Growing demand from flexible packaging industry is the key factor to drive specialty and high performance films market. These films are extensively used as packaging material especially for foods & beverages, constructions and decorative interiors. Increasing demand from these end-use industries is expected to boost specialty and high performance films demand over the forecast period. These films also find wide application scope in insulating semiconductors which are used in electronics and photovoltaic cells. Strong growth of electronics and photovoltaic cells market is anticipated to augment the market growth over the next five years.
Specialty and high performance films are made from engineered plastic materials and composites. Fluctuating prices of plastics owing to fluctuations in crude oil prices is anticipated to have negative impact on profitability of industry participants in near future. In addition, growing environmental concerns coupled with stringent regulations from EPA to reduce plastics usage is anticipated to hamper the market growth over the foreseeable period.
Polyester films emerged as the leading product segment over the past few years on account of superior thermal and flexibility characteristics. Increasing demand for these properties from flexible packaging industry is the key factor to drive polyester films market. Polycarbonate films are expected to witness fastest growth over the next five years on account of its widespread application base in printing, graphics, insulation, forming, surface coating and mold labeling. However, fluoropolymers market is expected to witness slowest growth owing to stringent regulation from EPA and REACH associations.
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