Global Tall Oil Rosin (TOR) Market Size, Market Share, Industry Analysis Report 2026
On Jan 30, Global Info Research released "Global Tall Oil Rosin (TOR) Market 2026 by Manufacturers, Regions, Type and Application, Forecast to 2032". This report includes an overview of the development of the Tall Oil Rosin (TOR) industry chain, the market status of Tall Oil Rosin (TOR) Market, and key enterprises in developed and developing market, and analysed the cutting-edge technology, patent, hot applications and market trends of Tall Oil Rosin (TOR).
According to our (Global Info Research) latest study, the global Tall Oil Rosin (TOR) market size was valued at US$ 400 million in 2025 and is forecast to a readjusted size of US$ 521 million by 2032 with a CAGR of 3.9% during review period.
Tall oil rosin (TOR) is the rosin fraction obtained by vacuum distillation of crude tall oil (CTO), a renewable by-product of Kraft pulping. Chemically, TOR is a UVCB mixture dominated by abietic-type resin acids (abietic, dehydroabietic, palustric, neoabietic, isopimaric, etc.) with a small portion of unsaponifiables. It is supplied as unmodified rosin (various grades such as X/WW/WG/N) and delivered molten in bulk or in solid forms like flakes and pastilles. TOR’s role is foundational: it is the bio-based tackifier/acid functionality feedstock behind rosin esters, fortified rosin, soaps and emulsifiers used throughout adhesives, paper sizing, inks/coatings and elastomers. Public product data sheets from leading suppliers describe typical acid numbers and softening-point ranges used by formulators to select the right balance of tack, film formation and compatibility.
Upstream, the key constraint is CTO availability and its regional concentration in North America and Northern Europe kraft mills. The distillation split yields two primary streams—tall oil fatty acids (TOFA) and tall oil rosin—plus turpentine and pitch; installed debottlenecking and new Nordic capacity since 2022 (e.g., Fintoil start-up; SunPine/Lawter integration history) improved cut flexibility and product quality. Downstream, TOR flows into hot-melt and pressure-sensitive adhesives, printing ink binders, paper sizing agents, and synthetic rubber compounding—sectors that value renewable content and acid functionality. Kraton (SYLVAROS™), Ingevity (rosin/soaps), Forchem (TOR grades), SunPine (TOR SDS), Fintoil (FinTOR), Pine Chemical Group and Lesokhimik are major players. Typical procurement is a mix of annual/biannual supply contracts indexed to feedstock/energy and spot parcels for specialty grades; relationships are sticky due to qualification cycles and melt-handling logistics. Industry sources suggest mid-10s gross margins for well-run integrated pine-chemical assets when feedstock supply is secure and energy costs are hedged; margin variability tracks CTO differentials, energy and derivative demand.
In the current market, global production is around 358 thousand tonnes in 2024, with an average selling price of about USD 1,053 per tonne (EXW). The supplier landscape is anchored by North American and Nordic players (Ingevity, Kraton, Forchem, SunPine, Fintoil) plus regional suppliers (Pine Chemical Group, Lesokhimik) and downstream brands handling TOR-based rosins/soaps (Lawter/Harima). Based on disclosed plant footprints, trade flows and product portfolios, the Top 5 suppliers control ~60% of global revenue (CR5). Demand is concentrated in Europe and North America (paper/packaging, adhesives, printing), with incremental growth in Asia where rubber and packaging applications expand alongside bio-based procurement targets. Looking toward 2025–2031, directionally we assume modest volume growth from CTO availability, Nordic operating rates and debottlenecking, while unit pricing normalizes toward long-run replacement cost as energy and logistics pressures ease; the main bottlenecks are CTO supply, mill integration decisions, and qualification/handling constraints for molten deliveries. Key risks are pulp-mill shutdowns (affecting CTO yield), regulatory pushes around chemistries downstream, and competition from gum rosin in specific grades—though TOR retains an advantage in certain quality/consistency windows for adhesives and paper chemicals.
This report is a detailed and comprehensive analysis for global Tall Oil Rosin (TOR) market. Both quantitative and qualitative analyses are presented by manufacturers, by region & country, by Grade and by Application. As the market is constantly changing, this report explores the competition, supply and demand trends, as well as key factors that contribute to its changing demands across many markets. Company profiles and product examples of selected competitors, along with market share estimates of some of the selected leaders for the year 2025, are provided.
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Market segment by Type: X Grade、 WW Grade、 WG Grade、 N / M / K Grade、 Others (off-spec & blends)
Market segment by Application: Adhesives & Hot-melt、 Printing Inks & Coatings、 Paper Sizing & Papermaking、 Rubber & Tires、 Other Industrial
Major players covered: Ingevity Corporation、 Kraton Corporation、 Forchem Oyj、 SunPine AB、 Fintoil Oy、 Pine Chemical Group Oy、 Lesokhimik JSC
Market segment by region, regional analysis covers:
North America (United States, Canada and Mexico),
Europe (Germany, France, United Kingdom, Russia, Italy, and Rest of Europe),
Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, Korea, India, Southeast Asia, and Australia),
South America (Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, and Rest of South America),
Middle East & Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, South Africa, and Rest of Middle East & Africa).
The content of the study subjects, includes a total of 15 chapters:
Chapter 1, to describe Tall Oil Rosin (TOR) product scope, market overview, market estimation caveats and base year.
Chapter 2, to profile the top manufacturers of Tall Oil Rosin (TOR), with price, sales, revenue and global market share of Tall Oil Rosin (TOR) from 2021 to 2025.
Chapter 3, the Tall Oil Rosin (TOR) competitive situation, sales quantity, revenue and global market share of top manufacturers are analyzed emphatically by landscape contrast.
Chapter 4, the Tall Oil Rosin (TOR) breakdown data are shown at the regional level, to show the sales quantity, consumption value and growth by regions, from 2021 to 2032.
Chapter 5 and 6, to segment the sales by Type and application, with sales market share and growth rate by type, application, from 2021 to 2032.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, to break the sales data at the country level, with sales quantity, consumption value and market share for key countries in the world, from 2021 to 2025.and Tall Oil Rosin (TOR) market forecast, by regions, type and application, with sales and revenue, from 2026 to 2032.
Chapter 12, market dynamics, drivers, restraints, trends and Porters Five Forces analysis.
Chapter 13, the key raw materials and key suppliers, and industry chain of Tall Oil Rosin (TOR).
Chapter 14 and 15, to describe Tall Oil Rosin (TOR) sales channel, distributors, customers, research findings and conclusion.
Data Sources:
Via authorized organizations:customs statistics, industrial associations, relevant international societies, and academic publications etc.
Via trusted Internet sources.Such as industry news, publications on this industry, annual reports of public companies, Bloomberg Business, Wind Info, Hoovers, Factiva (Dow Jones & Company), Trading Economics, News Network, Statista, Federal Reserve Economic Data, BIS Statistics, ICIS, Companies House Documentsm, investor presentations, SEC filings of companies, etc.
Via interviews. Our interviewees includes manufacturers, related companies, industry experts, distributors, business (sales) staff, directors, CEO, marketing executives, executives from related industries/organizations, customers and raw material suppliers to obtain the latest information on the primary market;
Via data exchange. We have been consulting in this industry for 16 years and have collaborations with the players in this field. Thus, we get access to (part of) their unpublished data, by exchanging with them the data we have.
From our partners.We have information agencies as partners and they are located worldwide, thus we get (or purchase) the latest data from them.
Via our long-term tracking and gathering of data from this industry.We have a database that contains history data regarding the market.
About Us:
Global Info Research
Web: https://www.globalinforesearch.com
Email: report@globalinforesearch.com
Global Info Research is a company that digs deep into global industry information to support enterprises with market strategies and in-depth market development analysis reports. We provides market information consulting services in the global region to support enterprise strategic planning and official information reporting, and focuses on customized research, management consulting, IPO consulting, industry chain research, database and top industry services. At the same time, Global Info Research is also a report publisher, a customer and an interest-based suppliers, and is trusted by more than 30,000 companies around the world. We will always carry out all aspects of our business with excellent expertise and experience.
According to our (Global Info Research) latest study, the global Tall Oil Rosin (TOR) market size was valued at US$ 400 million in 2025 and is forecast to a readjusted size of US$ 521 million by 2032 with a CAGR of 3.9% during review period.
Tall oil rosin (TOR) is the rosin fraction obtained by vacuum distillation of crude tall oil (CTO), a renewable by-product of Kraft pulping. Chemically, TOR is a UVCB mixture dominated by abietic-type resin acids (abietic, dehydroabietic, palustric, neoabietic, isopimaric, etc.) with a small portion of unsaponifiables. It is supplied as unmodified rosin (various grades such as X/WW/WG/N) and delivered molten in bulk or in solid forms like flakes and pastilles. TOR’s role is foundational: it is the bio-based tackifier/acid functionality feedstock behind rosin esters, fortified rosin, soaps and emulsifiers used throughout adhesives, paper sizing, inks/coatings and elastomers. Public product data sheets from leading suppliers describe typical acid numbers and softening-point ranges used by formulators to select the right balance of tack, film formation and compatibility.
Upstream, the key constraint is CTO availability and its regional concentration in North America and Northern Europe kraft mills. The distillation split yields two primary streams—tall oil fatty acids (TOFA) and tall oil rosin—plus turpentine and pitch; installed debottlenecking and new Nordic capacity since 2022 (e.g., Fintoil start-up; SunPine/Lawter integration history) improved cut flexibility and product quality. Downstream, TOR flows into hot-melt and pressure-sensitive adhesives, printing ink binders, paper sizing agents, and synthetic rubber compounding—sectors that value renewable content and acid functionality. Kraton (SYLVAROS™), Ingevity (rosin/soaps), Forchem (TOR grades), SunPine (TOR SDS), Fintoil (FinTOR), Pine Chemical Group and Lesokhimik are major players. Typical procurement is a mix of annual/biannual supply contracts indexed to feedstock/energy and spot parcels for specialty grades; relationships are sticky due to qualification cycles and melt-handling logistics. Industry sources suggest mid-10s gross margins for well-run integrated pine-chemical assets when feedstock supply is secure and energy costs are hedged; margin variability tracks CTO differentials, energy and derivative demand.
In the current market, global production is around 358 thousand tonnes in 2024, with an average selling price of about USD 1,053 per tonne (EXW). The supplier landscape is anchored by North American and Nordic players (Ingevity, Kraton, Forchem, SunPine, Fintoil) plus regional suppliers (Pine Chemical Group, Lesokhimik) and downstream brands handling TOR-based rosins/soaps (Lawter/Harima). Based on disclosed plant footprints, trade flows and product portfolios, the Top 5 suppliers control ~60% of global revenue (CR5). Demand is concentrated in Europe and North America (paper/packaging, adhesives, printing), with incremental growth in Asia where rubber and packaging applications expand alongside bio-based procurement targets. Looking toward 2025–2031, directionally we assume modest volume growth from CTO availability, Nordic operating rates and debottlenecking, while unit pricing normalizes toward long-run replacement cost as energy and logistics pressures ease; the main bottlenecks are CTO supply, mill integration decisions, and qualification/handling constraints for molten deliveries. Key risks are pulp-mill shutdowns (affecting CTO yield), regulatory pushes around chemistries downstream, and competition from gum rosin in specific grades—though TOR retains an advantage in certain quality/consistency windows for adhesives and paper chemicals.
This report is a detailed and comprehensive analysis for global Tall Oil Rosin (TOR) market. Both quantitative and qualitative analyses are presented by manufacturers, by region & country, by Grade and by Application. As the market is constantly changing, this report explores the competition, supply and demand trends, as well as key factors that contribute to its changing demands across many markets. Company profiles and product examples of selected competitors, along with market share estimates of some of the selected leaders for the year 2025, are provided.
Sample Report Request Tall Oil Rosin (TOR)
https://www.globalinforesearch.com/reports/3354760/tall-oil-rosin--tor
Market segment by Type: X Grade、 WW Grade、 WG Grade、 N / M / K Grade、 Others (off-spec & blends)
Market segment by Application: Adhesives & Hot-melt、 Printing Inks & Coatings、 Paper Sizing & Papermaking、 Rubber & Tires、 Other Industrial
Major players covered: Ingevity Corporation、 Kraton Corporation、 Forchem Oyj、 SunPine AB、 Fintoil Oy、 Pine Chemical Group Oy、 Lesokhimik JSC
Market segment by region, regional analysis covers:
North America (United States, Canada and Mexico),
Europe (Germany, France, United Kingdom, Russia, Italy, and Rest of Europe),
Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, Korea, India, Southeast Asia, and Australia),
South America (Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, and Rest of South America),
Middle East & Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, South Africa, and Rest of Middle East & Africa).
The content of the study subjects, includes a total of 15 chapters:
Chapter 1, to describe Tall Oil Rosin (TOR) product scope, market overview, market estimation caveats and base year.
Chapter 2, to profile the top manufacturers of Tall Oil Rosin (TOR), with price, sales, revenue and global market share of Tall Oil Rosin (TOR) from 2021 to 2025.
Chapter 3, the Tall Oil Rosin (TOR) competitive situation, sales quantity, revenue and global market share of top manufacturers are analyzed emphatically by landscape contrast.
Chapter 4, the Tall Oil Rosin (TOR) breakdown data are shown at the regional level, to show the sales quantity, consumption value and growth by regions, from 2021 to 2032.
Chapter 5 and 6, to segment the sales by Type and application, with sales market share and growth rate by type, application, from 2021 to 2032.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, to break the sales data at the country level, with sales quantity, consumption value and market share for key countries in the world, from 2021 to 2025.and Tall Oil Rosin (TOR) market forecast, by regions, type and application, with sales and revenue, from 2026 to 2032.
Chapter 12, market dynamics, drivers, restraints, trends and Porters Five Forces analysis.
Chapter 13, the key raw materials and key suppliers, and industry chain of Tall Oil Rosin (TOR).
Chapter 14 and 15, to describe Tall Oil Rosin (TOR) sales channel, distributors, customers, research findings and conclusion.
Data Sources:
Via authorized organizations:customs statistics, industrial associations, relevant international societies, and academic publications etc.
Via trusted Internet sources.Such as industry news, publications on this industry, annual reports of public companies, Bloomberg Business, Wind Info, Hoovers, Factiva (Dow Jones & Company), Trading Economics, News Network, Statista, Federal Reserve Economic Data, BIS Statistics, ICIS, Companies House Documentsm, investor presentations, SEC filings of companies, etc.
Via interviews. Our interviewees includes manufacturers, related companies, industry experts, distributors, business (sales) staff, directors, CEO, marketing executives, executives from related industries/organizations, customers and raw material suppliers to obtain the latest information on the primary market;
Via data exchange. We have been consulting in this industry for 16 years and have collaborations with the players in this field. Thus, we get access to (part of) their unpublished data, by exchanging with them the data we have.
From our partners.We have information agencies as partners and they are located worldwide, thus we get (or purchase) the latest data from them.
Via our long-term tracking and gathering of data from this industry.We have a database that contains history data regarding the market.
About Us:
Global Info Research
Web: https://www.globalinforesearch.com
Email: report@globalinforesearch.com
Global Info Research is a company that digs deep into global industry information to support enterprises with market strategies and in-depth market development analysis reports. We provides market information consulting services in the global region to support enterprise strategic planning and official information reporting, and focuses on customized research, management consulting, IPO consulting, industry chain research, database and top industry services. At the same time, Global Info Research is also a report publisher, a customer and an interest-based suppliers, and is trusted by more than 30,000 companies around the world. We will always carry out all aspects of our business with excellent expertise and experience.
