Rigid transparent plastics maintain their original shapes while holding a product and have light transmission property and more than 85% transparency. Rigid transparent plastics include polycarbonate (PC), polystyrene (PS), poly-methyl methacrylate (PMMA), styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN) and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polypropylene (PP), , and others.

PART 01: Executive summary 6

PART 02: Scope of the report 17

PART 03: Research Methodology 21

PART 04: Introduction 24

Key market highlights 24

PART 05: Market landscape 26

Market size and forecast 26

Five forces analysis 28

PART 06: Market segmentation by type 29

Global rigid transparent plastics market by polymer

type 29

PC 30

PS 32

PMMA 34

SAN and ABS 36

PVC 38

PP 40

Other polymer types 42

PART 07: Market segmentation by application 44

Global rigid transparent plastics market by application 44

Building and construction 45

Electrical and electronics 47

Automotive 49

Packaging 51

Medical 53

Others 55

PART 08: Market segmentation by geography 57

Global rigid transparent plastics market by geography 57

APAC 58

Europe 60

North America 62

ROW 64

PART 09: Market drivers 67

Recyclability of plastics 67

Rising demand for rigid transparent plastics from

emerging economies 67

Replacement of conventional materials with rigid

transparent plastics 68

PART 10: Impact of drivers 69

PART 11: Market challenges 70

Growing concerns regarding plastic disposal 70

Fluctuation in crude oil prices 70

Increasing demand for bioplastics 71

PART 12: Impact of drivers and challenges 73

PART 13: Market trends 74

Growing popularity of sustainable production methods 74

Shale gas boom in North America 74

PART 14: Vendor landscape 75

Competitive scenario 75

Key market vendors 75

Other prominent vendors 75

BASF 77

The Dow Chemical Company 78

Eastman Chemical Company 80

Evonik Industries 82

ExxonMobil 83

PART 15: Appendix 86

List of abbreviations 86

PART 16: Explore Technavio 87