Study #: 1961

Published: 07/2005

Pages: 262

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Specialty Plastic Additives to 2009 - Market Research, Market Share, Market Size, Sales, Demand Forecast, Market Leaders, Company Profiles, Industry Trends

The US market for plastic additives will grow 4.6 percent annually through 2009. Gains will be driven by increasing plastics demand, improving markets (e.g., nonresidential construction, electrical and electronics, packaging), and rebounding demand for plasticizers and flame retardants. Polypropylene and polyethylene will be the fastest growing outlets.

This study analyzes the $5.5 billion US plastic additives industry. It presents historical demand data for 1994, 1999 and 2004 and forecasts to 2009 and 2014 by type (e.g., plasticizers, colorants, impact modifiers, blowing agents, flame retardants, heat stabilizers, antioxidants, light stabilizers, antimicrobials, anti-fogging agents, lubricants and mold-release agents, slip agents); and by resin (e.g., PVC, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyurethane, polystyrene).

The study also considers market environment indicators, evaluates company market share and profiles 39 major producers including Chemtura, Exxon Mobil, BASF, Ciba Specialty Chemicals, Eastman Chemical, Rohm and Haas, Ferro, Arkema, Akzo Nobel, and LANXESS.

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                           TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                    
  
  SECTION                                                          PAGE
  
         INTRODUCTION                                                ix
  
   I.    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY                                            1
         
  II.    MARKET ENVIRONMENT                                           4
         General                                                      4
         Macroeconomic Environment                                    5
         Demographic Trends                                           7
         Manufacturing Outlook                                        8
         Plastics Outlook                                            10
         Pricing Trends                                              12
         Historical Trends                                           14
         Regulatory & Environmental Factors                          16
           Regulatory Trends                                         17
           Health Factors                                            18
           Environmental Factors                                     20
           Recycling                                                 20
         International Activity                                      21
         Foreign Trade                                               23
  
 III.    DEMAND BY TYPE                                              25
         General                                                     25
         Property Modifiers                                          28
           Plasticizers                                              30
              Phthalates                                             32
              Non-Phthalates                                         35
           Colorants                                                 37
           Impact Modifiers                                          40
           Blowing Agents                                            43
              Physical Blowing Agents                                45
              Chemical Blowing Agents                                48
           Polymerization Aids                                       50
         Property Extenders                                          53
           Flame Retardants                                          56
              Halogenated Compounds                                  59
              Non-Halogenated Compounds                              59
           Heat Stabilizers                                          61
           Antioxidants                                              64
           Light Stabilizers                                         66
           Antimicrobials                                            69
           Antistatic Agents                                         71
           Anti-Fogging Agents                                       74
         Processing Aids                                             76
           Lubricants & Mold Release Agents                          77
           Slip Agents                                               80
  
  IV.    DEMAND BY RESIN                                             83
         General                                                     83
         Polyvinyl Chloride                                          86
           Polyvinyl Chloride Overview                               86
           Plastic Additives Demand                                  88
              Property Modifiers                                     90
              Property Extenders                                     93
              Processing Aids                                        96
           Plastic Additives Markets                                 97
         Polyethylene                                               100
           Polyethylene Overview                                    100
           Plastic Additives Demand                                 103
              Property Modifiers                                    105
              Property Extenders                                    107
              Processing Aids                                       109
           Plastic Additives Markets                                111
         Polypropylene                                              112
           Polypropylene Overview                                   112
           Plastic Additives Demand                                 115
              Property Modifiers                                    116
              Property Extenders                                    118
              Processing Aids                                       121
           Plastic Additives Markets                                122
         Polyurethane                                               123
           Polyurethane Overview                                    123
           Plastic Additives Demand                                 125
              Property Modifiers                                    127
              Property Extenders & Processing Aids                  129
           Plastic Additives Markets                                131
         Polystyrene                                                132
           Polystyrene Overview                                     133
           Plastic Additives Demand                                 135
              Property Modifiers                                    136
              Property Extenders & Processing Aids                  138
           Plastic Additives Markets                                140
         Other Plastics                                             141
           Plastic Additives Demand                                 142
              Property Modifiers                                    143
              Property Extenders                                    145
              Processing Aids                                       147
           Plastic Additives Markets                                147
  
   V.    INDUSTRY STRUCTURE                                         149
         General                                                    149
         Market Share                                               151
           Chemtura                                                 153
           Exxon Mobil                                              154
           Other Leading Companies                                  154
         Industry Restructuring                                     156
         Cooperative Agreements                                     158
         Marketing & Distribution                                   162
         Research & Development                                     164
         Competitive Strategies                                     165
         Company Profiles                                           167
           Aceto Corporation                                        168
           Air Products and Chemicals Incorporated                  169
           Akcros Chemicals America, see Akzo Nobel                    
           Akzo Nobel NV                                            171
           Albemarle Corporation                                    175
           AmeriBrom Incorporated, see Israel Chemicals Limited        
           Arkema Incorporated, see Total                              
           Astaris LLC, see FMC and Solutia                            
           Baerlocher USA, see ICC Industries
           BASF AG                                                  180
           Bayer AG                                                 183
           Buckman Laboratories Incorporated                        184
           Chemson Polymer-Additive AG                              185
           Chemtura Corporation                                     187
           Ciba Specialty Chemicals Holding Incorporated            194
           Clariant International Limited                           198
           Cognis GmbH                                              201
           Croda International plc                                  203
           Crompton Corporation, see Chemtura                          
           Cytec Industries Incorporated                            205
           Dead Sea Bromine Group, see Israel Chemicals Limited        
           Degussa AG                                               208
           Dover Chemical Corporation, see ICC Industries
           Dow Chemical Company                                     211
           DuPont (EI) de Nemours                                   212
           Eastman Chemical Company                                 214
           Eliokem SAS                                              216
           Excel Polymers LLC                                       218
           Exxon Mobil Corporation                                  219
           Ferro Corporation                                        221
           FMC Corporation                                          222
           GLCC Laurel LLC, see Chemtura and Occidental 
              Petroleum 
           Goldschmidt GmbH, see Degussa                               
           Great Lakes Chemical Corporation, see Chemtura
           Halstab, see Hammond Group                                  
           Hammond Group Incorporated                               223
           ICC Industries Incorporated                              225
           ICL Industrial Products, see Israel Chemicals Limited       
           Imperial Chemical Industries plc                         228
           INDSPEC Chemical Corporation, see Occidental 
              Petroleum                                                
           Israel Chemicals Limited                                 230
           Jordan Bromine Company Limited, see Albemarle
           Kaneka Corporation                                       232
           LANXESS AG                                               233
           Lonza Group Limited                                      237
           Lyondell Chemical Company                                239
           Martinswerk GmbH, see Albemarle                             
           Millennium Chemicals Incorporated, see Lyondell Chemical                                                 
           Milliken & Company                                       241
           Ningbo Jinhai Albemarle Chemical and Industry 
              Company Limited, see Albemarle                           
           Nippon Aluminum Alkyls Limited, see Albemarle
           Occidental Petroleum Corporation                         243
           O Neil Color & Compounding Corporation, see 
              ICC Industries                                           
           Oxeno Olefinchemie GmbH, see Degussa                        
           Plastics Color Corporation Incorporated, see PMC Global     
           PMC Global Incorporated                                  245
           PolyOne Corporation                                      247
           Qilu Eastman Specialty Chemical Limited, see Eastman
              Chemical                                               
           Rhein Chemie AG, see LANXESS                                
           Rohm and Haas Company                                    249
           Solutia Incorporated                                     252
           Stannica LLC, see Albemarle and Total                       
           Total SA                                                 254
           Uniqema, see Imperial Chemical Industries                   
           Velsicol Chemical Corporation                            256
         Other Companies Mentioned in Study                         259
    


                               LIST OF TABLES
                                   
    TABLE NUMBER                                                   PAGE
  
         SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
         Summary Table                                                3
  
         SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
    1    Gross Domestic Product                                       6
    2    Demographic Indicators                                       8
    3    Manufacturers  Shipments                                    10
    4    Plastics Supply & Demand                                    12
    5    Plastic Additive Prices                                     14
    6    Plastic Additives Historical Trends                         16
         
         SECTION III -- DEMAND BY TYPE
    1    Specialty Plastic Additives Demand by Type                  26
    2    Property Modifiers Demand in Plastics by Type               29
    3    Plasticizers Demand in Plastics                             32
    4    Phthalate Plasticizers Demand in Plastics                   35
    5    Non-Phthalate Plasticizers Demand in Plastics               37
    6    Colorants Demand in Plastics                                40
    7    Impact Modifiers Demand in Plastics                         43
    8    Blowing Agents Demand in Plastics                           45
    9    Physical Blowing Agents Demand in Plastics                  48
   10    Chemical Blowing Agents Demand in Plastics                  50
   11    Polymerization Aids Demand in Plastics                      53
   12    Property Extenders Demand in Plastics                       55
   13    Flame Retardants Demand in Plastics                         58
   14    Heat Stabilizers Demand in Plastics                         63
   15    Antioxidants Demand in Plastics                             66
   16    Light Stabilizers Demand in Plastics                        69
   17    Antimicrobials Demand in Plastics                           71
   18    Antistatic Agents Demand in Plastics                        74
   19    Anti-Fogging Agents Demand in Plastics                      76
   20    Processing Aids Demand in Plastics                          77
   21    Lubricants & Mold Release Agents Demand in Plastics         80
   22    Slip Agents Demand in Plastics                              82
         
         SECTION IV -- DEMAND BY RESIN
    1    Specialty Plastic Additives Demand by Resin                 84
    2    Polyvinyl Chloride Supply & Demand                          87
    3    Polyvinyl Chloride Demand for Plastic Additives             90
    4    Polyvinyl Chloride Demand for Property Modifiers            93
    5    Polyvinyl Chloride Demand for Property Extenders            96
    6    Polyvinyl Chloride Demand for Processing Aids               97
    7    Polyvinyl Chloride Demand for Plastic Additives by Market   99
    8    Polyethylene Supply & Demand                               102
    9    Polyethylene Demand for Plastic Additives                  105
   10    Polyethylene Demand for Property Modifiers                 107
   11    Polyethylene Demand for Property Extenders                 109
   12    Polyethylene Demand for Processing Aids                    110
   13    Polyethylene Demand for Plastic Additives by Market        112
   14    Polypropylene Supply & Demand                              114
   15    Polypropylene Demand for Plastic Additives                 116
   16    Polypropylene Demand for Property Modifiers                118
   17    Polypropylene Markets for Property Extenders               120
   18    Polypropylene Demand for Processing Aids                   121
   19    Polypropylene Demand for Plastic Additives by Market       123
   20    Polyurethane Production                                    124
   21    Polyurethane Demand for Plastic Additives                  126
   22    Polyurethane Demand for Property Modifiers                 129
   23    Polyurethane Demand for Extenders & Process Aids           131
   24    Polyurethane Demand for Plastic Additives by Market        132
   25    Polystyrene Supply & Demand                                134
   26    Polystyrene Demand for Plastic Additives                   136
   27    Polystyrene Demand for Property Modifiers                  138
   28    Polystyrene Demand for Property Extenders & Process Aids   140
   29    Polystyrene Demand for Plastic Additives by Market         141
   30    Other Plastics Demand for Plastic Additives                143
   31    Other Plastics Demand for Property Modifiers               145
   32    Other Plastics Demand for Property Extenders               146
   33    Other Plastics Demand for Processing Aids                  147
   34    Plastic Additives Demand in Other Plastics by Market       148
  
         SECTION V -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
    1    US Plastic Additives Sales by Company, 2004                150
    2    Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures                       157
    3    Selected Cooperative Agreements                            160
  
  
                         

                         LIST OF CHARTS
                                   
    CHART NUMBER                                                   PAGE
  
  
         SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
    1    World Demand for Plastic Additives, 2004                    23
                                                                       
         SECTION III -- DEMAND BY TYPE
    1    Specialty Plastic Additives Demand by Type, 2004:
           Volume Versus Value                                       27
    2    Property Modifiers Demand in Plastics by Type, 2004         30
    3    Property Extenders Demand in Plastics by Type, 2004         56
  
         SECTION IV -- DEMAND BY RESIN
    1    Specialty Plastic Additives Demand by Resin, 2004:
           Volume Versus Value                                       85
    2    Polyvinyl Chloride Demand by Market, 2004                   88
    3    Polyethylene Demand by Market, 2004                        103
    4    Polypropylene Demand by Market, 2004                       114
    5    Polyurethane Production by Market, 2004                    125
    6    Polystyrene Demand by Market, 2004                         134
  
         SECTION V -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

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