World Bioplastics
Forecasts for 2015 & 2020 in 16 countries
Market Research Report

World Bioplastics Forecasts for 2015 & 2020 in 16 countries Market Research Report

World demand to reach $2.9 billion in 2015

Global demand for biodegradable and bio-based plastics will more than triple to over one million metric tons in 2015, valued at $2.9 billion. Bioplastics have moved past the initial phase of market introduction and are now experiencing robust increases in demand in virtually all parts of the world. Gains are being fueled by a number of factors, including consumer preferences for environmentally sustainable materials, improved performance of bioplastic resins with respect to traditional plastics, and the introduction of commodity plastics produced from bio-based sources. Ultimately, however, price considerations will be the main driver of bioplastic market success, and rising petroleum costs may allow some bioplastic resins to achieve price parity with conventional plastics by the end of the decade.

Starch-based resins, PLA to pace biodegradables

Biodegradable plastics accounted for 90 percent of the world bioplastics market in 2010. Excellent growth is forecast for the two leading biodegradable plastics, starch-based resins and polylactic acid (PLA), both of which will more than double in demand through 2015. More rapid growth is expected for PLA, which will benefit from advancements in compounding polymerization technology, as well as its relatively low cost compared to other bioplastics. Fastest gains for biodegradable plastics, however, will be seen for polyhydroxy-alkanoate (PHA) resins, which are just beginning to enter the commercial market.

Bio-based polyethylene to offer best opportunities

Despite the strong advances for biodegradable resins, non-biodegradable biobased resins will be the primary driver of bioplastics demand through 2015 and beyond. Gains will be stimulated by the availability of commercial quantities of bio-based polyethylene from Braskem's 200,000 metric ton per year plant in Brazil, which opened in late 2010. Two other bio-based polyethylene plants, as well as bio-based polypropylene and PVC facilities, are expected to open around 2015. Additionally, industrial production of fully bio-based PET is forecast to become a reality by the end of the decade.

Asia/Pacific region to be fastest-growing market; Brazil to become leading producer

Western Europe was the leading consumer of bioplastics in 2010, as the region's environmentally conscious consumers have been the quickest to accept biobased and biodegradable products. Starch-based resins used in biodegradable bags are particularly popular in the region. North America was another major market for bioplastics in 2010, with PLA accounting for the majority of demand. However, the fastest gains in bioplastics demand through 2015 will be seen for the Asia/Pacific region, driven by robust growth in Japan and China.

Currently, world bioplastics production is heavily concentrated in the US and Western Europe. This will change dramatically by 2015, as production of bio-based polyethylene ramps up in Brazil, making the country the world's leading producer of bioplastics. Furthermore, China and Thailand plan to open over 100,000 metric tons of new bioplastics capacity by 2020, making these countries major players in the global market.

Study coverage

This new Freedonia industry study, World Bioplastics, is priced at $6100. It presents historical demand data (2000, 2005, 2010) and forecasts for 2015 and 2020 by product, market, world region and for 16 major countries. The study also considers market environment factors, evaluates company market share and profiles 38 industry competitors.

• 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
  • Plastic Resin Demand
  • Plastic Resin Production
  • Pricing Trends
  • World Packaging Overview
  • Regulatory & Environmental Considerations
  • Standards & Certification
  • Composting & Recycling
  • Legislation
  • Food versus Industrial Crop Use
• III. OVERVIEW
  • General
  • Product Overview
  • Biodegradable
  • Starch-Based Resins
  • Polylactic Acid
  • Polyester Bioplastics
  • PHAs
  • Other
  • Non-Biodegradable
  • Bio-Based Polyethylene
  • Bio-Based Polyamides
  • Other
  • Market Overview
  • Packaging
  • Containers
  • Packaging Film
  • Loose-Fill & Other
  • Nonpackaging
  • Bags
  • Foodservice Disposables
  • Agriculture
  • Automotive & Electronics
  • Other
  • Regional Overview
  • Demand
  • Production
  • Trade Flows
• IV. NORTH AMERICA
  • Economic Overview
  • Bioplastics Demand
  • United States
  • Canada
  • Mexico
• V. WESTERN EUROPE
  • Economic Overview
  • Bioplastics Demand
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • United Kingdom
  • France
  • Netherlands
  • Other Western Europe
  • Belgium
  • Norway
  • All Other
• VI. ASIA/PACIFIC
  • Economic Overview
  • Bioplastics Demand
  • Japan
  • China
  • Taiwan
  • South Korea
  • Other Asia/Pacific
  • Australia
  • All Other
• VII. OTHER REGIONS
  • Central & South America
  • Brazil
  • Other Central & South America
  • Eastern Europe
  • Africa/Mideast
• VIII. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
  • General
  • Market Share
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Manufacturing Requirements
  • Research & Development
  • Marketing Strategies
  • Channels of Distribution
  • Cooperative Agreements
  • Company Profiles
  • Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
  • Arkema SA
  • BASF SE
  • Biome Technologies plc
  • BIOP Biopolymer Technologies AG
  • Biotec, see Biome Technologies and Sphere
  • Braskem SA
  • Cardia Bioplastics Limited
  • Cargill Incorporated
  • Cereplast Incorporated
  • Daesang Company Limited
  • Dow Chemical Company
  • DuPont (EI) de Nemours
  • Eastman Chemical Company
  • FKuR Kunststoff GmbH
  • Galactic SA
  • Grace Biotech Corporation
  • Innovia Films Limited
  • IRe Chemical Limited
  • Merquinsa Mercados Quimicos SL
  • Metabolix Incorporated
  • Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation
  • Nantong Jiuding Biological Engineering Company Limited
  • NatureWorks, see Cargill
  • Ningbo Tianan Biologic Material Company Limited
  • Novamont SpA
  • Perstorp AB
  • Plantic Technologies Limited
  • PTT Chemical Public Company Limited
  • PTT MCC Biochem, see Mitsubishi Chemical and PTT
  • Chemical
  • Rodenburg Biopolymers BV
  • Showa Denko KK
  • Solvay SA
  • Sphere SA
  • Synbra Holding BV
  • Teijin Limited
  • Telles, see Archer-Daniels Midland and Metabolix
  • Tianjin GreenBio Materials Company Limited
  • 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 Packaging Demand by Region
  • SECTION III -- OVERVIEW
  • 1 World Bioplastics Demand by Type
  • 2 World Biodegradable Plastics Demand by Product
  • 3 World Starch-Based Resin Demand by Region & Market
  • 4 World Polylactic Acid Demand by Region & Market
  • 5 World Polyester Bioplastic Demand by Region & Market
  • 6 World PHA Resin Demand by Region & Market
  • 7 World Other Biodegradable Resin Demand by Region & Market
  • 8 World Non-Biodegradable Bioplastics Demand by Product
  • 9 World Bio-Based Polyethylene Demand by Region & Market
  • 10 World Bio-Based Polyamide Demand by Region & Market
  • 11 World Other Non-Biodegradable Bioplastic Demand by Region & Market
  • 12 World Bioplastics Demand by Market
  • 13 World Packaging Demand for Bioplastics by Application & Region
  • 14 World Nonpackaging Demand for Bioplastics by Application & Region
  • 15 World Bioplastics Demand by Region
  • 16 World Bioplastics Production by Region
  • 17 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 Product
  • 5 United States -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
  • 6 Canada -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
  • 7 Canada -- Bioplastics Demand by Product
  • 8 Canada -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
  • 9 Mexico -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
  • 10 Mexico -- Bioplastics Demand by Product
  • 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 Product
  • 5 Germany -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
  • 6 Italy -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
  • 7 Italy -- Bioplastics Demand by Product
  • 8 Italy -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
  • 9 United Kingdom -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
  • 10 United Kingdom -- Bioplastics Demand by Product
  • 11 United Kingdom -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
  • 12 France -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
  • 13 France -- Bioplastics Demand by Product
  • 14 France -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
  • 15 Netherlands -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
  • 16 Netherlands -- Bioplastics Demand by Product
  • 17 Netherlands -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
  • 18 Other Western Europe -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
  • 19 Other Western Europe -- Bioplastics Demand by Country & Product
  • 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 Product
  • 5 Japan -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
  • 6 China -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
  • 7 China -- Bioplastics Demand by Product
  • 8 China -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
  • 9 Taiwan -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
  • 10 Taiwan -- Bioplastics Demand by Product
  • 11 Taiwan -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
  • 12 South Korea -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
  • 13 South Korea -- Bioplastics Demand by Product
  • 14 South Korea -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
  • 15 Other Asia/Pacific -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
  • 16 Other Asia/Pacific -- Bioplastics Demand by Country & Product
  • 17 Other Asia/Pacific -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
  • SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS
  • 1 Central & South America -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
  • 2 Central & South America -- Bioplastics Demand by Type & Market
  • 3 Brazil -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
  • 4 Brazil -- Bioplastics Demand by Product
  • 5 Brazil -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
  • 6 Other Central & South America -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
  • 7 Other Central & South America -- Bioplastics Demand by Product
  • 8 Other Central & South America -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
  • 9 Eastern Europe -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
  • 10 Eastern Europe -- Bioplastics Demand by Country & Product
  • 11 Eastern Europe -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
  • 12 Africa/Mideast -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
  • 13 Africa/Mideast -- Bioplastics Demand by Product
  • 14 Africa/Mideast -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
  • SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
  • 1 World Bioplastics Sales by Company, 2010
  • 2 Selected Cooperative Agreements
• LIST OF CHARTS
  • SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
  • 1 World Maize Production by Region, 2010
  • 2 World Sugar Crop Production by Region, 2010
  • 3 World Plastic Resin Demand by Region, 2010
  • 4 Plastic Resin Pricing Patterns, 2000-2020
  • SECTION III -- OVERVIEW
  • 1 World Biodegradable Plastic Demand by Product, 2000-2020
  • 2 World Non-Biodegradable Bioplastics Demand by Product, 2000-2020
  • 3 World Packaging Demand for Bioplastics by Application, 2010
  • 4 World Nonpackaging Demand for Bioplastics by Application,
  • 2010
  • 5 World Bioplastics Demand by Region, 2000-2020
  • 6 World Bioplastics Production by Region, 2000-2020
  • SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
  • 1 North America Bioplastics Demand by Country, 2010
  • SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
  • 1 Western Europe Bioplastics Demand by Country, 2010
  • SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
  • 1 Asia/Pacific Bioplastics Demand by Country, 2010
  • SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
  • 1 World Bioplastics Market Share, 2010