The global masterbatch market is projected to reach $10.9 billion by 2022, with a growth rate of 4.2% from 2017 to 2022. Key market segments include product types such as color, black, and additive masterbatches, as well as end-use industries like packaging and consumer goods. Major drivers of this growth are increasing demand for plastic alternatives and emerging trends towards biodegradable and flame retardant masterbatches.

1. Global Masterbatch Market 2017-2022: Trends,
Forecast, and Opportunity Analysis
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2. Industry Profiles Snapshot
Major Parameter Description
Market Segments by Product
Type
Color, white, black, additive, and filler
Market Segments by Function
Type
PE, PP, PS, PC, EVS, SAN, and ABS
Market Segments by End Use
Industry
Packaging, consumer goods, electrical and electronics, transportation, fiber
and textiles, building and construction, and others
Market Segments by Process
Film extrusion, blow molding, injection molding, pipe, conducit and tubing,
extrusion coating, sheet and thermoforming , wire and cable, rotational
molding, and other
Market Segments by Region North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Rest of the World.
Top Companies Name
Clariant AG, Polyone Corporation, A.Schulman, Ampacet Corporation, and
Cabot Corporation
Trend Growth Rate and CAGR 4.2%
Key Industry Forecast
The global masterbatch market is expected to reach an estimated $10.9
billion by 2022 and it is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 4.2% from 2017 to
2022
Key Industry Driver
Driver: Increasing demand for plastic as substitutes for various materials
like metal, concrete, and steel in various end use industries
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3. Industry Overview
Market Size
• The global masterbatch market is expected
to reach an estimated $10.9 billion by 2022
and it is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 4.2%
from 2017 to 2022.
• Emerging trends, which have a direct impact
on the dynamics of the masterbatch industry,
include growing demand of anti-shrinkage and
flame retardant masterbatches for PP pipes
and PC sheets, and increasing demand for
biodegradable masterbatch products.
Market Size (2022) $10.9 billion
CAGR (2017-22) 4.2%
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Industry Performance : Forecast