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The Global Market for Polymer Foams 2022-2032

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Published June 2022 | 133 pages, 15 figures, 24 tables | Download Table of contents

A polymer foam is a two-phase system that contains statistically distributed gas bubbles in a polymer matrix. Polymer foams can be rigid, flexible, or elastomeric, and can be produced from a wide range of polymers, such as polyurethane (PUR), polystyrene (PS), polyisocyanurate (PIR), polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), poly(ethylene-vinyl acetate) (EVA), nitrile rubber (NBR), poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC), or other polyolefins. The market is dominated by PUR foams, followed by PS, PP and PVC foams. Innovations in materials and additives for polymer foams are spurring further growth in the market. 

Polymer foam products possess advantages including low density, good heat and sound insulation, and excellent energy absorption (impact resistance) and consequently are used in a wide variety of applications. The market of polymer foams continues to grow, especially in developing countries, with global annual consumption of polymer foams exceeding 26 million tonnes.  Polymer foams are extensively used in markets including automotive and transportation, building and construction, packaging, furniture, sports equipment, medical, aerospace etc. 

The Global Market for Polymer Foams 2022-2032 covers a wide variety of markets and applications for foamed plastics as well as the broad range of processes and technologies that can be used to create and shape these materials. Report contents include:

  • Analysis of types of polymer foams including 
  • Analysis of end user markets for polymer foams including automotive, construction, medical, packaging, sports and leisure and others.
  • Analysis of the global consumption of polymer foams, by types, markets and regions, 2017-2032. 
  • Analysis of market drivers and trends in polymer foams. 
  • Analysis of recent developments in polymer foams including nanocomposite foams and biobased foams.
  • Profiles of 48 polymer foam producers. Companies profiled include Arkema, Armacell, BASF, Borealis, CellMat Technologies S.L., foamplant, Groam, Trocellen GmbH and Zotefoams plc

 

1              EXECUTIVE SUMMARY   10

  • 1.1          Markets for polymer foams         10
  • 1.2          Market trends and drivers            11
  • 1.3          Global market for polymer foams, tonnes and revenues 12
    • 1.3.1      Global consumption in million tonnes, by type of polymer foam  14
    • 1.3.2      Global consumption in million tonnes, by market               16
    • 1.3.3      Global consumption in million tonnes, by region 18
  • 1.4          Market and technology challenges           20
  • 1.5          Sustainability in the polymer foam market            21

 

2              TYPES OF POLYMER FOAMS         24

  • 2.1          Classification of polymer foams 24
  • 2.2          Structural properties      25
  • 2.3          Foaming processes         26
    • 2.3.1      Methods             28
  • 2.4          Blowing agents 28
    • 2.4.1      Physical blowing agents 28
    • 2.4.2      Chemical blowing agents              29
    • 2.4.3      Expandable beads           30
  • 2.5          Processing techniques   31
    • 2.5.1      Foam Extrusion Molding               31
    • 2.5.2      Foam Injection Molding 31
  • 2.6          Recycling polymer foams              32
  • 2.7          Recent technology developments            34
  • 2.8          Polyurethane (PUR) foams          36
    • 2.8.1      Properties           36
    • 2.8.2      Markets and applications              37
    • 2.8.3      Global consumption of polyurethane foams 2017-2032 (tonnes) 38
  • 2.9          Polystyrene (PS) foams 39
    • 2.9.1      Markets and applications              40
    • 2.9.2      Global consumption of polystyrene foams 2017-2032 (tonnes)    41
  • 2.10        Polypropylene (PP) foams            42
    • 2.10.1    Markets and applications              44
    • 2.10.2    Global consumption of polypropylene foams 2017-2032 (tonnes)              44
  • 2.11        Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Foams  45
    • 2.11.1    Markets and applications              46
    • 2.11.2    Global consumption of Polyvinyl Chloride foams 2017-2032 (tonnes)       46
  • 2.12        Nitrile rubber (NBR) foams          48
  • 2.13        Microcellular foam          48
  • 2.14        Other foams       50
    • 2.14.1    Polyisocyanurate (PIR)   51
    • 2.14.2    Polyethylene (PE)            52
    • 2.14.3    Poly(ethylene-vinyl acetate) (EVA)           54
    • 2.14.4    Polyethersulfone (PESU)               55
  • 2.15        Biobased polymer foams              55
  • 2.16        Polymer bead foams       59
  • 2.17        Polymer nanocomposite foams 61
    • 2.17.1    Carbon nanotubes           61
    • 2.17.2    Graphene           61
    • 2.17.3    Cellulose nanofibers       61

 

3              MARKETS FOR POLYMER FOAMS               64

  • 3.1          Automotive        64
    • 3.1.1      Applications       64
    • 3.1.2      Global consumption of polymer foams in automotive (tonnes)    65
  • 3.2          Building and construction             68
    • 3.2.1      Applications       68
    • 3.2.2      Global consumption of polymer foams in automotive (tonnes)    68
  • 3.3          Medical 72
    • 3.3.1      Applications       72
    • 3.3.2      Global consumption of polymer foams in medical (tonnes)           72
  • 3.4          Packaging            77
    • 3.4.1      Applications       77
    • 3.4.2      Global consumption of polymer foams in packaging (tonnes)       77
  • 3.5          Sports and Leisure           80
    • 3.5.1      Applications       80
    • 3.5.2      Global consumption of polymer foams in sports and leisure (tonnes)        81
  • 3.6          Other    84

 

4              PRODUCERS AND PRODUCT DEVELOPER PROFILES            87

 

5              AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY     128

 

6              RESEARCH METHODOLOGY         129

  • 6.1          Primary research              129
  • 6.2          Secondary research        130

 

7              REFERENCES       131

 

LIST OF TABLES

  • Table 1. Market trends and drivers in polymer foams.      11
  • Table 2. Global market for polymer foams, by type,  2017-2032 (million tonnes). 14
  • Table 3. Global market for polymer foams, by market,  2017-2032 (million tonnes).           16
  • Table 4. Global market for polymer foams, by region,  2017-2032 (million tonnes).             18
  • Table 5. Advantages and Disadvantages of Polymeric Foams in Comparison to Solid Polymers.      25
  • Table 6. Markets and applications of polyurethane foams.            37
  • Table 7. Global consumption of polyurethane foams 2017-2032 (tonnes).              38
  • Table 8. Markets and applications of Polystyrene foams. 40
  • Table 9. Global consumption of polystyrene foams 2017-2032 (tonnes). 41
  • Table 10. Markets and applications of polypropylene foams.        44
  • Table 11. Global consumption of polypropylene foams 2017-2032 (tonnes).          45
  • Table 12. Markets and applications of Polyvinyl Chloride foams.  46
  • Table 13. Global consumption of Polyvinyl Chloride foams (tonnes).         47
  • Table 14. Applications of polymer foams in the automotive sector.            64
  • Table 15. Global consumption of polymer of foams in automotive (tonnes).          65
  • Table 16. Applications of polymer foams in the construction sector.          68
  • Table 17. Global consumption of polymer foams in building and construction (tonnes).    69
  • Table 18. Applications of polymer foams in the medical sector.    72
  • Table 19. Global consumption of polymer foams in medical (tonnes).       72
  • Table 20. Applications of polymer foams in the packaging sector.               77
  • Table 21. Global consumption of polymer foams in packaging (tonnes).   77
  • Table 22. Applications of polymer foams in the sports and leisure sector. 80
  • Table 23. Global consumption of polymer foams in sports and leisure (tonnes).   81
  • Table 24. Other market applications of polymer foams.   84

 

LIST OF FIGURES

  • Figure 1. Global market for polymer foams, by type, 2017-2032 (million tonnes). 15
  • Figure 2. Global market for polymer foams, by market, 2017-2032 (million tonnes).           17
  • Figure 3. Global market for polymer foams, by region, 2017-2032 (million tonnes).            18
  • Figure 4. Scanning electron microscope images of open-cell polyurethane (ρ = 28 kg/m3) and closed cell low-density polyethylene foam (ρ = 24 kg/m3).           25
  • Figure 5. Schematic diagram of the foaming process.       27
  • Figure 6. Global consumption of polyurethane foams 2017-2032 (tonnes).             38
  • Figure 7. Global consumption of polystyrene foams 2017-2032 (tonnes). 41
  • Figure 8. Global consumption of polypropylene foams 2017-2032 (tonnes).           45
  • Figure 9. Global consumption of Polyvinyl Chloride foams (tonnes).          47
  • Figure 10. Global consumption of polymer foams in automotive (tonnes).              65
  • Figure 11. Global consumption of polymer foams in building and construction (tonnes).  69
  • Figure 12. Global consumption of polymer foams in medical (tonnes).     73
  • Figure 13. Polymer foam cushion curves in packaging.     77
  • Figure 14. Global consumption of polymer foams in packaging (tonnes). 78
  • Figure 15. Global consumption of polymer foams in sports and leisure (tonnes). 82

 

 

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