H1 2023: The key players in the global Polycarbonate market in H1 2023 were Covestro, Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC), and Lotte Chemical. However, Covestro was the global Polycarbonate leader in H1 2023. In March 2023, Covestro, a pioneer in Polycarbonate (PC) specialty films, announced about investment of huge sum of double-digit millions of euros for new manufacturing facilities. The investment, which is situated in Thailand's Map Ta Phut Industrial Park, will increase Covestro's capacity and enable it to provide goods primarily used for identification documents, automobile displays, and various electrical and electronic applications. The capacity expansion will be finished in 2025 and create 50 new jobs in the company. In January 2023, Sabic Innovative Plastics had their site shut at Cartagena for a about 30 days for maintenance purposes. The plant restarted its operation in February 2023. In H1 2023, the price of polycarbonate in Asia Pacific region showed a mixed trend. In January 2023, the downstream sectors like electronics & electricals had slow demand for polycarbonate. Polycarbonate market in Japan saw a stockpile of the material. Following a downward trend, the price increased in February 2023 in Asian nations like China and Japan due to increase in number of orders from regional markets. Prices dropped in March 2023 in these Asian nations because there were low number of orders coming in from the international market during the March 2023, indicating the less demand for the polycarbonate. Bearish market sentiment, i.e., decline in price of polycarbonate was observed for the remaining months of H1 2023 in China and Japan.
H1 2022: During H1 2022, Covestro, Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC), and Lotte Chemical were the giant players in the global Polycarbonate market. However, Covestro was the global Polycarbonate leader across the globe which produced approximately 21% of polycarbonate in H1 2022. In H1 2022, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) had revealed about the start of commissioning activities at its polycarbonate manufacturing complex in Tianjin, China. This plant is a joint-venture between Chinese chemical manufacturer, Sinopec and SABIC. It is a 50-50 joint project which has an investment of USD 1.7 billion which was curated by Sinopec Sabic Tianjin Petrochemical Company (SSTPC). Once in operation, it will produce 260 thousand tonnes of Polycarbonate. Regionally, Asia Pacific was the largest consumer of Polycarbonate in H1 2022. In China, polycarbonate prices fluctuated from stable to firm in H1 2022. Prices rose due to strong cost pressure and strong demand from downstream industries across the Chinese industries. In the Indian market, Polycarbonate prices fell in January and February, but in March 2022, the war in Eastern Europe pushed up upstream naphtha prices, impacting polycarbonate production costs across India and other Asian nations. Although, after April 2022, the Polycarbonate prices faced a downward trajectory across Asia. Downstream end-user markets fell sharply during May 2022. A downturn in the upstream raw material bisphenol A market had reduced support for polycarbonate cost across Asia.
H2 2022: During H2 2022, in July and August 2022, Asia Pacific Market sentiment for polycarbonate showed a bearish trend. Although, the exporting costs from countries such as Thailand and South Korea fell. The consumption of Polycarbonate by the downstream industries substantially fell. Fares in the Asian region were fallen supported by the global conflicts. On the supply side, local goods were plentiful and got overstocked. Furthermore, demand by the end-user industries were weak, and market purchase was not so major in July and September 2022 across the Asian nations. A similar trend was observed for the rest of the year. Weak demand from downstream industries had pushed polycarbonate prices down in H2 2022. Weak cost pressure from raw material bisphenol A has supported the downstream derivatives industry, including the polycarbonate market. Downstream industries in China experienced sluggish demand during the end of 2022. During this period, buyers gave fewer orders, which brought material stocks to the market and an abundance of the product. Similar price trend was observed across Europe in the terminal months of 2022. Abundant supplies of natural gas and the cold climate in the European countries contributed to the decline in gas prices. This fall in natural gas prices lowered the cost of producing polycarbonate across Europe, and thus result in the lowered the price of polycarbonate.
The global Polycarbonate market stood at 5200 thousand tonnes in 2022 and is expected to grow at a healthy CAGR of 4.28% during the forecast period until 2032. SABIC, a prominent leader in the chemical industry, has recently entered into an agreement for setting up the world’s first Polycarbonate facility in Cartagena, Spain which will run entirely on renewable power. The plant is expected to turn operational by 2024 and is expected to help SABIC reach it's 2025 clean energy target.
PC, also known as polycarbonate, is a class of thermoplastic polymers having carbonate groups as part of their fundamental chemical component. It has several qualities, such as resistance to moisture, effective heat absorption, and chemical and electrical resistance. Moreover, it improves a substance's thermal and oxidative stability. This substance is frequently utilized to make construction materials, automobile goods, and electronic equipment. Polycarbonate (PC) is a high-performance engineering thermoplastic possessing wide range of characteristics such as outstanding toughness, thermal resistivity and transparency. Manufacturers use Polycarbonate granules, resins or composite materials in a wide range of products such as automobiles, where it finds applications in passenger compartment and vehicle lighting, in buildings and also in electrical and electronic devices such as cords, laptop cases etc. Possessing less than half of the weight of a glass, Polycarbonate is easy to handle, giving designers flexibility to work upon functional and aesthetic designs and introduce innovations in all aspects of automotive lighting.
The primary driver of the Polycarbonate global market is the Electrical & Electronics sector. Due to its high impact and shatter resistance, Polycarbonate finds uses in electronic devices such as cell phones, computers, electrical chargers, gaming boxes, battery covers, and others. Growing demand for more innovative and technologically advanced gadgets is anticipated to further support the market growth in the upcoming years. Furthermore, in the automotive industry, Polycarbonate is used for the production of lightweight exterior and interior parts. Due to its unique properties, PC enable automobile manufacturers to incorporate sleek curves and desirable designs for automobiles while reducing the weight of its components by up to half. The major exterior automotive applications served by polycarbonates and polycarbonate blends include automotive glazing, panoramic roof panels, backlights, and side windows. Rapidly growing consumer demand for stylish automotive designs formulated with component functionality besides maintaining its luxurious appearance would boost the demand for Polycarbonate in the forecast period. Additionally, in the medical sector polycarbonate is used as a replacement for steel and glass for manufacturing instrumentation used in surgery, hemodialysis, drug delivery systems, blood reservoirs, blood filters, etc., that contributes to the polycarbonate market. Owing to these reasons, the Polycarbonate market is estimated to reach nearly 7800 thousand tonnes by the year 2032.
Regionally, the Asia Pacific region is dominating the Polycarbonate market. This region held a market share of approximately 65% in 2022 followed by Europe. Rapidly growing electrical & electronics industry coupled with the increased consumer spending on electronic goods coupled with the multiplying population in developing countries like India, Japan, and China are imposing a higher demand for Polycarbonate for fabricating these goods. Based on production, Asia Pacific region is dominating the Polycarbonate market with China being the key player.
Based on the end-user industry, the global Polycarbonate market is segmented into Electrical & Electronics, Automotive, Construction, and Others. Among these, the Electrical & Electronics sector is dominating the Polycarbonate market. In 2022, this sector held about 60% of the market share and will most likely stay so in the forthcoming years due to production of advanced and innovative electronic gadgets every year.
Major players in the production of Global Polycarbonate are Covestro AG, SABIC, Mitsubishi Engineering-Plastics Corporation, Lotte Chemical Corporation, LG Chem, Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp., Teijin Limited, Chi Mei Corporation, Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. (Japan), Zhongsha (Tianjin) Petrochemical, SABIC-Sinopc JV, SHELL-CNOOC, LG Dow polycarbonate, Lutianhua Zhonglan New Materials, Wanhua Chemical, and Others.
Years considered for this report:
Historical Period: 2015- 2022
Base Year: 2022
Estimated Year: 2023
Forecast Period: 2024-2032
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Objective of the Study:
• To assess the demand-supply scenario of Polycarbonate which covers production, demand and supply of Polycarbonate market in the globe.
• To analyse and forecast the market size of Polycarbonate
• To classify and forecast Global Polycarbonate market based on end-use and regional distribution.
• To examine competitive developments such as expansions, mergers & acquisitions, etc., of Polycarbonate market in the globe.
To extract data for Global Polycarbonate market, primary research surveys were conducted with Polycarbonate manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, wholesalers and Traders. While interviewing, the respondents were also inquired about their competitors. Through this technique, ChemAnalyst was able to include manufacturers that could not be identified due to the limitations of secondary research. Moreover, ChemAnalyst analyzed various segments and projected a positive outlook for Global Polycarbonate market over the coming years.
ChemAnalyst calculated Polycarbonate demand in the globe by analyzing the historical data and demand forecast which was carried out considering the raw materials to produce Polycarbonate. ChemAnalyst sourced these values from industry experts and company representatives and externally validated through analyzing historical sales data of respective manufacturers to arrive at the overall market size. Various secondary sources such as company websites, association reports, annual reports, etc., were also studied by ChemAnalyst.
Key Target Audience:
• Polycarbonate manufacturers and other stakeholders
• Organizations, forums and alliances related to Polycarbonate s distribution
• Government bodies such as regulating authorities and policy makers
• Market research organizations and consulting companies
The study is useful in providing answers to several critical questions that are important for industry stakeholders such as Polycarbonate s manufacturers, customers and policy makers. The study would also help them to target the growing segments over the coming years (next two to five years), thereby aiding the stakeholders in taking investment decisions and facilitating their expansion.
Report Scope:
In this report, Global Polycarbonate s market has been segmented into following categories, in addition to the industry trends which have also been detailed below:
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Details
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Market size Volume in 2022
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5200 thousand tonnes
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Market size Volume by 2035
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7800 thousand tonnes
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Growth Rate
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CAGR of 4.28% from 2023 to 2032
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Base year for estimation
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2023
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Historical Data
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2015 – 2022
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Forecast period
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2024 – 2032
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Quantitative units
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Demand in thousand tonnes and CAGR from 2023 to 2032
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Report coverage
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Industry Market Size, Capacity By Company, Capacity by Location, Operating Efficiency, Production by Company, Demand by End- Use, Demand by Region, Demand by Sales Channel, Demand-Supply Gap, Company Share, Manufacturing Process, Policy and Regulatory Landscape.
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Segments covered
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By End-Use: (Electrical & Electronics, Automotive, Construction, and Others)
By Sales Channel: (Direct Sale and Indirect Sale)
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Regional scope
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North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa, and South America.
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Pricing and purchase options
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