Carbon Dioxide Based Chemicals & Polymers Market

Carbon Dioxide Based Chemicals & Polymers Market- Global Industry Size, Share, Trends, Opportunity, and Forecast, 2018-2028

Segmented By Type (Polycarbonate, Polyurethane, Polyethylene Carbonate, and Others), By Application (Packaging, Coating, Adhesive & Sealant, and Others), By Region and By Competition

Global Carbon Dioxide Based Chemicals & Polymers market is anticipated to rise at an impressive rate through 2028. In organic synthesis, carbon dioxide (CO2) is an abundant, affordable, nontoxic, and renewable resource. The process of converting CO2 into high-value fuels or commodities has garnered a lot of interest. It is also highly desired to use CO2 to create polymeric materials since it can produce materials with diverse properties such as superior thermal properties, aggregation-induced emission (AIE), amphipathy, degradation, and others.

Carbon dioxide-based polycarbonates and their copolymers have superior thermal properties, which are highly demanded by end-user industries to use as foams, adhesives, and engineering plastics. Apart from these, carbon dioxide-based amphiphilic polymers were created, manufactured, and utilized in the fields of lithium-ion batteries, treatment, and bioimaging. More than 160,000 tons of carbon dioxide-based polymers are available in the market. Hence, government regulation on increasing the usage of eco-friendly products and the growth of industries where carbon dioxide-based polycarbonates are utilized significantly influence market growth. The rise of such industries will influence the carbon dioxide-based chemicals & polymers market development.

Growing Demand from Plastic Manufacturing Industries Driving the Growth

Around 230 million tons of carbon dioxide is used yearly, predominantly for fertilizer production and oil recovery, where it is directly involved. CO2 is abundant and can be used directly by partially substituting materials produced from fossil fuels or indirectly by obtaining chemical intermediaries, such as methanol, for the synthesis of polymers. Carbon dioxide is used as a raw ingredient in the manufacturing of polymers extracted from biomass and recycled from industries, and the process is known as carbon capture and utilization (CCU). Such innovative product is helping industries to reduce carbon emissions and use that carbon as a feedstock. As carbon-based polymers have various advanced properties, they are used to make different products like lighting covers, car lights, mobile phone cases, adhesives, packaging, inks, paints, insulator, shock absorbers, and others with enhanced properties. Hence, it will be an eco-friendly substitute for fossil fuel-based polymers with improved properties and influence the carbon dioxide-based chemicals & polymers market's growth in the forecasted period to attain.

Growing Demand for Eco-friendly Products to Achieve Sustainability

The increasing use of plastic products has contributed to the generation of a lot of plastic waste which is contributing to one of the major environmental problems the world is currently experiencing. In 2019, the world generated 460 million Metric tons of plastics. However, plastic consumption still kept on growing owing to the growing demand for plastic-based products. Besides this, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are rising, released by different mediums such as vehicles, manufacturing units, and others. To tackle the issue, there is a rise in demand for carbon capture and utilization (CCU) as a solution to a business that offers feedstock produced by capturing carbon dioxide. The CCU proposed a solution for all the issues by providing degradable polymer, which helps to lower carbon emissions. Government policies support such products as they help in sustainable development and encourage country development along with following global agenda such Paris environment agreement. These product helps to decrease plastic consumption without harming people's lifestyles and promote a petrochemical industry that observes waste carbon dioxide as a sustainable feedstock. Hence, the product's properties that align with sustainable development are propelling the demand for carbon dioxide-based chemicals & polymers in the forecasted period.

Growing Research and Development to Find New Applications

Companies such as Novomer, Inc., SK Innovation Co., Ltd, Cardia Bioplastics, and Covestro AG, are investing in R&D to patent the method and product. For instance, Chemoautotrophic microbes are now being used in synthetic biological pathways to convert CO2 into chemicals, fuels, and even proteins because of recent advancements in genetic engineering and process optimization. Apart from these, strict regulation of plastic is going to propel market growth.

Recent Development

Carbon Recycling International (CRI) is working in the field to develop a production method that uses waste carbon dioxide and hydrogen gases that have been captured. In China's Henan Province, CRI has just finished building the first CO2-to-methanol facility and making it commercially Viable. The cutting-edge facility uses Emissions-to-Liquids (ETL) technology created by CRI and initially shown at a pilot plant in Iceland.

Market Segmentation

Global Carbon Dioxide Based Chemicals & Polymers market is segmented based on type and application. Based on type, the market is divided into polycarbonate, polyurethane, polyethylene carbonate, and others. Based on application, the market is divided into packaging, coating, adhesive & sealant, and others.

Market Players

Bayer Material Science, China National Offshore Oil Company, Empower Materials Inc, Econic Technologies Ltd, Nanyang Zhongju Tianguan Low Carbon Technology Co., Ltd., Novomer, Inc., SK Innovation Co., Ltd, Cardia bioplastics, Covestro AG, Asahi Kasei Advance Corporation are the major market player in global Carbon Dioxide Based Chemicals & Polymers market.

Report Scope:

In this report, global carbon dioxide-based chemicals & polymers market has been segmented into the following categories, in addition to the industry trends, which have also been detailed below:

• Carbon Dioxide Based Chemicals & Polymers Market, By Type:
• Polycarbonate
• Polyurethane
• Polyethylene Carbonate
• Others
• Carbon Dioxide Based Chemicals & Polymers Market, By Application:
• Packaging
• Coating
• Adhesive & Sealant
• Others
• Carbon Dioxide Based Chemicals & Polymers Market, By region:
• North America
• United States
• Canada
• Mexico
• Asia-Pacific
• China
• India
• South Korea
• Australia
• Japan
• Europe
• Germany
• France
• United Kingdom
• Spain
• South America
• Brazil
• Argentina
• Colombia
• Middle East & Africa
• South Africa
• Saudi Arabia
• UAE
• Egypt
• Turkey

Competitive Landscape

Company Profiles: Detailed analysis of the major companies present in global Carbon Dioxide Based Chemicals & Polymers Market.

Company Information

• Detailed analysis and profiling of additional market players (up to five).