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Global Smart Polymer Market by Stimuli Type (Biological Stimuli Responsive Polymers, Chemical Stimuli Responsive Polymers, Physical Stimuli Responsive Polymers), Polymer Type (Electroactive Polymers, Responsive Polymers, Self-Healing Polymers), End Use - Forecast 2023-2030

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  • 184 Pages
  • March 2024
  • Region: Global
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The Smart Polymer Market size was estimated at USD 2.20 billion in 2022, USD 2.69 billion in 2023, and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 22.69% to reach USD 11.32 billion by 2030.

Smart polymers are materials that undergo significant chemical and physical changes in response to exterior impulses such as pH, temperature, magnetic field, light, or mechanical stress. These responsive polymers find extensive applications across various end-use industries, including biomedical and healthcare, automotive, aerospace, textile, electronics, construction, and packaging. The increasing use of smart polymers in biomedical applications, including drug delivery and tissue engineering medical device manufacturing, significantly bolsters the adoption of smart polymers. The unique properties of smart polymers make them suitable for consumer electronics applications such as flexible displays and wearable devices. Growing demand for smart polymeric films for food packaging is increasing the market growth. Despite its considerable growth prospects, certain limitations impede the growth of the smart polymer market, including high production costs associated with complex synthesis processes. Toxicity and production scalability issues with smart polymers can hinder the wider adoption of these materials. However, continuous advancements in the development of novel smart polymers create lucrative opportunities for the market. The potential use of smart polymers in waste management by enabling efficient sorting through color-changing properties presents opportunities for expansion in the environmental sector.

Regional Insights

In the United States, smart polymers have generated significant interest among various industries such as healthcare, automotive, textile, and electronics. The robust research and development sector, coupled with substantial investments from both public and private organizations for the development of novel smart polymers, is expected to propel the growth of the market. Furthermore, the presence of numerous universities and institutions conducting extensive research on shape-memory polymers has led to several innovative patents being filed in the Americas, thereby creating a platform for smart polymers in the Americas. In EMEA, the EU countries have shown a keen focus on healthcare applications of smart polymers. European institutions have been funding various projects investigating advanced biomedical applications, such as targeted drug delivery systems. This region has also observed increased investment in research facilities dedicated to exploring innovative uses of smart polymers in areas including tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Furthermore, Asian countries, including Japan and China, have a thriving manufacturing sector that provides ample opportunities for the integration of smart polymers in industries, such as consumer electronics and textiles.

FPNV Positioning Matrix

The FPNV Positioning Matrix is pivotal in evaluating the Smart Polymer Market. It offers a comprehensive assessment of vendors, examining key metrics related to Business Strategy and Product Satisfaction. This in-depth analysis empowers users to make well-informed decisions aligned with their requirements. Based on the evaluation, the vendors are then categorized into four distinct quadrants representing varying levels of success: Forefront (F), Pathfinder (P), Niche (N), or Vital (V).

Market Share Analysis

The Market Share Analysis is a comprehensive tool that provides an insightful and in-depth examination of the current state of vendors in the Smart Polymer Market. By meticulously comparing and analyzing vendor contributions in terms of overall revenue, customer base, and other key metrics, we can offer companies a greater understanding of their performance and the challenges they face when competing for market share. Additionally, this analysis provides valuable insights into the competitive nature of the sector, including factors such as accumulation, fragmentation dominance, and amalgamation traits observed over the base year period studied. With this expanded level of detail, vendors can make more informed decisions and devise effective strategies to gain a competitive edge in the market.

Key Company Profiles

The report delves into recent significant developments in the Smart Polymer Market, highlighting leading vendors and their innovative profiles. These include 3M Company, Advanced Biopolymers AS, Arkema Group, Asahi Kasei Corporation, BASF SE, Composite Technology Development, Inc., Covestro AG, Daicel Corporation, DuPont de Nemours, Inc., Dätwyler Holding Inc., EndoShape, Inc., Enovis Corporation, Evonik Industries AG, LEAP Technology Ltd., Lubrizol Corporation, Merck KGaA, Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation, Nanoshel LLC, NATECH PLASTICS, Inc. by STRATEC SE, Nexgenia, Inc., Nouryon Chemicals Holding B.V., Quaker Chemical Corporation, Rheon Labs Ltd., SMP Technologies Inc., Solvay S.A., Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., The Dow Chemical Company, and Wacker Chemie AG.

Market Segmentation & Coverage

This research report categorizes the Smart Polymer Market to forecast the revenues and analyze trends in each of the following sub-markets:

  • Stimuli Type
    • Biological Stimuli Responsive Polymers
    • Chemical Stimuli Responsive Polymers
    • Physical Stimuli Responsive Polymers
  • Polymer Type
    • Electroactive Polymers
    • Responsive Polymers
      • Photoresponsive Polymers
      • Thermoresponsive Polymers
    • Self-Healing Polymers
    • Shape Memory Polymers
  • End Use
    • Automotive
    • Biotechnology & Medicine
    • Electrical & Electronics
    • Textile
  • Region
    • Americas
      • Argentina
      • Brazil
      • Canada
      • Mexico
      • United States
        • California
        • Florida
        • Illinois
        • New York
        • Ohio
        • Pennsylvania
        • Texas
    • Asia-Pacific
      • Australia
      • China
      • India
      • Indonesia
      • Japan
      • Malaysia
      • Philippines
      • Singapore
      • South Korea
      • Taiwan
      • Thailand
      • Vietnam
    • Europe, Middle East & Africa
      • Denmark
      • Egypt
      • Finland
      • France
      • Germany
      • Israel
      • Italy
      • Netherlands
      • Nigeria
      • Norway
      • Poland
      • Qatar
      • Russia
      • Saudi Arabia
      • South Africa
      • Spain
      • Sweden
      • Switzerland
      • Turkey
      • United Arab Emirates
      • United Kingdom

The report offers valuable insights on the following aspects

  1. Market Penetration: It presents comprehensive information on the market provided by key players.
  2. Market Development: It delves deep into lucrative emerging markets and analyzes the penetration across mature market segments.
  3. Market Diversification: It provides detailed information on new product launches, untapped geographic regions, recent developments, and investments.
  4. Competitive Assessment & Intelligence: It conducts an exhaustive assessment of market shares, strategies, products, certifications, regulatory approvals, patent landscape, and manufacturing capabilities of the leading players.
  5. Product Development & Innovation: It offers intelligent insights on future technologies, R&D activities, and breakthrough product developments.

The report addresses key questions such as

  1. What is the market size and forecast of the Smart Polymer Market?
  2. Which products, segments, applications, and areas should one consider investing in over the forecast period in the Smart Polymer Market?
  3. What are the technology trends and regulatory frameworks in the Smart Polymer Market?
  4. What is the market share of the leading vendors in the Smart Polymer Market?
  5. Which modes and strategic moves are suitable for entering the Smart Polymer Market?

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Table of Contents

1. Preface
1.1. Objectives of the Study
1.2. Market Segmentation & Coverage
1.3. Years Considered for the Study
1.4. Currency & Pricing
1.5. Language
1.6. Limitations
1.7. Assumptions
1.8. Stakeholders
2. Research Methodology
2.1. Define: Research Objective
2.2. Determine: Research Design
2.3. Prepare: Research Instrument
2.4. Collect: Data Source
2.5. Analyze: Data Interpretation
2.6. Formulate: Data Verification
2.7. Publish: Research Report
2.8. Repeat: Report Update
3. Executive Summary
4. Market Overview
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Smart Polymer Market, by Region
5. Market Insights
5.1. Market Dynamics
5.1.1. Drivers
5.1.1.1. Increasing use of smart polymers in biomedical applications
5.1.1.2. Growing demand for smart polymeric films for food packaging
5.1.2. Restraints
5.1.2.1. High cost of advanced smart polymer technology
5.1.3. Opportunities
5.1.3.1. Continuous advancements in the novel smart polymers
5.1.3.2. Rising adoption of smart polymers for wastewater treatment
5.1.4. Challenges
5.1.4.1. Toxicity and production scalability issues with smart polymers
5.2. Market Segmentation Analysis
5.2.1. Stimuli Type: Biological stimuli-responsive and physical stimuli-responsive polymers’ application expanding for drug delivery and tissue engineering
5.2.2. Polymer Type: Increasing advances in self-healing polymers with demand for advanced materials
5.2.3. End Use: Emerging scope of smart polymers across electrical & electronics and textile industries
5.3. Market Trend Analysis
5.3.1. Smart technology adoption coupled with robust research and development (R&D) have enriched opportunities across Americas
5.3.2. Significant potential for business expansion in emerging countries supported by research activities by various institutions in Asia-Pacific region
5.3.3. Increased investment in research and development initiatives with the presence of well established players
5.4. Cumulative Impact of COVID-19
5.5. Cumulative Impact of Russia-Ukraine Conflict
5.6. Cumulative Impact of High Inflation
5.7. Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
5.7.1. Threat of New Entrants
5.7.2. Threat of Substitutes
5.7.3. Bargaining Power of Customers
5.7.4. Bargaining Power of Suppliers
5.7.5. Industry Rivalry
5.8. Value Chain & Critical Path Analysis
5.9. Regulatory Framework
6. Smart Polymer Market, by Stimuli Type
6.1. Introduction
6.2. Biological Stimuli Responsive Polymers
6.3. Chemical Stimuli Responsive Polymers
6.4. Physical Stimuli Responsive Polymers
7. Smart Polymer Market, by Polymer Type
7.1. Introduction
7.2. Electroactive Polymers
7.3. Responsive Polymers
7.4.1. Photoresponsive Polymers
7.4.2. Thermoresponsive Polymers
7.4. Self-Healing Polymers
7.5. Shape Memory Polymers
8. Smart Polymer Market, by End Use
8.1. Introduction
8.2. Automotive
8.3. Biotechnology & Medicine
8.4. Electrical & Electronics
8.5. Textile
9. Americas Smart Polymer Market
9.1. Introduction
9.2. Argentina
9.3. Brazil
9.4. Canada
9.5. Mexico
9.6. United States
10. Asia-Pacific Smart Polymer Market
10.1. Introduction
10.2. Australia
10.3. China
10.4. India
10.5. Indonesia
10.6. Japan
10.7. Malaysia
10.8. Philippines
10.9. Singapore
10.10. South Korea
10.11. Taiwan
10.12. Thailand
10.13. Vietnam
11. Europe, Middle East & Africa Smart Polymer Market
11.1. Introduction
11.2. Denmark
11.3. Egypt
11.4. Finland
11.5. France
11.6. Germany
11.7. Israel
11.8. Italy
11.9. Netherlands
11.10. Nigeria
11.11. Norway
11.12. Poland
11.13. Qatar
11.14. Russia
11.15. Saudi Arabia
11.16. South Africa
11.17. Spain
11.18. Sweden
11.19. Switzerland
11.20. Turkey
11.21. United Arab Emirates
11.22. United Kingdom
12. Competitive Landscape
12.1. FPNV Positioning Matrix
12.2. Market Share Analysis, By Key Player
12.3. Competitive Scenario Analysis, By Key Player
12.3.1. Merger & Acquisition
12.3.1.1. STRATEC COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF NATECH PLASTICS
12.3.1.2. DÄTWYLER STRENGTHENS POSITION WITH CTSYSTEMS’ ELECTROACTIVE POLYMERS
12.3.2. Agreement, Collaboration, & Partnership
12.3.2.1. Shape-Memory Polymer IP Sublicensed to Medtech OEM
12.3.2.2. TMD LAB Collaborates With US NIST to Reveal the Secrets of Shape-memory Polymer Materials
12.3.2.3. Nouryon enters into exclusive agreement with Brenntag Specialties to distribute proprietary LumaTreat® tagged polymers in the U.S. and Canada
12.3.3. New Product Launch & Enhancement
12.3.3.1. Adidas and Rheon partner on smart polymer activewear
12.3.3.2. Russian scientists create smart polymer for wastewater treatment
12.3.3.3. Smart polymer systems for the food industry is a unique development of researchers from the Department of Organic Chemistry
12.3.3.4. Self-Healing Polymer Made From a Common Chemical Compound
12.3.4. Award, Recognition, & Expansion
12.3.4.1. Nouryon granted US patent for breakthrough LumaTreat tagged polymers used in advanced water treatment
13. Competitive Portfolio
13.1. Key Company Profiles
13.1.1. 3M Company
13.1.2. Advanced Biopolymers AS
13.1.3. Arkema Group
13.1.4. Asahi Kasei Corporation
13.1.5. BASF SE
13.1.6. Composite Technology Development, Inc.
13.1.7. Covestro AG
13.1.8. Daicel Corporation
13.1.9. DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
13.1.10. Dätwyler Holding Inc.
13.1.11. EndoShape, Inc.
13.1.12. Enovis Corporation
13.1.13. Evonik Industries AG
13.1.14. LEAP Technology Ltd.
13.1.15. Lubrizol Corporation
13.1.16. Merck KGaA
13.1.17. Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation
13.1.18. Nanoshel LLC
13.1.19. NATECH PLASTICS, Inc. by STRATEC SE
13.1.20. Nexgenia, Inc.
13.1.21. Nouryon Chemicals Holding B.V.
13.1.22. Quaker Chemical Corporation
13.1.23. Rheon Labs Ltd.
13.1.24. SMP Technologies Inc.
13.1.25. Solvay S.A.
13.1.26. Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
13.1.27. The Dow Chemical Company
13.1.28. Wacker Chemie AG
13.2. Key Product Portfolio
14. Appendix
14.1. Discussion Guide
14.2. License & Pricing
List of Figures
FIGURE 1. SMART POLYMER MARKET RESEARCH PROCESS
FIGURE 2. SMART POLYMER MARKET SIZE, 2022 VS 2030
FIGURE 3. SMART POLYMER MARKET SIZE, 2018-2030 (USD MILLION)
FIGURE 4. SMART POLYMER MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2022 VS 2030 (%)
FIGURE 5. SMART POLYMER MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2022 VS 2023 VS 2030 (USD MILLION)
FIGURE 6. SMART POLYMER MARKET DYNAMICS
FIGURE 7. SMART POLYMER MARKET SIZE, BY STIMULI TYPE, 2022 VS 2030 (%)
FIGURE 8. SMART POLYMER MARKET SIZE, BY STIMULI TYPE, 2022 VS 2023 VS 2030 (USD MILLION)
FIGURE 9. SMART POLYMER MARKET SIZE, BY POLYMER TYPE, 2022 VS 2030 (%)
FIGURE 10. SMART POLYMER MARKET SIZE, BY POLYMER TYPE, 2022 VS 2023 VS 2030 (USD MILLION)
FIGURE 11. SMART POLYMER MARKET SIZE, BY END USE, 2022 VS 2030 (%)
FIGURE 12. SMART POLYMER MARKET SIZE, BY END USE, 2022 VS 2023 VS 2030 (USD MILLION)
FIGURE 13. AMERICAS SMART POLYMER MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2022 VS 2030 (%)
FIGURE 14. AMERICAS SMART POLYMER MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2022 VS 2023 VS 2030 (USD MILLION)
FIGURE 15. UNITED STATES SMART POLYMER MARKET SIZE, BY STATE, 2022 VS 2030 (%)
FIGURE 16. UNITED STATES SMART POLYMER MARKET SIZE, BY STATE, 2022 VS 2023 VS 2030 (USD MILLION)
FIGURE 17. ASIA-PACIFIC SMART POLYMER MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2022 VS 2030 (%)
FIGURE 18. ASIA-PACIFIC SMART POLYMER MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2022 VS 2023 VS 2030 (USD MILLION)
FIGURE 19. EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA SMART POLYMER MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2022 VS 2030 (%)
FIGURE 20. EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA SMART POLYMER MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2022 VS 2023 VS 2030 (USD MILLION)
FIGURE 21. SMART POLYMER MARKET, FPNV POSITIONING MATRIX, 2022
FIGURE 22. SMART POLYMER MARKET SHARE, BY KEY PLAYER, 2022

Companies Mentioned

  • 3M Company
  • Advanced Biopolymers AS
  • Arkema Group
  • Asahi Kasei Corporation
  • BASF SE
  • Composite Technology Development, Inc.
  • Covestro AG
  • Daicel Corporation
  • DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
  • Dätwyler Holding Inc.
  • EndoShape, Inc.
  • Enovis Corporation
  • Evonik Industries AG
  • LEAP Technology Ltd.
  • Lubrizol Corporation
  • Merck KGaA
  • Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation
  • Nanoshel LLC
  • NATECH PLASTICS, Inc. by STRATEC SE
  • Nexgenia, Inc.
  • Nouryon Chemicals Holding B.V.
  • Quaker Chemical Corporation
  • Rheon Labs Ltd.
  • SMP Technologies Inc.
  • Solvay S.A.
  • Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
  • The Dow Chemical Company
  • Wacker Chemie AG

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