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Date 06/10/2016

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Executive summary

Market overview
Bioplastics end uses
Market drivers & trends
Future outlook

Introduction and Methodology

Introduction
Objective
Scope
Methodology
Definitions

Industry overview, drivers and trends

Introduction
Regional energy consequences
Bioplastic development
Polymer industry today
Bioplastics market dynamics & consumer drivers
Market drivers, opportunities and challenges
- Fossil fuel cost
- Global economies
- Global supply chain linkage
- Environmental regulations and the ‘carbon footprint’
- New generation biorenewable technologies
Emerging bioplastic sources & opportunities
Supply chain opportunities
Bioplastics industry players
Outlook

Cutting-edge technology developments

Biomass conversion and the carbon cycle
Biomass conversion technologies
- Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA)
- Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB)
- Poly (3-Hydroxybutyrate-co-3-Hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV)
- Polylactic acid (PLA)
- Aromatic Polyester (PET)
- Bio-Petropolymer Analogs (Polyethylene, Polypropylene, PET, etc)
Advances in biorenewable technologies
Blends & compounds
Other aspects of biopolymer performance

Market by material

Early bio-based polymers
Biopolymer market size by material

Market by end use

Introduction
Biopolymer applications
Durability and the end-of-life dilemma
Packaging and implications for recycling
- Recycling approaches
Bioplastic conversion processes
- Thermoplastic process issues
- Key conversion processes
  - Extrusion
    - Biopolymer inferences on extrusion
  - Injection Moulding
    - Biopolymer inferences on injection moulding
  - Thermoforming
    - Biopolymer inferences on thermoforming
- Examples of other conversion processes
  - Blowing moulding
  - Casting, hand lay-up and compression moulding
Impact of legislation and regulation

Market by region

Global polymer industry
Bioplastics consumption by region
- North America
- Europe
- Asia-Pacific
- Rest of World & Brazil
- Regional legislation
- Other legislation & regulations
- US food packaging regulations
  - US FDA Food Notification (FCN) system
- European food packaging regulations
  - Plastics Implementing Measure

Outlook and supplier opportunities

Introduction
Emerging biopolymer sources & opportunities
Opportunities for strategic partnering
- PLA
- PHA
- Bio-Succinic acid & PBS biopolymers
- Bio-PE
- Bio-PET
- Bio-PVC
- Bio-Polycarbonate engineering plastics
- Bio-polyamide
- Compounding
- New generation technology
China
Brazil
Trends and events
End-of-life composting & waste streams
Supply chain opportunities

List of figures:

Figure 0.1 Market forecast for durable and non-durable bioplastics, 2016 and 2021 (‘000 tonnes)
Figure 0.2 Global bioplastics demand, 2016 and 2021 (‘000 tonnes)
Figure 2.1 Bioplastics development timeline
Figure 2.2 Global consumption of bioplastics, 2016
Figure 2.3 Economic viability of bioplastics relative to crude oil pricing
Figure 2.4 Examples of biorenewability vs. biodegradability
Figure 3.1 Bio-based polymer – carbon cycle
Figure 3.2 Routes to bio-based polymeric building blocks
Figure 3.3 Conversion of biomass to building block intermediates and monomers
Figure 3.4 Examples of bioplastic process technologies
Figure 4.1 Global consumption of bioplastics, commercial vs. developing products 2016 (%)
Figure 5.1 Market forecast for durable and non-durable bioplastics, 2016 and 2021 (‘000 tonnes)
Figure 5.2 Semi and non-durable bioplastics forecast by application, 2016 and 2021 (‘000 tonnes)
Figure 5.3 Durable bioplastics forecast by application, 2016 and 2021 (‘000 tonnes)
Figure 5.4 PET recycle code
Figure 6.1 Forecast for bioplastics consumption by region, 2016 and 2021 ('000 tonnes)
Figure 6.2 US FDA Food Contact Notification System
Figure 7.1 Cellulosic biorefinery vision

List of tables:

Table 0.1 Share of polymer volume demand by region, 2016 (%)
Table 0.2 Global consumption of bioplastics, 2016
Table 0.3 Global bioplastic volume forecast, 2016-2021 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 0.4 Bioplastic types: biodegradable vs. non-biodegradable, 2016-2021 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 0.5 Non/semi-durable bioplastics demand, 2016-2021 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 0.6 Durable bioplastics demand, 2016-2021 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 2.1 Share of polymer volume demand by region, 2016 (%)
Table 2.2 Average GDP growth during the next three years
Table 2.3 Bioplastics growth opportunities
Table 2.4 Bioplastics growth challenges
Table 2.5 Bioplastics producers in Asia
Table 2.6 Bioplastics producers in Europe
Table 2.7 Bioplastics producers in North America
Table 2.8 Bioplastics producers in other regions
Table 2.9 Non-biodegradable bioplastics consumption forecast, 2016-2021 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 2.10 Biodegradable bioplastic consumption forecast, 2016-2021 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 3.1 Examples of bio-based polymer process pathways
Table 3.2 Biodegradation comparison among bio-based and petro-based polymers
Table 3.3 PHBV properties
Table 3.4 Properties required for plastics used in the housewares market
Table 4.1 Consumption of bioplastics and biopolymer thermosets by material
Table 4.2 Forecast of bioplastics and biopolymer thermosets by material, 2016 and 2021 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 4.3 Consumption of of biodegradable and non-biodegradable bioplastics, 2011 and 2016 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 4.4 Forecast of biodegradable and non-biodegradable bioplastics, 2016 and 2021 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 4.5 Properties and applications polylactic acid (PLA) used in the biodegradable market
Table 4.6 Properties and applications polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) used in the biodegradable market
Table 4.7 Properties and applications polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) used in the biodegradable market
Table 4.8 Properties and applications poly (3-Hydroxybutyrate-co-3-Hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) used in the biodegradable market
Table 4.9 Properties and applications polybutylene-succinate (PBS) used in the biodegradable market
Table 4.10 Properties and applications other bio-polyesters used in the biodegradable market
Table 4.11 Properties and applications of bio-petropolymer analogs (bio-petroequivalent) used in the non-biodegradable market
Table 4.12 Properties and applications of bio-polyethylene (bio-petropolymer analog) used in the non-biodegradable market
Table 4.13 Properties and applications of bio-pet (polyethylene-terephthalate) used in the non-biodegradable market
Table 4.14 Properties and applications of other biopolyesters & biopolymers used in the non-biodegradable market
Table 4.15 Properties and applications of thermosets used in the non-biodegradable market
Table 4.16 Properties and applications of other biopolymer types (advanced technology driven) used in the non-biodegradable market
Table 5.1 Consumption of bioplastics by semi-durable applications, 2011 and 2016 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 5.2 Forecast of bioplastics demand by semi-durable applications, 2016 and 2021 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 5.3 Consumption of bioplastics by durable applications, 2011 and 2016 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 5.4 Forecast of bioplastics demand by durable applications, 2016 and 2021 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 5.5 Conversion processes, applications and bio-based polymers used
Table 5.6 Value vs. energy content
Table 5.7 Recycling codes
Table 6.1 Polymer consumption by region, 2016 (million tonnes and %)
Table 6.2 Consumption of bioplastics by region, 2011 and 2016 ('000 tonnes)
Table 6.3 Forecast for bioplastics consumption by region, 2016 and 2021 ('000 tonnes)
Table 6.4 North American bioplastic production capacity forecast by select producer, 2016 and 2021 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 6.5 European bioplastics production capacity forecast by producer, 2016 and 2021 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 6.6 Asia-Pacific bioplastics production capacity forecast by producer, 2016 and 2021 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 6.7 Rest of world bioplastics production capacity forecast by producer, 2016 and 2021 (‘000 tonnes)
Table 6.8 Regulatory approaches by region
Table 6.9 Food contact materials legislation and regulation
Table 7.1 Opportunities and challenges for bioplastics
Table 7.2 Forecast of bioplastic production capacity by region, 2016 and 2021 ('000 tonnes)

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