Specialty Chemicals & Polymers · Direct
Monitoring · monthly
Procurement Category Intelligence

Kaolin Clay

Overview
Market size
$6.0B
global, USD
CAGR
4.7%
base to forecast
Buyer power
-2.0
supplier-favoured
Suppliers
6
tracked players
Signals
12
2 high severity

Market outlook

2031$7.5B

What changed

Demand by region

Asia-Pacific demand43%
Europe demand24%
North America demand21%
Rest of world demand12%
share of global demandtotal 100%

Cost drivers

Energy and Calcination Fuel35%
Mining Operations and Ore Extraction25%
Inland and Global Maritime Logistics20%
Chemical Additives and Bleaching Agents12%
Environmental Compliance and Reclamation8%
share of delivered cost (analyst estimate)

Supplier watchlist

6 tracked