Increased demand for foam blowing agents across various industries such as refrigeration, automotive, construction, and manufacturing is expected to push the growth of the global foam blowing agents market at a CAGR of 4.4% during the period from 2013 to 2020.
Traditionally, hydrocarbons (HC), hydrofluorocarbons (HFC), hydrochloroflourocarbons (HCFC) along with products such as hydrazine, azodicarbonamide, and CO2 have been used as key foam blowing agents.
After the Montreal Protocol and Kyoto Protocol came into force to reduce the production and consumption of HC, HFC, and HCFC due to their negative impact on earth’s ozone layer, industry players have been looking out for alternative eco-friendly foam blowing agents.

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The environmental impact of substitute foam blowing agents is judged by their ozone depletion potential (ODP), and global warming potential (GWP).
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) evaluates and lists the various substitute foam blowing agents under its Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program. Taking cue from the EPA’s list of substitute foam blowing agents, manufacturers are now focusing on developing foam blowing agents with low GWP.
Key Industry Players Developing Foam Blowing Agents with Lower GWP
Contributing to the cause of reducing ozone depletion and global warming, Honeywell International has developed Solstice Liquid Blowing Agent (LBA), which is the latest foam blowing agent technology.
The nonflammable and cost-effective blowing agent has a GWP of 1, which is way lower than that of the other commonly used HFCs such as cyclopentane, HFC-245fa, HFC-365mfc, and methyl formate.
The product is a fourth-generation foam blowing agent developed by the company and has been included in the SNAP list as a suitable alternative in all foam applications.
France’s leading chemicals manufacturer, Arkema, has developed the liquid blowing agent Forane 1233zd with a GWP of 7, which outperforms HFCs in terms of energy efficiency and vapor pressure. Similarly, DuPont Chemicals & Fluoroproducts has introduced Formacel 1100 as a next-generation foam expansion agent. Formacel 1100 has a GWP of 2 and a zero ODP.

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Developing Nations Adopting Low-GWP Alternatives

Foam blowing agents are majorly used in the building and construction industry.
It was estimated by the U.S. EPA that the overall HFC consumption in the construction foams sector was around 38 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2010. Developed countries held a majority share in the total HFC consumption in 2010.
As industry players develop low-GWP alternatives, it is expected that HFCs and HCFCs will be gradually phased out of the market. In developing economies, efforts have been taken to increase the adoption of low-GWP alternatives.
In Brazil, methylal is being used for the production of spray, panels, block, and pipe-in-pipe foam. Usage of super-critical CO2 in manufacturing of spray foam is being encouraged in Colombia. With growing awareness about the adverse impacts of global warming and industry players coming up with eco-friendly alternatives, the carbon footprint of the foam blowing agents market is expected to decrease in the near future.

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Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 Preface
1.1 Report Description
1.2 Market Segmentation
1.3 Research Scope and Assumptions
1.3.1 Research Scope
1.3.2 Assumptions
1.3.3 Abbreviations
1.4 Research Methodology

Chapter 2 Executive Summary
2.1 Global Foam Blowing Agents Market, 2013 – 2020 (Kilo Tons) (US$ Mn)
2.1.1 Global Foam Blowing Agents Market Snapshot, 2013 and 2020

Chapter 3 Foam Blowing Agents - Industry Analysis
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Value Chain Analysis
3.3 Market Drivers
3.3.1 Increasing demand for foam blowing agents for polyurethane foam manufacturing
3.3.1.1 Global Polyurethane Foams Market Revenue, 2009 - 2020 (US$ Bn)
3.3.2 Rising demand for polymeric foams from the construction industry
3.3.2.1 World Construction Market Revenue, 2010 - 2020 (US$ Trn)
3.3.2.2 Construction Market Revenue Share, by Region, 2020 (%)
3.4 Market Restraints
3.4.1 Environmental regulations against harmful foam blowing agents
3.4.2 Volatility in crude oil prices puts pressure on the manufacturers’ margins
3.4.2.1 Global Crude Oil Prices, 2008–2015 (US$/Barrel)
3.5 Opportunities
3.5.1 Development and commercialization of low GWP and low ODP, eco-friendly foam blowing agents
3.6 Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
3.6.1 Bargaining power of suppliers
3.6.2 Bargaining power of buyers
3.6.3 Threat from substitutes
3.6.4 Threat of new entrants
3.6.5 Degree of competition
3.7 Foam Blowing Agents: Market Attractiveness Analysis

Chapter 4 Foam Blowing Agents Market – Product Segment Analysis
4.1 Global Foam Blowing Agents Market - Product Segment Overview
4.1.1 Global Foam Blowing Agents Market Volume Share, by Product Segments, 2013 and 2020 (%)
4.2 Hydrocarbons (HC)
4.2.1 Global HC Foam Blowing Agents Market, 2013 - 2020 (Kilo Tons) (US$ Mn)
4.3 Hydrofluorocarbons (HFC)
4.3.1 Global HFC Foam Blowing Agents Market, 2013 - 2020 (Kilo Tons) (US$ Mn)
4.4 Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC)
4.4.1 Global HCFC Foam Blowing Agents Market, 2013 - 2020 (Kilo Tons) (US$ Mn)
4.5 Others
4.5.1 Global Other Foam Blowing Agents Market, 2013 - 2020 (Kilo Tons) (US$ Mn)

Capter 5 Foam Blowing Agents Market – Application Analysis
5.1 Global Foam Blowing Agents Market - Application Overview
5.1.1 Global Foam Blowing Agents Market Volume Share, by Application, 2013 and 2020 (%)
5.2 Polyurethane (PU) Foams
5.2.1 Global Foam Blowing Agents Market for PU Foams, 2013 - 2020 (Kilo Tons) (US$ Mn)
5.3 Polystyrene (PS) Foams
5.3.1 Global Foam Blowing Agents Market for PS Foams, 2013 - 2020 (Kilo Tons) (US$ Mn)
5.4 Polyolefin Foams
5.4.1 Global Foam Blowing Agents Market for Polyolefin Foams, 2013 - 2020 (Kilo Tons) (US$ Mn)
5.5 Others
5.5.1 Global Foam Blowing Agents Market for Other Foam Applications, 2013 - 2020 (Kilo Tons) (US$ Mn)

Chapter 6 Global Foam Blowing Agents Market - Regional Analysis
6.1 Global Foam Blowing Agents Market - Regional Overview
6.1.1 Global Foam Blowing Agents Market Volume Share by Region, 2013 and 2020 (%)
6.2 North America
6.2.1 North America Foam Blowing Agents Market Volume, by Products, 2013 - 2020 (Kilo Tons)
6.2.2 North America Foam Blowing Agents Market Revenue, by Products, 2013 - 2020 (US$ Mn)
6.2.3 North America Foam Blowing Agents Market Volume, by Application, 2013 - 2020 (Kilo Tons)
6.2.4 North America Foam Blowing Agents Market Revenue, by Application, 2013 - 2020 (US$ Mn)
6.3 Europe
6.3.1 Europe Foam Blowing Agents Market Volume, by Products, 2013 - 2020 (Kilo Tons)
6.3.2 Europe Foam Blowing Agents Market Revenue, by Products, 2013 - 2020 (US$ Mn)
6.3.3 Europe Foam Blowing Agents Market Volume, by Application, 2013 - 2020 (Kilo Tons)
6.3.4 Europe Foam Blowing Agents Market Revenue, by Application, 2013 - 2020 (US$ Mn)
6.4 Asia Pacific
6.4.1 Asia Pacific Foam Blowing Agents Market Volume, by Products, 2013 - 2020 (Kilo Tons)
6.4.2 Asia Pacific Foam Blowing Agents Market Revenue, by Products, 2013 - 2020 (US$ Mn)
6.4.3 Asia Pacific Foam Blowing Agents Market Volume, by Application, 2013 - 2020 (Kilo Tons)
6.4.4 Asia Pacific Foam Blowing Agents Market Revenue, by Application, 2013 - 2020 (US$ Mn)
6.5 Rest of the World (RoW)
6.5.1 RoW Foam Blowing Agents Market Volume, by Products, 2013 - 2020 (Kilo Tons)
6.5.2 RoW Foam Blowing Agents Market Revenue, by Products, 2013 - 2020 (US$ Mn)
6.5.3 RoW Foam Blowing Agents Market Volume, by Application, 2013 - 2020 (Kilo Tons)
6.5.4 RoW Foam Blowing Agents Market Revenue, by Application, 2013 - 2020 (US$ Mn)
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