Global Glycerol Carbonate Sales Volume, by Application (2020-2031)
  • 4.3.3 Global Glycerol Carbonate Sales Volume, by Application (%) (2020-2031)
• 4.4 Global Glycerol Carbonate Average Price by Application (2020-2031)

5 Segmentation by Region

• 5.1 Global Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value by Region
  • 5.1.1 Global Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
  • 5.1.2 Global Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value by Region (2020-2025)
  • 5.1.3 Global Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value by Region (2026-2031)
  • 5.1.4 Global Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value by Region (%), (2020-2031)
• 5.2 Global Glycerol Carbonate Sales Volume by Region
  • 5.2.1 Global Glycerol Carbonate Sales Volume by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
  • 5.2.2 Global Glycerol Carbonate Sales Volume by Region (2020-2025)
  • 5.2.3 Global Glycerol Carbonate Sales Volume by Region (2026-2031)
  • 5.2.4 Global Glycerol Carbonate Sales Volume by Region (%), (2020-2031)
• 5.3 Global Glycerol Carbonate Average Price by Region (2020-2031)
• 5.4 North America
  • 5.4.1 North America Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value, 2020-2031
  • 5.4.2 North America Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
• 5.5 Europe
  • 5.5.1 Europe Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value, 2020-2031
  • 5.5.2 Europe Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
• 5.6 Asia Pacific
  • 5.6.1 Asia Pacific Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value, 2020-2031
  • 5.6.2 Asia Pacific Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value by Region (%), 2024 VS 2031
• 5.7 South America
  • 5.7.1 South America Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value, 2020-2031
  • 5.7.2 South America Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
• 5.8 Middle East & Africa
  • 5.8.1 Middle East & Africa Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value, 2020-2031
  • 5.8.2 Middle East & Africa Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031

6 Segmentation by Key Countries/Regions

• 6.1 Key Countries/Regions Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value Growth Trends, 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
• 6.2 Key Countries/Regions Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value and Sales Volume
  • 6.2.1 Key Countries/Regions Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value, 2020-2031
  • 6.2.2 Key Countries/Regions Glycerol Carbonate Sales Volume, 2020-2031
• 6.3 United States
  • 6.3.1 United States Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value, 2020-2031
  • 6.3.2 United States Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
  • 6.3.3 United States Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
• 6.4 Europe
  • 6.4.1 Europe Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value, 2020-2031
  • 6.4.2 Europe Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
  • 6.4.3 Europe Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
• 6.5 China
  • 6.5.1 China Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value, 2020-2031
  • 6.5.2 China Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
  • 6.5.3 China Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
• 6.6 Japan
  • 6.6.1 Japan Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value, 2020-2031
  • 6.6.2 Japan Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
  • 6.6.3 Japan Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
• 6.7 South Korea
  • 6.7.1 South Korea Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value, 2020-2031
  • 6.7.2 South Korea Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
  • 6.7.3 South Korea Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
• 6.8 Southeast Asia
  • 6.8.1 Southeast Asia Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value, 2020-2031
  • 6.8.2 Southeast Asia Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
  • 6.8.3 Southeast Asia Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
• 6.9 India
  • 6.9.1 India Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value, 2020-2031
  • 6.9.2 India Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
  • 6.9.3 India Glycerol Carbonate Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031

7 Company Profiles

• 7.1 Huntsman
  • 7.1.1 Huntsman Company Information
  • 7.1.2 Huntsman Introduction and Business Overview
  • 7.1.3 Huntsman Glycerol Carbonate Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
  • 7.1.4 Huntsman Glycerol Carbonate Product Offerings
  • 7.1.5 Huntsman Recent Development
• 7.2 UBE
  • 7.2.1 UBE Company Information
  • 7.2.2 UBE Introduction and Business Overview
  • 7.2.3 UBE Glycerol Carbonate Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
  • 7.2.4 UBE Glycerol Carbonate Product Offerings
  • 7.2.5 UBE Recent Development
• 7.3 ANHUI MEISENBAO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
  • 7.3.1 ANHUI MEISENBAO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD Company Information
  • 7.3.2 ANHUI MEISENBAO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD Introduction and Business Overview
  • 7.3.3 ANHUI MEISENBAO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD Glycerol Carbonate Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
  • 7.3.4 ANHUI MEISENBAO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD Glycerol Carbonate Product Offerings
  • 7.3.5 ANHUI MEISENBAO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD Recent Development
• 7.4 Linyi Zhongtong Technology Co., Ltd
  • 7.4.1 Linyi Zhongtong Technology Co., Ltd Company Information
  • 7.4.2 Linyi Zhongtong Technology Co., Ltd Introduction and Business Overview
  • 7.4.3 Linyi Zhongtong Technology Co., Ltd Glycerol Carbonate Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
  • 7.4.4 Linyi Zhongtong Technology Co., Ltd Glycerol Carbonate Product Offerings
  • 7.4.5 Linyi Zhongtong Technology Co., Ltd Recent Development
• 7.5 Catalynt
  • 7.5.1 Catalynt Company Information
  • 7.5.2 Catalynt Introduction and Business Overview
  • 7.5.3 Catalynt Glycerol Carbonate Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
  • 7.5.4 Catalynt Glycerol Carbonate Product Offerings
  • 7.5.5 Catalynt Recent Development

8 Industry Chain Analysis

• 8.1 Glycerol Carbonate Industrial Chain
• 8.2 Glycerol Carbonate Upstream Analysis
  • 8.2.1 Key Raw Materials
  • 8.2.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
  • 8.2.3 Manufacturing Cost Structure
• 8.3 Midstream Analysis
• 8.4 Downstream Analysis (Customers Analysis)
• 8.5 Sales Model and Sales Channels
  • 8.5.1 Glycerol Carbonate Sales Model
  • 8.5.2 Sales Channel
  • 8.5.3 Glycerol Carbonate Distributors

9 Research Findings and Conclusion

10 Appendix

• 10.1 Research Methodology
  • 10.1.1 Methodology/Research Approach
    • 10.1.1.1 Research Programs/Design
    • 10.1.1.2 Market Size Estimation
    • 10.1.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
  • 10.1.2 Data Source
    • 10.1.2.1 Secondary Sources
    • 10.1.2.2 Primary Sources
• 10.2 Author Details
• 10.3 Disclaimer