The Global Market for Biobased and Biodegradable Plastics

Published March 2020 | 400 pages, 88 figures, 64 tables | Table of contents

Environmental and resource concerns regarding the use of plastics have increased greatly in recent years. As a result, the plastics industry is pivoting towards natural and renewable solutions such as biobased and biodegradable chemicals and polymers. The use of biobased and biodegradable plastics will increase in the coming years driven by legislation, consumer demand, improved production technologies and reduced costs.

In comparison to conventional plastics, bioplastics help to avoid the use of fossil fuels as they are derived from biomass. A drive towards bioplastics helps to promote a circular economy by decoupling the manufacture of plastics from the use of predominantly fossil-derived feedstocks.

Report contents include:

Review of the Biobased and Biodegradable Plastics market in 2021.
Outlook for 2022.
In depth market analysis of biobased chemical feedstocks & biobased and Biodegradable Plastics
Global production capacities, market demand and trends 2019-2030.
In depth regional analysis of production capacities.
Analysis of bio-based chemical including 11-Aminoundecanoic acid (11-AA), 1,4-Butanediol (1,4-BDO), Dodecanedioic acid (DDDA), Epichlorohydrin (ECH), Ethylene, Furan derivatives, 5-Chloromethylfurfural (5-CMF), 2,5-Furandicarboxylic acid (2,5-FDCA), Furandicarboxylic methyl ester (FDME), Isosorbide, Itaconic acid, 5 Hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF), Lactic acid (D-LA), Lactic acid – L-lactic acid (L-LA), Lactide, Levoglucosenone, Levulinic acid, Monoethylene glycol (MEG), Monopropylene glycol (MPG), Muconic acid, Naphtha, 1,5-Pentametylenediamine (DN5), 1,3-Propanediol (1,3-PDO), Sebacic acid and Succinic acid.
Analysis of synthetic biopolymers market including Polylactic acid (Bio-PLA), Polyethylene terephthalate (Bio-PET), Polytrimethylene terephthalate (Bio-PTT), Polyethylene furanoate (Bio-PEF), Polyamides (Bio-PA), Poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (Bio-PBAT), Polybutylene succinate (PBS) and copolymers, Polyethylene (Bio-PE), Polypropylene (Bio-PP)
Analysis of naturally produced bio-based polymers including Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), Polysaccharides, Microfibrillated cellulose (MFC), Cellulose nanocrystals, Cellulose nanofibers, Protein-based bioplastics, Algal and fungal.
Market segmentation analysis.
Profiles of over 300 companies. Companies profiled include NatureWorks, TotalEnergies Corbion, Danimer Scientific, Novamont, Mitsubishi Chemicals, Braskem, Avantium, Borealis, Cathay, Dupont, BASF, Arkema, DuPont, BASF , AMSilk GmbH, Notpla, Loliware, Bolt Threads, Ecovative, Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Spiber, Bast Fiber Technologies Inc., Kelheim Fibres GmbH, BComp, Circular Systems, Evrnu, Natural Fiber Welding, Icytos, Versalis SpA, Clariant, MetGen Oy, Praj Industries Ltd., Bloom Biorenewables SA, FP Innovations, UPM, Klabin SA, RenCom AB and many more.

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 21

1.1 Market trends 22
1.2 Global production to 2030 23
1.3 Main producers and global production capacities 25
- 1.3.1 Producers 25
- 1.3.2 By biobased and biodegradable plastic type 26
1.4 Regional production 31
- 1.4.1 North America 31
- 1.4.2 Europe 31
- 1.4.3 Asia-Pacific 32
  - 1.4.3.1 China 32
  - 1.4.3.2 Japan 32
  - 1.4.3.3 Thailand 33
  - 1.4.3.4 Indonesia 33
- 1.4.4 Brazil 34
1.5 Global demand for biobased and biodegradable plastics 2020-21, by market 34
1.6 Impact of COVID-19 crisis on the bioplastics market and future demand 38
1.7 Challenges for the biobased and biodegradable plastics market 38

2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 40

3 THE GLOBAL PLASTICS MARKET 42

3.1 Global production 42
3.2 The importance of plastic 42
3.3 Issues with plastics use 43
3.4 Types of Biobased and/or Biodegradable Plastics 43

4 THE GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIO-BASED CHEMICALS 44

4.1 Types 44
4.2 Production capacities 45
4.3 Bio-based adipic acid 47
4.4 11-Aminoundecanoic acid (11-AA) 47
4.5 1,4-Butanediol (1,4-BDO) 47
4.6 Dodecanedioic acid (DDDA) 48
4.7 Epichlorohydrin (ECH) 49
4.8 Ethylene 50
4.9 Furfural 51
4.10 5-Chloromethylfurfural (5-CMF) 52
4.11 2,5-Furandicarboxylic acid (2,5-FDCA) 52
4.12 Furandicarboxylic methyl ester (FDME) 52
4.13 Isosorbide 53
4.14 Itaconic acid 53
4.15 3-Hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP) 53
4.16 5 Hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF) 54
4.17 Lactic acid (D-LA) 54
4.18 Lactic acid – L-lactic acid (L-LA) 54
4.19 Lactide 55
4.20 Levoglucosenone 56
4.21 Levulinic acid 56
4.22 Monoethylene glycol (MEG) 57
4.23 Monopropylene glycol (MPG) 58
4.24 Muconic acid 59
4.25 Naphtha 60
4.26 Pentamethylene diisocyanate 60
4.27 1,3-Propanediol (1,3-PDO) 61
4.28 Sebacic acid 62
4.29 Succinic acid (SA) 62

5 THE GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOPOLYMERS AND BIOPLASTICS 64

5.1 Bio-based or renewable plastics 64
- 5.1.1 Drop-in bio-based plastics 64
- 5.1.2 Novel bio-based plastics 65
5.2 Biodegradable and compostable plastics 66
- 5.2.1 Biodegradability 66
- 5.2.2 Compostability 67
5.3 Advantages and disadvantages 67
5.4 Types of Bio-based and/or Biodegradable Plastics 68
5.5 Market leaders by biobased and/or biodegradable plastic types 70
5.6 Regional production capacities to 2030 71
5.7 SYNTHETIC BIO-BASED POLYMERS 73
- 5.7.1 Polylactic acid (Bio-PLA) 73
  - 5.7.1.1 Market analysis 73
  - 5.7.1.2 Applications 75
  - 5.7.1.3 Producers and production capacities 76
  - 5.7.1.4 Production capacities, by country/region 2019-2030, 1,000 tons 78
- 5.7.2 Polyethylene terephthalate (Bio-PET) 80
  - 5.7.2.1 Market analysis 80
  - 5.7.2.2 Applications 81
  - 5.7.2.3 Producers and production capacities 82
  - 5.7.2.4 Production capacities, by country/region 2019-2030, 1,000 tons 82
- 5.7.3 Polytrimethylene terephthalate (Bio-PTT) 85
  - 5.7.3.1 Market analysis 85
  - 5.7.3.2 Applications 86
  - 5.7.3.3 Producers and production capacities 87
  - 5.7.3.4 Production capacities, by country/region 2019-2030, 1,000 tons 87
- 5.7.4 Polyethylene furanoate (Bio-PEF) 89
  - 5.7.4.1 Market analysis 89
  - 5.7.4.2 Comparative properties to PET 90
  - 5.7.4.3 Applications 91
  - 5.7.4.4 Producers and production capacities 92
- 5.7.5 Polyamides (Bio-PA) 92
  - 5.7.5.1 Market analysis 93
  - 5.7.5.2 Applications 94
  - 5.7.5.3 Producers and production capacities 95
  - 5.7.5.4 Production capacities, by country/region 2019-2030, 1,000 tons 95
- 5.7.6 Poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (Bio-PBAT) 97
  - 5.7.6.1 Market analysis 97
  - 5.7.6.2 Applications 98
  - 5.7.6.3 Producers and production capacities 98
  - 5.7.6.4 Production capacities, by country/region 2019-2030, 1,000 tons 99
- 5.7.7 Polybutylene succinate (PBS) and copolymers 101
  - 5.7.7.1 Market analysis 101
  - 5.7.7.2 Applications 102
  - 5.7.7.3 Producers and production capacities 103
  - 5.7.7.4 Production capacities, by country/region 2019-2030, 1,000 tons 103
- 5.7.8 Polyethylene (Bio-PE) 105
  - 5.7.8.1 Market analysis 105
  - 5.7.8.2 Applications 106
  - 5.7.8.3 Producers and production capacities 107
  - 5.7.8.4 Production capacities, by country/region 2019-2030, 1,000 tons 107
- 5.7.9 Polypropylene (Bio-PP) 109
  - 5.7.9.1 Market analysis 109
  - 5.7.9.2 Applications 109
  - 5.7.9.3 Producers and production capacities 110
  - 5.7.9.4 Production capacities, by country/region 2019-2030, 1,000 tons 111
- 5.7.10 Starch Blends 113
  - 5.7.10.1 Market analysis 113
  - 5.7.10.2 Applications 114
  - 5.7.10.3 Producers and production capacities 115
  - 5.7.10.4 Production capacities, by country/region 2019-2030, 1,000 tons 115
5.8 NATURAL BIO-BASED POLYMERS 117
- 5.8.1 Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) 118
  - 5.8.1.1 Types 120
  - 5.8.1.2 Synthesis and production processes 124
  - 5.8.1.3 Market analysis 127
  - 5.8.1.4 Commercially available PHAs 128
  - 5.8.1.5 Markets for PHAs 130
  - 5.8.1.6 Producers and production capacities 135
  - 5.8.1.7 Production capacities, by country/region 2019-2030, 1,000 tons 136
- 5.8.2 Polysaccharides 138
  - 5.8.2.1 Microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) 138
  - 5.8.2.2 Cellulose nanocrystals 139
  - 5.8.2.3 Cellulose nanofibers 141
- 5.8.3 Protein-based bioplastics 144
  - 5.8.3.1 Types, applications and producers 144
- 5.8.4 Algal and fungal 146
  - 5.8.4.1 Algal 146
  - 5.8.4.2 Mycelium 149
- 5.8.5 Chitosan 152
5.9 MARKET SEGMENTATION OF BIOPLASTICS 152
- 5.9.1 Packaging 155
- 5.9.2 Consumer products 156
- 5.9.3 Automotive 157
- 5.9.4 Building & construction 158
- 5.9.5 Textiles 159
- 5.9.6 Electronics 160
- 5.9.7 Agriculture and horticulture 161

6 BIOBASED AND BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS COMPANY PROFILES 163 (311 company profiles)

7 REFERENCES 395

List of Tables

Table 1. Market drivers and trends in biobased and biodegradable plastics. 22
Table 2. Global production capacities of biobased and biodegradable plastics 2018-2030, in 1,000 tons. 23
Table 3. Global production capacities, by producers. 25
Table 4. Global production capacities of biobased and biodegradable plastics 2019-2030, by type, in 1,000 tons. 26
Table 5. Biobased and biodegradable plastics producers in North America. 31
Table 6. Biobased and biodegradable plastics producers in Europe. 32
Table 7. Biobased and biodegradable plastics producers in Asia-Pacific. 33
Table 8. Biobased and biodegradable plastics producers in Latin America. 34
Table 9. Issues related to the use of plastics. 43
Table 10.Types of Biobased and/or Biodegradable Plastics-Biobased carbon content, biodegradability certification, feedstock, main producers and cost per kg. 43
Table 11. List of Bio-based chemicals. 44
Table 12. Biobased MEG producers capacities. 57
Table 13. Type of biodegradation. 67
Table 14. Advantages and disadvantages of biobased plastics compared to conventional plastics. 67
Table 15. Types of Bio-based and/or Biodegradable Plastics, applications. 68
Table 16. Market leader by Bio-based and/or Biodegradable Plastic types. 70
Table 17. Regional capacities, 1,000 tons, 2019-2030, all types. 71
Table 18. Polylactic acid (PLA) market analysis. 73
Table 19. Lactic acid producers and production capacities. 76
Table 20. PLA producers and production capacities. 76
Table 21. Planned PLA capacity expansions in China. 77
Table 22. Bio-based Polyethylene terephthalate (Bio-PET) market analysis. 80
Table 23. Bio-based Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) producers. 82
Table 24. Polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT) market analysis. 85
Table 25. Production capacities of Polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT), by leading producers. 87
Table 26. Polyethylene furanoate (PEF) market analysis. 89
Table 27. PEF vs. PET. 90
Table 28. FDCA and PEF producers. 92
Table 29. Bio-based polyamides (Bio-PA) market analysis. 93
Table 30. Leading Bio-PA producers production capacities. 95
Table 31. Poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT) market analysis. 97
Table 32. Leading PBAT producers, production capacities and brands. 98
Table 33. Bio-PBS market analysis. 101
Table 34. Leading PBS producers and production capacities. 103
Table 35. Bio-based Polyethylene (Bio-PE) market analysis. 105
Table 36. Leading Bio-PE producers. 107
Table 37. Bio-PP market analysis. 109
Table 38. Leading Bio-PP producers and capacities. 110
Table 39. Starch blends market analysis. 113
Table 40. Leading starch blends producers and capacities. 115
Table 41.Types of PHAs and properties. 122
Table 42. Comparison of the physical properties of different PHAs with conventional petroleum-based polymers. 123
Table 43. Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) extraction methods. 126
Table 44. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) market analysis. 127
Table 45. Commercially available PHAs. 129
Table 46. Markets and applications for PHAs. 130
Table 47. Applications, advantages and disadvantages of PHAs in packaging. 132
Table 48. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) producers and production capacities. 135
Table 49. Microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) market analysis. 138
Table 50. Leading MFC producers and capacities. 139
Table 51. Cellulose nanocrystals analysis. 139
Table 52: Cellulose nanocrystal production capacities and production process, by producer. 140
Table 53. Cellulose nanofibers market analysis. 141
Table 54. CNF production capacities (by type, wet or dry) and production process, by producer, metric tonnes. 143
Table 55. Types of protein based-bioplastics, applications and companies. 144
Table 56. Types of algal and fungal based-bioplastics, applications and companies. 146
Table 57. Overview of alginate-description, properties, application and market size. 146
Table 58. Companies developing algal-based bioplastics. 148
Table 59. Overview of mycelium fibers-description, properties, drawbacks and applications. 149
Table 60. Companies developing mycelium-based bioplastics. 151
Table 61. Overview of chitosan-description, properties, drawbacks and applications. 152
Table 62. Granbio Nanocellulose Processes. 256
Table 63. Lactips plastic pellets. 284
Table 64. Oji Holdings CNF products. 329

List of Figures

Figure 1. Total global production capacities for biobased and biodegradable plastics, all types, 000 tons. 22
Figure 2. Global production capacities of bioplastics 2018-2030, in 1,000 tons by biodegradable/non-biodegradable types. 24
Figure 3. Global production capacities of biobased and biodegradable plastics in 2019-2030, by type, in 1,000 tons. 29
Figure 4. Global production capacities of bioplastics in 2019-2025, by type. 29
Figure 5. Global production capacities of bioplastics in 2030, by type. 30
Figure 6. Current and future applications of biobased and biodegradable plastics. 35
Figure 7. Global demand for biobased and biodegradable plastics by end user market, 2020. 36
Figure 8. Global production capacities for biobased and biodegradable plastics by end user market 2019-2030, tons. 38
Figure 9. Challenges for the biobased and biodegradable plastics market. 38
Figure 10. Global plastics production 1950-2018, millions of tons. 42
Figure 11. Bio-based chemicals production capacities, 2018-2025. 46
Figure 12. 1,4-Butanediol (BDO) production capacities, 2018-2025 (tonnes). 48
Figure 13. Dodecanedioic acid (DDDA) production capacities, 2018-2025 (tonnes). 49
Figure 14. Epichlorohydrin production capacities, 2018-2025 (tonnes). 50
Figure 15. Ethylene production capacities, 2018-2025 (tonnes). 51
Figure 16. L-lactic acid (L-LA) production capacities, 2018-2025 (tonnes). 55
Figure 17. Lactide production capacities, 2018-2025 (tonnes). 56
Figure 18. Bio-MEG producers capacities. 58
Figure 19. Bio-MPG production capacities, 2018-2025. 59
Figure 20. Naphtha production capacities, 2018-2025 (tonnes). 60
Figure 21. 1,3-Propanediol (1,3-PDO) production capacities, 2018-2025 (tonnes). 61
Figure 22. Sebacic acid production capacities, 2018-2025 (tonnes). 62
Figure 23. Coca-Cola PlantBottle®. 65
Figure 24. Interrelationship between conventional, bio-based and biodegradable plastics. 65
Figure 25. Regional capacities, 1,000 tons, 2019-2030, all types of bioplastics. 73
Figure 26. Production capacities for Bio-based Polylactic acid (PLA), by country/region 2019-2030, 1,000 tons 80
Figure 27. Production capacities for Bio-based Polyethylene terephthalate (Bio-PET), by country/region 2019-2030, 1,000 tons 84
Figure 28. Production capacities for Bio-based Polytrimethylene terephthalate (Bio-PTT), by country/region 2019-2030, 1,000 tons 89
Figure 29. Production capacities of Polyethylene furanoate (PEF) to 2025. 92
Figure 30. Production capacities for Bio-based polyamides (Bio-PA), by country/region 2019-2030, 1,000 tons 97
Figure 31. Production capacities for Bio-based Poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT), by country/region 2019-2030, 1,000 tons 101
Figure 32. Production capacities for Bio-based Polybutylene succinate (PBS), by country/region 2019-2030, 1,000 tons 105
Figure 33. Production capacities for Bio-based Polyethylene (Bio-PE), by country/region 2019-2030, 1,000 tons. 109
Figure 34. Production capacities for Bio-based Polypropylene (Bio-PP), by country/region 2019-2030, 1,000 tons 113
Figure 35. Production capacities for starch blends, by country/region 2019-2030, 1,000 tons 117
Figure 36. PHA pellets. 119
Figure 37. PHA family. 121
Figure 38. Yarn spun from PHA. 129
Figure 39. Production capacities for PHA, by country/region 2019-2030, 1,000 tons. 138
Figure 40. BLOOM masterbatch from Algix. 147
Figure 41. Typical structure of mycelium-based foam. 150
Figure 42. Commercial mycelium composite construction materials. 151
Figure 43. Global production capacities for biobased and biodegradable plastics by end user market 2019, 1,000 tons. 153
Figure 44. Global production capacities for biobased and biodegradable plastics by end user market 2020, 1,000 tons. 154
Figure 45. Global production capacities for biobased and biodegradable plastics by end user market 2030 155
Figure 46. PHA bioplastics products. 155
Figure 47. Global production capacities for biobased and biodegradable plastics in packaging 2019-2030, in 1,000 tons. 156
Figure 48. Global production capacities for biobased and biodegradable plastics in consumer products 2019-2030, in 1,000 tons. 157
Figure 49. Global production capacities for biobased and biodegradable plastics in automotive 2019-2030, in 1,000 tons. 158
Figure 50. Global production capacities for biobased and biodegradable plastics in building and construction 2019-2030, in 1,000 tons. 159
Figure 51. Global production capacities for biobased and biodegradable plastics in textiles 2019-2030, in 1,000 tons. 160
Figure 52. Global production capacities for biobased and biodegradable plastics in electronics 2019-2030, in 1,000 tons. 161
Figure 53. Biodegradable mulch films. 162
Figure 54. Global production capacities for biobased and biodegradable plastics in agriculture 2019-2030, in 1,000 tons. 162
Figure 55. Algiknit yarn. 167
Figure 56. Bio-PA rear bumper stay. 183
Figure 57. formicobio™ technology. 213
Figure 58. nanoforest-S. 215
Figure 59. nanoforest-PDP. 215
Figure 60. nanoforest-MB. 216
Figure 61. CuanSave film. 221
Figure 62. ELLEX products. 224
Figure 63. CNF-reinforced PP compounds. 224
Figure 64. Kirekira! toilet wipes. 225
Figure 65. Mushroom leather. 236
Figure 66. Cellulose Nanofiber (CNF) composite with polyethylene (PE). 249
Figure 67. PHA production process. 250
Figure 68. Cutlery samples (spoon, knife, fork) made of nano cellulose and biodegradable plastic composite materials. 258
Figure 69. Non-aqueous CNF dispersion "Senaf" (Photo shows 5% of plasticizer). 261
Figure 70. CNF gel. 267
Figure 71. Block nanocellulose material. 267
Figure 72. CNF products developed by Hokuetsu. 268
Figure 73. Made of Air's HexChar panels. 294
Figure 74. IPA synthesis method. 301
Figure 75. MOGU-Wave panels. 302
Figure 76. Reishi. 306
Figure 77. Nippon Paper Industries’ adult diapers. 319
Figure 78. Compostable water pod. 321
Figure 79. CNF clear sheets. 329
Figure 80. Oji Holdings CNF polycarbonate product. 330
Figure 81. Manufacturing process for STARCEL. 350
Figure 82. Lyocell process. 360
Figure 83. Spider silk production. 364
Figure 84. Sulapac cosmetics containers. 366
Figure 85. Sulzer equipment for PLA polymerization processing. 367
Figure 86. Teijin bioplastic film for door handles. 374
Figure 87. Corbion FDCA production process. 381
Figure 88. Visolis’ Hybrid Bio-Thermocatalytic Process. 388

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