Bleaching Agents Market to hit $91bn by 2025 Bleaching Agents Market | 页面 2

Stringent government standards are imposed on several bleaching agents, owing to
its toxic nature, which is likely to hinder bleaching agent market size by 2025.
Extensive product use may result into several health issues such as skin irritation,
eye problems and respiratory issues. Nevertheless, the growing awareness for the
use of ecofriendly alternatives such as hydrogen peroxide, phenolic disinfectants and
pine oil in place of chlorine based products having harsh and coarse impact will
generate abundant opportunities to the bleaching agent market share by 2025.
Peroxide based bleaching agents witnessed growth of more than 5.5% by 2025.
Hydrogen peroxide is an oxidizing agent which is used as a laundry bleach. It
functions by breaking down safely into water and oxygen and is comparatively
environment friendly than chlorine based bleaches. Therefore, it is preferable for
applications in washable and dye-stable fabrics. Moreover, the product finds
extensive application in healthcare and pulp & paper industry owing to its extremely
light sensitive property. It is also used in households at lower concentrations for
medicinal applications. On the other hand, higher concentration products are used
as bleach for textiles and paper, which will help trigger product demand, thereby
driving bleaching agent market size by 2025.
Bleaching agent market size for textile industry registered close to 22% of the total
industry share in 2017. It is employed for the removal of natural coloring matter from
the substrates. Furthermore, the oxidized bleaches are safe for use and does not
remove color or patterns from clothes. It removes stains and even brightens color if
used in appropriate quantity. Moreover, oxygen bleach is biodegradable in nature
which makes it more desirable across industrial applications and thus likely to project
higher gains by 2025.
U.S. bleaching agents market size, by application, 2014 - 2025 (USD Billion)
2 | Page