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The development of multi-stage fracturing is resulting in an increasing number of stages in fracturing that is enhancing the utilization of proppant, ultimately enhancing the demand for this market globally. Proppant is extensively utilized in cold bed methane and hydraulic fracturing of tight and shale gas.

The proppant market is projected to become $13.3 billion by 2030, at a CAGR of 10.4% during 2025–2030.  Moreover, increasing demand for proppants and progressions in fracturing technologies are the major factors that are driving the growth of the global proppant market.

The increasing popularity of ceramic proppants such as crush resistance, high strength, and conductivity are the major factors driving the growth of the global proppant market over the estimated period. Moreover, introduction of various environment-friendly non-phenolic resin-coated proppants and enhancement in the process of hydraulic is upgrading the flow capacity of fracture and further creates ample opportunities for the proppant market to flourish across the globe. Additionally, the increasing number of horizontal wells in North America is further accelerating the demand for proppant per well which is ultimately impacting the market growth of proppant in a positive manner. However, the High transportation cost of proppants and stringent regulations implemented by the government authorities are focusing on decreasing hydraulic fracturing as it leads to harmful environmental influence and contamination of groundwater that can ultimately diminish the growth of this market.

Based on type, the global proppant market is segmented into ceramic, resin-coated, and sand materials. Among all these segments, the ceramic proppant type is expected to witness the fastest growth during the forecast period 2025–2030. Ceramic proppant is developed from magnesium silicate sintered, alumina, kaolin, and bauxite. These proppants can withstand high closure pressure due to complex molecular structure and high strength. Furthermore, it has a regular size that leads to improved sponginess and penetrability of the proppant bed. Thereby it has been observed that the ceramic proppant is witnessing higher growth as compared to other types of proppants.

Global Proppant Market Segmentation and Key Players

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Based on application, the global proppant market is segmented into shale gas, tight gas, coal-bed methane, and others. Of all, the shale gas extraction category captured the largest market share in 2018 due to the large-scale utilization of the material in shale gas extraction.

Geographically, Asia-Pacific is expected to witness the highest CAGR during the forecast period 2025–2030 due to the existence of massive reserves of shale gas and hydraulic fracturing projects in countries such as China, India, and Australia. North America has been contributing the largest revenue in the proppant market due to extensive drilling and completion events for shale plays observed in countries such as the U.S. and Canada. Moreover, improved technology and efficiencies have further permitted completion activity to alter the breakeven costs in the favour of manufacturers in this region.

The key payers in the market are upgrading their technology to develop environment-friendly proppants that enable increasing fracture flow capability and enhanced recovery of hydrocarbon. The key players operating in the global proppant market include Fores, Preferred Sands, Saint-Gobain Proppants Inc., CARBO Ceramics Inc., Superior Silica Sands LLC, Badger Mining Corporation, JSC “Borovichi Refractories Plant”, Unimin Corporation, U.S. Silica Holdings Inc., and Fairmount Santrol Holdings Inc.

Global Proppant Market Coverage

 Type Insight and Forecast 2025 - 2030

• Ceramic Proppant
  • Low Density
  • Medium Density
  • High Density
• Resin Coated
• Sand

Application Insight and Forecast 2025 - 2030

• Shale Gas
• Tight Gas
• Coal-Bed Methane
• Others

Geographical Segmentation

Proppant Market by Region

North America

• U.S.
• Canada
• Mexico

Europe

• Germany
• U.K.
• France
• Italy
• Spain
• Rest of Europe

Asia-Pacific

• Japan
• China
• India
• Australia
• South Korea
• Rest of Asia-Pacific

Rest of the World (RoW)

• Brazil
• Saudi Arabia
• U.A.E
• South Africa
• Rest of RoW