Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Biodegradable Plastics Market: by Types Applications, Regulations, Prices, Trends & Forecast (2011-2016)


Biodegradable Plastics Market: by Types Applications, Regulations, Prices, Trends & Forecast (2011-2016)

The increasing demand for renewable and bio-based materials and shift in consumer preference to eco-friendly packaging are driving the market for global biodegradable plastics. The global biodegradable plastics market in terms of volume (‘000, metric tons) is expected to grow from 664 thousand metric tons in 2010 to 2330 thousand metric tons in 2016 at an estimated CAGR of 20.24% from 2011 to 2016.
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Biodegradable plastics offer tremendous potential in various applications including packaging, electronics, transport, textiles and medical. Amongst all the market segments, the starch-based plastics market commands the largest share in terms of volume, while PLA-based plastics lead the market in terms of revenue. Packaging forms the largest application market due to increased consumer awareness for sustainable packaging. The packaging application contributed over 50% of the global biodegradable plastics market in 2010. In PLA-based plastics, textiles applications are expected to have the highest CAGR of 23.16% from 2011 to 2016.
Scope of the report
This research report categorizes the global market for biodegradable plastics market on the basis of product types, applications and geography; forecasting revenues and analyzing trends in each of the following submarkets:
On the basis of product type
Starch
PLA
PHA
PCL
PBS
On the basis of application
Packaging
Agriculture
Transport
Electronics
Textiles
Medical
On basis of geography
North America
Europe
Asia
RoW
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Introduction
1.1 Key Take-Aways
1.2 Report Description
1.3 Stakeholders
1.4 Research Methodology
1.4.1 Market size
1.4.2 Key data points taken from secondary sources
1.4.3 Key data points taken from primary sources
1.4.4 Assumptions made for this report
1.4.5 List of companies covered during primaries
1.4.6 Key questions answered
2 Executive Summary
3 Market Overview
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Burning Issues
3.2.1 Non-standardization of terminologies
3.2.2 Composting infrastructure bottlenecks
3.3 Market Drivers
3.3.1 Use of renewable & bio-based raw materials
3.3.2 Increasing environmental awareness
3.3.3 Positive attitude of governments towards green procurement policies
3.3.4 Shift in consumer preferences towards eco friendly packaging
3.4 Market Restraints
3.4.1 Cost competitiveness over conventional petroleum based plastics
3.4.2 Durablity of biodegradable plastics
3.5 Opportunities
3.5.1 Increasing scope in end-user segments
3.5.2 New raw materials
3.5.3 Brazil & Mexico emeriging markets for biodegradable plastics
3.6 RAW Material Trends
3.6.1 Raw materials for biobased - biodegradable plastics
3.6.1.1 Cassava
3.6.1.2 Maize
3.6.1.3 Wheat
3.6.1.4 Cotton Lint
3.6.2 Degree of competition
3.6.3 Supplier power
3.6.4 Bargaining power of buyers
3.6.5 Threat from substitutes
3.6.6 Threat from new entrants
3.7 Cost Analysis
3.8 Patent Analysis
4 Global Biodegradable Plastics Market by Types
4.1 Snapshot of Global Biodegradable Plastics Market Snapshot
4.2 Global Biobased Biodegradable Plastics Market, by Polymer Type
4.2.1 Starch-based plastics
4.2.2 PLA (poly lactic acid)
4.2.3 PHA (poly hydroxyalkanoates)
4.3 Synthetic/ Petrochemical Biodegradable Plastics
4.3.1 Polycaprolactone (PCL)
4.3.2 Polybutylene succinate (PBS)
5 Global Biodegradable Plastics Market – by Applications
5.1 Introduction
5.1.1 Starch-based plastics application
5.1.2 PLA-based plastics market by applications
5.1.3 PHA-based plastics market by applications
5.1.4 PCL-based plastics market applications
5.2 PBS-Based Plastics Market Applications
6 Global Biodegradable Plastics Market – by Geography
6.1 Introduction
6.2 North America
6.2.1 Composting & infrastructure
6.2.2 U.S.
6.3 Europe
6.3.1 Composting & infrastructure
6.3.2 Germany: biodegradable plastics market
6.3.3 UK: biodegradable plastics market
6.3.4 France
6.4 Asia Pacific
6.4.1 Composting & infrastructure
6.4.2 China: biodegradable plastics market
6.4.3 Japan
6.4.4 Brazil

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