The market for natural and synthetic rubber for non-tire applications was estimated to be 13.9 million tonnes in 2021 and is expected to be 16.9 million tonnes by the end of 2027, with a compound average growth rate of 3.4%. Thermoplastic elastomers will likely have grown at the rate of 5.1% from 3.3 million tonnes in 2021, to to 4.628 million tonnes in 2022.
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Smithers' latest report on all aspects of elastomer markets allows recipients to make decisions regarding the future of all non-tire elastomer markets. This is possibly the first time that thermoset and thermoplastic elastomers have been treated as a single subject. To an extent, thermoplastic elastomers aim to replace thermoset elastomers, however all elastomers have an important role to play. This report examines the advantages and the limitations of all types of elastomers for non-tire applications.
What does the report cover?
This report will review all main elastomers of both groups, as well as major applications and the most important countries involved with the elastomers 'market. It will not only be of interest to users of both types of elastomers, but also any organisation both directly and indirectly concerned with elastomers in non-tire global markets. If 2021 was considered to have been an improvement over 2020 for both groups of elastomers, the prognoses for the next few years are still cautiously positive as well. 2021 and 2022 have suffered both from the COVID pandemic and rapidly rising prices of raw materials, which currently shows little signs of quietening down.
What will you discover?
The move from internal combustion motor vehicles to those powered by electricity has caused a number of difficulties, not least the slow-down in vehicle production as a result of falling vehicle sales. Some degree of growth in the medical sector has softened the blow, but not enough to compensate for the overall loss of business. The Russo-Ukrainian conflict has exacerbated the situation by creating severe shortages of oil and natural gas, to the extent that elastomer prices have rapidly increased and in some cases doubled compared with 2019. There is also a severe shortage of containers, coupled with rising transport costs, which is presenting the elastomer markets with extreme difficulties.
The Smithers methodology
This report is based on extensive primary and secondary research. Primary research consisted of targeted interviews with material suppliers, converters and experts drawn from key markets. This was supported by secondary research in the form of extensive literature analysis of published data, official government statistics, domestic and international trade organisation data, company websites, industry reports, trade press articles, presentations, and attendance at trade events.
Who should buy this report?
- Raw material suppliers
- Rubber product manufacturers
- Rubber material suppliers
- End users for non-tire applications
- Consultants and analysts
About the author
Patrick Ellis has spent over 50 years working in the European plastics industry, in a variety of technical, marketing and management roles. He has worked for a number of multi-national organisations, including Shell, Borg-Warner, Monsanto, Hercules, Himont, Neste and the RTP Company. He has written a number of report for Smithers on a wide range of subjects including thermoset and thermoplastic elastomers, as well as those on chemical recycling.
Table of Contents
Executive summary
Introduction & methodology
- Key drivers and trends
- Technology
- Rubber for non-tire application by rubber type
- Rubber for non-tire applications by end use
- Rubber for non-tire application by region
Introduction and methodology
- Report Scope
- Report Objective
- Methodology
- List of definitions
- Abbreviations and glossary of terms
Key drivers and trends
- Supply dynamics
- Competitive landscape
- Current and emerging applications for non-tire elastomers
- Notable developments in regulations
- Profit dynamics
- Drivers and trends in the non-tire elastomer industries
Cutting-edge technology developments
- Developments in new materials and systems
- Performance parameters
- Developments and new features of processing methods for non-tire elastomers
- Promising innovations and developments
- Sustainable options
The global market for non-tire thermoset and thermoplastic elastomers, by elastomer
- Introduction
- Thermoset rubbers
- Natural rubber (NR)
- Emulsion styrene-butadiene rubber (E-SBR)
- Polybutadiene rubber (BR)
- Non-TPE styrene block copolymers (SBC)
- Styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS)
- Styrene-ethylene-butylenestyrene (SEBS)
- Speciality SBCs
- Butyl rubber (IIR)
- Ethylene propylene diene rubber (EPDM)
- Polyolefin elastomers (POE)
- Styrene-butadiene rubber latex (SBRL)
- Nitrile rubber (NBR)
- Polyisoprene (IR)
- Chloroprene rubber (CR)
- Solution styrene-butadiene rubber (S-SBR)
- Silicone elastomers (MQ, VMQ, FVMQ)
- High-performance elastomers (HPE)
- Fluoroelastomers (FKM, FFKM)
- Acrylate elastomers (ACM, AEM)
- Thermoplastic elastomers
- Styrene block copolymer thermoplastic elastomers (TPS)
- Thermoplastic olefin elastomers (TPO)
- Thermoplastic vulcanisates (TPV)
- Thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU)
- Thermoplastic copolyester elastomers (TPC)
- Polyamide thermoplastic elastomers (TPA)
- Other TPEs
Rubbers for the non-tire markets, by end use
- Introduction
- Non-tire transportation
- Automotive
- Aerospace
- Marine
- Rail
- Appliances and housewares
- Building, construction, and civil engineering
- Footwear
- Medical
- Other
Rubbers for non-tire markets by region
- Introduction
- Western Europe
- Central and Eastern Europe
- North America
- Central and South America
- Asia-Pacific
- Rest of the World
Tables
- List of definitions directly related to non-tire elastomers
- List of definitions indirectly related to non-tire elastomers
- List of abbreviations directly related non-tire elastomers
- Glossary of terms related to the non-tire elastomers
- Transition table for new materials used in non-tire applications
- Transition table for new systems for non-tire elastomers
- Transition table for performance parameters related to non-tire elastomers
- Transition table for processing developments of non-tire elastomers
- Transition table for promising and new developments
- Transition table for sustainability systems
For each technology:
- The global market, 2017-21 ('000 tonnes)
- The global market, 2022-27 ('000 tonnes)
- The global market, CAGR 2017-21 and CAGR 2022-27 (%)
List of technologies:
- Non-tire thermoset elastomers
- Natural rubber
- Emulsion styrene-butadiene rubber
- Polybutadiene rubber
- Non-TPE styrene block copolymers
- Butyl rubber
- Ethylene-propylene-diene rubber
- Polyolefin elastomers
- Styrene-butadiene rubber latex
- Nitrile rubber
- Polyisoprene
- Chloroprene rubber
- Solution styrene-butadiene rubber
- Silicone elastomers
- High-performance elastomers
- Other elastomers
- Thermoplastic elastomers
- Styrene block copolymer elastomers
- Thermoplastic olefin elastomers
- Thermoplastic vulcanisates
- Thermoplastic polyurethanes
- Thermoplastic copolyester elastomers
- Polyamide thermoplastic elastomers
- Other thermoplastic elastomers
For each sector:
- The global market for non-tire thermoset elastomers, 2017-21 ('000 tonnes)
- The global market for non-tire thermoset elastomers, 2022-27 ('000 tonnes)
- The global market for non-tire thermoset elastomers, CAGR 2017-21 and CAGR 2022-27 (%)
List of sectors:
- Transportation
- Automotive
- Aerospace
- Marine
- Rail
- Appliances, electrical and electronic
- Building, construction, and civil engineering
- Footwear
- Industrial products
- Medical products
- Polymer modification
- Wire and cable
- Other end uses
For each sector:
- The global market for thermoplastic elastomers, 2017-21 ('000 tonnes)
- The global market for thermoplastic elastomers, 2022-27 ('000 tonnes)
- The global market for thermoplastic elastomers, CAGR 2017-21 and CAGR 2022-27 (%)
List of sectors:
- Appliances and housewares
- Automotive
- Building and construction
- Footwear
- Medical
- Packaging
- Sports, leisure and toys
- Wire and cable
- Other end uses
- The global market for non-tire thermoset elastomers, by region, for 2027
- The global market for thermoplastic elastomers, by region, 2017
- The global market for thermoplastic elastomers, by region, 2019
- The global market for thermoplastic elastomers, by region, 2020
- The global market for thermoplastic elastomers, by region, 2027
For each region:
- The market for non-tire thermoset elastomers, for 2017-21 ('000 tonnes)
- The market for non-tire thermoset elastomers, for 2022-27 ('000 tonnes)
- The market for non-tire thermoset elastomers, CAGR 2017-21 and CAGR 2022-27 (%)
- The market for thermoplastic elastomers, for 2017-21 ('000 tonnes)
- The market for thermoplastic elastomers, for 2022-27 ('000 tonnes)
- The market for thermoplastic elastomers, CAGR 2017-21 and CAGR 2022-27 (%)
List of regions:
- Global
- Europe
- North America
- Central and South America
- Asia-Pacific
- Rest of the World
Figures
- The global market for non-tire thermoset elastomers for 2017-27, by elastomer ('000 tonnes)
- The global market for non-tire thermoset elastomers for 2017-27, by end-use ('000 tonnes)
- The global market for non-tire thermoset elastomers for 2017-27, by geographical region ('000 tonnes)
- The global market for thermoplastic elastomers for 2017-27, by elastomer ('tonnes)
- The global market for thermoplastic elastomers for 2017-27, by end-use ('000 tonnes)
- The global market for thermoplastic elastomers for 2017-27, by geographical region ('000 tonnes)
- The global market for non-tire thermoset elastomers, by elastomer for 2017
- The global market for non-tire thermoset elastomers, by elastomer for 2019
- The global market for non-tire thermoset elastomers, by elastomer for 2020
- The global market for non-tire thermoset elastomers, by elastomer for 2027
- The global market for thermoplastic elastomers, by elastomer, for 2017
- The global market for thermoplastic elastomers, by elastomer, for 2019
- The global market for thermoplastic elastomers, by elastomer, for 2020
- The global market for thermoplastic elastomers, by elastomer, for 2027
- The global market for non-tire thermoset elastomers by end-use, for 2017
- The global market for non-tire thermoset elastomers by end-use, for 2019
- The global market for non-tire thermoset elastomers by end-use, for 2020
- The global market for non-tire thermoset elastomers by end-use, for 2027
- The global market for thermoplastic elastomers by end-use, 2017
- The global market for thermoplastic elastomers by end-use, 2019
- The global market for thermoplastic elastomers by end-use, 2020
- The global market for thermoplastic elastomers by end-use, 2027
- The global market for non-tire thermoset elastomers, by region, for 2017
- The global market for non-tire thermoset elastomers, by region, for 2019
- The global market for non-tire thermoset elastomers, by region, for 2020