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Double-Digit CAGR For Global Bio-based
Biodegradable Plastics Market By 2020: Future
Market Insights
London-based market research and consulting firm, Future Market Insights (FMI), in its latest report
titled “Global Bio-based Biodegradable Plastics Market Analysis and Opportunity
Assessment, 2014-2020”, states that the global bio-based biodegradable plastics
market is
expected to demonstrate a double-digit CAGR during forecast period 2014-2020.
Global penetration of biodegradable and bio-based biodegradable plastics is currently significantly
lower in comparison to traditional fossil fuel-based plastics. Of the 300 Mn metric tonnes of plastics
consumed in 2013, biodegradable plastics accounted for 0.21% of the total consumption. The total
consumption of bio-based biodegradable plastics was 591,000 metric tonnes in 2013, accounting for
0.1% share of the total global plastics consumption.
Essien Jae, Lead Consultant at FMI said, “Consumption of bio-based biodegradable plastics is
substantially low compared to fossil fuel-based plastics, but this is expected to grow rapidly over the
next five years. By 2020, the total revenue of the global bio-based biodegradable plastics market is
expected to grow two and half times as compared to 2014”.
Browse Full: “Regional Bio-based Biodegradable Plastics Markets to Demonstrate an
Impressive CAGR till 2020” Report at http://www.futuremarketinsights.com/reports/globalbiobased-biodegradable-plastics-market
Europe leads the global bio-based biodegradable plastics market, followed by North America. The
two major markets contributed approximately 70% to the global bio-based biodegradable plastics
market revenue in 2014. The European bio-based biodegradable plastics market is relatively mature
due to early adoption of these materials compared to other regions.
North America is the second-largest market and is estimated to demonstrate robust double-digit
growth between 2014 and 2020. On the other hand, the bio-based biodegradable plastics market in
Latin America is expected to demonstrate the highest growth rate at a CAGR of 22.6%, followed by
Asia Pacific at a CAGR of 20.7% in terms of value. The cumulative market share of Latin America
and Asia Pacific is anticipated to improve by around 400 basis points by the end of the forecast
period.