염화알릴 시장 : 점유율 분석, 업계 동향과 통계, 성장 예측(2026-2031년)

The Allyl Chloride Market size was valued at 838.01 kilotons in 2025 and is estimated to grow from 848.23 kilotons in 2026 to reach 901.25 kilotons by 2031, at a CAGR of 1.22% during the forecast period (2026-2031).

The allyl chloride market remains centered on epichlorohydrin production, though advancements in processes and regional feedstock benefits are gradually reducing this reliance. Growth is supported by increasing epoxy resin applications in wind turbine blades and electric vehicle composites, renewed infrastructure investments in North America, and stricter wastewater regulations in Europe and the United States. Additionally, bio-epichlorohydrin capacity now accounts for over one-sixth of global supply, compelling producers to weigh the economics of propylene against glycerol-based alternatives. The adoption of digital-twin automation is reducing unplanned downtime and improving yields, partially mitigating the impact of fluctuating propylene and electricity costs. Meanwhile, stricter occupational exposure limits in both Europe and the United States are driving up compliance costs but also fostering demand for higher-purity products that command premium prices.

Global Allyl Chloride Market Trends and Insights

Surging Epoxy-Resin Demand in Wind-Turbine Blades and Electric-Vehicle Composites

Global wind installations utilized more than 120,000 metric tons of epoxy resin in 2024, with each gigawatt of added capacity requiring approximately 1,700 metric tons of resin, directly driving epichlorohydrin demand. Composite components in battery-electric vehicles increased by 15% year-on-year in 2024, shifting the allyl chloride market toward higher-value resin grades. China added 70 GW of wind power in 2024, Europe contributed 18 GW, and the United States added 12 GW, forming a growth engine across three continents. Epoxy formulators are increasingly focusing on traceable supply chains, leading allyl-chloride producers to tighten batch certification processes. Battery-electric vehicle production is expected to reach 25 million units by 2026, maintaining demand for high-purity epichlorohydrin even as bio-based production methods gain traction.

Expansion of Industrial Water-Treatment Regulations Worldwide

The European Union's revised Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive, finalized in 2024, requires quaternary treatment for large agglomerations by 2045 and mandates pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies to cover 80% of micropollutant removal costs, unlocking EUR 3.6 billion for new treatment facilities. Monitoring of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances became mandatory in 2026, boosting demand for quaternary-ammonium compounds derived from allyl chloride. In the United States, proposed maximum contaminant levels for these substances include compliance deadlines in 2029, prompting utilities to adopt ion-exchange resins that rely on allyl precursors. Japan tightened discharge limits on 1,4-dioxane in 2024, while India extended zero-liquid-discharge rules for textile hubs, increasing specialty-coagulant volumes. These regulatory developments keep the allyl chloride market aligned with infrastructure investments rather than cyclical commodity fluctuations.

Stringent Occupational-Exposure and Emission Limits (US/EU/JP)

The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration enforces an 8-hour limit of 1 ppm, requiring closed-loop transfer systems that can add approximately USD 10 million to the costs of a mid-size unit. Europe's REACH framework enforces the same 1 ppm worker limit and a stricter 0.1 ppm limit for public exposure, necessitating vapor-recovery units that increase greenfield project costs by about 20%. Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry applies similar exposure limits and mandates annual health checks, which can add up to USD 700,000 annually to operating expenses. Revised EU Industrial Emissions rules in 2024 now cap reactor VOC emissions at 5 mg/m3, prompting investments in thermal oxidizers. Non-compliance has already resulted in temporary shutdowns of approximately 12 kilotons per year in Jiangsu and Gujarat, highlighting enforcement risks.

Other drivers and restraints analyzed in the detailed report include:

1. Pharma and Agrochemical Pipeline Requiring High-Purity Allyl Intermediates
2. Digital-Twin Automation Boosting Plant Uptime and Capacity Utilization
3. Volatile Propylene and Electricity Prices Squeezing Margins

For complete list of drivers and restraints, kindly check the Table Of Contents.

Segment Analysis

Epichlorohydrin captured 89.08% of the 2025 volume. Wind energy, electric vehicles, and electronics consumed the bulk of these volumes even as bio-alternatives began to gain traction. Yet the fastest expansion lay elsewhere: water-treatment chemicals advanced at a 3.59% CAGR through 2031 as utilities complied with stricter micropollutant rules. Pharma-focused allyl amines benefited from the demand for generic antifungal products. Glycidyl ethers and allyl sulfonates with higher pricing remained attractive for plants that could switch between commodity and specialty batches.

Producers reconfigured scheduling so that specialty campaigns followed large epichlorohydrin runs, maximizing uptime without major capital additions. Digital-twin systems allowed a 36-hour changeover to pharmaceutical-grade allyl chloride that met sub-50 ppm chloride limits. This flexibility raised the allyl chloride market share of high-purity output during periods of propylene price spikes, cushioning margins. As bio-epichlorohydrin gained a footprint, the balanced portfolio approach became more critical for asset sustainability.

The Allyl Chloride Market Report is Segmented by Application (Epichlorohydrin, Allyl Amines, Allyl Sulfonates, Glycidyl Ethers, Water Treatment Chemicals, and Other Applications) and Geography (Asia-Pacific, North America, Europe, South America, and Middle-East and Africa). The Market Forecasts are Provided in Terms of Volume (Tons).

Geography Analysis

Asia-Pacific anchored 52.32% of global volume in 2025, with the region's allyl chloride market size buffered by large wind and electronics sectors, yet substitution pressure rose as imported bio-ECH made inroads. India expanded Gujarat output by 12 kilotons per year in 2025 to back water-borne coatings, and Japan's pharmaceutical-grade exports remained dominant thanks to tight quality systems. South Korea leveraged its propylene surplus to feed Southeast Asian customers.

North America posted the quickest 1.36% CAGR through 2031, reflecting ample shale-based propylene and integrated chlorine capacity on the U.S. Gulf Coast. Rapid wind-farm additions in the Midwest and offshore Atlantic kept epichlorohydrin flows healthy, while Dow's new Alberta bio unit gave buyers the option to lower embodied carbon. Mexico gained from near-shoring dynamics that redirected plastics manufacturing from East Asia into North America.

In Europe, strict emission limits raised operating costs, favoring integrated majors with scale. Germany stayed the largest consumer, but a shift toward certified bio-materials trimmed conventional demand by roughly 3% annually. Eastern Europe, led by Poland and Czechia on infrastructure upgrades that raised resin needs, partially offset Western European contraction.

1. AccuStandard
2. Aditya Birla Chemicals
3. Arkema S.A.
4. Befar Group Co., Ltd.
5. Dow Inc.
6. Gelest Inc.
7. INEOS
8. Kashima Chemical Co., Ltd.
9. Olin Corporation
10. OSAKA SODA
11. Shandong Jinling Chemical Co.
12. SINOPEC Baling Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
13. Solvay
14. Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
15. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
16. Vizag Chemical
17. WEGO CHEMICAL GROUP

Additional Benefits:

• The market estimate (ME) sheet in Excel format
• 3 months of analyst support

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Introduction

• 1.1 Study Assumptions and Market Definition
• 1.2 Scope of the Study

2 Research Methodology

3 Executive Summary

4 Market Landscape

• 4.1 Market Overview
• 4.2 Market Drivers
  • 4.2.1 Surging epoxy-resin demand in wind-turbine blades and Electronic Vehicle composites
  • 4.2.2 Expansion of industrial water-treatment regulations worldwide
  • 4.2.3 Pharma and agrochemical pipeline requiring high-purity allyl intermediates
  • 4.2.4 Digital-twin automation boosting plant uptime and capacity utilization
  • 4.2.5 On-purpose chlorination revamps enabling small-scale, low-CAPEX plants
• 4.3 Market Restraints
  • 4.3.1 Stringent occupational-exposure and emission limits (US/EU/JP)
  • 4.3.2 Volatile propylene and electricity prices squeezing margins
  • 4.3.3 Bio-ECH scale-up eroding allyl-chloride demand share
• 4.4 Value Chain Analysis
• 4.5 Porter's Five Forces
  • 4.5.1 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
  • 4.5.2 Bargaining Power of Consumers
  • 4.5.3 Threat of New Entrants
  • 4.5.4 Threat of Substitutes
  • 4.5.5 Degree of Competition

5 Market Size and Growth Forecasts (Volume)

• 5.1 By Application
  • 5.1.1 Epichlorohydrin
  • 5.1.2 Allyl Amines
  • 5.1.3 Allyl Sulfonates
  • 5.1.4 Glycidyl Ethers
  • 5.1.5 Water Treatment Chemicals
  • 5.1.6 Other Applications (Adhesives, Perfumes, Pharmaceuticals, etc.)
• 5.2 By Geography
  • 5.2.1 Asia-Pacific
    • 5.2.1.1 China
    • 5.2.1.2 India
    • 5.2.1.3 Japan
    • 5.2.1.4 South Korea
    • 5.2.1.5 Rest of Asia-Pacific
  • 5.2.2 North America
    • 5.2.2.1 United States
    • 5.2.2.2 Canada
    • 5.2.2.3 Mexico
  • 5.2.3 Europe
    • 5.2.3.1 Germany
    • 5.2.3.2 United Kingdom
    • 5.2.3.3 France
    • 5.2.3.4 Italy
    • 5.2.3.5 Rest of Europe
  • 5.2.4 South America
    • 5.2.4.1 Brazil
    • 5.2.4.2 Argentina
    • 5.2.4.3 Rest of South America
  • 5.2.5 Middle-East and Africa
    • 5.2.5.1 Saudi Arabia
    • 5.2.5.2 South Africa
    • 5.2.5.3 Rest of Middle-East and Africa

6 Competitive Landscape

• 6.1 Market Concentration
• 6.2 Strategic Moves
• 6.3 Market Share (%)/Ranking Analysis
• 6.4 Company Profiles (includes Global level Overview, Market level overview, Core Segments, Financials as available, Strategic Information, Products and Services, and Recent Developments)
  • 6.4.1 AccuStandard
  • 6.4.2 Aditya Birla Chemicals
  • 6.4.3 Arkema S.A.
  • 6.4.4 Befar Group Co., Ltd.
  • 6.4.5 Dow Inc.
  • 6.4.6 Gelest Inc.
  • 6.4.7 INEOS
  • 6.4.8 Kashima Chemical Co., Ltd.
  • 6.4.9 Olin Corporation
  • 6.4.10 OSAKA SODA
  • 6.4.11 Shandong Jinling Chemical Co.
  • 6.4.12 SINOPEC Baling Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
  • 6.4.13 Solvay
  • 6.4.14 Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
  • 6.4.15 Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
  • 6.4.16 Vizag Chemical
  • 6.4.17 WEGO CHEMICAL GROUP

7 Market Opportunities and Future Outlook

• 7.1 White-space and Unmet-Need Assessment