
The global Polystyrene market size is predicted to grow from US$ 22440 million in 2025 to US$ 26320 million in 2031; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 2.7% from 2025 to 2031.
Polystyrene is a type of polymer with thermoplastic properties produced from the petroleum-derived monomer, styrene. In solid form, it is a colorless and rigid plastic, but it may also be returned to a liquid state by heating, and used again for molding or extrusion. It is used to produce many products for industrial and consumer use. In fact, its presence as a plastic in everyday life is second only to polyethylene.
Global Polystyrene main players are INEOS Styrolution, Total Petrochemicals, Trinseo, Americas Styrenics, etc. Global top four manufacturers hold a share over 30%. China is the largest market, with a share about 40%.
The “Polystyrene Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Polystyrene sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Polystyrene sales for 2025 through 2031. With Polystyrene sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Polystyrene industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Polystyrene landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Polystyrene portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Polystyrene market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Polystyrene and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Polystyrene.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Polystyrene market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
General Purpose Polystyrene (GPPS)
High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)
Segmentation by Application:
Packaging
Appliances
Consumer Electronics
Construction
Others
This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries
The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analysing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
INEOS Styrolution
Total Petrochemicals
Trinseo
Americas Styrenics
Sabic
Supreme Petrochem
PS Japan
Toyo Engineer
LG Chem
Formosa Chemicals
Sinopec
Chi Mei Corporation
CNPC
Yunfeng
BASF-YPC Company
Astor Chemical
Key Questions Addressed in this Report
What is the 10-year outlook for the global Polystyrene market?
What factors are driving Polystyrene market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Polystyrene market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Polystyrene break out by Type, by Application?
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1 Scope of the Report
1.1 Market Introduction
1.2 Years Considered
1.3 Research Objectives
1.4 Market Research Methodology
1.5 Research Process and Data Source
1.6 Economic Indicators
1.7 Currency Considered
1.8 Market Estimation Caveats
2 Executive Summary
2.1 World Market Overview
2.1.1 Global Polystyrene Annual Sales 2020-2031
2.1.2 World Current & Future Analysis for Polystyrene by Geographic Region, 2020, 2024 & 2031
2.1.3 World Current & Future Analysis for Polystyrene by Country/Region, 2020, 2024 & 2031
2.2 Polystyrene Segment by Type
2.2.1 General Purpose Polystyrene (GPPS)
2.2.2 High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)
2.3 Polystyrene Sales by Type
2.3.1 Global Polystyrene Sales Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.2 Global Polystyrene Revenue and Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.3 Global Polystyrene Sale Price by Type (2020-2025)
2.4 Polystyrene Segment by Application
2.4.1 Packaging
2.4.2 Appliances
2.4.3 Consumer Electronics
2.4.4 Construction
2.4.5 Others
2.5 Polystyrene Sales by Application
2.5.1 Global Polystyrene Sale Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
2.5.2 Global Polystyrene Revenue and Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
2.5.3 Global Polystyrene Sale Price by Application (2020-2025)
3 Global by Company
3.1 Global Polystyrene Breakdown Data by Company
3.1.1 Global Polystyrene Annual Sales by Company (2020-2025)
3.1.2 Global Polystyrene Sales Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Polystyrene Annual Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
3.2.1 Global Polystyrene Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
3.2.2 Global Polystyrene Revenue Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
3.3 Global Polystyrene Sale Price by Company
3.4 Key Manufacturers Polystyrene Producing Area Distribution, Sales Area, Product Type
3.4.1 Key Manufacturers Polystyrene Product Location Distribution
3.4.2 Players Polystyrene Products Offered
3.5 Market Concentration Rate Analysis
3.5.1 Competition Landscape Analysis
3.5.2 Concentration Ratio (CR3, CR5 and CR10) & (2023-2025)
3.6 New Products and Potential Entrants
3.7 Market M&A Activity & Strategy
4 World Historic Review for Polystyrene by Geographic Region
4.1 World Historic Polystyrene Market Size by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.1.1 Global Polystyrene Annual Sales by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.1.2 Global Polystyrene Annual Revenue by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.2 World Historic Polystyrene Market Size by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.2.1 Global Polystyrene Annual Sales by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.2.2 Global Polystyrene Annual Revenue by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.3 Americas Polystyrene Sales Growth
4.4 APAC Polystyrene Sales Growth
4.5 Europe Polystyrene Sales Growth
4.6 Middle East & Africa Polystyrene Sales Growth
5 Americas
5.1 Americas Polystyrene Sales by Country
5.1.1 Americas Polystyrene Sales by Country (2020-2025)
5.1.2 Americas Polystyrene Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
5.2 Americas Polystyrene Sales by Type (2020-2025)
5.3 Americas Polystyrene Sales by Application (2020-2025)
5.4 United States
5.5 Canada
5.6 Mexico
5.7 Brazil
6 APAC
6.1 APAC Polystyrene Sales by Region
6.1.1 APAC Polystyrene Sales by Region (2020-2025)
6.1.2 APAC Polystyrene Revenue by Region (2020-2025)
6.2 APAC Polystyrene Sales by Type (2020-2025)
6.3 APAC Polystyrene Sales by Application (2020-2025)
6.4 China
6.5 Japan
6.6 South Korea
6.7 Southeast Asia
6.8 India
6.9 Australia
6.10 China Taiwan
7 Europe
7.1 Europe Polystyrene by Country
7.1.1 Europe Polystyrene Sales by Country (2020-2025)
7.1.2 Europe Polystyrene Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
7.2 Europe Polystyrene Sales by Type (2020-2025)
7.3 Europe Polystyrene Sales by Application (2020-2025)
7.4 Germany
7.5 France
7.6 UK
7.7 Italy
7.8 Russia
8 Middle East & Africa
8.1 Middle East & Africa Polystyrene by Country
8.1.1 Middle East & Africa Polystyrene Sales by Country (2020-2025)
8.1.2 Middle East & Africa Polystyrene Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
8.2 Middle East & Africa Polystyrene Sales by Type (2020-2025)
8.3 Middle East & Africa Polystyrene Sales by Application (2020-2025)
8.4 Egypt
8.5 South Africa
8.6 Israel
8.7 Turkey
8.8 GCC Countries
9 Market Drivers, Challenges and Trends
9.1 Market Drivers & Growth Opportunities
9.2 Market Challenges & Risks
9.3 Industry Trends
10 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis
10.1 Raw Material and Suppliers
10.2 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis of Polystyrene
10.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Polystyrene
10.4 Industry Chain Structure of Polystyrene
11 Marketing, Distributors and Customer
11.1 Sales Channel
11.1.1 Direct Channels
11.1.2 Indirect Channels
11.2 Polystyrene Distributors
11.3 Polystyrene Customer
12 World Forecast Review for Polystyrene by Geographic Region
12.1 Global Polystyrene Market Size Forecast by Region
12.1.1 Global Polystyrene Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.1.2 Global Polystyrene Annual Revenue Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.2 Americas Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.3 APAC Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.4 Europe Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.5 Middle East & Africa Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.6 Global Polystyrene Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
12.7 Global Polystyrene Forecast by Application (2026-2031)
13 Key Players Analysis
13.1 INEOS Styrolution
13.1.1 INEOS Styrolution Company Information
13.1.2 INEOS Styrolution Polystyrene Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.1.3 INEOS Styrolution Polystyrene Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.1.4 INEOS Styrolution Main Business Overview
13.1.5 INEOS Styrolution Latest Developments
13.2 Total Petrochemicals
13.2.1 Total Petrochemicals Company Information
13.2.2 Total Petrochemicals Polystyrene Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.2.3 Total Petrochemicals Polystyrene Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.2.4 Total Petrochemicals Main Business Overview
13.2.5 Total Petrochemicals Latest Developments
13.3 Trinseo
13.3.1 Trinseo Company Information
13.3.2 Trinseo Polystyrene Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.3.3 Trinseo Polystyrene Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.3.4 Trinseo Main Business Overview
13.3.5 Trinseo Latest Developments
13.4 Americas Styrenics
13.4.1 Americas Styrenics Company Information
13.4.2 Americas Styrenics Polystyrene Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.4.3 Americas Styrenics Polystyrene Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.4.4 Americas Styrenics Main Business Overview
13.4.5 Americas Styrenics Latest Developments
13.5 Sabic
13.5.1 Sabic Company Information
13.5.2 Sabic Polystyrene Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.5.3 Sabic Polystyrene Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.5.4 Sabic Main Business Overview
13.5.5 Sabic Latest Developments
13.6 Supreme Petrochem
13.6.1 Supreme Petrochem Company Information
13.6.2 Supreme Petrochem Polystyrene Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.6.3 Supreme Petrochem Polystyrene Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.6.4 Supreme Petrochem Main Business Overview
13.6.5 Supreme Petrochem Latest Developments
13.7 PS Japan
13.7.1 PS Japan Company Information
13.7.2 PS Japan Polystyrene Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.7.3 PS Japan Polystyrene Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.7.4 PS Japan Main Business Overview
13.7.5 PS Japan Latest Developments
13.8 Toyo Engineer
13.8.1 Toyo Engineer Company Information
13.8.2 Toyo Engineer Polystyrene Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.8.3 Toyo Engineer Polystyrene Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.8.4 Toyo Engineer Main Business Overview
13.8.5 Toyo Engineer Latest Developments
13.9 LG Chem
13.9.1 LG Chem Company Information
13.9.2 LG Chem Polystyrene Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.9.3 LG Chem Polystyrene Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.9.4 LG Chem Main Business Overview
13.9.5 LG Chem Latest Developments
13.10 Formosa Chemicals
13.10.1 Formosa Chemicals Company Information
13.10.2 Formosa Chemicals Polystyrene Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.10.3 Formosa Chemicals Polystyrene Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.10.4 Formosa Chemicals Main Business Overview
13.10.5 Formosa Chemicals Latest Developments
13.11 Sinopec
13.11.1 Sinopec Company Information
13.11.2 Sinopec Polystyrene Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.11.3 Sinopec Polystyrene Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.11.4 Sinopec Main Business Overview
13.11.5 Sinopec Latest Developments
13.12 Chi Mei Corporation
13.12.1 Chi Mei Corporation Company Information
13.12.2 Chi Mei Corporation Polystyrene Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.12.3 Chi Mei Corporation Polystyrene Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.12.4 Chi Mei Corporation Main Business Overview
13.12.5 Chi Mei Corporation Latest Developments
13.13 CNPC
13.13.1 CNPC Company Information
13.13.2 CNPC Polystyrene Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.13.3 CNPC Polystyrene Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.13.4 CNPC Main Business Overview
13.13.5 CNPC Latest Developments
13.14 Yunfeng
13.14.1 Yunfeng Company Information
13.14.2 Yunfeng Polystyrene Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.14.3 Yunfeng Polystyrene Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.14.4 Yunfeng Main Business Overview
13.14.5 Yunfeng Latest Developments
13.15 BASF-YPC Company
13.15.1 BASF-YPC Company Company Information
13.15.2 BASF-YPC Company Polystyrene Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.15.3 BASF-YPC Company Polystyrene Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.15.4 BASF-YPC Company Main Business Overview
13.15.5 BASF-YPC Company Latest Developments
13.16 Astor Chemical
13.16.1 Astor Chemical Company Information
13.16.2 Astor Chemical Polystyrene Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.16.3 Astor Chemical Polystyrene Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.16.4 Astor Chemical Main Business Overview
13.16.5 Astor Chemical Latest Developments
14 Research Findings and Conclusion
*If Applicable.
