Updated on 9th October 2026
Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT)
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Buyer Power Score
-0.6
Supplier-favoured −5+5 Buyer-favoured
Negotiating position for this category, scored from supplier-favoured to buyer-favoured.
Recommended stance. Split volume across qualified compounders
Market size$3.3Bglobal, USD
CAGR6.1%base to forecast
Suppliers8tracked players
Signals10monitored
What to do
3Risk Exceptions
3Black number: sourced statements naming the countryRed badge: live signals (alerts) for the country
9 countries · 8 lanes from 37 sourced statementsCountries
Ranked by sourced statements.China10
United States · 8 alerts10
Japan6
Germany6
South Korea4
Taiwan4
India · 8 alerts2
Italy1
Saudi Arabia1
SupplierHQProfileStatus
BASF SELudwigshafen, GermanyWorld's largest chemical producer by revenue; produces PBT (brand: Ultradur) used in automotive electrical/electronics and connectors. Ultradur grades…ProfiledDuPont de Nemours, Inc.Delaware, USAGlobal specialty materials producer; supplies PBT resins (e.g., Crastin) for automotive, electrical, and electronics applications, including…ProfiledSABIC (Saudi Basic Industries Corporation)Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaMajor global petrochemical company; manufactures PBT (brand: LNP and related engineering plastics lines) for automotive, electrical/electronics, and…ProfiledLanxess AGCologne, GermanySpecialty chemicals company; produces PBT compounds (brand: Pocan) with glass-fiber reinforced and flame-retardant grades for automotive electrics,…ProfiledToray Industries, Inc.Tokyo, JapanJapanese materials manufacturer; produces PBT resins and compounds for automotive and electronics markets, and is a major producer of PBT fiber for…Profiled