TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION PAGE
INTRODUCTION xi
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4
General 4
World Economic Overview 5
Recent Historical Trends 5
Macroeconomic Outlook 7
World Demographic Outlook 10
World Food & Beverage Outlook 12
World Building Construction Expenditures 15
Residential Building 17
Nonresidential Building 19
World Manufacturing Outlook 21
World Motor Vehicle Outlook 22
Motor Vehicle Production Trends 23
Motor Vehicles in Use 25
World Health Care Expenditure Trends 27
Competitive Technologies 30
Pricing Trends 32
Environmental & Regulatory Overview 33
III. OVERVIEW 36
Regional Demand 36
Tape Types 41
Carton Sealing 43
Masking 44
Electrical & Electronic 45
Electrical 47
Electronic 48
Double-Sided 49
Medical 50
Other 52
Tape Backing Materials 53
Polypropylene 55
PVC 58
Paper 60
Other Backing Materials 62
Regional Production 64
International Trade 66
Raw Materials 67
Backing Materials 67
Adhesives 68
IV. NORTH AMERICA 71
North America: General 71
Market Trends 74
United States 76
Canada 82
Mexico 87
V. WESTERN EUROPE 93
Western Europe: General 93
Market Trends 96
France 99
Germany 104
Italy 109
Netherlands 114
Spain 119
United Kingdom 123
Other Western Europe 128
VI. ASIA/PACIFIC 133
Asia/Pacific: General 133
Market Trends 137
Australia 139
China 144
India 151
Indonesia 157
Japan 162
South Korea 168
Taiwan 173
Thailand 178
Other Asia/Pacific 183
VII. OTHER REGIONS 190
Other Regions: General 190
Market Trends 193
Latin America 194
Market Trends 196
Brazil 198
Other Latin America 202
Eastern Europe 207
Market Trends 209
Poland 211
Russia 215
Other Eastern Europe 220
Africa/Mideast 224
Market Trends 226
South Africa 228
Turkey 233
Other Africa/Mideast 236
VIII. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 242
General 242
Market Share 243
Mergers & Acquisitions 249
Cooperative Agreements 250
Manufacturing 253
Marketing & Distribution 254
Company Profiles 256
ABI Tape Products, see American Biltrite Incorporated
ACHEM Technology Corporation 257
Adchem Corporation 259
Adhesives Research Incorporated 260
Advance Tapes International Limited 263
Advanced Flexible Composites Incorporated 264
American Biltrite Incorporated 266
Arques Industries AG 268
ARx LLC, see Adhesives Research Incorporated
Avery Dennison Corporation 270
Beiersdorf AG 274
Bemis Company Incorporated 278
Bemistape, see Bemis Company Incorporated
Berry Plastics Group Incorporated 281
Boston tapes SpA, see Chargeurs SA
BSN medical GmbH & Company KG 284
Canadian Technical Tape Limited, see CTT Group
Chargeurs SA 286
Coroplast Fritz Mueller GmbH & Company KG 287
Covalence Specialty Materials Holding Corporation,
see Berry Plastics Group Incorporated
Covidien Limited 289
CTT Group 290
DeWAL Industries Incorporated 291
Dryvit Systems Incorporated, see RPM International
Evotape SpA, see Arques Industries AG
FLEXcon Corporation 293
Four Pillars Enterprise Company Limited 295
Guangzhou Wang Cheong Adhesive Product Factory 296
Henkel AG & Company KGaA 297
Hitachi Limited 300
Ideal Tape Company Incorporated, see American Biltrite
Industrias Tuk SA de CV 302
Intertape Polymer Group Incorporated 304
Johnson & Johnson 306
Koester GmbH & Company KG, see Lohmann GmbH
Lintec Corporation 308
Lohmann GmbH & Company KG 311
MACtac, see Bemis Company Incorporated
Metafol Metall-Kunstoff GmbH & Company KG,
see Lohmann GmbH & Company KG
NAR SpA 314
Nichiban Company Limited 315
Nitto Denko Corporation 317
Nomura Holdings Incorporated 323
Oji Paper Company Limited 324
ORAFOL Europe GmbH 325
Permacel, see Nitto Denko Corporation
RPM International Incorporated 326
Saint-Gobain 329
Scapa Group plc 331
Sekisui Chemical Company Limited 334
Shurtape Technologies LLC 338
Sicad Group SpA 340
Sliontec Corporation, see Hitachi Limited
Stokvis Tape Group BV 342
tesa AG, see Beiersdorf AG
3M Company 344
Tremco Incorporated, see RPM International
Union Thai - Nichiban Company Limited, see Nichiban Company Limited
Vandex International Limited, see RPM International
Venture Tape Corporation, see 3M Company
Von Roll Holding Limited 353
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 Food & Beverage Manufacturing Value Added
by Region 15
4 World Building Construction Expenditures
by Region & Sector 17
5 World Residential Construction Expenditures by Region 19
6 World Nonresidential Building Construction Expenditures
by Region 20
7 World Manufacturing Value Added by Region 22
8 World Motor Vehicle Production by Region 25
9 World Motor Vehicles in Use by Region 27
10 World Health Care Expenditures by Region 30
SECTION III -- OVERVIEW
1 World Pressure Sensitive Tape Demand by Region 38
2 World Pressure Sensitive Tape Demand by Type 42
3 World Pressure Sensitive Carton Sealing Tape Demand
by Region 44
4 World Pressure Sensitive Masking Tape Demand by Region 45
5 World Pressure Sensitive Electrical & Electronic Tape
Demand by Region 47
6 World Double-Sided Pressure Sensitive Tape Demand
by Region 50
7 World Pressure Sensitive Medical Tape Demand by Region 51
8 World Other Pressure Sensitive Tape Demand by Region 53
9 World Pressure Sensitive Tape Demand by Backing Material 55
10 World Polypropylene Pressure Sensitive Tape Demand
by Region 58
11 World PVC Pressure Sensitive Tape Demand by Region 60
12 World Paper Pressure Sensitive Tape Demand by Region 62
13 World Other Backing Material Pressure Sensitive Tape
Demand by Region 64
14 World Pressure Sensitive Tape Production by Region 65
15 World Pressure Sensitive Tape Net Exports 66
SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
1 North America -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Supply & Demand 73
2 North America -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Sales
by Type & Material 76
3 United States -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Supply & Demand 79
4 United States -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Sales
by Type & Material 81
5 Canada -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Supply & Demand 84
6 Canada -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Sales by Type & Material 86
7 Mexico -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Supply & Demand 89
8 Mexico -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Sales by Type & Material 91
SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
1 Western Europe -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Supply & Demand 95
2 Western Europe -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Sales
by Type & Material 99
3 France -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Supply & Demand 101
4 France -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Sales by Type & Material 103
5 Germany -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Supply & Demand 106
6 Germany -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Sales by Type & Material 108
7 Italy -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Supply & Demand 111
8 Italy -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Sales by Type & Material 113
9 Netherlands -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Supply & Demand 116
10 Netherlands -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Sales
by Type & Material 118
11 Spain -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Supply & Demand 120
12 Spain -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Sales by Type & Material 122
13 United Kingdom -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Supply & Demand 124
14 United Kingdom -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Sales
by Type & Material 126
15 Other Western Europe -- Pressure Sensitive Tape
Supply & Demand 130
16 Other Western Europe -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Sales
by Type & Material 131
SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
1 Asia/Pacific -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Supply & Demand 136
2 Asia/Pacific -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Sales
by Type & Material 139
3 Australia -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Supply & Demand 141
4 Australia -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Sales by Type & Material 143
5 China -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Supply & Demand 147
6 China -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Sales by Type & Material 148
7 India -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Supply & Demand 153
8 India -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Sales by Type & Material 156
9 Indonesia -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Supply & Demand 159
10 Indonesia -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Sales by Type & Material 161
11 Japan -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Supply & Demand 164
12 Japan -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Sales by Type & Material 167
13 South Korea -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Supply & Demand 170
14 South Korea -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Sales
by Type & Material 172
15 Taiwan -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Supply & Demand 175
16 Taiwan -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Sales by Type & Material 177
17 Thailand -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Supply & Demand 180
18 Thailand -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Sales by Type & Material 182
19 Other Asia/Pacific -- Pressure Sensitive Tape
Supply & Demand 185
20 Other Asia/Pacific -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Sales
by Type & Material 188
SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS
1 Other Regions -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Supply & Demand 192
2 Other Regions -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Sales
by Type & Material 193
3 Latin America -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Supply & Demand 196
4 Latin America -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Sales
by Type & Material 197
5 Brazil -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Supply & Demand 199
6 Brazil -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Sales by Type & Material 201
7 Other Latin America -- Pressure Sensitive Tape
Supply & Demand 204
8 Other Latin America -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Sales
by Type & Material 206
9 Eastern Europe -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Supply & Demand 209
10 Eastern Europe -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Sales
by Type & Material 211
11 Poland -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Supply & Demand 213
12 Poland -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Sales by Type & Material 214
13 Russia -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Supply & Demand 217
14 Russia -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Sales by Type & Material 219
15 Other Eastern Europe -- Pressure Sensitive Tape
Supply & Demand 221
16 Other Eastern Europe -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Sales
by Type & Material 223
17 Africa/Mideast -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Supply & Demand 226
18 Africa/Mideast -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Sales
by Type & Material 228
19 South Africa -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Supply & Demand 230
20 South Africa -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Sales
by Type & Material 232
21 Turkey -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Supply & Demand 234
22 Turkey -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Sales by Type & Material 236
23 Other Africa/Mideast -- Pressure Sensitive Tape
Supply & Demand 238
24 Other Africa/Mideast -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Sales
by Type & Material 240
SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 World Estimated Pressure Sensitive Tape Sales
by Company, 2007 245
2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 250
3 Selected Cooperative Agreements 252
LIST OF CHARTS
CHART NUMBER PAGE
SECTION III -- OVERVIEW
1 World Pressure Sensitive Tape Demand by Region, 2007
39
2 PSA Tape Sales per Capita/GDP per Capita Relationship, 2007
40
3 World Pressure Sensitive Tape Demand by Type, 2007 42
SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
1 North America -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Sales
by Country, 2007 73
SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
1 Western Europe -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Sales
by Country, 2007 95
SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
1 Asia/Pacific -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Sales
by Country, 2007 136
SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS
1 Other Regions -- Pressure Sensitive Tape Sales
by Country, 2007 192
SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 World Pressure Sensitive Tape Market Share, 2007 246
