Promising market of SLES, SLS, and LAS
Transparency consulting company released the latest market analysis report "global dodecyl sodium sulfate (SLS), sodium lauryl ether sulfate (SLES) and linear alkyl benzene sulfonate (LAS) market (detergent, detergent, personal care products, textile and leather, oil field chemicals and other applications, etc.) analysis forecasts 2014-2020". In 2013, the total market capitalization of the above three categories of products for $66 billion is expected by 2020 will increase to $93.5 billion, period 2014-2020 compound annual growth rate will reach 5.1%.
In the next five years, cleaning and personal care industries of sodium dodecyl sulfate, lauryl ether sodium sulfate and linear alkyl benzene sulfonate demand will be continue to increase, however, sodium dodecyl sulfate and dodecyl ether sodium sulfate on human health and environmental problems have adverse effects, their development may have been hampered by. In addition, the industry as a whole and tend to use biological base surface active agent, especially those developed countries, which is of linear alkylbenzene sulfonate market is very disadvantageous to the development. But the industry as a whole also in increasing the exploration about the above three kinds of surface active agent of new technologies and new applications, which will for the industry as a whole For development opportunities.
In 2013, linear alkylbenzene sulfonate in the above three products occupy the market share is the largest, accounting for the total market value of 76.6%. Linear alkylbenzene sulfonate is widely used in household cleaning and properties of lauryl ether sodium sulfate were more moderate, consumption also in slow growth.
In 2013, sodium dodecyl sulfate, lauryl ether sodium sulfate and linear alkyl benzene sulfonate used in detergents and cleaning products the most, followed by personal care products, in the period 2014-2020 for washing and cleaning products in the compound annual growth rate will reach 4.3%, in addition, sodium dodecyl sulfate, lauryl ether sodium sulfate and linear alkyl benzene sulfonate can also used for oilfield chemicals, textile chemicals, leather processing agent and plastics industries.
