The escalating adoption of biodegradable plastics by private organizations & institutions operating in Europe is fuelling the market demand in this region. The primary application of biodegradable plastics can be found in sectors like textile, automotive, packaging and agriculture. The biodegradable plastic market is expected to reach a CAGR of 11.31% over the forecast period of 2018-2026.

EUROPE BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC MARKET FORECAST 2018-2026

Europe Biodegradable Plastic Market by Type (Pla, Starch Blends, Pcl, Regenerated Cellulose, Pbs, Pha, Other Types) Market by Application (Packaging, Fibres, Agriculture, Injection Molding, Other Applications) by Geography

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The escalating adoption of biodegradable plastics by private organizations & institutions operating in Europe is fuelling the market demand in this region. The primary application of biodegradable plastics can be found in sectors like textile, automotive, packaging and agriculture. The market is expected to reach a CAGR of 11.31% over the forecast period of 2018-2026.

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France is a key market in this region that captured a significant revenue share in 2017. Government efforts to ban non-biodegradable plastics has upped the use of biodegradable plastics in urban and semi-urban provinces of this country. Other European countries like UK, Germany, Spain and those in rest of Europe are also following suit, thus increasing the overall market demand in this region.

Some of the key Biodegradable plastics market companies that have their presence in this region include Basf Se, Fkur Kunststoff Gmbh, Biome Bioplastics Limited, Sigma-Aldrich (Acquisition By Merck), Futerro Sa, Corbion N.V. (Purac), Synbra Holding Bv, Bio-On S.P.A, Tianan Biologic Material Co. Ltd and Natureworks Llc.

 

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    1. RESEARCH SCOPE
      • STUDY GOALS
      • SCOPE OF THE MARKET STUDY
      • WHO WILL FIND THIS REPORT USEFUL?
      • STUDY AND FORECASTING YEARS
    2. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
      • SOURCES OF DATA
        • SECONDARY DATA
        • PRIMARY DATA
      • TOP-DOWN APPROACH
      • BOTTOM-UP APPROACH
      • DATA TRIANGULATION
    3. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
      • MARKET SUMMARY
      • KEY FINDINGS
        • EUROPE LEADS THE OVERALL MARKET BY CAPTURING THE LARGEST MARKET SHARE
        • PACKAGING AND AGRICULTURE – KEY APPLICATION SEGMENTS
        • STARCH BLENDS & PLA TO OFFER LUCRATIVE GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
        • INCREASED PRODUCTION OF RAW MATERIALS
        • ONGOING TREND OF PERTAINING TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS
    1. MARKET DYNAMICS
      • PARENT MARKET ANALYSIS: PLASTICS MARKET
      • ETYMOLOGY OF BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC
      • MARKET DEFINITION & SCOPE
      • MARKET DRIVERS
        • HIGH AVAILABILITY OF BIO-BASED RAW MATERIALS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS
        • EMPHASIS ON EFFICIENT PLASTIC WASTE MANAGEMENT
        • FAVOURABLE GOVERNMENT POLICIES TO REDUCE THE USE OF PETROLEUM-BASED POLYMERS
        • INCREASED DEMAND FOR ECO-FRIENDLY PACKAGING SOLUTIONS
        • WIDENING APPLICATIONS OF BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS
      • MARKET RESTRAINTS
        • COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF PETROLEUM-BASED PLASTICS OVER BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS
        • NON-DURABILITY OF BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS
      • MARKET OPPORTUNITIES
        • GROWING PRODUCTION OF BIOPLASTICS
        • AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURERS FOCUSING ON REDUCTION IN CARBON FOOTPRINT
        • ABUNDANT AVAILABILITY OF COST-EFFECTIVE BIO-BASED RAW MATERIALS
      • MARKET CHALLENGES
        • EASY AVAILABILITY OF SUBSTITUTES SUCH AS CONVENTIONAL PLASTICS, & NON-BIODEGRADABLE BIOPLASTICS
        • PERFORMANCE ISSUES RELATED TO BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS
    1. MARKET BY TYPE
      • PLA
      • STARCH BLENDS
      • PCL
      • REGENERATED CELLULOSE
      • PBS
      • PHA
      • OTHER TYPES
    2. MARKET BY APPLICATION
      • PACKAGING
      • FIBERS
      • AGRICULTURE
      • INJECTION MOLDING
      • OTHER APPLICATIONS
    3. KEY ANALYTICS
      • PORTER’S FIVE FORCE MODEL
        • THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS
        • THREAT OF SUBSTITUTE
        • BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS
        • BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS
        • THREAT OF COMPETITIVE RIVALRY
      • OPPORTUNITY MATRIX
      • VENDOR LANDSCAPE
      • KEY BUYING CRITERIA
        • COST
        • SUBSTITUTES
        • AVAILABILITY
        • END OF LIFE
      • VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS
        • RAW MATERIAL SUPPLIERS
        • MANUFACTURERS
        • RETAILERS & DISTRIBUTORS
        • END USER OR CONSUMER
      • LEGAL, POLICY & REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
      • INVESTMENT ANALYSIS
        • BY TYPE
        • BY APPLICATION
    1. GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS
      • UNITED KINGDOM
      • FRANCE
      • GERMANY
      • SPAIN
      • REST OF EUROPE
    2. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
      • MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS
      • KEY COMPANY ANALYSIS
        • BASF SE
        • NATUREWORKS LLC
        • DOW CHEMICAL
        • MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
        • ZHEJIANG HISUN BIOMATERIALS
      • CORPORATE STRATEGIES
        • PARTNERSHIP & COLLABORATION
        • PRODUCT LAUNCH
        • MERGER & ACQUISITION
        • BUSINESS EXPANSION
      • COMPANY PROFILES
        • BASF SE
        • BIOME BIOPLASTICS LIMITED
        • BIO-ON S.P.A.
        • CORBION N.V. (PURAC)
        • DANIMER SCIENTIFIC, LLC
        • DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY (MERGER WITH DUPONT)
        • FKUR KUNSTSTOFF GMBH
        • FUTERRO SA
        • MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
        • NATUREWORKS LLC
        • PLANTIC TECHNOLOGIES (ACQUISITION BY KURARAY AMERICA, INC,)
        • SIGMA-ALDRICH (ACQUISITION BY MERCK)
        • SYNBRA HOLDING BV
        • TIANAN BIOLOGIC MATERIAL CO. LTD
        • ZHEJIANG HISUN BIOMATERIALS CO. LTD.

     

    LIST OF TABLES

    TABLE 1: EUROPE BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC MARKET, BY COUNTRY, 2018-2026 (IN $ MILLION)

    TABLE 2: COMPARISON BETWEEN BIOPLASTICS AND CONVENTIONAL PLASTICS

    TABLE 3: COST ANALYSIS OF BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS IN 2016

    TABLE 4: COST ANALYSIS OF FOSSIL BASED PLASTICS IN 2016

    TABLE 5: AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURERS USING BIOPOLYMERS IN THEIR MANUFACTURING

    TABLE 6: SUSTAINABILITY OF MAJOR BIO-BASED PLASTIC TYPES FOR DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS

    TABLE 7: EUROPE BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC MARKET, BY TYPE, 2018-2026, (IN $ MILLION)

    TABLE 8: EUROPE BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2018-2026, (IN $ MILLION)

    TABLE 9: OPPORTUNITY MATRIX FOR BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC MARKET

    TABLE 10: VENDOR LANDSCAPE OF BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC MARKET

    TABLE 11: LEGAL, POLICY & REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

    TABLE 12: EUROPE BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC MARKET, BY COUNTRY, 2018-2026 (IN $ MILLION)

    TABLE 13: LIST OF PARTNERSHIP & COLLABORATION

    TABLE 14: LIST OF PRODUCT LAUNCH

    TABLE 15: LIST OF MERGER & ACQUISITION

    TABLE 16: LIST OF BUSINESS EXPANSION

    FIGURES LIST       

    FIGURE 1: EUROPE BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC MARKET, BY BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER TYPE, 2017 & 2026 (IN %)

    FIGURE 2: EUROPE BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS MARKET, 2018-2026 (IN $ MILLION)

    FIGURE 3: EUROPE BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC MARKET, BY PACKAGING & AGRICULTURE, 2018-2026 (IN $ MILLION)

    FIGURE 4: EUROPE BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC MARKET, BY STARCH BLENDS & PLA, 2018-2026 (IN $ MILLION)

    FIGURE 5: SUGARCANE AND CORN PRODUCTION IN KEY COUNTRIES, 2016 (IN %)

    FIGURE 6: WORLDWIDE PRODUCTION OF SUGAR CANE AND CORN, 2014- 2023 (IN MILLION TONNES)

    FIGURE 7: TIMELINE OF BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS

    FIGURE 8: WORLDWIDE CORN PRODUCTION, 2010-2017, (IN MILLION METRIC TONNES)

    FIGURE 9: MAJOR CORN PRODUCERS ACROSS THE GLOBE, 2015-2016 (% OF TOTAL PRODUCTION)

    FIGURE 10: WORLDWIDE BIOPLASTIC PRODUCTION CAPACITY, 2017-2022 (IN ‘000 TONNES)

    FIGURE 11: PERCENTAGE SHARE OF TOTAL BIOPLASTIC PRODUCTION ACROSS REGIONS IN 2017 (IN %)

    FIGURE 12: MAJOR SUGARCANE PRODUCERS ACROSS THE GLOBE IN 2016 (IN MILLION TONNES)

    FIGURE 13: EUROPE BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC MARKET, BY PLA, 2018-2026 (IN $ MILLION)

    FIGURE 14: EUROPE BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC MARKET, BY STARCH BLENDS, 2018-2026 (IN $ MILLION)

    FIGURE 15: EUROPE BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC MARKET, BY PCL, 2018-2026 (IN $ MILLION)

    FIGURE 16: EUROPE BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC MARKET, BY REGENERATED CELLULOSE, 2018-2026 (IN $ MILLION)

    FIGURE 17: EUROPE BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC MARKET, BY PBS, 2018-2026 (IN $ MILLION)

    FIGURE 18: EUROPE BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC MARKET, BY PHA, 2018-2026 (IN $ MILLION)

    FIGURE 19: EUROPE BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC MARKET, BY OTHER TYPES, 2018-2026 (IN $ MILLION)

    FIGURE 20: EUROPE BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC MARKET, BY PACKAGING, 2018-2026 (IN $ MILLION)

    FIGURE 21: EUROPE BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC MARKET, BY FIBERS, 2018-2026 (IN $ MILLION)

    FIGURE 22: EUROPE BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC MARKET, BY AGRICULTURE, 2018-2026 (IN $ MILLION)

    FIGURE 23: EUROPE BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC MARKET, BY INJECTION MOLDING, 2018-2026 (IN $ MILLION)

    FIGURE 24: EUROPE BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC MARKET, BY OTHER APPLICATIONS, 2018-2026 (IN $ MILLION)

    FIGURE 25: PORTER’S FIVE FORCE MODEL OF BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC MARKET

    FIGURE 26: KEY BUYING IMPACT ANALYSIS

    FIGURE 27: VALUE CHAIN OF BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC MARKET

    FIGURE 28: INVESTMENT ANALYSIS OF BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC MARKET IN 2017, BY TYPE

    FIGURE 29: INVESTMENT ANALYSIS OF BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC MARKET IN 2017, BY APPLICATION

    FIGURE 30: EUROPE BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC MARKET, REGIONAL OUTLOOK, 2017 & 2026 (IN %)

    FIGURE 31: UNITED KINGDOM BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC MARKET, 2018-2026 (IN $ MILLION)

    FIGURE 32: FRANCE BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC MARKET, 2018-2026 (IN $ MILLION)

    FIGURE 33: GERMANY BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC MARKET, 2018-2026 (IN $ MILLION)

    FIGURE 34: SPAIN BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC MARKET, 2018-2026 (IN $ MILLION)

    FIGURE 35: REST OF EUROPE BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC MARKET, 2018-2026 (IN $ MILLION)

    FIGURE 36: MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS OF KEY PLAYERS IN 2017 (IN %)

    1. GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS
      • UNITED KINGDOM
      • FRANCE
      • GERMANY
      • SPAIN
      • REST OF EUROPE
    2. MARKET BY TYPE
      • PLA
      • STARCH BLENDS
      • PCL
      • REGENERATED CELLULOSE
      • PBS
      • PHA
      • OTHER TYPES
    3. MARKET BY APPLICATION
      • PACKAGING
      • FIBERS
      • AGRICULTURE
      • INJECTION MOLDING
      • OTHER APPLICATIONS

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