Analysis of Tire additives Market Covering 30 + Countries Including Analysis of US, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Nordics, GCC countries, Japan, Korea and many more
Tire additives are specialized chemicals that are added to natural and synthetic rubber to manufacture tires with the desired property. These are added for various purposes such as performance-enhancing, durability boost, bonding of materials in tires, flame retarding, and others.
Tire additives serve multiple functions in tires such as antioxidants, antiozonants, binders, and others. Chemicals and compounds that act as tire additives include thioacetic acid, para phenylene diamines (particularly 6PPD), TMQ, styrenated phenol, insoluble sulfur, carbon black, silica, plasticizers, and others. The demand for tire additives is prominently driven by tire manufacturers.
Tire additives are mainly added to rubber (natural, BR, SBR) to enhance the performance of the tire and protect the tire from UV rays & ozone in the atmosphere. These additives are expressed as parts per weight in the tire composition. The most prominently used tire additives are carbon black and silica.
Carbon black imparts color to the tire and also acts as a bonding agent for other ingredients apart from absorbing the UV rays and heat of the sun. Silica is added to provide extra grip on wet roads and ice. Besides, silica is hard and makes tires effective at resisting wear & tear caused due to abrasion. This helps to extend the life of a tire. Another important tire additive used is insoluble sulfur. It acts as a curing agent in tires.
Certain protective tire additives are added, such as para phenylene diamines that act as antioxidants. Increasing global temperatures have boosted the use of these tire additives in the manufacturing of tires and develop new tire formulations with desired properties. Antiozonants are added to avoid cracking in the tires.
Several performance talcs are used as tire additives to reduce the rolling resistance and provide better fuel efficiency. The growth in the automobile industry is likely to boost the demand for tire additives. The demand for tire additives from tire manufacturers is ever-growing as the implementation of new environmental regulations by governments throughout the world is compelling them to use more environment-friendly tire additives. The emergence of electric vehicles is expected to boost the demand for talc-based tire additives to ensure high fuel efficiency in the vehicles.
Fluctuating crude oil prices and changes in government regulations in different countries are the main restraints to the growth of the tire additive market as most of the tire additives are derived from crude oil and their derivatives. Besides many of these tire additives are toxic in nature. However, change in government regulations has opened new research opportunities to manufacture environment-friendly tire additives without compromising the quality and performance of the tires.
The global demand for tire additives is expected to increase with the rising number of automobiles on the road. The rise in middle-class income and increase in the young population are likely to boost the production of automobiles. The demand for tire additives in the North American region is expected to rise moderately.
Europe is also expected to show a similar trend. The demand from the Asia-Pacific region for tire additives is expected to remain high due to an increase in the production of automobiles in the region, especially in India. The automobile industry in India is witnessing a growth of around 8% whereas global automobile production has decreased by 1.1%. The Middle East and Africa market is also growing at a consistent rate.
There are many tire additive manufacturers across the globe. Some of the key players include:
Arkema S.A., Arkochem, BASF, Eastman, ExxonMobil, Gazprom Neft, Kraton Corporation, Lanxess, Orion Engineered Carbons, pmc-group, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. Sinochem, Solvay, Sumitomo Chemicals Co.Ltd, W. R grace & Co, ZEPPELIN SYSTEMS, nocil and others.
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