North America High-Performance Elastomers Industry

North America Thermoplastic Elastomer Market Analysis

The North America Thermoplastic Elastomer Market is expected to register a CAGR of greater than 3.5% during the forecast period.

• Growing demand for bio-based thermoplastic elastomers are likely to create opportunities for the market in the coming years.
• Market saturation in applications are expected to hinder the market demand in the future.
• United States is expected to dominate the market and is also likely to witness highest CAGR during the forecast period.

North America Thermoplastic Elastomer Market Trends

Increasing Usage in the Automotive and Transportation Applications

• Thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) are high-performance materials, whose application in the automotive industry is rapidly increasing. TPE serve the automotive industry in a myriad of applications, some of which include the manufacturing of high-quality automotive instrument panels, wheel covers, dashboard components, pillar trims, door liners and handles, seat backs, and seat belt components, among others.
• The automotive industry places particularly high requirements on the materials used. Under extreme stresses, the materials must be dimensionally stable and must not warp, even when faced with great temperature variations.
• TPEs are special types of plastic, which are not only cheaper than metals but also help to make automobiles more energy-efficient by reducing the weight, in addition to providing durability, corrosion resistance, toughness, design flexibility, resiliency, and high performance at low cost. The light weight of TPE enables more fuel-efficient vehicles. Every 10% reduction in vehicle weight is estimated to result in a 5-7% reduction in fuel usage.
• Growing demand for lightweight and high-performance plastics in the automotive industry, to provide increased efficiency and design flexibility, is primarily responsible for the growth of the TPE market. High-performance thermoplastic elastomers offer manufacturers advantages of design and the comparable strength of steel, which help in reducing the weight and controlling greenhouse gas emissions.
• All the aforementioned factors, in turn, are expected to drive the demand for thermoplastic elastomer during the forecast period.

United States to Dominate the Market

• In the North America region, United States dominated the TPE market. United States is one of the fastest emerging economies and has become one of the biggest production houses in the world, today. The country's manufacturing sector is one of the major contributors to the country's economy.
• Various automotive manufacturers are planning to invest during the coming years, amid threats from the government to increase levies on auto imports from Mexico. This factor is expected to positively impact the automotive industry in the country in the coming years, thereby increasing the consumption of TPE in the automotive industry through the forecast period.
• The construction industry in the United States continued to expand, owing to a strong economy and positive market fundamentals for commercial real estate, along with an increase in federal and state funding for public works and institutional buildings.
• The US residential sector's growth is slower than the non-residential sector. In the country, the growing population is expected to boost the demand for housing. Furthermore, about 20 million households are projected to be constructed over the next decade. The US commercial construction sector is expected to witness growth in the next few years.
• Owing to the aforementioned factors, the market for thermoplastic elastomer in the country is expected to witness huge demand in the coming years.

North America Thermoplastic Elastomer Industry Overview

The North America thermoplastic elastomer market is consolidated in nature. The key players in the market include DuPont, BASF SE, Covestro AG, and KRATON CORPORATION, among others.

North America Thermoplastic Elastomer Market Leaders