EUROPE DEFOAMERS MARKET FORECAST 2024-2032

The United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Rest of Europe are considered for the Europe defoamers market growth examination. According to a report by the Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI), paper consumption in Europe demonstrated a three-year consecutive growth, expanding by a significant rate. This growth was primarily driven by robust demand for specific paper product categories, including specialty, hygiene, and sustainable packaging. The increased demand for paper production has, in turn, led to greater usage of defoamers. 

In this regard, defoamers are utilized to prevent foam formation during the production and processing of agrochemicals in industrial processes. The significant investments made by private sector companies for the development of advanced agrochemicals are also expected to contribute to the growth of the defoamers market in the country. For example, the European Investment Bank extended a loan of approximately $271 million to support the completion of a wastewater treatment facility in Liverpool. This development is expected to lead to increased utilization of defoamers to control foam formation during wastewater treatment processes, consequently driving the growth of the defoamers market in the country.

Likewise, significant investments from private sector companies in Germany, focused on the development of advanced agrochemicals, are poised to stimulate growth in the nation’s defoamers market. Defoamers play a critical role in preventing foam formation during the production and processing of agrochemicals used in industrial processes. As an illustration, the Crop Protection division of BASF SE has made a substantial undisclosed investment in the advancement of its agrochemicals business. This investment is expected to drive the utilization of defoamers as they are instrumental in controlling foam formation in the agrochemical production process.

The Europe defoamers market is segmented into product and industry. The product segment includes oil-based defoamers, silicone-based defoamers, water-based defoamers, and other products. Within oil fields, gravitational separation tanks serve the crucial function of separating oil, gas, and water phases. However, a significant challenge affecting the efficiency of the gravitational separation process is the formation of foam. In the petroleum industry, defoaming agents are employed to efficiently disperse bubbles during the drilling process, thus preventing any adverse impact on production. Defoamers are specifically utilized for the elimination and suppression of bubbles in challenging systems.

The top companies operating in the Europe defoamers market are Wacker Chemie AG, Evonik Industries AG, Henkel AG & Co KGaA, etc.

Henkel AG & Co KGaA, headquartered in Germany, operates worldwide as a consumer goods and chemical company. It functions via three business units, namely beauty care, laundry and home care, and adhesive technology. While the company offers heavy-duty as well as specialty detergents in its laundry and home care segment, the adhesive technology segment entails industrial and specialty adhesives.

The company’s Bonderite S-WT Defoamer 2491 Water Treatment is a non-silicone emulsion based on active defoaming agents. It is mainly used to control and reduce foam in paint spray-booth water treatment systems.