Polymer Foam Market for Building & Construction, Packaging, Automotive and Forecast, 2015 – 2021

By Allan Leonetti Chemical & Materials

According to the report, global polymer foam market was valued at USD 101.50 billion in 2015 and is expected to reach USD 161.0 billion in 2021, growing at a CAGR of 8.0% between 2016 and 2021. Polymer foam is an inorganic material. It is obtained by the mixture of various resins, gasses, and solid phases. The common resins used for forming polymer form include polyurethane, polystyrene, phenolic and polyvinyl chloride. Raw material such as inorganic chemicals, resins, and refined petroleum solutions are also utilized in polymer foam production.




According to the report, global polymer foam market was valued at USD 101.50 billion in 2015 and is expected to reach USD 161.0 billion in 2021, growing at a CAGR of 8.0% between 2016 and 2021.

Different gases and solid phases are mixed together to form polymer foam. Primarily the polymer foam is obtained from chemical resins such as polyurethane, polystyrene, phenolic and polyvinyl chloride. It possesses different chemical properties such as flexibility, low density, and heat transfer capacity. It is extensively used in different industries such as food and beverages, packaging, construction, furniture and amongst others.

Global polymer foam market is primarily driven by heavy demand from automotive industry across the globe. The polymer foam has multitude uses in the automotive industry for various components of the automobile such as headlights, cables, gasket and cushioning. In addition, stringent environmental rules and regulations imposed by government are likely to facilitate the demand for polymer foam in near future years. Nevertheless, volatile prices of feedstock are likely to slow down the growth of the polymer foam market. Furthermore, growing demand for polymer foam from building and construction is likely to open new doors for the major manufacturers of polymer foam across the world over the years to come.

Global-Polymer-Foam-Market

Based on the types of foam, the global polymer foam market is segmented into different foam such as polystyrene foam, phenolic foam, melamine foam, PVC foam, polyurethane foam and polyolefin foam and others. Among all, polyurethane foam was leading segment of global polymer foam market in 2015. Further, it is also predicted to have its dominance over the entire market in coming years. This growth is attributed to robust demand coupled with the cost to performance characteristics. It comes in two distinct forms such as flexible and rigid. Whereas, rigid polyurethane foam is employed for thermal insulation and flexible polyurethane foam is utilized in cushioning purposes in various applications. Moreover, polyolefin foam is expected to experience the lucrative growth in near future owing to the mounting demand from building and construction industry.

The global polymer foam market has various applications. Out of them some of the major applicants that are included in the market are building & construction, packaging, automotive, furniture & bedding, and other applications. Building and construction were the foremost application segment of global polymer foam market in 2015. It accounted for more than 30.0% share of the total volume consumption and it is also predicted to continue this trend in coming years. Moreover, packaging was the second largest application segment for the same year. Automotive and furniture & bedding are the important outlets that are projected to have significant growth rate within the forecast period.

In terms of regions, with the significant shares of global polymer foam market, Asia Pacific held a dominating position in the market in 2015. Furthermore, it is also expected to remain dominant region for polymer foam market during the years to come owing to the rising demand from the construction industry. Countries such as China, India, Malaysia and Indonesia are expected to contribute towards the strong demand for polymer foam due to emerging automotive and construction industry in these countries. Moreover, Europe was the second largest market in the same year. North America and Latin America is also the augmenting market that will witness the exponential growth in near future.

Some of the key players of global polymer foam include BASF, SE, the DOW Chemical Company, Armacell International S.A., Stepan Company, JSP Corp, INEOS Group, Adeplast S.A., Woodbridge Foam Partner and amongst others.

  • Chapter 1. Preface
    • 1.1. Report description and scope
    • 1.2. Research scope
    • 1.3. Research methodology
      • 1.3.1. Market research process
      • 1.3.2. Market research methodology
  • Chapter 2. Executive Summary
    • 2.1. Global polymer foam market, 2015 – 2021, (Kilo Tons)(USD Million)
    • 2.2. Polymer foam: Market snapshot
  • Chapter 3. Polymer Foam Market: Industry Analysis
    • 3.1. Polymer foam: Market dynamics
    • 3.2. Value Chain Analysis
    • 3.3. Market Drivers
      • 3.3.1. Stringent rules and regulations
      • 3.3.2. Growing demand from automotive industry
    • 3.4. Restraints
      • 3.4.1. Volatile prices of feedstock
    • 3.5. Opportunity
      • 3.5.1. Growing demand from construction and building industry
    • 3.6. Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
    • 3.7. Market Attractiveness Analysis
      • 3.7.1. Market attractiveness analysis by type
      • 3.7.2. Market attractiveness analysis by application segment
      • 3.7.3. Market attractiveness analysis by regional segment
  • Chapter 4. Global Polymer Foam Market: Competitive Landscape
    • 4.1. Company Market Share Analysis
      • 4.1.1. Global polymer foam market: company market share, 2015
    • 4.2. Strategic Development
      • 4.2.1. Acquisitions & Mergers
      • 4.2.2. New Type Launch
      • 4.2.3. Agreements, Partnerships, Collaborations and Joint Ventures
      • 4.2.4. Research and Development, Type and Regional Expansion
    • 4.3. Price Trend Analysis
    • 4.4. Type Portfolio
    • 4.5. Patent Analysis (2011-2016)
      • 4.5.1. Patent Trend
      • 4.5.2. Patent Share by Company
      • 4.5.3. By Region
  • Chapter 5. Global Polymer Foam Market: Type Overview
    • 5.1. Global polymer foam market share, by type, 2015 and 2021
    • 5.2. Polystyrene Foam
      • 5.2.1. Global polystyrene polymer foam market, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)(USD Million)
    • 5.3. Phenolic Foam
      • 5.3.1. Global phenolic polymer foam market, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)(USD Million)
    • 5.4. Melamine Foam
      • 5.4.1. Global melamine polymer foam market, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)(USD Million)
    • 5.5. PVC Foam
      • 5.5.1. Global PVC polymer foam market, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)(USD Million)
    • 5.6. Polyurethane Foam
      • 5.6.1. Global polyurethane polymer foam market, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)(USD Million)
    • 5.7. Polyolefin Foam
      • 5.7.1. Global melamine polymer foam market, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)(USD Million)
  • Chapter 6. Global Polymer Foam Market: Application Overview
    • 6.1. Global polymer foam market share, by application, 2015 and 2021
    • 6.2. Building & Construction
      • 6.2.1. Global polymer foam market for building & construction, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)(USD Million)
    • 6.3. Packaging
      • 6.3.1. Global polymer foam market for packaging, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)(USD Million)
    • 6.4. Automotive
      • 6.4.1. Global polymer foam market for automotive, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)(USD Million)
    • 6.5. Furniture & Bedding
      • 6.5.1. Global polymer foam market for furniture & bedding, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)(USD Million)
    • 6.6. Others
      • 6.6.1. Global polymer foam market for other applications, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons) (USD Million)
  • Chapter 7. Global Polymer Foam Market: Regional Analysis
    • 7.1. Global polymer foam market: Regional overview
      • 7.1.1. Global polymer foam market share, by region, 2015 and 2021
    • 7.2. North America
      • 7.2.1. North America polymer foam market volume, by type, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
      • 7.2.2. North America polymer foam market revenue, by type, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
      • 7.2.3. North America polymer foam market volume, by application, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
      • 7.2.4. North America polymer foam market revenue, by application, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
      • 7.2.5. U.S.
        • 7.2.5.1. U.S. polymer foam market volume, by type, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
        • 7.2.5.2. U.S. polymer foam market revenue, by type, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
        • 7.2.5.3. U.S. polymer foam market volume, by application, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
        • 7.2.5.4. U.S. polymer foam market revenue, by application, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
    • 7.3. Europe
      • 7.3.1. Europe polymer foam market volume, by type, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
      • 7.3.2. Europe polymer foam market revenue, by type, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
      • 7.3.3. Europe polymer foam market volume, by application, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
      • 7.3.4. Europe polymer foam market revenue, by application, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
      • 7.3.5. UK
        • 7.3.5.1. UK polymer foam market volume, by type, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
        • 7.3.5.2. UK polymer foam market revenue, by type, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
        • 7.3.5.3. UK polymer foam market volume, by application, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
        • 7.3.5.4. UK polymer foam market revenue, by application, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
      • 7.3.6. France
        • 7.3.6.1. France polymer foam market volume, by type, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
        • 7.3.6.2. France polymer foam market revenue, by type, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
        • 7.3.6.3. France polymer foam market volume, by application, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
        • 7.3.6.4. France polymer foam market revenue, by application, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
      • 7.3.7. Germany
        • 7.3.7.1. Germany polymer foam market volume, by type, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
        • 7.3.7.2. Germany polymer foam market revenue, by type, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
        • 7.3.7.3. Germany polymer foam market volume, by application, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
        • 7.3.7.4. Germany polymer foam market revenue, by application, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
    • 7.4. Asia Pacific
      • 7.4.1. Asia-Pacific polymer foam market volume, by type, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
      • 7.4.2. Asia-Pacific polymer foam market revenue, by type, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
      • 7.4.3. Asia-Pacific polymer foam market volume, by application, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
      • 7.4.4. Asia-Pacific polymer foam market revenue, by application, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
      • 7.4.5. China
        • 7.4.5.1. China polymer foam market volume, by type, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
        • 7.4.5.2. China polymer foam market revenue, by type, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
        • 7.4.5.3. China polymer foam market volume, by application, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
        • 7.4.5.4. China polymer foam market revenue, by application, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
      • 7.4.6. Japan
        • 7.4.6.1. Japan polymer foam market volume, by type, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
        • 7.4.6.2. Japan polymer foam market revenue, by type, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
        • 7.4.6.3. Japan polymer foam market volume, by application, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
        • 7.4.6.4. Japan polymer foam market revenue, by application, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
      • 7.4.7. India
        • 7.4.7.1. India polymer foam market volume, by type, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
        • 7.4.7.2. India polymer foam market revenue, by type, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
        • 7.4.7.3. India polymer foam market volume, by application, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
        • 7.4.7.4. India polymer foam market revenue, by application, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
    • 7.5. Latin America
      • 7.5.1. Latin America polymer foam market volume, by type, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
      • 7.5.2. Latin America polymer foam market revenue, by type, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
      • 7.5.3. Latin America polymer foam market volume, by application, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
      • 7.5.4. Latin America polymer foam market revenue, by application, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
      • 7.5.5. Brazil
        • 7.5.5.1. Brazil polymer foam market volume, by type, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
        • 7.5.5.2. Brazil polymer foam market revenue, by type, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
        • 7.5.5.3. Brazil polymer foam market volume, by application, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
        • 7.5.5.4. Brazil polymer foam market revenue, by application, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
    • 7.6. Middle East & Africa
      • 7.6.1. Middle East & Africa polymer foam market volume, by type, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
      • 7.6.2. Middle East & Africa polymer foam market revenue, by type, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
      • 7.6.3. Middle East & Africa polymer foam market volume, by application, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
      • 7.6.4. Middle East & Africa polymer foam market revenue, by application, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
  • Chapter 8. Company Profiles
    • 8.1. BASF SE
      • 8.1.1. Overview
      • 8.1.2. Financials
      • 8.1.3. Type portfolio
      • 8.1.4. Business strategy
      • 8.1.5. Recent developments
    • 8.2. DOW Chemical Company
      • 8.2.1. Overview
      • 8.2.2. Financials
      • 8.2.3. Type portfolio
      • 8.2.4. Business strategy
      • 8.2.5. Recent developments
    • 8.3. Armacell International S.A.
      • 8.3.1. Overview 8.3.2. Financials
      • 8.3.3. Type portfolio
      • 8.3.4. Business strategy
      • 8.3.5. Recent developments
    • 8.4. Stepan Company
      • 8.4.1. Overview
      • 8.4.2. Financials
      • 8.4.3. Type portfolio
      • 8.4.4. Business strategy
      • 8.4.5. Recent developments
    • 8.5. JSP Corp
      • 8.5.1. Overview
      • 8.5.2. Financials
      • 8.5.3. Type portfolio
      • 8.5.4. Business strategy
      • 8.5.5. Recent developments
    • 8.6. INEOS Group
      • 8.6.1. Overview
      • 8.6.2. Financials
      • 8.6.3. Type portfolio
      • 8.6.4. Business strategy
      • 8.6.5. Recent developments
    • 8.7. Adeplast S.A.
      • 8.7.1. Overview
      • 8.7.2. Financials
      • 8.7.3. Type portfolio
      • 8.7.4. Business strategy
      • 8.7.5. Recent developments
    • 8.8. Woodbridge Foam Partner
      • 8.8.1. Overview
      • 8.8.2. Financials
      • 8.8.3. Type portfolio
      • 8.8.4. Business strategy
      • 8.8.5. Recent developments
  • Chapter 9. Patents
    • 9.1. U.S. (US Patents)
    • 9.2. Europe (EP documents)
    • 9.3. Japan (Abstracts of Japan)
    • 9.4. Global (WIPO (PCT))

List of Figures

1. Global polymer foam market segmentation by application, and geography
2. Global polymer foam market, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
3. Value chain analysis: Polymer foam market
4. Porter’s five forces analysis: Polymer foam market
5. Market attractiveness analysis by type segment
6. Market attractiveness analysis by application segment
7. Market attractiveness analysis by regional segment
8. Global Polymer foam Market : Company Market Share, 2015
9. Price Trend Analysis : Green packaging
10. Patent trend between 2011 -2016
11. Patent Share by Company between 2011 – 2016
12. Patent Share by Region between 2011 – 2016
13. Global polymer foam market share, by type, 2015 -2021
14. Global polystyrene polymer foam market, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)(USD Million)
15. Global polymer foam market, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)(USD Million)
16. Global melamine polymer foam market, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)(USD Million)
17. Global PVC polymer foam market, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)(USD Million)
18. Global polyurethane polymer foam market, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)(USD Million)
19. Global melamine polymer foam market, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)(USD Million)
20. Global polymer foam market share, by application, 2015 -2021
21. Global polymer foam market for building & construction, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)(USD Million)
22. Global polymer foam market for packaging, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)(USD Million)
23. Global polymer foam market for automotive, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)(USD Million)
24. Global polymer foam market for furniture & bedding, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)(USD Million)
25. Global polymer foam market for other applications, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons) (USD Million)
26. Global polymer foam market share, by region, 2015 – 2021
27. North America polymer foam market, 2015 – 2021, (Kilo Tons) (USD Million)
28. U.S. polymer foam market, 2015 – 2021, (Kilo Tons) (USD Million)
29. Europe polymer foam market, 2015 – 2021, (Kilo Tons) (USD Million)
30. UK polymer foam market, 2015 – 2021, (Kilo Tons) (USD Million)
31. France polymer foam market, 2015 – 2021, (Kilo Tons) (USD Million)
32. Germany polymer foam market, 2015 – 2021, (Kilo Tons) (USD Million)
33. Asia Pacific polymer foam market, 2015 – 2021, (Kilo Tons) (USD Million)
34. China polymer foam market, 2015 – 2021, (Kilo Tons) (USD Million)
35. Japan polymer foam market, 2015 – 2021, (Kilo Tons)  (USD Million)
36. India polymer foam market, 2015 – 2021, (Kilo Tons) (USD Million)
37. Latin America polymer foam market, 2015-2021, (Kilo Tons) (USD Million)
38. Brazil polymer foam market, 2015 – 2021, (Kilo Tons) (USD Million)
39. Middle East & Africa polymer foam market, 2015 – 2021, (Kilo Tons) (USD Million)

List of Tables

1. Global polymer foam market snapshot
2. Drivers for polymer foam market: Impact analysis
3. Restraints of polymer foam market: Impact analysis
4. North America polymer foam market volume, by type, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
5. North America polymer foam market revenue, by type, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
6. North America polymer foam market volume, by application, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
7. North America polymer foam market revenue, by application, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
8. U.S. polymer foam market volume, by type, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
9. U.S. polymer foam market revenue, by type, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
10. U.S. polymer foam market volume, by application, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
11. U.S. polymer foam market revenue, by application, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
12. Europe polymer foam market volume, by type, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
13. Europe polymer foam market revenue, by type, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
14. Europe polymer foam market volume, by application, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
15. Europe polymer foam market revenue, by application, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
16. UK polymer foam market volume, by type, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
17. UK polymer foam market revenue, by type, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
18. UK polymer foam market volume, by application, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
19. UK polymer foam market revenue, by application, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
20. France polymer foam market volume, by type, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
21. France polymer foam market revenue, by type, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
22. France polymer foam market volume, by application, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
23. France polymer foam market revenue, by application, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
24. Germany polymer foam market volume, by type, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
25. Germany polymer foam market revenue, by type, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
26. Germany polymer foam market volume, by application, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
27. Germany polymer foam market revenue, by application, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
28. Asia-Pacific polymer foam market volume, by type, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
29. Asia-Pacific polymer foam market revenue, by type, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
30. Asia-Pacific polymer foam market volume, by application, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
31. Asia-Pacific polymer foam market revenue, by application, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
32. China polymer foam market volume, by type, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
33. China polymer foam market revenue, by type, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
34. China polymer foam market volume, by application, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
35. China polymer foam market revenue, by application, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
36. Japan polymer foam market volume, by type, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
37. Japan polymer foam market revenue, by type, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
38. Japan polymer foam market volume, by application, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
39. Japan polymer foam market revenue, by application, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
40. India polymer foam market volume, by type, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
41. India polymer foam market revenue, by type, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
42. India polymer foam market volume, by application, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
43. India polymer foam market revenue, by application, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
44. Latin America polymer foam market volume, by type, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
45. Latin America polymer foam market revenue, by type, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
46. Latin America polymer foam market volume, by application, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
47. Latin America polymer foam market revenue, by application, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
48. Brazil polymer foam market volume, by type, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
49. Brazil polymer foam market revenue, by type, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
50. Brazil polymer foam market volume, by application, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
51. Brazil polymer foam market revenue, by application, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
52. Middle East & Africa polymer foam market volume, by type, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
53. Middle East & Africa polymer foam market revenue, by type, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)
54. Middle East & Africa polymer foam market volume, by application, 2015 – 2021 (Kilo Tons)
55. Middle East & Africa polymer foam market revenue, by application, 2015 – 2021 (USD Million)

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