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POM (Polyoxymethylene)
POM (Polyoxymethylene), also known as acetal homopolymer and polyacetal, is an engineering thermoplastic with mechanical properties that make it be widely used in high load mechanical applications and other high precision parts, such as gears, bearings, medical devices, etc. It provides a wide operating temperature range, low friction, excellent dimensional stability, as well as high wear resistance with the stiffness and strength. POM can be divided in two major categories: POM homopolymer (POM-H) and POM copolymer (POM-C), which has different characteristics.
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POM (Polyoxymethylene), also known as acetal homopolymer and polyacetal, is an engineering thermoplastic with mechanical properties that make it be widely used in high load mechanical applications and other high precision parts, such as gears, bearings, medical devices, etc. It provides a wide operating temperature range, low friction, excellent dimensional stability, as well as high wear resistance with the stiffness and strength. POM can be divided in two major categories: POM homopolymer (POM-H) and POM copolymer (POM-C), which has different characteristics.
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Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Market by Size, by Type, by Application, by Region, History and Forecast 2021-2032
Market perspective
POM (Polyoxymethylene), also known as acetal homopolymer and polyacetal, is an engineering thermoplastic with mechanical properties that make it be widely used in high load mechanical applications and other high precision parts, such as gears, bearings, medical devices, etc. It provides a wide operating temperature range, low friction, excellent dimensional stability, as well as high wear resistance with the stiffness and strength. POM can be divided in two major categories: POM homopolymer (POM-H) and POM copolymer (POM-C), which has different characteristics.
China is the largest POM (Polyoxymethylene) market with about 22% market share. Europe is follower, accounting for about 18% market share.
The key players are Ticona, DowDuPont, Polyplastics, KEP, Mitsubishi, BASF, Kolon, Asahi Kasei, LG Chem, Formosa Plastis, Yunnan Yuntianhua, PTM Engineering Plastics, Shanghai Bluestar POM, China Bluechemical, Shenhua Group, HNEC, Tianjin Bohua Yongli, Yankuang Group etc. Top 3 companies occupied about 38% market share.
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The report provides an overview of the global POM (Polyoxymethylene) market in terms of capacity, output, revenue, and price, analyzing global market trends using historical revenue and sales data for 2021-2025, estimates for 2026, and projected CAGRs through 2032.
The study covers key producers of POM (Polyoxymethylene) and consumption patterns in major regions and countries, assesses future market potential, and highlights priority regions and countries for segmenting the market into sub-sectors, with country-specific market value data for the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, China, Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, India, Germany, the U.K., Italy, the Middle East, Africa, and other countries.
The report also presents POM (Polyoxymethylene) sales, revenue, market share, and industry ranking for the main manufacturers for 2021-2026, identifies the major stakeholders in the global market, and analyzes their competitive landscape and market positioning based on recent developments and segmental revenues.
In addition, the report analyzes segment data by type and application—covering sales, revenue, and price—for 2021-2032, and evaluates and forecasts the POM (Polyoxymethylene) market size, projected growth trends, production technologies, key applications, and end-use industries.
POM (Polyoxymethylene) Segment by Company
Ticona
DuPont
Polyplastics
KEP
Mitsubishi
BASF
Kolon
Asahi Kasei
LG Chem
Formosa Plastis
Yunnan Yuntianhua
PTM Engineering Plastics
Shanghai Bluestar POM
China Bluechemical
Shenhua Group
HNEC
Tianjin Bohua Yongli
Yankuang Group
POM (Polyoxymethylene) Segment by Type
POM-H
POM-C
POM (Polyoxymethylene) Segment by Application
Consumer Items
Automotive Industry
Construction Industry
Machinery Manufacturing
Electrical Industry
Others
POM (Polyoxymethylene) 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
Study Objectives
1. To analyze and research the global status and future forecast, involving, production, value, consumption, growth rate (CAGR), market share, historical and forecast.
2. To present the key manufacturers, capacity, production, revenue, market share, and Recent Developments.
3. To split the breakdown data by regions, type, manufacturers, and Application.
4. To analyze the global and key regions market potential and advantage, opportunity and challenge, restraints, and risks.
5. To identify significant trends, drivers, influence factors in global and regions.
6. To analyze competitive developments such as expansions, agreements, new product launches, and acquisitions in the market.
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2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of POM (Polyoxymethylene) and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
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Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Provides an overview of the POM (Polyoxymethylene) market, including product definition, global market growth prospects, production value, capacity, and average price forecasts (2021-2032).
Chapter 2: Analysis key trends, drivers, challenges, and opportunities within the global POM (Polyoxymethylene) industry.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of POM (Polyoxymethylene) market competition landscape. Including POM (Polyoxymethylene) manufacturers' output value, output and average price from 2021 to 2026, as well as competition analysis indicators such as origin, product type, application, merger and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments by type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 5: Provides the analysis of various market segments by application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product production/output, value, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 7: Production/Production Value of POM (Polyoxymethylene) by region. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region in the next six years.
Chapter 8: Consumption of POM (Polyoxymethylene) in regional level and country level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and production of each country in the world.
Chapter 9: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 10: Concluding Insights of the report.
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Scope & coverage.
Types
- POM-H
- POM-C
Applications
- Consumer Items
- Automotive Industry
- Construction Industry
- Machinery Manufacturing
- Electrical Industry
- Others
Companies covered
- Ticona
- DuPont
- Polyplastics
- KEP
- Mitsubishi
- BASF
- Kolon
- Asahi Kasei
- LG Chem
- Formosa Plastis
- Yunnan Yuntianhua
- PTM Engineering Plastics
- Shanghai Bluestar POM
- China Bluechemical
- Shenhua Group
- HNEC
- Tianjin Bohua Yongli
- Yankuang Group
Inside the report.
1 Market Overview
- 1.1 Product Definition
- 1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 1.2.1 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.2.2 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production Capacity Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.2.3 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.2.4 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Market Average Price (2021-2032)
- 1.3 Assumptions and Limitations
- 1.4 Study Goals and Objectives
2 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Market Dynamics
- 2.1 POM (Polyoxymethylene) Industry Trends
- 2.2 POM (Polyoxymethylene) Industry Drivers
- 2.3 POM (Polyoxymethylene) Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 2.4 POM (Polyoxymethylene) Industry Restraints
3 POM (Polyoxymethylene) Market by Manufacturers
- 3.1 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production Value by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Average Price by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Industry Manufacturers Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Key Manufacturers Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Manufacturers, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Manufacturers Established Date
- 3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
- 3.8.1 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 POM (Polyoxymethylene) Players Market Share by Production Value in 2025
- 3.8.3 2025 POM (Polyoxymethylene) Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 POM (Polyoxymethylene) Market by Type
- 4.1 POM (Polyoxymethylene) Type Introduction
- 4.1.1 POM-H
- 4.1.2 POM-C
- 4.2 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production by Type
- 4.2.1 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 4.2.2 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production by Type (2021-2032)
- 4.2.3 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 4.3 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production Value by Type
- 4.3.1 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production Value by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 4.3.2 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production Value by Type (2021-2032)
- 4.3.3 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production Value Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
5 POM (Polyoxymethylene) Market by Application
- 5.1 POM (Polyoxymethylene) Application Introduction
- 5.1.1 Consumer Items
- 5.1.2 Automotive Industry
- 5.1.3 Construction Industry
- 5.1.4 Machinery Manufacturing
- 5.1.5 Electrical Industry
- 5.1.6 Others
- 5.2 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production by Application
- 5.2.1 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 5.2.2 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.2.3 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.3 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production Value by Application
- 5.3.1 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production Value by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 5.3.2 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production Value by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.3.3 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production Value Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
6 Company Profiles
- 6.1 Ticona
- 6.1.1 Ticona Company Information
- 6.1.2 Ticona Business Overview
- 6.1.3 Ticona POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.1.4 Ticona POM (Polyoxymethylene) Product Portfolio
- 6.1.5 Ticona Recent Developments
- 6.2 DuPont
- 6.2.1 DuPont Company Information
- 6.2.2 DuPont Business Overview
- 6.2.3 DuPont POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.2.4 DuPont POM (Polyoxymethylene) Product Portfolio
- 6.2.5 DuPont Recent Developments
- 6.3 Polyplastics
- 6.3.1 Polyplastics Company Information
- 6.3.2 Polyplastics Business Overview
- 6.3.3 Polyplastics POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.3.4 Polyplastics POM (Polyoxymethylene) Product Portfolio
- 6.3.5 Polyplastics Recent Developments
- 6.4 KEP
- 6.4.1 KEP Company Information
- 6.4.2 KEP Business Overview
- 6.4.3 KEP POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.4.4 KEP POM (Polyoxymethylene) Product Portfolio
- 6.4.5 KEP Recent Developments
- 6.5 Mitsubishi
- 6.5.1 Mitsubishi Company Information
- 6.5.2 Mitsubishi Business Overview
- 6.5.3 Mitsubishi POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.5.4 Mitsubishi POM (Polyoxymethylene) Product Portfolio
- 6.5.5 Mitsubishi Recent Developments
- 6.6 BASF
- 6.6.1 BASF Company Information
- 6.6.2 BASF Business Overview
- 6.6.3 BASF POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.6.4 BASF POM (Polyoxymethylene) Product Portfolio
- 6.6.5 BASF Recent Developments
- 6.7 Kolon
- 6.7.1 Kolon Company Information
- 6.7.2 Kolon Business Overview
- 6.7.3 Kolon POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.7.4 Kolon POM (Polyoxymethylene) Product Portfolio
- 6.7.5 Kolon Recent Developments
- 6.8 Asahi Kasei
- 6.8.1 Asahi Kasei Company Information
- 6.8.2 Asahi Kasei Business Overview
- 6.8.3 Asahi Kasei POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.8.4 Asahi Kasei POM (Polyoxymethylene) Product Portfolio
- 6.8.5 Asahi Kasei Recent Developments
- 6.9 LG Chem
- 6.9.1 LG Chem Company Information
- 6.9.2 LG Chem Business Overview
- 6.9.3 LG Chem POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.9.4 LG Chem POM (Polyoxymethylene) Product Portfolio
- 6.9.5 LG Chem Recent Developments
- 6.10 Formosa Plastis
- 6.10.1 Formosa Plastis Company Information
- 6.10.2 Formosa Plastis Business Overview
- 6.10.3 Formosa Plastis POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.10.4 Formosa Plastis POM (Polyoxymethylene) Product Portfolio
- 6.10.5 Formosa Plastis Recent Developments
- 6.11 Yunnan Yuntianhua
- 6.11.1 Yunnan Yuntianhua Company Information
- 6.11.2 Yunnan Yuntianhua Business Overview
- 6.11.3 Yunnan Yuntianhua POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.11.4 Yunnan Yuntianhua POM (Polyoxymethylene) Product Portfolio
- 6.11.5 Yunnan Yuntianhua Recent Developments
- 6.12 PTM Engineering Plastics
- 6.12.1 PTM Engineering Plastics Company Information
- 6.12.2 PTM Engineering Plastics Business Overview
- 6.12.3 PTM Engineering Plastics POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.12.4 PTM Engineering Plastics POM (Polyoxymethylene) Product Portfolio
- 6.12.5 PTM Engineering Plastics Recent Developments
- 6.13 Shanghai Bluestar POM
- 6.13.1 Shanghai Bluestar POM Company Information
- 6.13.2 Shanghai Bluestar POM Business Overview
- 6.13.3 Shanghai Bluestar POM POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.13.4 Shanghai Bluestar POM POM (Polyoxymethylene) Product Portfolio
- 6.13.5 Shanghai Bluestar POM Recent Developments
- 6.14 China Bluechemical
- 6.14.1 China Bluechemical Company Information
- 6.14.2 China Bluechemical Business Overview
- 6.14.3 China Bluechemical POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.14.4 China Bluechemical POM (Polyoxymethylene) Product Portfolio
- 6.14.5 China Bluechemical Recent Developments
- 6.15 Shenhua Group
- 6.15.1 Shenhua Group Company Information
- 6.15.2 Shenhua Group Business Overview
- 6.15.3 Shenhua Group POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.15.4 Shenhua Group POM (Polyoxymethylene) Product Portfolio
- 6.15.5 Shenhua Group Recent Developments
- 6.16 HNEC
- 6.16.1 HNEC Company Information
- 6.16.2 HNEC Business Overview
- 6.16.3 HNEC POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.16.4 HNEC POM (Polyoxymethylene) Product Portfolio
- 6.16.5 HNEC Recent Developments
- 6.17 Tianjin Bohua Yongli
- 6.17.1 Tianjin Bohua Yongli Company Information
- 6.17.2 Tianjin Bohua Yongli Business Overview
- 6.17.3 Tianjin Bohua Yongli POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.17.4 Tianjin Bohua Yongli POM (Polyoxymethylene) Product Portfolio
- 6.17.5 Tianjin Bohua Yongli Recent Developments
- 6.18 Yankuang Group
- 6.18.1 Yankuang Group Company Information
- 6.18.2 Yankuang Group Business Overview
- 6.18.3 Yankuang Group POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.18.4 Yankuang Group POM (Polyoxymethylene) Product Portfolio
- 6.18.5 Yankuang Group Recent Developments
7 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production by Region
- 7.1 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.2 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production by Region (2021-2032)
- 7.2.1 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production by Region (2021-2026)
- 7.2.2 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 7.3 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.4 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production Value by Region (2021-2032)
- 7.4.1 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production Value by Region (2021-2026)
- 7.4.2 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production Value by Region (2027-2032)
- 7.5 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Market Price Analysis by Region (2021-2032)
- 7.6 Regional Production Value Trends (2021-2032)
- 7.6.1 North America POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production Value (2021-2032)
- 7.6.2 Europe POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production Value (2021-2032)
- 7.6.3 Asia-Pacific POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production Value (2021-2032)
- 7.6.4 South America POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production Value (2021-2032)
- 7.6.5 Middle East & Africa POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production Value (2021-2032)
8 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Consumption by Region
- 8.1 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Consumption by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.2 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Consumption by Region (2021-2032)
- 8.2.1 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Consumption by Region (2021-2026)
- 8.2.2 Global POM (Polyoxymethylene) Consumption by Region (2027-2032)
- 8.3 North America
- 8.3.1 North America POM (Polyoxymethylene) Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.3.2 North America POM (Polyoxymethylene) Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 8.3.3 U.S.
- 8.3.4 Canada
- 8.3.5 Mexico
- 8.4 Europe
- 8.4.1 Europe POM (Polyoxymethylene) Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.4.2 Europe POM (Polyoxymethylene) Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 8.4.3 Germany
- 8.4.4 France
- 8.4.5 U.K.
- 8.4.6 Italy
- 8.4.7 Netherlands
- 8.5 Asia Pacific
- 8.5.1 Asia Pacific POM (Polyoxymethylene) Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.5.2 Asia Pacific POM (Polyoxymethylene) Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 8.5.3 China
- 8.5.4 Japan
- 8.5.5 South Korea
- 8.5.6 Southeast Asia
- 8.5.7 India
- 8.5.8 Australia
- 8.6 South America
- 8.6.1 South America POM (Polyoxymethylene) Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.6.2 South America POM (Polyoxymethylene) Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 8.6.3 Brazil
- 8.6.4 Argentina
- 8.6.5 Chile
- 8.6.6 Colombia
- 8.7 Middle East & Africa
- 8.7.1 Middle East & Africa POM (Polyoxymethylene) Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.7.2 Middle East & Africa POM (Polyoxymethylene) Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 8.7.3 Egypt
- 8.7.4 South Africa
- 8.7.5 Israel
- 8.7.6 Türkiye
- 8.7.7 GCC Countries
9 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
- 9.1 POM (Polyoxymethylene) Value Chain Analysis
- 9.1.1 POM (Polyoxymethylene) Key Raw Materials
- 9.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 9.1.3 Manufacturing Cost Structure
- 9.1.4 POM (Polyoxymethylene) Production Mode & Process
- 9.2 POM (Polyoxymethylene) Sales Channels Analysis
- 9.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 9.2.2 POM (Polyoxymethylene) Distributors
- 9.2.3 POM (Polyoxymethylene) Customers
10 Concluding Insights
11 Appendix
- 11.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 11.2 Research Methodology
- 11.3 Research Process
- 11.4 Authors List of This Report
- 11.5 Data Source
- 11.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 11.5.2 Primary Sources
- 11.6 Disclaimer
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