Global Microplastics Market Size study & Forecast, by Product Type (Primary Microplastics and Secondary Microplastics), by End-use (Personal Care, Packaging, Construction, Automotive and Others) and Regional Analysis, 2023-2030

Global Microplastics Market Size study & Forecast, by Product Type (Primary Microplastics and Secondary Microplastics), by End-use (Personal Care, Packaging, Construction, Automotive and Others) and Regional Analysis, 2023-2030


Global Microplastics Market is valued at approximately USD XX billion in 2022 and is anticipated to grow with a healthy growth rate of more than XX% over the forecast period 2023-2030. Microplastics are small plastic particles, less than 5mm in size, that are found in various environments such as the ocean, rivers, lakes, and soil. They are a byproduct of plastic pollution and can be created through the breakdown of larger plastic items, as well as from personal care and household products that contain plastic microbeads. Microplastics have been found to cause harm to wildlife that ingests them, as well as to the environment in general. There is growing concern about the presence of microplastics in food and water sources and their potential impact on human health. As a result, there is increasing interest in finding sustainable alternatives to traditional microplastics and reducing their use in various industries.

Microplastics are commonly used in cosmetics and personal care products as exfoliants or scrubbing agents. They can help to remove dead skin cells and unclog pores, leaving the skin feeling smooth and refreshed. However, the use of microplastics in these products has come under scrutiny due to their potential environmental and health impacts. Microplastics are often added to facial scrubs and cleansers to help exfoliate the skin. They can also be found in some face masks and peels. Moreover, growing cosmetics and personal care industries across the globe is expected to drive the market expansion. For instance, the Indian government has launched several initiatives to promote the growth of the cosmetics industry in India, including the Make in India program, which aims to encourage domestic manufacturing, and the Digital India campaign, which seeks to promote e-commerce and digital transactions. Similarly, as per cosmetics Europe, the cosmetics sector in Europe grew by 2.2% in 2020, despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The market size was estimated at EUR 92 billion in 2020. The market growth of micro injection molding machines may face certain challenges attributed to their specialized nature and advanced capabilities. These machines are designed specifically for highly accurate and minimal manufacturing, incorporating sophisticated features, precise controls, and unique tooling requirements. However, their distinct characteristics, including higher initial investment costs and potentially increased energy consumption compared to regular injection molding machines, can pose restraints on market expansion.

The key regions considered for the Global Microplastics Market study include Asia Pacific, North America, Europe, Latin America, and Middle East & Africa. North America is one of the largest markets for microplastics, driven by the presence of a large number of key players in the region. The increasing demand for microplastics in various industries, including packaging, automotive, and healthcare, is driving the growth of the market in North America. The Asia-Pacific region is expected to witness significant growth in the microplastic market in the coming years, driven by the increasing demand for microplastics in the automotive and electronics industries. The region is also a major contributor to microplastic pollution, and this has led to the implementation of stringent regulations in countries such as China and India.

Major market players included in this report are:

BASF SE
The Dow Chemical Company
Dupont de Nemours, Inc.
Evonik Industries AG
Solvay SA
Arkema SA
Cabot Corporation
Akzo Nobel N.V.
Wacker Chemie AG
PolyOne Corporation

Global Microplastics Market Report Scope:
Historical Data – 2020 - 2021
Base Year for Estimation – 2022
Forecast period - 2023-2030
Report Coverage - Revenue forecast, Company Ranking, Competitive Landscape, Growth factors, and Trends
Segments Covered - Product Type, End-use, Region
Regional Scope - North America; Europe; Asia Pacific; Latin America; Middle East & Africa

The objective of the study is to define market sizes of different segments & countries in recent years and to forecast the values to the coming years. The report is designed to incorporate both qualitative and quantitative aspects of the industry within countries involved in the study.

The report also caters detailed information about the crucial aspects such as driving factors & challenges which will define the future growth of the market. Additionally, it also incorporates potential opportunities in micro markets for stakeholders to invest along with the detailed analysis of competitive landscape and product offerings of key players.

The detailed segments and sub-segment of the market are explained below:

By Product type:
Primary Microplastics
Secondary Microplastics

By End-use:
Personal Care
Packaging
Construction
Automotive
Others

By Region:

North America
U.S.
Canada

Europe
UK
Germany
France
Spain
Italy
ROE

Asia Pacific
China
India
Japan
Australia
South Korea
RoAPAC

Latin America
Brazil
Mexico

Middle East & Africa
Saudi Arabia
South Africa
Rest of Middle East & Africa

Companies
BASF SE
The Dow Chemical Company
Dupont de Nemours, Inc.
Evonik Industries AG
Solvay SA
Arkema SA
Cabot Corporation
Akzo Nobel N.V.
Wacker Chemie AG
PolyOne Corporation

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Chapter 1. Executive Summary
1.1. Market Snapshot
1.2. Global & Segmental Market Estimates & Forecasts, 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
1.2.1. Microplastics Market, by Region, 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
1.2.2. Microplastics Market, by Product Type, 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
1.2.3. Microplastics Market, by End-use, 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
1.3. Key Trends
1.4. Estimation Methodology
1.5. Research Assumption
Chapter 2. Global Microplastics Market Definition and Scope
2.1. Objective of the Study
2.2. Market Definition & Scope
2.2.1. Industry Evolution
2.2.2. Scope of the Study
2.3. Years Considered for the Study
2.4. Currency Conversion Rates
Chapter 3. Global Microplastics Market Dynamics
3.1. Microplastics Market Impact Analysis (2020-2030)
3.1.1. Market Drivers
3.1.1.1. Increasing demand for plastic in various end-use industries such as packaging, construction, and automotive
3.1.1.2. Growing awareness of the environmental impact of plastic pollution and the need for sustainable alternatives
3.1.2. Market Challenges
3.1.2.1. Environmental concerns
3.1.3. Market Opportunities
3.1.3.1. Technological advancements in the production of microplastics, making them more cost-effective and efficient to produce
Chapter 4. Global Microplastics Market Industry Analysis
4.1. Porter’s 5 Force Model
4.1.1. Bargaining Power of Suppliers
4.1.2. Bargaining Power of Buyers
4.1.3. Threat of New Entrants
4.1.4. Threat of Substitutes
4.1.5. Competitive Rivalry
4.2. Porter’s 5 Force Impact Analysis
4.3. PEST Analysis
4.3.1. Political
4.3.2. Economical
4.3.3. Social
4.3.4. Technological
4.3.5. Environmental
4.3.6. Legal
4.4. Top investment opportunity
4.5. Top winning strategies
4.6. COVID-19 Impact Analysis
4.7. Disruptive Trends
4.8. Industry Expert Perspective
4.9. Analyst Recommendation & Conclusion
Chapter 5. Global Microplastics Market, by Product Type
5.1. Market Snapshot
5.2. Global Microplastics Market by Product Type, Performance - Potential Analysis
5.3. Global Microplastics Market Estimates & Forecasts by Product Type 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
5.4. Microplastics Market, Sub Segment Analysis
5.4.1. Primary Microplastics
5.4.2. Secondary Microplastics
Chapter 6. Global Microplastics Market, by End-use
6.1. Market Snapshot
6.2. Global Microplastics Market by End-use, Performance - Potential Analysis
6.3. Global Microplastics Market Estimates & Forecasts by End-use 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
6.4. Microplastics Market, Sub Segment Analysis
6.4.1. Personal Care
6.4.2. Packaging
6.4.3. Construction
6.4.4. Automotive
6.4.5. Others
Chapter 7. Global Microplastics Market, Regional Analysis
7.1. Top Leading Countries
7.2. Top Emerging Countries
7.3. Microplastics Market, Regional Market Snapshot
7.4. North America Microplastics Market
7.4.1. U.S. Microplastics Market
7.4.1.1. Product Type breakdown estimates & forecasts, 2020-2030
7.4.1.2. End-use breakdown estimates & forecasts, 2020-2030
7.4.2. Canada Microplastics Market
7.5. Europe Microplastics Market Snapshot
7.5.1. U.K. Microplastics Market
7.5.2. Germany Microplastics Market
7.5.3. France Microplastics Market
7.5.4. Spain Microplastics Market
7.5.5. Italy Microplastics Market
7.5.6. Rest of Europe Microplastics Market
7.6. Asia-Pacific Microplastics Market Snapshot
7.6.1. China Microplastics Market
7.6.2. India Microplastics Market
7.6.3. Japan Microplastics Market
7.6.4. Australia Microplastics Market
7.6.5. South Korea Microplastics Market
7.6.6. Rest of Asia Pacific Microplastics Market
7.7. Latin America Microplastics Market Snapshot
7.7.1. Brazil Microplastics Market
7.7.2. Mexico Microplastics Market
7.8. Middle East & Africa Microplastics Market
7.8.1. Saudi Arabia Microplastics Market
7.8.2. South Africa Microplastics Market
7.8.3. Rest of Middle East & Africa Microplastics Market
Chapter 8. Competitive Intelligence
8.1. Key Company SWOT Analysis
8.1.1. Company 1
8.1.2. Company 2
8.1.3. Company 3
8.2. Top Market Strategies
8.3. Company Profiles
8.3.1. BASF SE
8.3.1.1. Key Information
8.3.1.2. Overview
8.3.1.3. Financial (Subject to Data Availability)
8.3.1.4. Product Summary
8.3.1.5. Recent Developments
8.3.2. The Dow Chemical Company
8.3.3. Dupont de Nemours, Inc.
8.3.4. Evonik Industries AG
8.3.5. Solvay SA
8.3.6. Arkema SA
8.3.7. Cabot Corporation
8.3.8. Akzo Nobel N.V.
8.3.9. Wacker Chemie AG
8.3.10. PolyOne Corporation
Chapter 9. Research Process
9.1. Research Process
9.1.1. Data Mining
9.1.2. Analysis
9.1.3. Market Estimation
9.1.4. Validation
9.1.5. Publishing
9.2. Research Attributes
9.3. Research Assumption
List of Tables
TABLE 1. Global Microplastics Market, report scope
TABLE 2. Global Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts by Region 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 3. Global Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts by Product Type 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 4. Global Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts by End-use 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 5. Global Microplastics Market by segment, estimates & forecasts, 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 6. Global Microplastics Market by region, estimates & forecasts, 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 7. Global Microplastics Market by segment, estimates & forecasts, 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 8. Global Microplastics Market by region, estimates & forecasts, 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 9. Global Microplastics Market by segment, estimates & forecasts, 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 10. Global Microplastics Market by region, estimates & forecasts, 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 11. Global Microplastics Market by segment, estimates & forecasts, 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 12. Global Microplastics Market by region, estimates & forecasts, 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 13. Global Microplastics Market by segment, estimates & forecasts, 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 14. Global Microplastics Market by region, estimates & forecasts, 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 15. U.S. Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts, 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 16. U.S. Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts by segment 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 17. U.S. Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts by segment 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 18. Canada Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts, 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 19. Canada Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts by segment 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 20. Canada Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts by segment 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 21. UK Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts, 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 22. UK Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts by segment 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 23. UK Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts by segment 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 24. Germany Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts, 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 25. Germany Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts by segment 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 26. Germany Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts by segment 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 27. France Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts, 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 28. France Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts by segment 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 29. France Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts by segment 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 30. Italy Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts, 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 31. Italy Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts by segment 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 32. Italy Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts by segment 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 33. Spain Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts, 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 34. Spain Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts by segment 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 35. Spain Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts by segment 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 36. RoE Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts, 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 37. RoE Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts by segment 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 38. RoE Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts by segment 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 39. China Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts, 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 40. China Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts by segment 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 41. China Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts by segment 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 42. India Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts, 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 43. India Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts by segment 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 44. India Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts by segment 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 45. Japan Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts, 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 46. Japan Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts by segment 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 47. Japan Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts by segment 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 48. South Korea Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts, 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 49. South Korea Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts by segment 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 50. South Korea Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts by segment 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 51. Australia Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts, 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 52. Australia Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts by segment 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 53. Australia Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts by segment 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 54. RoAPAC Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts, 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 55. RoAPAC Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts by segment 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 56. RoAPAC Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts by segment 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 57. Brazil Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts, 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 58. Brazil Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts by segment 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 59. Brazil Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts by segment 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 60. Mexico Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts, 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 61. Mexico Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts by segment 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 62. Mexico Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts by segment 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 63. RoLA Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts, 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 64. RoLA Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts by segment 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 65. RoLA Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts by segment 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 66. Saudi Arabia Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts, 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 67. South Africa Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts by segment 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 68. RoMEA Microplastics Market estimates & forecasts by segment 2020-2030 (USD Billion)
TABLE 69. List of secondary sources, used in the study of global Microplastics Market
TABLE 70. List of primary sources, used in the study of global Microplastics Market
TABLE 71. Years considered for the study
TABLE 72. Exchange rates considered
List of tables and figures and dummy in nature, final lists may vary in the final deliverable
List of figures
FIGURES 1. Global Microplastics Market, research methodology
FIGURES 2. Global Microplastics Market, Market estimation techniques
FIGURES 3. Global Market size estimates & forecast methods
FIGURES 4. Global Microplastics Market, key trends 2022
FIGURES 5. Global Microplastics Market, growth prospects 2023-2030
FIGURES 6. Global Microplastics Market, porters 5 force model
FIGURES 7. Global Microplastics Market, pest analysis
FIGURES 8. Global Microplastics Market, value chain analysis
FIGURES 9. Global Microplastics Market by segment, 2020 & 2030 (USD Billion)
FIGURES 10. Global Microplastics Market by segment, 2020 & 2030 (USD Billion)
FIGURES 11. Global Microplastics Market by segment, 2020 & 2030 (USD Billion)
FIGURES 12. Global Microplastics Market by segment, 2020 & 2030 (USD Billion)
FIGURES 13. Global Microplastics Market by segment, 2020 & 2030 (USD Billion)
FIGURES 14. Global Microplastics Market, regional snapshot 2020 & 2030
FIGURES 15. North America Microplastics Market 2020 & 2030 (USD Billion)
FIGURES 16. Europe Microplastics Market 2020 & 2030 (USD Billion)
FIGURES 17. Asia Pacific Microplastics Market 2020 & 2030 (USD Billion)
FIGURES 18. Latin America Microplastics Market 2020 & 2030 (USD Billion)
FIGURES 19. Middle East & Africa Microplastics Market 2020 & 2030 (USD Billion)
List of tables and figures and dummy in nature, final lists may vary in the final deliverable

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