Flexible foam is a type of polymer foam, which can be broadly classified under thermosets and thermoplastics. It is used in cushioning for a broad range of applications, including furniture, bedding, transportation, and packaging.The global flexible foams market is segmented based on type, application, and geography. Based on the application, the market is further segmented into furniture and bedding, transportation, packaging, and others, including consumer goods,electronics, construction, footwear, paint rollers, and medical applications. Based on geography, the market is further segmented into APAC, North America, Europe, and ROW. Based on type market is segmented into polyurethane, polyethylene,polypropylene, and others, including polyvinyl chloride foams, polystyrene foams,

and polyolefin foams.

PART 01: Executive summary 6

PART 02: Scope of the report 17

PART 03: Research Methodology 22

PART 04: Introduction 25

Key market highlights 25

Outlook 26

PART 05: Market landscape 27

Market size and forecast 27

Five forces analysis 29

PART 06: Market segmentation by type 30

Global flexible foams market by type 30

Global polyurethane flexible foams market 31

Global polyethylene flexible foams market 33

Global polypropylene flexible foams market 35

Global flexible foams market by other flexible foams 37

PART 07: Market segmentation by application 39

Global flexible foams market by application 39

Global flexible foams market in furniture and bedding

applications 40

Global flexible foams market in transportation

applications 42

Global flexible foams market in packaging applications 44

Global flexible foams market in other applications 46

PART 08: Geographical segmentation 49

Global flexible foams market by region 49

Flexible foams market in APAC 50

Flexible foams market in Europe 52

Flexible foams market in North America 53

Flexible foams market in ROW 55

PART 09: Decision framework 57

PART 10: Drivers and challenges 59

Market drivers 60

Impact of drivers on key regions 63

Market challenges 64

Impact of challenges on key regions 66

PART 11: Market trends 67

Growth in construction industry 67

Augmented investment in R&D 67

Increasing number of manufacturers in APAC 68

Growing focus on the production of bio-based flexible

foams 68

PART 12: Vendor landscape 69

Competitive scenario 69

Key market vendors 69

Other prominent vendors 70

PART 13: Key vendor analysis 73

BASF 73

Covestro 75

Dow Chemical 77

Huntsman 78

JSP 82

PART 14: Appendix 83

List of abbreviations 83

PART 15: Explore Technavio 84