The Global Market for Biocomposites 2023-2033

The Global Market for Biocomposites 2023-2033

Biobased composites (Biocomposites) are generally referred to as composites with either reinforcement or matrix derived from natural sources, or encompassing both (full biocomposites). Biocomposites are produced from naturally-renewable and abundant precursor feedstocks, and possess properties equivalent, on a weight basis, to their synthetic counterparts.Issues with recycling and the underlying environmental concerns regarding synthetic based composites is driving growing interest in biocomposites.

The most commonly used types of biocomposites are Wood-Plastic Composites (WPC) and Natural Fibre Composites (NFC). Natural and wood fibers are combined with petrochemical or bio-based polymers to achieve enhanced mechanical and lightweight properties. Thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers are also increasingly being developed from bio-based chemicals and natural materials such as mycelium and alginate.

Report includes:
 In-depth analysis of the global biocomposites market.
 Global biocomposites market trends and drivers.
 Market demand for biocomposites, by end user market, forecast to 2033.
 Market segmentation and applications analysis. Markets covered include:
 rigid packaging.
 flexible packaging.
 automotive.
 building & construction.
 electronics.
 aerospace.
 sports & leisure equipment.
 Advantages of biocomposites over synthetic composites.
 Profiles of 181 companies in biocomposites. Companies profiled include Cruz Foam, Ecovative Design LLC, Bcomp Ltd., Ecovative, INCA Renewtech,, Lingrove, Inc., MOGU S.r.l., Natural Fiber Welding, Inc., Norwegian Mycelium AS (NoMy), OrganoClick, Plafco Fibertech and Seevix Material Sciences Ltd.


  • EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
    • Synthetic and bio-based composites
    • Wood and natural fiber biocomposites
      • Table Mechanical properties of natural and synthetic fibers.
      • Table Types of natural fibers, properties and applications.
    • Market trends and drivers
      • Table Market trends in biocomposites.
    • Markets and applications for biocomposites
      • Table Markets and applications for biocomposites.
    • Global production capacities of biobased and sustainable plastics
    • Global market demand 2019-2033
    • Challenges for biocomposites
      • Table Challenges for biocomposites.
  • RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
  • BIOCOMPOSITE MATERIALS
    • Natural Fibers
      • Plant
        • Table Mechanical properties of natural and man-made fibers.
      • Animal
      • Mineral
    • Matrices
      • Thermoplastic polymers
        • Table Properties of bio-based and synthetic resin systems.
      • Thermosetting polymers
        • Table Properties of polymer matrices.
  • BIO-BASED POLYMERS AND RESINS
    • Polyamides (Bio-PA)
      • Market analysis
        • Table Bio-based polyamides (Bio-PA) market analysis - manufacture, advantages, disadvantages and applications.
      • Polyamide biocomposites
      • Producers and production capacities
        • Table Leading Bio-PA producers production capacities.
    • Poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (Bio-PBAT)- Aliphatic aromatic copolyesters
      • Market analysis
        • Table Poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT) market analysis- manufacture, advantages, disadvantages and applications.
      • PBAT biocomposites
      • Producers and production capacities
        • Table Leading PBAT producers, production capacities and brands.
    • Polybutylene succinate (PBS) and copolymers
      • Market analysis
        • Table Bio-PBS market analysis-manufacture, advantages, disadvantages and applications.
      • Poly(Butylene Succinate) biocomposites
      • Producers and production capacities
        • Table Leading PBS producers and production capacities.
    • Polyethylene (Bio-PE)
      • Market analysis
        • Table Bio-based Polyethylene (Bio-PE) market analysis- manufacture, advantages, disadvantages and applications.
      • Bio-Polyethylene biocomposites
      • Producers and production capacities
        • Table Leading Bio-PE producers.
    • Polypropylene (Bio-PP)
      • Market analysis
        • Table Bio-PP market analysis- manufacture, advantages, disadvantages and applications.
      • Bio-Polypropylene biocomposites
      • Producers and production capacities
        • Table Leading Bio-PP producers and capacities.
    • Polylactic acid (Bio-PLA)
      • Market analysis
        • Table Polylactic acid (PLA) market analysis-manufacture, advantages, disadvantages and applications.
      • Polylactic Acid (PLA) Biocomposites
      • Producers and production capacities, current and planned
        • Table Lactic acid producers and production capacities.
        • Table PLA producers and production capacities.
    • Lignin
      • Table Application of lignin in composites.
      • Lignin structure
      • Types of lignin
        • Table Technical lignin types and applications.
        • Table Classification of technical lignins.
      • Properties
        • Table Lignin content of selected biomass.
        • Table Properties of lignins and their applications.
        • Table Example markets and applications for lignin.
      • Phenol and phenolic resins
      • Lignin composites
        • Table Lignin as filler in lignin-based biocomposites.
      • Automotive composites
    • Microfibrillated cellulose (MFC)
      • Market analysis
        • Table Microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) market analysis.
      • Microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) biocomposites
        • Table Market overview for cellulose microfibers (microfibrillated cellulose) in composites-market age, key benefits, applications and producers.
      • Producers
        • Table Microfibrillated Cellulose (MFC) production capacities in metric tons and production process, by producer, metric tons.
    • Cellulose nanocrystals
      • Market analysis
        • Table Cellulose nanocrystals analysis.
      • Cellulose nanocrystals biocomposites
        • Table CNC properties.
        • Table Mechanical properties of CNC and other reinforcement materials.
        • Table Applications of nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC).
      • Producers
        • Table Cellulose nanocrystal production capacities and production process, by producer.
    • Cellulose nanofibers
      • Market analysis
        • Table Cellulose nanofibers market analysis.
      • Cellulose nanofibers biocomposites
        • Table Comparative properties of polymer composites reinforcing materials.
        • Table Market assessment for cellulose nanofibers in composites-application, key benefits and motivation for use, megatrends, market drivers, technology drawbacks, competing materials, material loading, main global composites OEMs.
        • Table Market assessment for cellulose nanofibers in construction composites-application, key benefits and motivation for use, megatrends, market drivers, technology drawbacks, competing materials, material loading, main global construction OEMs
        • Table Market assessment for cellulose nanofibers in automotive composites-application, key benefits and motivation for use, megatrends, market drivers, technology drawbacks, competing materials, material loading, main global automotive OEMs.
        • Table Market assessment for cellulose nanofibers in aerospace composites-application, key benefits and motivation for use, megatrends, market drivers, technology drawbacks, competing materials, material loading.
      • Producers
        • Table CNF production capacities and production process, by producer, in metric tons.
    • Bacterial Nanocellulose, Biocellulose (BNC)
      • Properties
      • BNC biocomposites
    • Starch
      • Thermoplastic starch (TPS) biocomposites
      • Producers
        • Table Starch-based bioplastic producers.
    • Mycelium
      • Table Overview of mycelium fibers-description, properties, drawbacks and applications.
      • Mycelium biocomposites
    • Chitosan
      • Table Overview of chitosan fibers-description, properties, drawbacks and applications.
      • Chitosan biocomposites
    • Alginate
      • Table Overview of alginate-description, properties, application and market size.
      • Alginate biocomposites
    • Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA)
      • Technology description
      • Types
        • Table Types of PHAs and properties.
        • Table Comparison of the physical properties of different PHAs with conventional petroleum-based polymers.
      • Synthesis and production processes
        • Table Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) extraction methods.
      • Market analysis
        • Table Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) market analysis.
      • Commercially available PHAs
        • Table Commercially available PHAs.
      • Producers and production capacities
        • Table Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) producers.
      • PHA biocomposites
        • Table Markets and applications for PHAs.
        • Table Applications, advantages and disadvantages of PHAs in packaging.
  • NATURAL FIBER BIOCOMPOSITE MATERIALS
    • Manufacturing method, matrix materials and applications of natural fibers
      • Table Application, manufacturing method, and matrix materials of natural fibers.
    • Advantages of natural fibers
      • Table Advantages and disadvantages of natural and glass fibers through life cycle stages: cradle, gate, use, grave.
      • Table Typical properties of natural fibers.
    • Chemical Treatment of Natural Fibers
    • Plants (cellulose, lignocellulose)
      • Seed fibers
        • Table Overview of luffa fibers-description, properties, drawbacks and applications.
        • Table Overview of banana fibers-description, properties, drawbacks and applications.
        • Table Overview of hemp fibers-description, properties, drawbacks and applications.
        • Table Overview of flax fibers-description, properties, drawbacks and applications.
        • Table Overview of kenaf fibers-description, properties, drawbacks and applications.
      • Leaf fibers
        • Table Overview of sisal fibers-description, properties, drawbacks and applications.
        • Table Overview of abaca fibers-description, properties, drawbacks and applications.
      • Fruit fibers
        • Table Overview of coir fibers-description, properties, drawbacks and applications.
        • Table Overview of pineapple fibers-description, properties, drawbacks and applications.
      • Stalk fibers from agricultural residues
        • Table Overview of rice fibers-description, properties, drawbacks and applications.
        • Table Overview of corn fibers-description, properties, drawbacks and applications.
      • Cane, grasses and reed
        • Table Overview of switch grass fibers-description, properties and applications.
        • Table Overview of sugarcane fibers-description, properties, drawbacks and application and market size.
        • Table Overview of bamboo fibers-description, properties, drawbacks and applications.
  • BIOCOMPOSITE MARKETS
    • Natural Fiber Composites
      • Applications
        • Table Applications of natural fiber composites.
      • Natural fiber injection moulding compounds
        • Table Typical properties of short natural fiber-thermoplastic composites.
      • Non-woven natural fiber mat composites
        • Table Properties of non-woven natural fiber mat composites.
      • Aligned natural fiber-reinforced composites
        • Table Properties of aligned natural fiber composites.
      • Natural fiber biobased polymer compounds
        • Table Properties of natural fiber-bio-based polymer compounds.
      • Natural fiber biobased polymer non-woven mats
        • Table Properties of natural fiber-bio-based polymer non-woven mats.
      • Natural fiber thermoset bioresin composites
    • Packaging
      • Flexible packaging
        • Table Comparison of bioplastics' (PLA and PHAs) properties to other common polymers used in product packaging.
        • Table Typical applications for bioplastics in flexible packaging.
      • Rigid packaging
        • Table Typical applications for bioplastics in rigid packaging.
    • Automotive
      • Market overview
        • Table Biocomposites in the automotive sector- market drivers, applications and challenges for NF use.
        • Table Biocomposites in the automotive market, by manufacturer.
        • Table Applications of natural fibers in the automotive industry.
        • Table Natural fiber-reinforced polymer composite in the automotive market.
      • Global market demand 2019-2033
    • Building & construction
      • Market overview
        • Table Biocomposites in the building/construction sector- market drivers, applications and challenges for NF use.
        • Table Applications of natural fibers in the building/construction sector.
      • Global market demand 2019-2033
    • Electronics
      • Market overview
      • Global market demand 2019-2033
    • Aerospace
      • Market overview
        • Table Biocomposites in the aerospace sector-market drivers, applications and challenges for NF use.
      • Global market demand 2019-2033
    • Sports and leisure equipment
      • Market overview
        • Table Biocomposites in the sports and leisure sector-market drivers, applications and challenges for NF use.
      • Global market demand 2019-2033
    • Biomedicine
      • Market overview
  • COMPANY PROFILES
    • 9Fiber, Inc.
    • ADBIOplastics S.L.
    • AGRANA Staerke GmbH
    • AKRO-PLASTIC GmbH
    • Alberta Innovates/Innotech Materials LLC
    • Algix LLC
    • AMSilk GmbH
    • Andritz AG
    • Anellotech, Inc.
    • Anomera, Inc.
    • ANPOLY, Inc.
    • Applied Bioplastics
    • Aquapak Polymers Ltd
    • Archer Daniel Midland Company (ADM)
    • Arctic Biomaterials Oy
    • Arkema S.A
    • Arrow Greentech
    • Asahi Kasei Corporation
    • Attis Innovations, llc
    • Avantium B.V.
    • Axcelon Biopolymers Corporation
    • Bambooder Biobased Fibers B.V.
    • BASF SE
    • Bcomp ltd.
    • BENVIC SAS
    • Beologic
    • Bio Fab NZ
    • BIO-FED
    • Biofiber Tech Sweden AB
    • Biofiber GmbH
    • Biokemik
    • BioLogiQ, Inc.
    • Biome Bioplastics
    • BIOTEC Biologische NaturverpackungenGmbH & Co.
    • BlockTexx Pty Ltd.
    • Blue Goose Biorefineries (BGB) Inc.
    • Bluepha Beijing Lanjing Microbiology Technology Co., Ltd.
    • Borealis AG
    • Borregaard Chemcell
    • B-PREG
    • Bio Fab NZ
    • Cardia Bioplastics Ltd.
    • Cardolite
    • Ceapro, Inc.
    • CELLiCON B.V.
    • Cellucomp Ltd.
    • Celluforce, Inc.
    • Cellutech AB (Stora Enso)
    • Checkerspot, Inc.
    • Chuetsu Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd.
    • Clariant AG
    • Coastgrass ApS
    • Cruz Foam
    • Daicel Polymer Ltd.
    • Daio Paper Corporation
    • Danimer Scientific LLC
    • DIC
    • Dongnam Realize Inc.
    • DuPont
    • Eastman Chemical Ltd. Corporation
    • Ecotechnilin
    • Ecovative Design LLC
    • Eranova
    • Evonik Industries AG
    • Fibenol
    • Fiberlean Technologies
    • FineCell Sweden AB
    • FKuR Kunststoff GmbH
    • Floreon
    • FP Innovations
    • Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC
    • Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability LBF
    • Fuji Pigment Co., Ltd.
    • Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd
    • Futuramat Sarl
    • Gema Elektro Plastik ve Elektronik San. Dis Tic. A.S.
    • GCR
    • Grupp MAIP
    • Granbio Technologies
      • Table Granbio Nanocellulose Processes.
    • Green Dot Bioplastics
    • GreenNano Technologies Inc.
    • Grupp MAIP
    • GS Alliance Co. Ltd
    • Hattori Shoten K.K.
    • Hexa Chemical Co. Ltd./Nature Gift
    • Hokuetsu Toyo Fiber Co., Ltd.
    • Hya Bioplastics
    • INCA Renewtech
    • Indochine Bio Plastiques (ICBP) Sdn Bhd
    • The Japan Steel Works Ltd
    • Jiangsu Jinhe Hi-Tech Co., Ltd.
    • JinHui ZhaoLang High Technology Co., Ltd.
    • Kaneka Corporation
    • Kao Corporation
    • Komporize
    • Lactips S.A.
      • Table Lactips plastic pellets.
    • Lean Orb
    • Lenzing AG
    • LEUNA-Harze GmbH
    • Lingrove, Inc.
    • LyondellBasell Industries Holdings B.V.
    • Malai Biomaterials Design Pvt. Ltd. (Malai)
    • Marine Innovation Co., Ltd
    • Melodea Ltd.
    • Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    • Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    • Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    • Mobius
    • MOCOM Compounds GmbH & Co. KG
    • Modern Synthesis
    • Mogu S.r.l.
    • MycoWorks
    • Mynusco Spectrus Sustainable Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
    • Natural Fiber Welding, INc.
    • nature2need Spectalite GmbH
    • Navitas d.o.o (NANOCRYSTACELL)
    • Newlight Technologies LLC
    • New Zealand Natural Fibers (NZNF)
    • Nippon Paper Industries
    • Nippon Shizai Co., Ltd
    • Norske Skog AS
    • Norwegian Mycelium AS (NoMy)
    • Novamont S.p.A.
    • NUREL S.A.
    • Oji Paper Company
      • Table Oji Holdings CNF products.
    • OrganoClick
    • Panasonic
    • Pivot Materials LLC
    • Plafco Fibertech Oy
    • Plantic Technologies Ltd.
    • Plantics B.V.
    • Plásticos Compuestos S.A.
    • Pond Biomaterials
    • Procotex
    • PRISMA Renewable Composites
    • Puro Bioplastics
    • PT Intera Lestari Polimer
    • PTT MCC Biochem Co., Ltd.
    • Radici Group
    • Rengo Co., Ltd.
    • Renmatix
    • Ripro Corporation
    • Rise Innventia AB
    • Rodenburg Biopolymers B.V.
    • Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC)
    • Seevix Material Sciences Ltd.
    • Seiko PMC Corporation
    • Shandong Fuwin New Material Co., Ltd.
    • Shanghai Tong-Jie-Liang Biomaterials Co., Ltd.
    • Shellworks
    • Shenzhen Ecomann Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
    • Shenzhen Esun Industrial Co., Ltd.
    • Sirmax S.p.A.
    • Solvay SA
    • Soma Bioworks/White Lemur Co.
    • Spolchemie
    • Starlite Co., Ltd.
    • STORA ENSO OYJ
    • Sugino Machine Limited
    • Sulapac Oy
    • Sulzer Chemtech AG
    • SUPLA Bioplastics
    • Suzano (Woodspin)
    • Sweetwater Energy
    • Tandem Repeat
    • TBM Co., Ltd.
    • TECNARO GmbH
    • Teijin Ltd
    • TerraVerdae BioWorks Inc
    • Tianan Biologic Material Co., Ltd.
    • Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.
    • TotalEnergies Corbion
    • Unitika Co., Ltd.
    • UPM Biochemicals
    • UPM Biocomposites
    • Verso Corporation
    • VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd
    • Werewool
    • West Fraser Timber Co Ltd.
    • Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.
    • Zelfo Technology GmbH
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