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Polystyrene Foam in the US Procurement Price, Data and Insights
Polystyrene foam, specifically expanded polystyrene foam (EPS foam), is a rigid, tough, closed-cell foam. EPS foam is used to manufacture finished products, such as foam cups and containers, packing materials, and building insulation materials. This report uses the term polystyrene products to refer to finished EPS foam products. Key buyers include food and beverage container manufacturers, construction companies, and packaging suppliers; the primary supplier types include manufacturers and wholesalers. Many polystyrene foam products are often incorrectly referred to as Styrofoam; Styrofoam is a Dow Chemical Company-branded EPS foam and does not refer to all products in the market.
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What’s included in this market coverage
IBISWorld's research coverage on the Polystyrene Foam procurement and pricing environment in the United States includes market dynamics, buyer power scores, supply chain vendors with pricing trends and forecasts.
About this Market
What’s this procurement report about?
This procurement coverage of the Polystyrene Foam market in the United States includes Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Foam Sheets, Extruded Polystyrene (XPS) Foam Boards and High-Density Polystyrene Foam Sheets. Standard coding in this coverage includes HS-390311-Styrene Polymers; Expansible Polystyrene, In Primary Forms, ISIC-222-Manufacture of plastics products, NACE-22.29-Manufacture Of Other Plastic Products, NAICS-326140-Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing and UNSPSC-13111308-Polystyrene foam.
What common market terminology is included?
Common market terminology included in the Polystyrene Foam procurement coverage includes Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) (A rigid and tough closed-cell foam that is usually white and made of pre-expanded polystyrene beads.), Polystyrene (A widely used plastic that can be solid or foamed. It is generally clear, hard, and brittle.), Insulation Material (Materials that maintain temperature within a building and providing energy efficiency.), Filler (A material, such as graphite, aluminum, or carbon, which is added to EPS to increase its thermal resistance and thus its insulation properties.) and Compressive Stress (The stress on materials that leads to a smaller volume.).
What companies are included as top suppliers?
The top companies covered in the Polystyrene Foam procurement report as suppliers are Dart Container Corp, Dupont De Nemours, Inc., Formosa Petrochemical Corporation, Basf Se and Saudi Arabian Oil Co..
Opportunity Assessment
What’s included in the Opportunity Assessment chapter?
The Opportunity Assessment chapter provides a comprehensive market analysis of the Polystyrene Foam market in the United States category, including buyer power scoring, market pricing trends, vendor landscape, cost structure, and strategic negotiation levers.
The market pricing trends include the Market Price (2026) per full sheet, a five year price forecast and a supply chain risk score. Vendor coverage includes a market share and cost structure breakdown.
Analysis includes a comprehensive SWOT analysis of and recent developments impacting the Polystyrene Foam market environment.
Buyer Power Score
What’s included in the Buyer Power Score chapter?
The Buyer Power Score chapter assesses key components impacting Polystyrene Foam procurement including the recent price trend, forecast price trend, availability of substitutes, switching costs, product specialization, average vendor risk, market share concentration, supply chain risk, price driver volatility and recent price volatility.
These components generate a Buyer Power Score that ranges from -5 (strongly favoring sellers) to +5 (strongly favoring buyers) plus a recommended strategy for procurement specialists.
Price Environment
What’s included in the Price Environment chapter?
The Price Environment chapter covers detailed pricing analysis and datasets on Polystyrene Foam market environment. This includes insights into market pricing Market Price (2026), price forecasts, volatility, specialization, substitutes and switching costs.
Datasets in the Price Environment chapter include vendor cost structure, breakdowns of wage rates by geography and specialty, key external economic and labor drivers impacting the market and market pricing models.
Supply Chain & Vendors
What’s included in the Supply Chain & Vendors chapter?
The Supply Chain & Vendors chapter covers the concentration, risk and diversity of the Polystyrene Foam market. This includes datasets on the market’s top suppliers, detailed analysis on the key sourcing risks and supply chain dynamics, with environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations and scores.
Business Requirements
What’s included in the Business Requirements chapter?
The Business Requirements chapter covers vendor relationships, qualifications, service level agreements and key performance indicators. These inputs provide insight into the planning process through the buying lead time, vendor relationship and vendor qualifications. The sourcing process include key RFP elements like an organizational overview, project budget, selection criteria, project schedule, proposal format, inventory control, cost containment, regulation, quality control, distribution and key contract clauses.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current market price for Polystyrene Foam?
The 2026 benchmark market price for Polystyrene Foam is $157 per full sheet. Prices have increased at a CAGR of 2.45 from 2023-26.
Who are the top vendors in the Polystyrene Foam market?
The top vendors in the Polystyrene Foam market include Dart Container Corp, Dupont De Nemours, Inc., Formosa Petrochemical Corporation, Basf Se and Saudi Arabian Oil Co..
What industries supply the Polystyrene Foam market?
The top industries supplying the Polystyrene Foam market are Chemical Product Manufacturing in the US, Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing in the US, Organic Chemical Manufacturing in the US, Oil & Gas Field Services in the US, Oil Drilling & Gas Extraction in the US, Plastics & Rubber Machinery Manufacturing in the US, Metal Pipe & Tube Manufacturing in the US, Plastic & Resin Manufacturing in the US and Petrochemical Manufacturing in the US.
What is the supply chain risk for Polystyrene Foam?
High supplier concentration limits competition and weakens buyer negotiation leverage. The US polystyrene foam market is highly concentrated, with the top five suppliers controlling over 60.0% of the total market share. This concentration restricts supplier options, reduces price competition, and makes it harder for buyers to leverage favorable terms. Buyers must proactively mitigate this imbalance by conducting supplier capability assessments, expanding their sourcing pool with regional or mid-size vendors where possible, and considering long-term strategic partnerships that exchange volume commitments for better pricing. Competitive bidding processes with multiple qualified suppliers should be used to avoid overreliance on dominant players.
What factors affect the price of Polystyrene Foam?
Inventory and storage costs significantly affect the pricing of polystyrene foam products by incorporating expenses related to warehousing, handling, and stock management. For example, higher inventory holding costs due to excess stock can lead manufacturers to raise prices to maintain profit margins, while just-in-time inventory systems might reduce these costs and enable more competitive pricing.
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