Europe Polyamide Market Size and Share

Europe Polyamide Market (2025 - 2030)

Europe Polyamide Market Analysis by Mordor Intelligence

The Europe Polyamide Market size is estimated at 1.25 Million tons in 2025, and is expected to reach 1.49 Million tons by 2030, at a CAGR of 3.52% during the forecast period (2025-2030). This outlook is shaped by tightening vehicle CO₂ limits, aerospace fuel-efficiency targets, and EU circular-economy legislation, all of which lift demand for advanced resin grades suited to light-weight structures and closed-loop recycling programs. Automotive OEMs intensify the shift from metal to polymer for under-hood, body-in-white, and e-powertrain parts, driving continuous grade innovation among compounders able to guarantee mechanical integrity at 150–180 °C. Parallel momentum comes from aerospace interior programs that require flame-retardant, low-smoke formulations with high dimensional stability under cabin pressurization cycles. At the same time, feedstock volatility, stricter VOC caps, and low-cost Asian supply put pressure on commodity PA6 margins, prompting European suppliers to streamline portfolios around specialty and recycled content offerings. Near-shoring in Hungary, Poland, and the Czech Republic adds fresh capacity close to EU end-users and mitigates geopolitical freight risk, while chemical-recycling pilots funded by Paris and Brussels start to close the materials loop for post-consumer carpets, nets, and molded scrap.

Key Report Takeaways

  • By end-user, electrical and electronics held 26.98% of the Europe polyamide market share in 2024, while packaging is projected to expand at a 6.67% CAGR to 2030.
  • By sub-resin type, Polyamide 6 commanded 59.21% of Europe polyamide market share in 2024; Aramid is projected to advance at a 4.29% CAGR through 2030.
  • By geography, Germany led with 26.40% share in 2024, whereas France is set to post the highest 4.26% CAGR by 2030.

Segment Analysis

By End-User Industry: Electronics Lead Demand, Packaging Emerges as the Fastest Riser

The electrical and electronics segment consumed 26.98% of the Europe polyamide market size in 2024. Connector housings, circuit breakers, and smart-meter casings rely on glass-fiber-reinforced grades that guarantee dimensional accuracy under solder-reflow peaks of 260 °C. Telecom infrastructure roll-outs further elevate demand as 5G small-cell enclosures require RF-transparent yet flame-retardant materials. Automotive remains a close second; however, the functional convergence of infotainment and driver-assistance electronics inside vehicles magnifies polymer need regardless of the segment boundary. Building and construction keeps a stable pull for conduits and cable ties, where long-term creep resistance prevents maintenance downtime in commercial installations.

Packaging shows the fastest trajectory, projected to notch a 6.67% CAGR through 2030. European grocers escalate shelf-life goals to curb food waste by 30% under EU Farm-to-Fork targets, choosing high-barrier PA/EVOH multilayers that extend chilled-meat freshness. Premium pet-food brands shift toward mono-material PA structures that facilitate mechanical recycling without compromising oxygen barrier, unlocking additional tonnage. Film extruders now blend chemically recycled PA chips with virgin feedstock under ISCC PLUS mass-balance rules, enabling brand owners to claim circular content without altering extrusion conditions. Innovation also centers on vacuum-skin films, where low-gauge PA outer layers cut material use by 10% while retaining puncture resistance.

Europe Polyamide Market: Market Share by End-user Industry

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By Sub-Resin Type: Polyamide 6 Retains Scale Leadership While Aramid Outpaces Growth

Polyamide 6 accounted for 59.21% of the Europe polyamide market size in 2024, reflecting entrenched usage in molded automotive, fiber, and Electric and Electronics applications where processors prize its balanced mechanical profile and competitive cost. Vertically integrated producers supply a spectrum of viscosity windows, enabling compounders to tailor impact, stiffness, and heat resistance for target programs. Yet the segment faces margin squeeze as Asian capacity additions depress global price benchmarks, prompting European players to defend share through recycled-content variants certified to ISO 14021. Polyamide 66 preserves relevance in under-hood and high-heat connectors, where thermal stability delivers consistent electrical performance after 1,000 thermal cycles. Polyphthalamide gains traction in harsh chemical environments, especially EV battery environments relying on coolants that can leach unmodified PA grades.

Aramid represents the highest-growth sub-resin, with a 4.29% forecast CAGR through 2030 that, while from a modest base, outpaces every other group. Demand accelerates as aerospace and defense contractors incorporate para-aramid fibers into composite laminates that withstand ballistic and high-temperature incidents. European automotive-battery engineers also specify aramid papers as cell separators for enhanced thermal runaway protection. Domestic aramid suppliers leverage short supply chains and robust technical-service networks, offering application-specific fiber orientation and surface treatments. Their collaboration with French recycling schemes to recover aramid from end-of-life protective gear underscores circular-economy alignment and adds a premium narrative for downstream OEMs. Despite higher price points, aramid’s performance advantages justify adoption in critical-safety systems where failure risk carries disproportionate liability.

Europe Polyamide Market: Market Share by Sub-Resin Type

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Geography Analysis

Germany captured 26.40% of regional volume in 2024 by virtue of its integrated chemical-automotive ecosystem, in which BASF, Evonik, LANXESS, and numerous Tier-1 molders operate within a 300 km corridor of major vehicle assembly plants. Polyamide grades move from polymerization reactors to injection machines in less than 24 hours, streamlining logistics and assuring line-side availability. The country’s drive toward electromobility reinforces domestic demand for flame-retardant PA 6.6 in high-voltage connectors, and its advanced regulatory environment rewards producers capable of meeting low VOC thresholds ahead of the 2027 compliance date.

France is projected to lead growth at a 4.26% CAGR, buoyed by a €500 million state aid framework that subsidizes chemical-recycling plants and by a robust aerospace cluster centered around Toulouse. Airbus and Safran source flame-retardant polyamide panels domestically, mitigating supply-chain risk and shortening development cycles. The recycling grants enable local producers to reduce reliance on imported caprolactam by integrating circular monomers derived from carpet and net waste streams.

Italy, the United Kingdom, and the Rest of Europe jointly deliver diversified demand drivers. Italian luxury-car producers specify carbon-fiber-reinforced PA for aesthetic under-bonnet parts where visual quality and heat resistance command high margins. The United Kingdom emphasizes defense and commercial aerospace, with qualification expertise that safeguards procurement of high-specification polymer parts despite added customs checks post-Brexit. Eastern Europe benefits from cost-competitive labor and proximity to Western OEMs; notable is MOL’s €1.3 billion polyol and polyamide intermediate complex in Hungary that supports regional electro-mobility component manufacturing.

Competitive Landscape

The Europe polyamide market displays consolidation. Technology leadership increasingly hinges on closed-loop strategies. BASF gained sole ownership of the Alsachimie site in July 2025, unlocking integration benefits across adipic acid, KA-oil, and AH salt trains and facilitating trials of bio-based adipic acid intermediates. 

Europe Polyamide Industry Leaders

  1. BASF

  2. Domo Chemicals

  3. DSM-Firmenich

  4. LANXESS

  5. Radici Partecipazioni SpA

  6. *Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in no particular order
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Recent Industry Developments

  • January 2025: BASF acquired DOMO Chemicals’ 49% stake in the Alsachimie joint venture, becoming sole owner of the Chalampé, France site that produces key PA 6.6 intermediates.
  • February 2025: Lone Star Funds agreed to acquire RadiciGroup’s Specialty Chemicals and High Performance Polymers divisions, restructuring competitive dynamics in European PA supply.

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Table of Contents for Europe Polyamide Industry Report

1. Introduction

  • 1.1 Study Assumptions and Market Definition
  • 1.2 Scope of the Study

2. Research Methodology

3. Executive Summary

4. Market Landscape

  • 4.1 Market Overview
  • 4.2 Market Drivers
    • 4.2.1 Lightweighting push in automotive manufacturing
    • 4.2.2 Substitution of metals in aerospace interiors
    • 4.2.3 Electrification-driven demand for heat-resistant polymers
    • 4.2.4 EU circular-economy grants for chemical-recycling plants
    • 4.2.5 Near-shoring of synthetic-fiber output in Eastern Europe
  • 4.3 Market Restraints
    • 4.3.1 Caprolactam feedstock price volatility
    • 4.3.2 Stricter EU VOC-emission limits on polymerization units
    • 4.3.3 Emerging bio-polyester competition in niche films
  • 4.4 Value Chain Analysis
  • 4.5 Porter's Five Forces
    • 4.5.1 Threat of New Entrants
    • 4.5.2 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
    • 4.5.3 Bargaining Power of Buyers
    • 4.5.4 Threat of Substitutes
    • 4.5.5 Competitive Rivalry
  • 4.6 End-use Sector Trends
    • 4.6.1 Aerospace (Aerospace Component Production Revenue)
    • 4.6.2 Automotive (Automobile Production)
    • 4.6.3 Building and Construction (New Construction Floor Area)
    • 4.6.4 Electrical and Electronics (Electrical and Electronics Production Revenue)
    • 4.6.5 Packaging(Plastic Packaging Volume)
  • 4.7 Import and Export Trends
  • 4.8 Recycling Overview
  • 4.9 Regulatory Framework
    • 4.9.1 EU
    • 4.9.2 France
    • 4.9.3 Germany
    • 4.9.4 Italy
    • 4.9.5 Russia
    • 4.9.6 United Kingdom

5. Market Size and Growth Forecasts (Value and Volume)

  • 5.1 By End-user Industry
    • 5.1.1 Aerospace
    • 5.1.2 Automotive
    • 5.1.3 Building and Construction
    • 5.1.4 Electrical and Electronics
    • 5.1.5 Industrial and Machinery
    • 5.1.6 Packaging
    • 5.1.7 Other End-User Industries
  • 5.2 By Sub-Resin Type
    • 5.2.1 Aramid
    • 5.2.2 Polyamide 6
    • 5.2.3 Polyamide 66
    • 5.2.4 Polyphthalamide
  • 5.3 By Geography
    • 5.3.1 France
    • 5.3.2 Germany
    • 5.3.3 Italy
    • 5.3.4 Russia
    • 5.3.5 United Kingdom
    • 5.3.6 Rest of Europe

6. Competitive Landscape

  • 6.1 Market Concentration
  • 6.2 Strategic Moves
  • 6.3 Market Share (%)/Ranking Analysis
  • 6.4 Company Profiles (includes Global Level Overview, Market Level Overview, Core Segments, Financials as available, Strategic Information, Market Rank/Share, Products and Services, Recent Developments)
    • 6.4.1 Arkema
    • 6.4.2 Ascend Performance Materials
    • 6.4.3 BASF
    • 6.4.4 Celanese Corporation
    • 6.4.5 Domo Chemicals
    • 6.4.6 DSM-Firmenich
    • 6.4.7 Evonik Industries AG
    • 6.4.8 Grodno Azot
    • 6.4.9 Grupa Azoty S.A.
    • 6.4.10 Koch IP Holdings, LLC
    • 6.4.11 KuibyshevAzot
    • 6.4.12 LANXESS
    • 6.4.13 Radici Partecipazioni SpA
    • 6.4.14 Toray Industries Inc.
    • 6.4.15 UBE Corporation

7. Market Opportunities and Future Outlook

  • 7.1 White-space and Unmet-Need Assessment

8. Key Strategic Questions for CEOs

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List of Tables & Figures

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  2. PRODUCTION REVENUE OF AEROSPACE COMPONENTS, USD, EUROPE, 2017 - 2029
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  2. PRODUCTION VOLUME OF AUTOMOBILES, UNITS, EUROPE, 2017 - 2029
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  2. FLOOR AREA OF NEW CONSTRUCTION, SQUARE FEET, EUROPE, 2017 - 2029
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  2. PRODUCTION REVENUE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS, USD, EUROPE, 2017 - 2029
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  2. PRODUCTION VOLUME OF PLASTIC PACKAGING, TONS, EUROPE, 2017 - 2029
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  2. IMPORT REVENUE OF POLYAMIDE (PA) TRADE BY TOP COUNTRIES, USD, EUROPE, 2017 - 2021
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  2. EXPORT REVENUE OF POLYAMIDE (PA) TRADE BY TOP COUNTRIES, USD, EUROPE, 2017 - 2021
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  2. EUROPE POLYAMIDE MARKET, PRICE TRENDS, BY COUNTRY, USD PER KG, 2017-2021
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  2. VOLUME OF POLYAMIDE (PA) CONSUMED, TONS, EUROPE, 2017 - 2029
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  2. VALUE OF POLYAMIDE (PA) CONSUMED, USD, EUROPE, 2017 - 2029
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  2. VOLUME OF POLYAMIDE (PA) CONSUMED BY END USER INDUSTRY, TONS, EUROPE, 2017 - 2029
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  2. VALUE OF POLYAMIDE (PA) CONSUMED BY END USER INDUSTRY, USD, EUROPE, 2017 - 2029
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  2. VOLUME SHARE OF POLYAMIDE (PA) CONSUMED BY END USER INDUSTRY, %, EUROPE, 2017, 2023, AND 2029
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  2. VOLUME OF POLYAMIDE (PA) CONSUMED IN AEROSPACE INDUSTRY, TONS, EUROPE, 2017 - 2029
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  2. VOLUME OF POLYAMIDE (PA) CONSUMED IN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY, TONS, EUROPE, 2017 - 2029
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  2. VOLUME OF POLYAMIDE (PA) CONSUMED IN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, TONS, EUROPE, 2017 - 2029
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  2. VOLUME OF POLYAMIDE (PA) CONSUMED IN ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, TONS, EUROPE, 2017 - 2029
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  2. VOLUME OF POLYAMIDE (PA) CONSUMED IN INDUSTRIAL AND MACHINERY INDUSTRY, TONS, EUROPE, 2017 - 2029
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  2. VOLUME OF POLYAMIDE (PA) CONSUMED IN PACKAGING INDUSTRY, TONS, EUROPE, 2017 - 2029
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  2. VALUE OF POLYAMIDE (PA) CONSUMED IN PACKAGING INDUSTRY, USD, EUROPE, 2017 - 2029
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  2. VOLUME OF POLYAMIDE (PA) CONSUMED BY SUB RESIN TYPE, TONS, EUROPE, 2017 - 2029
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  2. VALUE OF ARAMID CONSUMED, USD, EUROPE, 2017 - 2029
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  2. VOLUME OF POLYAMIDE (PA) 6 CONSUMED, TONS, EUROPE, 2017 - 2029
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  2. VALUE SHARE OF POLYAMIDE (PA) 66 CONSUMED BY END USER INDUSTRY, %, EUROPE, 2022 VS 2029
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  2. MOST ACTIVE COMPANIES BY NUMBER OF STRATEGIC MOVES, EUROPE, 2019 - 2021
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  2. PRODUCTION CAPACITY SHARE OF POLYAMIDE (PA) BY MAJOR PLAYERS, %, EUROPE, 2022

Europe Polyamide Market Report Scope

Aerospace, Automotive, Building and Construction, Electrical and Electronics, Industrial and Machinery, Packaging are covered as segments by End User Industry. Aramid, Polyamide (PA) 6, Polyamide (PA) 66, Polyphthalamide are covered as segments by Sub Resin Type. France, Germany, Italy, Russia, United Kingdom are covered as segments by Country.
By End-user Industry
Aerospace
Automotive
Building and Construction
Electrical and Electronics
Industrial and Machinery
Packaging
Other End-User Industries
By Sub-Resin Type
Aramid
Polyamide 6
Polyamide 66
Polyphthalamide
By Geography
France
Germany
Italy
Russia
United Kingdom
Rest of Europe
By End-user Industry Aerospace
Automotive
Building and Construction
Electrical and Electronics
Industrial and Machinery
Packaging
Other End-User Industries
By Sub-Resin Type Aramid
Polyamide 6
Polyamide 66
Polyphthalamide
By Geography France
Germany
Italy
Russia
United Kingdom
Rest of Europe
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Market Definition

  • End-user Industry - Building & Construction, Packaging, Automotive, Aerospace, Industrial Machinery, Electrical & Electronics, and Others are the end-user industries considered under the polyamide market.
  • Resin - Under the scope of the study, virgin polyamide resins like Polyamide 6, Polyamide 66, Polyphthalamide, and Aramid in the primary forms are considered.
Keyword Definition
Acetal This is a rigid material that has a slippery surface. It can easily withstand wear and tear in abusive work environments. This polymer is used for building applications such as gears, bearings, valve components, etc.
Acrylic This synthetic resin is a derivative of acrylic acid. It forms a smooth surface and is mainly used for various indoor applications. The material can also be used for outdoor applications with a special formulation.
Cast film A cast film is made by depositing a layer of plastic onto a surface then solidifying and removing the film from that surface. The plastic layer can be in molten form, in a solution, or in dispersion.
Colorants & Pigments Colorants & Pigments are additives used to change the color of the plastic. They can be a powder or a resin/color premix.
Composite material A composite material is a material that is produced from two or more constituent materials. These constituent materials have dissimilar chemical or physical properties and are merged to create a material with properties unlike the individual elements.
Degree of Polymerization (DP) The number of monomeric units in a macromolecule, polymer, or oligomer molecule is referred to as the degree of polymerization or DP. Plastics with useful physical properties often have DPs in the thousands.
Dispersion To create a suspension or solution of material in another substance, fine, agglomerated solid particles of one substance are dispersed in a liquid or another substance to form a dispersion.
Fiberglass Fiberglass-reinforced plastic is a material made up of glass fibers embedded in a resin matrix. These materials have high tensile and impact strength. Handrails and platforms are two examples of lightweight structural applications that use standard fiberglass.
Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) Fiber-reinforced polymer is a composite material made of a polymer matrix reinforced with fibers. The fibers are usually glass, carbon, aramid, or basalt.
Flake This is a dry, peeled-off piece, usually with an uneven surface, and is the base of cellulosic plastics.
Fluoropolymers This is a fluorocarbon-based polymer with multiple carbon-fluorine bonds. It is characterized by high resistance to solvents, acids, and bases. These materials are tough yet easy to machine. Some of the popular fluoropolymers are PTFE, ETFE, PVDF, PVF, etc.
Kevlar Kevlar is the commonly referred name for aramid fiber, which was initially a Dupont brand for aramid fiber. Any group of lightweight, heat-resistant, solid, synthetic, aromatic polyamide materials that are fashioned into fibers, filaments, or sheets is called aramid fiber. They are classified into Para-aramid and Meta-aramid.
Laminate A structure or surface composed of sequential layers of material bonded under pressure and heat to build up to the desired shape and width.
Nylon They are synthetic fiber-forming polyamides formed into yarns and monofilaments. These fibers possess excellent tensile strength, durability, and elasticity. They have high melting points and can resist chemicals and various liquids.
PET preform A preform is an intermediate product that is subsequently blown into a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle or a container.
Plastic compounding Compounding consists of preparing plastic formulations by mixing and/or blending polymers and additives in a molten state to achieve the desired characteristics. These blends are automatically dosed with fixed setpoints usually through feeders/hoppers.
Plastic pellets Plastic pellets, also known as pre-production pellets or nurdles, are the building blocks for nearly every product made of plastic.
Polymerization It is a chemical reaction of several monomer molecules to form polymer chains that form stable covalent bonds.
Styrene Copolymers A copolymer is a polymer derived from more than one species of monomer, and a styrene copolymer is a chain of polymers consisting of styrene and acrylate.
Thermoplastics Thermoplastics are defined as polymers that become soft material when it is heated and becomes hard when it is cooled. Thermoplastics have wide-ranging properties and can be remolded and recycled without affecting their physical properties.
Virgin Plastic It is a basic form of plastic that has never been used, processed, or developed. It may be considered more valuable than recycled or already used materials.
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