The forecast indicates a continuous decline in the use of primary antimony in plastics flame retardants in the US from 2024 to 2028, starting at 1.31 thousand metric tons in 2024 and reaching 0.919 thousand metric tons by 2028. The projected year-on-year decrease from 2024 to 2025 is approximately 7.6%, from 2025 to 2026 is 8.3%, from 2026 to 2027 is 9.0%, and from 2027 to 2028 is around 9.0%. The Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) over this forecast period is a negative 8.8% annually. Note, there has been no change from the actual figures from 2023 up into the projected data seen in 2024.
Future trends to watch include technological advancements leading to alternative flame retardant materials, regulatory pressures increasing the demand for more environmentally friendly solutions, and fluctuations in the supply chain and price of antimony globally, which may affect the consumption patterns in plastics flame retardants.
