Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market by Function (Protection, Insulation, Cushioning & Others), Application (Protective Packaging, Building & Construction, Automotive & Transportation, Electronics, Healthcare), and Region - Global Forecast to 2023

1.1 Objectives of the Study
1.2 Market Definition
1.3 Market Scope
1.3.1 Years Considered for the Study
1.4 Currency
1.5 Package Size
1.6 Limitation
1.7 Stakeholders

2.1 Research Data
2.1.1 Secondary Data
2.1.1.1 Key Data From Secondary Sources
2.1.2 Primary Data
2.1.2.1 Key Data From Primary Sources
2.1.3 Key Industry Insights
2.1.4 Breakdown of Primary Interviews
2.2 Market Size Estimation
2.2.1 Bottom-Up Approach
2.2.2 Top-Down Approach
2.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
2.4 Assumptions and Limitations
2.4.1 Assumptions
2.4.2 Limitations

4.1 Attractive Opportunities for Players in the Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market
4.2 Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market Size, By Function
4.3 Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market, By Application
4.4 Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market, By Region
4.5 APAC Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market, By Application and Key Countries
4.6 Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market Size, Developed vs. Developing Countries
4.7 Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market Attractiveness

5.1 Introduction
5.2 Market Dynamics
5.2.1 Drivers
5.2.1.1 High Growth of Automotive Application
5.2.1.2 Construction and Packaging Industries are the Major Markets for Specialty Polystyrene Resin.
5.2.2 Restraints
5.2.2.1 Volatility in Crude Oil & Raw Material Prices
5.2.2.2 Availability of High-Performance Substitutes
5.2.3 Opportunities
5.2.3.1 Polystyrene Products Can Be Recycled Easily
5.3 Challenges
5.3.1.1 Growing Preference Toward Molded Pulp Packaging
5.3.1.2 Ban on Eps in the Major Economies Threatens the Eps Manufacturers
5.4 Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
5.4.1 Threat of Substitutes
5.4.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
5.4.3 Threat of New Entrants
5.4.4 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
5.4.5 Intensity of Competitive Rivalry
5.5 Macroeconomic Indicators
5.5.1 Introduction
5.5.2 Trends and Forecast of GDP Positively Driving the Packaging Industry
5.5.3 Trends in the Automotive Industry
5.5.4 Construction Industry Spending Worldwide, 2017–2025
5.5.5 Estimated Growth Rate of Consumer Electronics Industry, By Region, 2018–2022

6.1 Introduction
6.1.1 Protection Function Accounted for the Largest Market Size, Globally
6.2 Protection
6.2.1 Increased Automobile Production and Healthcare Expenditure in APAC Drive the Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market in Protection Function
6.3 Insulation
6.3.1 Building & Construction Activities in APAC Drive the Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market in Insulation Function
6.4 Cushioning and Others
6.4.1 Growing Furniture & Bedding Industry in APAC Drives the Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market in Cushioning Function

7.1 Introduction
7.1.1 Protective Packaging Application is Expected to Lead the Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market
7.2 Protective Packaging
7.2.1 APAC to Lead in the Protective Packaging Segment of the Specialty Polystyrene Resins Market
7.3 Building & Construction
7.3.1 APAC to Lead in the Building & Construction Segment of the Specialty Polystyrene Resins Market
7.4 Automotive & Transportation
7.4.1 APAC to Lead in the Automotive & Transportation Segment of the Specialty Polystyrene Resins Market
7.5 Healthcare
7.5.1 APAC to Lead in the Healthcare Application Segment of the Specialty Polystyrene Resins Market
7.6 Electrical & Electronics
7.6.1 APAC to Lead in the Electrical & Electronics Application of the Specialty Polystyrene Resins Market
7.7 Others

8.1 Introduction
8.2 APAC
8.2.1 China
8.2.1.1 China Accounted for the Largest Market Size for Specialty Polystyrene Resin in APAC
8.2.2 India
8.2.2.1 Potential Customer Base and One of the Fastest Growing Consumers of Specialty Polystyrene Resin in APAC
8.2.3 Japan
8.2.3.1 Automotive & Transportation and Electronics & Semiconductors Applications are the Largest Markets for Specialty Polystyrene Resin in Japan
8.2.4 South Korea
8.2.4.1 Automotive & Transportation Application Drives the Market for Specialty Polystyrene Resin in South Korea
8.2.5 Rest of APAC
8.2.5.1 Building & Construction, Increase in Population, and Improving Economic Conditions are Expected to Drive the Specialty Polystyrene Resin APAC
8.3 North America
8.3.1 US
8.3.1.1 Growth in the Residential and Commercial Housing Sector to Drive the Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market in the Country
8.3.2 Canada
8.3.2.1 Growth in the Economy and Automotive Industry is Expected to Drive the Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market in the Country
8.3.3 Mexico
8.3.3.1 Strong Rebound in Exports and Improved Business Confidence to Strengthen the Mexican Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market
8.4 Europe
8.4.1 Germany
8.4.1.1 The German Construction Industry is Expected to Drive the Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market
8.4.2 Poland
8.4.2.1 Growth in the Chemical Manufacturing Industry is Expected to Drive the Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market
8.4.3 Russia
8.4.3.1 Building & Construction Industry is Expected to Drive the Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market
8.4.4 Italy
8.4.4.1 Building & Construction and Automobile Industries are Expected to Drive the Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market
8.4.5 Rest of Europe
8.4.5.1 Commercial & Residential Construction Industry is Expected to Drive the Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market
8.5 Middle East & Africa
8.5.1 Middle East
8.5.1.1 Building & Construction and Automobile & Transportation Application is Expected to Drive the Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market
8.5.2 Africa
8.5.2.1 Rising Demand From the Automotive, Electronics, Aerospace, Energy, and Construction Industries has Driven the Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market97
8.6 South America
8.6.1 Brazil
8.6.2 Rest of South America

9.1 Introduction
9.2 Competitive Scenario
9.2.1 Merger & Acqusition
9.2.2 New Product Launch
9.2.3 Investment & Expansion
9.2.4 Distribution & Agreement

10.1 Synthos S.A.
10.1.1 Business Overview
10.1.2 Products Offered
10.1.3 Recent Developments
10.1.4 SWOT Analysis
10.1.5 MnM View
10.2 BASF SE
10.2.1 Business Overview
10.2.2 Products Offered
10.2.3 Recent Developments
10.2.4 SWOT Analysis
10.2.5 MnM View
10.3 Versalis S.P.A.
10.3.1 Business Overview
10.3.2 Products Offered
10.3.3 SWOT Analysis
10.3.4 MnM View
10.4 Sekisui Plastics Co., Ltd.
10.4.1 Business Overview
10.4.2 Products Offered
10.4.3 SWOT Analysis
10.4.4 MnM View
10.5 LG Chem Ltd.
10.5.1 Business Overview
10.5.2 Products Offered
10.5.3 SWOT Analysis
10.5.4 MnM View
10.6 Sunpor Kunststoff GmbH
10.6.1 Business Overview
10.6.2 Products Offered
10.7 Eastman Chemical Company
10.7.1 Business Overview
10.8 Nova Chemicals Corporation
10.8.1 Business Overview
10.8.2 Products Offered
10.8.3 Recent Developments
10.9 Styropek
10.9.1 Business Overview
10.9.2 Products Offered
10.10 Styrochem
10.10.1 Business Overview
10.10.2 Products Offered
10.11 Polysource
10.11.1 Business Overview
10.11.2 Products Offered
10.12 RAPAC
10.12.1 Business Overview
10.12.2 Products Offered
10.13 Knauf Insulation
10.13.1 Business Overview
10.13.2 Products Offered
10.14 Taita Chemical Co., Ltd.
10.14.1 Business Overview
10.14.2 Products Offered
10.15 Jackon GmbH
10.15.1 Business Overview
10.15.2 Products Offered
10.16 Innova
10.16.1 Business Overview
10.16.2 Products Offered
10.17 SABIC
10.17.1 Business Overview
10.17.2 Products Offered
10.18 Atlas Roofing
10.18.1 Business Overview
10.18.2 Products Offered
10.19 Ineos Styrolution Group GmbH
10.19.1 Business Overview
10.19.2 Products Offered
10.20 Trinseo
10.20.1 Business Overview
10.20.2 Products Offered
10.21 Total S.A.
10.21.1 Business Overview
10.21.2 Products Offered
10.22 Pacur, Llc.
10.22.1 Business Overview
10.23 Samsung Fine Chemicals Co. Ltd.
10.23.1 Business Overview
10.23.2 Recent Developments

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11.2 Discussion Guide
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11.5 Available Customizations
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Table 1 Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market Snapshot (2018 vs. 2023)
Table 1 Major Players Profiled in This Report
Table 2 Major Planned Construction Projects in China
Table 3 Competitive Analysis of Specialty Polystyrene Resin Eps vs. Polyurethane Foams
Table 4 Specialty Polystyrene Resin Based Eps vs. Molded Pulp
Table 5 Competitive Analysis of Specialty Polystyrene Resin and Polyurethane Foams
Table 6 GDP Percentage Change of Key Country, 2018–2023
Table 7 Automotive Production in Key Countries, 2016–2017 (Unit)
Table 8 Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market Size, By Function, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 9 Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market Size, By Function, 2016–2023 (Ton)
Table 10 Protection Segment Size in Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 11 Protection Segment Size in Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market, By Region, 2016–2023 (Ton)
Table 12 Insulation Segment Size in Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 13 Insulation Segment Size in Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market, By Region, 2016–2023 (Ton)
Table 14 Cushioning and Others Segment Size in Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 15 Cushioning and Others Segment Size in Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market, By Region, 2016–2023 (Ton)
Table 16 Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 17 Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (Ton)
Table 18 Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market Size in Protective Packaging Application, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 19 Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market Size in Protective Packaging Application, By Region, 2016-2023 (Ton)
Table 20 Specialty Polystyrene Resins Market Size in Building & Construction Application, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 21 Specialty Polystyrene Resins Market Size in Building & Construction Application, By Region, 2016–2023 (Ton)
Table 22 Specialty Polystyrene Resins Market Size in Automotive & Transportation Application, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 23 Specialty Polystyrene Resins Market Size in Automotive & Transportation Application, By Region, 2016–2023 (Ton)
Table 24 Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market Size in Medical Application, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 25 Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market Size in Healthcare Application, By Region, 2016-2023 (Ton)
Table 26 Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market Size in Electrical & Electronics Application, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 27 Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market Size in Electrical & Electronics Application, By Region, 2016-2023 (Ton)
Table 28 Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market Size in Other Applications, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 29 Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market Size in Other Applications, By Region, 2016-2023 (Ton)
Table 30 Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market Size, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 31 Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market Size, By Region, 2016–2023 (Ton)
Table 32 APAC: Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market Size, By Country, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 33 APAC: Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market Size, By Country, 2016–2023 (Ton)
Table 34 APAC: Specialty Polystyrene Market Size, By Function, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 35 APAC: Specialty Polystyrene Market Size, By Function, 2016–2023 (Ton)
Table 36 APAC: Specialty Polystyrene Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 37 APAC: Specialty Polystyrene Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (Ton)
Table 38 China: Specialty Polystyrene Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 39 APAC: Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (Ton)
Table 40 India: Specialty Polystyrene Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 41 India: Specialty Polystyrene Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (Ton)
Table 42 North America: Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market Size, By Country, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 43 North America: Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market Size, By Country, 2016–2023 (Ton)
Table 44 North America: Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market Size, By Product Type, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 45 North America: Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market Size, By Product Type, 2016–2023 (Ton)
Table 46 North America: Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 47 North America: Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (Ton)
Table 48 US: Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market Size, By Function, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 49 US: Specialty Polystyrene Market Size, By Function, 2016–2023 (Ton)
Table 50 Europe: Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market Size, By Country, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 51 Europe: Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market Size, By Country, 2016–2023 (Ton)
Table 52 Europe: Specialty Polystyrene Market Size, By Function, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 53 Europe: Specialty Polystyrene Market Size, By Function, 2016–2023 (Ton)
Table 54 Europe: Specialty Polystyrene Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 55 Europe: Specialty Polystyrene Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (Ton)
Table 56 Germany: Specialty Polystyrene Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 57 Germany: Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (Ton)
Table 58 Middle East & Africa: Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market Size, By Country, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 59 Middle East & Africa: Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market Size, By Country, 2016–2023 (Ton)
Table 60 Middle East & Africa: Specialty Polystyrene Market Size, By Function, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 61 Middle East & Africa: Specialty Polystyrene Market Size, By Function, 2016–2023 (Ton)
Table 62 Middle East & Africa: Specialty Polystyrene Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 63 Middle East & Africa: Specialty Polystyrene Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (Ton)
Table 64 South America: Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market Size, By Country, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 65 South America: Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market Size, By Country, 2016–2023 (Ton)
Table 66 South America: Specialty Polystyrene Market Size, By Function, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 67 South America: Specialty Polystyrene Market Size, By Function, 2016–2023 (Ton)
Table 68 South America: Specialty Polystyrene Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 69 South America: Specialty Polystyrene Market Size, By Application, 2016–2023 (Ton)
Table 70 Merger & Acqusition, 2015–2018
Table 71 New Product Launch, 2015–2018
Table 72 Investment & Expansion, 2015–2018
Table 73 Distribution & Agreement, 2015–2018

Figure 1 Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market Segmentation
Figure 2 Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market: Research Design
Figure 3 Market Size Estimation: Bottom-Up Approach
Figure 4 Market Size Estimation: Top-Down Approach
Figure 5 Specialty Polystyrene Resin: Data Triangulation
Figure 6 APAC to Dominate the Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market Between 2018 and 2023
Figure 7 Protection Function of Specialty Polystyrene Resin to Dominate the Market Between 2018 and 2023
Figure 8 Healthcare to Be the Fastest-Growing Application Between 2018 and 2023
Figure 9 Emerging Economies to Offer Lucrative Growth Opportunities for Market Players
Figure 10 Protective Packaging Application to Drive the Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market
Figure 11 India: an Emerging Market for Specialty Polystyrene Resin
Figure 12 APAC: Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market Snapshot
Figure 13 North America: Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market Snapshot
Figure 14 Rise in Demand for Packaging Products to Drive the Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market in Europe
Figure 15 Middle East & Africa Market Snapshot: Protective Packaging is the Largest Market for Specialty Polystyrene Resin in the Region in 2017
Figure 16 Rise in Building & Construction Activities to Drive the Specialty Polystyrene Resin Market in South America
Figure 17 Key Growth Strategies Adopted By Companies Between 2015 and 2018
Figure 18 Synthos S.A: Company Snapshot
Figure 19 Synthos: SWOT Analysis
Figure 20 BASF SE: Company Snapshot
Figure 21 BASF SE: SWOT Analysis
Figure 22 Versalis S.P.A: Company Snapshot
Figure 23 Versalis S.P.A: SWOT Analysis
Figure 24 Sekisui Plastics Co., Ltd.: Company Snapshot
Figure 25 Sekisui Plastics Co., Ltd.: SWOT Analysis
Figure 26 LG Chem Ltd.: Company Snapshot
Figure 27 LG Chem Ltd.: SWOT Analysis
Figure 28 Eastmen Chemical Company: Company Snapshot
Figure 29 Nova Checmical Corporation: Company Snapshot
Figure 30 Innova: Company Snapshot
Figure 31 SABIC: Company Snapshot
Figure 32 Trinseo: Company Snapshot
Figure 33 Total S.A.: Company Snapshot