Antifoaming Agent Market Size, Share, Opportunities, And Trends By Type (Water-Based, Silicon-Based, Oil-Based, Others), By End-Users (Oil And Gas, Water Treatment, Food And Beverages, Textiles, Healthcare, Paper And Pulp), And By Geography - Forecasts From 2025 To 2030

Antifoaming Agent Market Size:

The anti-foaming agent market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 3.40% from US$5.60 billion in 2025 to US$6.62 billion in 2030.

The antifoaming agent market is driven by expanding application industries and strategic mergers, acquisitions, and product development. The growing demand from oil and gas, food and beverage, and pharmaceutical sectors will further accelerate the boost the demand for these chemicals during the forecast period. 

Antifoaming Agent Market Recent Developments: 

• Concentrol introduced multiple new antifoaming agents in February 2023, enhancing market offerings.

The demand for antifoaming agents is rising due to their ability to destabilize foam lamellae, breaking down surface foam. This is critical for juice processing and other applications.

Antifoaming Agent Market Growth:  

• Agriculture: The agriculture sector’s rapid expansion fuels demand, with antifoaming agents (e.g., silicone oil, polyoxyethylene, acrylglycerol ether) used to eliminate foam-generating auxiliaries. 
• Alcohol Industry: Global alcohol consumption growth, particularly in high-income regions like Western Europe, drives demand. Antifoaming agents enhance beer quality by reducing foam, with the beverage sector’s expansion supporting market growth through 2030.  
• Pharmaceutical and Food Industries: Continuous growth in these sectors, where antifoaming agents address pressure relief, gastric decontamination, and food spoilage prevention, underpins market expansion. 

Antifoaming Agent Market Geographical Outlook:

Asia-Pacific is projected to dominate fueled by food and beverage consumption in India and China. North America is a fast-growing region, with a pharmaceutical demand surge, while rapid urbanization in Europe and Africa is expected to contribute to market growth through 2030.

The global antifoaming agent market report delivers an in-depth analysis of the industry landscape, providing strategic and executive-level insights backed by data-driven forecasts and analysis. This regularly updated report equips decision-makers with actionable intelligence on current market trends, emerging opportunities, and competitive dynamics. It explores demand across various antifoaming agent types, such as silicone-based, water-based, and oil-based agents, while examining their applications and end-user industries. The report also covers technological advancements, key government policies, regulations, and macroeconomic factors, offering a holistic view of the market.

Antifoaming Agent Market Segmentations:

Antifoaming Agent Market Segmentation by type

The market is analyzed by type into the following:

• Silicone-Based Antifoaming Agents
• Water-Based Antifoaming Agents
• Oil-Based Antifoaming Agents
• Others

Antifoaming Agent Market Segmentation by application

The report analyzes the market by application as below:

• Pulp & Paper
• Paints & Coatings
• Food & Beverage Processing
• Water Treatment
• Others

Antifoaming Agent Market Segmentation by end-user industry

The report analyzes the market by end-user industry as below:

• Chemical Manufacturing
• Food & Beverage
• Pharmaceutical
• Oil & Gas
• Others

Antifoaming agent Market Segmentation by regions:

The study also analysed the antifoaming agent market into the following regions, with country level forecasts and analysis as below:

• North America (US, Canada and Mexico)
• South America (Brazil, Argentina, and Others)
• Europe (Germany, UK, France, Spain and Others
• Middle East and Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE and Others)
• Asia Pacific (China, Japan, India, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, and Others)

Antifoaming agent Market Competitive Landscape:

The global antifoaming agent market features key players such as Dow Inc., BASF SE, Evonik Industries AG, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., Wacker Chemie AG, Momentive Performance Materials Inc., Ashland Global Holdings Inc., Clariant AG, Elementis plc, Kemira Oyj, and Munzing Chemie GmbH. 

Antifoaming agent Market Report Coverage:

This report provides extensive coverage as explained in the points below:

• Antifoaming agent market size, forecasts, and trends by type, with historical revenue data and analysis of key adoption drivers, current challenges, and growth areas.
• Antifoaming agent market size, forecasts, and trends by application, with historical revenue data and analysis of usage across industries.
• Antifoaming agent market size, forecasts, and trends by end-user industry, with historical data and insights into segment-specific demand
• Antifoaming agent market is also analysed across different regions, with historical data, regional share, attractiveness and opportunity of these solutions in different countries. The growth prospects and key players operating in these markets. The section also dwells on the macro factors, economic scenario and other complementing factors aiding in market growth. 
• Market dynamics: The section details the market growth factors, restraints, and opportunities in the market. The segment also presents complete market scenario with the help of Porter’s five forces model. 
• Competitive Intelligence: A thorough investigation on the competitive structure of the market presented through proprietary vendor matrix model, market share analysis of key players, insights on strategies of key players and recent major developments undertaken by the companies to gain competitive edge. 
• Research methodology: The assumptions and sources which were considered to arrive at the final market estimates. Additionally, how our model is refined to ensure most significant factors are taken into consideration with the proper hypothesis and bottom-up and top-down approaches enhance the reliability of forecasts further strengthening the trustworthiness of the numbers being presented. 

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Antifoaming Agent Market Scope:

 

Report Metric	Details
Antifoaming Agent Market Size in 2025	US$5.60 billion
Antifoaming Agent Market Size in 2030	US$6.62 billion
Growth Rate	CAGR of 3.40%
Study Period	2020 to 2030
Historical Data	2020 to 2023
Base Year	2024
Forecast Period	2025 – 2030
Forecast Unit (Value)	USD Billion
Segmentation	Type Application End-User Industry Geography
Geographical Segmentation	North America, South America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific
List of Major Companies in the Antifoaming Agent Market	Dow Inc. BASF SE Evonik Industries AG Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. Wacker Chemie AG
Customization Scope	Free report customization with purchase

 

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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 

2. MARKET SNAPSHOT

2.1. Market Overview

2.2. Market Definition

2.3. Scope of the Study

2.4. Market Segmentation

3. BUSINESS LANDSCAPE 

3.1. Market Drivers

3.2. Market Restraints

3.3. Market Opportunities 

3.4. Porter’s Five Forces Analysis

3.5. Industry Value Chain Analysis

3.6. Policies and Regulations 

3.7. Strategic Recommendations 

4. TECHNOLOGICAL OUTLOOK

5. ANTIFOAMING AGENT MARKET BY TYPE

5.1. Introduction

5.2. Silicone-Based Antifoaming Agents

5.3. Water-Based Antifoaming Agents

5.4. Oil-Based Antifoaming Agents

5.5. Others

6. ANTIFOAMING AGENT MARKET BY APPLICATION

6.1. Introduction

6.2. Pulp & Paper

6.3. Paints & Coatings

6.4. Food & Beverage Processing

6.5. Water Treatment

6.6. Others

7. ANTIFOAMING AGENT MARKET BY END-USER INDUSTRY

7.1. Introduction

7.2. Chemical Manufacturing

7.3. Food & Beverage

7.4. Pharmaceutical

7.5. Oil & Gas

7.6. Others

8. ANTIFOAMING AGENT MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY

8.1. Introduction

8.2. North America

8.2.1. USA

8.2.2. Canada

8.2.3. Mexico

8.3. South America

8.3.1. Brazil

8.3.2. Argentina

8.3.3. Others

8.4. Europe

8.4.1. United Kingdom

8.4.2. Germany

8.4.3. France

8.4.4. Italy

8.4.5. Spain

8.4.6. Others

8.5. Middle East and Africa

8.5.1. Saudi Arabia

8.5.2. UAE

8.5.3. Others

8.6. Asia Pacific

8.6.1. China

8.6.2. Japan

8.6.3. India

8.6.4. South Korea

8.6.5. Taiwan

8.6.6. Thailand

8.6.7. Indosneisa

8.6.8. Others

9. COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT AND ANALYSIS

9.1. Major Players and Strategy Analysis

9.2. Market Share Analysis

9.3. Mergers, Acquisitions, Agreements, and Collaborations

9.4. Competitive Dashboard

10. COMPANY PROFILES

10.1. Dow Inc.

10.2. BASF SE

10.3. Evonik Industries AG

10.4. Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.

10.5. Wacker Chemie AG

10.6. Momentive Performance Materials Inc.

10.7. Ashland Global Holdings Inc.

10.8. Clariant AG

10.9. Elementis plc

10.10. Kemira Oyj

10.11. Munzing Chemie GmbH

11. APPENDIX

11.1. Currency 

11.2. Assumptions

11.3. Base and Forecast Years Timeline

11.4. Key benefits for the stakeholders

11.5. Research Methodology 

11.6. Abbreviations 

LIST OF FIGURES

LIST OF TABLES

Dow Inc.

BASF SE

Evonik Industries AG

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.

Wacker Chemie AG

Momentive Performance Materials Inc.

Ashland Global Holdings Inc.

Clariant AG

Elementis plc

Kemira Oyj

Munzing Chemie GmbH