Global Structural Foam Market– Statistics And Analysis & Forecast To 2025

The global structural foam market is expected to reach USD 42.2 billion by 2025, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc.  The market is expected to witness growth at 5.8%CAGR owing to Increasing infrastructure spending, particularly on residential & commercial buildings, has been a key factor driving the market growth. Moreover, the rising demand from material handling, automobile, and electrical & electronics, is also likely to contribute to the product demand over the forecast period.
Increasing construction spending, particularly in emerging markets of Brazil, China, India, Mexico, Russia, and South Africa is expected to drive injection molded structural foam demand in these regions. Besides, positive outlook of the global automotive and packaging industries coupled with versatile properties of structural foams including better heat and pressure resistance increases their application scope in various industries.
Key market players such as SABIC, One Plastic Group, and Covestro AG are among the companies involved in the production and distribution of the products and have established themselves as key market participants and have high integration throughout the value chain.

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However, volatility in prices of essential raw materials along with the growing environmental issues concerning their disposal is anticipated to hamper the market growth during the forecast period. On account of these concerns, many of the industry participants are aiming to develop bio-based foams using the injection molding technique.
Further key findings from the report suggest:

• The global structural foam demand was 4,059.0 kilo tons in 2016 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 5.3% from 2017 to 2025
• Polyethylene foam segment was the largest product segment in 2016 and is expected to generate revenue over USD 15.62 billion by 2025
• Global structural foam in automotive segment was valued at USD 6.81 billion in 2016 and is projected to witness a growth at a CAGR of 6.2% over the forecast period
• The U.S. structural foam market in building & construction was 518.8 kilo tons in 2016 and is likely to reach an overall volume of 851.6 tons by 2025
• The market in Asia Pacific is anticipated to witness considerable growth over the next few years owing to various advances across key regions, especially in the India and China. In terms of revenue, the regional market is likely to grow at a CAGR of 6.4% from 2017 to 2025
• Key market participants include Armacell International S.A., BASF, Diab International AB, The Dow Chemical Company, SABIC, One Plastic Group, Covestro AG, Evonik Industries and others.

Structural foams are considerably lighter than other solid plastics and exhibit better weight to strength ratio. They are used to impart durability, conductivity, heat resistance, and strength in various applications including wind turbines, automotive components, insulation of building roof, doors, columns, etc.
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The intense use of foams in material handling equipment used for short distance transportation of goods within the manufacturing plant itself and in various other packaging applications is anticipated to drive the product demand in material handling application segment. Rising use of the product in shipbuilding, wind power, and consumer goods, is expected to foster growth in other applications segment.
Grand View Research has segmented the global structural foam market on the basis of product, application:
Structural Foam Product Outlook (Volume, Kilo Tons; Revenue, USD Million, 2014 - 2025)

• Polyethylene
• Polypropylene
• Polystyrene
• Polyurethane
• Others

Structural Foam Application Outlook (Volume, Kilo Tons; Revenue, USD Million, 2014 - 2025)

• Material Handling
• Building & Construction
• Automotive
• Electrical & Electronics
• Others

Polyethylene accounted for over 44.8% of the global structural foam demand in 2016 and is expected to maintain the largest market share during the forecast period. Polyethylene foam is a lightweight, durable, resilient, and a closed-cell material mostly used in the packaging of fragile goods, automotive, etc. owing to its exceptional insulation and vibration dampening properties.
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