Wood-plastic composites (WPCs) are a product class that has been developing over the last 40 years resulting in increased applications and expanded market share. More specifically, WPCs are composites containing a wood component in particle form (wood particles/wood flour) and a polymer matrix. WPC or wood-plastic composite is a material made of wood powder or cellulose products such as cellulose fibers, lignin, and etc.; and also polyolefin, especially polypropylene which for different usage they have found different application. Wood is often used in plastics as a means to reduce price compared to a solid plastic product. Wood is often used in plastics as a means to reduce price compared to a solid plastic product. Wood plastic composite is good to solve the problem arises in the environment.
There is scope of use agricultural waste product. In this case we will use waste polypropylene or polyethylene, or it may be used virgin polypropylene or polyethylene, waste wood flour. Rice husk, plastic additives like (DOP, DBP etc).The majority of WPCs are manufactured by profile extrusion, in which molten composite material is forced through a die to make a continuous profile of the desired shape.
Wood plastic composites are an important and growing segment of the forest products industry. This industry segment has grown in double digit percentages annually for the past decade. In North America, the WPC market has been dominated by rail and decking products while in Europe more emphasis has been placed on automotive applications.The wood plastic composite market is projected to grow from $ 2579.90 million in last year to $4,601.7 million by 2019, with a CAGR of 12.2%. Polyethylene is the single-largest segment, holding 56.6% share of the global wood plastic composite market in last year and is projected to grow with a CAGR of 12.0% in 2019. North America is the largest market of polyethylene and Asia stood second in 2014.The demand for building and construction segment accounted for the largest share in 2014, at $2,579.9 million, and it is projected to reach $4,601.7 million by 2019. Entrepreneurs who invest in this project will be successful.
Few major players are as under
· Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies
· Beologic
· Polymera Inc.
· Fineko
· Guangzhou Kindwood Co. Ltd
· JELU-WERK J. Ehrler GmbH & Co. KG
· Perth Wood Plastic Composite Company Ltd
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