| Inform your business decisions - authoritative market research - reliable forecasts Learn more about our industry study - purchase by the page or the full report: Study #: 2879 Published: 04/2012 Pages: 275 Full Study Price: US$ 4,900 Per Page Price: US$ 35.00 (text) | 60.00 (table) Silicones to 2016 - Industry Market Research, Market Share, Market Size, Sales, Demand Forecast, Market Leaders, Company Profiles, Industry TrendsUS 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
CHART NUMBER PAGE
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
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