Bioplastics Market Is Projected to Reach $30.8 Billion, Globally, by 2020 - Allied Market Research

Bioplastics Market is Projected to Reach $30.8 Billion, Globally, by 2020 - Allied Market Research

According to a new report by Allied Market Research, titled, "World Bioplastics Market Opportunities and Forecast, 2014-2020", the global market for bioplastics would reach $30.8 billion by 2020, registering a CAGR of 14.8% during 2015-2020. The rising environmental awareness among the consumers and substantial curiosity of packaging industries towards biodegradability are the key factors responsible for the increasing adoption of bioplastics in rigid packaging applications. The rigid plastic application would account for more than 40% of the market revenue by 2020.

Bioplastics are plastics derived from the renewable feedstocks such as corn, sugarcane and cellulose among others. Large availability of renewable feedstocks and eco-friendly nature of bioplastics boost its market across the globe. Furthermore, increasing adoption in new end user industries and favorable government policies for the use of eco-friendly and biodegradable products are some of the key factors that would drive the market growth. On the other hand, high production cost is likely to dampen the market growth during the forecast period.

The consumption of “drop-ins” bioplastics (Bio-PE, Bio-PET 30, Bio-PA and others) would continue to dominate the overall bioplastics market through to 2020, owing to its overall properties and wide applications similar to traditional plastics (PE, PET and PA among others). Bio-PET 30 would be the fastest growing segment in the non-biodegradable bioplastics market, as it delivers same performance as synthetic PET with regards to re-sealability, versatility, durability, appearance, weight and recyclability.

Key findings of the study

• Rigid plastics would be the fastest growing application segment, at a CAGR of 31.8%, during the forecast period

• Europe was the highest consumer, whereas, Asia Pacific was the largest producer of bioplastics in 2014....