Methylene Chloride Market: Opportunities, Value Chain Analysis & Impact Analysis Of Restraints On Market Forecast

Across the globe, in 2017, the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region held the dominating revenue share of more than 70.0% in the methylene chloride market. This was due to the growing production of chemicals, surging population, and expanding infrastructure domain here. Apart from being the largest consumer, APAC is also the largest producer of methylene chloride. Governments of various countries, particularly Europe, have formulated strict environment regulations prohibiting the use of the compound in paint stripper application, due to which many producers have shifted their base to APAC. 




China and India are two of the largest users of methylene chloride. Owing to the small-scale national production, India mostly imports such materials to cater to its consumer need. China, on the other hand, does not import the material in huge quantities as it has sufficient local supply to meet the internal demand. China, Japan, and Taiwan are the major methylene chloride suppliers to Southeast Asia. Due to its great solvent performance, it is widely used in cleaning applications, such as for metal cleaning, paint removal, and degreasing. 

The manufacturing of automobiles and machinery needs perfect cleaning of metals before they are adopted for serving the purpose. In addition, the products manufactured from these metals, including machine and automobile components, necessitate periodic degreasing for smooth operation. Thus, the growing production of metals to strengthen other products’ development activities would likely increase the demand for CH2Cl2, thereby resulting in the methylene chloride market growth. Furthermore, this compound is used as a prime solvent in adhesives and paints due to its strong dissolving strength, and quick drying and low flammability properties. 


The automotive and construction domains are the prominent end users of paints and adhesives. Owing to the large-scale construction projects, such as buildings, bridges, and industrial facilities, going on around the globe, the consumption of paints and adhesives is significantly surging. In addition, the growing sales of automobiles in developing economies have escalate the demand for these materials. The growth in the production of paints and adhesives is, in turn, anticipated to the boost the methylene chloride market growth. 

Hence, the increasing demand for the compound for cleaning applications in various end-use industries is predicted to accelerate the growth of the market during the forecast period.
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