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The Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing industry has been characterised by strong product innovation in recent years, with a growing range of enhanced, repackaged, reformulated and environmentally friendly products. This has occurred as soap manufacturers have competed to retain consumer interest in a mature and saturated market space. Most recently, new products have included alcohol-based hand sanitisers and hard-surface disinfectants suitable for use in medical settings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 1.4 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $2.7bn in 2024.
Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.
Company | Market Share (%)
2024 | Revenue ($m)
2024 |
---|---|---|
Unilever Australia | 249.0 | |
Indorama Ventures Oxides Australia | 155.5 | |
Prestal | 100.4 |
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Surface care products, Oral hygiene products and Soap and soap-based products. Surface care products is the largest segment of the Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing in Australia.
A renewed interest in bleach drives laundry care products
Soap and cleaning compound manufacturers produce various cleaning products, including soaps, detergents, surfactants, polishes and specialty cleaning preparations. Operators also manufacture disinfectants, toothpaste, denture cleaners and glycerine. Products are then sold to downstream industrial users as well as household and commercial markets.
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ANZSIC 1851 - Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing in Australia
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The Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing industry operates in a mature market setting, and is characterised by high household penetration and price discounting. These var...
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Geographic concentration is high within the Soap and Cleaning Compound industry. The eastern seaboard states account for 80% of all industry locations.
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The market size of the Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing industry in Australia is $2.7bn in 2024.
There are 445 businesses in the Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing industry in Australia, which has grown at a CAGR of 2.5 % between 2019 and 2024.
The market size of the Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing industry in Australia has been growing at a CAGR of 1.4 % between 2019 and 2024.
Over the next five years, the Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing industry in Australia is expected to grow.
The biggest companies operating in the Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing market in Australia are Unilever Australia, Indorama Ventures Oxides Australia and Prestal
Laundry care products and Surface care products are part of the Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing industry.
The company holding the most market share in Australia is Unilever Australia.
The level of competition is moderate and increasing in the Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing industry in Australia.