Table of Content




1 INTRODUCTION 43
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 43
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 43
1.3 OVERVIEW OF GLOBAL POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET 43
1.4 CURRENCY AND PRICING 45
1.5 LIMITATIONS 45
1.6 MARKETS COVERED 45

2 MARKET SEGMENTATION 48
2.1 MARKETS COVERED 48
2.2 GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE 49
2.3 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY 50
2.4 CURRENCY AND PRICING 50
2.5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 51
2.6 TECHNOLOGY LIFE LINE CURVE 54
2.7 MULTIVARIATE MODELLING 55
2.8 PRIMARY INTERVIEWS WITH KEY OPINION LEADERS 56
2.9 DBMR MARKET POSITION GRID 58
2.10 MARKET APPLICATION COVERAGE GRID 59
2.11 DBMR MARKET CHALLENGE MATRIX 60
2.12 IMPORT-EXPORT DATA 61
2.13 SECONDARY SOURCES 62
2.14 ASSUMPTIONS 63

3 MARKET OVERVIEW 64
3.1 DRIVERS 66
3.1.1 INCREASING PURSUIT OF A HIGHER LEVEL OF SLEEP COMFORT OFFERED BY POLYURETHANE FOAM 66
3.1.2 FIRE-RETARDANT COATING ON POLYURETHANE FOAM TO INCREASE THE DEMAND IN HOME FURNISHING 67
3.1.3 GROWING DEMAND OF INSULATION WITH RIGID FOAM TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY IN BUILDINGS 68
3.1.4 GROWING USAGE OF POLYURETHANE FOAMS TO IMPROVE ACOUSTIC COMFORT IN BUILDINGS 69
3.2 RESTRAINTS 70
3.2.1 VOLATILITY IN PRICES OF RAW MATERIALS 70
3.2.2 STRENGTHENING OF GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS ON PRODUCTION AND USAGE OF TDI AND MDI 70
3.2.3 STRICT ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION CAUSED DUE TO LANDFILLING OF USED PU FOAMS 71
3.3 OPPORTUNITIES 71
3.3.1 POLYURETHANE FOAM AS A RAW MATERIAL FOR 3D PRINTING 71
3.3.2 POLYURETHANE FOAMS FROM RENEWABLE AND SUSTAINABLE POLYOLS 72
3.4 CHALLENGES 73
3.4.1 HIGH TOXICITY OF RAW MATERIALS LEADS TO INCREASED THREAT FOR EMPLOYEES WORKING IN MANUFACTURING OF PU FOAMS 73
3.4.2 HIGHLY FRAGMENTED MARKET OF RAW MATERIALS LEAD TO UNEVEN PRICE FLUCTUATIONS 74

4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 75

5 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 79

6 INDUSTRY INSIGHTS 82

7 GLOBAL POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET, BY TYPE 83
7.1 OVERVIEW 84
7.2 FLEXIBLE FOAM 86
7.2.1 CUSHIONING 87
7.2.2 FILTRATION 87
7.2.3 APPAREL PADDING 88
7.2.4 OTHERS 88
7.3 RIGID FOAM 88
7.3.1 INSULATION 90
7.3.2 DECORATIVE AND ARCHITECTURAL APPLICATION 90
7.3.3 FLOTATION MODULE 90
7.4 SPRAY FOAM 91
7.4.1 INSULATION 92
7.4.2 AIR-BARRIERS 93
7.4.3 FLOTATION 93
7.4.4 ROOFING 93
7.4.5 OTHERS 93

8 GLOBAL POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET, BY DENSITY COMPOSITION 94
8.1 OVERVIEW 95
8.2 LOW-DENSITY COMPOSITION POLYURETHANE FOAM 96
8.3 MEDIUM-DENSITY COMPOSITION POLYURETHANE FOAM 97
8.4 HIGH-DENSITY COMPOSITION POLYURETHANE FOAM 97

9 GLOBAL POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET, BY END-USER 98
9.1 OVERVIEW 99
9.2 BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION 100
9.2.1 THERMAL INSULATION 101
9.2.2 AIR SEALING 101
9.3 BEDDING & FURNITURE 102
9.3.1 MATTRESS & PILLOWS 102
9.3.2 MEDICAL 103
9.3.3 SEATING 103
9.3.4 CARPET CUSHION 103
9.3.5 OFFICE FURNITURE 103
9.4 AUTOMOTIVE 104
9.4.1 CUSHION OVERLAY 104
9.4.2 SEAT FOAM 105
9.4.3 SOUND ABSORPTION AND VIBRATION DAMPENING 105
9.4.4 ENERGY ABSORBERS 105
9.5 ELECTRONICS 105
9.5.1 SEALING 106
9.5.2 INSULATION 106
9.6 PACKAGING 107
9.6.1 FOAM PACKAGING 107
9.6.2 COMPOSITE PACKAGING 108
9.7 FOOTWEAR 108
9.7.1 SHOE BOTTOM 109
9.7.2 SHOE MIDSOLE 109
9.7.3 SHOE UPPER 109
9.8 OTHERS 109

10 GLOBAL POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 110
10.1 OVERVIEW 111
10.2 NORTH AMERICA 116
10.2.1 U.S. 125
10.2.2 CANADA 130
10.2.3 MEXICO 135
10.3 EUROPE 140
10.3.1 BELGIUM 149
10.3.2 GERMANY 154
10.3.3 U.K. 159
10.3.4 FRANCE 164
10.3.5 ITALY 169
10.3.6 RUSSIA 174
10.3.7 SPAIN 179
10.3.8 NETHERLANDS 184
10.3.9 TURKEY 189
10.3.10 SWITZERLAND 194
10.3.11 REST OF EUROPE 199
10.4 ASIA-PACIFIC 202
10.4.1 JAPAN 211
10.4.2 CHINA 216
10.4.3 SOUTH KOREA 221
10.4.4 INDIA 226
10.4.5 AUSTRALIA 231
10.4.6 SINGAPORE 236
10.4.7 THAILAND 241
10.4.8 INDONESIA 246
10.4.9 MALAYSIA 251
10.4.10 PHILIPPINES 256
10.4.11 REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC 261
10.5 SOUTH AMERICA 264
10.5.1 BRAZIL 273
10.5.2 ARGENTINA 278
10.5.3 REST OF SOUTH AMERICA 283
10.6 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 286
10.6.1 SAUDI ARABIA 295
10.6.2 U.A.E. 300
10.6.3 SOUTH AFRICA 305
10.6.4 ISRAEL 310
10.6.5 EGYPT 315
10.6.6 REST OF MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 320

11 GLOBAL POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET, COMPANY LANDSCAPE 323
11.1 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: GLOBAL 323
11.2 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: NORTH AMERICA 324
11.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: EUROPE 325
11.4 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: ASIA-PACIFIC 326
11.5 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS 326
11.6 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT & APPROVALS 327
11.7 EXPANSIONS 327
11.8 PARTNERSHIP AND OTHER STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS 327

12 COMPANY PROFILE 328
12.1 THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 328
12.1.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 328
12.1.2 SWOT ANALYSIS 328
12.1.3 REVENUE ANALYSIS 329
12.1.4 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 330
12.1.5 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 330
12.1.6 MANUFACTURING LOCATIONS 331
12.1.7 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 331
12.1.8 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 332
12.1.9 DATA BRIDGE MARKET RESEARCH ANALYSIS 332
12.2 SAINT-GOBAIN 333
12.2.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 333
12.2.2 SWOT ANALYSIS 333
12.2.3 REVENUE ANAYLSIS 335
12.2.4 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 335
12.2.5 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 336
12.2.6 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 336
12.2.7 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 336
12.2.8 DATA BRIDGE MARKET RESEARCH ANALYSIS 337
12.3 BASF SE 338
12.3.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 338
12.3.2 SWOT ANALYSIS 338
12.3.3 REVENUE ANALYSIS 340
12.3.4 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 340
12.3.5 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 341
12.3.6 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 341
12.3.7 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 342
12.3.8 DATA BRIDGE MARKET RESEARCH ANALYSIS 342
12.4 INOAC CORPORATION 343
12.4.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 343
12.4.2 SWOT ANALYSIS 343
12.4.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 344
12.4.4 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 345
12.4.5 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 345
12.4.6 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 347
12.4.7 DATA BRIDGE MARKET RESEARCH ANALYSIS 347
12.5 RECTICEL NV/SA 348
12.5.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 348
12.5.2 SWOT ANALYSIS 348
12.5.3 REVENUE ANALYSIS 349
12.5.4 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 350
12.5.5 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 350
12.5.6 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 351
12.5.7 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 351
12.5.8 DATA BRIDGE MARKET RESEARCH ANALYSIS 351
12.6 AMERICAN EXCELSIOR, INC. 352
12.6.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 352
12.6.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 352
12.6.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 352
12.7 ARMACELL 353
12.7.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 353
12.7.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 353
12.7.3 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 354
12.7.4 MANUFACTURING LOCATIONS 354
12.7.5 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 355
12.7.6 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 355
12.8 COVESTRO AG 356
12.8.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 356
12.8.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 356
12.8.3 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 357
12.8.4 MANUFACTURING LOCATIONS 357
12.8.5 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 358
12.8.6 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 358
12.9 ELLIOTT COMPANY 359
12.9.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 359
12.9.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 359
12.9.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 359
12.10 FOAMCRAFT INC. 360
12.10.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 360
12.10.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 360
12.10.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 361
12.11 FOAM PARTNER 362
12.11.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 362
12.11.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 362
12.11.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 363
12.11.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 363
12.12 FSI 364
12.12.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 364
12.12.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 364
12.12.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 365
12.12.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 366
12.13 FUTURE FOAM 367
12.13.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 367
12.13.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 367
12.13.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 368
12.13.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 369
12.14 FXI 370
12.14.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 370
12.14.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 370
12.14.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 372
12.15 HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC. 373
12.15.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 373
12.15.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 373
12.15.3 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 374
12.15.4 MANUFACTURING LOCATIONS 374
12.15.5 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 375
12.15.6 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 376
12.16 INTERPLASP 377
12.16.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 377
12.16.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 377
12.16.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 378
12.17 ROGERS CORPORATION 379
12.17.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 379
12.17.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 379
12.17.3 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 380
12.17.4 MANUFACTURING LOCATIONS 380
12.17.5 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 381
12.17.6 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 383
12.18 SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD 384
12.18.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 384
12.18.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 384
12.18.3 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 385
12.18.4 MANUFACTURING LOCATIONS 385
12.18.5 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 386
12.18.6 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 386
12.19 TRELLEBORG AB 387
12.19.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 387
12.19.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 387
12.19.3 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 388
12.19.4 MANUFACTURING LOCATIONS 388
12.19.5 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 389
12.19.6 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 389
12.20 UFP TECHNOLOGIES, INC 390
12.20.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 390
12.20.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 390
12.20.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 391
12.20.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 392
12.21 WANHUA CHEMICAL GROUP CO., LTD. 393
12.21.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 393
12.21.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 393
12.21.3 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 394
12.21.4 MANUFACTURING LOCATIONS 394
12.21.5 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 395
12.21.6 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 396
12.22 WOODBRIDGE FOAM CORPORATION 397
12.22.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 397
12.22.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 397
12.22.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 398
12.22.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 399

13 QUESTIONAIRRE 400

14 CONCLUSION 405

15 RELATED REPORTS 406



List of Figures



FIGURE 1 GLOBAL POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: SEGMENTATION 48
FIGURE 2 GLOBAL POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: DATA TRIANGULATION 51
FIGURE 3 GLOBAL POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: RESEARCH SNAPSHOT 52
FIGURE 4 GLOBAL POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: TOP DOWN APPROACH 53
FIGURE 5 GLOBAL POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: BOTTOM UP APPROACH 53
FIGURE 6 GLOBAL POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: THE TECHNOLOGY LIFE LINE CURVE 54
FIGURE 7 GLOBAL POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET : MULTIVARIATE MODELLING 55
FIGURE 8 GLOBAL POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: INTERVIEW DEMOGRAPHICS 56
FIGURE 9 GLOBAL POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: DBMR MARKET POSITION GRID 58
FIGURE 10 GLOBAL POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: MARKET APPLICATION COVERAGE GRID 59
FIGURE 11 GLOBAL POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: THE MARKET CHALLENGE MATRIX 60
FIGURE 12 DRIVERS, RESTRAINTS, OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF GLOBAL POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET 65
FIGURE 13 GLOBAL POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: SEGMENTATION 77
FIGURE 14 ASIA-PACIFIC IS EXPECTED TO DOMINATE THE MARKET FOR POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET AND IS EXPECTED TO BE GROW WITH THE HIGHEST CAGR IN THE FORECAST PERIOD FROM 2019 TO 2026 78
FIGURE 15 HIGH DEMAND OF POLYURETHANE FOAM IN BUILDING INSULATION IS A DRIVER OF POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET IN THE FORECAST PERIOD 2019 TO 2026 79
FIGURE 16 FLEXIBLE FOAM TYPE IS EXPECTED TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LARGEST SHARE OF THE GLOBAL POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET IN 2019 & 2026 80
FIGURE 17 ASIA-PACIFIC IS THE FASTEST GROWING MARKET FOR POLYURETHANE FOAM MANUFACTURERS IN THE FORECAST PERIOD OF 2019 TO 2026 81
FIGURE 18 GLOBAL POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: BY TYPE, 2018 84
FIGURE 19 GLOBAL POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: BY DENSITY COMPOSITION, 2018 95
FIGURE 20 GLOBAL POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: BY END-USER, 2018 99
FIGURE 21 GLOBAL POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: SNAPSHOT (2018) 112
FIGURE 22 GLOBAL POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: BY GEOGRAPHY (2018) 113
FIGURE 23 GLOBAL POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: BY GEOGRAPGY (2019 & 2026) 113
FIGURE 24 GLOBAL POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: BY GEOGRAPHY (2018 & 2026) 114
FIGURE 25 GLOBAL POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: BY TYPE (2019 - 2026) 114
FIGURE 26 NORTH AMERICA POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: SNAPSHOT (2018) 116
FIGURE 27 NORTH AMERICA POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: BY COUNTRY (2018) 117
FIGURE 28 NORTH AMERICA POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: BY COUNTRY (2019 & 2026) 117
FIGURE 29 NORTH AMERICA POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: BY COUNTRY (2018 & 2026) 118
FIGURE 30 NORTH AMERICA POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: BY TYPE (2019 - 2026) 118
FIGURE 31 EUROPE POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: SNAPSHOT (2018) 140
FIGURE 32 EUROPE POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: BY COUNTRY (2018) 141
FIGURE 33 EUROPE POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: BY COUNTRY (2019 & 2026) 141
FIGURE 34 EUROPE POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: BY COUNTRY (2018 & 2026) 142
FIGURE 35 EUROPE POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: BY TYPE (2019 - 2026) 142
FIGURE 36 ASIA-PACIFIC POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: SNAPSHOT (2018) 202
FIGURE 37 ASIA-PACIFIC POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: BY COUNTRY (2018) 203
FIGURE 38 ASIA-PACIFIC POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: BY COUNTRY (2019 & 2026) 203
FIGURE 39 ASIA-PACIFIC POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: BY COUNTRY (2018 & 2026) 204
FIGURE 40 ASIA-PACIFIC POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: BY TYPE (2019 - 2026) 204
FIGURE 41 SOUTH AMERICA POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: SNAPSHOT (2018) 264
FIGURE 42 SOUTH AMERICA POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: BY COUNTRY (2018) 265
FIGURE 43 SOUTH AMERICA POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: BY COUNTRY (2019 & 2026) 265
FIGURE 44 SOUTH AMERICA POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: BY COUNTRY (2018 & 2026) 266
FIGURE 45 SOUTH AMERICA POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: BY TYPE (2019 - 2026) 266
FIGURE 46 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: SNAPSHOT (2018) 286
FIGURE 47 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: BY COUNTRY (2018) 287
FIGURE 48 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: BY COUNTRY (2019 & 2026) 287
FIGURE 49 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: BY COUNTRY (2018 & 2026) 288
FIGURE 50 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: BY TYPE (2019 - 2026) 288
FIGURE 51 GLOBAL POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: COMPANY SHARE 2018 (%) 323
FIGURE 52 NORTH AMERICA POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: COMPANY SHARE 2018 (%) 324
FIGURE 53 EUROPE POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: COMPANY SHARE 2018 (%) 325
FIGURE 54 ASIA-PACIFIC POLYURETHANE FOAM MARKET: COMPANY SHARE 2018 (%) 326