
Specialty films are known to have high tensile strength and act as a protective shield owing to which it is utilized in various sectors. Growing importance of bio-based polymers, economic growth of BRIC countries are some of the factors that have been driving the market for specialty films. The specialty films market is primarily focused on materials such as polyesters, nylons, polyolefin-based films such as Ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) and polyvinylidene chloride (PVdC), polycarbonates, fluoropolymers and polyamides. Fluoropolymers, polyolefin-based films and nylons are the major product segments and are expected to account for a major chunk of the market for specialty films. Bio-based polymers are also expected to come into focus in the near future due to environmental concerns and clean energy.