Study #: 1544

Published: 05/2002

Pages: 263

Full Study Price: US$ 3,600

Per Page Price: US$ 30.00

Sizing & Thickening Agents - Market Size, Market Share, Market Leaders, Demand Forecast, Sales, Company Profiles, Market Research, Industry Trends

The US market for sizing and thickening agents will grow five percent annually through 2006. Foods and beverages and paper and paperboard production -- the two largest markets -- will both grow at above-average rates. Hydrocolloids, synthetic polymers and other multifunctional thickeners will outpace commodity products such as clays and starches.

This study analyzes the $4.4 billion US sizing and thickening agent industry. It presents historical data for 1992, 1996 and 2001 and forecasts to 2006 and 2011 by product (e.g., starches, rosin, polyvinyl chloride, styrene, alkenyl succinic anhydride, alkyl ketene dimer, clays, silicas, cellulose thickeners, gums, gelatin, alginates, carrageenan, pectin); and by market.

The study also examines the market environment, details industry structure and market share, and profiles 51 companies active in the industry including Hercules, CP Kelco, Archer-Daniels-Midland, FMC, and Cargill.

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     TABLE OF CONTENTS
         INTRODUCTION
   I.    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  II.    MARKET ENVIRONMENT
         General
         Macroeconomic Overview
         Demographic Trends
         Consumer Spending Activity
         Manufacturing Outlook
         Historical Trends
         Pricing Considerations
         Regulatory, Environmental & Health Considerations
         Foreign Trade
         International Activity
 III.    SIZES & THICKENERS MARKETS
         General
         Food & Beverages
           Food & Beverages Industry Overview
           Sizes & Thickeners Demand
         Paper & Paperboard
           Paper & Paperboard Industry Overview
           Sizes & Thickeners Demand
         Cosmetics & Toiletries
           Cosmetics & Toiletries Industry Overview
           Sizes & Thickeners Demand
         Paints & Coatings
           Paints & Coatings Industry Overview
           Sizes & Thickeners Demand
         Pharmaceuticals
           Pharmaceuticals Industry Overview
           Sizes & Thickeners Demand
         Textiles & Fibers
           Textile Industry Overview
           Sizes & Thickeners Demand
         Drilling Fluids       					
           Oil & Gas Industry Overview
           Sizes & Thickeners Demand
         Other Markets
  IV.    SIZING AGENTS
         General
         Natural Sizing Agents
           Starches
              Modified Starches
              Unmodified Starches
           Rosin & Other Natural Sizes
              Rosin
              Other
         Synthetic Sizing Agents
           Synthetic Copolymers
              Polyvinyl Alcohol
              Styrene & Other Copolymers
           Cellulose Reactive Sizes
              Alkenyl Succinic Anhydride
              Alkyl Ketene Dimer
              Other Cellulose Reactive Sizes
           Other Synthetic Sizes
   V.    THICKENING AGENTS
         General
         Demand by Type
         Demand by Market
         Mineral Thickeners
           Clays
           Silicas
         Hydrocolloids
           Starches
           Cellulosic Thickeners
              Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose
              Methyl Cellulose
              Hydroxyethyl Cellulose
              Microcrystalline Cellulose
              Other Cellulosic Thickeners			
           Gums
              Guar Gum
              Xanthan
              Gum Arabic
              Other Gums
           Gelatin
           Alginates
           Carrageenan   					
           Pectin
           Other Hydrocolloid Thickeners
         Synthetic Polymeric Thickeners
         Other Thickeners
  VI.    INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
         General
         Market Share
         Industry Restructuring
         Cooperative Agreements
         Marketing & Distribution
         Research & Development
         Competitive Strategies
         Company Profiles
           Air Products and Chemicals Incorporated
           Akzo Nobel NV
           Albemarle Corporation
           Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
           Ashland Incorporated
           AVEBE BA
           Bayer AG   				
           Cabot Corporation
           Cargill Incorporated					
           Celanese AG   					
           Ciba Specialty Chemicals Incorporated
           Clariant International Limited
           Cognis GmbH
           Croda International plc
           Cytec Industries Incorporated
           Danisco A/S
           Degussa AG
           DGF Stoess Group of Companies
           Dow Chemical Company
           DuPont (EI) de Nemours
           Eastman Chemical Company
           FMC Corporation
           Georgia-Pacific Corporation
           Goodman Fielder Limited
           Grace (WR) & Company
           Grain Processing Corporation
           Harima Chemicals Incorporated
           Henkel KGaA
           Hercules Incorporated
           Huber (JM) Corporation
           Imperial Chemical Industries plc
           International Paper Company
           International Specialty Products Incorporated
           Jungbunzlauer AG
           Kelco (CP) ApS
           Kraft Foods Incorporated
           Montedison SpA
           Norsk Hydro ASA
           Noveon Incorporated
           Penford Corporation
           Penn Carbose Incorporated
           Pharmacia Corporation
           PPG Industries Incorporated
           PQ Corporation
           Raisio Group
           Rhodia SA
           Rohm and Haas Company
           Suez SA
           Tate & Lyle plc
           TIC Gums Incorporated
           Total Fina Elf SA