South Korea Electric Vehicle Plastics Market Size & Outlook

The electric vehicle plastics market in South Korea is expected to reach a projected revenue of US$ 163.3 million by 2030. A compound annual growth rate of 25.2% is expected of South Korea electric vehicle plastics market from 2024 to 2030.
Revenue, 2023 (US$M)
$34.0
Forecast, 2030 (US$M)
$163.3
CAGR, 2024 - 2030
25.2%
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South Korea electric vehicle plastics market, 2019-2030 (US$M)

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South Korea electric vehicle plastics market highlights

  • The South Korea electric vehicle plastics market generated a revenue of USD 34.0 million in 2023 and is expected to reach USD 163.3 million by 2030.
  • The South Korea market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 25.2% from 2024 to 2030.
  • In terms of segment, polyurethane (pu) was the largest revenue generating resin in 2023.
  • Polypropylene (PP) is the most lucrative resin segment registering the fastest growth during the forecast period.


Electric vehicle plastics market data book summary

Market revenue in 2023USD 34.0 million
Market revenue in 2030USD 163.3 million
Growth rate25.2% (CAGR from 2023 to 2030)
Largest segmentPolyurethane (pu)
Fastest growing segmentPolypropylene (PP)
Historical data2019 - 2022
Base year2023
Forecast period2024 - 2030
Quantitative unitsRevenue in USD million
Market segmentationPolypropylene (PP), Polyamide (PA), Polycarbonate (PC), Polyethylene (PE), Polyurethane (PU), Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), Polyvinyl Butyral (PVB), Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT), Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS), Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)
Key market players worldwideBasf SE, SABIC, LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A, Evonik Industries AG, Covestro AG, DuPont de Nemours Inc, Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd, LG Chem, Asahi Kasei Corp, Lanxess AG, INEOS, Celanese Corp Class A, AGC Inc, Ems-Chemie Holding AG, Mitsubishi Electric Corp


Other key industry trends

  • In terms of revenue, South Korea accounted for 1.4% of the global electric vehicle plastics market in 2023.
  • Country-wise, China is expected to lead the global market in terms of revenue in 2030.
  • In Asia Pacific, China electric vehicle plastics market is projected to lead the regional market in terms of revenue in 2030.
  • India is the fastest growing regional market in Asia Pacific and is projected to reach USD 336.4 million by 2030.

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Electric Vehicle Plastics Market Companies

Name Profile # Employees HQ Website
INEOS View profile 10001+ Rolle, Geneve, Switzerland, Europe http://www.ineos.com/
Ems-Chemie Holding AG View profile 2736 Via Innovativa 1, Domat/Ems, Switzerland, 7013 https://www.ems-group.com
SABIC View profile 10001+ Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia, Asia http://www.sabic.com
Lanxess AG View profile 12621 Kennedyplatz 1, Cologne, Germany, 50569 https://www.lanxess.com
AGC Inc View profile 61671 1-5-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan, 100-8405 https://www.agc.com
LG Chem View profile 10001+ Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea, Asia https://www.lgchem.com
Celanese Corp Class A View profile 12410 222 West Las Colinas Boulevard, Suite 900N, Irving, TX, United States, 75039-5421 https://www.celanese.com
DuPont de Nemours Inc View profile 24000 974 Centre Road, Building 730, Wilmington, DE, United States, 19805 https://www.dupont.com
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A View profile 20000 One Vine Street, 4th Floor, London, United Kingdom, W1J0AH https://www.lyondellbasell.com
Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd View profile 37235 27-1, Shinkawa 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, 104-8260 http://www.sumitomo-chem.co.jp
Covestro AG View profile 17520 Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 60, Leverkusen, NW, Germany, 51373 https://www.covestro.com/en
Asahi Kasei Corp View profile 48897 1-105 Kanda Jinbocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan, 101-8101 http://www.asahi-kasei.co.jp
Evonik Industries AG View profile 33409 Rellinghauser Strasse 1-11, Essen, NW, Germany, 45128 https://www.evonik.com
Basf SE View profile 111855 Carl-Bosch-Strasse 38, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany, 67056 https://www.basf.com
Mitsubishi Electric Corp View profile 149134 Tokyo Building, 2-7-3, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan, 100-8310 https://www.mitsubishielectric.com

South Korea electric vehicle plastics market outlook

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Polyurethane (pu) was the largest segment with a revenue share of 26.76% in 2023. Horizon Databook has segmented the South Korea electric vehicle plastics market based on polypropylene (pp), polyamide (pa), polycarbonate (pc), polyethylene (pe), polyurethane (pu), polyvinyl chloride (pvc), polyvinyl butyral (pvb), polybutylene terephthalate (pbt), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (abs), polyethylene terephthalate (pet) covering the revenue growth of each sub-segment from 2019 to 2030.


South Korea has witnessed a rapid increase in the sales of electric vehicles, reaching approximately 28,000 in 2021 compared with approximately 1,500 electric vehicles sold in the country in 2020. This increase in the number of vehicles sold in South Korea can be attributed to an innovative policy formulated by the government of the country that incentivizes the adoption of electric vehicles in South Korea for commercial usage.

Electric light commercial vehicle (LCV) models face fewer hurdles to obtain commercial registration permits in the country than internal combustion engine (ICE) light commercial vehicles (LCVs) that have resulted in a significant surge in the sales of electric light commercial vehicles (LCV) in 2021 and 2022 in South Korea compared with their sales in 2020.

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