Blocked polyurethane curing agents Research: market size is projected to grow from USD 335.48 million

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Blocked polyurethane curing agents Research: market size is projected to grow from USD 335.48 million in 2024 to USD 478.62 million by 2031

QY Research Inc. (Global Market Report Research Publisher) announces the release of 2025 latest report “Blocked Polyurethane Curing Agent- Global Market Share and Ranking, Overall Sales and Demand Forecast 2025-2031”. Based on current situation and impact historical analysis (2020-2024) and forecast calculations (2025-2031), this report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Wire Drawing Dies market, including market size, share, demand, industry development status, and forecasts for the next few years.

The global market for Blocked Polyurethane Curing Agent was estimated to be worth US$ 335 million in 2024 and is forecast to a readjusted size of US$ 479 million by 2031 with a CAGR of 5.7% during the forecast period 2025-2031.

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Blocked Polyurethane Curing Agent

Blocked polyurethane curing agents are crosslinkers that temporarily inactivate isocyanate functional groups through the use of blocking agents (such as ketoximes, alcohols, amines, and esters). This prevents side reactions of NCO groups with water, alcohols, and other substances during storage and transportation, resulting in excellent storage stability and environmental compatibility. Under curing conditions (typically heating to 100-180°C), the blocking agent dissociates, releasing active NCO groups, which crosslink with hydroxyl groups in the resin to form a high-performance polyurethane network. The resulting cured coating exhibits excellent water and chemical resistance, adhesion, and mechanical strength, making it widely used in high-performance coatings such as automotive coatings, metal corrosion protection, wood coatings, electronic packaging, and textile finishing. As a key additive in low-VOC and environmentally friendly formulations, blocked polyurethane curing agents are continuously developing towards low-temperature deblocking, rapid reaction, and high crosslinking efficiency.

Figure00001. Blocked Polyurethane Curing Agent Picture

According to the new market research report " Blocked Polyurethane Curing Agent Report 2025, Global Revenue, Key Companies Market Share & Rank", published by QYResearch, the global Blocked Polyurethane Curing Agent market size is projected to grow from USD 335.48 million in 2024 to USD 478.62 million by 2031, at a CAGR of 5.7% during the forecast period.

Figure00002. Global Blocked Polyurethane Curing Agent Market Insights, Forecast to 2031

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Above data is based on report from QYResearch: Blocked Polyurethane Curing Agent Report 2025, Global Revenue, Key Companies Market Share & Rank. If you need the latest data, plaese contact QYResearch.

Figure00003. Global Blocked Polyurethane Curing Agent Top 16 Players Ranking and Market Share (Ranking is based on the revenue of 2024, continually updated)

Blocked polyurethane curing agents

This report profiles key players of Blocked Polyurethane Curing Agent such as Covestro, Vencorex, UBE, Asahi Kasei, Evonik.

In 2024, the global top five Blocked Polyurethane Curing Agent players account for 63% of market share in terms of revenue. Above figure shows the key players ranked by revenue in Blocked Polyurethane Curing Agent.

Market Drivers:

Powder coatings are rapidly gaining popularity in industrial coatings, home appliances, and automotive parts due to their solvent-free, recyclable, and low-emission properties. As a key component in achieving high-performance curing, market demand for blocked polyurethane curing agents has grown in tandem. Technological advancements have led to the emergence of products featuring low deblocking temperatures, high crosslinking efficiency, low odor, and excellent weather resistance. These products, through functional designs such as flame retardancy, antistatic properties, and chemical resistance, have expanded their penetration into high-performance coatings and specialty applications. Furthermore, increasingly stringent global VOC emission regulations and green manufacturing policies are accelerating the industry's shift toward low-VOC, solvent-free systems. Blocked polyurethane curing agents, due to their safe application, stable storage, and low toxicity, meet the environmental requirements of powder coatings, high-solids coatings, and solvent-free systems, driving rapid market growth.

Restraint:

The blocked polyurethane curing agent industry faces multiple challenges. The prices of isocyanates and blocking agents, the raw materials of which are significantly affected by fluctuations in international chemical prices and energy costs, can easily lead to unstable production costs. Furthermore, uncertainties in the international trade environment, such as Sino-US trade frictions, global supply chain disruptions, and export barriers, may also put pressure on the sustainability of cross-border businesses. In terms of downstream applications, the introduction of products into high-end sectors such as automotive and aviation often requires lengthy verification and customer certification cycles, which restricts the speed of market promotion. Furthermore, the R&D threshold for core technologies such as low-temperature unblocking and high stability is high, with long R&D cycles and huge capital investments, placing high demands on the company's technical and capital strength.

Opportunity:

As downstream requirements for yellowing resistance, weather resistance and other performance properties continue to increase, the proportion of aliphatic and cycloaliphatic isocyanate systems used in blocked curing agents will gradually increase. At the same time, the process of localization and import substitution is accelerating. Domestic companies have become increasingly mature in blocking technology, production equipment and quality control. The quality of mid-to-high-end products is close to international standards. With cost and supply chain advantages, they are expected to accelerate the replacement of imported brands, especially in the mid-range and some high-end markets. Affected by the increase in environmental protection, safety, capital and technical barriers, the industry's competitive landscape will be further optimized, the pressure on small and medium-sized enterprises will increase, the market concentration is expected to increase, and the share of leading companies is expected to continue to expand.

The report provides a detailed analysis of the market size, growth potential, and key trends for each segment. Through detailed analysis, industry players can identify profit opportunities, develop strategies for specific customer segments, and allocate resources effectively.

The Blocked Polyurethane Curing Agent market is segmented as below:
By Company
Covestro
Vencorex
UBE
Asahi Kasei
Evonik
Wanhua Chemical Group
Mitsui Chemicals
Tosoh
Meisei Chem
Leeson Polyurethanes
Shiquanxing New Material Technology
Rudolf
Chimica Lombarda
Yele New Material Technology
Guanzhi New Material Technology

Segment by Type
Solvent-based
Water-based
Powder

Segment by Application
Coatings
Adhesives
Other

Each chapter of the report provides detailed information for readers to further understand the Blocked Polyurethane Curing Agent market:

Chapter 1: Introduces the report scope of the Blocked Polyurethane Curing Agent report, global total market size (valve, volume and price). This chapter also provides the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry. (2020-2031)
Chapter 2: Detailed analysis of Blocked Polyurethane Curing Agent manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales and revenue market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc. (2020-2025)
Chapter 3: Provides the analysis of various Blocked Polyurethane Curing Agent market segments by Type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments. (2020-2031)
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.(2020-2031)
Chapter 5: Sales, revenue of Blocked Polyurethane Curing Agent in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and market size of each country in the world..(2020-2031)
Chapter 6: Sales, revenue of Blocked Polyurethane Curing Agent in country level. It provides sigmate data by Type, and by Application for each country/region.(2020-2031)
Chapter 7: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc. (2020-2025)
Chapter 8: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 9: Conclusion.

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