POLYCARBOXYLATE ETHER MARKET ANALYSIS

Market Challenges And Opportunities

Polycarboxylate ether (PCE) is used in the construction of building slabs, bridges, roads, and general civil construction. The main and side chains of the PCE can be modified to obtain desired properties in polycarboxylate ether product. The properties that can be optimized includes adsorption speed, water reduction with high initial liquefaction or workability, slump retention without retardation, early strength development with workability time, stickiness, stability, viscosity, and combinations of these properties. High water reducing ability, easy to use with any cement grade, and faster recycle of formwork, owing to accelerated early strength development are some of the advantages of polycarboxylate ether that are expected to drive growth of the market.

The growing construction industry in emerging regions such as MEA, Asia Pacific and Latin America is expected to fuel the growth of concrete admixtures as well as polycarboxylate ethers across the globe. Countries in MEA and Asia Pacific are focusing on increasing their construction spending and infrastructure over the forecast period. The increasing number of infrastructure and housing projects, and enhancement of public transportation facilities, including roadways and railways, are anticipated to result in investments towards road and tunneling development projects across India, Brazil, and Mexico, among others.

Market Restraints

Other plasticizing chemicals such as lignosulphonates, sulphonated melamine product typealdehyde (SMF), and sulphonated naphthalene product typealdehyde (SNF) are available in the market. Therefore, availability of different alternatives for polycarboxylate ether is restraining growth of the global polycarboxylate ether market.

• Availability of other super plasticizing chemicals