Global Molded Plastics Market 2024-2028

Global Molded Plastics Market 2024-2028


The molded plastics market is forecasted to grow by USD 228.31 bn during 2023-2028, accelerating at a CAGR of 4.57% during the forecast period. The report on the molded plastics 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 rising demand for lightweight and high-performance plastics, rising demand for molded plastics in beverage packaging, and surging use of molded plastics in high-tech agricultural applications.

Technavio's molded plastics market is segmented as below:

By Type
  • Polyethylene
  • Polypropylene
  • PVC
  • PET and others
By End-user
  • Packaging
  • Construction
  • Automobile
  • Electrical and electronics
  • Others
By Geographical Landscape
  • APAC
  • North America
  • Europe
  • Middle East and Africa
  • South America
This study identifies the rising product launches and strategies by vendors as one of the prime reasons driving the molded plastics market growth during the next few years. Also, growing demand for bio-pet material globally and increasing demand for customization and personalization of molded plastics will lead to sizable demand in the market.

The report on the molded plastics market covers the following areas:
  • Molded plastics market sizing
  • Molded plastics market forecast
  • Molded plastics market industry analysis
The 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 molded plastics market vendors that include Atlantis Industries Corp., BASF SE, Biomerics LLC, Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC, China Petroleum and Chemical Corp., Currier Plastics Inc., DuPont de Nemours Inc., Eastman Chemical Co., EVCO Plastics, GSH Industries Plastics Manufacturing and Molding, HTI Plastics, Huntsman International LLC, INEOS AG, LG Chem Ltd., LyondellBasell Industries N.V., Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp., Mitsui and Co. Ltd., PSI Molded Plastics, Saudi Arabian Oil Co., and Takween Advanced Industries. Also, the molded plastics 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.

The publisher 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. The market research reports provide a complete competitive landscape and an in-depth vendor selection methodology and analysis using qualitative and quantitative research to forecast the 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 Type
      • Table Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by End-user
      • 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 2023
    • Market outlook: Forecast for 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Global - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Global - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
  • Historic Market Size
    • Global molded plastics market 2018 - 2022
      • Table Historic Market Size - Data Table on global molded plastics market 2018 - 2022 ($ billion)
    • Type Segment Analysis 2018 - 2022
      • Table Historic Market Size - Type Segment 2018 - 2022 ($ billion)
    • End-user Segment Analysis 2018 - 2022
      • Table Historic Market Size - End-user Segment 2018 - 2022 ($ billion)
    • Geography Segment Analysis 2018 - 2022
      • Table Historic Market Size - Geography Segment 2018 - 2022 ($ billion)
    • Country Segment Analysis 2018 - 2022
      • Table Historic Market Size - Country Segment 2018 - 2022 ($ billion)
  • Five Forces Analysis
    • Five forces summary
      • Table Five forces analysis - Comparison between 2023 and 2028
    • Bargaining power of buyers
      • Table Chart on Bargaining power of buyers - Impact of key factors 2023 and 2028
    • Bargaining power of suppliers
      • Table Bargaining power of suppliers - Impact of key factors in 2023 and 2028
    • Threat of new entrants
      • Table Threat of new entrants - Impact of key factors in 2023 and 2028
    • Threat of substitutes
      • Table Threat of substitutes - Impact of key factors in 2023 and 2028
    • Threat of rivalry
      • Table Threat of rivalry - Impact of key factors in 2023 and 2028
    • Market condition
      • Table Chart on Market condition - Five forces 2023 and 2028
  • Market Segmentation by Type
    • Market segments
      • Table Chart on Type - Market share 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Type - Market share 2023-2028 (%)
    • Comparison by Type
      • Table Chart on Comparison by Type
      • Table Data Table on Comparison by Type
    • Polyethylene - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Polyethylene - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Polyethylene - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Polyethylene - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Polyethylene - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Polypropylene - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Polypropylene - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Polypropylene - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Polypropylene - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Polypropylene - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • PVC - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on PVC - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on PVC - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on PVC - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on PVC - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • PET and others - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on PET and others - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on PET and others - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on PET and others - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on PET and others - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Market opportunity by Type
      • Table Market opportunity by Type ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Market opportunity by Type ($ billion)
  • Market Segmentation by End-user
    • Market segments
      • Table Chart on End-user - Market share 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on End-user - Market share 2023-2028 (%)
    • Comparison by End-user
      • Table Chart on Comparison by End-user
      • Table Data Table on Comparison by End-user
    • Packaging - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Packaging - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Packaging - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Packaging - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Packaging - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Construction - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Construction - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Construction - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Construction - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Construction - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Automobile - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Automobile - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Automobile - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Automobile - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Automobile - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Electrical and electronics - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Electrical and electronics - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Electrical and electronics - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Electrical and electronics - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Electrical and electronics - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Others - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Others - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Others - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Others - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Others - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Market opportunity by End-user
      • Table Market opportunity by End-user ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Market opportunity by End-user ($ billion)
  • 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 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Market share by geography 2023-2028 (%)
    • Geographic comparison
      • Table Chart on Geographic comparison
      • Table Data Table on Geographic comparison
    • APAC - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on APAC - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on APAC - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • North America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on North America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on North America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on North America - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on North America - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Europe - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Europe - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Europe - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2023- 2028
      • Table Chart on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • South America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on South America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on South America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on South America - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on South America - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • US - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on US - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on US - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on US - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on US - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • China - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on China - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on China - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on China - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on China - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • India - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on India - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on India - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on India - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on India - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Germany - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Germany - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Germany - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Japan - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Japan - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Japan - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Japan - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Japan - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Market opportunity by geography
      • Table Market opportunity by geography ($ billion)
      • Table Data Tables on Market opportunity by geography ($ billion)
  • Drivers, Challenges, and Trends
    • Market drivers
      • Rising demand for lightweight and high-performance plastics
      • Rising demand for molded plastics in beverage packaging
      • Surging use of molded plastics in high-tech agricultural applications
    • Market challenges
      • Stringent government regulations and policies on plastic usage
      • Presence of alternative technologies for molded plastics
      • Volatility in raw material prices of molded plastics
    • Impact of drivers and challenges
      • Table Impact of drivers and challenges in 2023 and 2028
    • Market trends
      • Rising product launches and strategies by vendors
      • Growing demand for Bio-PET material globally
      • Increasing demand for customization and personalization of molded plastics
  • 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
    • Atlantis Industries Corp.
      • Table Atlantis Industries Corp. - Overview
      • Table Atlantis Industries Corp. - Product / Service
      • Table Atlantis Industries Corp. - 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
    • Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC
      • Table Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC - Overview
      • Table Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC - Product / Service
      • Table Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC - Key news
      • Table Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC - Key offerings
    • China Petroleum and Chemical Corp.
      • Table China Petroleum and Chemical Corp. - Overview
      • Table China Petroleum and Chemical Corp. - Business segments
      • Table China Petroleum and Chemical Corp. - Key news
      • Table China Petroleum and Chemical Corp. - Key offerings
      • Table China Petroleum and Chemical Corp. - Segment focus
    • 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
    • Eastman Chemical Co.
      • Table Eastman Chemical Co. - Overview
      • Table Eastman Chemical Co. - Business segments
      • Table Eastman Chemical Co. - Key offerings
      • Table Eastman Chemical Co. - Segment focus
    • GSH Industries Plastics Manufacturing and Molding
      • Table GSH Industries Plastics Manufacturing and Molding - Overview
      • Table GSH Industries Plastics Manufacturing and Molding - Product / Service
      • Table GSH Industries Plastics Manufacturing and Molding - Key offerings
    • Huntsman International LLC
      • Table Huntsman International LLC - Overview
      • Table Huntsman International LLC - Business segments
      • Table Huntsman International LLC - Key news
      • Table Huntsman International LLC - Key offerings
      • Table Huntsman International LLC - Segment focus
    • INEOS AG
      • Table INEOS AG - Overview
      • Table INEOS AG - Product / Service
      • Table INEOS AG - Key offerings
    • LyondellBasell Industries N.V.
      • Table LyondellBasell Industries N.V. - Overview
      • Table LyondellBasell Industries N.V. - Business segments
      • Table LyondellBasell Industries N.V. - Key offerings
      • Table LyondellBasell Industries N.V. - Segment focus
    • Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.
      • Table Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp. - Overview
      • Table Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp. - Business segments
      • Table Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp. - Key offerings
      • Table Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp. - Segment focus
    • Mitsui and Co. Ltd.
      • Table Mitsui and Co. Ltd. - Overview
      • Table Mitsui and Co. Ltd. - Business segments
      • Table Mitsui and Co. Ltd. - Key news
      • Table Mitsui and Co. Ltd. - Key offerings
      • Table Mitsui and Co. Ltd. - Segment focus
    • PSI Molded Plastics
      • Table PSI Molded Plastics - Overview
      • Table PSI Molded Plastics - Product / Service
      • Table PSI Molded Plastics - Key offerings
    • Saudi Arabian Oil Co.
      • Table Saudi Arabian Oil Co. - Overview
      • Table Saudi Arabian Oil Co. - Product / Service
      • Table Saudi Arabian Oil Co. - Key offerings
    • Takween Advanced Industries
      • Table Takween Advanced Industries - Overview
      • Table Takween Advanced Industries - Product / Service
      • Table Takween Advanced Industries - 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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