Aerospace Plastics Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Product (PEEK, PPSU, PC, PEI, PMMA, PA, PPS), By Process (Injection Molding, CNC Machining), By Application (Cabin Interiors, Structural Components), By End Use, By Region, And Segment Fore
Aerospace Plastics Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Product (PEEK, PPSU, PC, PEI, PMMA, PA, PPS), By Process (Injection Molding, CNC Machining), By Application (Cabin Interiors, Structural Components), By End Use, By Region, And Segment Forecasts, 2025 - 2030
Aerospace Plastics Market Growth & Trends
The global aerospace plastics market size is expected to reach USD 13.88 billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 9.6% from 2025 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. Non-corrosive nature and high-temperature resistance of plastics are expected to bolster market growth over the forecast period.
Aerospace plastics exhibit high strength and heat resistance and properties. It's high modulus of elasticity aids in the production of various aircraft components such as empennage, airframe, and fuselage. In addition, plastics are lightweight nevertheless high-performance alternatives to metals such as steel and aluminum; as a result, the market is expected to grow significantly.
Easy adoption in aircraft designs coupled with high durability and chemical resistance offered by the product is expected to drive market over the forecast period. However, the components manufactured with the use of plastic polymers are hard to inspect for flaws, leading to quality variations and defects resulting in increased incidents of plastic fracture. This leads to high operating repair and maintenance costs are posing a threat to aerospace plastics market growth.
Aerospace plastics provide a high degree of freedom in the designing of complicated components of an aircraft. This has resulted in an increase in the percentage of material utilization in manufacturing military and commercial aircraft significantly over the past couple of decades, which in turn has bolstered the demand for plastics in aerospace applications.
Commercial aircraft manufacturers are entering into supply agreements with plastic resins & composite manufacturers to develop a reliable supply channel for their aircraft components. In November 2020, Boeing awarded a long-term enterprise agreement to Solvay for supplying advanced materials such as adhesives, surfacing films, and thermoplastic and thermoset, composites for aircraft interior section, secondary structures, and primary structures.
Aerospace Plastics Market Report Highlights
Cabin interiors dominated the application segment and accounted for more than 28.94% of the overall revenue share in 2024. The growing use of plastics in seat & seating components, cabin dividers, overhead cabins, and other interior components for improving the appearance of the cabin. This is attributed to its flexibility, impact strength, high-temperature resistance, and corrosion resistance similar to metals.
Commercial & freighter aircraft industry dominated the market and held a revenue share of over 72.56% in 2024. The rapid growth in the air passenger traffic has led to the increased production of commercial aircraft, which in turn is expected to bolster the demand for the plastics.
North America dominated the market and held a revenue share of over 56.90% in 2024. The growing demand for commercial aircraft coupled with the presence of Boeing, a leading manufacturer of aircraft is expected to drive the demand for aerospace polymers in the region.
The market is fragmented wherein the global players adopt various marketing and pricing strategies to gain market share and acquire the business from major aircraft manufacturers such as Airbus, Boeing, and Lockheed Martin.
In November 2021, Solvay collaborated with Switzerland-based OEM 9T Labs AG to produce low-to-medium size aerospace parts. This collaboration aims at producing carbon reinforced polyphenylene sulfide, polyamide, and polyetheretherketone composite materials for aircraft components.
In April 2019, DuPont opened a new Aerospace Technology Center at its manufacturing site in Ohio. The new Technology Center supports the support present and future aerospace design projects aerospace designs and provide technology advancements related to these designs.
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Chapter 1 Methodology and Scope
1.1 Research Methodology
1.2 Research scope and assumptions
1.3 Information Procurement
1.3.1 Purchased Database
1.3.2 GVR’s Internal Database
1.3.3 Secondary Sources
1.3.4 Third-Party Perspective
1.3.5 Primary Research
1.4 Information Analysis
1.4.1 Data Analysis Models
1.5 Market Formulation and Data Visualization
1.6 Data Validation and Publishing
1.7 List of Abbreviations
Chapter 2 Executive Summary
2.1 Market Snapshot
2.2 Segment Snapshot
2.3 Competitive Landscape Snapshot
Chapter 3 Market Variables, Trends, and Scope
3.1 Market Lineage Outlook
3.1.1 Global Plastics Market Outlook
3.2 Penetration & growth prospect mapping
3.3 Industry Value Chain Analysis
3.3.1 Raw Material Trends
3.3.1.1 Ethylene
3.3.1.2 Propylene
3.3.1.3 Bisphenol A
3.4 Technology Overview
3.4.1.1 Injection Molding
3.4.1.2 3D Printing
3.5 Regulatory Frameworks
3.5.1 Federal Aviation Regulation
3.5.2 Airbus Standard
3.5.3 Boeing Safety Standard
3.5.4 American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
3.5.5 European Union AViation Safety AGency (EASA)
3.6 Market Dynamics
3.6.1 Market Driver Analysis
3.6.1.1 Growing use of plastics and plastic composites as substitutes for conventional materials used in aircraft manufacturing
3.6.1.2 Flourishing Global Aviation Sector
3.6.1.3 Increasing instances of retiring old aircraft, growing global demand for narrow-body aircraft, and launching of modernized aircraft
3.6.1.4 Surging adoption of plastics in aircraft designs
3.6.2 Market Restraint Analysis
3.6.2.1 Fluctuations in Crude Oil Prices and supply disruptions owing to prevailing geopolitical tensions
3.6.3 Market Opportunity Analysis
3.6.3.1 Development of Biobased plastics for use in aerospace applications
3.6.4 Market Challenge Analysis
3.6.4.1 High costs of plastic resins and plastic composites and their increased fabrication costs
3.7 Business Environment Analysis: Aerospace Plastics Market
3.7.1 Porter’s Five Force Analysis
3.7.2 PESTEL Analysis
3.8 COVID-19 Impact on Aerospace Plastics Market
3.9 Eastern Europe Geopolitical Conflict Implication Overview
3.10 Process Automation Overview; Challenges & Opportunities Ahead
3.10.1 Automation in Injection Molding
3.10.2 Automation in thermoforming
3.10.3 Challenges related to plastic processing automation
3.10.4 Opportunities related to plastic processing automation
Chapter 4 Aerospace Plastics Market: Plastic Type Estimates & Analysis
4.1 Aerospace Plastics Market: Plastic Type Movement Analysis, 2022 & 2030
4.2 Polyether Ether Ketone (PEEK)
4.2.1 Aerospace Plastics Market Estimates and Forecasts, By Polyether ether ketone, 2018 - 2030 (Tons) (USD Million)
4.3 Polyphenylsulfone (PPSU)
4.3.1 Aerospace Plastics Market Estimates and Forecasts, By polyphenylsulfone, 2018 - 2030 (Tons) (USD Million)
4.4 Polycarbonate (PC)
4.4.1 Aerospace Plastics Market Estimates and Forecasts, By polycarbonate, 2018 - 2030 (Tons) (USD Million)
4.5 Polyetherimide (PEI)
4.5.1 Aerospace Plastics Market Estimates and Forecasts, By polyetherimide, 2018 - 2030 (Tons) (USD Million)
4.6 Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)
4.6.1 Aerospace Plastics Market Estimates and Forecasts, By polymethyl methacrylate, 2018 - 2030 (Tons) (USD Million)
4.7 Polyamide (PA)
4.7.1 Aerospace Plastics Market Estimates and Forecasts, By polyamide, 2018 - 2030 (Tons) (USD Million)
4.8 PolyPhenyleneSulfide (PPS)
4.8.1 Aerospace Plastics Market Estimates and Forecasts, By polyphenylenesulfide, 2018 - 2030 (Tons) (USD Million)
4.9 Polyamide-imide (PAI)
4.9.1 Aerospace Plastics Market Estimates and Forecasts, By Polyamide-imide, 2018 - 2030 (Tons) (USD Million)
4.10 Polyphenylene Ether (PPE)
4.10.1 Aerospace Plastics Market Estimates and Forecasts, By polyphenylene ether, 2018 - 2030 (Tons) (USD Million)
4.11 Polyurethane (PU)
4.11.1 Aerospace Plastics Market Estimates and Forecasts, By polyurethane, 2018 - 2030 (Tons) (USD Million)
4.12 Others
4.12.1 Aerospace Plastics Market Estimates and Forecasts, By polyphenylene ether, 2018 - 2030 (Tons) (USD Million)
Chapter 5 Aerospace Plastics Market: Process Estimates & Analysis
5.1 Aerospace Plastics Market: Process Movement Analysis, 2022 & 2030
5.2 Injection Molding
5.2.1 Aerospace Plastics Market Estimates and Forecasts, By injection molding, 2018 - 2030 (Tons) (USD Million)
5.3 Thermoforming
5.3.1 Aerospace Plastics Market Estimates and Forecasts, By thermoforming, 2018 - 2030 (Tons) (USD Million)
5.4 CNC Machining
5.4.1 Aerospace Plastics Market Estimates and Forecasts, By CNC Machining, 2018 - 2030 (Tons) (USD Million)
5.5 Extrusion
5.5.1 Aerospace Plastics Market Estimates and Forecasts, By Extrusion, 2018 - 2030 (Tons) (USD Million)
5.6 3D Printing
5.6.1 Aerospace Plastics Market Estimates and Forecasts, By 3D printing, 2018 - 2030 (Tons) (USD Million)
5.7 Others
5.7.1 Aerospace Plastics Market Estimates and Forecasts, By others, 2018 - 2030 (Tons) (USD Million)