Required Plastic additives in Egypt

By, Talaat A.Kader

 Assessment

Demand for polymer and plastics applications

continues to grow at a higher rate and looks set to
increase in the medium-to-long term, fuelled by
substitution for traditional materials.
The market is driven by the tremendous growth in
packaging, building & construction, consumer
goods, and compounding
The Egyptian plastic additives market is
characterized by the presence of very few local
players. All products are imported.
Additives market size in Egypt
 The market survey showed that the
total market size in Egypt in all
applications is approximately 1500
tons/month distributed on the major and
minor players.
 Constab will start up by selling PP,
BOPP and PE additives and can take
up market share of 10%, i.e., 100
tons/month.
The required additives in Egypt
 The most required additives for
polyolefins and other plastic products
to be marketed are the following:
 1. antistatic
 2. slip agents
 3. antiblock
 4. UV stabilizers
 5. antifogging
 6. processing aid
The required additives in Egypt
7. Flame retardants
8. Coupling agents and compatibilllizers
9. Desiccant
9. Purge
10. Titanium Dioxide ( white master batch)
11. Pearlescent colorant for pearlized film
11. Antioxidant
12 others
 The major application
I have made market segmentation according to the
required application. The most important
applications are the following:

1. Packaging segment Thermoforming

2. Construction extrusion
3. Household injection moulding
4. Automotive blown film
5. Blow molding BOPP
6. Recycling compounding