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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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Barrier Resins Industry Research Report 2026
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 quantifies the global Barrier Resins market in revenue (US$ million) and, where applicable, sales volume (MT), using 2025 as the base year and providing annual historical and forecast data for 2021–2032.
It standardizes definitions of types and applications, harmonizes vendor attribution, and presents comparable time series by company, type, application, and region/country, including indicative price bands (US$/MT) and concentration ratios (CR5/CR10).
The outputs are intended to support strategy development, budgeting, and performance benchmarking for manufacturers, new entrants, channel partners, and investors; the report also reviews technology shifts and notable product introductions relevant to Barrier Resins.
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section profiles leading manufacturers, combining 2021–2025 results with a 2026–2032 outlook. It reports revenue, market share, price bands, product and application mix, regional and channel mix, and key developments (M&A, capacity additions, certifications). It also provides global revenue, average price, and—where applicable—sales volume by manufacturer, and calculates CR5/CR10 and rank changes to support comparative benchmarking.
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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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 Barrier Resins 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 Barrier Resins 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 Barrier Resins.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Research objectives, research methods, data sources, data cross-validation;
Chapter 2: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (by region, product type, application, etc), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Barrier Resins manufacturers competitive landscape, price, production and value market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: 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 5: Production/output, value of Barrier Resins by region/country. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region in the next six years.
Chapter 6: Consumption of Barrier Resins 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 7: 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 8: 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 9: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 10: 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 11: The main points and conclusions 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 Preface
- 1.1 Scope of Report
- 1.2 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 1.3 Research Methodology
- 1.4 Research Process
- 1.5 Data Source
- 1.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 1.5.2 Primary Sources
2 Market Overview
- 2.1 Product Definition
- 2.2 Barrier Resins by Type
- 2.2.1 Market Value Comparison by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.2.2 EVOH Resin
- 2.2.3 PVDC
- 2.2.4 PEN
- 2.2.5 Others
- 2.3 Barrier Resins by Application
- 2.3.1 Market Value Comparison by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.3.2 Pharmaceutical
- 2.3.3 Food and Drinks
- 2.3.4 Personal Care
- 2.3.5 Household Products
- 2.3.6 Others
- 2.4 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 2.4.1 Global Barrier Resins Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.2 Global Barrier Resins Production Capacity Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.3 Global Barrier Resins Production Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.4 Global Barrier Resins Market Average Price (2021-2032)
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Manufacturers
- 3.1 Global Barrier Resins Production by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Barrier Resins Production Value by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Barrier Resins Average Price by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Barrier Resins Industry Manufacturers Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global Barrier Resins Key Manufacturers, Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global Barrier Resins Manufacturers, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global Barrier Resins Manufacturers Established Date
- 3.8 Global Barrier Resins Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.9 Global Manufacturers Mergers & Acquisition
4 Manufacturers Profiled
- 4.1 Chang Chun Petrochemical
- 4.1.1 Chang Chun Petrochemical Barrier Resins Company Information
- 4.1.2 Chang Chun Petrochemical Barrier Resins Business Overview
- 4.1.3 Chang Chun Petrochemical Barrier Resins Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.1.4 Chang Chun Petrochemical Product Portfolio
- 4.1.5 Chang Chun Petrochemical Recent Developments
- 4.2 Asahi Kasei
- 4.2.1 Asahi Kasei Barrier Resins Company Information
- 4.2.2 Asahi Kasei Barrier Resins Business Overview
- 4.2.3 Asahi Kasei Barrier Resins Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.2.4 Asahi Kasei Product Portfolio
- 4.2.5 Asahi Kasei Recent Developments
- 4.3 SK (Dow)
- 4.3.1 SK (Dow) Barrier Resins Company Information
- 4.3.2 SK (Dow) Barrier Resins Business Overview
- 4.3.3 SK (Dow) Barrier Resins Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3.4 SK (Dow) Product Portfolio
- 4.3.5 SK (Dow) Recent Developments
- 4.4 Kureha
- 4.4.1 Kureha Barrier Resins Company Information
- 4.4.2 Kureha Barrier Resins Business Overview
- 4.4.3 Kureha Barrier Resins Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.4.4 Kureha Product Portfolio
- 4.4.5 Kureha Recent Developments
- 4.5 Kuraray
- 4.5.1 Kuraray Barrier Resins Company Information
- 4.5.2 Kuraray Barrier Resins Business Overview
- 4.5.3 Kuraray Barrier Resins Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.5.4 Kuraray Product Portfolio
- 4.5.5 Kuraray Recent Developments
- 4.6 Teijin
- 4.6.1 Teijin Barrier Resins Company Information
- 4.6.2 Teijin Barrier Resins Business Overview
- 4.6.3 Teijin Barrier Resins Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.6.4 Teijin Product Portfolio
- 4.6.5 Teijin Recent Developments
- 4.7 Solvay
- 4.7.1 Solvay Barrier Resins Company Information
- 4.7.2 Solvay Barrier Resins Business Overview
- 4.7.3 Solvay Barrier Resins Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.7.4 Solvay Product Portfolio
- 4.7.5 Solvay Recent Developments
- 4.8 Juhua Group
- 4.8.1 Juhua Group Barrier Resins Company Information
- 4.8.2 Juhua Group Barrier Resins Business Overview
- 4.8.3 Juhua Group Barrier Resins Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.8.4 Juhua Group Product Portfolio
- 4.8.5 Juhua Group Recent Developments
- 4.9 Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
- 4.9.1 Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Barrier Resins Company Information
- 4.9.2 Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Barrier Resins Business Overview
- 4.9.3 Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Barrier Resins Production Capacity, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.9.4 Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Product Portfolio
- 4.9.5 Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Recent Developments
5 Global Barrier Resins Production by Region
- 5.1 Global Barrier Resins Production Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.2 Global Barrier Resins Production by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.2.1 Global Barrier Resins Production by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.2.2 Global Barrier Resins Production Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Global Barrier Resins Production Value Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.4 Global Barrier Resins Production Value by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.4.1 Global Barrier Resins Production Value by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.4.2 Global Barrier Resins Production Value Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 5.5 Global Barrier Resins Market Price Analysis by Region (2021-2026)
- 5.6 Global Barrier Resins Production and Value, YOY Growth
- 5.6.1 North America Barrier Resins Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.2 Europe Barrier Resins Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.3 China Barrier Resins Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.4 Japan Barrier Resins Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
6 Global Barrier Resins Consumption by Region
- 6.1 Global Barrier Resins Consumption Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.2 Global Barrier Resins Consumption by Region (2021-2032)
- 6.2.1 Global Barrier Resins Consumption by Region: 2021-2026
- 6.2.2 Global Barrier Resins Forecasted Consumption by Region (2027-2032)
- 6.3 North America
- 6.3.1 North America Barrier Resins Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.3.2 North America Barrier Resins Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.3.3 United States
- 6.3.4 Canada
- 6.3.5 Mexico
- 6.4 Europe
- 6.4.1 Europe Barrier Resins Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.4.2 Europe Barrier Resins Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.4.3 Germany
- 6.4.4 France
- 6.4.5 U.K.
- 6.4.6 Italy
- 6.4.7 Russia
- 6.4.8 Spain
- 6.4.9 Netherlands
- 6.4.10 Switzerland
- 6.4.11 Sweden
- 6.4.12 Poland
- 6.5 Asia Pacific
- 6.5.1 Asia Pacific Barrier Resins Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.5.2 Asia Pacific Barrier Resins Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.5.3 China
- 6.5.4 Japan
- 6.5.5 South Korea
- 6.5.6 India
- 6.5.7 Australia
- 6.5.8 Taiwan
- 6.5.9 Southeast Asia
- 6.6 South America, Middle East & Africa
- 6.6.1 South America, Middle East & Africa Barrier Resins Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.6.2 South America, Middle East & Africa Barrier Resins Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.6.3 Brazil
- 6.6.4 Argentina
- 6.6.5 Chile
- 6.6.6 Turkey
- 6.6.7 GCC Countries
7 Segment by Type
- 7.1 Global Barrier Resins Production by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.1.1 Global Barrier Resins Production by Type (2021-2032) & (MT)
- 7.1.2 Global Barrier Resins Production Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.2 Global Barrier Resins Production Value by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.2.1 Global Barrier Resins Production Value by Type (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 7.2.2 Global Barrier Resins Production Value Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.3 Global Barrier Resins Price by Type (2021-2032)
8 Segment by Application
- 8.1 Global Barrier Resins Production by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.1.1 Global Barrier Resins Production by Application (2021-2032) & (MT)
- 8.1.2 Global Barrier Resins Production Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.2 Global Barrier Resins Production Value by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.2.1 Global Barrier Resins Production Value by Application (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 8.2.2 Global Barrier Resins Production Value Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.3 Global Barrier Resins Price by Application (2021-2032)
9 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis of the Market
- 9.1 Barrier Resins Value Chain Analysis
- 9.1.1 Barrier Resins Key Raw Materials
- 9.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 9.1.3 Barrier Resins Production Mode & Process
- 9.2 Barrier Resins Sales Channels Analysis
- 9.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 9.2.2 Barrier Resins Distributors
- 9.2.3 Barrier Resins Customers
10 Global Barrier Resins Analyzing Market Dynamics
- 10.1 Barrier Resins Industry Trends
- 10.2 Barrier Resins Industry Drivers
- 10.3 Barrier Resins Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 10.4 Barrier Resins Industry Restraints
11 Report Conclusion
12 Disclaimer
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