Emerging Economies Offer Growth Opportunities to Asphalt Additives Market

Increased infrastructure spending in China, India, Malaysia, and Indonesia is one of the major factors contributing to the growth of the Asia Pacific asphalt additives market. The increase in government expenditure on infrastructure in the Asia Pacific region can be attributed to the increasing construction of roads and other public infrastructure development projects for improved transportation and enhanced connectivity between important economic centers in these countries.

The Indian government increased its expenditure for the construction of roads and bridges. According to India Brand Equity Foundation, the infrastructure sector has become one of the major focus areas for the Indian government. In the Union Budget 2020-21, the Indian government announced USD 13.14 billion for road and highways construction. Public-private partnerships and foreign investments in road pavement applications are major trends being observed in the economies of the Asia Pacific region, which are expected to drive the road construction market for the next 10 years.

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Since asphalt additives are used in road pavements, an increase in infrastructure development and road construction projects in the Asia Pacific region are expected to contribute to the growth of the asphalt additives market during the forecast period

The asphalt additive market is projected to grow from USD 3.4 billion in 2021 to USD 4.7 billion by 2026, at a CAGR of 6.8%. Roads get damaged due to several factors such as wear & tear, moisture, hot/cold climate, and frost. This damage can be prevented with asphalt additives, as they help increase the durability of pavements by preventing cracking and rutting which leads to an increase in the demand for asphalt additives.

Nouryon (Netherlands), DowDuPont (US), Arkema SA (France), Honeywell International Inc. (US), Evonik Industries (Germany), Huntsman Corporation (US), Kraton Corporation (US), Ingevity Corporation(US), and BASF SE (Germany) are some of the leading players operating in the asphalt additive market. These players have adopted the strategies of expansions, new product developments, acquisitions, and collaboration to enhance their position in the market.

Recent Developments

• In June 2020, BASE SE launched a bitumen additive B2Last that binds components in the bitumen to form a strong yet elastic polymer grid. This helps extend the road lifespan and durability.
• In April 2019, Nouryon launched Wetfix G400, which is a versatile non-amine adhesion promoter derived from renewable resources. Wetfix G400 is a solution that is compatible with polyphosphoric acid (PPA) modified binders and works with all types of aggregates.

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COVID-19 Impact on the Global asphalt additives Market

The pandemic is estimated to have impact on various factors of the value chain of asphalt additives market, which is expected to reflect during the forecast period, especially in the year 2020 to 2021. The various impact of COVID-19 are as follows:

IMPACT ON ASPHALT ADDITIVES: The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in supply chain disruption and delayed construction projects across the world. Strict lockdowns and curfew in most of the countries was imposed to break off the spread of coronavirus. This resulted into economic downfall where construction was one of the severely impacted sectors due to shortage of raw materials, labor force, and government regulation to put to a hold ongoing project. Although in the third quarter of 2020, many local governments took initiatives to resume the construction work related to roads, highways, and buildings. Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) in Germany resumed building construction and road construction since April 2020. Countries such as Romania and India have resumed the construction of highways and roads since the second half of 2020. Thus, the construction sector is expected to witness a high growth in 2021 when compared to the previous year.

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The asphalt additive market is projected to grow from USD 3.4 billion in 2021 to USD 4.7 billion by 2026, at a CAGR of 6.8% from 2021 to 2026. Increase in road construction projects along with the growing usage of asphalt additives in roofing application are some of the major key factors driving the growth of the asphalt additive market across the globe.
Hot mix technology held the largest share of the global asphalt additives market

Based on technology, the hot mix technology is expected to lead the asphalt additives market in coming years. Hot mix asphalt is durable, resistant to moisture damage and thermal cracking. It also provides excellent workability and skid resistance. This segment is growing due to developments in the construction of new highways and expressways.
The Asia Pacific region was the largest market for asphalt additives in 2020

The Asia Pacific region was the largest market for asphalt additives in 2018, owing to the increasing demand for asphalt additives products in developing economies, such as India and China. China is the leading consumer of asphalt additives products in the Asia Pacific region. The huge growth and innovation, along with industry consolidations, is expected to drive the growth of the Asia Pacific asphalt additives market.

Nouryon (Netherlands), DowDuPont (US), Arkema SA (France), Honeywell International Inc. (US), Evonik Industries (Germany), Huntsman Corporation (US), Kraton Corporation (US), Ingevity Corporation(US), and BASF SE (Germany) are some of the leading players operating in the asphalt additive market.

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Top Market Players in Asphalt Additive Market

The asphalt additive market is projected to grow from USD 3.4 billion in 2021 to USD 4.7 billion by 2026, at a CAGR of 6.8% from 2021 to 2026. Increase in road construction projects along with the growing usage of asphalt additives in roofing application are some of the major key factors driving the growth of the asphalt additive market across the globe.

Nouryon (Netherlands), DowDuPont (US), Arkema SA (France), Honeywell International Inc. (US), Evonik Industries (Germany), Huntsman Corporation (US), Kraton Corporation (US), Ingevity Corporation(US), and BASF SE (Germany) are some of the leading players operating in the asphalt additive market. These players have adopted the strategies of expansions, new product developments, acquisitions, and collaboration to enhance their position in the market.

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Kraton Corporation is a leading specialty chemical company that manufactures styrene block copolymers and other engineered polymers. In September 2016, Kraton Performance Polymer Inc. changed its name to Kraton Corporation. The company has operations in performance products, performance chemicals, specialty polymers, adhesives, cariflex, and tires. The company operates its business through two segments namely, Polymer and Chemical. Kraton Corporation provides asphalt additives under its polymer segment. It has a strong geographic reach across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, and Africa with operations in over 70 countries worldwide. The company is focused towards inorganic development to enhance its market share. For instance, Kraton Polymers LLC acquired Arizona Chemical Holdings Corporation, having spent USD 1,370 million. This development helped the company diversify its product portfolio of engineered polymers and specialty chemicals and expand its adhesives, road construction, coatings, and oilfield chemical operations.

Ingevity Corporation is a manufacturer of specialty chemicals and high-performance carbon materials. The specialty chemical products are used in a range of high performance applications, such as pavement technologies, oil field technologies, and industrial specialties. The company operates its business through two segments, namely, Performance Materials and Performance Chemicals. The performance materials segment offers automotive carbon products used in gasoline vapor emission control systems in cars, trucks, motorcycles, and boats. The performance chemicals segment provides products derived from pine chemicals used in asphalt paving, oilfield technologies, and other diverse industrial specialty applications, such as adhesives, agrochemical dispersants, publication inks, lubricants, and petroleum. The company has around 1,750 employees and has a presence in over 60 countries with nine manufacturing facilities across North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East & Africa, and Asia Pacific. The company focused towards organic business development strategy to enhance its customer base. For instance, in June 2019, Ingevity upgraded its manufacturing facility, which is located in DeRidder, LA facility to manufacture products that are used in a variety of applications, such as asphalt paving, oilfield drilling, lubricants, adhesives, inks, and coatings.

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Increasing investment in the infrastructure sector of the Asia Pacific region

Increased infrastructure spending in China, India, Malaysia, and Indonesia is one of the major factors contributing to the growth of the Asia Pacific asphalt additives market. The increase in government expenditure on infrastructure in the Asia Pacific region can be attributed to the increasing construction of roads and other public infrastructure development projects for improved transportation and enhanced connectivity between important economic centers in these countries.

The Indian government increased its expenditure for the construction of roads and bridges. According to India Brand Equity Foundation, the infrastructure sector has become one of the major focus areas for the Indian government. In the Union Budget 2020-21, the Indian government announced USD 13.14 billion for road and highways construction. Public-private partnerships and foreign investments in road pavement applications are major trends being observed in the economies of the Asia Pacific region, which are expected to drive the road construction market for the next 10 years.

To know about the assumptions considered for the study download the pdf brochure

Since asphalt additives are used in road pavements, an increase in infrastructure development and road construction projects in the Asia Pacific region are expected to contribute to the growth of the asphalt additives market during the forecast period.

The asphalt additive market is projected to grow from USD 3.4 billion in 2021 to USD 4.7 billion by 2026, at a CAGR of 6.8% from 2021 to 2026. Increase in road construction projects along with the growing usage of asphalt additives in roofing application are some of the major key factors driving the growth of the asphalt additive market across the globe.

Nouryon (Netherlands), DowDuPont (US), Arkema SA (France), Honeywell International Inc. (US), Evonik Industries (Germany), Huntsman Corporation (US), Kraton Corporation (US), Ingevity Corporation (US), and BASF SE (Germany) are some of the leading players operating in the asphalt additive market. These players have adopted the strategies of expansions, new product developments, acquisitions, and collaborations to enhance their position in the market.

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The growing usage of asphalt additives in roofing application

 

The asphalt additive market is projected to grow from USD 3.4 billion in 2021 to USD 4.7 billion by 2026, at a CAGR of 6.8% from 2021 to 2026. Increase in road construction projects along with the growing usage of asphalt additives in roofing application are some of the major key factors driving the growth of the asphalt additive market across the globe.

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Asphalt is primarily used in roofing applications for waterproofing. It is also used as a saturate in asphalt saturated felts, roll roofing, and shingles. Asphalt shingles are one of the least expensive roofing applications and are witnessing increased demand from the North American and European regions. The sub-prime crisis of 2007-2008 in the US caused a recession in the construction industry. However, the construction industry in the North American region has recovered and is growing at a moderate pace. As the market for building materials is increasing in the North American and European regions, the use of asphalt in these materials is expected to grow. Consequently, the demand for asphalt additives is also expected to increase as these improve the service life and durability of asphalt in roofing applications.

The Asia Pacific region was the largest market for asphalt additives in 2020

The Asia-Pacific region was the largest market for asphalt additives in 2020, owing to the increasing demand for asphalt additives products in developing economies, such as India and China. China is the leading consumer of asphalt additives products in the Asia-Pacific region. The considerable growth and innovation, along with industry consolidations, is expected to drive the growth of the Asia-Pacific asphalt additives market.

Nouryon (Netherlands), DowDuPont (US), Arkema SA (France), Honeywell International Inc. (US), Evonik Industries (Germany), Huntsman Corporation (US), Kraton Corporation (US), Ingevity Corporation(US), and BASF SE (Germany) are some of the leading players operating in the asphalt additive market.

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Asphalt Additive Market worth $6.3 billion | Global Forecast to 2029

The asphalt additive market is projected to grow from USD 3.6 billion in 2019 to USD 6.3 billion by 2029, at a CAGR of 5.7% from 2019 to 2029. Increase in infrastructure development and road construction projects is one of the key factors driving the growth of the asphalt additive market across the globe.

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The polymeric modifiers segment is projected to lead the asphalt additive market during the forecasting period.

Based on type, the polymeric modifier segment of asphalt additives market is projected to grow at the highest CAGR from 2019 to 2029. Polymeric modifiers are used throughout the world to improve the flexibility and durability of asphalt pavements. They are easy to use, and the raw materials used to make them are readily available, which makes them the most preferred type of asphalt additives.

Hot mix technology held the largest share of the global asphalt additives market

Based on technology, the hot mix technology is expected to lead the asphalt additives market in coming years. Hot mix asphalt is durable, resistant to moisture damage and thermal cracking. It also provides excellent workability and skid resistance. This segment is growing due to developments in the construction of new highways and expressways.

Recent Developments

• In FY 2018, Nouryon (Netherlands) invested USD 302.4 million in R&D activities to expand its product portfolio. In 2018, the company launched an asphalt additive Wetfix G400. This is an eco-friendly asphalt additive which can work with both, normal and polyphosphoric acid modified binders. This product finds application in construction and paving applications.
• In February 2018, Sasol Limited (South Africa) celebrated the completion of the expansion of USD 1.13 billion Fischer-Tropsch Wax Expansion Project (FTWEP) in South Africa. The plant is operated under Sasol Performance Chemicals. The plant offers hard waxes, medium waxes, liquid paraffin, and waxy oils for various industrial applications, including hot-melt adhesives, polyvinyl chloride processing, and asphalt applications. The plant is expected to have a production capacity of 137,000 tons per year. This expansion aims at strengthening the position of the company in the South Africa asphalt additive market.

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New Product Developments, Acquisitions, and Collaboration to Enhance their Position in the Asphalt Additive Market

The asphalt additive market is projected to grow from USD 3.6 billion in 2019 to USD 4.6 billion by 2024, at a CAGR of 5.1% from 2019 to 2024. Increase in infrastructure development and road construction projects is one of the key factors driving the growth of the asphalt additive market across the globe.

Nouryon (Netherlands), DowDuPont (US), Arkema SA (France), Honeywell International Inc. (US), Evonik Industries (Germany), Huntsman Corporation (US), Kraton Corporation (US), Sasol Limited (South Africa), Ingevity Corporation (US), Arrmaz (US), BASF SE (Germany), and Kao Corporation (Japan) are some of the leading players operating in the asphalt additive market. These players have adopted the strategies of expansions, new product developments, acquisitions, and collaboration to enhance their position in the market.

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In February 2018, Sasol Limited (South Africa) celebrated the completion of the expansion of USD 1.13 billion Fischer-Tropsch Wax Expansion Project (FTWEP) in South Africa. The plant is operated under Sasol Performance Chemicals which manufactures hard waxes, medium waxes, liquid paraffin, and waxy oils for various industrial applications, including hot-melt adhesives, polyvinyl chloride processing, and asphalt applications. The plant is expected to have a production capacity of 137,000 tons per year. This expansion aims at strengthening the position of the company in the South Africa asphalt additive market.

In February 2019, a subsidiary of Arrmaz (US), RoadScience launched a new asphalt emulsifier, ArrTekk. This product is used to provide the required viscidity across asphalts for efficient and cost-effective chip sealing. These products provide better rutting resistance, high cold-temperature performance, and are water resistant. This development helped the company to enhance the depth of its product line.

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