The Global Market for Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) 2024-2035

1              THE GLOBAL PLASTICS AND BIOPLASTICS MARKETS          10

• 1.1          Global production of plastics       10
• 1.2          The importance of plastic              11
• 1.3          Issues with plastics use  11
• 1.4          Policy and regulations    12
• 1.5          The circular economy     13
• 1.6          Market trends   15
• 1.7          Drivers for recent growth in bioplastics in packaging         16
• 1.8          Global production to 2035            17
• 1.9          Main producers and global production capacities               19
  • 1.9.1      Producers           19
  • 1.9.2      By biobased and sustainable plastic type               20
  • 1.9.3      By region             23
• 1.10        Global demand for biobased and sustainable plastics, by market 25
• 1.11        The PHA market               28
  • 1.11.1    Market overview             28
  • 1.11.2    PHA industry developments 2020-2024  30

2              RESEARCH METHODOLOGY         33

3              TYPES OF BIOPLASTICS  35

• 3.1          Bio-based or renewable plastics 35
  • 3.1.1      Drop-in bio-based plastics            35
  • 3.1.2      Novel bio-based plastics                37
• 3.2          Biodegradable and compostable plastics                37
  • 3.2.1      Biodegradability               38
  • 3.2.2      Compostability  39
• 3.3          Advantages and disadvantages  39
• 3.4          Types of Bio-based and/or Biodegradable Plastics              40
• 3.5          Market leaders by biobased and/or biodegradable plastic types  42
• 3.6          Conventional polymer materials used in packaging            43
  • 3.6.1      Polyolefins: Polypropylene and polyethylene      44
  • 3.6.2      PET and other polyester polymers            46
  • 3.6.3      Renewable and bio-based polymers for packaging             47
• 3.7          Comparison of synthetic fossil-based and bio-based polymers     48
• 3.8          End-of-life treatment of bioplastics          49

4              THE GLOBAL POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES MARKET (PHA)               51

• 4.1          Synthesis and production processes        51
• 4.2          Types    54
  • 4.2.1      PHB        56
  • 4.2.2      PHBV     56
• 4.3          Commercially available PHAs      58
• 4.4          Markets for PHAs             59
  • 4.4.1      Packaging            61
    • 4.4.1.1   Market overview             61
    • 4.4.1.2   Applications       61
      • 4.4.1.2.1               Vials, bottles, and containers      62
      • 4.4.1.2.2               Disposable items and household goods  63
      • 4.4.1.2.3               Food packaging 64
      • 4.4.1.2.4               Wet wipes and diapers  65
  • 4.4.2      Cosmetics           67
    • 4.4.2.1   Market overview             67
    • 4.4.2.2   Applications       68
      • 4.4.2.2.1               Oils, waxes, emollients  68
      • 4.4.2.2.2               PHA microspheres           69
  • 4.4.3      Biomedical          70
    • 4.4.3.1   Market overview             70
      • 4.4.3.1.1               Tissue engineering          70
      • 4.4.3.1.2               Drug delivery     70
  • 4.4.4      Agriculture          71
    • 4.4.4.1   Market overview             71
      • 4.4.4.1.1               Mulch film           71
      • 4.4.4.1.2               Grow bags           71
  • 4.4.5      Textiles 73
    • 4.4.5.1   Market overview             73
    • 4.4.5.2   Applications       74
  • 4.4.6      3D printing          75
    • 4.4.6.1   Market overview             75
    • 4.4.6.2   Applications       76
• 4.5          SWOT analysis   77
• 4.6          Producers and production capacities       78
• 4.7          Global Production capacities and consumption to 2033 (tonnes) 79
  • 4.7.1      Total      79
  • 4.7.2      By region             80
  • 4.7.3      Global demand, by market           82

5              COMPANY PROFILES       83 (38 company profiles)

6              REFERENCES       116

List of Tables

• Table 1. Issues related to the use of plastics.        11
• Table 2. Market trends in biobased and sustainable plastics.         15
• Table 3. Drivers for recent growth in the bioplastics and biopolymers markets.    16
• Table 4. Global production capacities of biobased and sustainable plastics 2018-2035, in 1,000 tonnes.    17
• Table 5. Global production capacities, by producers.        19
• Table 6. Global production capacities of biobased and sustainable plastics 2019-2035, by type, in 1,000 tonnes.   20
• Table 7. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) market analysis.   28
• Table 8. PHA industry developments 2020-2024.                30
• Table 9. Type of biodegradation.               38
• Table 10. Advantages and disadvantages of biobased plastics compared to conventional plastics. 40
• Table 11. Types of Bio-based and/or Biodegradable Plastics, applications.               40
• Table 12. Market leader by Bio-based and/or Biodegradable Plastic types.             42
• Table 13. Types of bio-based plastics and fossil-fuel-based plastics             43
• Table 14. Comparison of synthetic fossil-based and bio-based polymers. 49
• Table 15. Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) extraction methods.          52
• Table 16.Types of PHAs and properties. 55
• Table 17. Comparison of the physical properties of different PHAs with conventional petroleum-based polymers. 57
• Table 18. Commercially available PHAs.  58
• Table 19. Markets and applications for PHAs.       59
• Table 20. Applications, advantages and disadvantages of PHAs in packaging.         61
• Table 21. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) producers.           78
• Table 22. Global Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) Production capacities 2019-2035 (1,000 tonnes)   79

List of Figures

• Figure 1. Global plastics production 1950-2022, millions of tonnes.            10
• Figure 2. The circular plastic economy.   14
• Figure 3. Total global production capacities for biobased and sustainable plastics, all types, 000 tonnes.   15
• Figure 4. Global production capacities of bioplastics 2018-2035, in 1,000 tonnes by biodegradable/non-biodegradable types.   18
• Figure 5. Global production capacities of biobased and sustainable plastics in 2019-2035, by type, in 1,000 tonnes.                22
• Figure 6. Global production capacities of bioplastics in 2019-2035, by type.           23
• Figure 7. Global production capacities of biobased and sustainable plastics 2019-2035, by region, tonnes.               24
• Figure 8. Current and future applications of biobased and sustainable plastics.     25
• Figure 9. Global demand for biobased and sustainable plastics by end user market, 2023.                26
• Figure 10. Global production capacities for biobased and sustainable plastics by end user market 2019-2035, tonnes.                27
• Figure 11.  Coca-Cola PlantBottle®.           36
• Figure 12. Interrelationship between conventional, bio-based and biodegradable plastics.              37
• Figure 13. Routes for synthesizing polymers from fossil-based and bio-based resources.  48
• Figure 14. PHA family.    55
• Figure 15. Amorphous PHA Cosmetics Jar.             63
• Figure 16. SWOT analysis: Polyhydroxyalkanoates market.            77
• Figure 17. Global Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) Production capacities 2019-2035 (1,000 tonnes). 80
• Figure 18. Global Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) Production capacities 2019-2035 (1,000 tonnes). 81
• Figure 19. Global Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA)  consumption 2019-2035, by market.        82
• Figure 20. Reusable and recyclable foodservice cups, lids, and straws from Joinease Hong Kong Ltd., made with plant-based NuPlastiQ BioPolymer from BioLogiQ, Inc. 85
• Figure 21. BIOLO e-commerce mailer bag made from PHA.            86
• Figure 22. REGEN™.        89
• Figure 23. Biobased Bacardi bottles made from Nodax.   93
• Figure 24. PHA production process.         94
• Figure 25. Mango Materials biopolymer granules.             100

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