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Polybutene-1
Polybutylene (polybutene-1, poly(1-butene), PB-1) is a polyolefin or saturated polymer with the chemical formula (C4H8)n. It should not be confused with polybutene, a low molecular weight oligomer.
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Polybutylene (polybutene-1, poly(1-butene), PB-1) is a polyolefin or saturated polymer with the chemical formula (C4H8)n. It should not be confused with polybutene, a low molecular weight oligomer.
Polybutylene is produced by polymerisation of 1-butene using supported Ziegler-Natta catalysts. PB-1 is a high molecular weight, linear, isotactic, and semi-crystalline polymer. PB-1 combines typical characteristics of conventional polyolefins with certain properties of technical polymers.
PB-1, when applied as a pure or reinforced resin, can replace materials like metal, rubber and engineering polymers. It is also used synergistically as a blend element to modify the characteristics of other polyolefins like polypropylene and polyethylene. Because of its specific properties it is mainly used in pressure Plumbing System, flexible packaging, water heaters, compounding and hot melt adhesives.
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Industry Growth & Trends
Global Polybutene-1 Industry Growth and Trends Forecast to 2032
Market perspective
Polybutylene (polybutene-1, poly(1-butene), PB-1) is a polyolefin or saturated polymer with the chemical formula (C4H8)n. It should not be confused with polybutene, a low molecular weight oligomer.
Polybutylene is produced by polymerisation of 1-butene using supported Ziegler-Natta catalysts. PB-1 is a high molecular weight, linear, isotactic, and semi-crystalline polymer. PB-1 combines typical characteristics of conventional polyolefins with certain properties of technical polymers.
PB-1, when applied as a pure or reinforced resin, can replace materials like metal, rubber and engineering polymers. It is also used synergistically as a blend element to modify the characteristics of other polyolefins like polypropylene and polyethylene. Because of its specific properties it is mainly used in pressure Plumbing System, flexible packaging, water heaters, compounding and hot melt adhesives.
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LyondellBasell, Mitsui Chemicals, Ylem Technology and Shandong Hongye Chemical are the leaders of the Polybutene-1 industry, which take about 100% market share. Europe is the major region of the global market, which takes about 30% market share.
Report Scope
This report provides a structured, data-driven view of the global Polybutene-1 market, combining harmonized quantitative metrics with targeted qualitative insight to support business and growth strategy, market positioning, and capital allocation.
The Polybutene-1 market size, estimates, and forecasts are presented in terms of sales volume (t) and revenue (US$ million), with 2025 as the base year and historical and forecast data for 2021-2032. The report segments the global Polybutene-1 market by Type, Application, region/country, and company, provides regional market sizes at the segment level, profiles the competitive landscape and key players and their market ranks, and reviews technology trends and new product developments relevant toPolybutene-1.
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section analyzes the strategies and performance of leading manufacturers in the global Polybutene-1 market, including portfolio focus, innovation and product development, mergers and acquisitions, collaborations, and geographic expansion used to sustain or enhance competitive positions. It also summarizes recent corporate developments and key financial indicators and provides global revenue, price, and sales volume data by manufacturer for 2020-2025, enabling benchmarking of scale, pricing, and market share and supporting assessment of market concentration through indicators such as CR5 and CR10.
Polybutene-1 Market by Company
LyondellBasell
Mitsui Chemicals
Ylem Technology
Shandong Hongye Chemical
Polybutene-1 Segment by Type
Extrusion Grade PB-1
Injection Molding Grade PB-1
Extrusion Blow Molding Grade PB-1
Polybutene-1 Segment by Application
Plumbing System
Packaging Material
Hot Melt Adhesives
Others
Polybutene-1 Segment by Region
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries
Key Drivers & Barriers
High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.
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1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Polybutene-1 market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Polybutene-1 and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market.
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally.
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Polybutene-1.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Introduces the study scope of this report, executive summary of market segments by type, market size segments for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 2: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Polybutene-1 manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Sales, revenue of Polybutene-1 in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the future development prospects, and market space in the world.
Chapter 5: Introduces market segments by application, market size segment for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa, sales and revenue by country.
Chapter 12: Analysis of industrial chain, key raw materials, manufacturing cost, and market dynamics.
Chapter 13: Concluding Insights of the report.
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Scope & coverage.
Types
- Extrusion Grade PB-1
- Injection Molding Grade PB-1
- Extrusion Blow Molding Grade PB-1
Applications
- Plumbing System
- Packaging Material
- Hot Melt Adhesives
- Others
Companies covered
- LyondellBasell
- Mitsui Chemicals
- Ylem Technology
- Shandong Hongye Chemical
Inside the report.
1 Market Overview
- 1.1 Product Definition
- 1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 1.2.1 Global Polybutene-1 Market Size Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.2.2 Global Polybutene-1 Sales Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.3 Polybutene-1 Market by Type
- 1.3.1 Extrusion Grade PB-1
- 1.3.2 Injection Molding Grade PB-1
- 1.3.3 Extrusion Blow Molding Grade PB-1
- 1.4 Global Polybutene-1 Market Size by Type
- 1.4.1 Global Polybutene-1 Market Size Overview by Type (2021-2032)
- 1.4.2 Global Polybutene-1 Historic Market Size Review by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.4.3 Global Polybutene-1 Forecasted Market Size by Type (2027-2032)
- 1.5 Key Regions Market Size by Type
- 1.5.1 North America Polybutene-1 Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.2 Europe Polybutene-1 Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.3 Asia-Pacific Polybutene-1 Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.4 South America Polybutene-1 Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.5 Middle East and Africa Polybutene-1 Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
2 Global Market Dynamics
- 2.1 Polybutene-1 Industry Trends
- 2.2 Polybutene-1 Industry Drivers
- 2.3 Polybutene-1 Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 2.4 Polybutene-1 Industry Restraints
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Company
- 3.1 Global Top Players by Polybutene-1 Revenue (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Top Players by Polybutene-1 Sales (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Top Players by Polybutene-1 Price (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Polybutene-1 Industry Company Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global Polybutene-1 Major Company Production Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global Polybutene-1 Company, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global Polybutene-1 Company Establishment Date
- 3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
- 3.8.1 Global Polybutene-1 Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Polybutene-1 Players Market Share by Revenue in 2025
- 3.8.3 2025 Polybutene-1 Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 Polybutene-1 Regional Status and Outlook
- 4.1 Global Polybutene-1 Market Size and CAGR by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 4.2 Global Polybutene-1 Historic Market Size by Region
- 4.2.1 Global Polybutene-1 Sales in Volume by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.2 Global Polybutene-1 Sales in Value by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.3 Global Polybutene-1 Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3 Global Polybutene-1 Forecasted Market Size by Region
- 4.3.1 Global Polybutene-1 Sales in Volume by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.2 Global Polybutene-1 Sales in Value by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.3 Global Polybutene-1 Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2027-2032)
5 Polybutene-1 by Application
- 5.1 Polybutene-1 Market by Application
- 5.1.1 Plumbing System
- 5.1.2 Packaging Material
- 5.1.3 Hot Melt Adhesives
- 5.1.4 Others
- 5.2 Global Polybutene-1 Market Size by Application
- 5.2.1 Global Polybutene-1 Market Size Overview by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.2.2 Global Polybutene-1 Historic Market Size Review by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.2.3 Global Polybutene-1 Forecasted Market Size by Application (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Key Regions Market Size by Application
- 5.3.1 North America Polybutene-1 Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.2 Europe Polybutene-1 Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.3 Asia-Pacific Polybutene-1 Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.4 South America Polybutene-1 Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.5 Middle East and Africa Polybutene-1 Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
6 Company Profiles
- 6.1 LyondellBasell
- 6.1.1 LyondellBasell Company Information
- 6.1.2 LyondellBasell Business Overview
- 6.1.3 LyondellBasell Polybutene-1 Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.1.4 LyondellBasell Polybutene-1 Product Portfolio
- 6.1.5 LyondellBasell Recent Developments
- 6.2 Mitsui Chemicals
- 6.2.1 Mitsui Chemicals Company Information
- 6.2.2 Mitsui Chemicals Business Overview
- 6.2.3 Mitsui Chemicals Polybutene-1 Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.2.4 Mitsui Chemicals Polybutene-1 Product Portfolio
- 6.2.5 Mitsui Chemicals Recent Developments
- 6.3 Ylem Technology
- 6.3.1 Ylem Technology Company Information
- 6.3.2 Ylem Technology Business Overview
- 6.3.3 Ylem Technology Polybutene-1 Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.3.4 Ylem Technology Polybutene-1 Product Portfolio
- 6.3.5 Ylem Technology Recent Developments
- 6.4 Shandong Hongye Chemical
- 6.4.1 Shandong Hongye Chemical Company Information
- 6.4.2 Shandong Hongye Chemical Business Overview
- 6.4.3 Shandong Hongye Chemical Polybutene-1 Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.4.4 Shandong Hongye Chemical Polybutene-1 Product Portfolio
- 6.4.5 Shandong Hongye Chemical Recent Developments
7 North America by Country
- 7.1 North America Polybutene-1 Sales by Country
- 7.1.1 North America Polybutene-1 Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.1.2 North America Polybutene-1 Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.1.3 North America Polybutene-1 Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 7.2 North America Polybutene-1 Market Size by Country
- 7.2.1 North America Polybutene-1 Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.2.2 North America Polybutene-1 Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.2.3 North America Polybutene-1 Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
8 Europe by Country
- 8.1 Europe Polybutene-1 Sales by Country
- 8.1.1 Europe Polybutene-1 Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.1.2 Europe Polybutene-1 Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.1.3 Europe Polybutene-1 Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 8.2 Europe Polybutene-1 Market Size by Country
- 8.2.1 Europe Polybutene-1 Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.2.2 Europe Polybutene-1 Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.2.3 Europe Polybutene-1 Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
9 Asia-Pacific by Country
- 9.1 Asia-Pacific Polybutene-1 Sales by Country
- 9.1.1 Asia-Pacific Polybutene-1 Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.1.2 Asia-Pacific Polybutene-1 Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.1.3 Asia-Pacific Polybutene-1 Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 9.2 Asia-Pacific Polybutene-1 Market Size by Country
- 9.2.1 Asia-Pacific Polybutene-1 Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.2.2 Asia-Pacific Polybutene-1 Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.2.3 Asia-Pacific Polybutene-1 Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
10 South America by Country
- 10.1 South America Polybutene-1 Sales by Country
- 10.1.1 South America Polybutene-1 Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.1.2 South America Polybutene-1 Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.1.3 South America Polybutene-1 Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 10.2 South America Polybutene-1 Market Size by Country
- 10.2.1 South America Polybutene-1 Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.2.2 South America Polybutene-1 Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.2.3 South America Polybutene-1 Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
11 Middle East and Africa by Country
- 11.1 Middle East and Africa Polybutene-1 Sales by Country
- 11.1.1 Middle East and Africa Polybutene-1 Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.1.2 Middle East and Africa Polybutene-1 Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.1.3 Middle East and Africa Polybutene-1 Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 11.2 Middle East and Africa Polybutene-1 Market Size by Country
- 11.2.1 Middle East and Africa Polybutene-1 Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.2.2 Middle East and Africa Polybutene-1 Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.2.3 Middle East and Africa Polybutene-1 Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
12 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.1 Polybutene-1 Value Chain Analysis
- 12.1.1 Polybutene-1 Key Raw Materials
- 12.1.2 Key Raw Materials Price
- 12.1.3 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 12.1.4 Manufacturing Cost Structure
- 12.1.5 Polybutene-1 Production Mode & Process
- 12.2 Polybutene-1 Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 12.2.2 Polybutene-1 Distributors
- 12.2.3 Polybutene-1 Customers
13 Concluding Insights
14 Appendix
- 14.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 14.2 Research Methodology
- 14.3 Research Process
- 14.4 Authors List of This Report
- 14.5 Data Source
- 14.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 14.5.2 Primary Sources
- 14.6 Disclaimer
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