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Global Linoleic Acid Market 2026 by Manufacturers, Regions, Type and Application, Forecast to 2032
- RnM4667565 |
- 22 January, 2026 |
- Global |
- 93 Pages |
- GIR |
- Chemical & Material
According to our (Global Info Research) latest study, the global Linoleic Acid market size was valued at US$ 79.29 million in 2025 and is forecast to a readjusted size of US$ 138 million by 2032 with a CAGR of 8.4% during review period.
Linoleic acid is a polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acid (PUFA) with the chemical formula C18H32O2, containing 18 carbon atoms and two cis double bonds located at the 9th and 12th carbon atoms. Structurally classified as an essential fatty acid, linoleic acid cannot be synthesized de novo by humans or most animals and must therefore be obtained from dietary sources. It plays a critical biological role in maintaining the structure and function of cell membranes, skin integrity, and the regulation of inflammatory responses.
Biochemically, linoleic acid is the precursor to arachidonic acid (AA), which in turn leads to the production of eicosanoids such as prostaglandins, thromboxanes, and leukotrienes—key mediators of inflammation, immunity, and other physiological functions. It is also vital in the biosynthesis of ceramides and other skin lipids, making it crucial for epidermal water barrier function. In the food, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and industrial sectors, linoleic acid is valued for its emulsifying, moisturizing, and anti-inflammatory properties, as well as its role in nutritional and metabolic health.
Linoleic acid is most abundantly found in vegetable oils, particularly safflower oil, sunflower oil, corn oil, soybean oil, and evening primrose oil. It is also present in nuts, seeds, and various animal-derived products. Commercially, linoleic acid is extracted from these sources and refined to different purity levels depending on its intended application—ranging from crude industrial-grade oils to ultra-refined pharmaceutical-grade fatty acids.
Linoleic acid stands as a multifaceted and indispensable fatty acid with widespread applications across nutrition, health, beauty, and industry. Its essential role in human and animal physiology, combined with its favorable properties in emulsification, moisturizing, and bioactivity, makes it a staple in both traditional and emerging product formulations.
From personal care products to functional foods and bio-based industrial chemicals, linoleic acid's versatility enables it to serve a wide spectrum of consumer and industrial needs. As global awareness about essential fatty acids grows—and as clean label, sustainable, and plant-based movements continue to reshape product development—linoleic acid is well-positioned for steady and meaningful growth.
The top players cover Eastman, Oleon, KLK OLEO, Caila and Pares, Fairchem, Univar Solutions, etc. The Top 3 players in Global market was 40% in 2024.
This report is a detailed and comprehensive analysis for global Linoleic Acid market. Both quantitative and qualitative analyses are presented by manufacturers, by region & country, by Type and by Application. As the market is constantly changing, this report explores the competition, supply and demand trends, as well as key factors that contribute to its changing demands across many markets. Company profiles and product examples of selected competitors, along with market share estimates of some of the selected leaders for the year 2025, are provided.
Key Features:
Global Linoleic Acid market size and forecasts, in consumption value ($ Million), sales quantity (Ton), and average selling prices (US$/Ton), 2021-2032
Global Linoleic Acid market size and forecasts by region and country, in consumption value ($ Million), sales quantity (Ton), and average selling prices (US$/Ton), 2021-2032
Global Linoleic Acid market size and forecasts, by Type and by Application, in consumption value ($ Million), sales quantity (Ton), and average selling prices (US$/Ton), 2021-2032
Global Linoleic Acid market shares of main players, shipments in revenue ($ Million), sales quantity (Ton), and ASP (US$/Ton), 2021-2026
The Primary Objectives in This Report Are:
To determine the size of the total market opportunity of global and key countries
To assess the growth potential for Linoleic Acid
To forecast future growth in each product and end-use market
To assess competitive factors affecting the marketplace
This report profiles key players in the global Linoleic Acid market based on the following parameters - company overview, sales quantity, revenue, price, gross margin, product portfolio, geographical presence, and key developments. Key companies covered as a part of this study include Eastman, Oleon, KLK OLEO, Caila and Pares, Fairchem, Univar Solutions, etc.
This report also provides key insights about market drivers, restraints, opportunities, new product launches or approvals.
Market Segmentation
Linoleic Acid market is split by Type and by Application. For the period 2021-2032, the growth among segments provides accurate calculations and forecasts for consumption value by Type, and by Application in terms of volume and value. This analysis can help you expand your business by targeting qualified niche markets.
Market segment by Type
Food Grade
Industry Grade
Others
Market segment by Application
Cosmetics
Paints and Coatings
Food and Beverages
Adhesives
Others
Major players covered
Eastman
Oleon
KLK OLEO
Caila and Pares
Fairchem
Univar Solutions
Market segment by region, regional analysis covers
North America (United States, Canada, and Mexico)
Europe (Germany, France, United Kingdom, Russia, Italy, and Rest of Europe)
Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, Korea, India, Southeast Asia, and Australia)
South America (Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, and Rest of South America)
Middle East & Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, South Africa, and Rest of Middle East & Africa)
The content of the study subjects, includes a total of 15 chapters:
Chapter 1, to describe Linoleic Acid product scope, market overview, market estimation caveats and base year.
Chapter 2, to profile the top manufacturers of Linoleic Acid, with price, sales quantity, revenue, and global market share of Linoleic Acid from 2021 to 2026.
Chapter 3, the Linoleic Acid competitive situation, sales quantity, revenue, and global market share of top manufacturers are analyzed emphatically by landscape contrast.
Chapter 4, the Linoleic Acid breakdown data are shown at the regional level, to show the sales quantity, consumption value, and growth by regions, from 2021 to 2032.
Chapter 5 and 6, to segment the sales by Type and by Application, with sales market share and growth rate by Type, by Application, from 2021 to 2032.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, to break the sales data at the country level, with sales quantity, consumption value, and market share for key countries in the world, from 2021 to 2026.and Linoleic Acid market forecast, by regions, by Type, and by Application, with sales and revenue, from 2027 to 2032.
Chapter 12, market dynamics, drivers, restraints, trends, and Porters Five Forces analysis.
Chapter 13, the key raw materials and key suppliers, and industry chain of Linoleic Acid.
Chapter 14 and 15, to describe Linoleic Acid sales channel, distributors, customers, research findings and conclusion.
1 Market Overview
- 1.1 Product Overview and Scope
- 1.2 Market Estimation Caveats and Base Year
- 1.3 Market Analysis by Type
- 1.3.1 Overview: Global Linoleic Acid Consumption Value by Type: 2021 Versus 2025 Versus 2032
- 1.3.2 Food Grade
- 1.3.3 Industry Grade
- 1.3.4 Others
- 1.4 Market Analysis by Application
- 1.4.1 Overview: Global Linoleic Acid Consumption Value by Application: 2021 Versus 2025 Versus 2032
- 1.4.2 Cosmetics
- 1.4.3 Paints and Coatings
- 1.4.4 Food and Beverages
- 1.4.5 Adhesives
- 1.4.6 Others
- 1.5 Global Linoleic Acid Market Size & Forecast
- 1.5.1 Global Linoleic Acid Consumption Value (2021 & 2025 & 2032)
- 1.5.2 Global Linoleic Acid Sales Quantity (2021-2032)
- 1.5.3 Global Linoleic Acid Average Price (2021-2032)
2 Manufacturers Profiles
- 2.1 Eastman
- 2.1.1 Eastman Details
- 2.1.2 Eastman Major Business
- 2.1.3 Eastman Linoleic Acid Product and Services
- 2.1.4 Eastman Linoleic Acid Sales Quantity, Average Price, Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2021-2026)
- 2.1.5 Eastman Recent Developments/Updates
- 2.2 Oleon
- 2.2.1 Oleon Details
- 2.2.2 Oleon Major Business
- 2.2.3 Oleon Linoleic Acid Product and Services
- 2.2.4 Oleon Linoleic Acid Sales Quantity, Average Price, Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2021-2026)
- 2.2.5 Oleon Recent Developments/Updates
- 2.3 KLK OLEO
- 2.3.1 KLK OLEO Details
- 2.3.2 KLK OLEO Major Business
- 2.3.3 KLK OLEO Linoleic Acid Product and Services
- 2.3.4 KLK OLEO Linoleic Acid Sales Quantity, Average Price, Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2021-2026)
- 2.3.5 KLK OLEO Recent Developments/Updates
- 2.4 Caila and Pares
- 2.4.1 Caila and Pares Details
- 2.4.2 Caila and Pares Major Business
- 2.4.3 Caila and Pares Linoleic Acid Product and Services
- 2.4.4 Caila and Pares Linoleic Acid Sales Quantity, Average Price, Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2021-2026)
- 2.4.5 Caila and Pares Recent Developments/Updates
- 2.5 Fairchem
- 2.5.1 Fairchem Details
- 2.5.2 Fairchem Major Business
- 2.5.3 Fairchem Linoleic Acid Product and Services
- 2.5.4 Fairchem Linoleic Acid Sales Quantity, Average Price, Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2021-2026)
- 2.5.5 Fairchem Recent Developments/Updates
- 2.6 Univar Solutions
- 2.6.1 Univar Solutions Details
- 2.6.2 Univar Solutions Major Business
- 2.6.3 Univar Solutions Linoleic Acid Product and Services
- 2.6.4 Univar Solutions Linoleic Acid Sales Quantity, Average Price, Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2021-2026)
- 2.6.5 Univar Solutions Recent Developments/Updates
3 Competitive Environment: Linoleic Acid by Manufacturer
- 3.1 Global Linoleic Acid Sales Quantity by Manufacturer (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Linoleic Acid Revenue by Manufacturer (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Linoleic Acid Average Price by Manufacturer (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Market Share Analysis (2025)
- 3.4.1 Producer Shipments of Linoleic Acid by Manufacturer Revenue ($MM) and Market Share (%): 2025
- 3.4.2 Top 3 Linoleic Acid Manufacturer Market Share in 2025
- 3.4.3 Top 6 Linoleic Acid Manufacturer Market Share in 2025
- 3.5 Linoleic Acid Market: Overall Company Footprint Analysis
- 3.5.1 Linoleic Acid Market: Region Footprint
- 3.5.2 Linoleic Acid Market: Company Product Type Footprint
- 3.5.3 Linoleic Acid Market: Company Product Application Footprint
- 3.6 New Market Entrants and Barriers to Market Entry
- 3.7 Mergers, Acquisition, Agreements, and Collaborations
4 Consumption Analysis by Region
- 4.1 Global Linoleic Acid Market Size by Region
- 4.1.1 Global Linoleic Acid Sales Quantity by Region (2021-2032)
- 4.1.2 Global Linoleic Acid Consumption Value by Region (2021-2032)
- 4.1.3 Global Linoleic Acid Average Price by Region (2021-2032)
- 4.2 North America Linoleic Acid Consumption Value (2021-2032)
- 4.3 Europe Linoleic Acid Consumption Value (2021-2032)
- 4.4 Asia-Pacific Linoleic Acid Consumption Value (2021-2032)
- 4.5 South America Linoleic Acid Consumption Value (2021-2032)
- 4.6 Middle East & Africa Linoleic Acid Consumption Value (2021-2032)
5 Market Segment by Type
- 5.1 Global Linoleic Acid Sales Quantity by Type (2021-2032)
- 5.2 Global Linoleic Acid Consumption Value by Type (2021-2032)
- 5.3 Global Linoleic Acid Average Price by Type (2021-2032)
6 Market Segment by Application
- 6.1 Global Linoleic Acid Sales Quantity by Application (2021-2032)
- 6.2 Global Linoleic Acid Consumption Value by Application (2021-2032)
- 6.3 Global Linoleic Acid Average Price by Application (2021-2032)
7 North America
- 7.1 North America Linoleic Acid Sales Quantity by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.2 North America Linoleic Acid Sales Quantity by Application (2021-2032)
- 7.3 North America Linoleic Acid Market Size by Country
- 7.3.1 North America Linoleic Acid Sales Quantity by Country (2021-2032)
- 7.3.2 North America Linoleic Acid Consumption Value by Country (2021-2032)
- 7.3.3 United States Market Size and Forecast (2021-2032)
- 7.3.4 Canada Market Size and Forecast (2021-2032)
- 7.3.5 Mexico Market Size and Forecast (2021-2032)
8 Europe
- 8.1 Europe Linoleic Acid Sales Quantity by Type (2021-2032)
- 8.2 Europe Linoleic Acid Sales Quantity by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.3 Europe Linoleic Acid Market Size by Country
- 8.3.1 Europe Linoleic Acid Sales Quantity by Country (2021-2032)
- 8.3.2 Europe Linoleic Acid Consumption Value by Country (2021-2032)
- 8.3.3 Germany Market Size and Forecast (2021-2032)
- 8.3.4 France Market Size and Forecast (2021-2032)
- 8.3.5 United Kingdom Market Size and Forecast (2021-2032)
- 8.3.6 Russia Market Size and Forecast (2021-2032)
- 8.3.7 Italy Market Size and Forecast (2021-2032)
9 Asia-Pacific
- 9.1 Asia-Pacific Linoleic Acid Sales Quantity by Type (2021-2032)
- 9.2 Asia-Pacific Linoleic Acid Sales Quantity by Application (2021-2032)
- 9.3 Asia-Pacific Linoleic Acid Market Size by Region
- 9.3.1 Asia-Pacific Linoleic Acid Sales Quantity by Region (2021-2032)
- 9.3.2 Asia-Pacific Linoleic Acid Consumption Value by Region (2021-2032)
- 9.3.3 China Market Size and Forecast (2021-2032)
- 9.3.4 Japan Market Size and Forecast (2021-2032)
- 9.3.5 South Korea Market Size and Forecast (2021-2032)
- 9.3.6 India Market Size and Forecast (2021-2032)
- 9.3.7 Southeast Asia Market Size and Forecast (2021-2032)
- 9.3.8 Australia Market Size and Forecast (2021-2032)
10 South America
- 10.1 South America Linoleic Acid Sales Quantity by Type (2021-2032)
- 10.2 South America Linoleic Acid Sales Quantity by Application (2021-2032)
- 10.3 South America Linoleic Acid Market Size by Country
- 10.3.1 South America Linoleic Acid Sales Quantity by Country (2021-2032)
- 10.3.2 South America Linoleic Acid Consumption Value by Country (2021-2032)
- 10.3.3 Brazil Market Size and Forecast (2021-2032)
- 10.3.4 Argentina Market Size and Forecast (2021-2032)
11 Middle East & Africa
- 11.1 Middle East & Africa Linoleic Acid Sales Quantity by Type (2021-2032)
- 11.2 Middle East & Africa Linoleic Acid Sales Quantity by Application (2021-2032)
- 11.3 Middle East & Africa Linoleic Acid Market Size by Country
- 11.3.1 Middle East & Africa Linoleic Acid Sales Quantity by Country (2021-2032)
- 11.3.2 Middle East & Africa Linoleic Acid Consumption Value by Country (2021-2032)
- 11.3.3 Turkey Market Size and Forecast (2021-2032)
- 11.3.4 Egypt Market Size and Forecast (2021-2032)
- 11.3.5 Saudi Arabia Market Size and Forecast (2021-2032)
- 11.3.6 South Africa Market Size and Forecast (2021-2032)
12 Market Dynamics
- 12.1 Linoleic Acid Market Drivers
- 12.2 Linoleic Acid Market Restraints
- 12.3 Linoleic Acid Trends Analysis
- 12.4 Porters Five Forces Analysis
- 12.4.1 Threat of New Entrants
- 12.4.2 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
- 12.4.3 Bargaining Power of Buyers
- 12.4.4 Threat of Substitutes
- 12.4.5 Competitive Rivalry
13 Raw Material and Industry Chain
- 13.1 Raw Material of Linoleic Acid and Key Manufacturers
- 13.2 Manufacturing Costs Percentage of Linoleic Acid
- 13.3 Linoleic Acid Production Process
- 13.4 Industry Value Chain Analysis
14 Shipments by Distribution Channel
- 14.1 Sales Channel
- 14.1.1 Direct to End-User
- 14.1.2 Distributors
- 14.2 Linoleic Acid Typical Distributors
- 14.3 Linoleic Acid Typical Customers
15 Research Findings and Conclusion
16 Appendix
- 16.1 Methodology
- 16.2 Research Process and Data Source
Summary:
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