Paul Thomen

Tuesday 30 July 2013

Global Polymer Foam Market By Types, Applications & Geography 2018



Polymer foam materials are recyclable, lightweight and have better processability. Polymer foams are generally available as open or closed cell structured foams. The cell structures decide the physical nature of foams and is chosen depending on the end-use application. Foams are adaptable to a wide range of temperatures and are available in various levels of hardness. The aforementioned reasons make foams suitable for many applications that demand resistance to extreme temperatures. The performances of foams reinforce their market amongst materials that have been conventionally used, which are now being replaced by polymer foams.


The polymer foam manufacturing industry focuses to develop new polymer blends and foaming agents. Efforts are being taken to develop an environmental friendly foam process, which would also render the most efficient products and cost optimized manufacturing process. This market is also concerned about the issues in waste disposal, recyclability, flammability and the effect of blowing agents on the environment. Regulations on the use of certain hazardous blowing agents used in making polymer foams pose as a key challenge for manufacturers in various parts of the world.

The global market for polymer foams has grown during the past few years with a high R&D and intra polymer foam substitution trend, driven by cost effectiveness and adaptability of polymer foams in major end-user markets. U.S. and China shared 40.0% of the demand for polymer foams in 2012. Consumption and revenue generation of polymer foams is witnessed to be high in the APAC region, followed by the Western European region.

This study basically aims to estimate the global market of polymer foam for 2013 and to project the expected demand of the same in 2018. This market research study provides a detailed qualitative and quantitative analysis of the global polymer foam market. It provides a comprehensive review of major market drivers, restraints, opportunities, winning imperatives, challenges, and key issues in the market. The market is further segmented and forecasted for major regions of North America, Western Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of the World (ROW). Major countries with market volumes and revenues are covered for each region.


We have used various secondary sources such as encyclopedia, directories, and databases to identify and collect information useful for this extensive commercial study of the polymer foam market. The primary sources – experts from related industries and suppliers – have been interviewed to obtain and verify critical information as well as to assess the future prospects of polymer foam.

A competitive scenario and market shares of major players in the polymer foam market have been discussed in detail. We have also profiled leading players of this industry with their recent developments and other strategic initiatives in the industry. These include major players in the global polymer foam market: Adeplast S.A. (Romania), Armacell LLC (Germany), BASF SE (Germany), British Vita Foams plc (U.K.), Carpenter Co. (U.S.), INEOS Styrenics (Switzerland), JSP Corp (Japan), Recticel S.A. (Belgium), Rogers Corp (U.S.) and Woodbridge Foam Partner (U.S.), and other market players.


Scope of the report: This research report categorizes the global market for polymer foams on the basis of applications, types and geography; forecasting volumes & revenues and analyzing trends in each of the submarkets.
On the basis of types: The Polymer foams market is segmented on the basis of major foam types such as Polyurethane (PU), polystyrene (EPS & XPS), Polyolefine (PE & PP), Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), Phenolic, Melamine and others. Each type is further described in detail in the report with a forecast of its volume and revenue.
On the basis of applications: The polymer foams market is segmented on the basis of industry applications such as automotive, building & construction, furniture & bedding packaging, wind energy, and others. Each application is further described in detail in the report with the forecast of its volume and revenue.
On the basis of geography: North America, Western Europe, Asia-Pacific, ROW, and key countries in these regions.


Table of Content

14 Company Profiles
14.1 Arkema
14.2 Armacell LIC
14.3 BASF
14.4 Borealis AG
14.5 Carpenter Co
14.6 Dyplastproducts
14.7 Foampartner Group
14.8 Ineos Styrenics
14.9 JSP Corporation
14.10 Ming Dih Industry Co. Ltd.
14.11 Nitto Denko Corporation
14.12 Polypreen
14.13 Recticel
14.14 Rogers Corporation
14.15 Sealed Air
14.16 Sekisui Alveo AG
14.17 St. Gobain Performance Plastics
14.18 Sunpor
14.19 Synthos
14.20 The Vita Group
14.21 Woodbridge Foam Corporation
14.22 Zotefoams PLC

For more details contact Mr. Priyank Tiwari: sales@rnrmarketresearch.com / +18883915441
Website: http://www.rnrmarketresearch.com

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