Product Code: PM4431
The global polymer foam market size is expected to reach USD 12.25 billion by 2032, according to a new study by Polaris Market Research. The report "Polymer Foam Market Share, Size, Trends, Industry Analysis Report, By Type (Polyurethane, Polystyrene, Polyethylene, Polyvinyl Chloride and Others); By Application; By Region; Segment Forecast, 2024 - 2032" gives a detailed insight into current market dynamics and provides analysis on future market growth.
Gas bubbles are added to a polymer matrix during the manufacturing process to produce polymer foam, a lightweight material. In comparison to solid polymer materials, the resulting foam structure is significantly less dense and displays a cellular arrangement with air pockets scattered throughout.
Polymer foams are widely used in packaging materials to protect during transportation and handling. The growth of e-commerce and increased focus on sustainable packaging solutions contribute to the demand for foam materials. Ongoing research and development in polymer science and technology lead to the creation of new and improved foam materials. Innovations in manufacturing processes, formulations, and applications contribute to market expansion. Increasing environmental concerns drive the development of eco-friendly and sustainable polymer foams.
Companies are exploring ways to reduce the environmental impact of foam production, including the use of recycled materials and bio-based feedstocks. Global trends in urbanization and population growth contribute to increased construction activities. As a result, the demand for construction materials, including polymer foams, is expected to grow.
There is an increasing demand for sustainable and eco-friendly materials. Developing polymer foams with bio-based or recycled content can be a significant opportunity. Companies can explore the use of renewable feedstocks in foam production to reduce environmental impact. Continuous research and development in insulation technologies offer opportunities for creating high-performance polymer foams with enhanced thermal and acoustic insulation properties. Developing foams that meet or exceed energy efficiency standards can open doors in various industries, especially in construction.
The automotive and aerospace industries are continually seeking lightweight materials to improve fuel efficiency and overall performance. Opportunities exist for polymer foams with advanced lightweight characteristics. Developing foams with improved strength-to-weight ratios cater to the demand for lightweight components in various applications.
Polymer Foam Market Report Highlights
In 2023, the polyvinyl chloride segment accounted for the largest market share, due to its versatility and light weight which is used in aerospace, constructions and others application.
the building and construction segment is projected to grow at fastest CAGR during the forecast period, due to increasing urbanization and industrialization globally use of polymer foam materials have been used on large scale and expected to see the growth of market share in the upcoming years.
The Asia Pacific is expected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period, due to rapid urbanization and infrastructure development. Polymer foams are widely used in construction for insulation, contributing to the market's growth.
The global key market players include Arkema Group, Armacell International S.A., BASF SE, Borealis AG, JSP Corporation, Polymer Technologies, Inc, DowDuPont, Inc., Trelleborg AB, Zotefoams plc, Rogers Corporation.
Polaris Market Research has segmented the polymer foam market report based on type, application and region:
Polymer Foam, Type Outlook (Revenue - USD Billion, 2019 - 2032)
- Polyurethane
- Polystyrene
- Polyethylene
- Polyvinyl chloride
- Others
Polymer Foam, Application Outlook (Revenue - USD Billion, 2019 - 2032)
- Automotive
- Building and constructions
- Packaging
- Furniture
- Appliance
- Others
Polymer Foam, Regional Outlook (Revenue - USD Billion, 2019 - 2032)
- North America
- U.S.
- Canada
- Europe
- Germany
- UK
- France
- Italy
- Spain
- Russia
- Netherlands
- Rest of Europe
- Asia Pacific
- China
- India
- Japan
- South Korea
- Indonesia
- Malaysia
- Australia
- Rest of Asia Pacific
- Latin America
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Mexico
- Rest of Latin America
- Middle East & Africa
- UAE
- Saudi Arabia
- Israel
- South Africa
- Rest of Middle East & Africa
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
- 1.1. Report Description
- 1.1.1. Objectives of the Study
- 1.1.2. Market Scope
- 1.1.3. Assumptions
- 1.2. Stakeholders
2. Executive Summary
3. Research Methodology
- 3.1. Overview
- 3.2. Data Sources
- 3.2.1. Primary Sources
- 3.2.2. Secondary Sources
4. Global Polymer Foam Market Insights
- 4.1. Polymer Foam Market - Industry Snapshot
- 4.2. Polymer Foam Market Dynamics
- 4.2.1. Drivers and Opportunities
- 4.2.1.1. Rising constructions and infrastructural development
- 4.2.1.2. Automotive Lightweighting Trends
- 4.2.2. Restraints and Challenges
- 4.2.2.1. Environmental Concerns
- 4.3. Porter's Five Forces Analysis
- 4.3.1. Bargaining Power of Suppliers (Moderate)
- 4.3.2. Threats of New Entrants: (Low)
- 4.3.3. Bargaining Power of Buyers (Moderate)
- 4.3.4. Threat of Substitute (Moderate)
- 4.3.5. Rivalry among existing firms (High)
- 4.4. PESTLE Analysis
- 4.5. Polymer Foam Industry trends
- 4.6. Value Chain Analysis
- 4.7. COVID-19 Impact Analysis
5. Global Polymer Foam Market, by Type
- 5.1. Key Findings
- 5.2. Introduction
- 5.2.1. Global Polymer Foam, by Type, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 5.3. Polyurethane
- 5.3.1. Global Polymer Foam Market, by Polyurethane, by Region, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 5.4. Polystyrene
- 5.4.1. Global Polymer Foam Market, by Polystyrene, by Region, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 5.5. Polyethylene
- 5.5.1. Global Polymer Foam Market, by Polyethylene, by Region, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 5.6. Polyvinyl chloride
- 5.6.1. Global Polymer Foam Market, by Polyvinyl chloride, by Region, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 5.7. Others
- 5.7.1. Global Polymer Foam Market, by Others, by Region, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
6. Global Polymer Foam Market, by Application
- 6.1. Key Findings
- 6.2. Introduction
- 6.2.1. Global Polymer Foam Market, by Application, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 6.3. Automotive
- 6.3.1. Global Polymer Foam Market, by Automotive, by Region, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 6.4. Building and construction
- 6.4.1. Global Polymer Foam Market, by Building and construction, by Region, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 6.5. Packaging
- 6.5.1. Global Polymer Foam Market, by Packaging, by Region, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 6.6. Furniture
- 6.6.1. Global Polymer Foam Market, by Furniture, by Region, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 6.7. Appliance
- 6.7.1. Global Polymer Foam Market, by Appliance, by Region, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 6.8. Others
- 6.8.1. Global Polymer Foam Market, by Others, by Region, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
7. Global Polymer Foam Market, by Geography
- 7.1. Key findings
- 7.2. Introduction
- 7.2.1. Polymer Foam Market Assessment, By Geography, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.3. Polymer Foam Market - North America
- 7.3.1. North America: Polymer Foam Market, by Application, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.3.2. North America: Polymer Foam Market, by Type, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.3.3. Polymer Foam Market - U.S.
- 7.3.3.1. U.S.: Polymer Foam Market, by Application, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.3.3.2. U.S.: Polymer Foam Market, by Type, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.3.4. Polymer Foam Market - Canada
- 7.3.4.1. Canada: Polymer Foam Market, by Application, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.3.4.2. Canada: Polymer Foam Market, by Type, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.4. Polymer Foam Market - Europe
- 7.4.1. Europe: Polymer Foam Market, by Application, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.4.2. Europe: Polymer Foam Market, by Type, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.4.3. Polymer Foam Market - UK
- 7.4.3.1. UK: Polymer Foam Market, by Application, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.4.3.2. UK: Polymer Foam Market, by Type, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.4.4. Polymer Foam Market - France
- 7.4.4.1. France: Polymer Foam Market, by Application, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.4.4.2. France: Polymer Foam Market, by Type, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.4.5. Polymer Foam Market - Germany
- 7.4.5.1. Germany: Polymer Foam Market, by Application, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.4.5.2. Germany: Polymer Foam Market, by Type, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.4.6. Polymer Foam Market - Italy
- 7.4.6.1. Italy: Polymer Foam Market, by Application, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.4.6.2. Italy: Polymer Foam Market, by Type, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.4.7. Polymer Foam Market - Spain
- 7.4.7.1. Spain: Polymer Foam Market, by Application, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.4.7.2. Spain: Polymer Foam Market, by Type, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.4.8. Polymer Foam Market - Netherlands
- 7.4.8.1. Netherlands: Polymer Foam Market, by Application, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.4.8.2. Netherlands: Polymer Foam Market, by Type, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.4.9. Polymer Foam Market - Russia
- 7.4.9.1. Russia: Polymer Foam Market, by Application, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.4.9.2. Russia: Polymer Foam Market, by Type, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.5. Polymer Foam Market - Asia Pacific
- 7.5.1. Asia Pacific: Polymer Foam Market, by Application, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.5.2. Asia Pacific: Polymer Foam Market, by Type, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.5.3. Polymer Foam Market - China
- 7.5.3.1. China: Polymer Foam Market, by Application, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.5.3.2. China: Polymer Foam Market, by Type, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.5.4. Polymer Foam Market - India
- 7.5.4.1. India: Polymer Foam Market, by Application, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.5.4.2. India: Polymer Foam Market, by Type, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.5.5. Polymer Foam Market - Malaysia
- 7.5.5.1. Malaysia: Polymer Foam Market, by Application, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.5.5.2. Malaysia: Polymer Foam Market, by Type, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.5.6. Polymer Foam Market - Japan
- 7.5.6.1. Japan: Polymer Foam Market, by Application, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.5.6.2. Japan: Polymer Foam Market, by Type, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.5.7. Polymer Foam Market - Indonesia
- 7.5.7.1. Indonesia: Polymer Foam Market, by Application, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.5.7.2. Indonesia: Polymer Foam Market, by Type, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.5.8. Polymer Foam Market - South Korea
- 7.5.8.1. South Korea: Polymer Foam Market, by Application, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.5.8.2. South Korea: Polymer Foam Market, by Type, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.6. Polymer Foam Market - Middle East & Africa
- 7.6.1. Middle East & Africa: Polymer Foam Market, by Application, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.6.2. Middle East & Africa: Polymer Foam Market, by Type, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.6.3. Polymer Foam Market - Saudi Arabia
- 7.6.3.1. Saudi Arabia: Polymer Foam Market, by Application, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.6.3.2. Saudi Arabia: Polymer Foam Market, by Type, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.6.4. Polymer Foam Market - UAE
- 7.6.4.1. UAE: Polymer Foam Market, by Application, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.6.4.2. UAE: Polymer Foam Market, by Type, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.6.5. Polymer Foam Market - Israel
- 7.6.5.1. Israel: Polymer Foam Market, by Application, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.6.5.2. Israel: Polymer Foam Market, by Type, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.6.6. Polymer Foam Market - South Africa
- 7.6.6.1. South Africa: Polymer Foam Market, by Application, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.6.6.2. South Africa: Polymer Foam Market, by Type, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.7. Polymer Foam Market - Latin America
- 7.7.1. Latin America: Polymer Foam Market, by Application, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.7.2. Latin America: Polymer Foam Market, by Type, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.7.3. Polymer Foam Market - Mexico
- 7.7.3.1. Mexico: Polymer Foam Market, by Application, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.7.3.2. Mexico: Polymer Foam Market, by Type, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.7.4. Polymer Foam Market - Brazil
- 7.7.4.1. Brazil: Polymer Foam Market, by Application, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.7.4.2. Brazil: Polymer Foam Market, by Type, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.7.5. Polymer Foam Market - Argentina
- 7.7.5.1. Argentina: Polymer Foam Market, by Application, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
- 7.7.5.2. Argentina: Polymer Foam Market, by Type, 2019-2032 (USD Billion)
8. Competitive Landscape
- 8.1. Expansion and Acquisition Analysis
- 8.1.1. Expansion
- 8.1.2. Acquisitions
- 8.2. Partnerships/Collaborations/Agreements/Exhibitions
9. Company Profiles
- 9.1. Arkema Group
- 9.1.1. Company Overview
- 9.1.2. Financial Performance
- 9.1.3. Product Benchmarking
- 9.1.4. Recent Development
- 9.2. Armacell International S.A.
- 9.2.1. Company Overview
- 9.2.2. Financial Performance
- 9.2.3. Product Benchmarking
- 9.2.4. Recent Development
- 9.3. BASF SE
- 9.3.1. Company Overview
- 9.3.2. Financial Performance
- 9.3.3. Product Benchmarking
- 9.3.4. Recent Development
- 9.4. Borealis AG
- 9.4.1. Company Overview
- 9.4.2. Financial Performance
- 9.4.3. Product Benchmarking
- 9.4.4. Recent Development
- 9.5. JSP Corporation
- 9.5.1. Company Overview
- 9.5.2. Financial Performance
- 9.5.3. Product Benchmarking
- 9.5.4. Recent Development
- 9.6. Polymer Technologies, Inc
- 9.6.1. Company Overview
- 9.6.2. Financial Performance
- 9.6.3. Product Benchmarking
- 9.6.4. Recent Development
- 9.7. DowDuPont, Inc.
- 9.7.1. Company Overview
- 9.7.2. Financial Performance
- 9.7.3. Product Benchmarking
- 9.7.4. Recent Development
- 9.8. Trelleborg AB
- 9.8.1. Company Overview
- 9.8.2. Financial Performance
- 9.8.3. Product Benchmarking
- 9.8.4. Recent Development
- 9.9. Zotefoams plc
- 9.9.1. Company Overview
- 9.9.2. Financial Performance
- 9.9.3. Product Benchmarking
- 9.9.4. Recent Development
- 9.10. Rogers Corporation
- 9.10.1. Company Overview
- 9.10.2. Financial Performance
- 9.10.3. Product Benchmarking
- 9.10.4. Recent Development