TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION PAGE
INTRODUCTION ix
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4
General 4
Macroeconomic Outlook 4
Consumer Income & Spending 8
Demographic Trends 10
Manufacturing Outlook 13
Packaging Overview 16
Construction Outlook 19
Motor Vehicle Outlook 23
Plastic Resin Overview 25
Rubber Overview 26
Thermoplastic Elastomers Overview 29
Polyolefin Outlook 30
Thermoplastic Polyolefins 32
Polyolefin-Based Elastomers 35
Pricing Trends 38
International Activity & Foreign Trade 39
III. TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW 42
General 42
Product Developments 43
Cooperative Agreements 44
Technology Ventures 46
Licensing 47
Catalyst Demand 49
Growth Factors 50
Suppliers 52
IV. APPLICATIONS & MARKETS 54
General 54
Applications 55
Film & Sheet 58
Injection & Blow Molding 60
Elastomers 62
Other 64
Markets 66
Packaging 69
Consumer Goods & Durable Equipment 72
Motor Vehicles 74
Other 77
V. METALLOCENE & SINGLE-SITE THERMOPLASTICS 81
General 81
Metallocene & Single-Site Thermoplastics 82
Applications 84
Markets 87
Metallocene & Single-Site LLDPE 89
Applications 91
Markets 93
Suppliers 95
Metallocene & Single-Site HDPE 97
Applications 99
Markets 102
Suppliers 103
Metallocene & Single-Site Polypropylene 103
Applications 105
Markets 109
Suppliers 111
VI. METALLOCENE & SINGLE-SITE ELASTOMERS & PLASTOMERS 113
General 113
Applications 114
Markets 116
Metallocene & Single-Site EPDM 117
Markets 119
Suppliers 122
Metallocene TPEs & Plastomers 124
Applications 126
Markets & Suppliers 129
Other Metallocene & Single-Site Polymers 131
VII. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 135
General 135
Market Share 136
Dow Chemical 138
Exxon Mobil 139
INEOS 139
CPChem 139
Other Firms 140
Mergers & Acquisitions 140
Marketing Strategies 143
Channels of Distribution 144
Competitive Strategies 145
Market Segmentation 146
Product Differentiation 146
Low Cost Leadership 147
Company Profiles 149
Ashland Incorporated 150
Atlantis Plastics Incorporated 151
Basell AF SCA 152
Blueridge Films Incorporated 154
Borealis GmbH 155
BP plc 157
Chemtura Corporation 158
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC 159
Clariant International Limited 160
Dow Chemical Company 162
DuPont (EI) de Nemours 164
Eastman Chemical Company 167
Equistar Chemicals LP, see Lyondell Chemical Company
Exxon Mobil Corporation 168
INEOS Group Limited 170
Innovene LLC, see INEOS Group Limited
LANXESS AG 172
Liqui-Box Corporation, see DuPont (EI) de Nemours
Lyondell Chemical Company 174
Mitsui Chemicals Incorporated 176
NOVA Chemicals Corporation 178
Novolen Technology Holdings CV, see Lyondell
Chemical Company
Pinnacle Films Incorporated 180
Pliant Corporation 181
PolyOne Corporation 182
Prime Polymer Company Limited, see Mitsui Chemicals
Roplast Industries Incorporated 183
Schulman (A.) Incorporated 184
Symyx Technologies Incorporated 185
Titan Petchem Malaysia Sdn Bhd, see Westlake Chemical
TOPAS Advanced Polymers GmbH 186
Total SA 187
Univation Technologies LLC 189
Westlake Chemical Corporation 190
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 10
3 Resident Population by Age Group 13
4 Manufacturers Shipments 15
5 Packaging Shipments 19
6 Construction Expenditures 22
7 Motor Vehicle Indicators 24
8 Plastic Supply & Demand 26
9 Rubber Demand by Use & Type 28
10 Thermoplastic Elastomer Demand by Type 30
11 Polyolefin Demand by Type 31
12 Thermoplastic Polyolefin Demand by Type 34
13 Polyolefin-Based Elastomer Demand by Type 37
14 Pricing Trends 39
SECTION III -- TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW
1 Selected Cooperative Agreements 45
2 Metallocene & Single-Site Catalyst Demand 50
SECTION IV -- APPLICATIONS & MARKETS
1 Metallocene & Single-Site Polymer Demand by Type 55
2 Metallocene & Single-Site Polymer Demand by Application 57
3 Film & Sheet Applications for Metallocene &
Single-Site Polymers 60
4 Injection & Blow Molding Applications for Metallocene
& Single-Site Polymers 62
5 Elastomer Applications for Metallocene & Single-Site
Polymers 64
6 Other Applications for Metallocene & Single-Site Polymers 66
7 Metallocene & Single-Site Polymer Demand by Market 68
8 Packaging Markets for Metallocene & Single-Site Polymers 71
9 Consumer Goods & Durable Equipment Markets for
Metallocene & Single-Site Polymers 74
10 Motor Vehicle Market for Metallocene & Single-Site Polymers 77
11 Other Markets for Metallocene & Single-Site Polymers 80
SECTION V -- METALLOCENE & SINGLE-SITE THERMOPLASTICS
1 Metallocene & Single-Site Thermoplastic Demand by Type 83
2 Metallocene & Single-Site Thermoplastic Demand by
Application 86
3 Metallocene & Single-Site Thermoplastic Demand by Market 88
4 Metallocene & Single-Site LLDPE Demand, Volume & Value 90
5 Metallocene & Single-Site LLDPE Demand by Application 92
6 Metallocene & Single-Site LLDPE Demand by Market 94
7 Metallocene & Single-Site HDPE Demand, Volume & Value 99
8 Metallocene & Single-Site HDPE Demand by Application 101
9 Metallocene & Single-Site HDPE Demand by Market 102
10 Metallocene & Single-Site Polypropylene Demand, Volume
& Value 105
11 Metallocene & Single-Site Polypropylene Demand by
Application 108
12 Metallocene & Single-Site Polypropylene Demand by Market 110
SECTION VI -- METALLOCENE & SINGLE-SITE
ELASTOMERS & PLASTOMERS
1 Metallocene & Single-Site Elastomer & Plastomer Demand,
Volume & Value 114
2 Metallocene & Single-Site Elastomer & Plastomer Demand
by Application 115
3 Metallocene & Single-Site Elastomer & Plastomer Demand
by Market 117
4 Metallocene & Single-Site EPDM Rubber Demand, Volume
& Value 119
5 Metallocene & Single-Site EPDM Rubber Demand by Market 121
6 US EPDM Rubber Capacity, 2006 123
7 Metallocene & Single-Site TPE & Plastomer Demand, Volume
& Value 126
8 Metallocene & Single-Site TPE & Plastomer Demand by
Application 128
9 Metallocene & Single-Site TPE & Plastomer Demand by
Market 130
10 Other Metallocene & Single-Site Polymer Demand, Volume
& Value 134
SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 US Suppliers of Metallocene & Single-Site Polymers, 2006 137
2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 142
LIST OF CHARTS
CHART NUMBER PAGE
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Polyolefin Demand by Type, 2006 31
2 Thermoplastic Polyolefin Demand by Type, 2006 34
3 Polyolefin Elastomer Demand by Type, 2006 37
4 World Metallocene & Single-Site Polymer Demand, 2006 41
SECTION IV -- APPLICATIONS & MARKETS
1 Metallocene & Single-Site Polymer Demand by
Application, 2006 57
2 Metallocene & Single-Site Polymer Demand by Market, 2006 68
SECTION V -- METALLOCENE & SINGLE-SITE THERMOPLASTICS
1 Metallocene & Single-Site Thermoplastic Demand by
Application, 2006 86
2 Metallocene & Single-Site Thermoplastic Demand
by Market, 2006 88
3 Metallocene & Single-Site LLDPE Demand by Application, 2006 93
4 Metallocene & Single-Site LLDPE Demand by Market, 2006 95
5 Metallocene & Single-Site HDPE Demand by Application, 2006 101
6 Metallocene & Single-Site Polypropylene Demand by
Application, 2006 108
7 Metallocene & Single-Site Polypropylene Demand
by Market, 2006 110
SECTION VI -- METALLOCENE & SINGLE-SITE
ELASTOMERS & PLASTOMERS
1 Metallocene & Single-Site EPDM Demand by Market, 2006 121
2 US EPDM Rubber Capacity, 2006 123
3 Metallocene & Single-Site TPE & Plastomer Demand
by Application, 2006 128
4 Metallocene & Single-Site TPE & Plastomer Demand
by Market, 2006 131
SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 Metallocene & Single-Site Polymer Market Share, 2006 138
