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The global viscosity index improver market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.3% during the period 2025-2034. Viscosity index improvers are widely employed in gear oils, multigrade engine oils, automatic transmission fluids, power-steering fluids, greases and some types of hydraulic fluid.
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The most regular application is for heavy-duty trucks and passenger cars. Materials usually employed to prepare viscosity index improvers include radial polyisoprene, polyisobutylene (PIB), polymethacrylates (PMA) and olefin co-polymers (OCP). Europe, North America, and Asia are likely to be significant markets.
Viscosity control versus temperature change is a key aspect of an effective and enduring lubricant. Several applications rotate between hot and cold operating temperatures and warrant similar levels of protection and lubrication all through the process.
Viscosity index improvers or viscosity modifiers prevent lubricant thinning at higher temperatures. Decreased lubricant viscosity and resultant thinning of the lubricant may diminish the protective properties of the lubricant and cause damage to the equipment.
Viscosity index improvers are complex polymer additives that expand at higher temperatures to thicken the lubricant to make sure that the viscosity remains consistent and stable, protecting the equipment at high as well as low temperatures. Viscosity improvers enable multigrade oil formulation which eliminates the need for cyclical oil changes. The choice of viscosity index improver depends on considerations of finished fluid requirements. Polymers with high molecular weight display superior thickening efficiency, but are more prone to mechanical shear; on the other hand, polymers with lower molecular weight exhibit better shear stability but need to be employed at a higher treat rate. Some types of polymer are susceptible to oxidative and thermal degradation at elevated temperatures, thus, it becomes necessary to choose a polymer with higher oxidative and thermal stability.
Companies like Afton offer many types of polymer-based viscosity index improvers that function effectively in a broad range of mineral oil lubricant applications. Afton offers a variety of Olefin Copolymer (OCP) viscosity index improvers in liquid as well as solid forms. These OCP VIIs are oil soluble and well-suited to several different lubricant formulations. The company also offers many Polymethacrylate (PMA) based viscosity index improvers (VII) that may be used in multiple industrial and automotive lubricant formulations. Afton's HiTEC® Viscosity Index Improvers may also be employed in many non-lubricant related uses.
Evonik's Oil Additives Team provides a wide range of viscosity index improvers for economical blending of high performance driveline fluids with superior thickening efficiency. VISCOPLEX® solutions allow optimum energy efficiency, decreased torque loss, lesser operating temperatures and service life component durability. Functionalized variants allow achievement of prolonged fluid service life.
RiiSO distributes a variety of viscosity index improvers for the production of high quality lubricants. TRiiSO distributes solid viscosity index improvers in bale form as well as in pellets; it also distributes liquid viscosity index improver additives.
Such solutions by solution-providers are likely to drive the global viscosity index improver market.
Sectors such as OEMs, manufacturers of passenger vehicles, heavy duty equipment, and lubricant end-users continually demand more fuel-efficient enduring and better performing lubricants. Such demand for fluids that display superior function in severe conditions and are usable all the year round in all types of climate has led to increased use of high viscosity index high performance fluids in automotive and industrial applications. To fulfil such demands, companies like Lubrizol offer efficient solutions. Lubrizol has devised an advanced polymer additive technology called Asteric™; the technology enables polymer architecture control otherwise not possible with conventional polymer additives. Such offerings are expected to boost the global viscosity index improver market.
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The report extensively analyses significant players in the global viscosity index improver market, assesses their capacity, and observes newest developments like capacity expansions, plant turnarounds, and mergers and acquisitions:
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The market is assessed to grow at a CAGR of 4.3% between 2025 and 2034.
The major market drivers are the growing automotive industry coupled with an upsurge in global automobile sales and rising industrialisation.
The key market trends include the increasing adoption of electric vehicles and use of sophisticated industrial equipment.
The major regions in the market are North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East and Africa.
The various product types in the market for viscosity index improvers include polymethylacrylate (PMA), ethylene propylene copolymer (OCP), hydrostyrene diene copolymer (HSD), and polyisobutylene (PIB), among others.
The different applications in the market for viscosity index improvers include automotive lubricants and industrial lubricants.
The major players in the market are Infineum International Limited, Chevron Oronite, The Lubrizol Corporation, Sanyo Chemical Industries, and LANXESS AG, among others.
The significance of viscosity is that it defines the internal friction of a moving fluid.
A higher viscosity index indicates a slower flowing fluid as well as a thicker fluid.
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India
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+91-858-608-1494
Philippines
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