US demand for silicones is forecast to climb 5.6 percent annually to $4.1 billion in 2016. Silicone resins and elastomers will be the fastest growing products, with elastomers overtaking silicone fluids as the largest segment by 2016. The industrial market will remain dominant while the construction segment grows the fastest as it rebounds from previous declines.

This study analyzes the $3.1 billion US silicone industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 2001, 2006 and 2011, and forecasts for 2016 and 2021 by product (e.g., fluids, elastomers, resins, gels), market (e.g., industrial, consumer, construction, medical) and application (e.g., vehicles and binders, elastomeric components, lubricants and greases, emollients, surfactants, conditioning agents, polishes, defoamers).

It also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 37 industry players, including Dow Corning, Momentive Performance Materials and Wacker Chemie.

				    TABLE OF CONTENTS

     SECTION									    PAGE

		INTRODUCTION							      ix

	I.	EXECUTIVE SUMMARY						       1

	II.	MARKET ENVIRONMENT						       4
		General								       4
		Macroeconomic Overview						       5
		Consumer Spending						       8
		Demographic Trends						      11
		Manufacturing Outlook						      15
		Historical Market Trends					      18
		Technology							      21
		Environmental & Regulatory Trends				      25
		   Occupational Safety and Health Administration		      25
		   Environmental Protection Agency				      26
		   Food and Drug Administration					      27
		Pricing Trends							      28
		Foreign Trade							      31
		International Activity						      34

	III.	PRODUCTS							      38
		General								      38
		Fluids								      41
		   Applications							      44
		   Markets							      47
		Elastomers							      51
		   Applications							      55
		   Markets							      57
		Resins								      61
		   Applications							      62
		   Markets							      65
		Gels								      69
		Other Silicone Products						      72

	IV.	MARKETS								      76
		General								      76
		Industrial							      79
		   Electronics							      81
		      Industry Outlook						      81
		      Silicone Demand						      83
		   Motor Vehicles						      86
		      Industry Outlook						      87
		      Silicone Demand						      90
		   Machinery							      94
		      Industry Outlook						      95
		      Silicone Demand						      97
		   Aerospace & Other Transportation				      99
		      Industry Outlook						     100
		      Silicone Demand						     101
		   Other Industrial						     104
		      Electric Utilities					     105
		      Plastic Processing					     107
		      Textile Products						     108
		      Oil & Gas							     110
		      All Other							     110
		Consumer							     111
		   Cosmetics & Toiletries					     113
		      Industry Outlook						     114
		      Silicone Demand						     116
		   Motor Vehicle Polishes					     122
		   Other Consumer						     124
		Construction							     127
		   Industry Outlook						     127
		   Silicone Demand						     130
		Medical								     133
		   Industry Outlook						     134
		   Silicone Demand						     136
		      Elastomeric Components					     138
		      Adhesives							     139
		      Implants							     139
		      Other							     142

	V.	APPLICATIONS							     144
		General								     144
		Vehicles & Binders						     146
		   Adhesives, Sealants, & Caulks				     147
		   Paints & Coatings						     149
		   Other							     151
		Elastomeric Components						     152
		Lubricants & Greases						     154
		Emollients							     157
		Surfactants							     159
		Conditioning Agents						     162
		Polishes							     164
		Defoamers							     165
		Other Applications						     169

	VI.	INDUSTRY STRUCTURE						     172
		General								     172
		Market Share							     174
		Mergers & Acquisitions						     178
		Marketing Strategies						     181
		Channels of Distribution					     182
		Technology & Manufacturing					     184
		Research & Development						     185
		Company Profiles						     187
		   Allergan Incorporated					     188
		   Amber Chemical, see Caledonia Investments
		   Arlon Silicone Technologies, see Handy & Harman
		   Ashland Incorporated						     190
		   BASF SE							     192
		   Basildon Chemicals, see KCC
		   Bellofram Silicones, see Marsh Bellofram
		   Bentec Medical Incorporated					     194
		   Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated				     195
		   Bluestar Silicones USA, see China National Bluestar Group
		   Bostik, see Total
		   Caledonia Investments plc					     197
		   Chase Corporation						     200
		   China National Bluestar Group Company Limited		     201
		   Clariant International Limited				     205
		   CRI-SIL Silicone Technologies LLC				     206
		   CSL Silicones Incorporated					     207
		   DAP Products, see RPM International
		   Dow Chemical Company						     208
		   Dow Corning Corporation					     210
		   Elkem, see China National Bluestar Group
		   Emerald Performance Materials LLC				     216
		   Evonik Industries AG						     217
		   Gelest Incorporated						     221
		   Handy & Harman Limited					     223
		   Harris & Ford Silco, see Evonik Industries
		   Henkel AG & Company KGaA					     225
		   HumiSeal, see Chase
		   Hutchinson, see Total
		   International Specialty Products, see Ashland
		   Johnson & Johnson						     228
		   Kaneka Corporation						     229
		   KCC Corporation						     230
		   Kemira Oyj							     232
		   Lubrizol, see Berkshire Hathaway
		   Marsh Bellofram Group of Companies				     233
		   Meguiar’s, see 3M
		   Mentor Worldwide, see Johnson & Johnson
		   Milliken & Company						     234
		   Milton Silicone, see Marsh Bellofram
		   Momentive Performance Materials Incorporated			     236
		   NuSil Technology LLC						     240
		   Quantum Silicones, see Caledonia Investments
		   Reactamine Technology, see RPM International
		   Rogers Corporation						     243
		   RPM International Incorporated				     245
		   Saint-Gobain							     248
		   Sherwin-Williams Company					     251
		   Shin-Etsu Chemical Company Limited				     255
		   Silchem Silicone Chemicals Incorporated			     260
		   Siovation, see Caledonia Investments
		   SiVance, see Milliken & Company
		   Specialty Silicone Products Incorporated			     263
		   3M Company							     265
		   Total SA							     269
		   Tremco, see RPM International
		   Wacker Chemie AG						     272
		   WHX, see Handy & Harman
		   Zhejiang Wynca Chemical Industry Group 
		      Company Limited						     275


				      LIST OF TABLES

    TABLE NUMBER								    PAGE


		SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
		Summary Table							       3

		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	Macroeconomic Indicators					       8
	2	Personal Consumption Expenditures				      11
	3	Population & Households						      15
	4	Manufacturers’ Shipments					      18
	5	Silicone Demand, 2001-2011					      20
	6	Silicone Pricing						      31
	7	Silicone Supply & Demand					      33

		SECTION III -- PRODUCTS
	1	Silicone Demand by Product					      40
	2	Silicone Fluid Demand						      43
	3	Silicone Fluid Demand by Application				      47
	4	Silicone Fluid Demand by Market					      50
	5	Silicone Elastomer Demand					      55
	6	Silicone Elastomer Demand by Application			      57
	7	Silicone Elastomer Demand by Market				      60
	8	Silicone Resin Demand						      62
	9	Silicone Resin Demand by Application				      64
	10	Silicone Resin Demand by Market					      68
	11	Silicone Gel Demand						      72
	12	Other Silicone Product Demand by Type & Market			      75

		SECTION IV -- MARKETS
	1	Silicone Demand by Market					      78
	2	Industrial Markets for Silicones				      80
	3	Electronic & Computer Product Shipments				      83
	4	Electronics Market for Silicones by Application			      86
	5	Motor Vehicle Indicators					      90
	6	Motor Vehicle Market for Silicones by Application		      94
	7	Machinery Shipments						      96
	8	Machinery Market for Silicones by Application			      99
	9	Aerospace & Other Transportation Equipment Shipments		     101
	10	Aerospace & Other Transportation Equipment Market 
		   for Silicones by Application					     104
	11	Other Industrial Markets for Silicones				     105
	12	Consumer Markets for Silicones					     112
	13	Cosmetic & Toiletry Supply & Demand				     116
	14	Cosmetic & Toiletry Market for Silicones by Application		     119
	15	Motor Vehicle Polish Market for Silicones			     124
	16	Other Consumer Markets for Silicones				     127
	17	Construction Expenditures					     130
	18	Construction Market for Silicones				     133
	19	Medical Products & Equipment Demand				     135
	20	Medical Product Market for Silicones				     137

		SECTION V -- APPLICATIONS
	1	Silicone Demand by Application					     145
	2	Silicone Vehicle & Binder Demand by Application			     147
	3	Silicone Elastomeric Component Demand by Application		     154
	4	Silicone Lubricant & Grease Demand by Application		     157
	5	Silicone Emollient Demand					     159
	6	Silicone Surfactant Demand by Market				     161
	7	Silicone Conditioning Agent Demand				     163
	8	Silicone Polish Demand by Market				     165
	9	Silicone Defoamer Demand by Market				     169
	10	Silicone Demand in Other Applications				     171

		SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	US Silicone Sales by Company, 2011				     174
	2	Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures				     180


		      LIST OF CHARTS

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		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	Silicone Demand, 2001-2011					      21
	2	Silicone Manufacturing Process Flow Chart			      22
	3	Silicone Exports by Destination, 2011				      33
	4	Silicone Imports by Source, 2011				      34
	5	World Silicone Demand, 2011					      37

		SECTION III -- PRODUCTS
	1	Silicone Demand by Product, 2011				      41
	2	Silicone Fluid Demand by Market, 2011				      51
	3	Silicone Elastomer Demand by Market, 2011			      61
	4	Silicone Resin Demand by Market, 2011				      68

		SECTION IV -- MARKETS
	1	Silicone Demand by Market, 2001-2011				      79
	2	Industrial Markets for Silicones, 2011				      81
	3	Consumer Markets for Silicones, 2011				     113

		SECTION V -- APPLICATIONS
	1	Silicone Demand by Application, 2011				     146

		SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	US Silicone Market Share, 2011					     175