| Inform your business decisions - authoritative market research - reliable forecasts Learn more about our industry study - purchase by the page or the full report: Study #: 2577 Published: 02/2010 Pages: 252 Full Study Price: US$ 4,700 Per Page Price: US$ 35.00 (text) | 60.00 (table) Thermoplastic Compounding by Independents to 2013 - Industry Market Research, Market Share, Market Size, Sales, Demand Forecast, Market Leaders, Company Profiles, Industry Trends US demand for independently compounded thermoplastics is forecast to rise 2.7% yearly through 2013. Value gains will be fueled by shifts toward more highly tailored resin formulations. Best opportunities are expected for thermoplastic elastomers and polypropylene, while polyvinyl chloride remains the largest segment. This study analyzes the 6.6 billion pound US independently compounded thermoplastic industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 1998, 2003 and 2008, and forecasts for 2013 and 2018 by resin (e.g., polyvinyl chloride, engineering thermoplastics, polypropylene, polyethylene) and market (e.g., construction, motor vehicles, consumer and institutional). The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 33 industry players, including PolyOne, Ampacet and Schulman.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION PAGE
INTRODUCTION x
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4
General 4
Macroeconomic Outlook 5
Demographic Trends 10
Consumer Income & Spending 13
Manufacturing Outlook 15
Building Construction Outlook 18
Residential 21
Nonresidential 24
Thermoplastics Overview 27
Thermoplastic Resins 29
Thermoplastic Elastomers 30
Thermoplastic Compounding Overview 31
Historical Trends 33
Resin Pricing Trends 35
Regulatory Considerations 38
Recycling Activity 40
International Activity 43
III. RESINS 45
General 45
Polyvinyl Chloride 49
Characteristics & Producers 50
Markets 52
Engineering Thermoplastics 55
Characteristics & Producers 58
Markets 60
Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene 64
Polycarbonate 65
Nylon 67
Thermoplastic Polyester 68
Polyacetal & Other 69
Polypropylene 69
Characteristics & Producers 70
Markets 71
Polyethylene 74
Characteristics & Producers 75
Markets 76
Thermoplastic Elastomers 79
Characteristics & Producers 80
Markets 82
Polystyrene 87
Characteristics & Producers 88
Markets 89
Other Resins 91
Characteristics & Producers 92
Markets 93
IV. MARKETS 96
General 96
Construction 98
Resins 99
Applications 102
Pipe & Fittings 103
Siding, Windows & Doors 104
Other Uses 105
Motor Vehicles 106
Motor Vehicle Outlook 107
Demand by Vehicle Type 109
Resins 111
Engineering Thermoplastics 113
Polypropylene 114
Thermoplastic Elastomers 114
Other Resins 115
Applications 115
Interior 117
Engine & Mechanical 117
Structural & Exterior 118
Consumer & Institutional 119
Resins 120
Polyvinyl Chloride 122
Polypropylene 123
Engineering Thermoplastics 123
Thermoplastic Elastomers 124
Other Resins 125
Applications 125
Electrical & Electronic 128
Electrical & Electronic Sector Trends 129
Resins 130
Applications 136
Insulated Wire & Cable 138
Insulated Wire & Cable Outlook 139
Resins & Applications 140
Other Markets 144
Packaging 145
Packaging Industry Trends 145
Resins & Applications 148
Appliances 151
Appliance Industry Trends 152
Resins & Applications 154
Industrial Machinery 158
Industrial Machinery & Equipment Outlook 158
Resins & Applications 159
All Other Markets 162
V. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 166
General 166
Market Share 170
Acquisitions & Divestitures 174
Types of Compounders 178
Resin Producers181
Processors 181
Independent Compounders 182
Toll Compounding 183
Custom Compounding 184
Proprietary Compounding 184
Concentrate Compounding 185
Marketing Strategies 187
Channels of Distribution 188
Research & Development 190
Competitive Strategies 191
Cooperative Agreements 192
Company Profiles 196
Accel Color Corporation, see Techmer
Aclo Compounders Incorporated, see Citadel Plastics
Adell Plastics Incorporated 197
Albis Plastic GmbH 198
Alloy Polymers Incorporated 200
AlphaGary Corporation, see Rockwood Holdings
American Compounding Specialties LLC 201
Americhem Incorporated 202
AMETEK Incorporated 203
Ampacet Corporation 204
Asahi Kasei Corporation 206
Bayshore Industrial Incorporated, see ICO
Bayshore Vinyl Compounds Incorporated, see Mexichem
Chem Polymer Corporation, see Teknor Apex
Chroma Corporation 208
Citadel Plastics Holdings Incorporated 209
Clariant International Limited 211
Colorite Polymers, see Tekni-Plex Incorporated
Dover Chemical Corporation, see ICC Industries
Dow Corning Corporation 213
Entec Polymers LLC, see Ravago SA
Ferro Corporation 215
Fiberfil Engineered Plastics Incorporated, see Citadel
Plastics
Fortis Plastics LLC 217
Global Thermoplastics LP, see Fortis Plastics
GLS Corporation, see PolyOne Corporation
Heller (H.) & Company Incorporated 218
ICC Industries Incorporated 219
ICO Incorporated 221
Inteplast Group Limited, see Formosa Plastics
Lubrizol Corporation 222
Matrixx Group Incorporated, see Citadel Plastics
Mexichem SAB de CV 225
Muehlstein (H.) & Company Incorporated, see Ravago
Multibase Incorporated, see Dow Corning
O'Neil Color & Compounding Corporation, see ICC
Industries
Plastics Color Corporation Incorporated, see PMC Global
PMC Global Incorporated 226
PolyOne Corporation 228
Ravago SA 232
RheTech Incorporated 234
Ricon Colors Incorporated, see Clariant International
Rite Systems Incorporated, see Clariant International
Rockwood Holdings Incorporated 235
RTP Company 237
SABIC Innovative Plastics LP, see Saudi Basic Industries
Schulman (A.) Incorporated 239
Spartech Corporation 242
Standridge Color Corporation 243
Sunprene Company, see Schulman (A.)
Techmer PM LLC 244
Tekni-Plex Incorporated 246
Teknor Apex Company 247
Trinity Specialty Compounding LLC, see Ravago
Washington Penn Plastic Company Incorporated 250
Wellman Plastics Recycling LLC 251
Westchester Plastics, see AMETEK
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE NUMBER PAGE
SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Summary Table 3
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Macroeconomic Indicators 9
2 Population & Households 13
3 Personal Consumption Expenditures 15
4 Manufacturers' Shipments 18
5 Building Construction Expenditures 21
6 Residential Building Construction Expenditures 24
7 Nonresidential Building Construction Expenditures 27
8 Thermoplastics & Thermoplastic Elastomers Demand 28
9 Independent Thermoplastic Compounding Market Trends,
1998-2008 34
10 Comparative Thermoplastic & Thermoplastic Elastomer
Prices 38
SECTION III -- RESINS
1 Independently Compounded Thermoplastic Demand by Resin 48
2 Independently Compounded Polyvinyl Chloride Demand 50
3 Polyvinyl Chloride Markets for Independent Compounders 54
4 Independently Compounded Engineering Thermoplastics
Demand 57
5 Engineering Thermoplastics Markets for Independent
Compounders 63
6 Independently Compounded Polypropylene Demand 70
7 Polypropylene Markets for Independent Compounders 73
8 Independently Compounded Polyethylene Demand 75
9 Polyethylene Markets for Independent Compounders 78
10 Independently Compounded Thermoplastic Elastomer Demand 80
11 Thermoplastic Elastomer Markets for Independent
Compounders 86
12 Independently Compounded Polystyrene Demand 88
13 Polystyrene Markets for Independent Compounders 90
14 Other Independently Compounded Thermoplastics Demand 92
15 Other Independently Compounded Thermoplastic Demand by
Market 95
SECTION IV -- MARKETS
1 Thermoplastic Resin Markets for Independent Compounders 97
2 Construction Market for Independent Compounders by Resin 101
3 Construction Market for Independently Compounded
Thermoplastics by Application 103
4 Motor Vehicle Indicators 108
5 Motor Vehicle Market for Independent Compounders
by Vehicle Type 111
6 Motor Vehicle Market for Independent Compounders
by Resin 112
7 Motor Vehicle Market for Independent Compounders by
Application 116
8 Consumer & Institutional Market for Independent
Compounders by Resin 121
9 Consumer & Institutional Market for Independent
Compounders by Application 128
10 Electrical & Electronic Equipment Shipments 130
11 Electrical & Electronic Markets for Independent
Compounders By Resin 135
12 Electrical & Electronic Markets for Independent
Compounders by Application 138
13 Insulated Wire & Cable Indicators 140
14 Wire & Cable Markets for Independent Compounders by
Resin 144
15 Other Markets for Independent Compounders 145
16 Packaging Shipments by Material 148
17 Packaging Market for Independent Compounders by Resin 151
18 Appliance Shipments 154
19 Appliance Market for Independent Compounders by Resin 157
20 Industrial Machinery & Equipment Shipments 159
21 Industrial Machinery Market for Independent Compounders
by Resin 162
22 All Other Markets for Independent Compounders by Resin 165
SECTION V -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 US Sales of Selected Independent Thermoplastic
Compounders by Company, 2008 168
2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 177
3 Selected Cooperative Agreements 194
LIST OF CHARTS
CHART NUMBER PAGE
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Thermoplastics & Thermoplastic Elastomers Demand
by Type, 2008 29
2 Independent Thermoplastic Compounding Market Trends,
1998-2008 35
SECTION III -- RESINS
1 Independent Thermoplastic Compounding Demand by
Resin, 2008 49
2 Polyvinyl Chloride Markets for Independent
Compounders, 2008 55
3 Engineering Thermoplastic Markets for Independent
Compounders, 2008 64
4 Polypropylene Markets for Independent Compounders, 2008 74
5 Polyethylene Markets for Independent Compounders, 2008 78
6 Thermoplastic Elastomer Markets for Independent
Compounders, 2008 86
7 Polystyrene Markets for Independent Compounders, 2008 91
SECTION IV -- MARKETS
1 Thermoplastic Resin Markets for Independent
Compounders, 2008 98
2 Construction Market for Independent Compounders
by Resin, 2008 102
3 Motor Vehicle Market for Independent Compounders
by Resin, 2008 112
4 Consumer & Institutional Market for Independent
Compounders by Resin, 2008 122
5 Electrical & Electronic Markets for Independent
Compounders by Resin, 2008 136
SECTION V -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 US Independent Thermoplastic Compounding
Market Share, 2008 170
2 Thermoplastic Compounding Industry Flowchart 180
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