Global demand for textile chemicals will reach $19 billion in 2012. Colorants and auxiliaries will remain the biggest product segment, while faster gains will be seen in finishing chemicals. The Asia/Pacific region, particularly China and India, will remain the largest consumer of textile chemicals, and is also forecast to grow the fastest.

This study analyzes the $16.6 billion world textile chemical industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 1997, 2002 and 2007, and forecasts for 2012 and 2017 by type (e.g., colorants and auxiliaries, coating and sizing chemicals, finishing chemicals), world region (e.g., Asia/Pacific, North America, Western Europe) and for 22 major national markets.

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 56 industry players, including Clariant International, DyStar and Huntsman.

TABLE OF CONTENTS


SECTION                                                                      PAGE

               INTRODUCTION                                                    xi

          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 Personal Consumption Expenditures                         12
               World Fixed Investment Overview                                 14
               World Textile Outlook                                           16
                   Textile Fibers                                              19
                     Manufactured Fibers                                       22
                     Natural Fibers                                            25
                   Textile Product Trends                                      28
                     Yarn & Fabric                                             29
                     Apparel                                                   31
                     Home Furnishings                                          33
                     Carpets & Rugs                                            33
                     Industrial/Technical Textiles                             35
               Textile Production Technology                                   36
               Environmental & Regulatory Issues                               39
               World Trade Overview                                            41

        III.   PRODUCT & MARKET OVERVIEW                                       45
               Product Overview                                                45
                   Colorants & Auxiliaries                                     48
                     Colorants                                                 50
                     Auxiliaries                                               54
                   Coating & Sizing Chemicals                                  55
                     Coatings                                                  56
                     Sizing Agents                                             59
                   Finishing Chemicals                                         60
                   Other                                                       62
               Regional Market Overview                                        67
               Chemical Consumption Trends                                     69

         IV.   NORTH AMERICA                                                   74
               General                                                         74
                   Textile Fiber Outlook                                       75
                   Textile Chemical Demand                                     77
               United States                                                   79
               Canada                                                          89
               Mexico                                                          95

          V.   WESTERN EUROPE                                                 103
               General                                                        103
                   Textile Fiber Outlook                                      104
                   Textile Chemical Demand                                    107
               Belgium                                                        108
               France                                                         114
               Germany                                                        120
               Italy                                                          129
               Spain                                                          135
               United Kingdom                                                 140
               Other Western Europe                                           147

         VI.   ASIA/PACIFIC                                                   155
               General                                                        155
                   Textile Fiber Outlook                                      157
                   Textile Chemical Demand                                    159
               China                                                          161
               India                                                          172
               Indonesia                                                      179
               Japan                                                          185
               South Korea                                                    193
               Taiwan                                                         199
               Thailand                                                       205
               Other Asia/Pacific                                             211

        VII.   OTHER REGIONS                                                  219
               Latin America                                                  219
                   Argentina                                                  225
                   Brazil                                                     229
                   Other Latin America                               	      235
               Eastern Europe                                                 240
                   Russia                                                     245
                   Other Eastern Europe                                       250
               Africa/Mideast                                                 256
                   Turkey                                                     263
                   Other Africa/Mideast                                       269
                     Egypt                                                    275
                     South Africa                                             276
                     All Other                                                276

       VIII.   INDUSTRY STRUCTURE                                             277
               General                                                        277
               Market Share                                                   278
                   Colorants & Auxiliaries                                    281
                   Other Textile Chemicals                                    282
               Acquisitions & Divestitures                                    285
               Competitive Strategies                                         289
               Cooperative Agreements                                         291
               Marketing & Distribution                                       294
               Company Profiles                                               297
                   Akzo Nobel NV                                              298
                   Alco Chemical, see Akzo Nobel                                 
                   American Textile LLC                                       300
                   Asia Pacific Specialty Chemicals, see Nuplex Industries       
                   Atul Limited                                               302
                   AVCO Chemicals Limited                                     303
                   AVEBE UA                                                   305
                   Bara Chemical, see Sumitomo Chemical                          
                   BASF SE                                                    306
                   Baxenden Chemicals, see Chemtura                              
                   Bayer AG                                                   310
                   BEZEMA, see CHT R. Beitlich                                   

                   Bluestar Silicones, see China National Bluestar Group         
                   Boehme Filatex, see DyStar Textilfarben                       
                   Celanese Corporation                                       312
                   Chemtura Corporation                                       313
                   China National Bluestar Group Company Limited              315
                   CHT R. Beitlich GmbH                                       316
                   Clariant International Limited                             319
                   Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Company KG                       324
                   Croda International plc                                    325
                   Dai-ichi Kogyo Seiyaku Company Limited                     326
                   Danisco A/S                                                328
                   Dead Sea Bromine Group, see Israel Chemicals                  
                   Dow Chemical Company                                       330
                   Dow Corning Corporation                                    333
                   DuPont (EI) de Nemours                                     335
                   DyStar Textilfarben GmbH & Company Deutschland KG          338
                   Eksoy Chemical Industries Limited                          341
                   Everlight Chemical Industrial Corporation                  342
                   Evonik Industries AG                                       344
                   Gemsan AS                                                  346
                   Genencor, see Danisco                                         
                   Giovanni Bozzetto SpA                                      347
                   Goulston Technologies, see Takemoto Oil & Fat                 
                   Handy Chemicals, see Ruetgers Chemicals                       
                   Huntsman Corporation                                       349
                   Israel Chemicals Limited                                   353
                   Kimsoy Dyestuff, see Eksoy Chemical Industries and
                     Kyung-In Synthetic                                          
                   Kyung-In Synthetic Corporation                             355
                   Lamberti SpA                                               357
                   Lubrizol Corporation                                       358
                   Matsumoto Yushi-Seiyaku Company Limited                    360
                   Multichem, see Nuplex Industries                              
                   Nicca Chemical Company Limited                             361
                   Nippon Kayaku Company Limited                              362
                   Novozymes A/S                                              364
                   Nuplex Industries Limited                                  366

                   OMNOVA Solutions Incorporated                              367
                   Pigmentos y Oxidos SA de CV                                369
                   PolymerLatex GmbH & Company KG                             370
                   Pulcra Chemicals GmbH                                      371
                   RAG Beteiligungs-Group, see Evonik Industries                 
                   Rhodia SA                                                  374
                   Rohm and Haas Company                                      376
                   Rossari Biotech India Pvt Limited                          378
                   Rudolf GmbH                                                379
                   Ruetgers Chemicals GmbH                                    380
                   Setas Kimya Sanayi AS                                      381
                   Solvay SA                                                  382
                   Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited                          384
                   Synthesia AS                                               386
                   Takemoto Oil & Fat Company Limited                         387
                   Tanatex Chemicals BV                                       388
                   Taoka Chemical, see Sumitomo Chemical                         
                   Thor Group Management Limited                              390
                   3M Company                                                 391
                   Tianjin Tianshun Chemical Dyestuff Company Limited         392
                   Vilmax SA                                                  393
                   Wacker Chemie AG                                           394
                   Yorkshire Group                                            396
               Other Companies Mentioned in the Study                         398

                                 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 Personal Consumption Expenditures by Region               14
           4   World Gross Fixed Capital Formation by Region                   16
           5   World Textile Fiber Demand by Region & Type                     21
           6   World Manufactured Fiber Demand by Region & Type                25
           7   World Natural Fiber Demand by Region & Type                     28

               SECTION III -- PRODUCT & MARKET OVERVIEW
           1   World Textile Chemical Demand by Type                           47
           2   World Textile Colorant & Auxiliary Demand by Region & Type      50
           3   World Textile Coating & Sizing Chemical Demand by Region &
                   Type                                                        56
           4   World Textile Finishing Chemical Demand                         62
           5   World Other Textile Chemical Demand by Region                   66
           6   World Textile Chemical Demand by Region                         69

               SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
           1   North America Textile Fiber Demand                              77
           2   North America Textile Chemical Demand                           78
           3   United States Textile Fiber Demand                              82
           4   United States Textile Chemical Demand                           84
           5   Canada Textile Fiber Demand                                     92
           6   Canada Textile Chemical Demand                                  93
           7   Mexico Textile Fiber Demand                                     98
           8   Mexico Textile Chemical Demand                                 100

               SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
           1   Western Europe Textile Fiber Demand                            106
           2   Western Europe Textile Chemical Demand                         108
           3   Belgium Textile Fiber Demand                                   111
           4   Belgium Textile Chemical Demand                                112
           5   France Textile Fiber Demand                                    117
           6   France Textile Chemical Demand                                 118

           7   Germany Textile Fiber Demand                                   123
           8   Germany Textile Chemical Demand                                125
           9   Italy Textile Fiber Demand                                     132
          10   Italy Textile Chemical Demand                                  133
          11   Spain Textile Fiber Demand                                     137
          12   Spain Textile Chemical Demand                                  139
          13   United Kingdom Textile Fiber Demand                            143
          14   United Kingdom Textile Chemical Demand                         145
          15   Other Western Europe Textile Fiber Demand                      149
          16   Other Western Europe Textile Chemical Demand                   152

               SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
           1   Asia/Pacific Textile Fiber Demand                              159
           2   Asia/Pacific Textile Chemical Demand                           161
           3   China Textile Fiber Demand                                     166
           4   China Textile Chemical Demand                                  168
           5   India Textile Fiber Demand                                     175
           6   India Textile Chemical Demand                                  177
           7   Indonesia Textile Fiber Demand                                 182
           8   Indonesia Textile Chemical Demand                              183
           9   Japan Textile Fiber Demand                                     188
          10   Japan Textile Chemical Demand                                  190
          11   South Korea Textile Fiber Demand                               196
          12   South Korea Textile Chemical Demand                            197
          13   Taiwan Textile Fiber Demand                                    202
          14   Taiwan Textile Chemical Demand                                 204
          15   Thailand Textile Fiber Demand                                  208
          16   Thailand Textile Chemical Demand                               210
          17   Other Asia/Pacific Textile Fiber Demand                        215
          18   Other Asia/Pacific Textile Chemical Demand                     217

               SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS
           1   Latin America Textile Fiber Demand                             222
           2   Latin America Textile Chemical Demand                          223
           3   Argentina Textile Fiber Demand                                 227
           4   Argentina Textile Chemical Demand                              228

           5   Brazil Textile Fiber Demand                                    232
           6   Brazil Textile Chemical Demand                                 234
           7   Other Latin America Textile Fiber Demand                       238
           8   Other Latin America Textile Chemical Demand                    239
           9   Eastern Europe Textile Fiber Demand                            243
          10   Eastern Europe Textile Chemical Demand                         244
          11   Russia Textile Fiber Demand                                    248
          12   Russia Textile Chemical Demand                                 249
          13   Other Eastern Europe Textile Fiber Demand                      253
          14   Other Eastern Europe Textile Chemical Demand                   255
          15   Africa/Mideast Textile Fiber Demand                            259
          16   Africa/Mideast Textile Chemical Demand                         261
          17   Turkey Textile Fiber Demand                                    266
          18   Turkey Textile Chemical Demand                                 268
          19   Other Africa/Mideast Textile Fiber Demand                      272
          20   Other Africa/Mideast Textile Chemical Demand                   274

               SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
           1   Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures                           288
           2   Selected Cooperative Agreements                                292

                                LIST OF CHARTS
                                        
CHART NUMBER                                                                 PAGE

               SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
           1   Textile Production Flowchart                                    38

               SECTION III -- PRODUCT & MARKET OVERVIEW
           1   World Textile Chemical Demand by Type                           48
           2   Textile Chemical/Textile Fiber Relationship, 2007      	       73

               SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
           1   United States Textile Chemical Market Trends                    84
           2   Canada Textile Chemical Market Trends                           94
           3   Mexico Textile Chemical Market Trends                          101

               SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
           1   Belgium Textile Chemical Market Trends                         113
           2   France Textile Chemical Market Trends                          119
           3   Germany Textile Chemical Market Trends                         126
           4   Italy Textile Chemical Market Trends                           134
           5   Spain Textile Chemical Market Trends                           139
           6   United Kingdom Textile Chemical Market Trends                  145
           7   Other Western Europe Textile Chemical Market Trends            152

               SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
           1   China Textile Chemical Market Trends                           169
           2   India Textile Chemical Market Trends                           177
           3   Indonesia Textile Chemical Market Trends                       184
           4   Japan Textile Chemical Market Trends                           191
           5   South Korea Textile Chemical Market Trends                     198
           6   Taiwan Textile Chemical Market Trends                          204
           7   Thailand Textile Chemical Market Trends                        210
           8   Other Asia/Pacific Textile Chemical Market Trends              217

               SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS
           1   Argentina Textile Chemical Market Trends                       229
           2   Brazil Textile Chemical Market Trends                          234
           3   Other Latin America Textile Chemical Market Trends             240
           4   Russia Textile Chemical Market Trends                          250
           5   Other Eastern Europe Textile Chemical Market Trends            255
           6   Turkey Textile Chemical Market Trends                          269
           7   Other Africa/Mideast Textile Chemical Market Trends            275

                                 LIST OF CHARTS
                           
                                        
CHART NUMBER                                                                 PAGE

               SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
           1   World Textile Chemical Market Share, 2007                      280
           2   World Textile Colorant & Auxiliary Market Share, 2007          282
           3   World Other Textile Chemical Market Share, 2007                285