Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Competitive Landscape Professional Research Report 2024

Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Competitive Landscape Professional Research Report 2024



Research Summary

Polylactic Acid (PLA) is a biodegradable and bioactive thermoplastic derived from renewable resources such as corn starch or sugarcane. PLA is produced through the fermentation of plant sugars, resulting in lactic acid, which is then polymerized to form PLA. This biopolymer has gained popularity as an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional petroleum-based plastics. PLA is known for its biodegradability, compostability, and lower environmental impact during production compared to conventional plastics. It is used in various applications, including packaging, disposable cutlery, 3D printing, and textiles. PLA's versatility, biocompatibility, and renewable sourcing contribute to its increasing adoption in industries striving for more sustainable and eco-friendly materials.

According to DIResearch's in-depth investigation and research, the global Polylactic Acid (PLA) market size will reach XX US$ Million in 2024, and is expected to reach XX US$ Million in 2030, with a CAGR of XX% (2025-2030). Among them, the China market has changed rapidly in the past few years. The market size in 2024 will be XX US$ Million, accounting for approximately XX% of the world. It is expected to reach XX US$ Million in 2030, and the global share will reach XX%.

The major global manufacturers of Polylactic Acid (PLA) include NatureWorks, Total Corbion, BEWiSynbra, Teijin, Toray, Futerro, Sulzer, Unitika, HISUN, Tongjieliang Bio-materials, Nantong JIUDING, ESUN, BBCA BIOMATERIALS etc. The global players competition landscape in this report is divided into three tiers. The first tiers is the global leading enterprise, which occupies a major market share, is in a leading position in the industry, has strong competitiveness and influence, and has a large revenue scale; the second tiers has a certain share and popularity in the market, actively follows the industry leaders in product, service or technological innovation, and has a medium revenue scale; the third tiers has a smaller share in the market, has a lower brand awareness, mainly focuses on the local market, and has a relatively small revenue scale.

This report studies the market size, price trends and future development prospects of Polylactic Acid (PLA). Focus on analysing the market share, product portfolio, prices, sales volume, revenue and gross profit margin of global major manufacturers, as well as the market status and trends of different product types and applications in the global Polylactic Acid (PLA) market. The report data covers historical data from 2018 to 2023, based year in 2024 and forecast data from 2025 to 2030.

The regions and countries in the report include North America, Europe, China, APAC (excl. China), Latin America and Middle East and Africa, covering the Polylactic Acid (PLA) market conditions and future development trends of key regions and countries, combined with industry-related policies and the latest technological developments, analyze the development characteristics of Polylactic Acid (PLA) industries in various regions and countries, help companies understand the development characteristics of each region, help companies formulate business strategies, and achieve the ultimate goal of the company's global development strategy.    

The data sources of this report mainly include the National Bureau of Statistics, customs databases, industry associations, corporate financial reports, third-party databases, etc. Among them, macroeconomic data mainly comes from the National Bureau of Statistics, International Economic Research Organization; industry statistical data mainly come from industry associations; company data mainly comes from interviews, public information collection, third-party reliable databases, and price data mainly comes from various markets monitoring database.

Global Key Manufacturers of Polylactic Acid (PLA) Include:

NatureWorks

Total Corbion

BEWiSynbra

Teijin

Toray

Futerro

Sulzer

Unitika

HISUN

Tongjieliang Bio-materials

Nantong JIUDING

ESUN

BBCA BIOMATERIALS

Polylactic Acid (PLA) Product Segment Include:

Injection Molding Grade PLA

Film Grade PLA

Sheet Grade PLA

Fiber Grade PLA

Polylactic Acid (PLA) Product Application Include:

Tableware and Utensils

Food and Beverage Packaging

Electronics and Electrical Appliances

Medical and Personal Care

3D Printing Consumables

Others

Chapter Scope

Chapter 1: Product Research Range, Product Types and Applications, Market Overview, Market Situation and Trends

Chapter 2: Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Capacity and Production Analysis

Chapter 3: Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Industry PESTEL Analysis

Chapter 4: Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Industry Porter’s Five Forces Analysis

Chapter 5: Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Major Regional Market Size (Revenue, Sales, Price) and Forecast Analysis

Chapter 6: Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Size and Forecast by Type and Application Analysis

Chapter 7: North America Polylactic Acid (PLA) Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)

Chapter 8: Europe Polylactic Acid (PLA) Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)

Chapter 9: China Polylactic Acid (PLA) Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)

Chapter 10: APAC (Excl. China) Polylactic Acid (PLA) Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)

Chapter 11: Latin America Polylactic Acid (PLA) Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)

Chapter 12: Middle East and Africa Polylactic Acid (PLA) Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)

Chapter 13: Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Competitive Analysis of Key Manufacturers (Sales, Revenue, Market Share, Price, Regional Distribution and Industry Concentration)

Chapter 14: Key Company Profiles (Product Portfolio, Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin)

Chapter 15: Industrial Chain Analysis, Include Raw Material Suppliers, Distributors and Customers

Chapter 16: Research Findings and Conclusion

Chapter 17: Methodology and Data Sources


1 Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Overview
1.1 Product Definition and Statistical Scope
1.2 Polylactic Acid (PLA) Product by Type
1.2.1 Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Size by Type, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2030
1.2.2 Injection Molding Grade PLA
1.2.3 Film Grade PLA
1.2.4 Sheet Grade PLA
1.2.5 Fiber Grade PLA
1.3 Polylactic Acid (PLA) Product by Application
1.3.1 Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Size by Application, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2030
1.3.2 Tableware and Utensils
1.3.3 Food and Beverage Packaging
1.3.4 Electronics and Electrical Appliances
1.3.5 Medical and Personal Care
1.3.6 3D Printing Consumables
1.3.7 Others
1.4 Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Revenue and Sales Analysis
1.4.1 Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Size Analysis (2019-2030)
1.4.2 Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Sales Analysis (2019-2030)
1.4.3 Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Sales Price Trend Analysis (2019-2030)
1.5 Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Development Status and Trends
1.5.1 Polylactic Acid (PLA) Industry Development Status Analysis
1.5.2 Polylactic Acid (PLA) Industry Development Trends Analysis
2 Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Capacity and Production Analysis
2.1 Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Production Capacity (2019-2030)
2.2 Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Production by Region: 2023 VS 2024 VS 2030
2.3 Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Production by Region
2.3.1 Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Historic Production by Region (2019-2024)
2.3.2 Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Forecasted Production by Region (2025-2030)
2.3.3 Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Production Market Share by Region (2019-2030)
3 Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market PESTEL Analysis
3.1 Political Factors Analysis
3.2 Economic Factors Analysis
3.3 Social Factors Analysis
3.4 Technological Factors Analysis
3.5 Environmental Factors Analysis
3.6 Legal Factors Analysis
4 Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Porter's Five Forces Analysis
4.1 Competitive Rivalry
4.2 Threat of New Entrants
4.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
4.4 Bargaining Power of Buyers
4.5 Threat of Substitutes
5 Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Analysis by Regions
5.1 Polylactic Acid (PLA) Overall Market: 2023 VS 2024 VS 2030
5.2 Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Revenue and Forecast Analysis (2019-2030)
5.2.1 Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Revenue and Market Share by Region (2019-2024)
5.2.2 Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Revenue Forecast by Region (2025-2030)
5.3 Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Sales and Forecast Analysis (2019-2030)
5.3.1 Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Sales and Market Share by Region (2019-2024)
5.3.2 Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Sales Forecast by Region (2025-2030)
5.4 Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Sales Price Trend Analysis (2019-2030)
6 Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Size by Type and Application
6.1 Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Size by Type
6.1.1 Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Revenue and Forecast Analysis by Type (2019-2030)
6.1.2 Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Sales and Forecast Analysis by Type (2019-2030)
6.2 Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Size by Application
6.2.1 Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Revenue and Forecast Analysis by Application (2019-2030)
6.2.2 Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Sales and Forecast Analysis by Application (2019-2030)
7 North America
7.1 North America Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2019-2030)
7.2 North America Key Manufacturers Analysis
7.3 North America Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Size by Type
7.3.1 North America Polylactic Acid (PLA) Sales by Type (2019-2030)
7.3.2 North America Polylactic Acid (PLA) Revenue by Type (2019-2030)
7.4 North America Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Size by Application
7.4.1 North America Polylactic Acid (PLA) Sales by Application (2019-2030)
7.4.2 North America Polylactic Acid (PLA) Revenue by Application (2019-2030)
7.5 North America Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Size by Country
7.5.1 US
7.5.2 Canada
8 Europe
8.1 Europe Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2019-2030)
8.2 Europe Key Manufacturers Analysis
8.3 Europe Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Size by Type
8.3.1 Europe Polylactic Acid (PLA) Sales by Type (2019-2030)
8.3.2 Europe Polylactic Acid (PLA) Revenue by Type (2019-2030)
8.4 Europe Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Size by Application
8.4.1 Europe Polylactic Acid (PLA) Sales by Application (2019-2030)
8.4.2  Europe Polylactic Acid (PLA) Revenue by Application (2019-2030)
8.5 Europe Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Size by Country
8.5.1 Germany
8.5.2 France
8.5.3 United Kingdom
8.5.4 Italy
8.5.5 Spain
8.5.6 Benelux
9 China
9.1 China Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2019-2030)
9.2 China Key Manufacturers Analysis
9.3 China Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Size by Type
9.3.1 China Polylactic Acid (PLA) Sales by Type (2019-2030)
9.3.2 China Polylactic Acid (PLA) Revenue by Type (2019-2030)
9.4 China Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Size by Application
9.4.1 China Polylactic Acid (PLA) Sales by Application (2019-2030)
9.4.2 China Polylactic Acid (PLA) Revenue by Application (2019-2030)
10 APAC (excl. China)
10.1 APAC (excl. China) Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2019-2030)
10.2 APAC (excl. China) Key Manufacturers Analysis
10.3 APAC (excl. China) Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Size by Type
10.3.1 APAC (excl. China) Polylactic Acid (PLA) Sales by Type (2019-2030)
10.3.2 APAC (excl. China) Polylactic Acid (PLA) Revenue by Type (2019-2030)
10.4 APAC (excl. China) Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Size by Application
10.4.1 APAC (excl. China) Polylactic Acid (PLA) Sales by Application (2019-2030)
10.4.2 APAC (excl. China) Polylactic Acid (PLA) Revenue by Application (2019-2030)
10.5 APAC (excl. China) Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Size by Country
10.5.1 Japan
10.5.2 South Korea
10.5.3 India
10.5.4 Australia
10.5.5 Indonesia
10.5.6 Vietnam
10.5.7 Malaysia
10.5.8 Thailand
11 Latin America
11.1 Latin America Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2019-2030)
11.2 Latin America Key Manufacturers Analysis
11.3 Latin America Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Size by Type
11.3.1 Latin America Polylactic Acid (PLA) Sales by Type (2019-2030)
11.3.2 Latin America Polylactic Acid (PLA) Revenue by Type (2019-2030)
11.4 Latin America Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Size by Application
11.4.1 Latin America Polylactic Acid (PLA) Sales by Application (2019-2030)
11.4.2 Latin America Polylactic Acid (PLA) Revenue by Application (2019-2030)
11.5 Latin America Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Size by Country
11.5.1 Mexico
11.5.2 Brazil
12 Middle East & Africa
12.1 Middle East & Africa Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2019-2030)
12.2 Middle East & Africa Key Manufacturers Analysis
12.3 Middle East & Africa Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Size by Type
12.3.1 Middle East & Africa Polylactic Acid (PLA) Sales by Type (2019-2030)
12.3.2 Middle East & Africa Polylactic Acid (PLA) Revenue by Type (2019-2030)
12.4 Middle East & Africa Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Size by Application
12.4.1 Middle East & Africa Polylactic Acid (PLA) Sales by Application (2019-2030)
12.4.2 Middle East & Africa Polylactic Acid (PLA) Revenue by Application (2019-2030)
12.5 Middle East & Africa Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Size by Country
12.5.1 Saudi Arabia
12.5.2 South Africa
13 Competition by Manufacturers
13.1 Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Sales, Revenue and Price by Key Manufacturers (2020-2024)
13.1.1 Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Sales by Key Manufacturers (2020-2024)
13.1.2 Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Revenue by Key Manufacturers (2020-2024)
13.1.3 Global Polylactic Acid (PLA) Average Sales Price by Manufacturers (2020-2024)
13.2 Polylactic Acid (PLA) Competitive Landscape Analysis and Market Dynamic
13.2.1 Polylactic Acid (PLA) Competitive Landscape Analysis
13.2.2 Global Key Manufacturers Headquarter Location and Key Area Sales
13.2.3 Market Dynamic
14 Key Companies Analysis
14.1 NatureWorks
14.1.1 NatureWorks Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.1.2 NatureWorks Polylactic Acid (PLA) Product Portfolio
14.1.3 NatureWorks Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2020-2024)
14.2 Total Corbion
14.2.1 Total Corbion Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.2.2 Total Corbion Polylactic Acid (PLA) Product Portfolio
14.2.3 Total Corbion Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2020-2024)
14.3 BEWiSynbra
14.3.1 BEWiSynbra Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.3.2 BEWiSynbra Polylactic Acid (PLA) Product Portfolio
14.3.3 BEWiSynbra Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2020-2024)
14.4 Teijin
14.4.1 Teijin Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.4.2 Teijin Polylactic Acid (PLA) Product Portfolio
14.4.3 Teijin Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2020-2024)
14.5 Toray
14.5.1 Toray Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.5.2 Toray Polylactic Acid (PLA) Product Portfolio
14.5.3 Toray Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2020-2024)
14.6 Futerro
14.6.1 Futerro Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.6.2 Futerro Polylactic Acid (PLA) Product Portfolio
14.6.3 Futerro Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2020-2024)
14.7 Sulzer
14.7.1 Sulzer Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.7.2 Sulzer Polylactic Acid (PLA) Product Portfolio
14.7.3 Sulzer Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2020-2024)
14.8 Unitika
14.8.1 Unitika Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.8.2 Unitika Polylactic Acid (PLA) Product Portfolio
14.8.3 Unitika Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2020-2024)
14.9 HISUN
14.9.1 HISUN Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.9.2 HISUN Polylactic Acid (PLA) Product Portfolio
14.9.3 HISUN Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2020-2024)
14.10 Tongjieliang Bio-materials
14.10.1 Tongjieliang Bio-materials Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.10.2 Tongjieliang Bio-materials Polylactic Acid (PLA) Product Portfolio
14.10.3 Tongjieliang Bio-materials Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2020-2024)
14.11 Nantong JIUDING
14.11.1 Nantong JIUDING Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.11.2 Nantong JIUDING Polylactic Acid (PLA) Product Portfolio
14.11.3 Nantong JIUDING Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2020-2024)
14.12 ESUN
14.12.1 ESUN Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.12.2 ESUN Polylactic Acid (PLA) Product Portfolio
14.12.3 ESUN Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2020-2024)
14.13 BBCA BIOMATERIALS
14.13.1 BBCA BIOMATERIALS Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
14.13.2 BBCA BIOMATERIALS Polylactic Acid (PLA) Product Portfolio
14.13.3 BBCA BIOMATERIALS Polylactic Acid (PLA) Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2020-2024)
15 Industry Chain Analysis
15.1 Polylactic Acid (PLA) Industry Chain Analysis
15.2 Polylactic Acid (PLA) Industry Upstream Supply Analysis
15.2.1 Upstream Key Raw Material Supply Analysis
15.2.2 Raw Material Suppliers and Contact Information
15.3 Polylactic Acid (PLA) Typical Downstream Customers
15.4 Polylactic Acid (PLA) Sales Channel Analysis
16 Research Findings and Conclusion
17 Methodology and Data Source
17.1 Methodology/Research Approach
17.2 Research Scope
17.3 Benchmarks and Assumptions
17.4 Date Source
17.4.1 Primary Sources
17.4.2 Secondary Sources
17.5 Data Cross Validation
17.6 Disclaimer

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