Report Overview
This report forecasts to 2021 and 2025 US polystyrene resin demand and shipments in pounds and demand in nominal US dollars at the producer level. Total demand in pounds is segmented by form in terms of: crystal (solid), rubber-modified, and expanded. Total demand in pounds is also segmented by market as follows: consumer and institutional; packaging; building products; electrical and electronic; and other markets such as furniture and furnishings, industrial machinery, and transportation.
To illustrate historical trends, total demand, total shipments, the various segments, and trade are provided in annual series from 2010 to 2020.
Recycled polystyrene resin is excluded from the scope of this report. Re-exports of polystyrene resin are excluded from demand and trade figures.
This report includes the results of a proprietary national online consumer survey of US adults (age 18+). This Freedonia Focus Reports National Survey has a sample size of approximately 2,000, screened for response quality, and representative of the US population on the demographic measures of age, gender, geographic region, race/ethnicity, household income, and the presence/absence of children in the household.
Key macroeconomic indicators are also provided with quantified trends. Other various topics, including profiles of pertinent leading companies, are covered in this report. A full outline of report items by page is available in the Table of Contents.
Related NAICS Codes:
325211 Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
326112 Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing
326113 Unlaminated Plastics Film and Sheet (except Packaging) Manufacturing
326140 Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing
424610 Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes Merchant Wholesalers
HIGHLIGHTSMARKET ENVIRONMENT- Historical Trends
- Key Economic Indicators
- Trade
- Price Trends
- Environmental & Regulatory Factors
FORM SEGMENTATION & FORECASTS- Crystal (Solid)
- Rubber-Modified
- Expanded
MARKET SEGMENTATION & FORECASTS- Consumer & Institutional
- Packaging
- Building Products
- Electrical & Electronic
- Other Markets
INDUSTRY STRUCTURE- Industry Characteristics
- Market Leaders
ABOUT THIS REPORT- Scope
- Sources
- Industry Codes
- Freedonia Methodology
- Resources
LIST OF TABLES & FIGURES- Figure 1 | Key Trends in US Polystyrene Resin Demand, 2020 - 2025
- Figure 2 | US Polystyrene Resin Volume Demand Trends, 2010 - 2020
- Figure 3 | US Polystyrene Resin Value Demand Trends, 2010 - 2020
- Figure 4 | US Polystyrene Resin Shipment Trends, 2010 - 2020
- Table 1 | Key Indicators for US Polystyrene Resin Demand, 2010 - 2025 (2012US$ bil)
- Figure 5 | US Polystyrene Resin Trade, 2010 - 2020 (mil lbs)
- Table 2 | US Polystyrene Resin Trade, 2010 - 2020 (mil lbs)
- Figure 6 | US Polystyrene Resin, Brent Crude Oil, & Natural Gas Price Index, 2010 - 2025 (2010=100)
- Table 3 | US Polystyrene Resin, Brent Crude Oil, & Natural Gas Prices, 2010 - 2025
- Figure 7 | US Polystyrene Resin Demand by Form, 2010 - 2025 (bil lbs)
- Table 4 | US Polystyrene Resin Demand by Form, 2010 - 2025 (mil lbs)
- Figure 8 | US Polystyrene Resin Volume Demand by Form Performance Index, 2010 - 2025 (2010=100)
- Table 5 | US Polystyrene Resin Value Demand, 2010 - 2025 (US$ mil)
- Table 6 | US Polystyrene Resin Supply & Demand, 2010 - 2025 (mil lbs)
- Figure 9 | US Polystyrene Resin Demand by Form, 2010 - 2025 (%)
- Figure 10 | US Polystyrene Resin Demand by Market, 2010 - 2025 (bil lbs)
- Table 7 | US Polystyrene Resin Demand by Market, 2010 - 2025 (mil lbs)
- Figure 11 | US Polystyrene Resin Volume Demand by Market Performance Index, 2010 - 2025 (2010=100)
- Figure 12 | US Consumer & Institutional Polystyrene Demand w/ Limited Service Foodservice Rev, 2010 - 2025
- Figure 13 | US Packaging Market Polystyrene Demand w/ Manufacturers' Shipments, 2010 - 2025
- Figure 9 | US Survey: Consumer Attitudes Surrounding Packaging, 2021 (%)
- Figure 14 | US Building Products Market Polystyrene Demand w/ Building Products Shipments, 2010 - 2025
- Figure 15 | US Electrical & Electronic Polystyrene Demand w/ Electrical & Electronic Shipments, 2010 - 2025
- Figure 16 | US Other Markets Polystyrene Resin Demand w/ Non-Wood Furniture Shipments, 2010 - 2025
- Figure 17 | US Polystyrene Resin Demand by Market, 2010 - 2025 (%)
- Figure 18 | US Plastics Material & Resin Manufacturing Firms, Establishments, & Employment, 2010 - 2019
- Table 8 | US Plastics Material & Resin Manufacturing Firms, Establishments, & Employment, 2010 - 2019
- Figure 19 | US Plastics Material & Resin Manufacturing Shipments Concentration, 2002 - 2017
- Table 9 | Selected Suppliers to the US Polystyrene Resin Market by Primary Form
- Table 10 | NAICS & SIC Codes Related to Polystyrene Resin