Top 10 Plastics Market

[151 Slides Report] The global Top 10 Plastics Market was valued at USD 413.19 Billion in 2015 and is projected to reach USD 586.24 Billion by 2021, at a CAGR of 6.84% from 2016 to 2021. The market size was 252.9 Million tons in 2015 and is projected to reach 332.4 Million tons by 2021, at a CAGR of 4.68% from 2016 to 2021. In this study, 2015 has been considered as the base year and 2021 the projected year, with the forecast period from 2016 to 2021.

Objectives of the study:

• To segment the global market of top 10 plastics by type, application, and region
• To estimate and forecast the global top 10 plastics market by region, namely, North America, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and RoW, which includes South America and Middle East & Africa
• To estimate and forecast the market size of top 10 plastics, in terms of value (USD billion) and volume (million tons), at global and regional-levels
• To identify and analyze the key growth drivers, restraints, opportunities, and challenges influencing the global top 10 plastics market
• To strategically identify and profile the key market players and analyze their core competencies in each type and application of the global top 10 plastics market

Secondary sources, such as company websites, encyclopedia, directories, and databases such as Hoovers, Bloomberg, Businessweek, Factiva, and OneSource, have been used to identify and collect information useful for this extensive commercial study of the global top 10 plastics market. The primary sources, including experts from related industries, have been interviewed to verify and collect critical information and assess the future prospects of the market. Top-down and bottom-up approaches have been implemented to validate the market size in terms of value. With the data triangulation procedure and validation of data through primaries, the exact values of the overall parent market size and individual market sizes have been determined and confirmed in this study.

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The top 10 plastics market has a diversified and established ecosystem of its upstream players, such as the raw material suppliers; and downstream stakeholders, such as manufacturers, vendors, end-users, and government organizations.

This study answers several questions for the stakeholders, primarily which market segments they should focus upon during the next two to five years to prioritize their efforts and investments. These stakeholders include top 10 plastics manufacturers, such as The Dow Chemical Company (U.S.), Borealis AG (Austria), ExxonMobil Chemical Company, Inc. (U.S.), Ach Foam Technologies (U.S.), Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG (Germany), E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (U.S.), Polyplastics Co., Ltd. (Japan), Solvay SA (Belgium), SABIC (Saudi Arabia), and Huntsman Corporation (U.S.).

Key Target Audience:

• Regional Manufacturers’ Associations and General Top 10 Plastics Associations
• Raw Material Manufacturers
• Traders, Distributors, and Suppliers of Top 10 Plastics
• Government and Regional Agencies and Research Organizations

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This research report categorizes the global top 10 plastics market based on type, application, and region, and forecasts the revenue growth and provides an analysis of trends in each of the submarkets.

On the Basis of Type:

• Polyethylene
• Polypropylene
• Polystyrene
• Polyethylene Terephthalate
• Polyvinyl chloride
• Polycarbonate
• Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene
• Polyoxymethylene
• Polyamide
• Polyurethane

Each type is further described in detail in the report with value forecasts until 2021.

On the Basis of Application:

• Automotive & Transportation
• Building & Construction
• Electronics & Consumer Goods
• Packaging
• Textiles
• Others (injection & blow molding, and so on)

Each application segment is further described in detail in the report, with value forecasts until 2021.

On the Basis of Region:

• Asia-Pacific
• North America
• Europe
• RoW (South America, Middle East & Africa)

Available Customizations: The following customization options are available for the report:

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Analysis and profiles of additional global as well as regional market players (up to three)

The global top 10 plastics market is projected to reach USD 586.24 Billion by 2021, at a CAGR of 6.84% from 2016 to 2021. The market size is projected to reach 332.4 Million tons by 2021, at a CAGR of 4.68%. Growth in key end-use industries, such as automotive, building & construction, packaging, electrical & electronics, and construction; and the substitution of metal-based products with various plastic materials are the key factors driving the global top 10 plastics market.

Polyethylene (PE) was the largest type segment of the top 10 plastics market in 2015, owing to the extensive use of PE in applications, such as packaging, construction, electrical, electronics, automotive, and so on. Its cost-effective nature, ability to be easily remolded according to requirements, and flexibility makes its large scale utilization possible in the packaging bottles, polyethylene tubing, and polyethylene sheets.

Packaging is estimated to be the largest application segment of market. Industrial growth and infrastructure development, along with the rapidly growing demand for articles that employ plastic packaging, offer lucrative opportunities for the packaging segment to flourish. Manufacturing of plastic containers and films that are used in the packaging of food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products further contributes to making packaging the largest application segment of the global top 10 plastics market.

The Asia-Pacific region led the global top 10 plastics market, in terms of both value and volume, in 2015. The growing construction sector, increasing R&D activities initiated by major players, easy availability of raw materials, and urbanization are among the key growth drivers for the top 10 plastics market in this region.

Although the global top 10 plastics market is growing rapidly, a few factors restrain its growth. Apprehensions regarding the disposal of plastic waste and fluctuation in crude oil prices are some of the factors restraining and challenging the growth of the global top 10 plastics market.

The Dow Chemical Company (U.S.), ExxonMobil Chemical Company, Inc. (U.S.), and SABIC (Saudi Arabia) have led the global top 10 plastics market in the last five years. Diverse product portfolios, strategically positioned R&D centers, adoption of various development strategies, and technological advancements are some of the factors that helped strengthen the market position of these companies in the global top 10 plastics market.

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