Chapter 1 Preface 14
1.1 Report Scope and Description 14
1.1.1 Study Purpose 14
1.1.2 Target Audience 14
1.1.3 USP and Key Offerings 14
1.2 Research Scope 15
1.3 Research Methodology 16
1.3.1 Phase I – Secondary Research 16
1.3.2 Phase II – Primary Research 17
1.3.3 Phase III – Expert Panel Review 17
1.3.4 Approach Adopted 17
1.3.5 Top-Down Approach 18
1.3.6 Bottom-Up Approach 18
1.3.7 Assumptions 19
1.4 Market Segmentation 19
Chapter 2 Executive Summary 20
2.1 Market Snapshot: Global BP Market 21
2.1.1 Global BP Market, by Type, 2017 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 22
2.1.2 Global BP Market, by Application, 2017 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 23
2.1.3 Global BP Market, by Geography, 2017 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 23
Chapter 3 Market Dynamics 24
3.1 Introduction 24
3.2 Market Dynamics 25
3.2.1 Market Drivers 25
3.2.1.1 Increasing Regulations and Bans Against Plastic Bags and Other Single-Use Plastic Items 25
3.2.1.2 Increasing Demand for Green Packaging 26
3.2.1.3 Growing Consumer Awareness Related to Environmental Impacts of Conventional Plastics 26
3.2.1.4 Driver 4 26
3.2.2 Market Restraints 27
3.2.2.1 Restraint 1 27
3.2.2.2 Restraint 2 28
3.2.3 Market Opportunities 29
3.2.3.1 Increase in Research and Development Expenditure to develop new manufacturing technology for Biodegradable Plastics 29
3.2.3.2 Opportunity 2 29
3.3 Attractive Investment Proposition, by Geography, 2017 30
3.4 Market Positioning of Key Players, 2017 31
Chapter 4 Global Biodegradable Plastics (BP) Market, by Type 32
4.1 Overview 32
4.1.1 Global BP Market Value Share, by Type, 2017 & 2026 (Value, %) 33
4.1.2 Global BP Market, by Type, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 33
4.2 Starch Blends 34
4.2.1 Global Starch Blends BP Market, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 35
4.3 Polylactic acid (PLA) 36
4.3.1 Global PLA BP Market, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 36
4.4 Polybutylene adipate/terephthalate(PBAT) 37
4.4.1 Global PBAT BP Market, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 37
4.5 Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) 38
4.5.1 Global PHA BP Market, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 38
4.6 Polybutylene Succinate (PBS) 39
4.6.1 Global PBS BP Market, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 39
4.7 Cellulose Acetate 40
4.7.1 Global Cellulose Acetate BP Market, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 40
Chapter 5 Global Biodegradable Plastics (BP) Market, by Application 41
5.1 Overview 41
5.1.1 Global BP Market Value Share, by Application, 2017 & 2026 (Value, %) 42
5.1.2 Global BP Market, by Application, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 42
5.2 Packaging 43
5.2.1 Global BP Market, by Packaging, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 44
5.3 Building and Construction 45
5.3.1 Global BP Market, by Building and Construction, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 45
5.4 Agriculture and Horticulture 46
5.4.1 Global BP Market, by Agriculture and Horticulture, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 46
5.5 Consumer Goods 47
5.5.1 Global BP Market, by Consumer Goods, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 47
5.6 Automotive and Transport 48
5.6.1 Global BP Market, by Automotive and Transport, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 48
5.7 Textiles 49
5.7.1 Global BP Market, by Textiles, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 49
5.8 Others 50
5.8.1 Global BP Market, by Others, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 50
Chapter 6 Global Biodegradable Plastics (BP) Market, by Geography 52
6.1 Overview 52
6.1.1 Global BP Market Value Share, by Geography, 2017 & 2026 (Value %) 53
6.1.2 Global BP Market, by Geography 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 53
6.2 North America 54
6.2.1 North America BP Market, by Type, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 55
6.2.2 North America BP Market, by Application, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 56
6.2.3 North America BP Market, by Country (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 57
6.3 Europe 58
6.3.1 Europe BP Market, by Type, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 58
6.3.2 Europe BP Market, by Application, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 60
6.3.3 Europe BP Market, by Country/Region (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 61
6.4 Asia Pacific(APAC) 61
6.4.1 APAC BP Market, by Type, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 62
6.4.2 APAC BP Market, by Application, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 64
6.4.3 APAC BP Market, by Country/Region (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 65
6.5 Latin America(LATAM) 65
6.5.1 LATAM BP Market, by Type, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 66
6.5.2 LATAM BP Market, by Application, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 68
6.5.3 LATAM BP Market, by Country/Region (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 69
6.6 Middle East & Africa(MEA) 69
6.6.1 MEA BP Market, by Type, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 70
6.6.2 MEA BP Market, by Application, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 72
6.6.3 MEA BP Market, by Region (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 73
Chapter 7 Company Profiles 74
7.1 BASF S.E. 74
7.2 Archer Daniels Midland 76
7.3 E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company 77
7.4 Mondi Group 78
7.5 Biome Technologies PLC 79
7.6 Stora Enso 80
7.7 Amcor 81
7.8 Rocktenn 82
7.9 Unilever 83
7.10 Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation 84
7.11 Corbion 85
7.12 Natureworks LLC 86
List of Figures
FIG. 1 Global Biodegradable Plastics (BP) Market: Research Methodology 16
FIG. 2 Market Size Estimation – Top Down & Bottom up Approach 18
FIG. 3 Global BP Market Segmentation 19
FIG. 4 Global BP Market, by Type, 2017 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 22
FIG. 5 Global BP Market, by Application, 2017 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 23
FIG. 6 Global BP Market, by Geography, 2017 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 23
FIG. 7 Attractive Investment Proposition, by Geography, 2017 30
FIG. 8 Global Market Positioning of Key Biodegradable Plastics Manufacturers, 2017 31
FIG. 9 Global BP Market Value Share, by Type, 2017 & 2026 (Value, %) 33
FIG. 10 Global Starch Blends BP Market, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 35
FIG. 11 Global PLA BP Market, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 36
FIG. 12 Global PBAT BP Market, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 37
FIG. 13 Global PHA BP Market, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 38
FIG. 14 Global PBS BP Market, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 39
FIG. 15 Global Cellulose Acetate BP Market, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 40
FIG. 16 Global BP Market Value Share, by Application, 2017 & 2026 (Value, %) 42
FIG. 17 Global BP Market, by Packaging, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 44
FIG. 18 Global BP Market, by Building and Construction, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 45
FIG. 19 Global BP Market, by Agriculture and Horticulture, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 46
FIG. 20 Global BP Market, by Consumer Goods, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 47
FIG. 21 Global BP Market, by Automotive and Transport, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 48
FIG. 22 Global BP Market, by Textiles, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 49
FIG. 23 Global BP Market, by Others, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) (US$ Bn) 50
FIG. 24 Global BP Market Value Share, by Geography, 2017 & 2026 (Value %) 53
List of Tables
TABLE 1 Market Snapshot: Global Biodegradable Plastics (BP) Market Volume 21
TABLE 2 Market Snapshot: Global BP Market Value 22
TABLE 3 Global BP Market, by Type, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) 33
TABLE 4 Global BP Market, by Type 2016 – 2026 (US$ Bn) 34
TABLE 5 Global BP Market, by Application, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) 42
TABLE 6 Global BP Market, by Application, 2016 – 2026 (US$ Bn) 43
TABLE 7 Global BP Market, by Geography 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) 53
TABLE 8 Global BP Market, by Geography 2016 – 2026 (US$ Bn) 54
TABLE 9 North America BP Market, by Type, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) 55
TABLE 10 North America BP Market, by Type, 2016 – 2026 (US$ Bn) 55
TABLE 11 North America BP Market, by Application, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) 56
TABLE 12 North America BP Market, by Application, 2016 – 2026 (US$ Bn) 56
TABLE 13 North America BP Market, by Country 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) 57
TABLE 14 North America BP Market, by Country 2016 – 2026 (US$ Bn) 57
TABLE 15 Europe BP Market, by Type, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) 58
TABLE 16 Europe BP Market, by Type, 2016 – 2026 (US$ Bn) 59
TABLE 17 Europe BP Market, by Application, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) 60
TABLE 18 Europe BP Market, by Application, 2016 – 2026 (US$ Bn) 60
TABLE 19 Europe BP Market, by Country/Region 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) 61
TABLE 20 Europe BP Market, by Country/Region 2016 – 2026 (US$ Bn) 61
TABLE 21 APAC BP Market, by Type, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) 62
TABLE 22 APAC BP Market, by Type, 2016 – 2026 (US$ Bn) 62
TABLE 23 APAC BP Market, by Application, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) 64
TABLE 24 APAC BP Market, by Application, 2016 – 2026 (US$ Bn) 64
TABLE 25 APAC BP Market, by Country/Region, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) 65
TABLE 26 APAC BP Market, by Country/Region, 2016 – 2026 (US$ Bn) 65
TABLE 27 LATAM BP Market, by Type, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) 66
TABLE 28 LATAM BP Market, by Type, 2016 – 2026 (US$ Bn) 66
TABLE 29 LATAM BP Market, by Application, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) 68
TABLE 30 LATAM BP Market, by Application, 2016 – 2026 (US$ Bn) 68
TABLE 31 LATAM BP Market, by Country/Region 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) 69
TABLE 32 LATAM BP Market, by Country/Region, 2016 – 2026 (US$ Bn) 69
TABLE 33 MEA BP Market, by Type, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) 70
TABLE 34 MEA BP Market, by Type, 2016 – 2026 (US$ Bn) 70
TABLE 35 MEA BP Market, by Application, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) 72
TABLE 36 MEA BP Market, by Application, 2016 – 2026 (US$ Bn) 72
TABLE 37 MEA BP Market, by Region, 2016 – 2026 (Million Tons) 73
TABLE 38 MEA BP Market, by Region, 2016 – 2026 (US$ Bn) 73
TABLE 39 BASF S.E.: Company Snapshot (Business Description; Product/Business Portfolio; Financial Information; Business Overview and Recent Development) 74
TABLE 40 Archer Daniels Midland: Company Snapshot (Business Description; Product Portfolio; Financial Information; Business Overview and Recent Development) 76
TABLE 41 E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company: Company Snapshot (Business Description; Product Portfolio; Financial Information; Business Overview and Recent Development) 77
TABLE 42 Mondi Group: Company Snapshot (Business Description; Product Portfolio; Financial Information; Business Overview and Recent Development) 78
TABLE 43 Biome Technologies PLC: Company Snapshot (Business Description; Product Portfolio; Financial Information; Business Overview and Recent Development) 79
TABLE 44 Stora Enso: Company Snapshot (Business Description; Product Portfolio; Financial Information; Business Overview and Recent Development) 80
TABLE 45 Amcor: Company Snapshot (Business Description; Product Portfolio; Financial Information; Business Overview and Recent Development) 81
TABLE 46 Rocktenn: Company Snapshot (Business Description; Product Portfolio; Financial Information; Business Overview and Recent Development) 82
TABLE 47 Unilever: Company Snapshot (Business Description; Product Portfolio; Financial Information; Business Overview and Recent Development) 83
TABLE 48 Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation: Company Snapshot (Business Description; Product Portfolio; Financial Information; Business Overview and Recent Development) 84
TABLE 49 Corbion: Company Snapshot (Business Description; Product Portfolio; Financial Information; Business Overview and Recent Development) 85
TABLE 50 Natureworks LLC: Company Snapshot (Business Description; Product Portfolio; Financial Information; Business Overview and Recent Development) 86