Executive summary

Overview

Introduction and methodology

• Introduction and scope
• Objectives
• Methodology
  • Definitions
    • Abbreviations and glossary of terms

Market overview

• Introduction
• Types of flame-retardant polymer foams
• Industry segments overview
• Influence of macro and economic trends
• Flame-retardant foam supply chain and key players
• Supply chain dynamics, expansions, mergers and acquisitions
• Materials choice criteria dynamics
  • Regulatory
  • Health and Safety, and Environment
  • Construction methods and materials
  • Building and construction industry
  • Insulation markets and choice criteria

Cutting-edge technology developments

• Introduction
• Key drivers for innovation
• Patent landscape
• Technology developments
  • Phase change materials
  • Spray foam / foil hybrids (Hi-Foil)
  • Bio-based sustainable insulation options
  • Alternative building constructions – prefabrication
  • Modified atmosphere Insulation (MAI cores)
  • RSI-2.1 Insulated siding
  • FoAM-BUILD nano-cellular foams
  • Blue edge polymeric flame-retardant foam
  • Phosphorous based flame retardants for PU foam

 Regulatory landscape for flame-retardant foams and insulation

• Introduction
• Building and construction industry
  • Insulation requirements and energy conservation
  • Flame-retardancy requirements
  • Health and safety and the environment
  • Regulations by region
• Transportation industry
  • Insulation requirements and energy conservation
  • Flame-retardancy requirements
  • Health and safety and the environment
  • Regulations by region
• Soft furnishings industry
  • Flame-retardancy requirements
  • Health and safety and the environment
    • Countdown begins for HBCD phase-out

Flame-retardant foams and insulation market by flame retardant type

• Introduction
• Flame retardants – How do they work?
• Phase – gas or condensation
• Radical scavengers in gas phase      
• Radical scavengers in condensed (solid-liquid) phase:
  • Barriers – Intumescent
  • Fillers – like calcium carbonate and woolastonite
  • Inorganic and hydrated compounds and synergists
• Flame-retardant systems
  • Halogenated flame-retardants
  • Non-halogenated flame-retardants
  • Inherent flame-retardant materials
• Flame retardant chemical suppliers

Flame-retardant foams and insulation market by material type

• Introduction
• Insulation performance by material type
  • RSI-Value comparisons
  • Comparative cost of performance
• Flame-retardant foam insulation manufacturing processes
• Flame-retardant Insulation types based on polymer
  • Polyurethane
  • Polystyrene
  • Phenolic resins
  • Polyolefin resins
  • Elastomers
  • Ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber
  • Others
• Major material manufacturers

Flame-retardant foams and insulation by end use

• Introduction
• Construction
  • Flame-retardant foam insulation by building envelope location
    • Walls
    • Lofts and roofing
    • Flooring
    • Pipe and ductwork
• Transportation industry
  • Introduction
  • End use applications
    • Seating
    • Headliners
    • Panels
• Soft furnishing industry
  • Introduction
  • Key segments
    • Upholstery
    • Bedding

Flame-retardant foams and insulation market by region

• Overview
• Regional differences in building structure
• North America
• South and Central America
• Europe
• Asia
• Rest of the World

• Building and construction revenue share by region, 2018 (%)
• Foam physical structures, closed and open cells.
• Global market share of polymer foams by industry, 2018 (% of tonnes)
• Percentage global building and construction spend by region, 2018 and 2023 (%)
• Global population by region, 2023 (millions people)
• Regional building and construction revenues, 2013-2023 ($ billion)
• Key criteria for insulation choice
• Diagram of flame propagation in polymer foam
• Major flame-retardant chemical manufacturers market share, 2018 (% value)
• Flame-retardant foams and insulation market by material type 2013-23, by value ($ million)
• Flame-retardant foems and insulation market by material type 2013-23, by volume ('000 tonne)       
• Thermal conductivity of thermal insulation materials by type
• Comparison of insulation thickness for an RSI- value of 4.4 (R-25 us)
• Global flame-retardant foam market share by type, 2018 (% value)
• Global flame-retardant foam market share by type, 2023 (% value)
• Flame-retardant rigid polyurethane foam and insulation market 2013-23, by value and volume ($ million, '000 tonne)
• Flame-retardant spray polyurethane foam and insulation market 2013-23, by value and volume ($ million, '000 tonne)
• Flame-retardant polystyrene foam and insulation market 2013-23, by value and volume ($ million, '000 tonne)
• Flame-retardant polystyrene chips foam and insulation market 2013-23, (by value and volume ($ million, '000 tonne)
• Flame-retardant phenolic foam and insulation market 2013-23, by value and volume ($ million, '000 tonne)
• Flame-retardant polyolefin foam and insulation market 2013-23, by value and volume ($ million, '000 tonne)
• Flame-retardant elastomeric foam and insulation market 2013-23, by value and volume ($ million, '000 tonne)
• Global final energy consumption by major sector, 2015 (% )
• Global polymer foams by industry, 2018 , value based market share (%)
• Global polymer foams by industry, 2023, valuebased market share (%)
• End use applications for thermal insulation materials in construction
• Building and Construction market, 2018, by region (% market share)
• Building and construction market, 2023, by region (% market share)
• Flame-retardant chemicals abbreviations
• Polymer, plastics and related chemical abbreviations
• GDP and growth for major economies at 2016 prices, 2013-2023             ($ billion)
• Global Population Growth, 2013,2018, 2023 (millions, % CAGR)
• Building and construction output by region, 2013 – 2023 ($ Billion)
• Timeline of major regulatory, codes and directive changes affecting thermal insulation
• Summary of insulation building codes, North America
• Summary of insulation building codes, Europe
• Summary of insulation building codes, Europe
• Summary of regulatory controls of flame-retardant foam insulation within the transportation industry
• Flame-retardant foam and insulation market by flame-retardant type 2013-23, by value ($ million)
• Flame-retardant foam and insulation market by flame-retardant type 2013-23, by volume ('000 tonne)
• Halogenated flame-retardant foam and insulation market 2013-23, by value and volume ($ million)
• Non-halogenated flame-retardant foam and insulation market 2013-23, by value and volume ($ million)
• Flame-retardant by type, manufacturers
• Flame-retardant foams and insulation market by vertical segment, 2013-23, by value ($ million)
• Flame-retardant foams and insulation market, by vertical segment, 2013-23, by volume ('000 tonne)
• Flame-retardant foams and insulation market, by vertical segment, 2013-23, By cubic volume (million m3)
• Flame-retardant foam insulation for construction market 2013-23, by value, volume, cubic volume ($ million, "000 tonnes, million m3) 
• Flame-retardant foam insulation for residential construction market 2013-23, by value, volume and cubic volume (4 million, '000 tonne, million m3)
• Flame-retardant foam insulation for residential construction by type 2013-23, by value ($ million)
• Flame-retardant foam insulation for residential construction by type 2013-23, by volume ('000 tonne)
• Flame-retardant foam insulation for non-residential construction market 2013-23, by value, volume and cubic volume (4 million, '000 tonne, million m3)
• Flame-retardant foam insulation for non-residential construction market by type 2013-23, by value ($ million)
• Flame-retardant foam insulation for non-residential construction market by type 2013-23, by volume ('000 tonne)
• Flame-retardant foam insulation for automotive market 2013-23, by value, volume and cubic volume (4 million, '000 tonne, million m3)
• Flame-retardant foam insulation for automotive market by type 2013-23, by value ($ million)
• Flame-retardant foam insulation for automotive market by type 2013-23, by volume ‘000 tonne)
• Flame-retardant foam insulation for furniture and bedding market 2013-23, by value, volume and cubic volume (4 million, '000 tonne, million m3)
• Flame-retardant foam insulation, B&C market by region, 2013-23, by value ($ million )
• Flame-retardant foam insulation, B&C markets by region, 2013-23, by volume ('000 tonne)
• Flame-retardant foam insulation, B&C market by region, 2013-23, by cubic volume (million m3)
• NA flame-retardant foam insulation, B&C market by foam type, 2013-23, by value ($ million)
• NA flame-retardant foam insulation, B&C markets by foam type, 2013-23, by volume ('000 tonne)  
• NA flame-retardant foam insulation, B&C market by foam type, 2013-23, by cubic volume (million m3)
• SCA flame-retardant foam insulation, B&C market by foam type, 2013-23, by value ($ million)
• SCA flame-retardant foam insulation, B&C markets by foam type, 2013-23, by volume ('000 tonne)
• SCA flame-retardant foam insulation, B&C market by foam type, 2013-23, by cubic volume (million m3)
• EU flame-retardant foam insulation, B&C market by foam type, 2013-23, by value ($ million)
• EU flame-retardant foam insulation, B&C markets by foam type, 2013-23, by volume ('000 tonne)
• EU flame-retardant foam insulation, B&C market by foam type, 2013-23, by cubic volume (million m3)
• APAC flame-retardant foam insulation, B&C market by foam type, 2013-23, by value ($ million)
• 15 APAC flame-retardant foam insulation, B&C markets by foam type, 2013-23, by volume ('000 tonne)
• APAC flame-retardant foam insulation, B&C market by foam type, 2013-23, by cubic volume (million m3)
• ROW flame-retardant foam insulation, B&C market by foam type, 2013-23, by value ($ million)
• ROW flame-retardant foam insulation, B&C markets by foam type, 2013-23, by volume ('000 tonne)
• ROW flame-retardant foam insulation, B&C market by foam type, 2013-23, by cubic volume (million m3)