Global Expanded Polystyrene for Packaging Market 2023-2027

Global Expanded Polystyrene for Packaging Market 2023-2027

Technavio has been monitoring the expanded polystyrene for packaging market and is forecast to grow by $5,379.03 mn during 2022-2027, accelerating at a CAGR of 8.5% during the forecast period. Our report on the expanded polystyrene for packaging market provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis covering around 25 vendors.

The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, the latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment. The market is driven by environmental benefits associated with expanded polystyrene, growth of e-commerce sector, and high rate of recycling of expanded polystyrene.

Technavio's expanded polystyrene for packaging market is segmented as below:

By Application

  • Electronic appliances
  • Food and beverage
  • Healthcare
  • Others
By Type
  • White
  • Grey
By Geography
  • APAC
  • Europe
  • North America
  • South America
  • Middle East and Africa
This study identifies the growth of food delivery and takeaway market as one of the prime reasons driving the expanded polystyrene for packaging market growth during the next few years. Also, growing demand for lightweight containers and packaging and increasing number of M and A will lead to sizable demand in the market.

Technavio presents a detailed picture of the market by the way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources by an analysis of key parameters. Our report on the expanded polystyrene for packaging market covers the following areas:
  • Expanded polystyrene for packaging market sizing
  • Expanded polystyrene for packaging market forecast
  • Expanded polystyrene for packaging market industry analysis
Technavio's robust vendor analysis is designed to help clients improve their market position, and in line with this, this report provides a detailed analysis of several leading expanded polystyrene for packaging market vendors that include Alpek SAB de CV, Arkema Group, Axion Recycling Ltd., BASF SE, Chimei Corp., DuPont de Nemours Inc., Eni Spa, Epsilyte LLC, Formosa Chemicals and Fibre Corp., INEOS Group Holdings SA, Kaneka Corp., LG Chem Ltd., NOVA Chemicals Corp., PS Japan Corp., Ravago, Saudi Basic Industries Corp., Supreme Petrochem Ltd., TotalEnergies SE, Trinseo PLC, and Videolar Innova SA. Also, the expanded polystyrene for packaging market analysis report includes information on upcoming trends and challenges that will influence market growth. This is to help companies strategize and leverage all forthcoming growth opportunities.

The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape in addition to an analysis of the key vendors.

Technavio presents a detailed picture of the market by the way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources by an analysis of key parameters such as profit, pricing, competition, and promotions. It presents various market facets by identifying the key industry influencers. The data presented is comprehensive, reliable, and a result of extensive research - both primary and secondary. Technavio's market research reports provide a complete competitive landscape and an in-depth vendor selection methodology and analysis using qualitative and quantitative research to forecast accurate market growth.


  • Executive Summary
    • Market overview
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market Overview
      • Table Executive Summary – Data Table on Market Overview
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Global Market Characteristics
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market by Geography
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market Segmentation by Application
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market Segmentation by Type
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Incremental Growth
      • Table Executive Summary – Data Table on Incremental Growth
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Vendor Market Positioning
  • Market Landscape
    • Market ecosystem
      • Table Parent market
      • Table Market Characteristics
  • Market Sizing
    • Market definition
      • Table Offerings of vendors included in the market definition
    • Market segment analysis
      • Table Market segments
    • Market size 2022
    • Market outlook: Forecast for 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Global - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Global - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
  • Historic Market Size
    • Global expanded polystyrene market for packaging 2017 - 2021
      • Table Historic Market Size – Data Table on Global expanded polystyrene market for packaging 2017 - 2021 ($ million)
    • Application Segment Analysis 2017 - 2021
      • Table Historic Market Size – Application Segment 2017 - 2021 ($ million)
    • Type Segment Analysis 2017 - 2021
      • Table Historic Market Size – Type Segment 2017 - 2021 ($ million)
    • Geography Segment Analysis 2017 - 2021
      • Table Historic Market Size – Geography Segment 2017 - 2021 ($ million)
    • Country Segment Analysis 2017 - 2021
      • Table Historic Market Size – Country Segment 2017 - 2021 ($ million)
  • Five Forces Analysis
    • Five forces summary
      • Table Five forces analysis - Comparison between 2022 and 2027
    • Bargaining power of buyers
      • Table Chart on Bargaining power of buyers – Impact of key factors 2022 and 2027
    • Bargaining power of suppliers
      • Table Bargaining power of suppliers – Impact of key factors in 2022 and 2027
    • Threat of new entrants
      • Table Threat of new entrants – Impact of key factors in 2022 and 2027
    • Threat of substitutes
      • Table Threat of substitutes – Impact of key factors in 2022 and 2027
    • Threat of rivalry
      • Table Threat of rivalry – Impact of key factors in 2022 and 2027
    • Market condition
      • Table Chart on Market condition - Five forces 2022 and 2027
  • Market Segmentation by Application
    • Market segments
      • Table Chart on Application - Market share 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Application - Market share 2022-2027 (%)
    • Comparison by Application
      • Table Chart on Comparison by Application
      • Table Data Table on Comparison by Application
    • Electronic appliances - Market size and forecast 2022- 2027
      • Table Chart on Electronic appliances - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Electronic appliances - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Electronic appliances - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Electronic appliances - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Food and beverage - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Food and beverage - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Food and beverage - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Food and beverage - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Food and beverage - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Healthcare - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Healthcare - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Healthcare - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Healthcare - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Healthcare - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Others - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Others - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Others - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Others - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Others - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Market opportunity by Application
      • Table Market opportunity by Application ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Market opportunity by Application ($ million)
  • Market Segmentation by Type
    • Market segments
      • Table Chart on Type - Market share 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Type - Market share 2022-2027 (%)
    • Comparison by Type
      • Table Chart on Comparison by Type
      • Table Data Table on Comparison by Type
    • White - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on White - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on White - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on White - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on White - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Grey - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Grey - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Grey - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Grey - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Grey - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Market opportunity by Type
      • Table Market opportunity by Type ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Market opportunity by Type ($ million)
  • Customer Landscape
    • Customer landscape overview
      • Table Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
  • Geographic Landscape
    • Geographic segmentation
      • Table Chart on Market share by geography 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Market share by geography 2022-2027 (%)
    • Geographic comparison
      • Table Chart on Geographic comparison
      • Table Data Table on Geographic comparison
    • APAC - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on APAC - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on APAC - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Europe - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Europe - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Europe - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • North America - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on North America - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on North America - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on North America - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on North America - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • South America - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on South America - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on South America - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on South America - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on South America - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2022- 2027
      • Table Chart on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • China - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on China - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on China - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on China - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on China - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • US - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on US - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on US - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on US - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on US - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Germany - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Germany - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Germany - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Japan - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Japan - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Japan - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Japan - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Japan - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • France - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on France - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on France - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on France - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on France - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Market opportunity by geography
      • Table Market opportunity by geography ($ million)
      • Table Data Tables on Market opportunity by geography ($ million)
  • Drivers, Challenges, and Trends
    • Market drivers
      • Environmental benefits associated with expanded polystyrene
      • Growth of e-commerce sector
      • High rate of recycling of expanded polystyrene
    • Market challenges
      • Popularity of bioplastic packaging
      • Presence of stringent regulations related to use of expanded polystyrene for packaging
      • Intense competition from low-cost Asian manufacturers
    • Impact of drivers and challenges
      • Table Impact of drivers and challenges in 2022 and 2027
    • Market trends
      • Growth of food delivery and takeaway market
      • Growing demand for lightweight containers and packaging
      • Increasing number of M and A
  • Vendor Landscape
    • Overview
    • Vendor landscape
      • Table Overview on Criticality of inputs and Factors of differentiation
    • Landscape disruption
      • Table Overview on factors of disruption
    • Industry risks
      • Table Impact of key risks on business
  • Vendor Analysis
    • Vendors covered
      • Table Vendors covered
    • Market positioning of vendors
      • Table Matrix on vendor position and classification
    • Alpek SAB de CV
      • Table Alpek SAB de CV - Overview
      • Table Alpek SAB de CV - Business segments
      • Table Alpek SAB de CV - Key offerings
      • Table Alpek SAB de CV - Segment focus
    • Arkema Group
      • Table Arkema Group - Overview
      • Table Arkema Group - Business segments
      • Table Arkema Group - Key news
      • Table Arkema Group - Key offerings
      • Table Arkema Group - Segment focus
    • Axion Recycling Ltd.
      • Table Axion Recycling Ltd. - Overview
      • Table Axion Recycling Ltd. - Product / Service
      • Table Axion Recycling Ltd. - Key offerings
    • BASF SE
      • Table BASF SE - Overview
      • Table BASF SE - Business segments
      • Table BASF SE - Key news
      • Table BASF SE - Key offerings
      • Table BASF SE - Segment focus
    • Chimei Corp.
      • Table Chimei Corp. - Overview
      • Table Chimei Corp. - Product / Service
      • Table Chimei Corp. - Key offerings
    • DuPont de Nemours Inc.
      • Table DuPont de Nemours Inc. - Overview
      • Table DuPont de Nemours Inc. - Business segments
      • Table DuPont de Nemours Inc. - Key news
      • Table DuPont de Nemours Inc. - Key offerings
      • Table DuPont de Nemours Inc. - Segment focus
    • Eni Spa
      • Table Eni Spa - Overview
      • Table Eni Spa - Business segments
      • Table Eni Spa - Key offerings
      • Table Eni Spa - Segment focus
    • Epsilyte LLC
      • Table Epsilyte LLC - Overview
      • Table Epsilyte LLC - Product / Service
      • Table Epsilyte LLC - Key offerings
    • Formosa Chemicals and Fibre Corp.
      • Table Formosa Chemicals and Fibre Corp. - Overview
      • Table Formosa Chemicals and Fibre Corp. - Product / Service
      • Table Formosa Chemicals and Fibre Corp. - Key offerings
    • INEOS Group Holdings SA
      • Table INEOS Group Holdings SA - Overview
      • Table INEOS Group Holdings SA - Business segments
      • Table INEOS Group Holdings SA - Key news
      • Table INEOS Group Holdings SA - Key offerings
      • Table INEOS Group Holdings SA - Segment focus
    • Kaneka Corp.
      • Table Kaneka Corp. - Overview
      • Table Kaneka Corp. - Business segments
      • Table Kaneka Corp. - Key offerings
      • Table Kaneka Corp. - Segment focus
    • LG Chem Ltd.
      • Table LG Chem Ltd. - Overview
      • Table LG Chem Ltd. - Business segments
      • Table LG Chem Ltd. - Key news
      • Table LG Chem Ltd. - Key offerings
      • Table LG Chem Ltd. - Segment focus
    • NOVA Chemicals Corp.
      • Table NOVA Chemicals Corp. - Overview
      • Table NOVA Chemicals Corp. - Product / Service
      • Table NOVA Chemicals Corp. - Key offerings
    • PS Japan Corp.
      • Table PS Japan Corp. - Overview
      • Table PS Japan Corp. - Product / Service
      • Table PS Japan Corp. - Key offerings
    • Ravago
      • Table Ravago - Overview
      • Table Ravago - Product / Service
      • Table Ravago - Key offerings
  • Appendix
    • Scope of the report
      • Market definition
      • Objectives
      • Notes and caveats
    • Inclusions and exclusions checklist
      • Table Inclusions checklist
      • Table Exclusions checklist
    • Currency conversion rates for US$
      • Table Currency conversion rates for US$
    • Research methodology
      • Table Research methodology
      • Table Validation techniques employed for market sizing
      • Table Information sources
    • List of abbreviations
      • Table List of abbreviations

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