根据ReportLinker.com，美国对生物塑料的需求将在2016年的强劲扩展到2016年，预计将达到550万磅，价值近700万美元。尽管生物塑料已经开始取得相当大的商业成功，但该行业仍处于发展的早期阶段，仅代表整体塑料行业中的一个小细分市场。展望未来，技术创新和增加的生产能力将结合起来，以增强生物塑料的特性，提高其可用性并降低价格，从而使它们与常规聚合物更具竞争力。此外，与基于石油的同行相比，许多基于生物的聚合物受益于相对价格稳定性。此外，减少对外国石油的依赖的愿望将进一步推动生物基树脂的扩展，美国制造商的努力也可以增强可持续性并改善他们投影到日益生态意识浓缩的消费者基础的公司形象。尽管可生物降解的材料占2011年绝大多数生物塑料量，但非生物降解的生物素的出现将极大地改变市场景观。到2021年，这些材料将代表超过五分之一的数量需求。大量生物的聚乙烯以及最终的基于生物基的聚乙烯三甲甲甲酸酯（PET），聚丙烯和聚氯乙烯以及聚乙烯呋喃酸盐的商业化以及最终的商业化，将促进生长。由于此类树脂在化学上与它们的常规同行相同，因此预计以速度快速进行市场接受。长期以来，PET预计将提供巨大的增长潜力，尤其是大型公司（尤其是软饮料行业的公司）正在大力投资于该材料的开发。 Although demand for biodegradable products will continue to be impacted by issues such as their inability to decompose in landfills and their potential to contaminate the recycling stream, polylactic acid (PLA) is expected to remain the most extensively used resin in the bioplastics market through the forecast period. Advances will be promoted by a widening composting network and greater processor familiarity. Furthermore, PLA is being blended with other resins and additives to create new grades that offer improved product performance, allowing for expanded use in an extended range of applications. Bio-based polyethylene - which entered the market in 2010, is expected to offer the best opportunities for growth through 2016, increasing rapidly from a small base. The exceptionally strong gains are predicated on the expansion of production capacity, which will reduce prices and enable bio-based polyethylene to compete more effectively with its petroleum-based counterpart. Although bio-based polyethylene will continue to command a price premium that will restrict demand in price-sensitive non consumer markets through 2016, the fact that bio-based polyethylene is chemically identical to, and can serve as a drop-in replacement for, conventional polyethylene will remain a key factor driving its adoption.

The total global production of bio-based plastics will increase from current levels of 700,000-800,000 tpa to "hit the million ton market" within a few years, as per Nova-Institut. Manufacturers are increasingly turning towards bio materials not only to reduce C0²(current emission reductions are on average 20-30%), but also to save fossil resources. Although bioplastics only account for a small percentage of the overall polymers market, Carus estimates their share at 7.7% - higher than normal estimates. In 2010, bio PE accounted for the largest share of the biopolymers market (28% of total production capacity), followed by starch blends (16%), PLA (15%), PHA (12%) and bio polyesters (8%). One of the fastest growing types of material is wood plastic composite (WPCs) and the European market has been growing at an average annual rate of 35% since 2005. Further WPC growth is expected in every sector in the coming years and will be helped, he added, by rising plastics prices. As per meta-analysis of life cycle assessments (LCAs) carried out by the Nova Institute on behalf of Proganic, which revealed that the biggest greenhouse gas emission savings can be found when comparing bio-based polymers to polycarbonate (PC). For PLA, the average savings amount to 4.7 ± 1.5kg CO²每公斤塑料等效物。对于PHA，平均储蓄潜力为5.8±2.7公斤，对于PET和PS，储蓄范围在2.5至4.2千克之间。将基于生物的聚合物与PP进行比较时，可以找到最低的节省。

Providing impetus to the growth of bioplastics in USA is a decision by five global companies to push plant-based packaging. The Coca-Cola Company, Ford Motor Company, H.J. Heinz Company, NIKE, Inc. and Procter & Gamble have formed the Plant PET Technology Collaborative (PTC), a strategic working group focused on accelerating the development and use of 100% plant-based PET materials and fiber in their products. PET, also known as polyethylene terephthalate, is a durable, lightweight plastic that is used by all member companies in a variety of products and materials including plastic bottles, apparel, footwear and automotive fabric and carpet. The collaborative builds upon the success of The Coca-Cola Company's PlantBottle�packaging technology, which is partially made from plants and has demonstrated a lower environmental impact when compared to traditional PET plastic bottles. Currently, Heinz licenses the technology from Coca-Cola for select Heinz ketchup bottles in the U.S. and Canada. This new collaborative was formed to support new technologies in an effort to evolve today's material that is partially made from plants to a solution made entirely from plants. By leveraging the research and development efforts of the founding companies, the PTC is taking the lead to affect positive change across multiple industries. PTC members are committed to researching and developing commercial solutions for PET plastic made entirely from plants and will aim to drive the development of common methodologies and standards for the use of plant-based plastic including life cycle analyses and universal terminology. These leading brand companies are making a commitment to champion and support research, expand knowledge and accelerate technology development to enable commercially viable, more sustainably sourced, 100% plant-based PET plastic while reducing the use of fossil fuels. PTC member companies look forward to working together to meet each member's future business goals and lead the charge toward 100% plant-based materials.