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Published: 07/2011

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World Silicones to 2015 - Market Research, Market Share, Market Size, Sales, Demand Forecast, Market Leaders, Company Profiles, Industry Trends

World demand for silicones will rise 6.2 percent annually through 2015. The Asia/Pacific region will remain the largest and fastest-growing market. Electrical and electronic products will continue to be the leading outlet, bolstered by high-growth applications such as components for LEDs and solar energy products.

This study examines the $12.4 billion world market for silicones. It presents historical demand data for the years 2000, 2005 and 2010, and forecasts for 2015 and 2020 by market (e.g., electrical and electronic, construction, transportation, health care, chemical), product (e.g., elastomers, fluids, resins, gels), world region and for 15 countries.

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 34 industry participants, including Dow Corning, Momentive Performance Materials and Wacker Chemie.

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				    TABLE OF CONTENTS

     SECTION									    PAGE

		INTRODUCTION							      ix

	I.	EXECUTIVE SUMMARY						       1

	II.	MARKET ENVIRONMENT						       4
		General								       4
		Global Economic Overview					       5
		   Recent Historical Trends					       5
		   World Economic Outlook					       7
		World Demographic Outlook					      10
		World Construction Outlook					      12
		World Manufacturing Overview					      14
		   World Chemicals Outlook					      16
		   World Motor Vehicle Production Outlook			      18
		   World Electronics Overview					      21
		World Health Care Overview					      22
		Technology							      25
		   Basic Silicone Synthesis					      26
		   Siloxane							      26
		   Silicone Products						      28
		Environmental & Regulatory Trends				      31

	III.	OVERVIEW							      34
		General								      34
		Demand by Region						      35
		Demand by Market						      38
		   Electrical & Electronic					      41
		   Construction							      44
		   Transportation						      47
		   Health Care							      50
		   Chemical							      54
		   Other Markets						      57
		Demand by Product						      60
		   Elastomers							      62
		   Fluids							      65
		   Resins							      69
		   Gels & Other							      71
		Production & Trade						      74

	IV.	NORTH AMERICA							      77
		Economic Overview						      77
		Silicone Demand							      79
		United States							      81
		Canada								      87
		Mexico								      91

	V.	WESTERN EUROPE							      96
		Economic Overview						      96
		Silicone Demand							      98
		Germany								     100
		France								     105
		Italy								     110
		United Kingdom							     114
		Spain								     118
		Other Western Europe						     123

	VI.	ASIA/PACIFIC							     129
		Economic Overview						     129
		Silicone Demand							     131
		China								     134
		Japan								     142
		South Korea							     148
		Taiwan								     152
		India								     157
		Other Asia/Pacific						     162

	VII.	OTHER REGIONS							     169
		Central & South America						     169
		   Brazil							     172
		   Other Central & South America				     177
		Eastern Europe							     181
		   Russia							     184
		   Other Eastern Europe						     189
		Africa/Mideast							     193

	VIII.	INDUSTRY STRUCTURE						     198
		General								     198
		Market Share							     200
		   Dow Corning							     201
		   Momentive Performance Materials				     202
		   Wacker Chemie						     203
		   Shin-Etsu							     203
		   Bluestar Silicones						     204
		   Evonik							     204
		Mergers & Acquisitions						     205
		Marketing Strategies						     207
		Channels of Distribution					     208
		Technology & Manufacturing					     209
		Research & Development						     211
		Cooperative Agreements						     211
		Company Profiles						     214
		   ACC Silicones, see Caledonia Investments
		   Allergan Incorporated					     215
		   Amber Chemical, see Caledonia Investments
		   Arlon Silicone Technologies, see Handy & Harman
		   Ashland Incorporated						     217
		   Basildon Chemical, see KCC
		   Bluestar Silicones International, see China National 
		      Bluestar Group
		   Bostik, see Total
		   Caledonia Investments plc					     219
		   China National Bluestar Group Company Limited		     222
		   Clariant International Limited				     225
		   CRI-SIL Silicone Technologies LLC				     226
		   CSL Silicones Incorporated					     227
		   Dongyue Group Limited					     228
		   Dow Corning Corporation					     229
		   Emerald Performance Materials LLC				     234
		   Evonik Industries AG						     235
		   GB Silicone Technology Limited				     238
		   Gelest Incorporated						     239
		   Handy & Harman Limited					     241
		   Henkel AG & Company KGaA					     243
		   Hutchinson, see Total
		   Jiangsu Hongda New Material Company Limited			     245
		   Johnson & Johnson						     246
		   Kaneka Corporation						     247
		   KCC Corporation						     249
		   Kemira Oyj							     251
		   Lubrizol Corporation						     252
		   Mentor Worldwide, see Johnson & Johnson
		   Momentive Performance Materials Holdings LLC			     254
		   NuSil Technology LLC						     258
		   Provista SA de CV						     260
		   Quantum Silicones, see Caledonia Investments
		   Rhodia SA							     261
		   Rogers Corporation						     263
		   Saint-Gobain							     265
		   Sartomer USA, see Total
		   Shin-Etsu Chemical Company Limited				     268
		   Silchem Silicone Chemicals Incorporated			     271
		   SILMIX, see Wacker Chemie
		   Siovation, see Caledonia Investments
		   SiVance LLC							     274
		   Specialty Silicone Products Incorporated			     275
		   Total SA							     277
		   Wacker Chemie AG						     280
		   WHX, see Handy & Harman
		   Zhejiang Wynca Chemical Industry Group Company 
		      Limited							     284


				      LIST OF TABLES

    TABLE NUMBER								    PAGE


		SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
		Summary Table							       3

		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	World Gross Domestic Product by Region				      10
	2	World Population						      12
	3	World Construction Expenditures					      14
	4	World Manufacturing Value Added					      16
	5	World Chemical Manufacturing Value Added			      18
	6	World Motor Vehicle Production					      20
	7	World Electronic Product Shipments				      22
	8	World Health Care Expenditures					      25

		SECTION III -- OVERVIEW
	1	World Silicone Demand by Region					      37
	2	World Silicone Demand by Market					      40
	3	World Electrical & Electronic Markets for Silicones		      44
	4	World Construction Markets for Silicones			      46
	5	World Transportation Markets for Silicones			      50
	6	World Health Care Markets for Silicones				      54
	7	World Chemical Markets for Silicones				      56
	8	Other World Markets for Silicones				      60
	9	World Silicone Demand by Product				      61
	10	World Silicone Elastomer Demand by Market			      65
	11	World Silicone Fluid Demand by Market				      68
	12	World Silicone Resin Demand by Market				      71
	13	World Gels & Other Silicone Demand by Market			      74

		SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
	1	North America -- Key Indicators for Silicone Demand		      78
	2	North America -- Silicone Demand by Market & Product		      80
	3	United States -- Key Indicators for Silicone Demand		      83
	4	United States -- Silicone Demand by Market & Product		      85
	5	Canada -- Key Indicators for Silicone Demand			      88
	6	Canada -- Silicone Demand by Market & Product			      90
	7	Mexico -- Key Indicators for Silicone Demand			      93
	8	Mexico -- Silicone Demand by Market & Product			      95

		SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
	1	Western Europe -- Key Indicators for Silicone Demand		      97
	2	Western Europe -- Silicone Demand by Market & Product		      99
	3	Germany -- Key Indicators for Silicone Demand			     102
	4	Germany -- Silicone Demand by Market & Product			     104
	5	France -- Key Indicators for Silicone Demand			     107
	6	France -- Silicone Demand by Market & Product			     109
	7	Italy -- Key Indicators for Silicone Demand			     111
	8	Italy -- Silicone Demand by Market & Product			     113
	9	United Kingdom -- Key Indicators for Silicone Demand		     115
	10	United Kingdom -- Silicone Demand by Market & Product		     117
	11	Spain -- Key Indicators for Silicone Demand			     120
	12	Spain -- Silicone Demand by Market & Product			     122
	13	Other Western Europe -- Key Indicators for Silicone Demand	     124
	14	Other Western Europe -- Silicone Demand  by Market 
		   & Product							     126
	15	Other Western Europe -- Silicone Demand by Country		     127

		SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
	1	Asia/Pacific -- Key Indicators for Silicone Demand		     131
	2	Asia/Pacific -- Silicone Demand by Market & Product		     133
	3	China -- Key Indicators for Silicone Demand			     137
	4	China -- Silicone Demand by Market & Product			     140
	5	Japan -- Key Indicators for Silicone Demand			     144
	6	Japan -- Silicone Demand by Market & Product			     146
	7	South Korea -- Key Indicators for Silicone Demand		     149
	8	South Korea -- Silicone Demand by Market & Product		     151
	9	Taiwan -- Key Indicators for Silicone Demand			     154
	10	Taiwan -- Silicone Demand by Market & Product			     156
	11	India -- Key Indicators for Silicone Demand			     159
	12	India -- Silicone Demand by Market & Product			     161
	13	Other Asia/Pacific -- Key Indicators for Silicone Demand	     164
	14	Other Asia/Pacific -- Silicone Demand by Market & Product	     166
	15	Other Asia/Pacific -- Silicone Demand by Country		     167

		SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS
	1	Central & South America -- Key Indicators for Silicone 
		   Demand							     171
	2	Central & South America -- Silicone Demand by Market 
		   & Product							     172
	3	Brazil -- Key Indicators for Silicone Demand			     174
	4	Brazil -- Silicone Demand by Market & Product			     176
	5	Other Central & South America -- Key Indicators for Silicone 
		   Demand							     178
	6	Other Central & South America -- Silicone Demand by Market 
		   & Product							     180
	7	Eastern Europe -- Key Indicators for Silicone Demand		     182
	8	Eastern Europe -- Silicone Demand by Market & Product		     184
	9	Russia -- Key Indicators for Silicone Demand			     186
	10	Russia -- Silicone Demand by Market & Product			     188
	11	Other Eastern Europe -- Key Indicators for Silicone Demand	     190
	12	Other Eastern Europe -- Silicone Demand by Market 
		   & Product							     192
	13	Africa/Mideast -- Key Indicators for Silicone Demand		     195
	14	Africa/Mideast -- Silicone Demand by Market & Product		     197

		SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	World Silicone Sales by Company, 2010				     200
	2	Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures				     206
	3	Selected Cooperative Agreements					     213

				      LIST OF CHARTS

    CHART NUMBER								    PAGE


		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	World Siloxane Production, 2010					      28

		SECTION III -- OVERVIEW
	1	World Silicone Demand by Region, 2000-2020			      38
	2	World Silicone Demand by Market, 2010				      40
	3	World Silicone Demand by Product, 2010				      62

		SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
	1	North America Silicone Demand by Country, 2010			      81

		SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
	1	Western Europe Silicone Demand by Country, 2010			     100

		SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
	1	Asia/Pacific Silicone Demand by Country, 2010			     134


		SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	World Silicone Market Share by Company, 2010			     201




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