Starch blended biodegradable polymers are formed by combining starch and synthetic polymers. Currently, starch based polymers represent the second largest category of biodegradable polymers. These polymers are crystalline in nature, reasonably easy to process and may have starch content ranging from 10% to greater than 90%. In recent years, starch-based biodegradable polymers have gained prominence to a great extent. The lower price and greater availability of starch coupled with its environment-friendly profile has made it as a viable alternative to polymers based on petrochemicals.
According to IMARC Group’s recently published report titled “Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2021-2026”, the global starch blended biodegradable polymer market is currently being driven by the expanding applications of these polymers in various industries such as food, packaging, agriculture, etc. Furthermore, the prices of these products have been declining continuously over the past several years making them competitive compared to synthetic polymers. According to the report, the starch based polymers market exhibited strong growth during 2015-2020. The report provides a comprehensive insight into the industry including its market break-up by region, market breakup by end-uses, value chain analysis, key players and market outlook. The report also gives an insight into the manufacturing process of starch blended biodegradable polymers covering key success and risk factors for manufacturers, manufacturing process flow, the reactions involved, raw materials and their requirements, etc. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the global starch blended biodegradable polymer market to reach a volume of 766.4 Kilotons by 2026.
The report has segmented the global starch blended biodegradable polymer market on the basis of end-use. Bags and sacks currently represent the biggest end-use industry accounting for the majority of the total market. Bags and sacks are followed by loose fill and packaging. The report has also segmented the market according to its key regions and finds that Western Europe currently represents the largest market accounting for the majority of the total global share. Western Europe is followed by Asia-Pacific and North America. The report has also analysed the key players operating in the global starch blended biodegradable polymer market which include Novamont, Rodenberg, Wuhan Huali Environment Protection Sci. & Technology CO.Ltd, Livan, Plantic Technologies, BIOP, Biograde, Japan Corn Starch, Biotec and BASF.
Key Questions Answered in This Report:
The global starch blended biodegradable polymers market was worth US$ 825 Million in 2019.
The extensive use of starch blended biodegradable polymers in the food packaging industry due to their odorless, tasteless and non-toxic properties represents the major factor driving the market growth. The increasing awareness regarding bio-packaging across the world has also propelled the market further.
The growing environmental consciousness has resulted in the increasing uptake of green and sustainable products, which acts as one of the major market trends.
The outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has created a positive impact on the market as starch blended biodegradable polymers are used for drug delivery in the form of microspheres or hydrogel.
The global starch blended biodegradable polymers market is expected to reach US$ 1,251 Million by 2025, exhibiting a CAGR of 7.10% during the forecast period (2020-2025).
Based on the polymer type, the market is bifurcated into biodegradable and durable starch.
On the basis of the end use, flexible packaging accounts for the majority of the total market share. Other major segments are agriculture and horticulture, rigid packaging and consumer goods.
Region-wise, Western Europe holds the leading position in the market. Other major regions are North America and Asia Pacific.
The leading players are Novamont S.p.A., Rodenberg Türsysteme AG, Wuhan Huali Biomaterial Co., Ltd., Nihon Cornstarch Corporation (Japan Cornstarch Corporation), Plantic Technologies Limited, DuPont de Nemours, Inc., BASF SE, DURECT Corporation (Lactel Absorbable Polymers), Balson Rubber and Allied Industries, and Tryeco 2.0. Srl.
1 Preface
2 Scope and Methodology
2.1 Objectives of the Study
2.2 Stakeholders
2.3 Data Sources
2.3.1 Primary Sources
2.3.2 Secondary Sources
2.4 Market Estimation
2.4.1 Bottom-Up Approach
2.4.2 Top-Down Approach
2.5 Forecasting Methodology
3 Executive Summary
4 Introduction
4.1 Overview
4.2 Properties
4.2.1 Chemical and Physical Properties
4.2.2 Mechanical and Thermal Properties
5 Global Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer Industry
5.1 Market Overview
5.2 Market Performance
5.2.1 Volume Trends
5.2.2 Value Trends
5.3 Impact of COVID-19
5.4 Price Analysis
5.4.1 Key Price Indicators
5.4.2 Price Structure
5.4.3 Price Trends
5.5 Market Breakup by Region
5.6 Market Breakup by Polymer Type
5.7 Market Breakup by End Uses
5.8 Market Forecast
5.9 SWOT Analysis
5.9.1 Overview
5.9.2 Strengths
5.9.3 Weaknesses
5.9.4 Opportunities
5.9.5 Threats
5.10 Value Chain Analysis
5.10.1 Overview
5.10.2 Research and Development
5.10.3 Raw Material Procurement
5.10.4 Manufacturing
5.10.5 Marketing
5.10.6 Distribution
5.10.7 End-Use
5.11 Product Pricing and Margin Analysis
5.12 Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
5.12.1 Overview
5.12.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
5.12.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
5.12.4 Degree of Competition
5.12.5 Threat of New Entrants
5.12.6 Threat of Substitutes
5.13 Key Market Drivers and Success Factors
6 Performance of Key Regions
6.1 Western Europe
6.1.1 Market Trends
6.1.2 Market Forecast
6.2 North America
6.2.1 Market Trends
6.2.2 Market Forecast
6.3 Asia Pacific
6.3.1 Market Trends
6.3.2 Market Forecast
6.4 Others
6.4.1 Market Trends
6.4.2 Market Forecast
7 Market Breakup by Polymer Type
7.1 Biodegradable Starch
7.1.1 Market Trends
7.1.2 Market Forecast
7.2 Durable Starch
7.2.1 Market Trends
7.2.2 Market Forecast
8 Market Breakup by End Use
8.1 Flexible Packaging
8.1.1 Market Trends
8.1.2 Market Forecast
8.2 Agriculture and Horticulture
8.2.1 Market Trends
8.2.2 Market Forecast
8.3 Rigid Packaging
8.3.1 Market Trends
8.3.2 Market Forecast
8.4 Consumer Goods
8.4.1 Market Trends
8.4.2 Market Forecast
8.5 Others
8.5.1 Market Trends
8.5.2 Market Forecast
9 Competitive Landscape
9.1 Market Structure
9.2 Key Players
9.3 Key Player Profiles
9.3.1 Novamont S.p.A.
9.3.2 Rodenberg
9.3.3 Wuhan Huali
9.3.4 Nihon Cornstarch Corporation
9.3.5 Plantic Technologies
9.3.6 DuPont
9.3.7 BASF
9.3.8 Lactel Absorbable Polymers
9.3.9 Balson Industries
9.3.10 Tryeco
10 Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer Manufacturing Process
10.1 Product Overview
10.2 Chemical Reactions Involved
10.3 Detailed Process Flow
10.4 Raw Material Requirements
10.5 Mass Balance and Feedstock Conversion Rate
11 Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer: Feedstock Analysis
11.1 Starch
11.1.1 Market Performance
11.1.1.1 Volume Trends
11.1.1.2 Value Trends
11.1.2 Price Trends
11.1.3 Market Breakup by Region
11.1.4 Market Breakup by Application
11.2 Ethyl Acrylic Acid Copolymer
11.2.1 Market Performance
11.2.1.1 Volume Trends
11.2.1.2 Value Trends
11.2.2 Price Trends
11.2.3 Market Breakup by Region
11.2.4 Market Breakup by Application
11.3 Linear Low Density Polyethylene
11.3.1 Market Performance
11.3.1.1 Volume Trends
11.3.1.2 Value Trends
11.3.2 Price Trends
11.3.3 Market Breakup by Region
11.3.4 Market Breakup by Application
List of Figures
Figure 1: Global: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer Market: Major Drivers and Challenges
Figure 2: Global: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Tons), 2015-2020
Figure 3: Global: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer Market: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2015-2020
Figure 4: Global: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer Market: Average Prices (in US$/Ton), 2015-2020
Figure 5: Global: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer Market: Breakup by Region (in %), 2020
Figure 6: Global: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer Market: Breakup by End Use (in %), 2020
Figure 7: Global: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer Market: Breakup by Polymer Type (in %), 2020
Figure 8: Global: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 9: Global: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer Market Forecast: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2021-2026
Figure 10: Global: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer Market Forecast: Average Prices (in US$/Ton), 2021-2026
Figure 11: Global: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer Industry: SWOT Analysis
Figure 12: Global: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer Industry: Value Chain Analysis
Figure 13: Global: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer Industry: Profit Margins at Various Levels of the Supply Chain
Figure 14: Global: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer Industry: Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
Figure 15: Western Europe: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 16: Western Europe: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 17: North America: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 18: North America: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 19: Asia Pacific: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 20: Asia Pacific: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 21: Others: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 22: Others: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 23: Global: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer (Flexible Packaging) Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 24: Global: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer (Flexible Packaging) Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 25: Global: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer (Agriculture and Horticulture) Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 26: Global: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer (Agriculture and Horticulture) Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 27: Global: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer (Rigid Packaging) Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 28: Global: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer (Rigid Packaging) Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 29: Global: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer (Consumer Goods) Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 30: Global: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer (Consumer Goods) Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 31: Global: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer (Other End Uses) Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 32: Global: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer (Other End Uses) Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 33: Global: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer (Biodegradable Starch) Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 34: Global: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer (Biodegradable Starch) Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 35: Global: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer (Durable Starch) Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 36: Global: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer (Durable Starch) Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 37: Global: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer Market: Share of Key Players (in %), 2020
Figure 38: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer Manufacturing: Detailed Process Flow
Figure 39: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer Manufacturing: Conversion Rate of Feedstocks
Figure 40: Global: Starch Market: Production Volume Trend (in ‘000 Tons), 2015-2020
Figure 41: Global: Starch Market: Value Trend (in Million US$), 2015-2020
Figure 42: Global: Starch Market: Price Trend (in US$/Ton), 2015-2020
Figure 43: Global: Starch Market: Breakup by Region (in %), 2020
Figure 44: Global: Starch Market: Breakup by Application (in %), 2020
Figure 45: Global: Ethyl Acrylic Acid Copolymer Market: Production Volume Trend (in ‘000 Tons), 2015-2020
Figure 46: Global: Ethyl Acrylic Acid Copolymer Market: Value Trend (in Million US$), 2015-2020
Figure 47: Global: Ethyl Acrylic Acid Copolymer Market: Price Trend (in US$/Ton), 2015-2020
Figure 48: Global: Ethyl Acrylic Acid Copolymer Market: Breakup by Region (in %), 2020
Figure 49: Global: Ethyl Acrylic Acid Copolymer Market: Breakup by End Uses (in %), 2020
Figure 50: Global: Linear Low-Density Polyethylene Market: Production Volume Trend (in ‘000 Tons), 2015-2020
Figure 51: Global: Linear Low Density Polyethylene Market: Value Trend (in Million US$), 2015-2020
Figure 52: Global: Linear Low Density Polyethylene Market: Price Trend (in US$/Ton), 2015-2020
Figure 53: Global: Linear Low Density Polyethylene Market: Breakup by Region (in %), 2020
Figure 54: Global: Linear Low Density Polyethylene Market: Breakup by End Uses (in %), 2020
List of Tables
Table 1: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer: Physical Properties
Table 2: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer: Chemical Properties
Table 3: Global: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer Market: Key Industry Highlights, 2020 and 2026
Table 4: Global: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer Market Forecast: Breakup by Region (in ‘000 Tons), 2021-2026
Table 5: Global: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer Market Forecast: Breakup by Polymer Type (in ‘000 Tons), 2021-2026
Table 6: Global: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer Market Forecast: Breakup by End Uses (in ‘000 Tons), 2021-2026
Table 7: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer Manufacturing: Raw Materials Required
Table 8: Starch Blended Biodegradable Polymer Manufacturing: Chemical Reactions Involved
Table 9: Global: Starch Market: Key Suppliers
Table 10: Global: Ethyl Acrylic Acid Copolymer Market: Key Suppliers
Table 11: Global: Linear Low Density Polyethylene Market: Key Suppliers