India's water treatment chemicals average annual growth rate of 6.4%

Indian water treatment chemicals include specialty chemicals and household chemicals in two broad categories. Special chemicals mainly pH regulator, water softener, defoamers and defoamers; daily chemicals are mainly coagulants, flocculants, fungicides and disinfectants.


In 2009, the Indian water treatment chemicals industry reported sales of Rs. 225.3 crore, of which specialty chemicals revenue was Rs. 232 crore, accounting for only 1/10 of the total water treatment chemicals. Frost & Sullivan expects the water treatment industry in India to have an average annual growth rate of 6.4% from 2009 to 2016 and total industry output to reach 44.8 billion rupees by 2015. In the next five years, the growth rate of special chemicals will far exceed the growth rate of daily chemicals.


The report pointed out that India's water treatment chemicals market is now nearing maturity, but the market is highly fragmented, more than 300 manufacturers compete for market share, competition is fierce. Competition will intensify as more and more new players enter the market.


In addition, a number of large conglomerates have also entered the Indian water treatment market for chemical outsourcing operations, including GE Water and WaBag. These manufacturers have set up factories in India to provide better quality, more cost-effective products and longer service life.


The company believes that the main factors that promote the development of water treatment chemicals in India lies in the following aspects: First, the population factor. The population of India is projected to grow to 1.66 billion by 2050, and the rapidly growing population is one of the major drivers of India's water treatment chemicals market. There is no doubt that an increase in population will further increase the demand for domestic and industrial water in India. Second, industrial development will surely promote the development of the water treatment chemicals market in India, as water treatment chemicals are required for the growing industrial and industrial wastewater. Third, the implementation of various environmental standards will effectively improve the Indian environmental level, thus promoting the development of water treatment chemicals market. For example, the current Indian water resources suspended pollutants, dissolved impurities and trace chemicals and other standards are more stringent than before. Fourth, the role of low-cost alternatives. At present, most of India's most common chemicals are sold at a low price of Rs 5-15 / kg, providing the possibility for manufacturers of second- and third-line water treatment chemicals to make alternatives to water treatment chemicals. The use of alternatives will play an important role in promoting the water treatment chemicals market in India over the next three years.


At the same time, India's water treatment chemicals industry is also facing some adverse factors. In smaller cities and remote areas of India, laws and regulations are being enforced to a lesser extent, especially in wastewater treatment; inadequate infrastructure for sewerage systems in India has resulted in the treatment of only 26.8% of domestic wastewater and 60% of industrial wastewater. In addition, the government agency managing water resources in India is too bloated and its lack of cooperation and communication hinders the development of the water treatment chemicals industry in India to a certain extent.