Study #: 1795

Published: 04/2004

Pages: 266

Full Study Price: US$ 3,900

Per Page Price: US$ 30.00

Engineered Plastics - Market Research, Market Share, Market Size, Sales, Demand Forecast, Market Leaders, Company Profiles, Industry Trends

US engineered plastics demand will reach 5.5 billion pounds in 2008 based on needs for cost-effective, higher performance materials. Polycarbonate's optical clarity and durability will find use in CDs, DVDs and electronics housings. Nylon's high strength, rigidity, and chemical and abrasion resistance will do well in motor vehicles.

This study analyzes the $7.4 billion US engineered plastics industry. It presents historical (1993, 1998 and 2003) demand data and forecasts to 2008 and 2013 by resin (e.g., ABS, polycarbonate, nylon, thermoplastic polyesters, polyethylene oxide, polyacetal, fluoropolymers, polysulfones, polyimides, polyphenylene sulfide); and by market (e.g., electrical and electronic, motor vehicles, consumer and institutional).

The study also examines the market environment, details industry structure and market share, and profiles 36 leading competitors including GE Plastics, DuPont, Bayer, Dow Chemical, and Ticona.

     TABLE OF CONTENTS
        INTRODUCTION
  I.    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
 II.    MARKET ENVIRONMENT
        General
        Macroeconomic Outlook
        Consumer Spending Patterns
        Manufacturing Outlook
        Plastic Resin Outlook
        Competitive Materials
        Market Trends
        Pricing Trends
        Regulatory & Environmental Issues
        Recycling Activity
        Foreign Trade
        International Activity
III.    RESINS
        General
        Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene
          Markets
          Producers & Capacity
        Polycarbonate
          Markets
          Producers & Capacity
        Nylon
          Markets
          Producers & Capacity
        Thermoplastic Polyesters
          Markets
          Polybutylene Terephthalate
          Polyethylene Terephthalate
          Other Thermoplastic Polyesters
        Polyphenylene Oxide
          Markets
          Producers
        Polyacetal
          Markets
          Producers & Capacity
        Fluoropolymers
          Markets
          Polytetrafluoroethylene
          Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene
          Other Fluoropolymers
          Producers
        Polysulfones
          Markets
          Producers
        Polyimides
          Markets
          Producers
        Polyphenylene Sulfide
          Markets
          Producers & Capacity
        Other Engineered Plastics
          Polyketones
          Syndiotactic Polystyrene & Others
  IV.   MARKETS
        General
        Electrical & Electronic
          Electrical & Electronics Sector Trends
          Appliance Trends
          Applications
          Resins
        Motor Vehicles
          Motor Vehicle Trends
          Applications
          Resins
        Consumer & Institutional
          Applications
          Resins
        Construction
          Building Construction Outlook
          Applications
          Resins
        Industrial
        Other Markets
          Applications
          Resins
  V.    INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
        General
        Market Share
          GE Plastics
          DuPont
          Bayer
          Dow Chemical
          Ticona
          Other Firms
        Mergers & Acquisitions
        Marketing Strategies
        Channels of Distribution
        Research & Development
        Competitive Strategies
        Cooperative Agreements
        Company Profiles
           Albis Plastic GmbH
           AMETEK Incorporated
           Arch Chemicals Incorporated
           Asahi Glass Company Limited
           Asahi Kasei Corporation
           BASF AG
           Bayer AG
           Celanese AG
           Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC
           Daikin Industries Limited
           Dainippon Ink and Chemicals Incorporated
           Degussa AG
           Dow Chemical Company
           DSM NV
           DuPont (EI) de Nemours
           Eastman Chemical Company
           EMS-Chemie Holding AG
           General Electric Company
           Honeywell International Incorporated
           Lati Industria Termoplastici SpA
           Nylon Corporation of America
           Plastics Engineering Company
           Polymeric Resources Corporation
           PolyOne Corporation
           Rhodia SA
           Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies
           RTP Company
           Schulman (A.) Incorporated
           Solutia Incorporated
           Solvay SA
           Spartech Corporation
           3M Company
           Toray Industries Incorporated
           Total SA
           Victrex plc
           Wellman Incorporated
           Other Companies Mentioned in Study