Coating defoamer belongs to the coating additive segment. The market share of environmentally friendly coating defoamer is expected to increase.

Paint defoamer, also known as paint foam inhibitor, refers to a reagent that can eliminate bubbles on the paint surface. Paint defoaming agents have the advantages of improving paint quality, strong versatility, strong foam suppression ability, good chemical stability, and good heat resistance. They are widely used in automotive coatings, wall coatings, art coatings, and furniture coatings. According to different raw materials, coating defoaming agents can be divided into three types: polyether, silicone and alcohol.

There are a wide range of coating additives, including thickeners, matting agents, defoaming agents, emulsifiers, driers, film-forming additives and antifungal agents, etc. Coating defoamer is a mainstream product of coating additives. Driven by demand, its industry development space continues to expand. According to the “2023-2028 China Coating Defoaming Agent Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report released by the Industrial Research Center , my country’s coating defoaming agent market size will reach 2.89 billion yuan in 2022, a year-on-year increase of 5.9%. In the early stages of industry development, due to factors such as high technical barriers, my country’s coating defoaming agents were highly dependent on imports. In recent years, with technological advancement, the localization process of my country’s coating defoaming agent market has accelerated.

Coating defoaming agents are in high demand in the coating field and can be used in various coatings. my country is a major coatings production country, and its output has long been a global leader. In recent years, as the real estate industry continues to slump, demand for my country’s architectural coatings market has shrunk, leading to a decline in coating production. In 2022, my country’s coating production will reach 35.687 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 8.1%. In the future, as the application scope of coatings expands, its output is expected to pick up, and the development speed of the coating defoaming agent industry will further accelerate.

In April 2022, six departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Development and Reform Commission, and the Ministry of Science and Technology jointly issued the “Guiding Opinions on Promoting the High-Quality Development of the Petrochemical Industry during the “14th Five-Year Plan””. The document clearly stated that it is necessary to increase the output of high-performance chemicals and promote the coating industry. Develop in the direction of green environmental protection. Against this background, the market share of environmentally friendly coating defoaming agents in my country will further increase.

The global coating defoaming agent market is mainly concentrated in European and American countries. Representative companies include Evonik of Germany, Wacker of Germany, BASF of Germany, and Dow Chemical of the United States. In terms of the local market, there are many participants in my country’s coating defoaming agent market, but they are dominated by small and medium-sized enterprises, lacking leading companies, and the industry concentration needs to be improved. Maier Chemical, Wansheng Co., Ltd., Zhonghao New Materials, Dachuan Fine Chemical, etc. are the main manufacturers of coating defoaming agents in my country.

Industry analysts said that as a commonly used coating additive, coating defoaming agents have strong market demand and good industry development prospects. In recent years, driven by national policies, the technical level of my country’s coating defoaming agents has been continuously improved, and the industry has gradually developed in the direction of high quality, green and environmental protection. It is expected that in the future, companies with high-performance coating defoaming production capabilities will occupy a larger space in my country’s market.