In this market research report, Technavio covers the present scenario and growth prospects of the global polyolefin market for 2017-2021. The report also presents the vendor landscape and corresponding detailed profiles of the key five vendors operating in the market. Vendors are selected based on their product portfolio and geographical presence. The base year is taken as 2016 for the whole report and forecasts are made with respect to the base year.In order to arrive at the market size, we have considered the sales of polyolefins in key applications in the automotive, construction, packaging, and consumer goods industries. The report considers sales generated from application areas such as films and sheets, injection molding, blow molding, fibers and raffias, and pipes. Individual market size and forecasts based on types and geography have been provided with detailed analysis for each segment. Forecasts are based on existing market conditions and the analyst's view on the market. The numbers have been rounded off in some of the cases. We have considered the global polymer market as the parent market, which was valued at $673.69 billion in 2016.

PART 01: Executive summary 6

PART 02: Scope of the report 17

Market overview 17

PART 03: Market research methodology 19

Research methodology 19

Economic indicators 19

PART 04: Introduction 20

Key market highlights 20

Market overview 20

PART 05: Market landscape 23

Global polyolefin market 23

Five forces analysis 25

PART 06: Market segmentation by type 26

Global polyolefin market by type 26

Global PE market 27

Global PP market 29

Global functional polyolefin market 31

PART 07: Market segmentation by application 34

Global polyolefin market by application 34

PART 08: Geographical segmentation 37

Global polyolefin market by geography 37

Polyolefin market in Americas 38

Polyolefin market in Europe 40

Polyolefin market in APAC 42

Polyolefin market in ROW 44

PART 09: Market drivers 46

Increasing use of polyolefin films in solar power

generation industry 46

Shale gas boom in North America 47

Growth in packaging industry 47

PART 10: Impact of drivers 49

PART 11: Market challenges 50

High capacity-to-demand ratio 50

Rising concern related to plastic disposal 50

Fluctuation in crude oil prices 51

PART 12: Impact of drivers and challenges 52

PART 13: Market trends 53

Increasing demand for bio-based polyolefin 53

Growing demand for metallocene-based polyolefin 56

Economic growth in APAC 57

PART 14: Vendor landscape 58

Competitive scenario 58

Arkema 60

CNPC 61

ExxonMobil 61

LyondellBasell 62

SABIC 63

Other prominent vendors 63

PART 15: Appendix 65

List of abbreviations 65

PART 16: Explore Technavio 66