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According to the latest Ceresana study on the global market for flexible plastic films, the revenues generated with these films will increase to around USD 339 billion by 2032.

How much biobased content do bioplastics really contain? More and more, this is becoming a mathematical question: Biomass-based polymers are increasingly being added to conventional petroleum or natural gas plastics.

Ceresana analyzed the global market for packaging materials made from biopolymers: The analysts expect revenues generated with these to increase to around USD 31.4 billion by 2032.

Ceresana forecasts that demand in Europe for corrugated board, solid board and cartonboard packaging will increase by an average rate of 1.8% per year until 2032.

Ceresana forecasts that PLA sales will reach around USD 3.7 billion worldwide by 2032.

Ceresana forecasts that sales of plastic closures - in terms of units - will increase by around 2.9% per year until 2032.

According to the latest, and already fifth, edition of the "Expandable Polystyrene" market study, a total of around 7.2 million tonnes of EPS was consumed worldwide in 2022 – half a million tonnes more than five years ago.

Plasticizers make life easier: Chemicals are added to plastics, elastomers, paints and coatings, adhesives, and also, for example, textiles, deodorants and perfumes to make these materials soft, pliable, stretchable or easier to process.

Ceresana has analyzed the European market for plastic pipes: The demand volume reaches approximately 5.01 million tonnes per year.

Without stabilizing chemicals, many plastic and rubber products would be destroyed after a short time by heat, oxidation or UV rays.