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Chemical Product Manufacturing in the US - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Caleb Clark Caleb Clark New York, United States Last Updated: July 2024 NAICS 32599

Revenue

$47.1bn

2024

$47.1bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$X.Xbn

Employees

63,572

Businesses

1,553

Wages

$X.Xbn

Chemical Product Manufacturing in the US industry analysis

Chemical product manufacturers have had to contend with uneven demand over the past five years, but changes in commodity prices have still allowed revenue growth for the industry. While the price of oil dropped as travel dropped off amid the COVID-19 pandemic, prices skyrocketed in the years following as pent-up demand was released. The Russian invasion of Ukraine led many nations to impose sanctions that cut the world supply of oil, exacerbating the increase in input costs for chemical product manufacturers even more. These heightened prices were successfully passed on to downstream industries through price increases. Revenue has grown at a CAGR of 0.7% to an estimated $47.1 billion through the end of 2024, including an expected 0.2% gain in 2024 alone. Profit is expected to have shrunk to 4.2% of revenue in 2024, down from 5.9% in 2019.

Trends and Insights

  • Rising prices have lifted revenue. The price of crude oil skyrocketed in recent years, leading to price hikes that have kept revenue growing in spite of uneven demand. This has come at the cost of lost profit, though.
  • The manufacturing sector continues to be the main downstream market for the chemical industry. Manufacturers require chemical products in the production of their own goods.
  • Manufacturers congregate in areas close to downstream markets. The industry's manufacturers do this to cut down on transportation costs and ingratiate themselves with downstream consumers.
  • Larger manufacturers compete for bulk contracts with established manufacturers. Small-scale operations cater to local and regional demand, proportional to their operating capacity.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 0.7 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $47.1bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

Global tensions have brought price hikes

  • Tensions generated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine have agitated trade relations with the Russian Federation and surrounding countries. Many countries have sanctioned Russian-made products, including the industry's primary inputs.
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Chemical Product Manufacturing in the US
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Revenue is set to rise despite falling input prices

  • Chemical product manufacturers are expected to be relieved from high input costs in the coming years as worldwide oil production catches up to meet the missing supply from Russia, causing prices to drop.

Biggest companies in the Chemical Product Manufacturing in the US

Company
Market Share (%)
2024
Revenue ($m)
2024
Profit ($m)
2024
Profit Margin (%)
2024
Fujifilm Holdings Corp
2,944.3
222.1
7.5
Mark Iv Industries Inc.
1,928.0
98.3
5.1
Lubrizol Corp
1,841.9
119.7
6.5

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Products & Services Segmentation

Chemical Product Manufacturing in the US
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Custom compounding of resins, Photographic films, papers and plates and Evaporated salt. Custom compounding of resins is the largest segment of the Chemical Product Manufacturing in the US.

Trends and Insights

Custom compounded resins

  • Custom compounded resins are specially formulated plastic materials engineered to meet specific application requirements. These resins are modified through a compounding process, blending base polymers with various additives, fillers, colorants and reinforcements to achieve desired properties.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

Operators in this industry manufacture a diverse range of chemical products. Key activities include custom compounding of plastic resins and manufacturing toners, toner cartridges, photographic chemicals and sensitized photographic film, paper and plates. Custom compounding of plastic resins includes custom mixing and blending of purchased plastic resins and reformulating plastic resins from recycled plastic products.

What's included in this industry?

Custom-compounding resinsReformulating plastic resins from recycled plastics productsManufacturing sensitized film, paper, cloth and sensitized platesManufacturing toners and toner cartridgesManufacturing photographic chemicals

Companies

Fujifilm Holdings CorpMark Iv Industries Inc.Lubrizol Corp

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Related Terms

FEEDSTOCKPOLYMERSENSITIZED MATERIAL

Industry Code

NAICS 2017

NAICS 32599 - Chemical Product Manufacturing in the US

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Rising prices have lifted revenue. The price of crude oil skyrocketed in recent years, leading to price hikes that have kept revenue growing in spite of uneven demand. This h...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

The manufacturing sector continues to be the main downstream market for the chemical industry. Manufacturers require chemical products in the production of their own goods.

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets
  • International Trade

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level
  • Total imports, level and trend
  • Total exports, level and trend
  • Trade Balance

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024
  • International trade, including imports by country and exports by country

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
  • Recent trends in import and export volumes, country of origin or destination, and expected future trends

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

Manufacturers congregate in areas close to downstream markets. The industry's manufacturers do this to cut down on transportation costs and ingratiate themselves with downstr...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each state
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each state in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each state accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each state accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each state in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across North America, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

Larger manufacturers compete for bulk contracts with established manufacturers. Small-scale operations cater to local and regional demand, proportional to their operating cap...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

Many major manufacturers are well-established, decades-old companies. Fujifilm, for example, is the second-largest player in the industry.

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
  • Overview of Fujifilm Holdings Corp's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Mark Iv Industries Inc.'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Lubrizol Corp's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of revenue, market share and profit margin trend for 38 additional companies

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Fujifilm Holdings Corp, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Mark Iv Industries Inc., and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Lubrizol Corp, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description, key data and performance trends for 38 additional companies

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

The chemical sector is one of the most regulated sectors in the United States. Manufacturers are subject to federal, state and local regulations and environmental laws that g...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

Unreliable input prices have detracted from the industry's potential profitability. The price of crude oil has fluctuated wildly over the past five years, making it difficult...

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Industry Multiples (2017-2022)
  • Industry Tax Structure (2017-2022)
  • Income Statement (2017-2022)
  • Balance Sheet (2017-2022)
  • Liquidity Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Coverage Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Leverage Ratios  (2017-2022)
  • Operating Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Average Wage (2014-2029)
  • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
  • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2014-2029)
  • IVA (2014-2029)
  • Establishments (2014-2029)
  • Enterprises (2014-2029)
  • Employment (2014-2029)
  • Exports (2014-2029)
  • Imports (2014-2029)
  • Wages (2014-2029)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Chemical Product Manufacturing in the US industry in United States in 2024?

The market size of the Chemical Product Manufacturing in the US industry in United States is $47.1bn in 2024.

How many businesses are there in the Chemical Product Manufacturing in the US industry in 2024?

There are 1,553 businesses in the Chemical Product Manufacturing in the US industry in United States, which has declined at a CAGR of 0.2 % between 2019 and 2024.

Has the Chemical Product Manufacturing in the US industry in United States grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Chemical Product Manufacturing in the US industry in United States has been growing at a CAGR of 0.7 % between 2019 and 2024.

What is the forecast growth of the Chemical Product Manufacturing in the US industry in United States over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Chemical Product Manufacturing in the US industry in United States is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Chemical Product Manufacturing in the US market in United States?

The biggest companies operating in the Chemical Product Manufacturing market in United States are Fujifilm Holdings Corp, Mark Iv Industries Inc. and Lubrizol Corp

What does the Chemical Product Manufacturing in the US in United States include?

Custom-compounding resins and Reformulating plastic resins from recycled plastics products are part of the Chemical Product Manufacturing in the US industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Chemical Product Manufacturing in the US in United States?

The company holding the most market share in United States is Fujifilm Holdings Corp.

How competitive is the Chemical Product Manufacturing in the US industry in United States?

The level of competition is low and increasing in the Chemical Product Manufacturing in the US industry in United States.

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