Lubricant Antioxidants Market: High Cost Can Limit Widespread Adoption

Posted by Arslan on July 24th, 2019

The “Lubricant Antioxidants Market Forecast, Trend Analysis & Competition Tracking – Global Market Insights 2018-2028” is a comprehensive report published by Fact.MR that assesses the prominent growth parameters of lubricant antioxidants market. The report features the information acquired on assessing information and facts about lubricant antioxidants market through an extensive market research. This is Fact.MR’s latest report on lubricant antioxidants market that unveils the unique facts about the market explained in terms of quantitative and qualitative information. The market report contains the detailed explanation on growth of the lubricant antioxidants market and its market dynamics to justify the claims made by analysts in the Fact.MR study.

The US$ 1.6 billion lubricant antioxidants market is likely to witness 3% y-o-y in 2019, opines a new study by Fact.MR. Gains are likely to be driven by growing applications of lubricant antioxidants in various industrial sectors, especially automotive and transportation. The study remains bullish on growing demand for lubricant antioxidants in East Asia, with China leading the rally.

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Key Challenges in the Lubricant Antioxidants Market

• Changing regulatory frameworks and environmental legislation implemented for mitigating the consequent effects of lubricant specifications can increase the cost pressure on lubricant antioxidant manufacturers.
• Constantly evolving fuel economy standards and the development cycle of new automotive oils will require constant modifications in lubricant antioxidant specifications to ensure compatibility with new materials.
• Lubricant antioxidants are among the most expensive lubricant additives. High investments required for the application of lubricant antioxidants technology make it pricey for end-users, which in turn, is restricting widespread adoption.
• Steadily declining applications of lubricant antioxidants in specialty oils and fuels is likely to negatively impact the growth of the lubricant antioxidants market in the coming future.

In Brief

• Lubricant antioxidants market revenues grew at a CAGR of 2.4% during 2013-2017. Global demand for non-depleting lubricant antioxidants that improve the long-term performance of lubricants and greases continued to surge during this period, creating challenges for manufacturers.
• Lubricant antioxidants market revenues reached US$ 1.6 billion in 2018 on back of growing focus on improving the efficiency and expanding the lifespan of lubricants.
• The lubricant antioxidants market is set to witness 3% y-o-y in 2019 over 2018. The long-term outlook on the market is also bullish, with our estimates suggesting a CAGR of 3.6% between 2018 and 2028.
• East Asia is likely to remain the leading market for lubricant antioxidants, as leading chemical companies and lubricant manufacturers continue to invest heavily in China to capitalize on increasing industrial growth in the country.
• Middle East & Africa (MEA) is expected to emerge as a high-growth market for lubricant antioxidants during the assessment period, with our estimates suggesting a CAGR of 4.8% through 2028.

Lubricant Antioxidant Demand Growing Across a Range of Industries

The Fact.MR study finds that although applications as automotive lubricants and engine oils account for around one-third share of the global market, demand continues to surge across a range of industries. The study opines that applications as industrial lubricants will create sustained opportunities for manufacturers in the near future.

Increasing industrialization is fuelling demand for high-performance industrial lubricants as improving the durability of machines and boosting operational efficiency gain center stage. The Fact.MR study opines that this will remain a primary driver for increasing applications of lubricant antioxidants in the industrial sector in the next decade. Leading players in the lubricant antioxidant market are expected to realign their salient business strategies to capitalize on this trend in the market.

High Cost Can Limit Widespread Adoption

According to the Fact.MR study, demand for lubricant antioxidants is growing at a healthy rate, however, their adoption continues to be inhibited by the relatively higher cost of lubricant antioxidants. Manufacturers continue to incur high costs while manufacturing lubricant antioxidants, and these costs are passed on to the end-user. The study opines that availability of cheaper alternatives can pose a deterrent to the growth of the market during the assessment period.

The Fact.MR study offers analysis on lubricant antioxidants market for the forecast period 2018-2028. According to the study, the global lubricant antioxidants market will witness healthy growth at a value CAGR of 3.6% throughout the assessment period.

Leading players in the lubricant antioxidants market include BASF SE, Lubrizol, Chevron Oronite Company (Chevron), Afton Chemical, Infineum (ExxonMobil), Songwon Industrial Group, ENI, Evonik, LANXESS, Jinzhou Kangtai Lubricant Additives, Wuxi South Petroleum Additive, SI Group (acquired by SK Capital), ADEKA Corporation,  and OXIRIS Chemicals S. A.