Increasing oil & gas exploration and production activities in Asia Pacific and the Middle East are anticipated to drive global market. The Global Glyoxal Market is expected to reach USD 2.60 billion by 2024, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. Global glyoxal industry is expected to witness a significant growth over the forecast period on account of its wide application scope across key end-use industries such as textiles, leather, polymers & resins, and paper packaging. In the paper industry, it is used as a starch cross-linker for producing paper. In addition, glyoxal finds application as an additive in the paper coating to improve quality due to its ability to reduce water retention. Glyoxal is considered as an accredited chemical substance for food packaging papers by the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and the U.S. FDA. The chemical is touted as a high potential substitute for aldehydes and as a co-formulate with aldehydes in disinfectan...