https://www.maximizemarketresearch.com/market-report/global-sizing-agents-market/24958/ Sizing agents are usually used to provide water resistance and printability to paper by surface application. These agents are applied to extensive range of papers such as fine paper, newspaper, ink-jet printing paper, and linerboard. Sizing agents are materials that are applied to fibers to impart desired qualities. These agents are mostly used to reduce porosity of fibers in order to make them suitable for printing. Sizing agents increase the resistance properties of fiber to the penetration of water or other liquid. Increasing demand for sizing agents due to wide industrial application is the major drivers for the sizing agents market. Constant expansion and growing of packaging, automotive, medical, and apparel industries is anticipated to drive the demand for sizing agents during the forecast timeframe. Sizing agents also enhanced the internal bond and surface strength values. Synthetic sizing agents are applied through the dry stage of paper manufacturing to fill surface voids, therefore optimizing the penetration of printing ink. Oxidized starches, linear film-forming polymers such as carboxymethyl cellulose, polyvinyl alcohol, and styrene acrylic acid are some types of the synthetic sizing agents. Increase in demand for sizing agents in various industrial applications is expected to drive the demand for these chemicals. Nevertheless, environmental concerns regarding the disposal of these chemicals into water is a major restraining factor of the sizing agents market.