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BCC Research LLC Pegs Global Injection Molding Market Growth at 6.2% per year to 2026

The global market for injection molding is forecast to increase by a compound annual growth rate of 6.2 percent from 2021 to 2026, according to a new report from BCC Research LLC of Wellesley, Mass.  

This growth will raise the value of the market to $169.81 billion from $125.95 billion in 2021, the researchers state in the report, “Injection Molding: Global Markets and Technologies.”  

The use of polypropylene in molding is expected to increase to $57.38 billion in 2026 from $40.87 billion in 2021, a CAGR of 7 percent. 

Packaging will remain the dominant end-use market for injection molding, specified for a range of industries, particularly medical.  

By Plastics Engineering | May 31, 2023

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