U.S. Polylactic Acid Market Size & Outlook, 2023-2030

The polylactic acid market in the United States is expected to reach a projected revenue of US$ 889.1 million by 2030. A compound annual growth rate of 20.5% is expected of the United States polylactic acid market from 2024 to 2030.
Revenue, 2023 (US$M)
$241.7
Forecast, 2030 (US$M)
$889.1
CAGR, 2024 - 2030
20.5%
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U.S. polylactic acid market highlights

  • The U.S. polylactic acid market generated a revenue of USD 241.7 million in 2023 and is expected to reach USD 889.1 million by 2030.
  • The U.S. market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 20.5% from 2024 to 2030.
  • In terms of segment, packaging was the largest revenue generating end-use in 2023.
  • Textile is the most lucrative end-use segment registering the fastest growth during the forecast period.

Polylactic acid market data book summary

Market revenue in 2023USD 241.7 million
Market revenue in 2030USD 889.1 million
Growth rate20.5% (CAGR from 2023 to 2030)
Largest segmentPackaging
Fastest growing segmentTextile
Historical data2019 - 2022
Base year2023
Forecast period2024 - 2030
Quantitative unitsRevenue in USD million
Market segmentationPackaging, Agriculture, Automotive & Transport, Electronics, Textile
Key market players worldwideTotalEnergies SE, Cargill, Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc Shs A, COFCO Joycome Foods Ltd Ordinary Shares, Zhejiang Haishen New Materials, Basf SE, Danimer Scientific Inc Ordinary Shares - Class A, Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp, Unitika Ltd

Other key industry trends

  • In terms of revenue, U.S. accounted for 33.9% of the global polylactic acid market in 2023.
  • Country-wise, U.S. is expected to lead the global market in terms of revenue in 2030.
  • In North America, U.S. polylactic acid market is projected to lead the regional market in terms of revenue in 2030.
  • Canada is the fastest growing regional market in North America and is projected to reach USD 145.2 million by 2030.

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Packaging was the largest segment with a revenue share of 35.29% in 2023. Horizon Databook has segmented the U.S. polylactic acid market based on packaging, agriculture, automotive & transport, electronics, textile covering the revenue growth of each sub-segment from 2019 to 2030.


The U.S. dominated the regional market in 2021 and is anticipated to maintain its dominance over the forecast period. The growing demand for bio-based packaging in the food and beverage sector is likely to drive the growth of the PLA market in the U.S. over the forecast period.

As of 2022, the U.S. was one of the major countries exporting large amounts of polylactic acid to other countries while other countries are exporting very small amounts of polylactic acid as compared to the U.S.

Due to the availability of raw materials and the presence of major PLA manufacturers, the country experiences rapid expansion. The increasing food processing business is expected to stimulate demand for packaging materials, resulting in PLA demand in the country.

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