Thermosetting Plastics Market Trends

  • Report ID: 5892
  • Published Date: Nov 28, 2025
  • Report Format: PDF, PPT

Thermosetting Plastics Market - Growth Drivers and Challenges

Growth Drivers

  • Increasing Utilization of Thermosetting Plastics in Composite Component Use - Polyester resins and unsaturated polyester resins are created by the effect of polyhydric alcohols and dibasic organic which forms them an unsaturated synthetic. In the diacid serviceability, a generally utilized raw material is Maleic Anhydride. This create of thermoset is utilized in the toner of laser printers, sheet molding composites, and the majority of molding compounds. The building of kitchens, restaurants, and restrooms which need cost-efficient and washable walls utilizes fiberglass-increased plastic. These wall panels utilize polyester resins aligned with fiberglass. The rectified-in-place pipe applications have also begun to utilize this specific component widely. They are recently utilized for covering bridges and roads in the USA by their Departments of Transportation. A particular term is utilized for these, acknowledged the PCO Polyester Concrete Overlays. These are divided and cut with high levels of styrene that is dependent on isophthalic acid and this can go up to 50%. Even though epoxy-based materials are used in anchor bolt adhesives, polyester can be used as a substitute.

  • Increasing Demand for Bio-depended Thermosetting Plastics - Interest in bioplastics is rising as public concern of plastic waste gathering in natural environments rises. 2,5-Furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) is the main base in the manufacturing of polyethylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate (PEF), a polymer that presents a renewable solution to substitute the generally utilized polymer polyethylene terephthalate (PET). A backcasting workshop with 42 specialists was held to recognize recent barriers and problems that block the commodification of FDCA-dependent products and to design possible pathways toward future thermosetting plastics market dispersion.

  • Outstanding Performance Attribution - The cross-connected framework of thermosetting polymers provides extraordinary mechanical power and harness to the component. This power enables them to endure heavy loads and anxiety without disfigurement or failure. Once maintained, thermosetting polymers manage their shape and dimensions even under diverse temperature and humidity situations. This property is critical in applications that need tight indulgences and accurate stipulations. All these collectively will the thermosetting plastics market to grow massively.

Challenges

  • Increasing Feedstock Crunch and High Cost of Thermosetting Plastics - Utilization of vegetable oil for biofuel generation is projected to rise 46% to 54 million tonnes more than 2022-2027, increasing the share of vegetable oil generation addressed to meet the increasing biofuel requirements from 17% to 23%. In the United States, this rise in requirement is already limiting soybean oil export projects and assisting higher prices. Utilized cooking oil and animal fats are doubtful to give relief, as they are in even higher requirement because they present lower GHG secretions vehemence and match EU feedstock needs. The utilization of used cooking oil and animal fats approximately exhausts 100% of projected supplies over the anticipated period. Even when a wider range of wastes (like palm oil mill wastewater, tall oil, and other agribusiness waste oils) is acknowledged, the requirement still swells to approximately 65% of the global supply.

  • Stringent Government Policies

  • Problems Related to Manufacturing Techniques

Base Year

2025

Forecast Year

2026-2035

CAGR

4.6%

Base Year Market Size (2025)

USD 145.86 billion

Forecast Year Market Size (2035)

USD 228.69 billion

Regional Scope

  • North America (U.S. and Canada)
  • Asia Pacific (Japan, China, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, Australia, Rest of Asia Pacific)
  • Europe (UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Russia, NORDIC, Rest of Europe)
  • Latin America (Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Rest of Latin America)
  • Middle East and Africa (Israel, GCC North Africa, South Africa, Rest of the Middle East and Africa)

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

In the year 2026, the industry size of thermosetting plastics is estimated at USD 151.9 billion.

The global thermosetting plastics market size crossed USD 145.86 billion in 2025 and is likely to register a CAGR of over 4.6%, exceeding USD 228.69 billion revenue by 2035.

Across 2026-2035, the Asia Pacific region in the thermosetting plastics market is anticipated to command a 39% share by 2035, supported by the accelerating expansion of the construction industry driven by rapid industrialization.

Key players in the market include Alchemie Ltd., Celanese Corporation, LANXESS, DAICEL CORPORATION, INEOS, BASF SE, Covestro A.G., BUFA GmbH & Co. KG, Daicel Corporation, Eastman Chemical Company, Asahi Kasei Corporation, Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., NIPPON STEEL Chemical & Material Co., Ltd., INOAC Corporation.
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