United Kingdom Persulfates Market Size, Share, and COVID-19 Impact Analysis, By Type (Ammonium, Sodium, and Potassium), By End-use (Polymers, Electronics, Oil & Gas, Pulp, Paper, And Textile, Water Treatment, and Others), and UK Persulfates Market Insights, Industry Trend, Forecasts to 2035

United Kingdom Persulfates Market Forecasts to 2035

• The United Kingdom Persulfates Market Size Was Estimated at USD 15.4 Million in 2024
• The UK Persulfates Market Size is Expected to Grow at a CAGR of around 4.19% from 2025 to 2035
• The UK Persulfates Market Size is Expected to Reach USD 24.2 Million by 2035

According to a research report published by Spherical Insights & Consulting, the UK Persulfates Market Size is Anticipated to Reach USD 24.2 Million by 2035, Growing at a CAGR of 4.19% from 2025 to 2035. The UK persulfates market includes greater industrialisation, a variety of applications in cosmetics and food preservation, and rising demand from the electronics, pharmaceutical, and water treatment industries.

Market Overview

The UK persulfates market refers to the chemicals that contain oxosulfate; they are solid at room temperature and usually toxic. Sodium, potassium, and ammonium persulfates lead the market. They are frequently employed as etching and cleaning agents in the production of electronics, as well as polymerisation initiators in polymers. Persulfates are widely used in industries like electronics and plastics; their demand is rising. Persulfates are used in the polymer industry as initiators in the polymerisation of latex, synthetic rubber, acrylics, neoprene, PVC, and polystyrene. Sodium persulfate is a crucial micro-etchant in electronics that is used in the production of printed circuit boards and that also etches metals such as alloys of titanium, nickel, and zinc. In addition to enhanced oil recovery, toner and ink dispersants, water and soil remediation, and cobalt/nickel separation, persulfates are essential for the production of latex polymers for coatings, paints, and carpet backing. They are employed as hair dye oxidisers and bleach boosters in cosmetics. Ammonium persulfate is produced through the electrolytic method, whereby ammonium sulfate is electrolyzed to produce ammonium persulfate. Sodium persulfate is produced by reacting sodium hydroxide with sulfuric acid. Potassium persulfate is produced through either electrodeposition or reacting potassium hydroxide with sulfuric acid. Their unique versatility keeps the market growing.

Report Coverage

This research report categorizes the market for the UK persulfates market based on various segments and regions and forecasts revenue growth and analyses trends in each submarket. The report analyses the key growth drivers, opportunities, and challenges influencing the United Kingdom persulfates market. Recent market developments and competitive strategies such as expansion, product launch, development, partnership, merger, and acquisition have been included to draw the competitive landscape in the market. The report strategically identifies and profiles the key market players and analyses their core competencies in each sub-segment of the United Kingdom persulfates market.

Driving Factors

Rising demand from a variety of industries, including electronics, pharmaceuticals, water treatment, cosmetics, and food preservation, is fuelling the UK persulfates market's expansion. Metal cleaning, PCB etching, polymerisation, and wastewater detoxification all require persulfates. Market expansion is also being driven by investments in important end-user industries, growing industrialisation, and internet penetration. The growing usage of persulfates in cosmetics and personal care products, as well as their involvement in pharmaceuticals, demonstrates their many uses and will likely play a major role in the industry's growth throughout the projection period.

Restraining Factors

Persulfates are both toxic and oxidative, which can cause respiratory effects as well as skin irritation, and health and environmental issues are a barrier to the market. Growth and adoption in the market may be hindered by regulation, handling and storage, and even availability of safer or more sustainable alternatives. These factors hamper the persulfates market during the forecast period.

Market Segmentation

The United Kingdom persulfates market share is classified into type and end use.

• The ammonium segment held the largest market share in 2024 and is expected to grow at a significant CAGR during the forecast period.

The United Kingdom persulfates market is segmented by type into ammonium, sodium, and potassium. Among these, the ammonium segment held the largest market share in 2024 and is expected to grow at a significant CAGR during the forecast period. Ammonium persulfate's many uses, such as treating metal surfaces, producing semiconductors, and etching copper on printed circuit boards, are responsible for the expansion. It is also widely employed as an initiator for the emulsion polymerisation of acrylic monomers and in wastewater treatment.

• The polymers segment held the highest revenue market share in 2024 and is expected to grow at a significant CAGR during the forecast period.

The United Kingdom persulfates market is segmented by end use into polymers, electronics, oil & gas, pulp, paper, & textile, water treatment, and others. Among these, the polymers segment held the highest revenue market share in 2024 and is expected to grow at a significant CAGR during the forecast period. The use of all three persulfates as initiators in emulsion polymerisation reactions to produce polystyrene, polyvinyl chlorides, neoprene, and acrylates is the cause of this. The substance is also used as an initiator for the polymeric coating of graphite filaments and in concrete formulations.

Competitive Analysis:

The report offers the appropriate analysis of the key organizations/companies involved within the United Kingdom persulfates market and a comparative evaluation primarily based on their product offering, business overviews, geographic presence, enterprise strategies, segment market share, and SWOT analysis. The report also provides an elaborate analysis focusing on the current news and developments of the companies, which includes product development, innovations, joint ventures, partnerships, mergers & acquisitions, strategic alliances, and others. This allows for the evaluation of the overall competition within the market.

List of Key Companies

• Evonik
• United Initiators
• Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company
• Ak-Kim Kimya
• Fujian ZhanHua Chemical Co., Ltd.
• Adeka Corporation
• Yatai Electrochemistry Co., Ltd.
• Hebei Jiheng Group
• Others

Key Target Audience

• Investors
• Market players
• End-users
• Government Authorities
• Consulting and Research Firm
• Venture capitalists
• Value-Added Resellers (VARs)

Market Segment

This study forecasts revenue at United Kingdom, regional, and country levels from 2020 to 2035. Spherical Insights has segmented the United Kingdom persulfates market based on the below-mentioned segments:

United Kingdom Persulfates Market, By Type

• Ammonium
• Sodium
• Potassium

United Kingdom Persulfates Market, By End-use

• Polymers
• Electronics
• Oil & Gas
• Pulp, Paper, And Textile
• Water Treatment
• Others