The concrete admixtures are the chemical formulations added in particular quantity to cement or concrete to meet the functional, aesthetic, and design requirement of civil structures. The concrete admixtures/additives are nowadays widely used in the construction of residential, industrial, commercial, and infrastructure projects, development projects or public utilities. The advantages of concrete admixtures such as durability, strength, chemical resistance, and decrease in water consumption insist on its consumption in the construction industry. Its consumption varies from 0.5% to 2.5% of the weight of cement, depending upon the construction type, its end-usage, and external environmental conditions.

The report covers concrete admixtures market in terms of volume (kilo tons) and revenue ($millions) across geographies such as Asia–Pacific, Middle East and Africa, Europe, North America and South America. The report explains qualitative aspects of mineral admixtures while detailed analysis and estimations are covered for chemical concrete admixtures. Different types of concrete admixtures covered in the report are super-plasticizers, normal plasticizers, waterproofing admixtures, accelerating and retarding agents, air-entraining agents, and other concrete admixtures are included in the market study.

The report briefly explains the consumption of the concrete admixtures market by type and by geography. It also explains trends in its consumption from year 2010 to 2017. However, the scope of the report is limited to analysis, estimations about the chemical concrete admixtures by geography and type.

Some of the drivers identified for concrete admixtures are improving quality of construction in developing economies, increasing demand for buildings, roads, bridges, tunnels, and water retention structures, reduction in water usage, and construction time. The growth in the market is resisted by increasing prices and lack of awareness about admixtures in unorganized sector of construction developers. The opportunities are cited in growing residential requirements in Middle East & Africa and high growing economies in Asia-Pacific region. Repair and maintenance applications will also provide opportunities, supported by favorable growth in residential improvement and repair spending, as well as the gradual aging of the housing stock and the fact many homeowners enjoy remodeling older homes. The opportunities are cited in utilization of Ready Mix Concrete (RMC) in developing countries.

The major players in the market include Axim Italcementi Group (Italy), Ashland Inc. (U.S.), BASF (Germany), Cico Technologies Ltd (India), The Dow Chemical Company (U.S.), Euclid Chemical (U.S.), Fosroc (U.A.E), Sika AG (Switzerland), LanYa Concrete Admixtures Co. Ltd (China), Chryso (France), and W.R. Grace & Co. (U.S.).

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