Ketones such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, and diisobutyl ketone are commonly used for chemical and industrial applications. Exogenous ketones are used in dietary supplements. These ketones commonly consist of ketone salts, also known as Beta-hydroxybutyrate or BHB, and ketone esters. The global ketones market is expected to grow significantly in the coming years owing to the rising popularity of ketone supplements. Ketone supplements help in weight reduction process, cognitive improvement, and athletic performance enhancement. Rising demand for ketone supplements, such as pills, capsules, and protein powders, owing the increasing adoption of keto products with growing awareness for the same is potentially driving the market growth.

Ketones are versatile organic compounds having multiple applications across various industries. Acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, and diisobutyl ketone are among the important ketones that are commonly used in the manufacturing of resins, plastics, paints and lacquers, varnishes, coatings, rubber products, and other industrial products. Acetone is used in nail polish removers. It is commonly used to degrease wool and degum silk in the textile industry. Acetone is often employed as a solvent in the manufacturing of lacquers used for automotive and furniture finishing. It can also be used to reduce the viscosity of lacquer solutions. The paints and coatings industry accounts for more than half of the demand generated for methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) products, as these materials can be used to produce a low-viscosity solution without impairing their film attributes. The automobile, electric goods, and furniture industries all employ these lacquers. Lacquers are excellent surface coating solvents and are essential in the creation of high-solid, low-emission coatings. MEKs are also used in the production of polymers and textiles, as well as printing inks, adhesives, insecticides, and rubber-based industrial cements. Ketones have wide applications in the food & beverage, and pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals industries, wherein they are used in the manufacturing of supplements, energy drinks, ready-to-drink (RTD) shakes, and shake powders, among other products. Ketone-based food products and supplements help in the weight loss process as they trigger the use of fats deposited in the body.

A few of the major key players operating in the global ketones market are Compound Solutions Inc.; Aurochemicals; Taj Pharmaceuticals Chemicals; Orchid Chemical Supplies Ltd; Hunan NutraMax Inc.; HEALTH SOURCES NUTRITION CO., LTD.; Advanced Biotech; Eastman Chemical Company; Royal Dutch Shell plc.; and SABIC.