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Diesel Exhaust Fluid Market Research Report Information, By Technology (Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR), Lean NOx Trap (LNT), Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR), Diesel Oxidation Catalyst, and Others), And By Region (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, And Rest Of The World) – Market Forecast Till 2030


ID: MRFR/CnM/3599-CR | 100 Pages | Author: Chitranshi Jaiswal| June 2022

Diesel Exhaust Fluid Market Segmentation


Diesel Exhaust Fluid Technology Outlook (USD Million, 2018-2030)




  • Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)




  • Lean NOx Trap (LNT)




  • Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR)




  • Diesel Oxidation Catalyst




  • Others




North America Outlook (USD Million, 2018-2030)





    • North America Diesel Exhaust Fluid by Technology




      • Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)




      • Lean NOx Trap (LNT)




      • Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR)




      • Diesel Oxidation Catalyst




      • Others






    • US Outlook (USD Million, 2018-2030)




    • US Diesel Exhaust Fluid by Technology




      • Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)




      • Lean NOx Trap (LNT)




      • Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR)




      • Diesel Oxidation Catalyst




      • Others






    • CANADA Outlook (USD Million, 2018-2030)




    • CANADA Diesel Exhaust Fluid by Technology




      • Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)




      • Lean NOx Trap (LNT)




      • Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR)




      • Diesel Oxidation Catalyst




      • Others







Europe Outlook (USD Million, 2018-2030)





    • Europe Diesel Exhaust Fluid by Technology




      • Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)




      • Lean NOx Trap (LNT)




      • Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR)




      • Diesel Oxidation Catalyst




      • Others






    • Germany Outlook (USD Million, 2018-2030)




    • Germany Diesel Exhaust Fluid by Technology




      • Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)




      • Lean NOx Trap (LNT)




      • Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR)




      • Diesel Oxidation Catalyst




      • Others






    • France Outlook (USD Million, 2018-2030)




    • France Diesel Exhaust Fluid by Technology




      • Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)




      • Lean NOx Trap (LNT)




      • Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR)




      • Diesel Oxidation Catalyst




      • Others






    • UK Outlook (USD Million, 2018-2030)




    • UK Diesel Exhaust Fluid by Technology




      • Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)




      • Lean NOx Trap (LNT)




      • Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR)




      • Diesel Oxidation Catalyst




      • Others






    • ITALY Outlook (USD Million, 2018-2030)




    • ITALY Diesel Exhaust Fluid by Technology




      • Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)




      • Lean NOx Trap (LNT)




      • Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR)




      • Diesel Oxidation Catalyst




      • Others






    • SPAIN Outlook (USD Million, 2018-2030)




    • Spain Diesel Exhaust Fluid by Technology




      • Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)




      • Lean NOx Trap (LNT)




      • Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR)




      • Diesel Oxidation Catalyst




      • Others






    • Rest Of Europe Outlook (USD Million, 2018-2030)




    • REST OF EUROPE Diesel Exhaust Fluid by Technology




      • Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)




      • Lean NOx Trap (LNT)




      • Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR)




      • Diesel Oxidation Catalyst




      • Others







Asia-Pacific Outlook (USD Million, 2018-2030)





    • Asia-Pacific Diesel Exhaust Fluid by Technology




      • Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)




      • Lean NOx Trap (LNT)




      • Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR)




      • Diesel Oxidation Catalyst




      • Others






    • China Outlook (USD Million, 2018-2030)




    • China Diesel Exhaust Fluid by Technology




      • Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)




      • Lean NOx Trap (LNT)




      • Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR)




      • Diesel Oxidation Catalyst




      • Others






    • Japan Outlook (USD Million, 2018-2030)




    • Japan Diesel Exhaust Fluid by Technology




      • Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)




      • Lean NOx Trap (LNT)




      • Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR)




      • Diesel Oxidation Catalyst




      • Others






    • India Outlook (USD Million, 2018-2030)




    • India Diesel Exhaust Fluid by Technology




      • Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)




      • Lean NOx Trap (LNT)




      • Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR)




      • Diesel Oxidation Catalyst




      • Others






    • Australia Outlook (USD Million, 2018-2030)




    • Australia Diesel Exhaust Fluid by Technology




      • Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)




      • Lean NOx Trap (LNT)




      • Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR)




      • Diesel Oxidation Catalyst




      • Others






    • Rest of Asia-Pacific Outlook (USD Million, 2018-2030)




    • Rest of Asia-Pacific Diesel Exhaust Fluid by Technology




      • Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)




      • Lean NOx Trap (LNT)




      • Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR)




      • Diesel Oxidation Catalyst




      • Others







Rest of the World Outlook (USD Million, 2018-2030)





    • Rest of the World Diesel Exhaust Fluid by Technology




      • Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)




      • Lean NOx Trap (LNT)




      • Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR)




      • Diesel Oxidation Catalyst




      • Others






    • Middle East Outlook (USD Million, 2018-2030)




    • Middle East Diesel Exhaust Fluid by Technology




      • Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)




      • Lean NOx Trap (LNT)




      • Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR)




      • Diesel Oxidation Catalyst




      • Others






    • Africa Outlook (USD Million, 2018-2030)




    • Africa Diesel Exhaust Fluid by Technology




      • Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)




      • Lean NOx Trap (LNT)




      • Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR)




      • Diesel Oxidation Catalyst




      • Others






    • Latin America Outlook (USD Million, 2018-2030)




    • Latin America Diesel Exhaust Fluid by Technology




      • Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)




      • Lean NOx Trap (LNT)




      • Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR)




      • Diesel Oxidation Catalyst




      • Others






Research Methodology on Diesel Exhaust Fluid (AdBlue)


Market Research Future (MRFR) has employed a rigorous methodology for determining the global Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) market size. The research methodology implemented by MRFR includes analysis of data that is gathered from secondary sources such as industry and trade journals, company directories, and government reports. Moreover, data from other primary sources, such as surveys and interviews, also constitute a major chunk of the data analyzed for this research report.


Primary Research


Primary research is a crucial part of the data collection and market sizing process performed by MRFR. For this purpose, detailed feedback was collected from industry experts, key opinion leaders (KOLs), stakeholders and end-users. Insightful and in-depth interviews were conducted with these industry contributors for experiential data collection about the current and forecasted DEF market developments.


Secondary Research


MRFR combed through and analyzed available information from both public and private domain sources. These sources include press releases from major DEF industry players, industry-documented data from market players, trade journals, and industry reports.


Data Validation


In order to ensure the accuracy of the data collected, multiple layers of validation processes are employed. Both primary sources and secondary sources validate the collected data. Moreover, the data is also triangulated based on the different analyses performed to arrive at an accurate market size and forecast.


Market Size Estimation


In order to determine the size of the global DEF market, top-down and bottom-up approaches are employed. In the top-down approach, the overall DEF market size is estimated based on the total sales of DEFs to automotive companies across the globe. The bottom-up approach is used to obtain the DEF market size from the sum of the individual market sales. The data collected from secondary sources were further used to get its CAGR for the next five years.


Data Analysis Technique


In order to project and provide an accurate size of the global DEF market, MRFR implemented various data analysis techniques such as Porter’s Five Forces Analysis, SWOT Analysis, Value Chain Analysis, and Market Attractiveness Analysis. These techniques helped in assessing the current and future opportunities in the DEF market.


Ongoing Trends


MRFR monitored industry events, interviews, press releases, presentations, and articles of top DEF market players to understand the current trends in the DEF market and identify any other key developments. These players are also monitored to understand their respective business strategies to develop a robust competitive analysis of the global diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) market.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 10

1.1 GLOBAL DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (ADBLUE) MARKET, BY STORAGE SOLUTION 12

1.2 GLOBAL DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (ADBLUE) MARKET, BY APPLICATION 13

1.3 GLOBAL DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (ADBLUE) MARKET, BY REGION 14

2 MARKET INTRODUCTION 15

2.1 DEFINITION 15

2.2 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 15

2.3 MARKET STRUCTURE 16

3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 17

3.1 RESEARCH PROCESS 17

3.2 PRIMARY RESEARCH 18

3.3 SECONDARY RESEARCH 19

3.4 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 20

3.5 FORECAST MODEL 21

3.6 LIST OF ASSUMPTIONS 21

4 MARKET DYNAMICS 22

4.1 INTRODUCTION 22

4.2 DRIVERS 23

4.2.1 GROWING ADOPTION OF DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (ADBLUE) DUE TO GLOBAL EMISSION REDUCTION NORMS 23

4.2.2 INCREASING USE OF ADBLUE IN HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES 25

4.2.3 DRIVERS IMPACT ANALYSIS 27

4.3 RESTRAINTS 27

4.3.1 DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (DEF) FREEZES AT LOW TEMPERATURE 27

4.3.2 RESTRAINTS IMPACT ANALYSIS 28

4.4 OPPORTUNITIES 28

4.4.1 DEVELOPMENT OF HYBRID SELECTIVE NON-CATALYTIC REDUCTION (SNCR)/SELECTIVE CATALYTIC

REDUCTION (SCR) SYSTEM 28

4.5 CHALLENGES 29

4.5.1 FLUCTUATING PRICES OF UREA 29

5 MARKET FACTOR ANALYSIS 30

5.1 SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS 30

5.1.1 RAW MATERIAL SUPPLIERS 30

5.1.2 PRODUCERS 31

5.1.3 DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL 31

5.1.4 END USERS 31

5.2 PORTER'S FIVE FORCES MODEL 32

5.2.1 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS 33

5.2.2 INTENSITY OF RIVALRY 33

5.2.3 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES 33

5.2.4 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS 33

5.2.5 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS 33

5.3 IMPACT OF CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK ON THE GLOBAL DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (ADBLUE) MARKET 34

5.3.1 IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON SUPPLY CHAIN 34

5.3.2 QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS ON CHANGE IN DEMAND FROM END-USE INDUSTRY 34

5.4 TECHNOLOGY OUTLOOK 34

5.4.1 CATALYST TECHNOLOGY 35

5.4.2 SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION 35

5.4.2.1 NOX ADSORBER CATALYST 36

5.4.2.2 LEAN NOX CATALYST 37

5.4.2.3 DIESEL OXIDATION CATALYST 37

5.4.3 EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION 37

5.4.3.1 HIGH-PRESSURE EGR 37

5.4.3.2 LOW-PRESSURE EGR 38

5.4.4 ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES 38

5.4.4.1 AMMINEX ASDS TECHNOLOGY 38

5.4.4.2 PASS: PASSIVE AMMONIA SCR SYSTEM 38

5.4.4.3 AMMONIUM BICARBONATE (TENNECO) 39

5.5 NUMBER OF VEHICLES SOLD BY TECHNOLOGY, BY REGION (2018) 39

6 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 41

6.1 COMPETITIVE OVERVIEW 41

6.2 GLOBAL MARKET STRATEGY ANALYSIS 41

6.3 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 41

6.4 COMPETITIVE BENCHMARKING 42

7 COMPANY PROFILES 43

7.1 BASF SE 43

7.1.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 43

7.1.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 44

7.1.3 PRODUCT OFFERED 44

7.1.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 45

7.1.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 45

7.1.6 KEY STRATEGIES 45

7.2 YARA 46

7.2.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 46

7.2.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 47

7.2.3 PRODUCT OFFERED 48

7.2.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 48

7.2.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 48

7.2.6 KEY STRATEGIES 49

7.3 MITSUI CHEMICALS INC. 50

7.3.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 50

7.3.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 50

7.3.3 PRODUCT OFFERED 51

7.3.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 51

7.3.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 51

7.3.6 KEY STRATEGIES 51

7.4 BP PLC. 52

7.4.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 52

7.4.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 53

7.4.3 PRODUCTS OFFERINGS 53

7.4.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 53

7.4.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 54

7.4.6 KEY STRATEGY 54

7.5 BOREALIS AG 55

7.5.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 55

7.5.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 56

7.5.3 PRODUCT OFFERED 56

7.5.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 56

7.5.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 57

7.5.6 KEY STRATEGIES 57

7.6 NISSAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION 58

7.6.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 58

7.6.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 59

7.6.3 PRODUCT OFFERED 59

7.6.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 60

7.6.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 60

7.6.6 KEY STRATEGIES 60

7.7 GREENCHEM 61

7.7.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 61

7.7.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 61

7.7.3 PRODUCT OFFERED 61

7.7.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 61

7.7.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 62

7.7.6 KEY STRATEGIES 62

7.8 NOVAX MATERIAL & TECHNOLOGY INC 63

7.8.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 63

7.8.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 63

7.8.3 PRODUCT OFFERED 63

7.8.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 63

7.8.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 64

7.8.6 KEY STRATEGIES 64

7.9 ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC 65

7.9.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 65

7.9.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 66

7.9.3 PRODUCTS OFFERINGS 66

7.9.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 67

7.9.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 67

7.9.6 KEY STRATEGY 67

7.10 ADECO DOO 68

7.10.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 68

7.10.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 68

7.10.3 PRODUCTS OFFERINGS 68

7.10.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 68

7.10.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 69

7.10.6 KEY STRATEGY 69

8 APPENDIX 70

8.1 REFERENCES 70

8.2 RELATED REPORTS 71

LIST OF TABLES

TABLE 1 LIST OF ASSUMPTIONS 21

TABLE 2 REGION-WISE DATA OF NUMBER OF VEHICLES SOLD BY TECHNOLOGY 39

TABLE 3 REGION-WISE DATA OF NUMBER OF VEHICLES SOLD BY EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR), 2018 40

TABLE 4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 41

TABLE 5 BASF SE: PRODUCT OFFERED 44

TABLE 6 YARA: PRODUCT OFFERED 48

TABLE 7 YARA: KEY DEVELOPMENTS 48

TABLE 8 MITSUI CHEMICALS INC.: PRODUCT OFFERED 51

TABLE 9 BP PLC: PRODUCT OFFERED 53

TABLE 10 BOREALIS AG: PRODUCT OFFERED 56

TABLE 11 NISSAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION: PRODUCT OFFERED 59

TABLE 12 GREENCHEM: PRODUCT OFFERED 61

TABLE 13 NOVAX MATERIAL & TECHNOLOGY INC: PRODUCT OFFERED 63

TABLE 14 ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC: PRODUCT OFFERED 66

TABLE 15 ADECO DOO: PRODUCT OFFERED 68

LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE 1 MARKET SYNOPSIS 11

FIGURE 2 GLOBAL DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (ADBLUE) MARKET ANALYSIS BY STORAGE SOLUTION 12

FIGURE 3 GLOBAL DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (ADBLUE) MARKET ANALYSIS BY APPLICATION 13

FIGURE 4 GLOBAL DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (ADBLUE) MARKET ANALYSIS BY REGION 14

FIGURE 5 GLOBAL DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (ADBLUE) MARKET: STRUCTURE 16

FIGURE 6 RESEARCH PROCESS 17

FIGURE 7 TOP-DOWN & BOTTOM-UP APPROACHES 20

FIGURE 8 DROC ANALYSIS OF GLOBAL DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (ADBLUE) MARKET 22

FIGURE 9 ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN THE EU 24

FIGURE 10 NOX REDUCTION OF TRUCKS WITH EURO STANDARDS 26

FIGURE 11 DEVELOPMENT OF EXHAUST-GAS STAGES FOR DIESEL PASSENGER CARS 26

FIGURE 12 DRIVERS IMPACT ANALYSIS: DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (ADBLUE) MARKET 27

FIGURE 13 RESTRAINTS IMPACT ANALYSIS: DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (ADBLUE) MARKET 28

FIGURE 14 FLUCTUATING PRICES OF UREA, USD/TON 29

FIGURE 15 SUPPLY CHAIN: GLOBAL DIESEL EXHAUST FLUIDS (ADBLUE) MARKET 30

FIGURE 17 SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY 35

FIGURE 18 NOX ABSORBER CATALYST TECHNOLOGY 36

FIGURE 19 BENCHMARKING OF MAJOR COMPETITORS 42

FIGURE 20 BASF SE: FINANCIAL OVERVIEW SNAPSHOT 44

FIGURE 21 BASF SE: SWOT ANALYSIS 45

FIGURE 22 YARA: FINANCIAL OVERVIEW SNAPSHOT 47

FIGURE 23 YARA: SWOT ANALYSIS 48

FIGURE 24 MITSUI CHEMICALS INC.: FINANCIAL OVERVIEW SNAPSHOT 50

FIGURE 25 MITSUI CHEMICALS INC.: SWOT ANALYSIS 51

FIGURE 26 BP PLC: FINANCIAL OVERVIEW SNAPSHOT 53

FIGURE 27 BP PLC: SWOT ANALYSIS 54

FIGURE 28 BOREALIS AG: FINANCIAL OVERVIEW SNAPSHOT 56

FIGURE 29 BOREALIS AG: SWOT ANALYSIS 57

FIGURE 30 NISSAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION: FINANCIAL OVERVIEW SNAPSHOT 59

FIGURE 31 NISSAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION: SWOT ANALYSIS 60

FIGURE 32 GREENCHEM: SWOT ANALYSIS 62

FIGURE 33 NOVAX MATERIAL & TECHNOLOGY INC: SWOT ANALYSIS 64

FIGURE 34 ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC: FINANCIAL OVERVIEW SNAPSHOT 66

FIGURE 35 ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC: SWOT ANALYSIS 67

FIGURE 36 ADECO DOO: SWOT ANALYSIS 69

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