Medium Molecular Weight Polyisobutylene Market Size, Share and Forecast 2032

Medium Molecular Weight Polyisobutylene Market Insights

Zion Market Research has published a report on the global Medium Molecular Weight Polyisobutylene Market, estimating its value at USD 7.93 Billion in 2023, with projections indicating that it will reach USD 11.87 Billion by 2032. The market is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.59% over the forecast period 2024-2032.

The report explores the factors fueling market growth, the hitches that could hamper this expansion, and the opportunities that may arise in the Medium Molecular Weight Polyisobutylene Market. Additionally, it offers a detailed analysis of how these elements will affect market demand dynamics and market performance throughout the forecast period.

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Medium Molecular Weight Polyisobutylene Market: Overview     

Medium relative molecular mass polyisobutylene may be a copolymer of isobutylene and isoprene. The relative molecular mass of medium molecular-weight polyisobutylene is between 40000-120,000 g/mol. This polymer is usually used as adhesives & sealants, insulators, lubricants, and others. It possesses properties like elongation, flexibility, high gas barrier performance, and high cohesive strength. Moreover, this polymer is employed as a tack improver in adhesive formulations, a primary binder in sealing compounds, and a viscosity modifier.

Growing demand for adhesives and sealants and rising usage of medium relative molecular mass polyisobutylene as an additive in fuels, greases, and lubricating oils are a number of the crucial factors driving the market growth. Moreover, extensive usage of medium relative molecular mass polyisobutylene as a protective within the adhesive industry is additionally fueling the market growth. Additionally, the wide application of medium relative molecular mass polyisobutylene across various industries like automotive, packaging, electronics, etc due to its properties like a high barrier to gases and fluids, flexibility, and cohesive strength among others is expected to bolster the market growth over the forthcoming years.

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COVID-19 Impact Analysis

The global Medium Molecular Weight Polyisobutylene market has witnessed a slight decline in sales for the short term to the lockdown enforcement placed by governments to contain COVID-19 spreading. The restrictions imposed by various nations to contain COVID-19 had stopped the production resulting in disruption across the whole supply chain. However, the global markets are slowly opening to their full potential, and there is a surge in demand.

Rising support from governments and several companies can help in the fight against this disease. Overall, almost every sector is anticipated to be impacted by the pandemic. Various scenarios have been analyzed based on inputs from various secondary sources and the current data available about the situation.

Medium Molecular Weight Polyisobutylene Market: Growth Factors

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Polyisobutylene is a homo-polymer of isobutylene and isoprene. It is generally odorless and offers high resistance towards salt, acid, and alkalis. Polyisobutylene is categorized into low, medium and high types depending on their molecular weights. Medium molecular weight polyisobutylene is mainly utilized in adhesive formulations, viscosity modifiers and binder in sealing compounds. It is also used in additives such as fuel additive and lubricating additive as it offers thickness and is used as a precursor in the chemical industry.

Escalating use of medium molecular weight polyisobutylene in lubricating oils is the driving factor for the market. Moreover, rising demand for adhesive and sealants is likely to fuel the growth of market owing to use of medium molecular weight isobutylene in adhesive and sealants as the precursor. However, the severe impact of medium molecular weight polyisobutylene spills on the environment, specifically on water bodies, is projected to limit its application to some extent. Nevertheless, growing demand for chewing gum is expected to offer ample opportunities for the market in the forecast period.

Medium Molecular Weight Polyisobutylene Market: Report Scope

Medium Molecular Weight Polyisobutylene Market: Segment Analysis

Segment Analysis By Application

Medium relative molecular mass polyisobutylene finds applications within the gum base, adhesives, sealants, lubricants, and other applications.

Adhesives dominated the market in 2023 and accounted for over 40% share within the medium relative molecular mass polyisobutylene market. This is due to the extensive usage of adhesives in several industrial applications like construction, automotive, etc. Moreover, the sealant was the second largest segment of the worldwide medium molecular polyisobutylene market within the same year. The lubricants segment is estimated to be the fastest-growing segment over the coming years due to the strong demand for medium relative molecular mass polyisobutylene-based lubricants in the automotive and bio-medical sectors across the world.

The major applications for the medium molecular weight polyisobutylene are gum base, additives, sealants, lubricants and other applications. Adhesives were the largest application segment for the medium molecular weight polyisobutylene market accounting more than 40.0 % of total market share in 2015. Sealants were the second largest segment of medium molecular weight polyisobutylene market in the same year. Moreover, a lubricant is expected to be a fastest growing application for medium molecular weight polyisobutylene market in near future. This growth is attributed to increasing demand for lubricating oil in various industries. Furthermore, sealant application is expected to register the moderate growth due to the increase in demand for polyisobutylene in pharmaceutical industry across the globe. Gum base is also expected to grow at a moderate CAGR in near future years due to the growing sports events such as Women Cricket World Cup (2017), Asian Games, Common Wealth Games and FIFA World Cup (2018), ICC Cricket World Cup (2019).

Medium Molecular Weight Polyisobutylene Market: Regional Analysis 

The Asia Pacific represented the largest medium molecular weight polyisobutylene market in 2023, owing to the high growth in end-user sectors such as automobile manufacturing in countries like India and China. Europe was the second-largest regional segment of the medium molecular weight polyisobutylene market in 2023, followed by North America.

The market growth in Europe was primarily driven by rising demand for pharmaceutical packaging. Furthermore, the medium molecular weight polyisobutylene market in Latin America and the Middle East & Africa is likely to register lucrative growth within the forecast period due to the expansion in the real estate and infrastructure industries.

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Medium Molecular Weight Polyisobutylene Market: Competitive Analysis

Some of the major players in the global medium molecular weight polyisobutylene market include:

• Exxon Mobil Corporation
• Lanxess
• Infineum International Limited
• TPC Group
• INEOS
• Chevron Oronite Company LLC
• Kothari Petrochemicals
• BASF SE
• Zhejiang Shunda New Material Co.
• Proteux Corp
• Shandong Hongrui Petrochemical Co.
• Mayzo among others.

The global Medium Molecular Weight Polyisobutylene Market is segmented as follows:

By Application

• Gum Base
• Adhesives
• Sealants
• Lubricants
• Others (including bitumen modification, etc.)

By Region

• North America
  • The U.S.
  • Canada
• Europe
  • France
  • The UK
  • Spain
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Rest of Europe
• Asia Pacific
  • China
  • Japan
  • India
  • South Korea
  • Southeast Asia
  • Rest of Asia Pacific
• Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Mexico
  • Rest of Latin America
• Middle East & Africa
  • GCC
  • South Africa
  • Rest of Middle East & Africa