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PUBLISHER: Future Markets, Inc. | PRODUCT CODE: 2180075
PUBLISHER: Future Markets, Inc. | PRODUCT CODE: 2180075
The Global Sustainable Polymers and Circular Materials Market 2027-2037
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Sustainable polymers and circular materials have moved from niche to mainstream. Regulation, brand commitments and the rising cost of waste disposal now push polymer producers, converters and end users towards materials that use renewable carbon, can be recovered at end of life, or both. The market covers a broad set of technologies: bio-based polymers, monomers and intermediates; bio-based thermosets, coatings and adhesives; biodegradable and compostable polymers; cellulose, lignin and natural-fibre materials; next-generation biomaterials such as mycelium and precision-fermentation proteins; reprocessable thermosets and vitrimers; composite recycling; mechanical and advanced (chemical) recycling; tyre and elastomer recovery; and materials that replace conventional plastics.
Three forces shape the decade. The first is regulation with binding, measurable targets: recycled content under the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation from 2030, extended producer responsibility for packaging and textiles, end-of-life rules for vehicles and wind blades, and restrictions on microplastics and single-use items. The second is cost. Many bio-based and recycled materials still carry premiums of 10–150% over fossil incumbents, and those premiums narrow only with scale, cheaper feedstocks and credible certification. The third is customer qualification. Wind OEMs, automotive suppliers, tyre makers and packaging converters adopt new materials only after years of testing.
The 2023–2026 period brought a correction. Several venture-backed producers and recyclers delayed projects, restructured or failed, while capital moved towards integrated projects with secured feedstock and committed offtake. The companies that scale between 2027 and 2037 will be those that handle real waste and biomass streams, deliver consistent quality, and compete on performance as well as sustainability. Partnerships between start-ups, petrochemical majors, brand owners and OEMs will decide which technologies reach commercial scale, and how quickly the market’s growth potential is realised.
The Global Sustainable Polymers and Circular Materials Market 2027–2037 is a comprehensive analysis of the materials and technologies that are making polymers renewable, recyclable and circular. It brings bio-based materials, recyclable thermosets, composite recovery, plastic recycling, tyre recovery and plastic-replacement materials into a single market framework, so readers can compare segments that are usually analysed separately.
The report assesses each material against five independent attributes: carbon source, chemistry, in-service performance, end-of-life pathway and environmental fate. This approach avoids the confusion common in “sustainable” marketing, where renewable content, recyclability and biodegradability are often treated as the same thing. On this basis, the report sizes eleven segments in five groups and forecasts them from 2027 to 2037 by value and, where relevant, by volume, with prices, regional splits and end-use splits.
The analysis draws on Future Markets’ plant-level databases and specialist reports on bio-based polymers, advanced bio-based materials, sustainable composites, chemical recycling, biodegradable superabsorbents and carbon materials, supported by company disclosures and recent market developments. It explains the technologies in depth, from bio-based building blocks such as FDCA, lactic acid and bio-ethylene, to covalent adaptable networks, solvolysis of carbon-fibre composites, pyrolysis, depolymerisation, dissolution and recovered carbon black.
Market forecasts are accompanied by analysis of regulation and policy in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, the economics of each route, investment and funding, mergers and restructurings, competitive intensity, risks and research priorities. Base, conservative and accelerated scenarios show how policy timing, oil prices and the pace of qualification affect the outlook.
The report profiles 1,081 companies worldwide, from global chemical and polymer producers to university spin-outs and early-stage start-ups. Each profile describes the company’s products, technology, production capacity and recent developments. Every materials chapter ends with a table of the companies active in that market, cross-referenced to the profiles. Key questions addressed include: which segments grow fastest and why; how large bio-based polymer capacity will be by 2037 and where it will be built; how much advanced recycling capacity is actually operating; which recyclable thermoset systems are being qualified in wind, automotive and aerospace; and which companies are best placed to scale.
Report contents include
- Global market forecasts 2027–2037 by segment, segment group, region and end-use market (US$ billion), with growth rates and market shares.
- Base, conservative and accelerated scenarios, sensitivity analysis and key forecast assumptions.
- Bio-based polymer capacity, production and prices by polymer, including PLA, PHA, bio-PE, bio-PP, bio-PET, PEF, PBS, PBAT, bio-polyamides, PTT, cellulose acetate, bio-based epoxy and polyurethanes.
- Bio-based building blocks and intermediates: capacity, feedstocks and integration with mass balance.
- Bio-based thermosets, curing agents, coatings, adhesives and composite resins.
- Biodegradable and compostable polymers: certification, degradation environments and markets.
- Cellulose, lignin and natural-fibre materials: lignin consumption by type, cellulose nanomaterials, natural fibres and man-made cellulosic fibres.
- Next-generation biomaterials: mycelium composites and leathers, plant-based leather alternatives, protein materials, algae and seaweed materials, chitosan and bacterial cellulose.
- Reprocessable thermosets and vitrimers: chemistry, commercial systems and forecasts by chemistry.
- Composite circularity: recovered carbon and glass fibre, wind-blade recycling, solvolysis, pyrolysis and repair.
- Mechanical recycling: recyclate quality by polymer, cost structure, recycled PET and polyolefins, design for recycling.
- Advanced recycling: pyrolysis, gasification, depolymerisation, enzymatic recycling and dissolution; listed versus operating capacity; plants, economics, offtake and life-cycle performance.
- Plastic replacement: biodegradable superabsorbents, barrier coatings and fibre-based packaging.
- Tyre and elastomer circularity: recovered carbon black, tyre pyrolysis and devulcanisation.
- Enabling technologies: sorting, traceability, additives, certification and digital product passports.
- Regulation and policy in the EU, US, Asia-Pacific and internationally, with a timeline of key milestones.
- End-use markets: packaging, automotive, wind energy, construction, textiles, electronics, agriculture, coatings, hygiene and medical.
- Regional and country analysis for Asia-Pacific, Europe, North America, South America, and the Middle East and Africa.
- Competitive landscape: industry structure, investment and funding, mergers and acquisitions, SWOT analysis and strategic archetypes.
- Technology readiness, research priorities and a technology roadmap to 2037.
- Tables of companies in every materials chapter.
- 1,081 company profiles covering products, technologies, capacities and recent developments including 3DBioFibR, 9Fiber, Inc., A&B Smart Materials, Aamati Green PVT Ltd., Abena, Acorn Pulp Group, Actega, Adaptavate, ADBioplastics, Aditya Birla, Adriano di Marti/Desserto, Adsorbi, Aduro Clean Technologies, Inc., Advanced Biochemical Thailand, Advanced Paper Forming, LLC, Advanced Plastic Purification International (APPI), Aekyung Chemical Co., Ltd., Aemetis, Inc., AEP Polymers, Aerofybers Technologies SL, Aeropowder Limited, Aeternal Upcycling, Agilyx, AGRANA Staerke GmbH, AgroRenew, Agrosustain SA, Ahlstrom, AIM Sweden AB, Akorn Technology, Akzo Nobel N.V., Alberdingk Boley GmbH, Alberta Innovates/Innotech Materials, LLC, Alfa Kimya S.A., Algaeing, Algal Bio Co., Ltd., Algenesis Corporation, Algenie, Algenol, Alginor ASA, Algix LLC, allnex GmbH, Alpha Recyclage Composites, Alt.Leather, Alter Eco Pulp, Alterpacks, Alterra Energy, Altropol Kunststoff GmbH, Ambercycle, Inc., AmicaTerra, AmphiStar, AMSilk GmbH, An Phat Bioplastics, Ananas Anam Ltd., Andritz AG, Anellotech, Inc., Anhui Oursun Resource Technology Co., Ltd, Ankor Bioplastics Co., Ltd., Anomera, Inc., ANPOLY, Inc., Anqing He Xing Chemical Co., Ltd., APChemi Pvt. Ltd., Apeel Sciences, Applied Bioplastics, Aquafil S.p.A., Aquapak Polymers Ltd, Aquaspersions, Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), Archipelago Technology Group, Archroma, Arctic Biomaterials Oy, ARCUS Greencycling GmbH, Arda Biomaterials, Ardra Bio, Arekapak GmbH, Arkema, Arlanxeo, Armacell International S.A., Arrow Greentech, Arzeda Corp., Asahi Carbon Co Ltd, Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation, Attis Innovations, llc, AVA Biochem AG, Avani Eco, Avantium B.V., Avient Corporation, Axalta, Axcelon Biopolymers Corporation, Axens SA, Ayas Renewables Inc., Azolla, B-PREG, BacAlt Biosciences, Balkrishna Industries Limited, Balrampur Chini Mills, Bambooder Biobased Fibers B.V., Baril Coatings B.V., BarkTex, BASF, Bast Fiber Technologies, BBCA Biochemical & GALACTIC Lactic Acid Co., Ltd., Bcircular, Bcomp, Be Green Packaging LLC, Better Fiber Technologies, Betulium Oy, Beyond Leather Materials ApS, Billerud, Bio Fab NZ, BIO-FED, BIO-LUTIONS International AG, Bio2Coat, Bio2Materials Sp. z o.o., BioBTX B.V., Bioelements Group, Bioextrax AB, Biofabrik Technologies GmbH, Biofiber Tech Sweden AB, BIOFIBIX, Biofibre, Biofine Technology, LLC, Bioform Technologies, Biohm, Biokemik, Bioleather, BIOLO, BioLogiQ, Inc., Biomass Resin Holdings Co., Ltd., Biome Bioplastics, Biophilica, Bioplastech Ltd, Bioplastix, Biopolax, BioSmart Nano, BioSolutions, Biosyntia, BIOTEC GmbH & Co. KG, Biotecam, Biotic Circular Technologies Ltd., Biotrem, Biovox, Bioweg, Birla Carbon, Birla Cellulose, bitBiome, Bitrez, Black Bear Carbon BV, Blest (Microengineer Co., Ltd.), BlockTexx Pty Ltd., Bloom Biorenewables SA, BluCon Biotech GmbH, Blue BioFuels, Inc., Blue Cycle, Blue Ocean Closures, BlueAlp Technology, Bluepha Beijing Lanjing Microbiology Technology Co., Ltd., BOBST, Bolder Industries, Bolt Threads, Boreal Bioproducts, Borealis AG, Borregaard, Bosk Bioproducts Inc., Boston Materials LLC, Bowil Biotech Sp. z o.o., Braskem SA, Braven Environmental, LLC, Breaking, Brightmark, Brightplus Oy, Bucha Bio, Inc., Buhl Paperform GmbH, Burgo Group S.p.A., Business Innovation Partners Co., Ltd., Buyo Bioplastic Ltd., ByFusion Global Inc., BYK-Chemie GmbH, B’ZEOS, C16 Biosciences, Cadel Deinking S.L., Calyxia, Cambium, Canadian Industrial Hemp Corporation, CapaTec Inc, CARAPAC Company, Carapace Biopolymers, Carbiolice, Carbios, Carboliq GmbH, Carbon Conversions, Carbon Crusher, Carbon Fiber Recycling LLC, Carbon Rivers, Carbonwave, Cardia Bioplastics Ltd., Cardolite, Cargill, Cass Materials Pty Ltd, Cassandra Oil AB, CATACK-H, Catalyxx, Cathay Industrial Biotech, Ltd., Celanese Corporation, Cellcomb AB, CELLiCON, CellON, Cellucomp, CelluForce, Cellugy, Cellulose de Broceliande, Cellutech AB (Stora Enso), Celwise AB, CFP Composites, CH-Bioforce, ChainCraft, ChakraTech, Chazence, Checkerspot, Chemkey Advanced Materials Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Chemol Company (Seydel), Chempolis Oy, Chestnut Bio Polymers, Chevron Phillips Chemical, Chian Tianying, China Synthetic Rubber Corporation (CSRC), Chinova Bioworks, Chitelix, Chongqing Bofei Biochemical Products Co., Ltd., Chuetsu Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd., CIMV, CIRC, Circa Group, Circular Systems, Circular11, Cirkla, CJ Biomaterials, Inc., CKF Inc., Clariant AG, Clariter, Clean Energy Enterprises, Clean Planet Energy, CO2BioClean, Coastgrass ApS, Cobratex, COFCO Cooperation Ltd., Coffeeco Upcycle, Composite Recycling, Constantia Flexibles, Continental Carbon, Convatec Group, Corbion N.V., Corium Biotech, Corn Next, Corsair Group International, Cortec Corporation, Corumat, Inc., Cosmo Specialty Chemicals, Cosun Beet Company, Covestro AG, CreaCycle GmbH, CreaFill Fibers, Cristal Union Group, Croda International plc, Croft, Cruz Foam, CuanTec Ltd., Cullen Eco-Friendly Packaging, CuRe Technology BV, Cyclize, Daesang, Daicel Corporation, Daicel Polymer Ltd., DaikyoNishikawa, Daily Polymer, Daio Paper Corporation, Daishowa Paper Products Co. Ltd., DAK Americas LLC, Dan*na, Danimer Scientific, DeepTech Recycling, Delta-Energy Group L.L.C., DENSO Corporation, DePoly SA, Diamond Green Diesel LLC, DIC Corporation, DIC Products, Dispersa, DisSolves, DKS Co. Ltd., DMC Biotechnologies, Domsjo Fabriker AB, Domtar Paper Company LLC, Dongnam Realize, Dongying Hebang Chemical Corp., DOPS Recycling Technology, Dow Chemical Company, Drylock Technologies, DuFor Resins B.V., DuPont, DuPont Tate & Lyle, LLC, DyeRecycle, E-molding International, E6PR, Earth Recycle Co., Ltd., EarthForm, Earthodic, Eastman Chemical Company, Eco Fuel Technology, Inc, ECO INFINIC CO., LTD., Eco Safety Products, Eco Shot LLC, Eco-Products, Inc., Eco-SQ, Ecoat S.A.S, ecoGenie biotech, Ecologic Brands, Inc., Ecolomondo, Ecopek S.A., Ecopel, Ecoplasteam, Ecoshell, EcoSynthetix, Inc., EcoTechnilin, ecOTR, Ecovance Co., Ltd., Ecovative Design LLC, Ecovia Renewables (Ecovia Bio), Eden Materials, Eeden GmbH, EF Polymer, EggPlant Srl, Ehime Paper Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Elea & Lili Ltd, Elementis plc, Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc., Elysium Nordic, Emery Oleochemicals LLC, Emirates Biotech, EMS-Grivory, Encina Development Group, LLC, Enerkem, Inc., Enespa, EnginZyme AB, Eni S.p.A., Enkev, Enrestec, Entropy Resins / Gougeon, Enval Ltd., Enviral, Environmental Solutions (Asia) Pte Ltd, EnviroPAK Corporation, Enzymit, Epoch Biodesign, Epsilon Carbon, Equipolymers GmbH, Eranova, Esbottle Oy, Essential Polymers, Essity, Ethox Chemicals LLC, EveryCarbon, Evolved By Nature, Evonik, Evoware, Evrnu, Exel Composites, Expedition Zero, Extracthive, ExxonMobil, FabricNano, Fairbrics, Faircraft, Fairmat, Far Eastern New Century Corporation, Fater S.p.A., Faurecia S.A., Fermentalg, Fibenol, Fiberight, Fiberlean Technologies, Fiberwood Oy, Fillerbank Limited, FineCell Sweden AB, Fiquetex S.A.S., FKuR Kunststoff GmbH, FlexForm Technologies, FlexSea, Flocus, Floreon, FluidSolids, Foamplant BV, Follmann GmbH & Co. KG, Foodberry, Footprint, Foray Bioscience, Forest and Whale, Formosa Plastics Corporation, FP Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. and more....
Table of Contents
1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- 1.1 Key findings
- 1.2 Market structure at a glance
- 1.3 Growth by segment
- 1.4 Segment highlights
- 1.5 Bio-based polymer capacity and production
- 1.6 Prices
- 1.7 Regional outlook
- 1.8 End-use outlook
- 1.9 Investment, consolidation and restructuring
- 1.10 Regulatory timeline
- 1.11 Key risks and uncertainties
- 1.12 Strategic implications
- 1.13 Scenarios
- 1.14 Outlook
2 INTRODUCTION, SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY
- 2.1 Why a single "sustainable" label is not enough
- 2.2 Scope
- 2.3 Methodology
3 MARKET DRIVERS, REGULATION AND POLICY
- 3.1 Demand is regulatory in origin
- 3.2 European Union
- 3.3 United States
- 3.4 Asia-Pacific
- 3.5 International
4 BIO-BASED POLYMERS, MONOMERS AND INTERMEDIATES
- 4.1 Overview
- 4.2 Bio-based building blocks and intermediates
- 4.3 Feedstocks
- 4.4 Installed capacity by polymer
- 4.5 Production by region
- 4.6 Value by polymer
- 4.7 Dedicated new polymer chemistries
- 4.8 Integration with chemical recycling and mass balance
- 4.9 Environmental performance
- 4.10 Companies
5 BIO-BASED THERMOSETS, CURING AGENTS, COATINGS, ADHESIVES AND COMPOSITE RESINS
- 5.1 Why thermosets matter in the bio-based market
- 5.2 Bio-based epoxy resins
- 5.3 Bio-based curing agents
- 5.4 Bio-based polyurethanes and polyols
- 5.5 Other bio-based thermoset resins
- 5.6 Renewable components for coatings, adhesives and composites
- 5.7 Companies
6 BIODEGRADABLE AND COMPOSTABLE POLYMERS
- 6.1 Biodegradability as an independent attribute
- 6.2 Certification and claims
- 6.3 Where biodegradability is functional
- 6.4 Market
- 6.5 Companies
7 CELLULOSE, LIGNIN AND NATURAL-FIBRE MATERIALS
- 7.1 Overview
- 7.2 Lignin
- 7.3 Cellulose nanomaterials
- 7.4 Natural fibres for plastics and composites
- 7.5 Sustainable man-made cellulosic fibres and textile circularity
- 7.6 Companies
8 NEXT-GENERATION BIOMATERIALS
- 8.1 Overview
- 8.2 Mycelium composites, foams and packaging
- 8.3 Mycelium leathers and textiles
- 8.4 Plant-based and agri-residue leather alternatives
- 8.5 Bio-fabricated and precision-fermentation protein materials
- 8.6 Algae- and seaweed-based materials
- 8.7 Chitin, chitosan and other biopolymer materials
- 8.8 Bacterial cellulose materials
- 8.9 Performance, cost and sustainability comparison
- 8.10 Market forecast
- 8.11 Companies
9 REPROCESSABLE THERMOSETS AND VITRIMERS
- 9.1 The thermoset end-of-life problem
- 9.2 Chemistry of covalent adaptable networks
- 9.3 Balancing service stability against reprocessing
- 9.4 Commercial reprocessable systems
- 9.5 Bio-based vitrimers: combining renewable content and reprocessability
- 9.6 Repairable composite matrices
- 9.7 Reshapable coatings, adhesives and foams
- 9.8 Market forecast
- 9.9 Companies
10 COMPOSITE CIRCULARITY
- 10.1 The composite waste challenge
- 10.2 Recovery routes for reinforcing fibres
- 10.3 Reuse of recovered reinforcement
- 10.4 Resin systems designed for disassembly
- 10.5 Market forecast
- 10.6 Companies
11 MECHANICAL RECYCLING AND RECYCLATE QUALITY
- 11.1 The volume backbone of plastics circularity
- 11.2 Quality limits by polymer
- 11.3 Economics
- 11.4 Relationship with advanced recycling
- 11.5 Process chain and cost structure
- 11.6 Recycling rates and infrastructure by region
- 11.7 Recycled PET
- 11.8 Recycled polyolefins
- 11.9 Design for recycling
- 11.10 Outlook
- 11.11 Companies
12 ADVANCED RECYCLING, PLASTIC REPLACEMENT AND REDESIGN
- 12.1 Conventional plastics remain the central challenge
- 12.2 The feedstock reality
- 12.3 Advanced (chemical) recycling technologies
- 12.4 Listed versus operating capacity
- 12.5 Pricing and economics
- 12.6 The sustainability debate
- 12.7 Technology diversification beyond pyrolysis
- 12.8 Advanced recycling market forecast
- 12.9 Replacement: alternative packaging and material redesign
- 12.10 Market summary: advanced recycling and plastic replacement
- 12.11 Selected advanced recycling plants
- 12.12 Technology economics
- 12.13 Offtake and brand demand
- 12.14 Life-cycle performance
- 12.15 Fibre-based replacement and barrier coatings
- 12.16 Advanced recycling companies
- 12.17 Plastic-replacement companies
13 TYRE AND ELASTOMER CIRCULARITY
- 13.1 The end-of-life tyre stream
- 13.2 Recovered carbon black
- 13.3 Devulcanisation and sustainable elastomers
- 13.4 End-of-life tyre management by region
- 13.5 Tyre pyrolysis economics
- 13.6 Tyre-maker sustainable-materials targets
- 13.7 Devulcanisation technologies
- 13.8 Companies
14 ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES: SORTING, TRACEABILITY, ADDITIVES AND CERTIFICATION
- 14.1 Why enabling technologies matter
- 14.2 Claims and greenwashing risk
- 14.3 Sorting technology
- 14.4 Certification schemes compared
- 14.5 Additives and compatibilisers for circular materials
- 14.6 Digital product passports and data infrastructure
15 END-USE MARKETS
- 15.1 Overview
- 15.2 Packaging
- 15.3 Automotive and transport
- 15.4 Wind energy
- 15.5 Coatings and adhesives
- 15.6 Total market by end-use
- 15.7 Building and construction
- 15.8 Textiles and fibres
- 15.9 Consumer goods and electronics
- 15.10 Agriculture and horticulture
- 15.11 Medical, hygiene and other
16 REGIONAL MARKETS
- 16.1 Asia-Pacific
- 16.2 Europe
- 16.3 North America
- 16.4 South America, Middle East and Africa
- 16.5 Regional market by segment group
- 16.6 Country profiles
- 16.7 Asia-Pacific in detail
- 16.8 Europe in detail
- 16.9 North America in detail
17 MARKET FORECASTS 2027–2037
- 17.1 Total market
- 17.2 Volume forecasts
- 17.3 Price assumptions
- 17.4 Scenario analysis
- 17.5 Detailed segment forecasts
- 17.6 Key forecast assumptions
- 17.7 Sensitivity analysis
- 17.8 Comparison with prior Future Markets forecasts
18 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE, INVESTMENT AND RISKS
- 18.1 Industry structure
- 18.2 Investment and funding
- 18.3 Risks
- 18.4 Strategic archetypes
- 18.5 Mergers, acquisitions, restructurings and financings, 2023–2026
- 18.6 Competitive intensity by segment
- 18.7 SWOT analysis
19 RESEARCH PRIORITIES AND TECHNOLOGY OUTLOOK
- 19.1 Technology readiness
- 19.2 Research priorities to
- 19.3 Outlook by segment
- 19.4 Technology roadmap, 2027–2037
- 19.5 R&D challenges
- 19.6 Public funding and research programmes
- 19.7 Recommendations for market participants
20 COMPANY PROFILES (1,081 company profiles)
List of Tables
- Table 1. Global sustainable polymers and circular materials market by segment, 2027–2037 (US$ billion)
- Table 2. Market segments: scope, maturity and central questions
- Table 3. Absolute growth and share of market by segment, 2027 and 2037
- Table 4. Bio-based polymer installed capacity by polymer, 2025–2037 (kt)
- Table 5. Indicative bio-based polymer prices, 2027 and 2037 (US$/kg, constant 2026 prices)
- Table 6. Market by region, 2027–2037 (US$ billion)
- Table 7. Total market by end-use, 2027–2037 (US$ billion)
- Table 8. Key regulation and policy milestones affecting the market
- Table 9. Market scenarios, 2027–2037 (US$ billion)
- Table 10. Five-attribute classification framework used in this report
- Table 11. Market definitions and point of measurement
- Table 12. Market drivers and restraints, 2027–2037
- Table 13. Key regulatory milestones affecting the market, 2025–2037
- Table 14. Market pathways for bio-based polymers
- Table 15. Principal bio-derived substitutes for petrochemical building blocks
- Table 16. Bio-based polymer feedstock mix and outlook
- Table 17. Global bio-based polymer installed capacity by polymer, 2027–2037 (kt)
- Table 18. Bio-based polymer market value by polymer, 2027–2037 (US$ billion, constant 2026 prices)
- Table 19. Recycling routes for bio-based polymers: status and indicative costs
- Table 20. Companies in the bio-based polymer, monomer and intermediate market
- Table 21. Routes to higher bio-based content in epoxy systems
- Table 22. Other bio-based thermoset resin families
- Table 23. Bio-based resin adoption by composite application
- Table 24. Companies in the bio-based thermoset, curing-agent, coating, adhesive and resin market
- Table 25. Biodegradation behaviour of commercial polymers by environment
- Table 26. Applications where biodegradation adds function
- Table 27. Fossil-based biodegradable polymers, 2027–2037
- Table 28. Companies in the biodegradable and compostable polymer market
- Table 29. Cellulose, lignin and natural-fibre materials market, 2027–2037 (US$ billion)
- Table 30. Global lignin consumption by type, 2027–2037 (kt)
- Table 31. Lignin markets by role and technology readiness
- Table 32. Textile circularity technologies
- Table 33. Companies in the cellulose, lignin and natural-fibre material market
- Table 34. Next-generation biomaterial families
- Table 35. Selected mycelium composite, foam and packaging companies
- Table 36. Selected mycelium leather and textile companies
- Table 37. Selected plant-based leather alternative companies
- Table 38. Selected protein and bio-fabricated material companies
- Table 39. Selected algae- and seaweed-based material companies
- Table 40. Next-generation biomaterials compared with incumbent materials
- Table 41. Next-generation biomaterials market by type, 2027–2037 (US$ million)
- Table 42. Companies in the next-generation biomaterial market
- Table 43. Principal dynamic-bond chemistries for reprocessable thermosets
- Table 44. Key performance metrics for assessing reprocessable thermosets
- Table 45. Selected reprocessable and recyclable thermoset systems
- Table 46. Representative bio-based vitrimer and CAN chemistries
- Table 47. Reprocessable thermosets and vitrimers: volume (kt) and value (US$ billion), 2027–2037
- Table 48. Companies in the reprocessable thermoset and vitrimer market
- Table 49. Other companies commercialising recyclable thermoset systems
- Table 50. Composite recycling routes compared
- Table 51. Leading recovered carbon fibre producers, technology and capacity
- Table 52. Selected wind-blade recycling and recyclable-blade initiatives
- Table 53. Composite circularity market by component, 2027–2037 (US$ billion)
- Table 54. Companies in the composite recycling and recovered-fibre market
- Table 55. Mechanically recycled resin output, 2027–2037
- Table 56. Mechanical recycling: capability and limits by polymer
- Table 57. Indicative mechanical recycling cost structure (Europe, 2026)
- Table 58. Plastics recycling infrastructure and performance by region
- Table 59. Selected design-for-recycling rules and guidelines
- Table 60. Mechanically recycled resin value by polymer, 2027–2037 (US$ billion)
- Table 61. Companies in the mechanical recycling and recycled resin market
- Table 62. Other leading mechanical recyclers and recycled-resin producers
- Table 63. Advanced recycling technologies assessed against realistic waste, useful outputs and competitiveness
- Table 64. Selected chemical recycling closures, delays and cancellations, 2024–2026
- Table 65. Indicative prices of chemically recycled plastics (US$/kg)
- Table 66. Advanced recycling market by technology, 2027–2037 (US$ billion)
- Table 67. Replacement routes assessed against the three practical tests
- Table 68. Conventional-plastic recovery and replacement market, 2027–2037 (US$ billion)
- Table 69. Selected advanced recycling plants: operating, under construction and stalled (2026)
- Table 70. Indicative economics of advanced recycling routes (2026)
- Table 71. Indicative greenhouse-gas impacts of end-of-life routes for mixed polyolefin waste (kg CO₂e per kg waste treated)
- Table 72. Barrier technologies for fibre-based packaging
- Table 73. Companies in the advanced (chemical) recycling market
- Table 74. Companies in the plastic-replacement material market
- Table 75. Tyre and elastomer circularity market, 2027–2037 (US$ billion)
- Table 76. Selected recovered carbon black producers
- Table 77. End-of-life tyre management by region (indicative)
- Table 78. Selected tyre-maker sustainable-materials commitments
- Table 79. Devulcanisation and reclaiming technologies
- Table 80. Companies in the tyre and elastomer circularity market
- Table 81. Enabling technologies and their role
- Table 82. Chain-of-custody and content certification schemes
- Table 83. Selected environmental-claims rules affecting sustainable materials
- Table 84. Bio-based polymers and resins by end-use market, 2027–2037 (US$ billion)
- Table 85. End-use market assessment across segments
- Table 86. Global sustainable polymers and circular materials market by end-use, 2027–2037 (US$ billion)
- Table 87. Penetration of sustainable materials by end-use, 2027 and 2037 (indicative share of polymer demand)
- Table 88. Market by region, 2027–2037 (US$ billion)
- Table 89. Market by region and segment group, 2027 (US$ billion)
- Table 90. Market by region and segment group, 2037 (US$ billion)
- Table 91. Key country markets: position, policy and leading players
- Table 92. Global sustainable polymers and circular materials market by segment group, annual forecast 2027–2037 (US$ billion)
- Table 93. Global sustainable polymers and circular materials market by segment, 2027–2037 (US$ billion)
- Table 94. Key volume indicators, 2027–2037
- Table 95. Indicative producer price assumptions, constant 2026 US$/kg
- Table 96. Scenario summary, 2037 market value
- Table 97. Volume indicators by segment, 2027 and 2037
- Table 98. Key forecast assumptions (base case)
- Table 99. Sensitivity of 2037 market value to key variables
- Table 100. Representative leading players by segment
- Table 101. Principal risks and mitigants
- Table 102. Strategic archetypes in sustainable polymers and circular materials
- Table 103. Selected corporate events, 2023–2026
- Table 104. Competitive intensity and barriers to entry by segment
- Table 105. SWOT analysis of the sustainable polymers and circular materials market
- Table 106. Research priorities and indicators of progress
- Table 107. Technology roadmap by segment
- Table 108. Principal R&D challenges by technology
- Table 109. Recommendations by stakeholder
List of Figures
- Figure 1. Global sustainable polymers and circular materials market by segment group, 2027–2037 (US$ billion)
- Figure 2. Share of market value by segment group, 2027 and 2037
- Figure 3. Compound annual growth rate by segment, 2027–2037 (%)
- Figure 4. Market by region, 2027 and 2037 (US$ billion)
- Figure 5. Total market by end-use, 2037 (US$ billion)
- Figure 6. Global bio-based building block production capacity, 2025–2037 (million tonnes)
- Figure 7. Global bio-based polymer installed capacity by polymer group, 2027–2037 (million tonnes)
- Figure 8. Bio-based polymer installed capacity by region, 2027–2037 (million tonnes)
- Figure 9. Bio-based polymer market value by polymer, 2027 and 2037 (US$ billion)
- Figure 10. Cradle-to-gate carbon footprint of selected bio-based polymers versus fossil equivalents (kg CO₂e/kg)
- Figure 11. Bio-based thermosets and resins market by type, 2027–2037 (US$ billion)
- Figure 12. Biodegradable polymers market: bio-based versus fossil-based, 2027–2037 (US$ billion)
- Figure 13. Cellulose, lignin and natural-fibre materials market by type, 2027–2037 (US$ billion)
- Figure 14. Global lignin consumption by type, 2027–2037 (million tonnes)
- Figure 15. Next-generation biomaterials market by type, 2027–2037 (US$ billion)
- Figure 16. Next-generation biomaterials market by type, 2027–2037 (US$ million)
- Figure 17. Indicative comparison of conventional epoxy, cleavable-amine epoxy, vitrimer and reactive acrylic thermoplastic systems
- Figure 18. Reprocessable thermoset and recyclable resin volume by chemistry, 2027–2037 (kt)
- Figure 19. Reprocessable thermosets and vitrimers market value by chemistry, 2027–2037 (US$ billion)
- Figure 20. Context: global sustainable composites market by material family, 2027 / 2032 / 2037 (US$ billion, finished composite value)
- Figure 21. Tensile-strength retention of recovered carbon fibre by recycling route (% of virgin fibre)
- Figure 22. Composite circularity market by component, 2027–2037 (US$ billion)
- Figure 23. Mechanically recycled resin output by polymer, 2027–2037 (million tonnes)
- Figure 24. Global plastic waste fate and the addressable pool for advanced recycling (million tonnes)
- Figure 25. Advanced recycling capacity: listed versus operating (Mt/yr)
- Figure 26. Advanced (chemical) recycling market by technology, 2027–2037 (US$ billion)
- Figure 27. Global biodegradable superabsorbent materials market, 2027–2037 (US$ million)
- Figure 28. Tyre and elastomer circularity market by product, 2027–2037 (US$ billion)
- Figure 29. Bio-based polymers and resins value by end-use market, 2027 and 2037 (US$ billion)
- Figure 30. Global sustainable polymers and circular materials market by region, 2027–2037 (US$ billion)
- Figure 31. Market scenarios, 2027–2037 (US$ billion)
- Figure 32. Technology readiness of selected sustainable-polymer and circular-materials technologies, 2026
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