Wood plastic composite is a composite material made from sawdust and plastic as a polymer like PE-based composites, recycled plastics, polyvinyl chloride (PVC)-based, and polypropylene (PP), which provides bonding sustainability, longevity, and cost savings in various applications, such as car interiors, home furniture, and kitchen accessories. Wood-plastic composites offer high durability, bending strength, shear strength, low moisture content, and low water absorption compared to traditional wood products. These properties make them suitable for use in railings, windows, doors, exterior trims, fences, flooring, and interior moldings. Thus, owing to aforementioned factors there is increase in demand for wood plastic composites in the automotive and construction industries.
There is increase in need for wood plastics in construction industry, which is a key market driver for the growth. Wood plastics are used in the majority of consortium markets, owing to their unique characteristics. There is increase in use of cosmopolites made of wood polymers. This increase in adoption drives the market growth market. Wood plastics overpower all other composites in terms of aesthetics and physical properties. The fusion of wood and plastic composites offers more benefits for construction projects all across the globe. However, lack of awareness among people regarding use of wood plastic composites hinders the market growth. Furthermore, eco-friendly green composites are cost-efficient as well as safe for the environment. The use of plant fibers and plant-based materials are used in their composites that make them efficient. The emergence of green composites is expected to provide lucrative growth opportunities for the wood plastic composites market.
The wood plastic composites market is segmented on the basis of type, application, and region. By type, it is segregated into polyethylene, polyvinylchloride, polypropylene, and others. On the basis of application, it is fragmented into building & construction, automotive components, industrial & consumer products, and others. Region-wise, it is analyzed across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA.
The key players profiled in this report include AIMPLAS, Beologic N.V., Dow, FKuR, Fortune Brands, JELU-WERK J. Ehrler GmbH & Co. KG, Renolit SE, TimberTech, Trex Company, Inc., Universal Forest Products, Inc. The global wood plastic composites market report provides in-depth competitive analysis as well as profiles of these major players. The global wood plastic composites market report provides in-depth competitive analysis as well as profiles of these major players.
Impact of COVID-19 on Global Wood Plastic Composites Market
- The outbreak of COVID-19 led to partial or complete shutdown of production facilities that do not come under essential goods, owing to prolonged lockdown in major countries, including the U.S., China, Japan, India, and Germany. It led to either closure or suspension of their production activities in most of the industrial units across the globe.
- COVID-19 proved to be a major challenge for the wood plastic composite market. The outbreak of coronavirus disrupted the supply chain and postponed the deliveries of wood composites and other raw materials from yards, due to lockdown and shortages of staff.
- Industries are being shut down all across the world. People's purchasing power is decreasing, which has a direct impact on the automobile and construction industries, lowering demand for wood-plastic composites and limiting industry growth.
- During this time, the construction industry suffered numerous losses. It's because of the high use of wood plastics. Construction, on the other hand, come to a halt. The need for wood plastics and composites is dwindling. Demand for the wood plastics and composites declined since 2020. Due to supply chain challenges, the markets experience difficulties in import and export. However, the demand for wood plastics has increased since 2021. New developments will create much more growth in the wood plastics composite industry.
Key Benefits For Stakeholders
- This report provides a quantitative analysis of the market segments, current trends, estimations, and dynamics of the wood plastic composites market analysis from 2020 to 2030 to identify the prevailing wood plastic composites market opportunities.
- The market research is offered along with information related to key drivers, restraints, and opportunities.
- Porter's five forces analysis highlights the potency of buyers and suppliers to enable stakeholders make profit-oriented business decisions and strengthen their supplier-buyer network.
- In-depth analysis of the wood plastic composites market segmentation assists to determine the prevailing market opportunities.
- Major countries in each region are mapped according to their revenue contribution to the global market.
- Market player positioning facilitates benchmarking and provides a clear understanding of the present position of the market players.
- The report includes the analysis of the regional as well as global wood plastic composites market trends, key players, market segments, application areas, and market growth strategies.
Key Market Segments
By Application
- Building and Construction
- Automotive Components
- Industrial and Consumer Products
- Others
By Type
- Polyvinylchloride
- Polypropylene
- Others
- Polyethylene
By Region
- North America
- U.S.
- Canada
- Mexico
- Europe
- Germany
- U.K.
- France
- Italy
- Spain
- Rest of Europe
- Asia-Pacific
- China
- India
- Japan
- South Korea
- Rest of Asia-Pacific
- LAMEA
- Brazil
- South Africa,
- Saudi Arabia
- Rest of LAMEA
Key Market Players
- TIMBERTECH LTD.
- TREX COMPANY, INC.
- BEOLOGIC N.V.
- FKUR KUNSTSTOFF GMBH
- AIMPLAS
- Dow
- Fortune Brands Inc.
- JELU-WERK J. Ehrler GmbH & Co. KG
- Renolit SE
- Universal Forest Products, Inc.
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Executive Summary
According to this report titled, 'Wood Plastic Composites Market,' the wood plastic composites market was valued at $5.4 billion in 2020, and is estimated to reach $12.6 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 8.9% from 2021 to 2030.Wood plastic composites comprises recycled plastic and wood wastes with beneficial features, such as reduced melting temperature resulting in lower energy costs for producers and further reducing the environmental impact of the product. There is increase in demand for these composites among the plastic additives. Innovative use for wood-based composites are constantly accomplished. These hybrid materials provide sustainability, longevity, and cost savings in various applications, such as car speakers, interiors, home furniture, and kitchen accessories.
The global wood plastic composites market is driven by high availability of non-utilized plastic and wood wastes, increase in demand for decking, molding & sliding, and fencing in building & construction applications, and stringent regulations on the use of chemicals in building materials. However, rise in cost of raw materials and issues related to mechanical strength and/or weight hamper their potential for several structural applications. Conversely, increase in implementation of biodegradable raw materials is expected to create opportunities in the global wood plastic composites market. Market players have adopted merger as their key strategy to widen their brand portfolios and expand their market reach.
The wood plastic composites market is segmented on the basis of type, application, and region. By type, it is segregated into polyethylene, polyvinylchloride, polypropylene, and others. On the basis of application, it is fragmented into building & construction, automotive components, industrial & consumer products, and others. Region wise, it is analyzed across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA.
According to type, the polypropylene segment is projected to hold a 69.4% market share in the market in 2020. The polypropylene segment is anticipated to see a boom, over the forecast period, owing to its heavy use in the niche application segments, such as water resistant coatings on furniture and high temperature controllable wooden units.
By application, the building & construction segment is projected to contribute a 73.0% market share in the market in 2020. The building & construction products segment is expected to be the largest consumer of PE and PVC wood-plastic composites, followed by automotive components segment where wood-plastic composites are used for manufacturing lightweight automotive components.
Region wise, the demand for wood plastic composite in the China is expected to grow significantly over the forecast period on account of the rising application scope of wood plastic composite in manufacturing docks, porches, and window frames. In addition, growing demand for bio-based plastics in landscaping and street construction is anticipated to further propel market growth over the coming years.
The major companies profiled in this report include, AIMPLAS, Beologic N.V., Dow, FKuR, Fortune Brands, JELU-WERK J. Ehrler GmbH & Co. KG, Renolit SE, TimberTech, Trex Company, Inc., Universal Forest Products, Inc. These players have adopted strategies such as product launch and business expansion to sustain the competition and to strengthen their foothold in the market.
Key Findings of Study
- Region-wise, Asia-Pacific is projected to grow at the highest CAGR of nearly 9.1%, in terms of revenue, during the forecast period.
- On the basis of application, the building & construction segment accounted for the largest market share in 2020.
IMPACT OF COVID-19 on Global Wood Plastic Composites Market
- The outbreak of COVID-19 led to partial or complete shutdown of production facilities that do not come under essential goods, owing to prolonged lockdown in major countries, including the U.S., China, Japan, India, and Germany. It led to either closure or suspension of their production activities in most of the industrial units across the globe.
- COVID-19 proved to be a major challenge for the wood plastic composite market. The outbreak of coronavirus has disrupted the supply chain and postponed the deliveries of wood composites and other raw materials from yards, due to lockdown and shortages of staff.
- Industries are being shut down all across the world. People's purchasing power is decreasing, which has a direct impact on the automobile and construction industries, lowering demand for wood-plastic composites and limiting industry growth.
Companies Mentioned
- TIMBERTECH LTD.
- TREX COMPANY, INC.
- BEOLOGIC N.V.
- FKUR KUNSTSTOFF GMBH
- AIMPLAS
- Dow
- Fortune Brands Inc.
- JELU-WERK J. Ehrler GmbH & Co. KG
- Renolit SE
- Universal Forest Products, Inc.
Methodology
The analyst offers exhaustive research and analysis based on a wide variety of factual inputs, which largely include interviews with industry participants, reliable statistics, and regional intelligence. The in-house industry experts play an instrumental role in designing analytic tools and models, tailored to the requirements of a particular industry segment. The primary research efforts include reaching out participants through mail, tele-conversations, referrals, professional networks, and face-to-face interactions.
They are also in professional corporate relations with various companies that allow them greater flexibility for reaching out to industry participants and commentators for interviews and discussions.
They also refer to a broad array of industry sources for their secondary research, which typically include; however, not limited to:
- Company SEC filings, annual reports, company websites, broker & financial reports, and investor presentations for competitive scenario and shape of the industry
- Scientific and technical writings for product information and related preemptions
- Regional government and statistical databases for macro analysis
- Authentic news articles and other related releases for market evaluation
- Internal and external proprietary databases, key market indicators, and relevant press releases for market estimates and forecast
Furthermore, the accuracy of the data will be analyzed and validated by conducting additional primaries with various industry experts and KOLs. They also provide robust post-sales support to clients.
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Table Information
Report Attribute | Details |
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No. of Pages | 250 |
Published | May 2022 |
Forecast Period | 2020 - 2030 |
Estimated Market Value ( USD | $ 5.4 billion |
Forecasted Market Value ( USD | $ 12.6 billion |
Compound Annual Growth Rate | 8.8% |
Regions Covered | Global |
No. of Companies Mentioned | 10 |