Ethylene Propylene (EPDM) Market Report 2025

This Ethylene Propylene (EPDM) market report provides a comprehensive analysis of the market’s characteristics, size, and growth, including segmentation, regional and country-level breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends, and strategies. It also tracks historical and forecasted market growth across various geographies.

The ethylene propylene (EPDM) market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $7.66 billion in 2024 to $8.53 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.5%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to automotive industry, construction and building materials, electrical and electronics, consumer goods.

The ethylene propylene (epdm) market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $12.29 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.6%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to renewable energy infrastructure, automotive electrification, green and sustainable materials, oil and gas sector. Major trends in the forecast period include bio-based epdm, high-performance formulations, recycled epdm, flexible electronics and conductive applications.

The growth of the ethylene-propylene market is underpinned by the extensive utilization of ethylene propylene (EPDM) across diverse industries. In the automotive sector, EPDM products offer robust adhesion to metals, creating an effective barrier against environmental factors. EPDM's properties, including resistance to heat, abrasion, oil swell, flame retardance, and endurance against oxidation, ozone, and weather aging, are a result of its stable and saturated polymer backbone structure. Companies like BRP Manufacturing are actively supplying EPDM to the automotive industry for various applications, including under-the-hood components, cabin pressure-equalizing assemblies, interior trim, and striker plate blinds. This widespread use of EPDM across different industries underscores its vital role in driving growth in the EPDM market.

The ethylene-propylene market is anticipated to experience growth, primarily attributed to the rising demand for construction activities. Construction, involving the assembly of various components to create structured facilities as per detailed designs and plans, relies significantly on ethylene-propylene diene monomer (EPDM) rubber. EPDM's versatile properties make it a valuable resource in construction applications, including roofing membranes, waterproofing systems, weather stripping, and vibration isolation. For example, in July 2023, data published by the CBRE Group, Inc., a US-based commercial real estate services and investment company, revealed that a record 323.9 MW of data center capacity is under construction, with 88.4% preleased. This follows an 850% surge in leasing activity in Dallas in the previous year, while total inventory increased by 17% year-over-year from Q1 2022 to Q1 2023. As a result, the growing demand for construction activities is driving the expansion of the ethylene-propylene market.

Prominent companies within the ethylene propylene market are actively engaged in the development of cutting-edge technology, exemplified by innovations such as Stelora, as a strategic approach to maintain a competitive edge in the market. Stelora represents a new category of synthetic polymers that can be employed in a range of technologically advanced applications, often requiring high-temperature polymers. For instance, in May 2023, Borealis AG, an Austria-based chemical company, introduced Stelora, a groundbreaking brand of engineering polymers that sets new benchmarks in terms of performance and sustainability. This innovative technology offers a fresh line of eco-friendly engineering polymers, serving as a replacement for traditional engineering polymers while delivering substantial enhancements in strength, durability, and heat resistance. It is designed to elevate the performance levels of existing solutions by bridging the thermal performance gap between high-temperature materials like PPS, PTFE, and PEEK films, and PP capacitor films. Such advancements underline the commitment of major players in the industry to stay at the forefront of technological progress and offer sustainable, high-performance solutions in the ethylene propylene market.

The growing demand for ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) rubber produced from bio-based feedstock is a key trend driving the expansion of the EPDM market. Renewable EPDM rubber utilizes raw materials like sugar and glycerin to replace traditional feedstocks such as isoprene and butadiene in synthetic rubber production, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote sustainability. For example, in July 2024, Dow Inc., a US-based materials science company, launched NORDEL REN EPDM, a bio-based version of its EPDM rubber material. This new product is designed to support the automotive, infrastructure, and consumer industries in meeting sustainability goals by providing a lower-carbon alternative that retains the same performance as traditional EPDM without the need for requalification. As a result, renewable EPDM rubber is expected to increase the market share of the EPDM market.

Major companies operating in the ethylene propylene (EPDM) market include Dow Chemical Company, ExxonMobil Corporation, Johns Manville Inc., Kumho Polychem Co. Ltd., Lanxess AG, Lion Elastomers LLC, Mitsui Chemicals Inc., SK Global Chemical Co. Ltd., Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd., Versalis SpA, JSR Corporation, Saudi Arabia's Basic Industries Corporation, SSME, Jilin Xingyun Chemical Co. Ltd., Lion Copolymer Holdings LLC, PetroChina Company Limited, Nizhnekamskneftekhim PJSC, BASF SE, China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, Avient Corporation, Carlisle Companies Inc., Rubber Engineering & Development Company (REDCO), Firestone Building Products Company LLC, Warco Biltrite, Arlanxeo, Trelleborg Group, Freudenberg Sealing Technologies Limited, Parker Hannifin Corporation, James Walker & Co., ERIKS NV, Kemipex Chemicals Trading LLC, Kismet Rubber Products Corp, Carlisle SynTec Systems, Carlisle SynTec, GenFlex Roofing Systems LLC.

Ethylene propylene is a synthetic rubber variety created through the terpolymerization of ethylene, propylene, and a diene component. This material offers exceptional resistance to heat and electricity and exhibits non-reactivity to both acids and alkali compounds. Ethylene propylene finds wide-ranging applications in products such as weather-strips, seals, glass-run channels, radiators, garden and appliance hoses, tubing, belts, and electrical insulation.

The primary product types of ethylene-propylene include solution polymerization and suspension polymerization. Solution polymerization takes place within a solvent, which serves to maintain the reaction mixture's viscosity at an optimal level. This feature is advantageous for facilitating fluid flow and heat transfer throughout the process. The versatile applications of ethylene propylene encompass sectors like automotive, building and construction, plastic modification, lubricant additives, wires and cables, as well as tires and tubes.

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Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the ethylene-propylene market in 2024. Middle East was the second-largest region in the global ethylene-propylene market. The regions covered in the ethylene propylene (EPDM) market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, and Africa. The countries covered in the ethylene propylene (EPDM) market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Italy, Spain, Canada.

The ethylene propylene market consists of the sales of ethylene propylene made with ethylene and propylene alone, and ethylene propylene made with small amounts of a diene (generally ethylidene norbornene or 1,4-hexadiene). Values in this market are factory gate values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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