N-옥틸 메르캅탄 : 세계 시장 점유율과 순위, 총판매량 및 수요 예측(2025-2031년)

The global market for N-octyl Mercaptan was estimated to be worth US$ 95.8 million in 2024 and is forecast to a readjusted size of US$ 120 million by 2031 with a CAGR of 2.9% during the forecast period 2025-2031.

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

N-Octyl Mercaptan (CAS 111-88-6) is a colorless transparent liquid,mainly in the production of rubber assistant, medicine, herbicides intermediate, etc. N-octyl mercaptan, also known as 1-octanethiol, is a chemical compound with the formula C8H18S. It belongs to the family of mercaptans, which are organic compounds containing a sulfhydryl group (-SH) attached to a carbon atom. In the case of N-octyl mercaptan, the sulfhydryl group is attached to the first carbon of an eight-carbon chain, hence the "N-octyl" designation, which indicates that the thiol group is at the end (or "normal" position) of the octyl chain.

N-octyl mercaptan is a colorless to pale yellow liquid with a strong, unpleasant odor that is characteristic of many thiols. It is used in various industrial applications, including as a chemical intermediate, a stabilizer in the production of polymers, and as a chain transfer agent in free-radical polymerization to control the molecular weight of the resulting polymers.

The N-Octyl Mercaptan market is poised for steady growth, underpinned by its versatile applications across multiple industries and regions. While challenges such as raw material price volatility and regulatory constraints exist, the compound's critical role in polymerization processes, rubber stabilization, and agrochemical synthesis ensures its continued relevance. The market's expansion into emerging economies and specialized applications further highlights its potential. To capitalize on these opportunities, stakeholders should focus on sustainable practices, innovation, and strategic partnerships to navigate the evolving market landscape.

The major global manufacturers of N-octyl Mercaptan include Chevron Phillips Chemical, Arkema, Isu Chemical, Sanmenxia Aoke Chemical Industry. In 2024, the world's top three vendors accounted for 98.71% Share of the revenue. This highly concentrated production landscape underscores the specialized nature of N-octyl mercaptan manufacturing, with limited suppliers catering to global demand.

The manufacturing process of N-octyl mercaptan generates significant environmental pollution, particularly through the emission of sulfur-containing compounds and organic pollutants. In recent years, as global environmental regulations have tightened-especially regarding hazardous chemical production-the industry has faced growing sustainability pressures.

To sustain growth, industry players are investing in R&D for odor-reduced formulations and bio-derived alternatives, while optimizing supply chains to mitigate cost instability. Leading companies like Arkema, Chevron Phillips Chemical, and Isu Chemical dominate the market through strategic innovations and regional expansions. Looking ahead, the N-octyl mercaptan market is projected to grow at a moderate pace, with long-term success hinging on advancements in green chemistry solutions and adaptability to evolving regulatory landscapes. Stakeholders are advised to prioritize technological innovation, supply chain resilience, and targeted expansion in high-growth regions to capitalize on niche applications and offset existing market challenges.

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

The N-octyl Mercaptan market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of sales volume (Tons) 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 N-octyl Mercaptan.

Market Segmentation

By Company

• Chevron Phillips Chemical
• Arkema
• Isu Chemical
• Sanmenxia Aoke Chemical Industry

Segment by Type

• Purity ≥ 98.5%
• Purity < 98.5%

Segment by Application

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

2 Competitive Analysis by Company

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

3 Segmentation by Type

• 3.1 Introduction by Type
  • 3.1.1 Purity >= 98.5%
  • 3.1.2 Purity < 98.5%
• 3.2 Global N-octyl Mercaptan Sales Value by Type
  • 3.2.1 Global N-octyl Mercaptan Sales Value by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
  • 3.2.2 Global N-octyl Mercaptan Sales Value, by Type (2020-2031)
  • 3.2.3 Global N-octyl Mercaptan Sales Value, by Type (%) (2020-2031)
• 3.3 Global N-octyl Mercaptan Sales Volume by Type
  • 3.3.1 Global N-octyl Mercaptan Sales Volume by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
  • 3.3.2 Global N-octyl Mercaptan Sales Volume, by Type (2020-2031)
  • 3.3.3 Global N-octyl Mercaptan Sales Volume, by Type (%) (2020-2031)
• 3.4 Global N-octyl Mercaptan Average Price by Type (2020-2031)

4 Segmentation by Application

• 4.1 Introduction by Application
  • 4.1.1 Rubber
  • 4.1.2 Polymers
  • 4.1.3 Others
• 4.2 Global N-octyl Mercaptan Sales Value by Application
  • 4.2.1 Global N-octyl Mercaptan Sales Value by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
  • 4.2.2 Global N-octyl Mercaptan Sales Value, by Application (2020-2031)
  • 4.2.3 Global N-octyl Mercaptan Sales Value, by Application (%) (2020-2031)
• 4.3 Global N-octyl Mercaptan Sales Volume by Application
  • 4.3.1 Global N-octyl Mercaptan Sales Volume by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
  • 4.3.2 Global N-octyl Mercaptan Sales Volume, by Application (2020-2031)
  • 4.3.3 Global N-octyl Mercaptan Sales Volume, by Application (%) (2020-2031)
• 4.4 Global N-octyl Mercaptan Average Price by Application (2020-2031)

5 Segmentation by Region

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

6 Segmentation by Key Countries/Regions

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

7 Company Profiles

• 7.1 Chevron Phillips Chemical
  • 7.1.1 Chevron Phillips Chemical Company Information
  • 7.1.2 Chevron Phillips Chemical Introduction and Business Overview
  • 7.1.3 Chevron Phillips Chemical N-octyl Mercaptan Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
  • 7.1.4 Chevron Phillips Chemical N-octyl Mercaptan Product Offerings
  • 7.1.5 Chevron Phillips Chemical Recent Development
• 7.2 Arkema
  • 7.2.1 Arkema Company Information
  • 7.2.2 Arkema Introduction and Business Overview
  • 7.2.3 Arkema N-octyl Mercaptan Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
  • 7.2.4 Arkema N-octyl Mercaptan Product Offerings
  • 7.2.5 Arkema Recent Development
• 7.3 Isu Chemical
  • 7.3.1 Isu Chemical Company Information
  • 7.3.2 Isu Chemical Introduction and Business Overview
  • 7.3.3 Isu Chemical N-octyl Mercaptan Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
  • 7.3.4 Isu Chemical N-octyl Mercaptan Product Offerings
  • 7.3.5 Isu Chemical Recent Development
• 7.4 Sanmenxia Aoke Chemical Industry
  • 7.4.1 Sanmenxia Aoke Chemical Industry Company Information
  • 7.4.2 Sanmenxia Aoke Chemical Industry Introduction and Business Overview
  • 7.4.3 Sanmenxia Aoke Chemical Industry N-octyl Mercaptan Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
  • 7.4.4 Sanmenxia Aoke Chemical Industry N-octyl Mercaptan Product Offerings
  • 7.4.5 Sanmenxia Aoke Chemical Industry Recent Development

8 Industry Chain Analysis

• 8.1 N-octyl Mercaptan Industrial Chain
• 8.2 N-octyl Mercaptan 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 N-octyl Mercaptan Sales Model
  • 8.5.2 Sales Channel
  • 8.5.3 N-octyl Mercaptan 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