QYR Market Research Global Thickeners Market Research | Page 3

QYResearch • As an important additive, thickener is widely used in Food & Beverages, Paints & Coatings,Detergent, etc.. Food & Beverages is the largest downstream of thickeners, taking 30.04% of the world thickener consumption in 2016, while Paints & Coatings and Detergent industry taking for 18.02% and 14.10%, respectively.