Analysis of the Brazilian Surfactants Market

The surfactants market is in a mature stage in Brazil, despite presenting higher growth in certain applications like personal care and agrochemicals. For the last few years and through the present, the end-user market shows steady growth in the surfactants market and will throughout the forecast period. Personal care and household products are the main end-user sector regarding to the surfactants market, but it is also important to emphasize the mining and agrochemicals applications. These sectors have smaller participation in volume, but important presence in revenue. The main market competitors in Brazil are Oxiteno, Stepan, Deten, Clariant, BASF, and AkzoNobel.