ARTIFICIAL TURF
Demand grows in 2009 / Industry produces more than 700,000 t/y / Globalised market / AMI study
 Grass carpet had a global market value of EUR 1.3 bn in 2009 (Photo: Total) |
Worldwide demand for artificial turf grew in 2009, according to a recently published study – "The global artificial grass market 2009" – by market researcher Applied Market Information (AMI, Bristol / UK; www.amiplastics.com). The industry now accounts for over 700,000 t/y of product, ranging from the polymers used for the grass carpet through the elastomeric rubber infill to the underlay. The market value of the grass carpet alone is estimated at EUR 1.3 bn and is expected to exceed EUR 2 bn in 2013, AMI said.
The grass yarns are made from PE, PP and PA and, according to the researcher, are fast developing both in terms of the performance of the polymer and the shape of the yarns and their bonding into the backing tape, whether by styrene butadiene latex or PU.
AMI says that market supply and demand need to be reviewed in a global context as the trade flows in the various components of the turf and business participation are increasingly global. There has been significant M&A activity in the industry over the past three years, AMI said.
Report author John Nash said: “Sports governing bodies, as well as local and central government saw good sense in continuing to invest in improved facilities in 2009. Most producers, with the exception of some North Americans, were quite pleased with the final outcome of 2009 despite a slow start to the artificial turf season.”
The grass yarns are made from PE, PP and PA and, according to the researcher, are fast developing both in terms of the performance of the polymer and the shape of the yarns and their bonding into the backing tape, whether by styrene butadiene latex or PU.
AMI says that market supply and demand need to be reviewed in a global context as the trade flows in the various components of the turf and business participation are increasingly global. There has been significant M&A activity in the industry over the past three years, AMI said.
Report author John Nash said: “Sports governing bodies, as well as local and central government saw good sense in continuing to invest in improved facilities in 2009. Most producers, with the exception of some North Americans, were quite pleased with the final outcome of 2009 despite a slow start to the artificial turf season.”
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14.05.2010 Plasteurope.com [216231]
Published on 14.05.2010