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Polymer Foam Market By Type By End Users and By Geography - Global Driver, Restraints, Opportunities, Trends, and Forecast to 2028

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  • October 2023
  • Region: Global
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Polymer foams, also called as plastic foams, foamed plastics, comprises of a solid and gaseous phase. One of the extensively used polymer foams is polyurethane foams, due to its low density and thermal conductivity. Different types of polymer foams are polystyrene (PS), polyurethane (PU), phenolic, polyolefin (PO) and others. Such materials are highly utilized in disposable packaging of fast-food, the cushioning of furniture and joint filler in several construction projects. Industries such as automotive, aerospace, and transportation are increasingly focused on reducing the weight of their products to improve fuel efficiency and overall performance. Polymer foams, being lightweight yet structurally sound, are utilized to achieve these goals without compromising on strength and safety. Thus, the lightweight trend in various industries is driving the polymer foam market growth. On the contrary, the volatility in raw materials price may hamper the polymer foam market growth. The Polymer Foam Market is projected to grow at a rate of 4.2% CAGR by 2028.

The Global Polymer Foam Market has been analyzed based on Types:

  • Polyurethane
  • Polystyrene
  • PVC
  • Phenolic
  • Polyolefin
  • Melamine
  • Others

The Global Polymer Foam Market has been analyzed based on End-users:

  • Building and Construction
  • Automotive
  • Packaging
  • Furniture and Bedding
  • Others

The Global Polymer Foam Market has been analyzed based on Geography:

  • North America
  • Europe
  • Asia Pacific
  • Rest of the World
Based on the type, the polyurethane foam type held a maximum share of the polymer foam market due to the range of features and advantages it provides over other forms of polymer foam. For example, polyurethane foam provides better noise reduction and shock absorption compared to polyethylene (PE), ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA), polyvinyl chloride and other types of polymer foam. Comparatively, it is lightweight and provides outstanding resistance to moisture, air and mold. Further, it is quite versatile, can be easily used to a range of designs and is more economical compared to other types of polymer foam.

As per end users, the building & construction industry led the polymer foam market, due to the rising construction activities across the globe. As per the Volvo CE, the construction sector saw a rise in construction activities across various regions. South America experienced a rise of 12%, Asia by 39%, Europe by 20% and China by 28%. Polymer foams are majorly used in the building & construction industry for the insulation of water pipes, installation of door and window frames and sealing of roofs and walls. Therefore, a rise in global construction activities is projected to surge the demand for polymer foam, due to their above-mentioned usage. This is likely to grow the Polymer Foam market size over the forecast period.

In the regional market, the Asia-Pacific anticipated to account for highest revenue share in the global market during the anticipated period. The growth is due to the usage of polymer foam is especially high in this region owing to its rising demand from the building & construction sector.

In addition, there's a growing emphasis on sustainability and environmental responsibility across industries worldwide which enhances global market growth. This trend has led to increased interest in bio-based and recyclable polymer foam materials. Manufacturers are exploring ways to reduce the environmental impact of foam production, use, and disposal. Further, the trend of evolving recycling and up-cycling for polymer foam is also fueling the market.

The major companies of polymer foam market are Armacell International S.A., Arkema Group, Borealis AG, JSP Corporation, Koepp Schaum GmbH, Fritz Nauer AG, Polymer Technologies, Inc., SEKISUI ALVEO AG, BASF SE and Recticel NV
As a result, the polymer foam market has seen continuous growth due to the increasing demand for lightweight and energy-efficient materials across various industries. Advances in foam manufacturing technology and a growing emphasis on sustainability have also driven innovation in this market.
  • The polymer foam market research provides a complete market analysis along with the present trends and forthcoming evaluations to describe the impending investment pockets.
  • The polymer foam market report presents insights of key drivers, constraints and opportunities also their impact analysis.
  • This research also gives the geographical outlook of the polymer foam market in terms of market share and the future prospective.
  • This report also gives the strategic depiction of key competitors which helps players to understand the market competency.

Table of Contents

1. Executive Summary
2. Industry Outlook
2.1. Industry Overview
2.2. Industry Trends
3. Market Snapshot
3.1. Market Definition
3.2. Market Outlook
3.2.1. Porter Five Forces
3.3. Related Markets
4. Market characteristics
4.1. Market Overview
4.2. Market Segmentation
4.3. Market Dynamics
4.3.1. Drivers
4.3.2. Restraints
4.3.3. Opportunities
4.4. DRO - Impact Analysis
5. Type: Market Size & Analysis
5.1. Overview
5.2. Polyurethane
5.3. Polystyrene
5.4. PVC
5.5. Phenolic
5.6. Polyolefin
5.7. Melamine
5.8. Others
6. End-users: Market Size & Analysis
6.1. Overview
6.2. Building and Construction
6.3. Automotive
6.4. Packaging
6.5. Furniture and Bedding
6.6. Others
7. Geography: Market Size & Analysis
7.1. Overview
7.2. North America
7.3. Europe
7.4. Asia Pacific
7.5. Rest of the World
8. Competitive Landscape
8.1. Competitor Comparison Analysis
8.2. Market Developments
8.2.1. Mergers and Acquisitions, Legal, Awards, Partnerships
8.2.2. Product Launches and execution
9. Vendor Profiles
9.1. Armacell International S.A.
9.1.1. Overview
9.1.2. Financial Overview
9.1.3. Product Offerings
9.1.4. Developments
9.1.5. Business Strategy
9.2. Arkema Group
9.2.1. Overview
9.2.2. Financial Overview
9.2.3. Product Offerings
9.2.4. Developments
9.2.5. Business Strategy
9.3. Borealis AG
9.3.1. Overview
9.3.2. Financial Overview
9.3.3. Product Offerings
9.3.4. Developments
9.3.5. Business Strategy
9.4. JSP Corporation
9.4.1. Overview
9.4.2. Financial Overview
9.4.3. Product Offerings
9.4.4. Developments
9.4.5. Business Strategy
9.5. Koepp Schaum GmbH
9.5.1. Overview
9.5.2. Financial Overview
9.5.3. Product Offerings
9.5.4. Developments
9.5.5. Business Strategy
9.6. Fritz Nauer AG
9.6.1. Overview
9.6.2. Financial Overview
9.6.3. Product Offerings
9.6.4. Developments
9.6.5. Business Strategy
9.7. Polymer Technologies, Inc.
9.7.1. Overview
9.7.2. Financial Overview
9.7.3. Product Offerings
9.7.4. Developments
9.7.5. Business Strategy
9.8. SEKISUI ALVEO AG
9.8.1. Overview
9.8.2. Financial Overview
9.8.3. Product Offerings
9.8.4. Developments
9.8.5. Business Strategy
9.9. BASF SE
9.9.1. Overview
9.9.2. Financial Overview
9.9.3. Product Offerings
9.9.4. Developments
9.9.5. Business Strategy
9.10. Recticel NV
9.10.1. Overview
9.10.2. Financial Overview
9.10.3. Product Offerings
9.10.4. Developments
9.10.5. Business Strategy
10. Analyst Opinion
11. Annexure
11.1. Report Scope
11.2. Market Definitions
11.3. Research Methodology
11.3.1. Data Collation and In-house Estimation
11.3.2. Market Triangulation
11.3.3. Forecasting
11.4. Report Assumptions
11.5. Declarations
11.6. Stakeholders
11.7. Abbreviations
List of Tables
Table 1. Global Polymer Foam Market Value, by Type, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 2. Global Polymer Foam Market Value for Polyurethane, by Geography, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 3. Global Polymer Foam Market Value for Polystyrene, by Geography, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 4. Global Polymer Foam Market Value for Pvc, by Geography, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 5. Global Polymer Foam Market Value for Phenolic, by Geography, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 6. Global Polymer Foam Market Value for Polyolefin, by Geography, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 7. Global Polymer Foam Market Value for Melamine, by Geography, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 8. Global Polymer Foam Market Value for Others, by Geography, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 9. Global Polymer Foam Market Value, by End-Users, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 10. Global Polymer Foam Market Value for Building and Construction, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 11. Global Polymer Foam Market Value for Automotive, by Geography, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 12. Global Polymer Foam Market Value for Packaging, by Geography, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 13. Global Polymer Foam Market Value for Furniture and Bedding, by Geography, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 14. Global Polymer Foam Market Value for Others, by Geography, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 15. North America Polymer Foam Market Value, by Country, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 16. North America Polymer Foam Market Value, by Type, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 17. North America Polymer Foam Market Value, by End-Users, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 18. U.S Polymer Foam Market Value, by Type, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 19. U.S Polymer Foam Market Value, by End-Users, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 20. Canada Polymer Foam Market Value, by Type, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 21. Canada Polymer Foam Market Value, by End-Users, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 22. Europe Polymer Foam Market Value, by Country, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 23. Europe Polymer Foam Market Value, by Type, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 24. Europe Polymer Foam Market Value, End-Users, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 25. Germany Polymer Foam Market Value, by Type, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 26. Germany Polymer Foam Market Value, by End-Users, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 27. U.K Polymer Foam Market Value, by Type, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 28. U.K Polymer Foam Market Value, by End-Users, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 29. France Polymer Foam Market Value, by Type, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 30. France Polymer Foam Market Value, by End-Users, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 31. Italy Polymer Foam Market Value, by Type, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 32. Italy Polymer Foam Market Value, by End-Users, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 33. Spain Polymer Foam Market Value, by Type, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 34. Spain Polymer Foam Market Value, by End-Users, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 35. Roe Polymer Foam Market Value, by Type, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 36. Roe Polymer Foam Market Value, by End-Users, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 37. Asia Pacifc Polymer Foam Market Value, by Country, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 38. Asia Pacifc Polymer Foam Market Value, by Type, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 39. Asia Pacifc Polymer Foam Market Value, by End-Users, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 40. China Polymer Foam Market Value, by Type, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 41. China Polymer Foam Market Value, by End-Users, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 42. India Polymer Foam Market Value, by Type, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 43. India Polymer Foam Market Value, by End-Users, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 44. Japan Polymer Foam Market Value, by Type, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 45. Japan Polymer Foam Market Value, by End-Users, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 46. Rest of APAC Polymer Foam Market Value, by Type, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 47. Rest of APAC Polymer Foam Market Value, by End-Users, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 48. Rest of World Polymer Foam Market Value, by Type, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 49. Rest of World Polymer Foam Market Value, by End-Users, 2022-2028 (Usd Billion)
Table 50. Armacell International S.A.: Financials
Table 51. Armacell International S.A.: Products & Services
Table 52. Armacell International S.A.: Recent Developments
Table 53. Arkema Group: Financials
Table 54. Arkema Group: Products & Services
Table 55. Arkema Group: Recent Developments
Table 56. Borealis Ag: Financials
Table 57. Borealis Ag: Products & Services
Table 58. Borealis Ag: Recent Developments
Table 59. Jsp Corporation: Financials
Table 60. Jsp Corporation: Products & Services
Table 61. Jsp Corporation: Recent Developments
Table 62. Koepp Schaum Gmbh: Financials
Table 63. Koepp Schaum Gmbh: Products & Services
Table 64. Koepp Schaum Gmbh: Recent Developments
Table 65. Fritz Nauer Ag: Financials
Table 66. Fritz Nauer Ag: Products & Services
Table 67. Fritz Nauer Ag: Recent Developments
Table 68. Polymer Technologies, Inc.: Financials
Table 69. Polymer Technologies, Inc.: Products & Services
Table 70. Polymer Technologies, Inc.: Recent Developments
Table 71. Sekisui Alveo Ag: Financials
Table 72. Sekisui Alveo Ag: Products & Services
Table 73. Sekisui Alveo Ag: Recent Developments
Table 74. Basf Se: Financials
Table 75. Basf Se: Products & Services
Table 76. Basf Se: Recent Developments
Table 77. Recticel Nv: Financials
Table 78. Recticel Nv: Products & Services
Table 79. Recticel Nv: Recent Developments
List of Charts
Chart 1. Global Polymer Foam Market Value, by Type, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 2. Global Polymer Foam Market Value for Polyurethane, by Geography, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 3. Global Polymer Foam Market Value for Polystyrene, by Geography, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 4. Global Polymer Foam Market Value for Pvc, by Geography, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 5. Global Polymer Foam Market Value for Phenolic, by Geography, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 6. Global Polymer Foam Market Value for Polyolefin, by Geography, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 7. Global Polymer Foam Market Value for Melamine, by Geography, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 8. Global Polymer Foam Market Value for Others, by Geography, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 9. Global Polymer Foam Market Value, by End-Users, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 10. Global Polymer Foam Market Value for Building and Construction, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 11. Global Polymer Foam Market Value for Automotive, by Geography, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 12. Global Polymer Foam Market Value for Packaging, by Geography, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 13. Global Polymer Foam Market Value for Furniture and Bedding, by Geography, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 14. Global Polymer Foam Market Value for Others, by Geography, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 15. North America Polymer Foam Market Value, by Country, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 16. North America Polymer Foam Market Value, by Type, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 17. North America Polymer Foam Market Value, by End-Users, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 18. U.S Polymer Foam Market Value, by Type, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 19. U.S Polymer Foam Market Value, by End-Users, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 20. Canada Polymer Foam Market Value, by Type, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 21. Canada Polymer Foam Market Value, by End-Users, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 22. Europe Polymer Foam Market Value, by Country, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 23. Europe Polymer Foam Market Value, by Type, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 24. Europe Polymer Foam Market Value, End-Users, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 25. Germany Polymer Foam Market Value, by Type, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 26. Germany Polymer Foam Market Value, by End-Users, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 27. U.K Polymer Foam Market Value, by Type, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 28. U.K Polymer Foam Market Value, by End-Users, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 29. France Polymer Foam Market Value, by Type, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 30. France Polymer Foam Market Value, by End-Users, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 31. Italy Polymer Foam Market Value, by Type, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 32. Italy Polymer Foam Market Value, by End-Users, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 33. Spain Polymer Foam Market Value, by Type, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 34. Spain Polymer Foam Market Value, by End-Users, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 35. Roe Polymer Foam Market Value, by Type, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 36. Roe Polymer Foam Market Value, by End-Users, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 37. Asia Pacifc Polymer Foam Market Value, by Country, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 38. Asia Pacifc Polymer Foam Market Value, by Type, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 39. Asia Pacifc Polymer Foam Market Value, by End-Users, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 40. China Polymer Foam Market Value, by Type, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 41. China Polymer Foam Market Value, by End-Users, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 42. India Polymer Foam Market Value, by Type, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 43. India Polymer Foam Market Value, by End-Users, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 44. Japan Polymer Foam Market Value, by Type, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 45. Japan Polymer Foam Market Value, by End-Users, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 46. Rest of APAC Polymer Foam Market Value, by Type, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 47. Rest of APAC Polymer Foam Market Value, by End-Users, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 48. Rest of World Polymer Foam Market Value, by Type, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)
Chart 49. Rest of World Polymer Foam Market Value, by End-Users, 2022-2028 (USD Billion)

Companies Mentioned

  • Armacell International S.A.
  • Arkema Group
  • Borealis AG
  • JSP Corporation
  • Koepp Schaum GmbH
  • Fritz Nauer AG
  • Polymer Technologies Inc.
  • SEKISUI ALVEO AG
  • BASF SE
  • Recticel NV

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