Kaolin Industry Overview

The global kaolin market size was estimated at USD 4.24 billion in 2021 and is expected to exhibit a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.7% from 2022 to 2030. 

The market is showing signs of recovery with progress observed in construction activities around the globe during the second half of 2020.Majority of the countries around the globe designated the construction activities among essential industries, thereby opening material demand for products such as paints & coatings, plastic, ceramics, among others. This directly brought some relief for the kaolin vendors which observed significant decline in the new order bookings during the first half of FY 2020. The U.S. is among the largest producers of kaolin around the world. As per the stats released by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in 2022, the production volume of the product declined continuously from 2017 to 2020. Especially in 2020, the production volume decreased by nearly 9.7% owing to the widespread disruption caused with the emergence of COVID-19. In addition, with the lockdown initiation, the downstream demand of the product suffered immensely with key application sectors such as paper, ceramics, rubber, among others witnessing negative trajectory.

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