The report "Polyols Market by type (Polyether Polyols and Polyester Polyols), Application (Flexible Polyurethane Foam, Rigid Polyurethane Foam, CASE), and Region (APAC, Europe, North America, South America and Middle East & Africa) - Global Forecast to 2024" The polyols market size is projected to grow from USD 26.2 billion in 2019 to USD 34.4 billion by 2024, at a CAGR of 5.6% during the forecast period. This growth is attributed to the increasing consumption of polyurethane foam in the expanding construction and automotive industries of developing economies, globally. Also, growing refrigerator and freezer manufacturing in the APAC region is expected to drive the polyols market.
APAC is projected to be the largest polyols market during the forecast period. The growing investment in capacity expansion of the automotive and construction industries is expected to drive the polyols market in the region. Polyols based polyurethane foams are used in applications such as roof & wall insulation, furniture, carpet, cushion, transportations, and bedding, which are majorly used in the automotive and construction industries. Thus, the growth of the automotive and construction industries in the region will boost the growth of the polyols market.
BASF SE (Germany), Covestro AG (Germany), Royal Dutch Shell Plc (Netherlands), the Dow Chemical Company (US), Mitsui Chemicals (Japan), Wanhua Chemical Group (China), LANXESS AG (Germany), Huntsman Corporation (US), Stepan Company (US), and Repsol SA (Spain) are the leading players operating in the polyols market.
