Global Expanded Polyethylene Market by Size, by Type, by Application, by Region, History and Forecast 2020-2031

Summary

Expanded Polyethylene (aka EPE foam) refers to foams made from polyethylene. Typically it is made from expanded pellets ('EPE bead') made with use of a blowing agent, followed by expansion into a mold in a steam chest - the process is similar to that used to make expanded polystyrene foam.

According to APO Research, The global Expanded Polyethylene market is projected to grow from US$ million in 2025 to US$ million by 2031, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of % during the forecast period.

The US & Canada market for Expanded Polyethylene is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

Asia-Pacific market for Expanded Polyethylene is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

The China market for Expanded Polyethylene is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

Europe market for Expanded Polyethylene is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

The major global manufacturers of Expanded Polyethylene include Sealed Air, Kaneka, Armacell, Sekisui Chemical, Sonoco, Pregis, Furukawa, Plymouth Foam and Wisconsin Foam Products, etc. In 2024, the world's top three vendors accounted for approximately % of the revenue.

In terms of production side, this report researches the Expanded Polyethylene production, growth rate, market share by manufacturers and by region (region level and country level), from 2020 to 2025, and forecast to 2031.

In terms of consumption side, this report focuses on the sales of Expanded Polyethylene by region (region level and country level), by company, by type and by application. from 2020 to 2025 and forecast to 2031.

This report presents an overview of global market for Expanded Polyethylene, capacity, output, revenue and price. Analyses of the global market trends, with historic market revenue or sales data for 2020 - 2024, estimates for 2025, and projections of CAGR through 2031.

This report researches the key producers of Expanded Polyethylene, also provides the consumption of main regions and countries. Of the upcoming market potential for Expanded Polyethylene, and key regions or countries of focus to forecast this market into various segments and sub-segments. Country specific data and market value analysis for the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, China, Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, India, Germany, the U.K., Italy, Middle East, Africa, and Other Countries.

This report focuses on the Expanded Polyethylene sales, revenue, market share and industry ranking of main manufacturers, data from 2020 to 2025. Identification of the major stakeholders in the global Expanded Polyethylene market, and analysis of their competitive landscape and market positioning based on recent developments and segmental revenues. This report will help stakeholders to understand the competitive landscape and gain more insights and position their businesses and market strategies in a better way.

This report analyzes the segments data by type and by application, sales, revenue, and price, from 2020 to 2031. Evaluation and forecast the market size for Expanded Polyethylene sales, projected growth trends, production technology, application and end-user industry.

Expanded Polyethylene Segment by Company

Sealed Air
Kaneka
Armacell
Sekisui Chemical
Sonoco
Pregis
Furukawa
Plymouth Foam
Wisconsin Foam Products
Recticel
Guangdong Speed New Material Technology
Sing Home Polyfoam
Dingjian Pakaging
Wuxi Huitong
Shenzhen Mingvka

Expanded Polyethylene Segment by Type

EPE Foam Coil
EPE Foam Sheet
Shape EPE Foam

Expanded Polyethylene Segment by Application

Protective Packaging
Industrial Thermal Insulation
Automotive
Building and Construction

Expanded Polyethylene Segment by Region

North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries

Study Objectives

1. To analyze and research the global status and future forecast, involving, production, value, consumption, growth rate (CAGR), market share, historical and forecast.
2. To present the key manufacturers, capacity, production, revenue, market share, and Recent Developments.
3. To split the breakdown data by regions, type, manufacturers, and Application.
4. To analyze the global and key regions market potential and advantage, opportunity and challenge, restraints, and risks.
5. To identify significant trends, drivers, influence factors in global and regions.
6. To analyze competitive developments such as expansions, agreements, new product launches, and acquisitions in the market.

Reasons to Buy This Report

1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Expanded Polyethylene market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Expanded Polyethylene and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market.
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally.
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Expanded Polyethylene.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.

Chapter Outline

Chapter 1: Provides an overview of the Expanded Polyethylene market, including product definition, global market growth prospects, production value, capacity, and average price forecasts (2020-2031).
Chapter 2: Analysis key trends, drivers, challenges, and opportunities within the global Expanded Polyethylene industry.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Expanded Polyethylene market competition landscape. Including Expanded Polyethylene manufacturers' output value, output and average price from 2020 to 2025, as well as competition analysis indicators such as origin, product type, application, merger and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments by type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 5: Provides the analysis of various market segments by application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product production/output, value, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 7: Production/Production Value of Expanded Polyethylene by region. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region in the next six years.
Chapter 8: Consumption of Expanded Polyethylene in regional level and country level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and production of each country in the world.
Chapter 9: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 10: Concluding Insights of the report.

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1 Market Overview
1.1 Product Definition
1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
1.2.1 Global Expanded Polyethylene Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
1.2.2 Global Expanded Polyethylene Production Capacity Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
1.2.3 Global Expanded Polyethylene Production Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
1.2.4 Global Expanded Polyethylene Market Average Price (2020-2031)
1.3 Assumptions and Limitations
1.4 Study Goals and Objectives
2 Global Expanded Polyethylene Market Dynamics
2.1 Expanded Polyethylene Industry Trends
2.2 Expanded Polyethylene Industry Drivers
2.3 Expanded Polyethylene Industry Opportunities and Challenges
2.4 Expanded Polyethylene Industry Restraints
3 Expanded Polyethylene Market by Manufacturers
3.1 Global Expanded Polyethylene Production Value by Manufacturers (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Expanded Polyethylene Production by Manufacturers (2020-2025)
3.3 Global Expanded Polyethylene Average Price by Manufacturers (2020-2025)
3.4 Global Expanded Polyethylene Industry Manufacturers Ranking, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2025
3.5 Global Expanded Polyethylene Key Manufacturers Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
3.6 Global Expanded Polyethylene Manufacturers, Product Type & Application
3.7 Global Expanded Polyethylene Manufacturers Established Date
3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
3.8.1 Global Expanded Polyethylene Market CR5 and HHI
3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Expanded Polyethylene Players Market Share by Production Value in 2024
3.8.3 2024 Expanded Polyethylene Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 Expanded Polyethylene Market by Type
4.1 Expanded Polyethylene Type Introduction
4.1.1 EPE Foam Coil
4.1.2 EPE Foam Sheet
4.1.3 Shape EPE Foam
4.2 Global Expanded Polyethylene Production by Type
4.2.1 Global Expanded Polyethylene Production by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
4.2.2 Global Expanded Polyethylene Production by Type (2020-2031)
4.2.3 Global Expanded Polyethylene Production Market Share by Type (2020-2031)
4.3 Global Expanded Polyethylene Production Value by Type
4.3.1 Global Expanded Polyethylene Production Value by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
4.3.2 Global Expanded Polyethylene Production Value by Type (2020-2031)
4.3.3 Global Expanded Polyethylene Production Value Market Share by Type (2020-2031)
5 Expanded Polyethylene Market by Application
5.1 Expanded Polyethylene Application Introduction
5.1.1 Protective Packaging
5.1.2 Industrial Thermal Insulation
5.1.3 Automotive
5.1.4 Building and Construction
5.2 Global Expanded Polyethylene Production by Application
5.2.1 Global Expanded Polyethylene Production by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
5.2.2 Global Expanded Polyethylene Production by Application (2020-2031)
5.2.3 Global Expanded Polyethylene Production Market Share by Application (2020-2031)
5.3 Global Expanded Polyethylene Production Value by Application
5.3.1 Global Expanded Polyethylene Production Value by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
5.3.2 Global Expanded Polyethylene Production Value by Application (2020-2031)
5.3.3 Global Expanded Polyethylene Production Value Market Share by Application (2020-2031)
6 Company Profiles
6.1 Sealed Air
6.1.1 Sealed Air Comapny Information
6.1.2 Sealed Air Business Overview
6.1.3 Sealed Air Expanded Polyethylene Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.1.4 Sealed Air Expanded Polyethylene Product Portfolio
6.1.5 Sealed Air Recent Developments
6.2 Kaneka
6.2.1 Kaneka Comapny Information
6.2.2 Kaneka Business Overview
6.2.3 Kaneka Expanded Polyethylene Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.2.4 Kaneka Expanded Polyethylene Product Portfolio
6.2.5 Kaneka Recent Developments
6.3 Armacell
6.3.1 Armacell Comapny Information
6.3.2 Armacell Business Overview
6.3.3 Armacell Expanded Polyethylene Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.3.4 Armacell Expanded Polyethylene Product Portfolio
6.3.5 Armacell Recent Developments
6.4 Sekisui Chemical
6.4.1 Sekisui Chemical Comapny Information
6.4.2 Sekisui Chemical Business Overview
6.4.3 Sekisui Chemical Expanded Polyethylene Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.4.4 Sekisui Chemical Expanded Polyethylene Product Portfolio
6.4.5 Sekisui Chemical Recent Developments
6.5 Sonoco
6.5.1 Sonoco Comapny Information
6.5.2 Sonoco Business Overview
6.5.3 Sonoco Expanded Polyethylene Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.5.4 Sonoco Expanded Polyethylene Product Portfolio
6.5.5 Sonoco Recent Developments
6.6 Pregis
6.6.1 Pregis Comapny Information
6.6.2 Pregis Business Overview
6.6.3 Pregis Expanded Polyethylene Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.6.4 Pregis Expanded Polyethylene Product Portfolio
6.6.5 Pregis Recent Developments
6.7 Furukawa
6.7.1 Furukawa Comapny Information
6.7.2 Furukawa Business Overview
6.7.3 Furukawa Expanded Polyethylene Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.7.4 Furukawa Expanded Polyethylene Product Portfolio
6.7.5 Furukawa Recent Developments
6.8 Plymouth Foam
6.8.1 Plymouth Foam Comapny Information
6.8.2 Plymouth Foam Business Overview
6.8.3 Plymouth Foam Expanded Polyethylene Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.8.4 Plymouth Foam Expanded Polyethylene Product Portfolio
6.8.5 Plymouth Foam Recent Developments
6.9 Wisconsin Foam Products
6.9.1 Wisconsin Foam Products Comapny Information
6.9.2 Wisconsin Foam Products Business Overview
6.9.3 Wisconsin Foam Products Expanded Polyethylene Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.9.4 Wisconsin Foam Products Expanded Polyethylene Product Portfolio
6.9.5 Wisconsin Foam Products Recent Developments
6.10 Recticel
6.10.1 Recticel Comapny Information
6.10.2 Recticel Business Overview
6.10.3 Recticel Expanded Polyethylene Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.10.4 Recticel Expanded Polyethylene Product Portfolio
6.10.5 Recticel Recent Developments
6.11 Guangdong Speed New Material Technology
6.11.1 Guangdong Speed New Material Technology Comapny Information
6.11.2 Guangdong Speed New Material Technology Business Overview
6.11.3 Guangdong Speed New Material Technology Expanded Polyethylene Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.11.4 Guangdong Speed New Material Technology Expanded Polyethylene Product Portfolio
6.11.5 Guangdong Speed New Material Technology Recent Developments
6.12 Sing Home Polyfoam
6.12.1 Sing Home Polyfoam Comapny Information
6.12.2 Sing Home Polyfoam Business Overview
6.12.3 Sing Home Polyfoam Expanded Polyethylene Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.12.4 Sing Home Polyfoam Expanded Polyethylene Product Portfolio
6.12.5 Sing Home Polyfoam Recent Developments
6.13 Dingjian Pakaging
6.13.1 Dingjian Pakaging Comapny Information
6.13.2 Dingjian Pakaging Business Overview
6.13.3 Dingjian Pakaging Expanded Polyethylene Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.13.4 Dingjian Pakaging Expanded Polyethylene Product Portfolio
6.13.5 Dingjian Pakaging Recent Developments
6.14 Wuxi Huitong
6.14.1 Wuxi Huitong Comapny Information
6.14.2 Wuxi Huitong Business Overview
6.14.3 Wuxi Huitong Expanded Polyethylene Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.14.4 Wuxi Huitong Expanded Polyethylene Product Portfolio
6.14.5 Wuxi Huitong Recent Developments
6.15 Shenzhen Mingvka
6.15.1 Shenzhen Mingvka Comapny Information
6.15.2 Shenzhen Mingvka Business Overview
6.15.3 Shenzhen Mingvka Expanded Polyethylene Production, Value and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.15.4 Shenzhen Mingvka Expanded Polyethylene Product Portfolio
6.15.5 Shenzhen Mingvka Recent Developments
7 Global Expanded Polyethylene Production by Region
7.1 Global Expanded Polyethylene Production by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
7.2 Global Expanded Polyethylene Production by Region (2020-2031)
7.2.1 Global Expanded Polyethylene Production by Region: 2020-2025
7.2.2 Global Expanded Polyethylene Production Forecast by Region: 2026-2031
7.3 Global Expanded Polyethylene Production by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
7.4 Global Expanded Polyethylene Production Value by Region (2020-2031)
7.4.1 Global Expanded Polyethylene Production Value by Region: 2020-2025
7.4.2 Global Expanded Polyethylene Production Value by Region (2026-2031)
7.5 Global Expanded Polyethylene Market Price Analysis by Region (2020-2031)
7.6 Regional Production Value Trends (2020-2031)
7.6.1 North America Expanded Polyethylene Production Value (2020-2031)
7.6.2 Europe Expanded Polyethylene Production Value (2020-2031)
7.6.3 Asia-Pacific Expanded Polyethylene Production Value (2020-2031)
7.6.4 South America Expanded Polyethylene Production Value (2020-2031)
7.6.5 Middle East & Africa Expanded Polyethylene Production Value (2020-2031)
8 Global Expanded Polyethylene Consumption by Region
8.1 Global Expanded Polyethylene Consumption by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.2 Global Expanded Polyethylene Consumption by Region (2020-2031)
8.2.1 Global Expanded Polyethylene Consumption by Region (2020-2025)
8.2.2 Global Expanded Polyethylene Consumption by Region (2026-2031)
8.3 North America
8.3.1 North America Expanded Polyethylene Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.3.2 North America Expanded Polyethylene Consumption by Country (2020-2031)
8.3.3 U.S.
8.3.4 Canada
8.3.5 Mexico
8.4 Europe
8.4.1 Europe Expanded Polyethylene Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.4.2 Europe Expanded Polyethylene Consumption by Country (2020-2031)
8.4.3 Germany
8.4.4 France
8.4.5 U.K.
8.4.6 Italy
8.4.7 Netherlands
8.5 Asia Pacific
8.5.1 Asia Pacific Expanded Polyethylene Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.5.2 Asia Pacific Expanded Polyethylene Consumption by Country (2020-2031)
8.5.3 China
8.5.4 Japan
8.5.5 South Korea
8.5.6 Southeast Asia
8.5.7 India
8.5.8 Australia
8.6 South America
8.6.1 South America Expanded Polyethylene Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.6.2 South America Expanded Polyethylene Consumption by Country (2020-2031)
8.6.3 Brazil
8.6.4 Argentina
8.6.5 Chile
8.6.6 Colombia
8.7 Middle East & Africa
8.7.1 Middle East & Africa Expanded Polyethylene Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.7.2 Middle East & Africa Expanded Polyethylene Consumption by Country (2020-2031)
8.7.3 Egypt
8.7.4 South Africa
8.7.5 Israel
8.7.6 Türkiye
8.7.7 GCC Countries
9 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
9.1 Expanded Polyethylene Value Chain Analysis
9.1.1 Expanded Polyethylene Key Raw Materials
9.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
9.1.3 Manufacturing Cost Structure
9.1.4 Expanded Polyethylene Production Mode & Process
9.2 Expanded Polyethylene Sales Channels Analysis
9.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
9.2.2 Expanded Polyethylene Distributors
9.2.3 Expanded Polyethylene Customers
10 Concluding Insights
11 Appendix
11.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
11.2 Research Methodology
11.3 Research Process
11.4 Authors List of This Report
11.5 Data Source
11.5.1 Secondary Sources
11.5.2 Primary Sources
11.6 Disclaimer

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