Biocides can be defined as specific types of chemical compounds or microorganisms which display characteristics to inhibit, deter or control different chemically or biologically hazardous organisms. It has different industrial applications inclusive of water treatment, personal care, food & beverages, paints & coatings and wood preservation. Among all these applications, application of biocides in water treatment tops the chart due to several factors like global warming, growth of population, changing habits of human beings.
Being part of the chemical family, manufacturing of biocides is subject matter of strong rules and regulations (mostly related to quality standard, chemical specification, usage of banned ingredients etc.) applied by different governments across the globe. Recently, the European Union implemented The Biocidal Products Regulations (BPR) effective from 1st September, 2013 replacing the earlier the Biocidal Products Directive (BPD). Under the new sets of regulations the authorities tried to introduce a transparent, simplified and streamlined authorization process. However, high processing fee and very stringent product category restrictions are matter of concern for the European biocides manufacturers.
The report tried to cover the entire global biocides market and forecasted future market scenario both in terms of volume (million tonnes) and value ($ million). It covers both qualitative and quantitative information of an exhaustive classification of different types of biocides which are as followed:
Halogen Compounds
Metallic Compounds
Organosulfurs
Organic Acid
Phenolics
Furthermore, the report covered geographic market analysis of biocides in which the entire global market is broadly segmented in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of the World (ROW). In a more clinical and in depth analysis most important biocide markets at country level is captured and current market size, future scopes, drivers, restraints, growth opportunities are analyzed. Some of the major countries covered under the scope of the report include U.S. , Mexico, Canada, Germany, U.K., France, Italy, China, Japan and India.
The report also contains company profiles (includes exhaustive details of latest developments, strategies, related products and services portfolio, financial details and other important facts) of a list of important key players in the biocides market like the DOW Chemical Company (U.S.), Clariant AG (Switzerland), Nalco Holding Company (U.S.), Cortec Corporation (U.S.), Troy Corporation (U.S.), Ashland Inc. (U.S.), BASF SE (Germany), Akzonobel N.V. (The Netherlands), Kemira OYJ (Finland) and Lanxess AG (Germany).
Overall, the report captured the growth dynamics of the biocides market in depth and also analyzed the exclusive key trends, winning imperatives and burning issues relevant to the industry. The report coverage is given below in a nutshell:
Scope of the report: This research report categorizes this global market on the basis of application, type, and geography; forecasting volumes, value, and analyzing trends in each of the submarkets.
On the basis of type: The biocides market is segmented on the basis of type: halogen compounds, metallic compounds, organosulfurs, organic acids, and phenolics. Each product type is further described in detail in the report, with volume and value forecast for each type.
On the basis of application: This global market is also segmented on the basis of applications: personal care, water treatment, wood preservation, food & beverages, and paints & coatings. Each application is further described in detail in the report, with volume and value forecast for each application.
On the basis of geography: B
