North America Spray Polyurethane Foam For Building & Construction Market Size - By Product, Application (Residential Walls, Residential Roofs, Commercial Walls, Commercial Roofs, Below Grade Residential, Below Grade Commercial), Container Size, Usage & Forecast, 2021 - 2027

North America Spray Polyurethane Foam For Building & Construction Market Size

North America Spray Polyurethane Foam (SPF) For Building & Construction Market size was valued at USD around 687 million in 2020 and is expected to showcase a growth rate of around 5.4% from 2021 to 2027 driven by increasing building construction and remodeling activities across the region.
 

The product is used in building roofs, walls, attics, and basements to prevent the loss of air and keep the building insulated. The building insulation market has been gaining momentum over the last two decades due to the growing awareness about the energy-saving benefits of insulating buildings, mainly in the regions witnessing cold weather.
 

Spray polyurethane foam is a chemical product that is primarily used for insulation purposes. The product is a cellular plastic material and is created by mixing polyol resin & isocyanate. Both liquid components are combined in the spray nozzle or can be used as a cartridge foam for offering isolation. The low thermal conductive value of the product is making it a popular insulating choice in building insulations.
 

Spray polyurethane foam has many benefits over traditional board insulating materials such as Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) and Extruded Polystyrene (XPS). The product provides lower R values than the rigid board insulations and optimizes energy efficiency. Low wastage during the application, easy transportation & applications, and better adherence to substrates make SPF an enhanced building insulation material. Although the cost of SPF may be more than board packaging, the final cost of the product combined with the installation and transportation costs is lower than the traditional board insulations.
 

Industry participants are adopting various trends including the usage of bio-based raw materials instead of crude oil-based materials along with recycling trends owing to the economic source of raw materials. Additionally, they enable industry participants to reduce the adverse environmental impacts owing to the usage of waste materials for new petroleum-based additives. This trend is expected to bring sustainable development in spray polyurethane foam for building & construction market.
 

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the business of several industries across the globe. Lockdowns enforced in several countries to prevent the COVID-19 spread are expected to have adverse impacts on several end-user industries. The exponential rise in positive COVID-19 cases in North America, shutdown of production facilities for some weeks, and low production rates of additives have severely impacted the market in FY2020. Furthermore, the industry may require up to two years to regain its previous growth rate.
 

North America Spray Polyurethane Foam For Building & Construction Market Analysis

Based on product, the North America spray polyurethane foam for building & construction market has been categorized into open cell, closed cell, and others. Open cell foams held over 50% volumetric share in 2020 owing to their extraordinary features including thermal insulation, low carbon footprint, and minimal air filtration. They are extensively used in building interiors owing to their permeability toward air & moisture.
 

Open cell SPF is primarily employed in residential applications, and it dominates the regional demand for SPF. Open cell foams are permeable to air & water vapor and form sponge-like structures. This makes them ideal for usage in residential & commercial interior applications, directly propelling the spray polyurethane foam market size by 2027.
 

Increasing population and easy availability of home loans at low-interest rates have resulted in the rising number of residential buildings. The residential roofing applications segment is expected to grow at a CAGR of nearly 6% from 2021 to 2027. Roofing is a major consumer segment of SPF products. The higher insulation values of the products amongst several substitutes and the availability of a wide range of closed cell foam products by manufacturers are expected to drive product consumption in residential roofing applications.
 

The container size segment is categorized into 12 - 24 oz cans, up to 55 gallons, and above 55 gallons. The requirement for products to fill air gaps in windows & walls is mainly catered to by aerosol cans or 12 – 24 oz cans. The purpose of these products is to provide air seals and not insulation. Such product usage does not require any special training. Growing trends of DIY in the home restoration sector and the easy availability of these products are expected to drive the segment growth over the study timeframe. The 12 -24 oz cans segment generated nearly USD 55 million in revenue in the North America spray polyurethane foam market in 2020.
 

Cartridge foam includes aerosol cans and newly developed special refill guns. The cartridge foam segment generated a demand for around 29 kilotons in 2020. Aerosol cans are used in the DIY segment to fill & seal small gaps in walls and in between windows & wall areas. The development of a wide range of aerosol products and the easy availability of these products will drive segment growth over the study timeframe. The use of these products is limited to small applications and the main purpose of these products is to provide airtight seals in gaps.
 

The U.S. spray polyurethane foam for building & construction market showcased the highest growth rate of around 5.5% CAGR by 2027 owing to the higher economic rate. The U.S. witnesses cold & warm weather throughout the year and high energy prices are major concerns in the region. Spray polyurethane foam is the best suitable solution in such issues. The easy availability of home loans in the region has boosted the residential building activities.
 

North America Spray Polyurethane Foam For Building & Construction Market Share

Key players engaged in the North America spray polyurethane foam for building & construction industry include

• BASF
• CertainTeed
• Demilec
• NCFI Polyurethanes
• Lapolla Industries, Inc.
• Johns Manville

Industry participants are engaged in product launches, expansion of distribution networks, mergers & acquisitions, R&D investment, and others to enhance their market shares.
 

For instance, In January 2021, John Manville launched a new closed cell spray polyurethane foam product, JM Corbond IV. The new product was formulated with hydrofluoro-olefin (HFO) blowing agent to minimize the adverse impacts on the environment.
 

North America spray polyurethane foam for building & construction market report includes in-depth coverage of the industry with estimates & forecast in terms of volume in kilotons and revenue in USD million from 2021 to 2027 for the following segments:

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By Product

• Open cell
• Closed cell
• Others

By Application

• Residential walls
• Residential roofing
• Commercial walls
• Commercial roofing
• Below grade residential
• Below grade commercial

By Container Size

• 12 – 24 oz cans
• Up to 55 gallons
• Above 55 gallons

By Usage

• Cartridge
• 2-part kits
• Others

By Country

• U.S.
• Canada