Global extruded plastics industry to reach US$280 bln by 2022 at CAGR of 4.9%

27-Feb-17

Extruded Plastics Market is expected to increase by US$280 bln by the end of 2022, at 4.9% CAGR, as per Market Research Future. The global extruded plastics market has been evaluated to be rapidly growing and is expected to grow tremendously. Benefits like low thermal conductivity and poor resistance to oxygen and moisture make this resin a suitable material to be used in packaging of food products which has increased its market globally. With numerous usage of extruded plastics, the global extruded plastics market is expected to increase in future.

Asia Pacific region is expected to maintain its dominance in the global market of extruded plastic. Emerging markets of China, Japan and India are expected to boost the Asia Pacific folic acid market. Other emerging markets are North America, Europe and Middle East countries. Asia Pacific has the largest market share of global folic acid, followed by Europe and other parts of the world. Based on type global extruded plastics market has been segmented into low density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, styrene, and others. Styrene is expected to grow at the CAGR during the forecasted period. Low density polyethylene segment dominated the market in 2015 as it one of the most versatile flexible packing materials that can be formulated for several packaging applications.