World Bioplastics

Industry forecasts for 2013 & 2018

Publication Date	October 2009
Publisher	Freedonia Group
Product Type	Report
Pages
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	FED00496

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Summary

Global demand to increase more than fourfold by 2013
Global demand for bioplastics, which include plastic resins that are biodegradable or derived from plant-based sources, will rise more than fourfold to 890,000 metric tons in 2013. This extraordinary growth will be fueled by a number of actors, including consumer demand for more environmentally-sustainable products, the development of bio-based feedstocks for commodity plastic resins, and increasing restrictions on the use of plastic products, particularly plastic bags. Most importantly, however, will be the expected continuation of high crude oil and natural gas prices, which will allow bioplastics to become more cost-competitive with petroleum-based resins. Looking ahead to 2018, world bioplastics demand is forecast to reach nearly two million metric tons, with a market value of over $5 billion.

Non-biodegradable plastics to be primary demand driver
Biodegradable plastics, such as starchbased resins, polylactic acid and degradable polyesters, accounted for the vast majority (nearly 90 percent) of bioplastics demand in 2008. Double-digit gains are expected to continue going forward, fueled in part by the emergence of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) -- such as MIREL resins from Telles -- on the commercial market. However, nonbiodegradable plant-based plastics will be the primary driver of bioplastics demand. In the next few years, Dow Chemical and Braskem are each planning to open plants in Brazil that will produce polyethylene from bio-based ethanol. Other firms are expected to open bio-based polyvinyl chloride and polypropylene facilities. As a result, demand for non-biodegradable plant-based plastics will increase from just 23,000 metric tons in 2008 to nearly 600,000 metric tons in 2013.

Asia/Pacific market to catch Western Europe

Western Europe was the largest regional market for bioplastics in 2008, accounting for about 40 percent of world demand. Bioplastics sales in the region benefit from strong consumer demand for biodegradable and plant-based products, a regulatory environment that favors bioplastics over petroleum resins, and an extensive infrastructure for composting. Going forward, however, more rapid growth in demand will be found in the Asia/Pacific region, which will become the equal of the West European market by 2013. Gains will be stimulated by strong demand in Japan, which has focused intently on the replacement of petroleumbased plastics. Other world regions, such as Latin America and Eastern Europe, will see stellar gains in bioplastics demand from a very small 2008 bsae.

World bioplastic production to shift from developed to developing countries
Currently, world bioplastics production is heavily concentrated in the developed countries of North America, Western Europe and Japan. This will change dramatically by 2013, as China is expected to open over 100,000 metric tons of new bioplastics capacity. Furthermore, once the planned bio-based polyethylene and polyvinyl chloride plants come online, Brazil will become the world’s leading producer of bioplastics in 2018

Content

INTRODUCTION

     I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

     II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT
        General
        World Economic Overview
          Recent Historical Trends
          World Economic Outlook
        World Population Outlook
        World Manufacturing Outlook
        World Agricultural Outlook
          Maize
          Sugar Crops
        World Plastics Overview
          Plastics Demand
          Plastics Production
          Pricing Trends
        World Converted Flexible Plastic Packaging Outlook
        Regulatory & Environmental Considerations
          Degradability Standards & Certification
          Composting & Recycling
          Legislation
          Food Versus Industrial Crop Use


    III. WORLD BIOPLASTICS OVERVIEW
        General
        Product Overview
          Biodegradable
           Starch-Based Resins
           Polylactic Acid
           Petroleum-Based Resins
           PHAs
           Other
          Non-Biodegradable
        Market Overview
          Packaging
           Packaging Film
           Loose-Fill
           Containers & Other
          Nonpackaging
           Bags
           Foodservice Disposables
           Automotive & Electronics
           Agricultural Films
           Other
        Regional Overview
          Demand
          Production
          Trade Flows

     IV. NORTH AMERICA
        General
        Bioplastics Demand
        United States
        Canada
        Mexico

     V. WESTERN EUROPE
        General
        Bioplastics Demand
        Germany
        Italy
        United Kingdom
        France
        Netherlands
        Other Western Europe
          Belgium
          Norway
          All Other

     VI. ASIA/PACIFIC
        General
        Bioplastics Demand
        Japan
        China
        South Korea
        Other Asia/Pacific
          Taiwan
          Australia
          All Other

    VII. OTHER REGIONS
        Latin America: General
        Latin America: Bioplastics Demand
          Brazil
          Other Latin America
        Eastern Europe
        Africa/Mideast

    VIII. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
        General
        Market Share
        Mergers & Acquisitions
        Manufacturing Requirements
        Research & Development
        Marketing Strategies
        Channels of Distribution
        Competitive Strategies
        Cooperative Agreements

        Company Profiles
          Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
          Arkema SA
          BASF SE
          Biograde Limited, see Cardia Bioplastics Limited
          BioMatera Incorporated
          Biotec GmbH & Company, see Sphere and Stanelco
          Braskem SA
          Cardia Bioplastics Limited
          Cargill Incorporated
          Cereplast Incorporated
          Dow Chemical Company
          DuPont (EI) de Nemours
          Eastman Chemical Company
          EBM Biodegradable Materials Limited
          FKuR Kunststoff GmbH
          Grace Biotech Corporation
          Innovia Films Limited
          IRe Chemical Limited
          Merquinsa
          Metabolix Incorporated
          Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation
          NatureWorks LLC, see Cargill Incorporated
          Ningbo Tianan Biologic Material Company Limited
          Novamont SpA
          Perstorp AB
          PGLA-1, see Cargill Incorporated
          PHB Industrial SA
          Plantic Technologies Limited
          Rodenburg Biopolymers BV
          Showa Denko KK
          Solvay SA
          Sphere SA
          Stanelco plc
          Synbra Holding BV
          Teijin Limited
          Telles LLC, see Archer-Daniels-Midland and Metabolix
          Total SA
          Zhejiang Hangzhou Xinfu Pharmaceutical Company
           Limited
          Zhejiang Hisun Biomaterials Company Limited

                 LIST OF TABLES

        SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
        Summary Table

        SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
      1 World Gross Domestic Product by Region
      2 World Population by Region
      3 World Manufacturing Value Added by Region
      4 World Agricultural Value Added by Region
      5 World Plastic Resin Demand by Region
      6 World Plastic Resin Production by Region
      7 Plastic Resin Pricing
      8 World Converted Flexible Plastic Packaging Demand
          by Region

        SECTION III -- WORLD BIOPLASTICS OVERVIEW
      1 World Bioplastics Demand by Type
      2 World Biodegradable Plastics Demand by Type
      3 World Starch-Based Resin Demand by Region & Market
      4 World Polylactic Acid Demand by Region & Market
      5 World Petroleum-Based Bioplastic Demand
          by Region & Market
      6 World PHA Resin Demand by Region & Market
      7 World Other Biodegradable Plastic Resin Demand
          by Region & Market
      8 World Non-Biodegradable Bioplastics Demand
          by Type, Region & Market
      9 World Bioplastics Demand by Market
     10 World Packaging Demand for Bioplastics by Application
          & Region
     11 World Nonpackaging Demand for Bioplastics
          by Application & Region
     12 World Bioplastics Demand by Region
     13 World Bioplastics Production by Region
     14 World Bioplastics Net Exports by Region

        SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
      1 North America -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
      2 North America -- Bioplastics Demand by Type & Market
      3 United States -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
      4 United States -- Bioplastics Demand by Type
      5 United States -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
      6 Canada -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
      7 Canada -- Bioplastics Demand by Type
      8 Canada -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
      9 Mexico -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
     10 Mexico -- Bioplastics Demand by Type
     11 Mexico -- Bioplastics Demand by Market

        SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
      1 Western Europe -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
      2 Western Europe -- Bioplastics Demand by Type & Market
      3 Germany -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
      4 Germany -- Bioplastics Demand by Type
      5 Germany -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
      6 Italy -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
      7 Italy -- Bioplastics Demand by Type
      8 Italy -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
      9 United Kingdom -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
     10 United Kingdom -- Bioplastics Demand by Type
     11 United Kingdom -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
     12 France -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
     13 France -- Bioplastics Demand by Type
     14 France -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
     15 Netherlands -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
     16 Netherlands -- Bioplastics Demand by Type
     17 Netherlands -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
     18 Other Western Europe -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
     19 Other Western Europe -- Bioplastics Demand
          by Country & Type
     20 Other Western Europe -- Bioplastics Demand by Market

        SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
      1 Asia/Pacific -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
      2 Asia/Pacific -- Bioplastics Demand by Type & Market
      3 Japan -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
      4 Japan -- Bioplastics Demand by Type
      5 Japan -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
      6 China -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
      7 China -- Bioplastics Demand by Type
      8 China -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
      9 South Korea -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
     10 South Korea -- Bioplastics Demand by Type
     11 South Korea -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
     12 Other Asia/Pacific -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
     13 Other Asia/Pacific -- Bioplastics Demand
          by Country & Type
     14 Other Asia/Pacific -- Bioplastics Demand by Market

        SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS
      1 Latin America -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
      2 Latin America -- Bioplastics Demand by Type & Market
      3 Brazil -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
      4 Brazil -- Bioplastics Demand by Type
      5 Brazil -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
      6 Other Latin America -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
      7 Other Latin America -- Bioplastics Demand by Type
      8 Other Latin America -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
      9 Eastern Europe -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
     10 Eastern Europe -- Bioplastics Demand by Country & Type
     11 Eastern Europe -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
     12 Africa/Mideast -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
     13 Africa/Mideast -- Bioplastics Demand by Type
     14 Africa/Mideast -- Bioplastics Demand by Market

        SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
      1 Bioplastics Sales by Company, 2008
      2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
      3 Selected Cooperative Agreements

                 LIST OF CHARTS

        SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
      1 World Maize Production by Region, 2008
      2 World Sugar Crop Production by Region, 2008
      3 World Plastic Resin Demand by Region, 2008
      4 Plastic Resin Pricing Trends, 1998-2018

        SECTION III -- WORLD BIOPLASTICS OVERVIEW
      1 World Biodegradable Plastics Demand by Type,
          1998-2018
      2 World Non-Biodegradable Bioplastics Demand
          by Type, 1998-2018
      3 World Packaging Demand for Bioplastics
          by Application, 2008
      4 World Nonpackaging Demand for Bioplastics
          by Application, 2008
      5 Bioplastics Demand by Region, 1998-2018
      6 Bioplastics Production by Region, 1998-2018

        SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
      1 North America Bioplastics Demand by Country, 2008

        SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
      1 Western Europe Bioplastics Demand by Country, 2008

        SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
      1 Asia/Pacific Bioplastics Demand by Country, 2008

        SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
      1 World Bioplastics Market Share, 2008