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Barrier Resins
The barrier resins can prevent small molecular gases such as oxygen, water vapor, and liquid from penetrating the film. Among the barrier resins, EVOH, PVDC, PEN, nitrile-based resin, MXD6 aromatic nylon, are high barrier materials, and the most commonly used are PVDC and EVOH.
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The barrier resins can prevent small molecular gases such as oxygen, water vapor, and liquid from penetrating the film. Among the barrier resins, EVOH, PVDC, PEN, nitrile-based resin, MXD6 aromatic nylon, are high barrier materials, and the most commonly used are PVDC and EVOH.
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Global Barrier Resins Industry Growth and Trends Forecast to 2032
Market perspective
The barrier resins can prevent small molecular gases such as oxygen, water vapor, and liquid from penetrating the film. Among the barrier resins, EVOH, PVDC, PEN, nitrile-based resin, MXD6 aromatic nylon, are high barrier materials, and the most commonly used are PVDC and EVOH.
Barrier resins are mainly divided into EVOH, PVDC, and PEN, among which EVOH accounts for the most important part. The main applications of barrier resins are pharmaceuticals, food and beverages, personal care, household products, etc. The consumption of food and beverages accounted for 68.64% in 2019. SK (Dow), Kureha, Kuraray, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Juhua Group and other companies are the leading suppliers in the industry. In 2019, Kuraray's market share accounted for 28.69% of the world.
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This report provides a structured, data-driven view of the global Barrier Resins market, combining harmonized quantitative metrics with targeted qualitative insight to support business and growth strategy, market positioning, and capital allocation.
The Barrier Resins market size, estimates, and forecasts are presented in terms of sales volume (MT) and revenue (US$ million), with 2025 as the base year and historical and forecast data for 2021-2032. The report segments the global Barrier Resins 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 to Barrier Resins.
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section analyzes the strategies and performance of leading manufacturers in the global Barrier Resins 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.
Barrier Resins Market by Company
Chang Chun Petrochemical
Asahi Kasei
SK (Dow)
Kureha
Kuraray
Teijin
Solvay
Juhua Group
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
Barrier Resins Segment by Type
EVOH Resin
PVDC
PEN
Others
Barrier Resins Segment by Application
Pharmaceutical
Food and Drinks
Personal Care
Household Products
Others
Barrier Resins 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
Colombia
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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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 Barrier Resins manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Sales, revenue of Barrier Resins 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
- EVOH Resin
- PVDC
- PEN
- Others
Applications
- Pharmaceutical
- Food and Drinks
- Personal Care
- Household Products
- Others
Companies covered
- Chang Chun Petrochemical
- Asahi Kasei
- SK (Dow)
- Kureha
- Kuraray
- Teijin
- Solvay
- Juhua Group
- Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
Inside the report.
1 Market Overview
- 1.1 Product Definition
- 1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 1.2.1 Global Barrier Resins Market Size Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.2.2 Global Barrier Resins Sales Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.3 Barrier Resins Market by Type
- 1.3.1 EVOH Resin
- 1.3.2 PVDC
- 1.3.3 PEN
- 1.3.4 Others
- 1.4 Global Barrier Resins Market Size by Type
- 1.4.1 Global Barrier Resins Market Size Overview by Type (2021-2032)
- 1.4.2 Global Barrier Resins Historic Market Size Review by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.4.3 Global Barrier Resins Forecasted Market Size by Type (2027-2032)
- 1.5 Key Regions Market Size by Type
- 1.5.1 North America Barrier Resins Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.2 Europe Barrier Resins Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.3 Asia-Pacific Barrier Resins Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.4 South America Barrier Resins Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.5 Middle East and Africa Barrier Resins Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
2 Global Market Dynamics
- 2.1 Barrier Resins Industry Trends
- 2.2 Barrier Resins Industry Drivers
- 2.3 Barrier Resins Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 2.4 Barrier Resins Industry Restraints
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Company
- 3.1 Global Top Players by Barrier Resins Revenue (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Top Players by Barrier Resins Sales (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Top Players by Barrier Resins Price (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Barrier Resins Industry Company Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global Barrier Resins Major Company Production Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global Barrier Resins Company, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global Barrier Resins Company Establishment Date
- 3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
- 3.8.1 Global Barrier Resins Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Barrier Resins Players Market Share by Revenue in 2025
- 3.8.3 2025 Barrier Resins Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 Barrier Resins Regional Status and Outlook
- 4.1 Global Barrier Resins Market Size and CAGR by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 4.2 Global Barrier Resins Historic Market Size by Region
- 4.2.1 Global Barrier Resins Sales in Volume by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.2 Global Barrier Resins Sales in Value by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.3 Global Barrier Resins Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3 Global Barrier Resins Forecasted Market Size by Region
- 4.3.1 Global Barrier Resins Sales in Volume by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.2 Global Barrier Resins Sales in Value by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.3 Global Barrier Resins Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2027-2032)
5 Barrier Resins by Application
- 5.1 Barrier Resins Market by Application
- 5.1.1 Pharmaceutical
- 5.1.2 Food and Drinks
- 5.1.3 Personal Care
- 5.1.4 Household Products
- 5.1.5 Others
- 5.2 Global Barrier Resins Market Size by Application
- 5.2.1 Global Barrier Resins Market Size Overview by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.2.2 Global Barrier Resins Historic Market Size Review by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.2.3 Global Barrier Resins Forecasted Market Size by Application (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Key Regions Market Size by Application
- 5.3.1 North America Barrier Resins Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.2 Europe Barrier Resins Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.3 Asia-Pacific Barrier Resins Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.4 South America Barrier Resins Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.5 Middle East and Africa Barrier Resins Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
6 Company Profiles
- 6.1 Chang Chun Petrochemical
- 6.1.1 Chang Chun Petrochemical Company Information
- 6.1.2 Chang Chun Petrochemical Business Overview
- 6.1.3 Chang Chun Petrochemical Barrier Resins Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.1.4 Chang Chun Petrochemical Barrier Resins Product Portfolio
- 6.1.5 Chang Chun Petrochemical Recent Developments
- 6.2 Asahi Kasei
- 6.2.1 Asahi Kasei Company Information
- 6.2.2 Asahi Kasei Business Overview
- 6.2.3 Asahi Kasei Barrier Resins Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.2.4 Asahi Kasei Barrier Resins Product Portfolio
- 6.2.5 Asahi Kasei Recent Developments
- 6.3 SK (Dow)
- 6.3.1 SK (Dow) Company Information
- 6.3.2 SK (Dow) Business Overview
- 6.3.3 SK (Dow) Barrier Resins Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.3.4 SK (Dow) Barrier Resins Product Portfolio
- 6.3.5 SK (Dow) Recent Developments
- 6.4 Kureha
- 6.4.1 Kureha Company Information
- 6.4.2 Kureha Business Overview
- 6.4.3 Kureha Barrier Resins Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.4.4 Kureha Barrier Resins Product Portfolio
- 6.4.5 Kureha Recent Developments
- 6.5 Kuraray
- 6.5.1 Kuraray Company Information
- 6.5.2 Kuraray Business Overview
- 6.5.3 Kuraray Barrier Resins Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.5.4 Kuraray Barrier Resins Product Portfolio
- 6.5.5 Kuraray Recent Developments
- 6.6 Teijin
- 6.6.1 Teijin Company Information
- 6.6.2 Teijin Business Overview
- 6.6.3 Teijin Barrier Resins Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.6.4 Teijin Barrier Resins Product Portfolio
- 6.6.5 Teijin Recent Developments
- 6.7 Solvay
- 6.7.1 Solvay Company Information
- 6.7.2 Solvay Business Overview
- 6.7.3 Solvay Barrier Resins Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.7.4 Solvay Barrier Resins Product Portfolio
- 6.7.5 Solvay Recent Developments
- 6.8 Juhua Group
- 6.8.1 Juhua Group Company Information
- 6.8.2 Juhua Group Business Overview
- 6.8.3 Juhua Group Barrier Resins Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.8.4 Juhua Group Barrier Resins Product Portfolio
- 6.8.5 Juhua Group Recent Developments
- 6.9 Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
- 6.9.1 Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Company Information
- 6.9.2 Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Business Overview
- 6.9.3 Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Barrier Resins Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.9.4 Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Barrier Resins Product Portfolio
- 6.9.5 Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Recent Developments
7 North America by Country
- 7.1 North America Barrier Resins Sales by Country
- 7.1.1 North America Barrier Resins Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.1.2 North America Barrier Resins Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.1.3 North America Barrier Resins Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 7.2 North America Barrier Resins Market Size by Country
- 7.2.1 North America Barrier Resins Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.2.2 North America Barrier Resins Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.2.3 North America Barrier Resins Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
8 Europe by Country
- 8.1 Europe Barrier Resins Sales by Country
- 8.1.1 Europe Barrier Resins Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.1.2 Europe Barrier Resins Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.1.3 Europe Barrier Resins Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 8.2 Europe Barrier Resins Market Size by Country
- 8.2.1 Europe Barrier Resins Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.2.2 Europe Barrier Resins Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.2.3 Europe Barrier Resins Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
9 Asia-Pacific by Country
- 9.1 Asia-Pacific Barrier Resins Sales by Country
- 9.1.1 Asia-Pacific Barrier Resins Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.1.2 Asia-Pacific Barrier Resins Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.1.3 Asia-Pacific Barrier Resins Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 9.2 Asia-Pacific Barrier Resins Market Size by Country
- 9.2.1 Asia-Pacific Barrier Resins Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.2.2 Asia-Pacific Barrier Resins Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.2.3 Asia-Pacific Barrier Resins Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
10 South America by Country
- 10.1 South America Barrier Resins Sales by Country
- 10.1.1 South America Barrier Resins Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.1.2 South America Barrier Resins Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.1.3 South America Barrier Resins Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 10.2 South America Barrier Resins Market Size by Country
- 10.2.1 South America Barrier Resins Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.2.2 South America Barrier Resins Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.2.3 South America Barrier Resins Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
11 Middle East and Africa by Country
- 11.1 Middle East and Africa Barrier Resins Sales by Country
- 11.1.1 Middle East and Africa Barrier Resins Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.1.2 Middle East and Africa Barrier Resins Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.1.3 Middle East and Africa Barrier Resins Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 11.2 Middle East and Africa Barrier Resins Market Size by Country
- 11.2.1 Middle East and Africa Barrier Resins Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.2.2 Middle East and Africa Barrier Resins Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.2.3 Middle East and Africa Barrier Resins Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
12 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.1 Barrier Resins Value Chain Analysis
- 12.1.1 Barrier Resins 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 Barrier Resins Production Mode & Process
- 12.2 Barrier Resins Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 12.2.2 Barrier Resins Distributors
- 12.2.3 Barrier Resins 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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