Asia Pacific is the fastest growing region in PET preforms market. There is high demand for PET preforms in emerging economies such as China, Japan, and India. China is the largest market for PET preform in this region. Increasing demand for carbonated soft drinks, purified water, food, beverages, and pharmaceutical liquor due to the growing population in economies such as India and China has increased the demand for plastic products and plastic industries, in turn fueling the PET preform market in this region. According to Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), nearly 900-kilo tons of PET was produce in India in 2015-16, out of which 820-kilo tones were used in the production of PET products. 65% of the same is recycled at registered recycled facilities, 15% is unorganized sector and 10% is reused for domestic uses. India has the highest recycling rate of PET products, which is the major driving factor for the growth of PET preform market over the forecast period.
Europe is the second largest market in the PET preforms. Europe shows steady growth in plastic industry market from last five year. Germany, Italy, France, and U.K are the major economies in the production of plastic products in this region. According to the PlasticsEurope, Research and Statistics group (PEMRG), out of total plastic production in Europe, about 39% of plastic is used in the packaging application. In 2013, 41% of plastic packaging was recycled in Germany. Increasing demand in the packaging of food and beverages and increasing awareness about recycled products are the major factors fueling the growth of the PET preforms market in this region over the forecast period.
North America is the leading player in plastic industries. Canada and the U.S are the major players in the plastic and plastic products industry. Around 92% of plastic products manufactured in Canada are exported to the U.S. Canada’s plastic industry valued at over US$ 17 billion. Canada and Mexico are the primary export markets for the U.S.