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Geofoams Market by Type (EPS geofoams, XPS geofoams), by Application (Roadways, Building & Construction), and by Region (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of the World) - Global Forecast to 2020


Product Code : MNMCH0061367
Survey : MarketsandMarkets
Publish On : 20, May, 2022
Category : Chemicals and Advanced Materials
Study Area : Global
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[Report Description]

Rising demand for geofoams from end-use industries due to superior properties and extensive cost savings driving the market
The global geofoams market is projected to reach USD 0.57 billion by 2020, registering a CAGR of 7.48% between 2015 and 2020. Geofoams are mainly used in the road industry for soil stabilization, road widening, bridges, buried structures, embankments, and so on. The U.S., India, and China are the major geofoams markets in the world. The increasing demand from the domestic market for a better land stabilization material from these countries as well as from others such as Brazil, Japan, and Germany are driving the market for geofoams at the global level.
Roadways application – fastest growing application segment for geofoams
Roadways is the biggest application for geofoams. Geofoams is amongst the important types of geosynthetics used in roadways for construction over poor soils, foundation stabilization, road widening, rail embankments, airport runways & taxiways, bridge abutments, and underfill purposes. The two major functions performed by geofoams in road construction are void fill and structure support over poor soils. The usage of geofoams in various road industry related applications such as construction over poor soils, road widening, bridge abutment, bridge underfill, buried structures, foundations make it an essential part of the industry. Increased usage in the road industry in next five years is expected to further boost the market for geofoams.
Asia-Pacific- the fastest growing market for geofoams
Asia-Pacific is the fastest-growing market for geofoams, in terms of value and volume. Growing transport infrastructure such as roads, highways, flyovers, and bridges and availability of cheap labor in the region is responsible for the high growth of the market and the shift of production capacity from the developed markets to the Asia-Pacific region.
China dominates the geofoams market in the Asia-Pacific region. China’s consumption of geofoams has grown significantly and is expected to witness further growth in the near future. The high growth of geofoams market in China is a result of the growing construction industry.
The market size of geofoams estimated in this study has been validated through primaries conducted with various industry experts globally. These primary sources have been divided in three categories: By Company; By Designation; and By Region.
• By Company Type - Tier 1 – 35%, Tier 2 – 45% and Tier 3 – 20%
• By Designation – C level – 35%, Director level – 25%, Others – 40%
• By Region – North America - 45%, Europe – 20%, APAC – 30%. Others – 05%
The report also provides company profiles and competitive strategies adopted by the major market players such as ACH Foam Technologies, LLC (U.S.), Carlisle Construction Materials (U.S.), Amvic Building Systems (Canada), Expol Ltd. (New Zealand), Groupe Legerlite, Inc. (Canada), and Pacific Allied Products Ltd. (U.S.), among others.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION 13
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 13
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 13
1.3 MARKET SCOPE 14
1.3.1 MARKETS COVERED 14
1.3.2 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY 15
1.4 CURRENCY 15
1.5 LIMITATIONS 15
1.6 STAKEHOLDERS 15
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 16
2.1 RESEARCH DATA 16
2.1.1 SECONDARY DATA 17
2.1.1.1 Key data from secondary sources 18
2.1.2 PRIMARYDATA 18
2.1.2.1 Key data from primary sources 19
2.1.2.2 Key industry insights 19
2.1.3 BREAKDOWN OF PRIMARY INTERVIEWS 20
2.2 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 20
2.2.1 BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 21
2.3 MARKET BREAKDOWN AND DATA TRIANGULATION 23
2.4 RESEARCH ASSUMPTIONS 24
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 25
4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 29
4.1 ATTRACTIVE MARKET OPPORTUNITIES IN GLOBAL GEOFOAMS MARKET 29
4.2 GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION (2015 - 2020) 30
4.3 GEOFOAMS MARKET ATTRACTIVENESS 30
5 MARKET OVERVIEW 31
5.1 INTRODUCTION 32
5.2 MARKET SEGMENTATION 32
5.3 MARKET DYNAMICS 33
5.3.1 DRIVERS 34
5.3.1.1 Rising demand for geofoams from end-use industries due to superior properties and extensive cost savings 34
5.3.1.2 Better alternative to traditional land stabilization materials 34
5.3.2 RESTRAINT 34
5.3.2.1 Highly flammable and vulnerability to petroleum solvents 34
5.3.3 OPPORTUNITIES 34
5.3.3.1 Increasing demand from emerging economies and technological development of geofoams 34
5.3.4 CHALLENGES 35
5.3.4.1 Limited technical knowledge and expertise about geofoams in emerging economies 35
6 INDUSTRY TRENDS 36
6.1 INTRODUCTION 36
6.2 VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS 36
6.2.1 RAW MATERIALS AND THEIR SUPPLIERS 37
6.2.2 MANUFACTURERS 37
6.2.3 DISTRIBUTORS 37
6.2.4 END-USE INDUSTRIES 37
6.3 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 38
6.3.1 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS 38
6.3.2 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES 39
6.3.3 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS 39
6.3.4 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS 39
6.3.5 INTENSITY OF COMPETITIVE RIVALRY 40
7 GEOFOAMS MARKET, BY TYPE 41
7.1 INTRODUCTION 42
7.1.1 EPS GEOFOAMS 43
7.1.2 XPS GEOFOAMS 45
8 GEOFOAMS MARKET, BY APPLICATION 47
8.1 INTRODUCTION 48
8.1.1 ROADWAYS 49
8.1.2 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION 51
9 GEOFOAMS MARKET, BY REGION 54
9.1 INTRODUCTION 55
9.2 NORTH AMERICA 57
9.2.1 U.S. 61
9.2.2 CANADA 62
9.2.3 MEXICO 63
9.3 EUROPE 64
9.3.1 GERMANY 67
9.3.2 U.K. 68
9.3.3 FRANCE 69
9.3.4 ITALY 70
9.3.5 REST OF EUROPE 71
9.4 ASIA-PACIFIC 72
9.4.1 CHINA 75
9.4.2 INDIA 76
9.4.3 JAPAN 78
9.4.4 REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC 79
9.5 REST OF THE WORLD 80
9.5.1 BRAZIL 82
9.5.2 SAUDI ARABIA 83
9.5.3 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 84
9.5.4 OTHERS 85
10 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 87
10.1 OVERVIEW 87
10.2 COMPETITIVE SITUATIONS AND TRENDS 88
10.2.1 AGREEMENTS 90
10.2.2 EXPANSIONS 90
10.2.3 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES 90
11 COMPANY PROFILES 91
(Overview, Financial*, Products & Services, Strategy, and Developments)
11.1 INTRODUCTION 91
11.2 CARLISLE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS 92
11.3 ACH FOAM TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 94
11.4 AMVIC BUILDING SYSTEMS 97
11.5 POLY MOLDING LLC 99
11.6 GROUPE LEGERLITE, INC. 100
11.7 THERMAFOAM LLC 102
11.8 EXPOL LTD. 103
11.9 INSULATION CORPORATION OF AMERICA 104
11.10 PACIFIC ALLIED PRODUCTS LTD. 105
11.11 GORANTLA GEOSYNTHETICS PVT. LTD. 106
11.12 MANSONVILLE PLASTICS (BC) LTD. 107
*Details might not be captured in case of unlisted companies
12 APPENDIX 108
12.1 INSIGHTS FROM INDUSTRY EXPERTS 108
12.2 DISCUSSION GUIDE 109
12.3 INTRODUCING RT: REAL-TIME MARKET INTELLIGENCE 113
12.4 AVAILABLE CUSTOMIZATIONS 113
12.5 RELATED REPORTS 114
LIST OF TABLES

TABLE 1 GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 42
TABLE 2 GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (MILLION METRE CUBE) 43
TABLE 3 EPS GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 44
TABLE 4 EPS GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, 2013–2020 (MILLION METRE CUBE) 44
TABLE 5 XPS GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE (USD MILLION), 2013–2020 46
TABLE 6 XPS GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, 2013-2020 (MILLION METRE CUBE) 46
TABLE 7 GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 49
TABLE 8 GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (MILLION METRE CUBE) 49
TABLE 9 GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE IN ROADWAYS, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 50
TABLE 10 GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE IN ROADWAYS, 2013–2020 (MILLION METER CUBE) 51
TABLE 11 GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE IN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 52
TABLE 12 GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE IN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (MILLION METER CUBE) 53
TABLE 13 GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 56
TABLE 14 GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2013–2020 (MILLION METER CUBE) 56
TABLE 15 NORTH AMERICA: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 59
TABLE 16 NORTH AMERICA: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2013–2020 (MILLION METER CUBE) 59
TABLE 17 NORTH AMERICA: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 60
TABLE 18 NORTH AMERICA: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (MILLION METRE CUBE) 60
TABLE 19 NORTH AMERICA: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 60
TABLE 20 NORTH AMERICA: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2013–2020 (MILLION METRE CUBE) 60
TABLE 21 U.S.: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 62
TABLE 22 U.S.: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (MILLION METRE CUBE) 62
TABLE 23 CANADA: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 63
TABLE 24 CANADA: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (MILLION METRE CUBE) 63
TABLE 25 MEXICO: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 64
TABLE 26 MEXICO: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (MILLION METRE CUBE) 64
TABLE 27 EUROPE: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 65
TABLE 28 EUROPE: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2013–2020 (MILLION METRE CUBE) 65
TABLE 29 EUROPE: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 65
TABLE 30 EUROPE: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (MILLION METRE CUBE) 66
TABLE 31 EUROPE: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 66
TABLE 32 EUROPE: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (MILLION METRE CUBE) 66
TABLE 33 GERMANY: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 67
TABLE 34 GERMANY: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (MILLION METRE CUBE) 67
TABLE 35 U.K.: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 68
TABLE 36 U.K.: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (MILLION METRE CUBE) 68
TABLE 37 FRANCE: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 69
TABLE 38 FRANCE: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (MILLION METRE CUBE) 69
TABLE 39 ITALY: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 70
TABLE 40 ITALY: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (MILLION METRE CUBE) 70
TABLE 41 REST OF EUROPE: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 71
TABLE 42 REST OF EUROPE: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (MILLION METRE CUBE) 71
TABLE 43 ASIA-PACIFIC: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 72
TABLE 44 ASIA-PACIFIC: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2013–2020 (MILLION METRE CUBE) 72
TABLE 45 ASIA-PACIFIC: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 74
TABLE 46 ASIA-PACIFIC: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (MILLION METRE CUBE) 74
TABLE 47 ASIA-PACIFIC: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 74
TABLE 48 ASIA-PACIFIC: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE,
2013–2020 (MILLION METRE CUBE) 75
TABLE 49 CHINA: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 76
TABLE 50 CHINA: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (MILLION METRE CUBE) 76
TABLE 51 INDIA: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 77
TABLE 52 INDIA: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (MILLION METRE CUBE) 77
TABLE 53 JAPAN: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 78
TABLE 54 JAPAN: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (MILLION METRE CUBE) 78
TABLE 55 REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 79
TABLE 56 REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (MILLION METRE CUBE) 80
TABLE 57 ROW: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 80
TABLE 58 ROW: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY,
2013–2020 (MILLION METRE CUBE) 81
TABLE 59 ROW: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 81
TABLE 60 ROW: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (MILLION METRE CUBE) 81
TABLE 61 ROW: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 82
TABLE 62 ROW: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY TYPE, 2013–2020 (MILLION METRE CUBE) 82
TABLE 63 BRAZIL: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 83
TABLE 64 BRAZIL: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (MILLION METRE CUBE) 83
TABLE 65 SAUDI ARABIA: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 83
TABLE 66 SAUDI ARABIA: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (MILLION METRE CUBE) 84
TABLE 67 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 84
TABLE 68 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (MILLION METRE CUBE) 85
TABLE 69 OTHERS: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION, 2013–2020 (USD MILLION) 85
TABLE 70 OTHERS: GEOFOAMS MARKET SIZE, BY APPLICATION,
2013–2020 (MILLION METRE CUBE) 86
TABLE 71 AGREEMENTS, 2010–2015 90
TABLE 72 EXPANSIONS, 2010-2015 90
TABLE 73 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES, 2010–2015 90
LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE 1 GLOBAL GEOFOAMS MARKET SEGMENTATION 14
FIGURE 2 GLOBAL GEOFOAMS MARKET: RESEARCH DESIGN 17
FIGURE 3 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY: BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 21
FIGURE 4 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY: TOP-DOWN APPROACH 22
FIGURE 5 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY: DATA TRIANGULATION 23
FIGURE 6 GLOBAL GEOFOAMS MARKET SNAPSHOT (2015 VS. 2020) 26
FIGURE 7 EPS GEOFOAMS DOMINATED THE GLOBAL ECO FIBERS MARKET IN
2014 (KILOTON) 26
FIGURE 8 ASIA-PACIFIC PROJECTED TO GROW AT THE HIGHEST CAGR DURING
FORECAST PERIOD 27
FIGURE 9 GLOBAL GEOFOAMS MARKET, 2015 VS. 2020 (USD MILLION) 29
FIGURE 10 ROADWAYS PROJECTED TO BE THE FASTEST-GROWING GEOFOAMS APPLICATION BETWEEN 2015 AND 2020 30
FIGURE 11 ASIA-PACIFIC HELD BIGGEST SHARE OF THE GEOFOAMS MARKET, IN 2014 30
FIGURE 12 GEOFOAMS MARKET, BY TYPE 32
FIGURE 13 GEOFOAMS MARKET, BY APPLICATION 33
FIGURE 14 HIGH DEMAND FOR GEOFOAMS DUE TO INCREASING
INFRASTRUCTURAL ACTIVITIES 33
FIGURE 15 OVERVIEW OF GEOFOAMS VALUE CHAIN 36
FIGURE 16 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 38
FIGURE 17 EPS GEOFOAM TO DOMINATE THE GLOBAL GEOFOAMS MARKET TILL 2020 42
FIGURE 18 ASIA-PACIFIC PROJECTED TO DOMINATE THE EPS GEOFOAM MARKET BETWEEN 2015 AND 2020 (USD MILLION) 44
FIGURE 19 ASIA PACIFIC PROJECTED TO BE THE FASTEST-GROWING MARKET FOR XPS GEOFOAMS BETWEEN 2015 AND 2020 45
FIGURE 20 ROADWAYS SEGMENT ACCOUNTS FOR LARGEST SHARE OF GEOFOAMS MARKET 48
FIGURE 21 ASIA-PACIFIC IS THE FASTEST-GROWING MARKET FOR GEOFOAMS IN THE ROADWAYS APPLICATION BETWEEN 2015 AND 2020 50
FIGURE 22 ROW PROJECTED TO ACCOUNT FOR LARGEST MARKET SHARE BY 2020 52
FIGURE 23 REGIONAL SNAPSHOT: RAPIDLY GROWING MARKETS ARE EMERGING AS STRATEGIC DESTINATION 55
FIGURE 24 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET SNAPSHOT: ROADWAYS TO DRIVE GROWTH OF GEOFOAMS MARKET, 2015-2020 58
FIGURE 25 ROADWAYS DOMINATED THE CONSUMPTION OF GEOFOAMS IN THE U.S. (2014) 61
FIGURE 26 ASIA-PACIFIC GEOFOAMS MARKET SNAPSHOT – CHINA, JAPAN AND INDIA ARE THE MOST LUCRATIVE MARKETS 73
FIGURE 27 ROADWAYS DOMINATED THE CONSUMPTION OF GEOFOAMS IN CHINA 75
FIGURE 28 MAJOR COMPANIES ADOPTED NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES AS THE KEY GROWTH STRATEGY BETWEEN 2010 AND2015 87
FIGURE 29 AGREEMENTS: THE MOST POPULAR GROWTH STRATEGY ADOPTED BY COMPANIES BETWEEN 2010 AND 2015 88
FIGURE 30 BATTLE FOR MARKET SHARE: AGREEMENTS WAS THE KEY STRATEGY,
2010–2015 89
FIGURE 31 REGIONAL REVENUE MIX OF TOP FOUR MARKET PLAYERS 91
FIGURE 32 CARLISLE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (CCM): COMPANY SNAPSHOT 92
FIGURE 33 CARLISLE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (CCM): SWOT ANALYSIS 93
FIGURE 34 ACH FOAM TECHNOLOGIES, LLC: SWOT ANALYSIS 95
FIGURE 35 AMVIC BUILDING SYSTEMS: SWOT ANALYSIS 98
FIGURE 36 GROUPE LEGERLITE, INC.: SWOT ANALYSIS 100

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