World demand to reach $2.9 billion in 2015 Global demand for biodegradable and bio-based plastics will more than triple to over one million metric tons in 2015, valued at $2.9 billion. Bioplastics have moved past the initial phase of market introduction and are now experiencing robust increases in demand in virtually all parts of the world. Gains are being fueled by a number of factors, including consumer preferences for environmentally sustainable materials, improved performance of bioplastic resins with respect to traditional plastics, and the introduction of commodity plastics produced from bio-based sources. Ultimately, however, price considerations will be the main driver of bioplastic market success, and rising petroleum costs may allow some bioplastic resins to achieve price parity with conventional plastics by the end of the decade. Starch-based resins, PLA to pace biodegradables Biodegradable plastics accounted for 90 percent of the world bioplastics market in 2010. Excellent growth is forecast for the two leading biodegradable plastics, starch-based resins and polylactic acid (PLA), both of which will more than double in demand through 2015. More rapid growth is expected for PLA, which will benefit from advancements in compounding polymerization technology, as well as its relatively low cost compared to other bioplastics. Fastest gains for biodegradable plastics, however, will be seen for polyhydroxy-alkanoate (PHA) resins, which are just beginning to enter the commercial market. Bio-based polyethylene to offer best opportunities Despite the strong advances for biodegradable resins, non-biodegradable biobased resins will be the primary driver of bioplastics demand through 2015 and beyond. Gains will be stimulated by the availability of commercial quantities of bio-based polyethylene from Braskem's 200,000 metric ton per year plant in Brazil, which opened in late 2010. Two other bio-based polyethylene plants, as well as bio-based polypropylene and PVC facilities, are expected to open around 2015. Additionally, industrial production of fully bio-based PET is forecast to become a reality by the end of the decade. Asia/Pacific region to be fastest-growing market; Brazil to become leading producer Western Europe was the leading consumer of bioplastics in 2010, as the region's environmentally conscious consumers have been the quickest to accept biobased and biodegradable products. Starch-based resins used in biodegradable bags are particularly popular in the region. North America was another major market for bioplastics in 2010, with PLA accounting for the majority of demand. However, the fastest gains in bioplastics demand through 2015 will be seen for the Asia/Pacific region, driven by robust growth in Japan and China. Currently, world bioplastics production is heavily concentrated in the US and Western Europe. This will change dramatically by 2015, as production of bio-based polyethylene ramps up in Brazil, making the country the world's leading producer of bioplastics. Furthermore, China and Thailand plan to open over 100,000 metric tons of new bioplastics capacity by 2020, making these countries major players in the global market. Study coverage This new industry study presents historical demand data (2000, 2005, 2010) and forecasts for 2015 and 2020 by product, market, world region and for 16 major countries. The study also considers market environment factors, evaluates company market share and profiles 38 industry competitors.

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World Bioplastics Market
Published on November 2011
Report Summary
World demand to reach $2.9 billion in 2015
Global demand for biodegradable and bio-based plastics will more than triple to over one million metric tons in 2015, valued at $2.9
billion. Bioplastics have moved past the initial phase of market introduction and are now experiencing robust increases in demand in
virtually all parts of the world. Gains are being fueled by a number of factors, including consumer preferences for environmentally
sustainable materials, improved performance of bioplastic resins with respect to traditional plastics, and the introduction of commodity
plastics produced from bio-based sources. Ultimately, however, price considerations will be the main driver of bioplastic market
success, and rising petroleum costs may allow some bioplastic resins to achieve price parity with conventional plastics by the end of
the decade.
Starch-based resins, PLA to pace biodegradables
Biodegradable plastics accounted for 90 percent of the world bioplastics market in 2010. Excellent growth is forecast for the two
leading biodegradable plastics, starch-based resins and polylactic acid (PLA), both of which will more than double in demand through
2015. More rapid growth is expected for PLA, which will benefit from advancements in compounding polymerization technology, as
well as its relatively low cost compared to other bioplastics. Fastest gains for biodegradable plastics, however, will be seen for
polyhydroxy-alkanoate (PHA) resins, which are just beginning to enter the commercial market.
Bio-based polyethylene to offer best opportunities
Despite the strong advances for biodegradable resins, non-biodegradable biobased resins will be the primary driver of bioplastics
demand through 2015 and beyond. Gains will be stimulated by the availability of commercial quantities of bio-based polyethylene
from Braskem's 200,000 metric ton per year plant in Brazil, which opened in late 2010. Two other bio-based polyethylene plants, as
well as bio-based polypropylene and PVC facilities, are expected to open around 2015. Additionally, industrial production of fully
bio-based PET is forecast to become a reality by the end of the decade.
Asia/Pacific region to be fastest-growing market; Brazil to become leading producer
Western Europe was the leading consumer of bioplastics in 2010, as the region's environmentally conscious consumers have been
the quickest to accept biobased and biodegradable products. Starch-based resins used in biodegradable bags are particularly popular
in the region. North America was another major market for bioplastics in 2010, with PLA accounting for the majority of demand.
However, the fastest gains in bioplastics demand through 2015 will be seen for the Asia/Pacific region, driven by robust growth in
Japan and China. Currently, world bioplastics production is heavily concentrated in the US and Western Europe. This will change
dramatically by 2015, as production of bio-based polyethylene ramps up in Brazil, making the country the world's leading producer of
bioplastics. Furthermore, China and Thailand plan to open over 100,000 metric tons of new bioplastics capacity by 2020, making
these countries major players in the global market.
Study coverage
This new industry study presents historical demand data (2000, 2005, 2010) and forecasts for 2015 and 2020 by product, market,
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world region and for 16 major countries. The study also considers market environment factors, evaluates company market share and
profiles 38 industry competitors.
Table of Content
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION x
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4
General 4
World Economic Overview 4
Recent Historical Trends 5
World Economic Outlook 7
World Population Outlook 11
World Manufacturing Outlook 12
World Agricultural Outlook 14
Maize 16
Sugar Crops 18
World Plastics Overview 20
Plastic Resin Demand 21
Plastic Resin Production 24
Pricing Trends 26
World Packaging Overview 29
Regulatory & Environmental Considerations 32
Standards & Certification 33
Composting & Recycling 36
Legislation 39
Food versus Industrial Crop Use 41
III. OVERVIEW 43
General 43
Product Overview 44
Biodegradable 46
Starch-Based Resins 48
Polylactic Acid 52
Polyester Bioplastics 56
PHAs 60
Other 63
Non-Biodegradable 66
Bio-Based Polyethylene 69
Bio-Based Polyamides 71
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Other 74
Market Overview 76
Packaging 77
Containers 80
Packaging Film 81
Loose-Fill & Other 82
Nonpackaging 83
Bags 86
Foodservice Disposables 87
Agriculture 88
Automotive & Electronics 89
Other 90
Regional Overview 91
Demand 91
Production 94
Trade Flows 97
IV. NORTH AMERICA 100
Economic Overview 100
Bioplastics Demand 102
United States 104
Canada 113
Mexico 118
V. WESTERN EUROPE 124
Economic Overview 124
Bioplastics Demand 126
Germany 129
Italy 135
United Kingdom 141
France 147
Netherlands 153
Other Western Europe 159
Belgium 164
Norway 164
All Other 164
VI. ASIA/PACIFIC 167
Economic Overview 167
Bioplastics Demand 169
Japan 172
China 179
Taiwan 187
South Korea 193
Other Asia/Pacific 199
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Australia 204
All Other 204
VII. OTHER REGIONS 207
Central & South America 207
Brazil 211
Other Central & South America 217
Eastern Europe 222
Africa/Mideast 228
VIII. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 234
General 234
Market Share 235
Mergers & Acquisitions 240
Manufacturing Requirements 241
Research & Development 243
Marketing Strategies 244
Channels of Distribution 247
Cooperative Agreements 248
Company Profiles 257
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company 258
Arkema SA 261
BASF SE 263
Biome Technologies plc 265
BIOP Biopolymer Technologies AG 267
Biotec, see Biome Technologies and Sphere
Braskem SA 268
Cardia Bioplastics Limited 270
Cargill Incorporated 273
Cereplast Incorporated 276
Daesang Company Limited 280
Dow Chemical Company 281
DuPont (EI) de Nemours 282
Eastman Chemical Company 284
FKuR Kunststoff GmbH 286
Galactic SA 288
Grace Biotech Corporation 289
Innovia Films Limited 290
IRe Chemical Limited 292
Merquinsa Mercados Quimicos SL 293
Metabolix Incorporated 294
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation 296
Nantong Jiuding Biological Engineering Company Limited 298
NatureWorks, see Cargill
Ningbo Tianan Biologic Material Company Limited 299
Novamont SpA 300
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Perstorp AB 302
Plantic Technologies Limited 303
PTT Chemical Public Company Limited 305
PTT MCC Biochem, see Mitsubishi Chemical and PTT
Chemical
Rodenburg Biopolymers BV 307
Showa Denko KK 308
Solvay SA 310
Sphere SA 311
Synbra Holding BV 312
Teijin Limited 314
Telles, see Archer-Daniels Midland and Metabolix
Tianjin GreenBio Materials Company Limited 315
Total SA 316
Zhejiang Hangzhou Xinfu Pharmaceutical Company
Limited 317
Zhejiang Hisun Biomaterials Company Limited 318
LIST OF TABLES
SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Summary Table 3
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 World Gross Domestic Product by Region 10
2 World Population by Region 12
3 World Manufacturing Value Added by Region 14
4 World Agricultural Value Added by Region 16
5 World Plastic Resin Demand by Region 23
6 World Plastic Resin Production by Region 25
7 Plastic Resin Pricing 28
8 World Packaging Demand by Region 32
SECTION III -- OVERVIEW
1 World Bioplastics Demand by Type 45
2 World Biodegradable Plastics Demand by Product 47
3 World Starch-Based Resin Demand by Region & Market 52
4 World Polylactic Acid Demand by Region & Market 56
5 World Polyester Bioplastic Demand by Region & Market 60
6 World PHA Resin Demand by Region & Market 63
7 World Other Biodegradable Resin Demand by Region
& Market 66
8 World Non-Biodegradable Bioplastics Demand by Product 68
9 World Bio-Based Polyethylene Demand by Region & Market 71
10 World Bio-Based Polyamide Demand by Region & Market 73
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11 World Other Non-Biodegradable Bioplastic Demand
by Region & Market 75
12 World Bioplastics Demand by Market 77
13 World Packaging Demand for Bioplastics by Application
& Region 79
14 World Nonpackaging Demand for Bioplastics by Application
& Region 85
15 World Bioplastics Demand by Region 93
16 World Bioplastics Production by Region 96
17 World Bioplastics Net Exports by Region 99
1 North America -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand 101
2 North America -- Bioplastics Demand by Type & Market 103
3 United States -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand 107
4 United States -- Bioplastics Demand by Product 110
5 United States -- Bioplastics Demand by Market 112
6 Canada -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand 115
7 Canada -- Bioplastics Demand by Product 116
8 Canada -- Bioplastics Demand by Market 118
9 Mexico -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand 120
10 Mexico -- Bioplastics Demand by Product 122
11 Mexico -- Bioplastics Demand by Market 123
SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
1 Western Europe -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand 125
2 Western Europe -- Bioplastics Demand by Type & Market 128
3 Germany -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand 131
4 Germany -- Bioplastics Demand by Product 133
5 Germany -- Bioplastics Demand by Market 135
6 Italy -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand 137
7 Italy -- Bioplastics Demand by Product 139
8 Italy -- Bioplastics Demand by Market 141
9 United Kingdom -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand 143
10 United Kingdom -- Bioplastics Demand by Product 145
11 United Kingdom -- Bioplastics Demand by Market 146
12 France -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand 149
13 France -- Bioplastics Demand by Product 151
14 France -- Bioplastics Demand by Market 153
15 Netherlands -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand 155
16 Netherlands -- Bioplastics Demand by Product 157
17 Netherlands -- Bioplastics Demand by Market 159
18 Other Western Europe -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand 161
19 Other Western Europe -- Bioplastics Demand by Country
& Product 163
20 Other Western Europe -- Bioplastics Demand by Market 166
SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
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1 Asia/Pacific -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand 169
2 Asia/Pacific -- Bioplastics Demand by Type & Market 171
3 Japan -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand 174
4 Japan -- Bioplastics Demand by Product 177
5 Japan -- Bioplastics Demand by Market 179
6 China -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand 182
7 China -- Bioplastics Demand by Product 184
8 China -- Bioplastics Demand by Market 186
9 Taiwan -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand 189
10 Taiwan -- Bioplastics Demand by Product 191
11 Taiwan -- Bioplastics Demand by Market 193
12 South Korea -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand 195
13 South Korea -- Bioplastics Demand by Product 197
14 South Korea -- Bioplastics Demand by Market 198
15 Other Asia/Pacific -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand 201
16 Other Asia/Pacific -- Bioplastics Demand by Country
& Product 203
17 Other Asia/Pacific -- Bioplastics Demand by Market 206
SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS
1 Central & South America -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand 209
2 Central & South America -- Bioplastics Demand by Type
& Market 211
3 Brazil -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand 213
4 Brazil -- Bioplastics Demand by Product 215
5 Brazil -- Bioplastics Demand by Market 217
6 Other Central & South America -- Bioplastics Supply
& Demand 219
7 Other Central & South America -- Bioplastics Demand
by Product 220
8 Other Central & South America -- Bioplastics Demand
by Market 221
9 Eastern Europe -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand 224
10 Eastern Europe -- Bioplastics Demand by Country & Product 226
11 Eastern Europe -- Bioplastics Demand by Market 227
12 Africa/Mideast -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand 230
13 Africa/Mideast -- Bioplastics Demand by Product 232
14 Africa/Mideast -- Bioplastics Demand by Market 233
SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 World Bioplastics Sales by Company, 2010 235
2 Selected Cooperative Agreements 250
LIST OF CHARTS
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
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1 World Maize Production by Region, 2010 18
2 World Sugar Crop Production by Region, 2010 20
3 World Plastic Resin Demand by Region, 2010 24
4 Plastic Resin Pricing Patterns, 2000-2020 29
SECTION III -- OVERVIEW
1 World Biodegradable Plastic Demand by Product, 2000-2020 48
2 World Non-Biodegradable Bioplastics Demand by Product,
2000-2020 68
3 World Packaging Demand for Bioplastics by Application, 2010 80
4 World Nonpackaging Demand for Bioplastics by Application,
2010 86
5 World Bioplastics Demand by Region, 2000-2020 94
6 World Bioplastics Production by Region, 2000-2020 97
SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
1 North America Bioplastics Demand by Country, 2010 104
SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
1 Western Europe Bioplastics Demand by Country, 2010 129
SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
1 Asia/Pacific Bioplastics Demand by Country, 2010 172
SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 World Bioplastics Market Share, 2010 236
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