Fermentation Defoamer Market Size

Fermentation Defoamer Market Size

Fermentation Defoamer Market size estimated at over USD 1.5 billion in 2018 and will grow at a CAGR of more than 4% from 2019 to 2025.

The global fermentation defoamer market will be propelled by the developments in the Asia Pacific food & beverage industry. The product is extensively used to reduce the amount of foams generated during industrial fermentation processes. It is used in the production of dairy items such as cheese, sour cream, yoghurt, etc. It is extensively used in the production of alcoholic beverages such as beer, wine, whiskey, and other distilled spirits. Fermentation defoamers are also employed in the production of food products such as bread, coffee, soy sauce, tofu, etc. Rising demand for food & beverage items across the globe will be a major growth enabler for the fermentation defoamer market during the forecast period.

Asia Pacific is the fastest growing food & beverage market and is likely to be the largest by 2030. Factors responsible for such fast growth rates are increasing population, rising household income levels, urbanization and the penetration of multinational companies in the Asia Pacific food & beverage industry. China and India play a key role in terms of demand owing to an evolving lifestyle of its population and increasing number of working individuals. Some of the fastest growing food & beverage segments in Asia Pacific are fats & oils, dairy, pulses, grains, cereals, beverage, and poultry. Both India and China are one of the largest milk producing countries in the world. China is also the topmost beer producing country. These factors will play a major role in the development of the fermentation defoamer market during the forecast period.

Rising demand for biofuels will also augment the fermentation defoamer market. The product is used in the industrial fermentation process for the manufacturing of biofuels, mainly ethanol and biogas. The product can also be used in the generation of biodiesel, biohydrogen, and butanol. Use of biofuel reduces the emission of carbon dioxide and other pollutants. Biofuels are considered to be the substitute of fossil fuels in the near future owing to their eco-friendly nature. The increasing biofuel demand across the globe will drive the market during the forecast period. However, stringent regulations related to the product usage in different end-user industries may hamper the industry growth in coming years.