Industry Insights
Increasing demand for flexible and durable products for several end-use applications has been a major factor responsible for the growth of global plastics market. The market is characterised by ever increasing applications in several end-use industries. Consumers have been switching to plastic materials from conventional counterparts such as wood, metal, paper, ceramics, glass and leather. This shift of consumer requirements has fuelled the market growth over the last few decades. Increasing infrastructure spending in Asia Pacific and Latin America has boosted demand for paints, coatings, pipes and adhesives. Increasing demand for these applications has augmented the plastics market growth. Rising demand for high durability and light weight materials in automobile & aerospace industries to enhance fuel efficiency is also expected to have a positive outlook on the market over the next few years.
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Volatility of raw material prices may restraint the market growth over the forecast period. This is anticipated to negatively impact the demand supply balance. Increasing government regulations coupled with environmental apprehensions for disposal of plastic materials may further set back the market growth. In order to overcome such challenges, the industry participants have been forming strategic alliances with biotechnology firms to develop bio-based plastics. Increasing R&D investments and technological innovation to recycle plastics into various durable end-products are expected to create future opportunities for the market players.
Product Insights
On the basis of resin types, plastics market has be segmented into six products which include polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polystyrene and engineering thermoplastics. PE was the...