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Global Long Fiber Thermoplastics Market to 2027: Trends, Opportunities and Competitive Analysis

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  • 205 Pages
  • August 2022
  • Region: Global
  • Lucintel
  • ID: 5691802
The future of the LFT market looks promising with opportunities in the automotive, consumer goods, and industrial goods end uses. The global LFT market is expected to reach an estimated $1.7 billion by 2027 with a CAGR of 6.7% from 2021 to 2027. The major drivers for growth in this market are increasing demand for lightweight parts with high performance benefits in the automotive industry helped to boost the global demand for long fiber thermoplastics.

Emerging Trends in the LFT Market

Emerging trends, which have a direct impact on the dynamics of the industry, includes development and use of polyamide in LFT as well as D-LFT are replacing PP for more structural applications and growing focus on bio-based materials for LFT.

LFT Market by Segment

The study includes a forecast for the global LFT market by end use, material form, fiber type, resin type, and region as follows:

LFT Market by End Use [Value ($M) and Volume (M lbs) shipment analysis for 2016-2027]:

  • Automotive
  • Consumer Goods
  • Industrial Goods
  • Others

LFT Market by Material Form [Value ($M) and Volume (M lbs) shipment analysis for 2016-2027]:

  • Long Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic (LFRT)
  • Direct Long Fiber Thermoplastic (D-LFT)

LFT Market by Fiber Type [Value ($M) and Volume (M lbs) shipment analysis for 2016-2027]:

  • Glass Fiber
  • Carbon Fiber and Others

LFT Market by Resin Type [Value ($M) and Volume (M lbs) shipment analysis for 2016-2027]:

  • Polypropylene
  • Polyamide
  • Others

LFT Market by Region [Value ($M) and Volume (M lbs) shipment analysis for 2016-2027]:

  • North America
  • Europe
  • Asia Pacific
  • The Rest of the World

List of LFT Companies

Companies in the market compete on the basis of product quality offered. Major players in this market focus on expanding their manufacturing facilities, R&D investments, infrastructural development, and leverage integration opportunities across the value chain. With these strategies LFT companies cater increasing demand, ensure competitive effectiveness, develop innovative products & technologies, reduce production costs, and expand their customer base. Some of the LFT companies profiled in this report includes.
  • SABIC
  • RTP Company
  • Cytec Solvay Group
  • JNC Corporation
  • Borealis AG
  • TechnoCompound
  • Sambark LFT Inc.
  • Xiamen LFT Composites
  • Avient
  • Celanese Corporation

LFT Market Insight

  • The analyst forecasts that automotive industry will remain the largest end use industry over the forecast period due to increasing demand for long fiber thermoplastics based plastic products in automotive industry. Consumer goods is expected to witness the highest growth over the forecast period.
  • LFRT will remain the largest segment by material form both in terms of value and volume because it offers greater design flexibility and provides better resistance to chemicals and corrosion and it is expected to witness the highest growth over the forecast period due to its better cleansing and moisturizing properties.
  • Europe is expected to remain the largest region by value and volume and ROW is expected to experience the highest growth over the forecast period due to growth in end use industries.

Features of LFT Market

  • Market Size Estimates: LFT market size estimation in terms of value ($M) and Volume (M lbs)
  • Trend and Forecast Analysis: Market trends (2016-2021) and forecast (2022-2027) by various segments and regions.
  • Segmentation Analysis: Market size by end use, material form, fiber type, and resin type, and region
  • Regional Analysis: LFT market breakdown by North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Rest of the World.
  • Growth Opportunities: Analysis of growth opportunities in different end use, material form, fiber type, resin type, and regions for the LFT market.
  • Strategic Analysis: This includes M&A, new product development, and competitive landscape for the LFT market.
  • Analysis of competitive intensity of the industry based on Porter’s Five Forces model.

FAQS

Q1. What is the LFT market size?
Answer: The global LFT market is expected to reach an estimated $1.7 billion by 2027
Q2. What is the growth forecast for LFT market?
Answer: The LFT market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.7% from 2021 to 2027.
Q3. What are the major drivers influencing the growth of the LFT market?
Answer: The major drivers for growth in this market are increasing demand for lightweight parts with high performance benefits in the automotive industry helped to boost the global demand for long fiber thermoplastics.
Q4. What are the major applications or end use industries for LFT?
Answer: Automotive and industrial goods are the major end uses for LFT.
Q5. What are the emerging trends in LFT market?
Answer: Emerging trends, which have a direct impact on the dynamics of the industry, includes development and use of polyamide in LFT as well as D-LFT are replacing PP for more structural applications and growing focus on bio-based materials for LFT.
Q6. Who are the key LFT companies?
Answer: Some of the key LFT companies are as follows:
  • SABIC
  • RTP Company
  • Cytec Solvay Group
  • JNC Corporation
  • Borealis AG
  • TechnoCompound
  • Sambark LFT Inc.
  • Xiamen long fiber thermoplastics composite plastic Co., Ltd.
  • Avient
  • Celanese Corporation
Q7. Which LFT material type segment will be the largest in future?
Answer: The analyst forecasts that LFRT will remain the largest segment by material form both in terms of value and volume because it offers greater design flexibility and provides better resistance to chemicals and corrosion and it is expected to witness the highest growth over the forecast period due to its better cleansing and moisturizing properties
Q8. In LFT market, which region is expected to be the largest in next 5 years?
Answer: Europe is expected to remain the largest region and ROW witness the highest growth over next 5 years
Q9. Do we receive customization in this report?
Answer: Yes, the analyst provides 10% customization without any additional cost.

This report answers the following 11 key questions

Q.1 What are some of the most promising potential, high growth opportunities for the global LFT market by end use (automotive, consumer goods, industrial goods, and others), material forms (LFRT and D-LFT), fiber type (glass fiber, carbon fiber and others), resin type (polypropylene, polyamide, and others), and region (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Rest of the World)?
Q.2 Which segments will grow at a faster pace and why?
Q.3 Which regions will grow at a faster pace and why?
Q.4 What are the key factors affecting market dynamics? What are the drivers and challenges of the market?
Q.5 What are the business risks and threats to the market?
Q.6 What are the emerging trends in this market and the reasons behind them?
Q.7 What are the changing demands of customers in the market?
Q.8 What are the new developments in the market? Which companies are leading these developments?
Q.9 Who are the major players in this market? What strategic initiatives are being implemented by key players for business growth?
Q.10 What are some of the competitive products and processes in this area and how big of a threat do they pose for loss of market share via material or product substitution?
Q.11 What M&A activities have taken place in the last 5 years in this market?


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Table of Contents

1. Executive Summary
2. Global LFT Market Dynamics
2.1: Introduction, Background, and Classifications
2.2: Supply Chain
2.3: Industry Drivers and Challenges
3. Market Trends and Forecast Analysis from 2016 to 2027
3.1: Macroeconomic Trends and Forecasts
3.2: Global LFT Market Trends and Forecast
3.3 Global LFT Market by End Use
3.3.1: Automotive
3.3.1.1: Door Modules
3.3.1.2: Front End Module
3.3.1.3: Instrumental Panel
3.3.1.4: Running Boards
3.3.1.5: Underbody Shield
3.3.1.6: Other Automotive Application
3.3.2: Consumer Goods
3.3.3: Industrial Goods
3.3.4: Others
3.4: Global LFT Market by Material Form
3.4.1: Long Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic (LFRT)
3.4.2: Direct Long Fiber Thermoplastic (D-LFT)
3.5: Global LFT Market by Fiber Type
3.5.1: Glass Fiber
3.5.2: Carbon Fiber and Others
3.6: Global LFT Market by Resin Type
3.6.1: Polypropylene
3.6.2: Polyamide
3.6.3: Others
4. Market Trends and Forecast Analysis by Region
4.1: Global LFT Market by Region
4.2: North American LFT Market
4.2.1: Market by End Use: Automotive, Consumer Goods, Industrial Goods, and Others
4.2.2: Market by Material form: LFRT and D-LFT
4.3: European LFT Market
4.3.1: Market by End Use: Automotive, Consumer Goods, Industrial Goods, and Others
4.3.2: Market by Material form: LFRT and D-LFT
4.4: APAC LFT Market
4.4.1: Market by End Use: Automotive, Consumer Goods, Industrial Goods, and Others
4.4.2: Market by Material form: LFRT and D-LFT
4.5: ROW LFT Market
4.5.1: Market by End Use: Automotive, Consumer Goods, Industrial Goods, and Others
4.5.2: Market by Material form: LFRT and D-LFT
5. Competitor Analysis
5.1: Product Portfolio Analysis
5.2: Market Share Analysis
5.3: Operational Integration
5.4: Geographical Reach
5.5: Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
6. Growth Opportunities and Strategic Analysis
6.1: Growth Opportunity Analysis
6.1.1: Growth Opportunities for the Global LFT Market by End Use
6.1.2: Growth Opportunities for the Global LFT Market by Material Form
6.1.3: Growth Opportunities for the Global LFT Market by Fiber Type
6.1.4: Growth Opportunities for the Global LFT Market by Resin Type
6.1.5: Growth Opportunities for the Global LFT Market by Region
6.2: Emerging Trends in the Global LFT Market
6.3: Strategic Analysis
6.3.1: New Product Development
6.3.2: Capacity Expansion
6.3.3: Mergers and Acquisitions
7. Company Profiles of Leading Players
7.1: SABIC
7.2: RTP Company
7.3: Cytec Solvay
7.4: JNC Corporation
7.5: Borealis AG
7.6: TechnoCompound
7.7: Sambark LFT Inc.
7.8: Xiamen LFT Composites Plastic Co. Ltd.
7.9: Avient
7.10: Celanese Corporation

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

  • SABIC
  • RTP Company
  • Cytec Solvay
  • JNC Corporation
  • Borealis AG
  • TechnoCompound
  • Sambark LFT Inc.
  • Xiamen LFT Composites Plastic Co. Ltd.
  • Avient
  • Celanese Corporation

Methodology

The analyst has been in the business of market research and management consulting since 2000 and has published over 600 market intelligence reports in various markets/applications and served over 1,000 clients worldwide. Each study is a culmination of four months of full-time effort performed by the analyst team. The analysts used the following sources for the creation and completion of this valuable report:

  • In-depth interviews of the major players in the market
  • Detailed secondary research from competitors’ financial statements and published data
  • Extensive searches of published works, market, and database information pertaining to industry news, company press releases, and customer intentions
  • A compilation of the experiences, judgments, and insights of professionals, who have analyzed and tracked the market over the years.

Extensive research and interviews are conducted in the supply chain of the market to estimate market share, market size, trends, drivers, challenges and forecasts.

Thus, the analyst compiles vast amounts of data from numerous sources, validates the integrity of that data, and performs a comprehensive analysis. The analyst then organizes the data, its findings, and insights into a concise report designed to support the strategic decision-making process.

 

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