Formaldehyde Free Resin MarketSize and Trends

Formaldehyde free Resin Market Overview

Formaldehyde-free resin is an excellent replacement of the conventional urea-formaldehyde and phenol-formaldehyde resins used for insulation purpose in furniture, adhesive and construction industry. Formaldehyde-free resins are also used in the textile industry to increase the color retention of various shades of jeans. The phenol-formaldehyde (PF) resin industry is facing an increasing challenge with respect to concerns regarding human health owing to the consumption of carcinogenic formaldehyde. Also inclusion of petroleum-based phenol in PF resin manufacturing poses risk towards sustainability.

Formaldehyde-free resin offer enhanced moisture resistance, excellent adhesion and cure performance when used in wood adhesives for industrial as well as residential applications. This has led to increase in the use of formaldehyde-free resin in the adhesive industry, which has amplified the growth of formaldehyde free resin market. Formaldehyde-free resins are also used for binding fiberglass filaments in the fabrication of industrial nonwovens, including fiberglass webs used in roofing insulation, flooring, and HVAC filters.

High price of the formaldehyde-free resin is expected to be one of the restraining factors for the growth of formaldehyde-free resin industry over the forecast period. Research and development related to lowering the cost of the formaldehyde resin in the near future is one of the key strategies implemented by the market players to maintain their position. Some of the companies operating in the global formaldehyde free resin market are Georgia-Pacific Chemicals LLC., The Dow Chemical Company, DSM, ARCL Organics Ltd., allnex group, Emerald Performance Materials, BASF SE, and Hexion.