3dpbm Research publishes research on the plastics market in 3D printing – by 2030 the industry will generate over USD 34 billion annually

3dpbm – the company dealing with market intelligence in the field of additive technologies and the publisher of the 3D Printing Media Network portal, has published a comprehensive report on the 3D printing materials manufacturing segment. The “Polymer AM Market Opportunities and Trends 2020-2030” study conducted in the period from Q4 2021 to Q3 2022 collected information on sales and business activity of all the largest companies operating in this segment. 3dpbm has determined that the main polymer market (materials, equipment, services) generated $ 3.7 billion in revenue in 2020 and is expected to grow to $ 11 billion in revenue by 2025 and to $ 34 billion by the end of the forecast period, i.e. in 2030 .

This report is the fourth 3dpbm study on 3D printing materials and the largest and one of the most in-depth market research ever conducted in this segment. Between Q4 2021 and Q3 2022, a team of 3dpbm Research analysts (consisting of several editors, market analysis specialists and a project manager) surveyed 741 companies, of which 24% were hardware manufacturers, 25% material producers and 51 % service providers.

These companies, selected from over 1,500 potential candidates listed in 3dpbm’s 3D Printing Business Directory, have been individually audited for each product (machines, materials, parts) currently available on the market, totaling over 50,000 data points and providing an accurate picture of the global market. additive manufacturing materials.

First-hand data was compared and combined with additional data and information collected by the 3dpbm research team from all publicly available sources, including current industry information via the 3D Printing Media Network portal. Finally, industry leaders and independent consultants were interviewed for further data validation and verification, estimates and analyzes.

3dpbm Research has used its own forecasting model that integrates multiple coefficients representing a wide range of influencing factors – to predict that the 3D printing materials market will grow from $ 3.7 billion in 2020 to over $ 11 billion by 2025 and $ 34 billion to 2030.

Regarding the polymer market, significant growth is mainly taking place in the areas of development aimed at batch and mass customization / production, especially in the field of photopolymerization and powder bed fusion. Other identified and quantified key growth areas include very small to very large parts.

Details about the report with the full table of contents are available on the company’s website at this link. A report summary is available upon request.

Source: 3dpbm press materials