What this tab covers Who makes it and how much: world capacity and output, utilisation, the top producing countries and companies globally and in India, concentration, new capacity coming, and each region's position.
Measure
Figure
Detail
Source
World capacity
not published globally; NOCIL 115,124 t/yr including intermediates (Mar 2025)
CARE Ratings, Oct 2025
World output
about 1.5 Mt (indicative)
indicative
Capacity utilisation
not published
NOCIL volumes rose 7% quarter on quarter in Q4 FY2026, with some products at elevated utilisation, but realisations fell.
PL Capital (May 2026)
Concentration
China dominant (indicative 75-80%)
Chinese producers such as Sennics, Shandong Yanggu Huatai and Jiangsu Sinorgchem are the largest single makers of PPDs and accelerators (indicative).
indicative
New capacity
NOCIL TDQ expansion at Dahej, Rs 250 crore, trial production 2026, revenue from H2 FY2027
Peak utilisation expected over 1.5-2 years.
CARE Ratings (Oct 2025); PL Capital (May 2026)
Top producing countries
China: about 75-80% of world output (indicative, China Rubber Industry Association as recalled; not verified); largest global producer per CARE
India: NOCIL about 40% of domestic market; rest imports and smaller makers
South Korea: Kumho Petrochemical and others; a source of imports into India
EU: Lanxess (Rhein Chemie), Flexsys plants
United States: Flexsys (ex-Eastman) plants
Thailand: exporter to India
CARE Ratings (Oct 2025); indicative; CARE Ratings (Oct 2025); CARE Ratings (dumping from Korea, Thailand, EU and China); indicative
Largest producers: global
Company
Country
Volume
Year
Source
Sennics Volumes not verified.
China
not published
n/a
Shandong Yanggu Huatai Chemical Listed in Shenzhen; volumes not retrieved.
China
not published
n/a
Jiangsu Sinorgchem Not verified.
China
not published
n/a
Flexsys (One Equity Partners; former Eastman tire additives) Eastman sold the business in 2022 (indicative).
US
not published
n/a
Lanxess (Rhein Chemie) Segment sales €545 million in Q1 2025 across all additives; rubber not split.
India's tyre industry (MRF, Apollo, CEAT, JK, Bridgestone and others) is a large buyer. NOCIL supplies about 40%; the rest comes from China, Korea, Thailand and the EU, which CARE says have dumped into India. A sulphenamide anti-dumping duty in 2026 supports domestic pricing.
Position by region
Region
Position
US
Flexsys plants; 6PPD scrutiny in California and Washington.
EU
REACH and nitrosamine limits; tyre abrasion limits under Euro 7.
India
NOCIL and imports; trade remedies.
China
Dominant producer; environmental closures in 2017-2019 tightened global supply (indicative).