Global demand for dyes and organic pigments is forecast to grow 3.9 percent annually through 2013. Textiles will remain the largest market, while faster growth will occur in other segments such as printing inks, paint and coatings, and plastics. The Asia/Pacific region will lead gains and increase its market share to one-half of world demand by 2013.

This study analyzes the $13.4 billion world dye and organic pigment industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 1998, 2003 and 2008, and forecasts for 2013 and 2018 by product (e.g., disperse dyes, reactive dyes, acid dyes, direct dyes, basic dyes, azo pigments, phthalocyanine pigments), end use market, world regional market and 20 major national markets.

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 39 industry players, including Clariant International, BASF and DIC Corporation.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                             

SECTION                                                                      PAGE

               INTRODUCTION                                                     x

          I.   EXECUTIVE SUMMARY                                                1

         II.   MARKET ENVIRONMENT                                               4
               General                                                          4
               World Economic Overview                                          4
                   Recent Historical Trends                                     5
                   Macroeconomic Outlook                                        7
               World Demographic Outlook                                       10
               World Manufacturing Overview                                    12
               World Mill Fiber Consumption                                    14
                   Manufactured Fibers                                         17
                   Natural Fibers                                              19
               World Printing Ink Industry Overview                            21
               World Plastic Industry Overview                                 23
               World Paint & Coatings Industry Overview                        26
               Environmental & Regulatory Issues                               28
                   Environmental Concerns                                      29
                   Consumer & Worker Safety Concerns                           30
               World Trade Overview                                            32
               Per Capita Dye & Pigment Demand                                 35
               Dye & Organic Pigment Technology                                38
                   Textiles                                                    39
                   Printing Inks                                               41
                   Paint & Coatings                                            43
                   Plastics                                                    45

        III.   WORLD DYE & ORGANIC PIGMENT OVERVIEW                            47
               General                                                         47
               Demand by Region                                                48
               Demand by Product                                               50
                   Dyes                                                        51
                     Disperse Dyes                                             54
                     Reactive Dyes                                             56
                     Acid Dyes                                                 58
                     Direct Dyes                                               60
                     Basic Dyes                                                62
                     Other Dyes                                                64
                   Organic Pigments                                            67
                     Azo Pigments                                              71
                     Phthalocyanine Pigments                                   75
                     Other Organic Pigments                                    78
               Demand by Market                                                83
                   Textiles                                                    85
                   Printing Inks                                               90
                   Plastics                                                    93
                   Paint & Coatings                                            96
                   Other Markets                                               99

         IV.   NORTH AMERICA                                                  104
               General                                                        104
               Macroeconomic Indicators                                       105
               Dye & Organic Pigment Demand                                   107
               United States                                                  109
               Canada                                                         116
               Mexico                                                         122

          V.   WESTERN EUROPE                                                 129
               General                                                        129
               Macroeconomic Indicators                                       130
               Dye & Organic Pigment Demand                                   132
               Belgium                                                        135
               France                                                         140
               Germany                                                        146
               Italy                                                          152
               Netherlands                                                    158
               Spain                                                          164
               United Kingdom                                                 169
               Other Western Europe                                           175

         VI.   ASIA/PACIFIC                                                   182
               General                                                        182
               Macroeconomic Indicators                                       184
               Dye & Organic Pigment Demand                                   186
               China                                                          189
               India                                                          197
               Indonesia                                                      204
               Japan                                                          210
               South Korea                                                    216
               Taiwan                                                         222
               Thailand                                                       228
               Other Asia/Pacific                                             233

        VII.   OTHER REGIONS                                                  242
               Latin America                                                  242
                   Brazil                                                     247
                   Other Latin America                                        253
               Eastern Europe                                                 259
                   Russia                                                     264
                   Other Eastern Europe                                       271
               Africa/Mideast                                                 277
                   Turkey                                                     283
                   Other Africa/Mideast                                       289

       VIII.   INDUSTRY STRUCTURE                                             296
               General                                                        296
               Market Share                                                   300
               Acquisitions & Divestitures                                    303
               Cooperative Agreements                                         306
               Research & Development                                         308
               Competitive Strategies                                         310
               Company Profiles                                               312
                   Apollo Colors Incorporated                                 313
                   Atul Limited                                               314
                   Bara Chemical, see Sumitomo Chemical
                   BASF SE                                                    315
                   BEZEMA, see CHT R. Beitlich
                   China Tianjin Tianshun Chemical Dyestuff
                     Company Limited                                          322
                   CHT R. Beitlich GmbH                                       323
                   Ciba Specialty Chemicals, see BASF
                   Clariant International Limited                             324
                   Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Manufacturing
                     Company Limited                                          332
                   Dane Color UK, see RPM International
                   Dankong Industry and Trade Group Company Limited           334
                   DayGlo Color, see RPM International
                   DIC Corporation                                            335
                   Dow Chemical Company                                       338
                   DyStar Textilfarben GmbH & Company Deutschland KG          340
                   EC Pigments UK, see European Colour
                   Eksoy Chemical Industries Limited                          343
                   Emerald Performance Materials LLC                          344
                   European Colour plc                                        346
                   Everlight Chemical Industrial Corporation                  347
                   Flint Group                                                348
                   Hangzhou Baihe Clariant Pigments, see Clariant
                     International
                   Hangzhou Dikai Chemical Company Limited                    349
                   Heubach GmbH                                               350
                   Huntsman Corporation                                       352
                   Jihua Group                                                355
                   Kimsoy Dyestuff, see Eksoy Chemical and Kyung-In
                     Synthetic
                   Kyung-In Synthetic Corporation                             356
                   Lamberti SpA                                               358
                   LANXESS AG                                                 360
                   LioChem, see Toyo Ink
                   Magruder Color, see European Colour
                   MasterAndino, see Clariant International
                   Merck KgaA                                                 363
                   Nagase & Company Limited                                   366
                   Nippon Kayaku Company Limited                              367
                   Pigmentos y Oxidos SA de CV                                368
                   Radiant Color, see RPM International
                   Ricon Colors, see Clariant International
                   Rite Systems, see Clariant International
                   Rohm and Haas, see Dow Chemical
                   RPM International Incorporated                             370
                   Saraf Group                                                372
                   Sensient Technologies Corporation                          373
                   Shanghai Road Dyestuffs & Chemicals Company Limited        377
                   Sudarshan Chemical Industries Limited                      378
                   Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited                          380
                   Sun Chemical, see DIC Corporation
                   Synthesia as                                               382
                   Thomas Swan & Company Limited                              383
                   Toyo Ink Manufacturing Company Limited                     385
                   Vilmax SA                                                  387
                   Wolstenholme International, see Emerald Performance Materials
                   Yorkshire Group                                            388
                   Zhejiang Longsheng Group Company Limited                   390
               Additional Companies Mentioned in the Study                    392

                                  LIST OF TABLES
                                        
TABLE NUMBER                                                                 PAGE

               SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
               Summary Table                                                    3

               SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
           1   World Gross Domestic Product by Region                          10
           2   World Population by Region                                      12
           3   World Manufacturing Value Added                                 13
           4   World Mill Fiber Consumption                                    16
           5   World Printing Ink Production                                   23
           6   World Plastic Production                                        25
           7   World Paint & Coatings Production                               28

               SECTION III -- WORLD DYE & ORGANIC PIGMENT
                   OVERVIEW
           1   World Dye & Organic Pigment Demand by Region                    49
           2   World Dye & Organic Pigment Demand by Type                      51
           3   World Dye Demand by Type                                        53
           4   World Disperse Dye Demand                                       56
           5   World Reactive Dye Demand                                       58
           6   World Acid Dye Demand                                           60
           7   World Direct Dye Demand                                         62
           8   World Basic Dye Demand                                          64
           9   World Demand for Other Dyes                                     67
          10   World Organic Pigment Demand by Type                            70
          11   World Azo Pigment Demand                                        75
          12   World Phthalocyanine Pigment Demand                             78
          13   World Demand for Other Organic Pigments                         83
          14   World Dye & Organic Pigment Demand by Market                    84
          15   World Textile Market for Dyes & Organic Pigments                90
          16   World Printing Ink Market for Dyes & Organic Pigments           93
          17   World Plastic Market for Dyes & Organic Pigments                96
          18   World Paint & Coatings Market for Dyes & Organic Pigments       99
          19   Other Markets for Dyes & Organic Pigments                      103

               SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
           1   North America: Macroeconomic Indicators                        106
           2   North America: Dye & Organic Pigment Demand                    108
           3   United States: Macroeconomic Indicators                        112
           4   United States: Dye & Organic Pigment Demand                    115
           5   Canada: Macroeconomic Indicators                               119
           6   Canada: Dye & Organic Pigment Demand                           121
           7   Mexico: Macroeconomic Indicators                               125
           8   Mexico: Dye & Organic Pigment Demand                           127

               SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
           1   Western Europe: Macroeconomic Indicators                       132
           2   Western Europe: Dye & Organic Pigment Demand                   134
           3   Belgium: Macroeconomic Indicators                              138
           4   Belgium: Dye & Organic Pigment Demand                          139
           5   France: Macroeconomic Indicators                               143
           6   France: Dye & Organic Pigment Demand                           145
           7   Germany: Macroeconomic Indicators                              149
           8   Germany: Dye & Organic Pigment Demand                          151
           9   Italy: Macroeconomic Indicators                                155
          10   Italy: Dye & Organic Pigment Demand                            157
          11   Netherlands: Macroeconomic Indicators                          161
          12   Netherlands: Dye & Organic Pigment Demand                      163
          13   Spain: Macroeconomic Indicators                                166
          14   Spain: Dye & Organic Pigment Demand                            168
          15   United Kingdom: Macroeconomic Indicators                       172
          16   United Kingdom: Dye & Organic Pigment Demand                   174
          17   Other Western Europe: Macroeconomic Indicators                 178
          18   Other Western Europe: Dye & Organic Pigment Demand             180

               SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
           1   Asia/Pacific: Macroeconomic Indicators                         186
           2   Asia/Pacific: Dye & Organic Pigment Demand                     188
           3   China: Macroeconomic Indicators                                193
           4   China: Dye & Organic Pigment Demand                            195
           5   India: Macroeconomic Indicators                                200
           6   India: Dye & Organic Pigment Demand                            202
           7   Indonesia: Macroeconomic Indicators                            207
           8   Indonesia: Dye & Organic Pigment Demand                        209
           9   Japan: Macroeconomic Indicators                                213
          10   Japan: Dye & Organic Pigment Demand                            215
          11   South Korea: Macroeconomic Indicators                          219
          12   South Korea: Dye & Organic Pigment Demand                      221
          13   Taiwan: Macroeconomic Indicators                               225
          14   Taiwan: Dye & Organic Pigment Demand                           227
          15   Thailand: Macroeconomic Indicators                             230
          16   Thailand: Dye & Organic Pigment Demand                         232
          17   Other Asia/Pacific: Macroeconomic Indicators                   237
          18   Other Asia/Pacific: Dye & Organic Pigment Demand               240

               SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS
           1   Latin America: Macroeconomic Indicators                        245
           2   Latin America: Dye & Organic Pigment Demand                    247
           3   Brazil: Macroeconomic Indicators                               250
           4   Brazil: Dye & Organic Pigment Demand                           252
           5   Other Latin America: Macroeconomic Indicators                  256
           6   Other Latin America: Dye & Organic Pigment Demand              258
           7   Eastern Europe: Macroeconomic Indicators                       262
           8   Eastern Europe: Dye & Organic Pigment Demand                   264
           9   Russia: Macroeconomic Indicators                               268
          10   Russia: Dye & Organic Pigment Demand                           270
          11   Other Eastern Europe: Macroeconomic Indicators                 274
          12   Other Eastern Europe: Dye & Organic Pigment Demand             276
          13   Africa/Mideast: Macroeconomic Indicators                       281
          14   Africa/Mideast: Dye & Organic Pigment Demand                   283
          15   Turkey: Macroeconomic Indicators                               286
          16   Turkey: Dye & Organic Pigment Demand                           288
          17   Other Africa/Mideast: Macroeconomic Indicators                 292
          18   Other Africa/Mideast: Dye & Organic Pigment Demand             294

               SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
           1   World Dye & Organic Pigment Sales by Company, 2008             297
           2   Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures                           305
           3   Selected Cooperative Agreements                                307

                                  LIST OF CHARTS
                                        
CHART NUMBER                                                                 PAGE

               SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
           1   Per Capita Dye & Organic Pigment Demand/Per Capita GDP
                   Relationship, 2008                                          37

               SECTION III -- WORLD DYE & ORGANIC PIGMENT
                   OVERVIEW
           1   World Dye & Inorganic Pigment Demand by Region, 2008            50
           2   World Dye Demand by Type, 2008                                  53
           3   World Organic Pigment Demand by Type, 2008                      71
           4   World Dye & Organic Pigment Demand by Market, 2008              85

               SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
           1   Western Europe: Dye & Organic Pigment Demand by
                   Country, 2008                                              135

               SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
           1   Asia/Pacific: Dye & Organic Pigment Demand by
                   Country, 2008                                              189

               SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
           1   World Dye & Organic Pigment Market Share, 2008                 303