Polystyrene (Ps) Market In Europe 2026-2030

Description

The polystyrene (ps) market in europe is forecasted to grow by USD 1058.9 mn during 2025-2030, accelerating at a CAGR of 3.5% during the forecast period. The report on the polystyrene (ps) market in europe provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis covering around 25 vendors.

The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, the latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment. The market is driven by legislative mandates and circular economy integration, performance requirements in food and healthcare sector, technological breakthroughs in polymer recovery.

The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market size data, segment with regional analysis and vendor landscape in addition to an analysis of the key companies. Reports have historic and forecast data.

Market Scope
Base Year	2026
End Year	2030
Series Year	2026-2030
Growth Momentum	Accelerate
YOY 2026	3.2%
CAGR	3.5%
Incremental Value	$1058.9 mn

Technavio's polystyrene (ps) market in europe is segmented as below:

By End-User

Building and construction
Packaging
Others

By Type

Virgin PS
Recycled PS
Bio modified PS

By Product

Foams
Injection molding
Films and sheets
Others

Geography

Europe
- Germany
- UK
- Italy
- France

This study identifies the commercialization of advanced depolymerization for food-contact applications as one of the prime reasons driving the polystyrene (ps) market in europe growth during the next few years. Also, strategic capacity rationalization and geographical consolidation and integration of recycled content into retail and industrial supply chains will lead to sizable demand in the market.

The report on the polystyrene (ps) market in europe covers the following areas:

Polystyrene (ps) market in europe sizing
Polystyrene (ps) market in europe forecast
Polystyrene (ps) market in europe industry analysis

The robust vendor analysis is designed to help clients improve their market position, and in line with this, this report provides a detailed analysis of several leading polystyrene (ps) market in europe vendors that include Alpek SAB de CV, DuPont de Nemours Inc., Eni SpA, Evonik Industries AG, INEOS Group Holdings S.A., Jakson Group, Kaneka Corp., Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd., LG Chem Ltd., NOVA Chemicals Corp., Ravago, SUNPOR Kunststoff GmbH, Synthos SA, TotalEnergies SE, Trinseo PLC. Also, the polystyrene (ps) market in europe analysis report includes information on upcoming trends and challenges that will influence market growth. This is to help companies strategize and leverage all forthcoming growth opportunities.

The publisher presents a detailed picture of the market by the way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources by an analysis of key parameters such as profit, pricing, competition, and promotions. It presents various market facets by identifying the key industry influencers. The data presented is comprehensive, reliable, and a result of extensive primary and secondary research. The market research reports provide a complete competitive landscape and an in-depth vendor selection methodology and analysis using qualitative and quantitative research to forecast accurate market growth.

Product Code: IRTNTR72506

1 Executive Summary

1.1 Market overview
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Overview
- Executive Summary - Data Table on Market Overview
- Executive Summary - Chart on Country Market Characteristics
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market by Geography
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by End-user
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by Type
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by Product
- Executive Summary - Chart on Incremental Growth
- Executive Summary - Data Table on Incremental Growth
- Executive Summary - Chart on Company Market Positioning

2 Technavio Analysis

2.1 Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
- Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
2.2 Criticality of inputs and Factors of differentiation
- Overview on criticality of inputs and factors of differentiation
2.3 Factors of disruption
- Overview on factors of disruption
2.4 Impact of drivers and challenges
- Impact of drivers and challenges in 2025 and 2030

3 Market Landscape

3.1 Market ecosystem
- Chart on Parent Market
- Data Table on - Parent Market
3.2 Market characteristics
- Chart on Market characteristics analysis
3.3 Value chain analysis
- Chart on Value chain analysis

4 Market Sizing

4.1 Market definition
- Data Table on Offerings of companies included in the market definition
4.2 Market segment analysis
- Market segments
4.3 Market size 2025
4.4 Market outlook: Forecast for 2025-2030
- Chart on Europe - Market size and forecast 2025-2030 ($ million)
- Data Table on Regional - Market size and forecast 2025-2030 ($ million)
- Chart on Europe: Year-over-year growth 2025-2030 (%)
- Data Table on Regional - Market size and forecast 2025-2030 ($ million)

5 Historic Market Size

5.1 Polystyrene (PS) Market in Europe 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - Data Table on Polystyrene (PS) Market in Europe 2020 - 2024 ($ million)
5.2 End-user segment analysis 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - End-user Segment 2020 - 2024 ($ million)
5.3 Type segment analysis 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - Type Segment 2020 - 2024 ($ million)
5.4 Product segment analysis 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - Product Segment 2020 - 2024 ($ million)
5.5 Geography segment analysis 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - Geography Segment 2020 - 2024 ($ million)

6 Qualitative Analysis

6.1 Impact of AI in polystyrene (PS) market in Europe

7 Five Forces Analysis

7.1 Five forces summary
- Five forces analysis - Comparison between 2025 and 2030
7.2 Bargaining power of buyers
- Bargaining power of buyers - Impact of key factors 2025 and 2030
7.3 Bargaining power of suppliers
- Bargaining power of suppliers - Impact of key factors in 2025 and 2030
7.4 Threat of new entrants
- Threat of new entrants - Impact of key factors in 2025 and 2030
7.5 Threat of substitutes
- Threat of substitutes - Impact of key factors in 2025 and 2030
7.6 Threat of rivalry
- Threat of rivalry - Impact of key factors in 2025 and 2030
7.7 Market condition
- Chart on Market condition - Five forces 2025 and 2030

8 Market Segmentation by End-user

8.1 Market segments
- Chart on End-user - Market share 2025-2030 (%)
- Data Table on End-user - Market share 2025-2030 (%)
8.2 Comparison by End-user
- Chart on Comparison by End-user
- Data Table on Comparison by End-user
8.3 Building and construction - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- Chart on Building and construction - Market size and forecast 2025-2030 ($ million)
- Data Table on Building and construction - Market size and forecast 2025-2030 ($ million)
- Chart on Building and construction - Year-over-year growth 2025-2030 (%)
- Data Table on Building and construction - Year-over-year growth 2025-2030 (%)
8.4 Packaging - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- Chart on Packaging - Market size and forecast 2025-2030 ($ million)
- Data Table on Packaging - Market size and forecast 2025-2030 ($ million)
- Chart on Packaging - Year-over-year growth 2025-2030 (%)
- Data Table on Packaging - Year-over-year growth 2025-2030 (%)
8.5 Others - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- Chart on Others - Market size and forecast 2025-2030 ($ million)
- Data Table on Others - Market size and forecast 2025-2030 ($ million)
- Chart on Others - Year-over-year growth 2025-2030 (%)
- Data Table on Others - Year-over-year growth 2025-2030 (%)
8.6 Market opportunity by End-user
- Market opportunity by End-user ($ million)
- Data Table on Market opportunity by End-user ($ million)

9 Market Segmentation by Type

9.1 Market segments
- Chart on Type - Market share 2025-2030 (%)
- Data Table on Type - Market share 2025-2030 (%)
9.2 Comparison by Type
- Chart on Comparison by Type
- Data Table on Comparison by Type
9.3 Virgin PS - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- Chart on Virgin PS - Market size and forecast 2025-2030 ($ million)
- Data Table on Virgin PS - Market size and forecast 2025-2030 ($ million)
- Chart on Virgin PS - Year-over-year growth 2025-2030 (%)
- Data Table on Virgin PS - Year-over-year growth 2025-2030 (%)
9.4 Recycled PS - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- Chart on Recycled PS - Market size and forecast 2025-2030 ($ million)
- Data Table on Recycled PS - Market size and forecast 2025-2030 ($ million)
- Chart on Recycled PS - Year-over-year growth 2025-2030 (%)
- Data Table on Recycled PS - Year-over-year growth 2025-2030 (%)
9.5 Bio modified PS - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- Chart on Bio modified PS - Market size and forecast 2025-2030 ($ million)
- Data Table on Bio modified PS - Market size and forecast 2025-2030 ($ million)
- Chart on Bio modified PS - Year-over-year growth 2025-2030 (%)
- Data Table on Bio modified PS - Year-over-year growth 2025-2030 (%)
9.6 Market opportunity by Type
- Market opportunity by Type ($ million)
- Data Table on Market opportunity by Type ($ million)

10 Market Segmentation by Product

10.1 Market segments
- Chart on Product - Market share 2025-2030 (%)
- Data Table on Product - Market share 2025-2030 (%)
10.2 Comparison by Product
- Chart on Comparison by Product
- Data Table on Comparison by Product
10.3 Foams - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- Chart on Foams - Market size and forecast 2025-2030 ($ million)
- Data Table on Foams - Market size and forecast 2025-2030 ($ million)
- Chart on Foams - Year-over-year growth 2025-2030 (%)
- Data Table on Foams - Year-over-year growth 2025-2030 (%)
10.4 Injection molding - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- Chart on Injection molding - Market size and forecast 2025-2030 ($ million)
- Data Table on Injection molding - Market size and forecast 2025-2030 ($ million)
- Chart on Injection molding - Year-over-year growth 2025-2030 (%)
- Data Table on Injection molding - Year-over-year growth 2025-2030 (%)
10.5 Films and sheets - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- Chart on Films and sheets - Market size and forecast 2025-2030 ($ million)
- Data Table on Films and sheets - Market size and forecast 2025-2030 ($ million)
- Chart on Films and sheets - Year-over-year growth 2025-2030 (%)
- Data Table on Films and sheets - Year-over-year growth 2025-2030 (%)
10.6 Others - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- Chart on Others - Market size and forecast 2025-2030 ($ million)
- Data Table on Others - Market size and forecast 2025-2030 ($ million)
- Chart on Others - Year-over-year growth 2025-2030 (%)
- Data Table on Others - Year-over-year growth 2025-2030 (%)
10.7 Market opportunity by Product
- Market opportunity by Product ($ million)
- Data Table on Market opportunity by Product ($ million)

11 Customer Landscape

11.1 Customer landscape overview
- Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria

12 Geographic Landscape

12.1 Geographic segmentation
- Chart on Market share by geography - 2025-2030 (%)
- Data Table on Market share by geography - 2025-2030 (%)
12.2 Geographic comparison
- Chart on Geographic comparison
- Data Table on Geographic comparison
12.3 Germany - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
12.4 UK - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
12.5 Italy - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
12.6 France - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
12.7 Rest of Europe - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- Chart on Rest of Europe - Market size and forecast 2025-2030 ($ million)
- Data Table on Rest of Europe - Market size and forecast 2025-2030 ($ million)
- Chart on Rest of Europe - Year-over-year growth 2025-2030 (%)
- Data Table on Rest of Europe - Year-over-year growth 2025-2030 (%)
12.8 Market opportunity by geography
- Market opportunity by geography ($ million)
- Data Table on Market opportunity by geography ($ million)

13 Drivers, Challenges, and Opportunity

13.1 Market drivers
- Legislative mandates and circular economy integration
- Performance requirements in food and healthcare sector
- Technological breakthroughs in polymer recovery
13.2 Market challenges
- Heightened regulatory scrutiny and circular economy mandates
- Energy price volatility and feedstock cost escalation
- Barriers in chemical recycling and infrastructure gaps
13.3 Impact of drivers and challenges
- Impact of drivers and challenges in 2025 and 2030
13.4 Market opportunities
- Commercialization of advanced depolymerization for food-contact applications
- Strategic capacity rationalization and geographical consolidation
- Integration of recycled content into retail and industrial supply chains

14 Competitive Landscape

14.1 Overview
14.2 Competitive Landscape
- Overview on criticality of inputs and factors of differentiation
14.3 Landscape disruption
- Overview on factors of disruption
14.4 Industry risks
- Impact of key risks on business

15 Competitive Analysis

15.1 Companies profiled
- Companies covered
15.2 Company ranking index
- Company ranking index
15.3 Market positioning of companies
- Matrix on companies position and classification
15.4 Alpek SAB de CV
- Alpek SAB de CV - Overview
- Alpek SAB de CV - Business segments
- Alpek SAB de CV - Key offerings
- Alpek SAB de CV - Segment focus
- SWOT
15.5 DuPont de Nemours Inc.
- DuPont de Nemours Inc. - Overview
- DuPont de Nemours Inc. - Business segments
- DuPont de Nemours Inc. - Key news
- DuPont de Nemours Inc. - Key offerings
- DuPont de Nemours Inc. - Segment focus
- SWOT
15.6 Eni SpA
- Eni SpA - Overview
- Eni SpA - Business segments
- Eni SpA - Key news
- Eni SpA - Key offerings
- Eni SpA - Segment focus
- SWOT
15.7 Evonik Industries AG
- Evonik Industries AG - Overview
- Evonik Industries AG - Business segments
- Evonik Industries AG - Key news
- Evonik Industries AG - Key offerings
- Evonik Industries AG - Segment focus
- SWOT
15.8 INEOS Group Holdings S.A.
- INEOS Group Holdings S.A. - Overview
- INEOS Group Holdings S.A. - Product / Service
- INEOS Group Holdings S.A. - Key news
- INEOS Group Holdings S.A. - Key offerings
- SWOT
15.9 Jakson Group
- Jakson Group - Overview
- Jakson Group - Product / Service
- Jakson Group - Key offerings
- SWOT
15.10 Kaneka Corp.
- Kaneka Corp. - Overview
- Kaneka Corp. - Business segments
- Kaneka Corp. - Key news
- Kaneka Corp. - Key offerings
- Kaneka Corp. - Segment focus
- SWOT
15.11 Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.
- Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd. - Overview
- Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd. - Product / Service
- Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd. - Key offerings
- SWOT
15.12 LG Chem Ltd.
- LG Chem Ltd. - Overview
- LG Chem Ltd. - Business segments
- LG Chem Ltd. - Key news
- LG Chem Ltd. - Key offerings
- LG Chem Ltd. - Segment focus
- SWOT
15.13 NOVA Chemicals Corp.
- NOVA Chemicals Corp. - Overview
- NOVA Chemicals Corp. - Product / Service
- NOVA Chemicals Corp. - Key offerings
- SWOT
15.14 Ravago
- Ravago - Overview
- Ravago - Product / Service
- Ravago - Key offerings
- SWOT
15.15 SUNPOR Kunststoff GmbH
- SUNPOR Kunststoff GmbH - Overview
- SUNPOR Kunststoff GmbH - Product / Service
- SUNPOR Kunststoff GmbH - Key offerings
- SWOT
15.16 Synthos SA
- Synthos SA - Overview
- Synthos SA - Product / Service
- Synthos SA - Key offerings
- SWOT
15.17 TotalEnergies SE
- TotalEnergies SE - Overview
- TotalEnergies SE - Business segments
- TotalEnergies SE - Key news
- TotalEnergies SE - Key offerings
- TotalEnergies SE - Segment focus
- SWOT
15.18 Trinseo PLC
- Trinseo PLC - Overview
- Trinseo PLC - Business segments
- Trinseo PLC - Key offerings
- Trinseo PLC - Segment focus
- SWOT

16 Appendix

16.1 Scope of the report
- Market definition
- Objectives
- Notes and caveats
16.2 Inclusions and exclusions checklist
- Inclusions checklist
- Exclusions checklist
16.3 Currency conversion rates for US$
- Currency conversion rates for US$
16.4 Research methodology
- Research methodology
16.5 Data procurement
- Information sources
16.6 Data validation
- Data validation
16.7 Validation techniques employed for market sizing
- Validation techniques employed for market sizing
16.8 Data synthesis
- Data synthesis
16.9 360 degree market analysis
- 360 degree market analysis
16.10 List of abbreviations
- List of abbreviations