“EPP foam, a type of polyolefin foams, is used in different applications such as automotive, packaging, furniture, helmet, sports material, leisure, and construction. EPP foams are recyclable and lightweight among all the competitive foams in the overall polymer foam industry. These foams are converted into molded parts (inserts) as per the requirement of end-use applications. These foams are available in low density, high density, and Prous PP foam grades.
The EPP foam market is experiencing enormous growth, which is expected to continue in the near future. The growth is largely driven by the developments across the emerging economies such as China, India, Russia, and Brazil. In the European region, the automotive manufacturing companies are laying intense efforts at country level to promote environment-friendly and recyclable products. End-user product manufacturers and their considerable amount of investments into various regions manifest the growth in the industry. The Asia-Pacific region is expected to show quite a high growth in the future, mainly due to high growth potential markets.
This study basically aims at estimating the global market of EPP foam for 20134 and to project the demand by 2019. This research study provides a detailed qualitative and quantitative analysis of the global EPP foam market. It provides a comprehensive review of important market drivers, restraints, opportunities, winning imperatives, challenges, and key issues in the market. The market is segmented and projected for important regions such as Asia-Pacific, North America, Europe, and RoW, which is further segmented for key countries in each region. Various secondary sources such as encyclopedia, directories, and databases are used to identify and collect information useful for this extensive commercial study of the EPP foam market. The primary sources that include experts from related industries and suppliers have been interviewed to obtain and verify critical information as well as to assess the future prospects of the EPP foam market.
Competitive scenarios of the key players in the EPP foam market have been discussed in detail. We have also profiled leading players of this industry with their recent developments and other strategic industry activities. These key players include BASF S.E (Germany), DS Smith (U.K.), JSP Corporation (Japan), Kaneka Corporation (Japan), Furukuwa Electric Co.(Japan), The Woodbridge Group (Canada), SSW Pearl Foam Gmbh (Germany), Sonoco (U.S.), Hanwha Corporation (South Korea), Dongshing (South Korea), and others.
Scope of the report:
This research report categorizes the global market for EPP foam on the basis of applications, types, and geography, along with projected volumes, values and analyzes trends in each of the submarkets.
On the basis of applications:
The EPP foam market is segmented on the basis of applications such as automotive, packaging, consumer products, and others. Each application is described in detail in the report with volume and value forecasts for each application.
On the basis of type:
The EPP foam market is segmented on the basis of types (low density foam, high densit,y and prous PP). Each type is described in detail in the report with volume and value forecast.
On the basis of geography:
A detailed segmentation is done for EPP foam for key regions that include Asia-Pacific, North America, Europe, and ROW, along with their key countries.
”
“TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 11
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 11
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 11
1.3 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 11
1.3.1 REGIONAL SCOPE 11
1.3.2 MARKETS COVERED 12
1.3.3 YEARS CONSIDERED IN THE REPORT 12
1.4 CURRENCY & PRICING 12
1.5 PACKAGE SIZE 12
1.6 STAKEHOLDERS 13
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 14
2.1 RESEARCH DATA 16
2.1.1 SECONDARY DATA 16
2.1.1.1 Key data from secondary sources 16
2.1.2 PRIMARY DATA 17
2.1.2.1 Key data from primary sources 17
2.2 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 17
2.3 MARKET BREAKDOWN & DATA TRIANGULATION 20
2.4 ASSUMPTIONS 21
2.5 LIMITATIONS 21
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 22
4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 25
4.1 ATTRACTIVE MARKET OPPORTUNITIES IN EPP FOAM MARKET 25
4.2 EPP FOAM MARKET, BY TYPE 26
4.3 EPP FOAM MARKET IN ASIA-PACIFIC 27
4.4 ASIA-PACIFIC DOMINATES THE GLOBAL EPP FOAM MARKET 28
4.5 EPP FOAM MARKET ATTRACTIVENESS, BY APPLICATION 29
4.6 LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS, BY REGION 30
5 MARKET OVERVIEW 31
5.1 INTRODUCTION 32
5.1.1 PROPERTIES OF EPP FOAM 32
5.2 EVOLUTION OF EPP FOAM MARKET 32
5.3 MARKET SEGMENTATION 33
5.3.1 EPP FOAM MARKET SEGMENTATION, BY TECHNOLOGY 33
5.4 MARKET DYNAMICS 34
5.4.1 DRIVERS 35
5.4.1.1 EPP foam is recyclable 35
5.4.1.2 Optimum performance foam 35
5.4.2 RESTRAINTS 35
5.4.2.1 High price of EPP foam 35
5.4.3 OPPORTUNITIES 36
5.4.3.1 Growing end-use application 36
5.4.3.2 Emerging economies and their future growth 36
5.4.4 CHALLENGE 37
5.4.4.1 Less awareness about EPP foam products 37
6 INDUSTRY TRENDS 38
6.1 INTRODUCTION 38
6.2 VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS 38
6.3 PORTERโS FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 39
6.3.1 DEGREE OF COMPETITION 40
6.3.2 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS 40
6.3.3 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS 40
6.3.4 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES 41
6.3.5 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS 41
7 EPP FOAM MARKET, BY TYPE 42
7.1 INTRODUCTION 43
7.2 LOW DENSITY EPP FOAM 44
7.3 HIGH DENSITY EPP FOAM 45
7.4 POROUS PP EPP FOAM 47
8 EPP FOAM MARKET, BY APPLICATION 49
8.1 INTRODUCTION 50
8.2 AUTOMOTIVE 51
8.3 PACKAGING 53
8.4 CONSUMER PRODUCTS 54
8.5 OTHERS 56
9 EPP FOAM MARKET, BY REGION 58
9.1 INTRODUCTION 59
9.2 NORTH AMERICA 61
9.2.1 U.S. 65
9.2.2 CANADA 66
9.2.3 MEXICO 67
9.3 EUROPE 68
9.3.1 GERMANY 71
9.3.2 FRANCE 72
9.3.3 U.K. 73
9.3.4 ITALY 74
9.3.5 OTHERS 75
9.4 ASIA-PACIFIC 76
9.4.1 CHINA 79
9.4.2 INDIA 80
9.4.3 JAPAN 81
9.4.4 SOUTH KOREA 82
9.4.5 OTHERS 84
9.5 ROW 85
9.5.1 RUSSIA 86
9.5.2 BRAZIL 87
9.5.3 OTHERS 89
10 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 90
10.1 OVERVIEW 90
10.2 MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS OF EPP FOAM MARKET 92
10.3 COMPETETIVE SITUATION AND TRENDS 92
11 COMPANY PROFILES 95
11.1 INTRODUCTION 95
11.2 BASF SE 96
11.3 DS SMITH PLC 99
11.4 JSP CORPORATION 101
11.5 KANEKA CORPORATION 104
11.6 FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 106
11.7 SONOCO 108
11.8 HANWHA CORPORATION 110
11.9 THE WOODBRIDGE GROUP 112
11.10 SSW PEARLFOAM GMBH 113
11.11 DONGSHING INDUSTRY, INC. 114
12 APPENDIX 115
12.1 INSIGHTS OF INDUSTRY EXPERTS 115
12.2 DISCUSSION GUIDE 116
12.3 INTRODUCING RT: REAL TIME MARKET INTELLIGENCE 118
12.4 RELATED REPORTS 118
“
“LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 1 IMPACT OF EPP FOAM MARKET DRIVERS (2014-2019) 35
TABLE 2 IMPACT OF EPP FOAM MARKET RESTRAINTS (2014-2019) 36
TABLE 3 IMPACT OF EPP FOAM MARKET OPPORTUNITIES (2014-2019) 37
TABLE 4 IMPACT OF EPP FOAM MARKET CHALLENGE (2014-2019) 37
TABLE 5 EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 44
TABLE 6 EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2012โ2019 (โ000 TONS) 44
TABLE 7 LOW DENSITY EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 45
TABLE 8 LOW DENSITY EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2012โ2019 (โ000 TONS) 45
TABLE 9 HIGH DENSITY EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 46
TABLE 10 HIGH DENSITY EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2012โ2019 (โ000 TONS) 46
TABLE 11 POROUS PP EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 47
TABLE 12 POROUS PP EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2012โ2019 (โ000 TONS) 48
TABLE 13 EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE IN AUTOMOTIVE, BY REGION, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 52
TABLE 14 EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE IN AUTOMOTIVE, BY REGION, 2012โ2019 (โ000 TONS) 52
TABLE 15 EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE IN PACKAGING, BY REGION, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 54
TABLE 16 EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE IN PACKAGING, BY REGION, 2012โ2019 (โ000 TONS) 54
TABLE 17 EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE IN CONSUMER PRODUCTS, BY REGION,
2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 55
TABLE 18 EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE IN CONSUMER PRODUCTS, BY REGION,
2012โ2019 (โ000 TONS) 55
TABLE 19 EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE IN OTHERS, BY REGION, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 56
TABLE 20 EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE IN OTHERS, BY REGION, 2012โ2019 (โ000 TONS) 57
TABLE 21 EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 61
TABLE 22 EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2012โ2019 (โ000 TONS) 61
TABLE 23 NORTH AMERICA: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 62
TABLE 24 NORTH AMERICA: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2012โ2019 (โ000 TONS) 63
TABLE 25 NORTH AMERICA: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 63
TABLE 26 NORTH AMERICA: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2012โ2019 (โ000 TONS) 64
TABLE 27 NORTH AMERICA: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 64
TABLE 28 NORTH AMERICA: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2012โ2019 (โ000 TONS) 64
TABLE 29 U.S.: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 65
TABLE 30 U.S.: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 (โ000 TONS) 65
TABLE 31 CANADA: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 66
TABLE 32 CANADA: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 (โ000 TONS) 67
TABLE 33 MEXICO: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 67
TABLE 34 MEXICO: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 (โ000 TONS) 68
TABLE 35 EUROPE: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 69
TABLE 36 EUROPE: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2012โ2019 (โ000 TONS) 69
TABLE 37 EUROPE: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 69
TABLE 38 EUROPE EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 (โ000 TONS) 70
TABLE 39 EUROPE: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 70
TABLE 40 EUROPE: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2012โ2019 (โ000 TONS) 70
TABLE 41 GERMANY: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 71
TABLE 42 GERMANY: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 (โ000 TONS) 71
TABLE 43 FRANCE: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 72
TABLE 44 FRANCE: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 (โ000 TONS) 72
TABLE 45 U.K.: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 73
TABLE 46 U.K.: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 (โ000 TONS) 73
TABLE 47 ITALY: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 74
TABLE 48 ITALY: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 (โ000 TONS) 74
TABLE 49 OTHERS: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 75
TABLE 50 OTHERS: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 (โ000 TONS) 75
TABLE 51 ASIA-PACIFIC EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 76
TABLE 52 ASIA-PACIFIC: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2012โ2019 (โ000 TONS) 76
TABLE 53 ASIA-PACIFIC: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 76
TABLE 54 ASIA-PACIFIC: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 (โ000 TONS) 77
TABLE 55 ASIA-PACIFIC: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 78
TABLE 56 ASIA-PACIFIC: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2012โ2019 (โ000 TONS) 78
TABLE 57 CHINA: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 79
TABLE 58 CHINA: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 (โ000 TONS) 79
TABLE 59 INDIA: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 80
TABLE 60 INDIA: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 (โ000 TONS) 81
TABLE 61 JAPAN: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 81
TABLE 62 JAPAN: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 (โ000 TONS) 82
TABLE 63 SOUTH KOREA: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 83
TABLE 64 SOUTH KOREA: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 (โ000 TONS) 83
TABLE 65 OTHERS: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 84
TABLE 66 OTHERS: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 (โ000 TONS) 84
TABLE 67 ROW: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 85
TABLE 68 ROW: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 (โ000 TONS) 85
TABLE 69 ROW: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 86
TABLE 70 ROW: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2012โ2019 (โ000 TONS) 86
TABLE 71 RUSSIA: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 87
TABLE 72 RUSSIA: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 (โ000 TONS) 87
TABLE 73 BRAZIL: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 88
TABLE 74 BRAZIL: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 (โ000 TONS) 88
TABLE 75 OTHERS: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 ($MILLION) 89
TABLE 76 OTHERS: EPP FOAM MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2012โ2019 (โ000 TONS) 89
TABLE 77 INVESTMENTS & EXPANSIONS, 2011โ2015 93
TABLE 78 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES AND JOINT VENTURES, 2011โ2015 94
TABLE 79 AGREEMENTS, 2011โ2015 94
TABLE 80 ACQUISITIONS, 2011โ2015 94
“
“LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1 EXPANDED POLYPROPYLENE (EPP) FOAM MARKET: RESEARCH DESIGN 14
FIGURE 2 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION: BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 18
FIGURE 3 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION: TOP-DOWN APPROACH 18
FIGURE 4 BREAKDOWN OF PRIMARY INTERVIEWS, BY COMPANY TYPE, DESIGNATION
& REGION 19
FIGURE 5 EPP FOAM MARKET: DATA TRIANGULATION 20
FIGURE 6 EPP APPLICATION MARKET SNAPSHOT (2014 VS. 2019): PACKAGING APPLICATION IS EXPECTED TO GROW WITH HIGH CAGR% 22
FIGURE 7 EXPANDED POLYPROPYLENE (EPP) FOAM APPLICATION MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2013: AUTOMOTIVE IS THE BIGGEST APPLICATION (2014โ2019) 23
FIGURE 8 ASIA-PACIFIC DOMINATES THE GLOBAL EXPANDED POLYPROPYLENE (EPP) FOAM MARKET 23
FIGURE 9 ASIA-PACIFIC IS THE FASTEST-GROWING EPP FOAM MARKET 24
FIGURE 10 ATTRACTIVE MARKET OPPORTUNITIES IN EPP FOAM MARKET IN ASIA-PACIFIC REGION 25
FIGURE 11 POROUS PP IS EXPECTED TO GROW AT THE HIGHEST CAGR DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 26
FIGURE 12 CHINA ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST SHARE IN THE EMERGING ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET, 2013 27
FIGURE 13 GLOBAL EPP FOAM MARKET TO BE DOMINATED BY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 28
FIGURE 14 CONSUMER PRODUCTS & PACKAGING APPLICATIONS LEAD THE GROWTH 29
FIGURE 15 ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET IS EXPECTED TO GROW RAPIDLY DURING
THE FORECAST PERIOD 30
FIGURE 16 EPP FOAM TYPES 33
FIGURE 17 EPP FOAM MARKET SEGMENTATION, BY APPLICATION 33
FIGURE 18 EPP FOAM MARKET SEGMENTATION, BY REGION 34
FIGURE 19 DRIVERS, RESTRAINTS, OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGES IN EPP FOAM MARKET 34
FIGURE 20 EXPANDED POLYPROPYLENE (EPP) FOAM VALUE CHAIN 39
FIGURE 21 PORTERโS FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 39
FIGURE 22 LOW DENSITY TO LEAD THE EPP FOAM MARKET, BY TYPE,
2014 VS. 2019 (โ000 TONS) 43
FIGURE 23 APPLICATIONS AND PROPERTIES OF EPP FOAMS 50
FIGURE 24 AUTOMOTIVE SEGMENT DOMINATES THE EPP FOAM MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2014 VS. 2019 (โ000 TONS) 51
FIGURE 25 RAPID GROWTH MARKETS ARE EMERGING AS NEW DESTINATIONS 59
FIGURE 26 ASIA-PACIFICโAN ATTRACTIVE DESTINATION FOR ALL TYPES OF EPP FOAMS 60
FIGURE 27 FUTURE GROWTH FOR EPP FOAM APPLICATIONS CENTERED ON ASIA-PACIFIC 60
FIGURE 28 NORTH AMERICA MARKET SNAPSHOT: DEMAND WILL BE DRIVEN BY END-USER INDUSTRIES 62
FIGURE 29 ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET SNAPSHOT 77
FIGURE 30 COMPANIES ADOPTED INVESTMENTS & EXPANSIONS AS THE KEY GROWTH STRATEGY BETWEEN 2011โ2014 90
FIGURE 31 BATTLE FOR MARKET SHARE: INVESTMENT & EXPANSION IS THE KEY STRATEGY (2011-2015) 91
FIGURE 32 REGIONAL MIX OF TOP MARKET PLAYERS 95
FIGURE 33 BASF: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 96
FIGURE 34 BASF S.E SWOT ANALYSIS 98
FIGURE 35 DS SMITH PLC: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 99
FIGURE 36 DS SMITH PLC SWOT ANALYSIS 100
FIGURE 37 JSP CORPORATION: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 101
FIGURE 38 JSP CORPORATION SWOT ANALYSIS 103
FIGURE 39 KANEKA CORPORATION: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 104
FIGURE 40 KANEKA CORPORATION SWOT ANALYSIS 105
FIGURE 41 FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 106
FIGURE 42 SWOT ANALYSIS 107
FIGURE 43 SONOCO: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 108
FIGURE 44 HANWHA CORPORATION: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 110
“
