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Global polyethylene demand will rise 4.0 percent yearly to 99.6 million metric tons in 2018. The Asia/Pacific region will remain the largest and fastest growing market, driven by China. Following a decade of decline, North America will add nine million tons of production capacity through 2023.
This study analyzes the 82 million metric ton world polyethylene industry. It presents capacity, production and demand forecasts for 2018 and 2023 by product (HDPE, LLDPE, LDPE), market (e.g., packaging, consumer goods, construction), world region, and for 27 countries.
The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share, and profiles 36 industry players, including Dow Chemical, Exxon Mobil and SABIC.
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
MARKET ENVIRONMENT
General
World Economic Overview
Recent Historical Trends
World Economic Outlook
World Population Outlook
World Manufacturing Outlook
World Consumer Spending Outlook
World Packaging Outlook
Technology
Product Characteristics
Synthesis & Catalyst Technology
Environmental & Regulatory Considerations
Recycling & Waste Disposal
Plastic Bag Restrictions
Biobased Resins
Pricing Overview
POLYETHYLENE DEMAND OVERVIEW
General
Demand by Region
Demand by Product
High Density Polyethylene
Linear Low Density Polyethylene
Low Density Polyethylene
Demand by Market
Packaging
Consumer Goods
Construction
Other Markets
Demand by Process
POLYETHYLENE PRODUCTION OVERVIEW
General
Ethylene Production Overview
Feedstock & Cost Dynamics
Regional Outlook
Polyethylene Capacity Overview
Capacity by Region
Capacity by Product
Polyethylene Capacity Expansion Activity
North America
Europe
Asia/Pacific
Central & South America
Africa/Mideast
Polyethylene Production
Polyethylene Trade Flows
NORTH AMERICA
Economic Overview
Polyethylene Production & Trade
Polyethylene Capacity
Polyethylene Demand
United States
Canada
Mexico
WESTERN EUROPE
Economic Overview
Polyethylene Production & Trade
Polyethylene Capacity
Polyethylene Demand
Germany
Italy
France
United Kingdom
Spain
Netherlands
Belgium
Other Western Europe
ASIA/PACIFIC
Economic Overview
Polyethylene Production & Trade
Polyethylene Capacity
Polyethylene Demand
China
India
Japan
South Korea
Thailand
Indonesia
Malaysia
Vietnam
Taiwan
Australia
Other Asia/Pacific
OTHER REGIONS
Central & South America
Brazil
Argentina
Other Central & South America
Eastern Europe
Russia
Poland
Other Eastern Europe
Africa/Mideast
Turkey
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Other Africa/Mideast
INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
General
Market Share
Marketing & Competitive Strategies
Distribution
Cooperative Agreements
Joint Ventures
Other Cooperative Agreements
Company Profiles
Abu Dhabi Polymers Company Limited
Al-Jubail Petrochemical, see Exxon Mobil and Saudi Basic Industries
Arya Sasol Polymer, see National Petrochemical
Basell Orlen Polyolefins Spzoo, see LyondellBasell Industries and Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen
Borealis AG
Borouge, see Abu Dhabi Polymers
Braskem SA
Chemtech, see Siam Cement Public
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC
China National Petroleum Corporation
China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation
Dow Chemical Company
DuPont (EI) de Nemours
Eni SpA
EQUATE Petrochemicals KSC, see Dow Chemical
Equistar Chemicals, see LyondellBasell Industries
EssoF, see Exxon Mobil
Exxon Mobil Corporation
Formosa Plastics Group
Fujian Petrochemical, see China Petroleum & Chemical
Fujian Refining & Petrochemical, see Exxon Mobil
Haldia Petrochemicals Limited
Hanwha Group
Imperial Oil, see Exxon Mobil
INEOS Group AG
International Polymers, see Hanwha Group
Japan Polyethylene, see Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings
LG Chem Limited
Lotte Chemical Corporation
LyondellBasell Industries NV
Mehr Petrochemical, see National Petrochemical and Siam Cement
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation
Mitsui Chemicals Incorporated
MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas plc
National Petrochemical Company
NOVA Chemicals Corporation
PEMEX, see Petróleos Mexicanos
Petkim PetroKimya Holding AS
Petlin Malaysia Sdn, see Petroliam Nasional Berhad and Saudi Basic Industries
PetroChina, see China National Petroleum
Petróleos Mexicanos SA
Petroliam Nasional Berhad
Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen SA
Polyolefin Singapore, see Sumitomo Chemical
Prime Polymer, see Mitsui Chemicals
PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk, see Siam Cement
PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited
Qatar Chemical, see Chevron Phillips Chemical and Qatar Petroleum
Qatar Chemical II, see Chevron Phillips Chemical and Qatar Petroleum
Qatar Petrochemical QSC, see Total and Qatar Petroleum
Qatar Petroleum
Qatofin, see Total and Qatar Petroleum
Qenos Pty Limited
Rabigh Refining and Petrochemical, see Sumitomo Chemical
Reliance Industries Limited
Repsol SA
SABIC, see Saudi Basic Industries
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation
Saudi Ethylene & Polyethylene, see LyondellBasell Industries
Saudi Kayan Petrochemical, see Saudi Basic Industries
Saudi Polymers, see Chevron Phillips Chemical
Saudi Yanbu Petrochemical, see Exxon Mobil and Saudi Basic Industries
Shanghai Golden Phillips Petrochemical, see Chevron Phillips Chemical and China Petroleum & Chemical
Shanghai SECCO Petrochemical, see China Petroleum & Chemical
Siam Cement Public Company Limited
Siam Polyethylene, see Dow Chemical and Siam Cement
Sinopec, see China Petroleum & Chemical
Slovnaft as, see MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas
Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited
Tiszai Vegyi Kombinát NyRT, see MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas
Total SA
Unipetrol RPA, see Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen
Univation Technologies, see Dow Chemical and Exxon Mobil
Versalis, see Eni
Yanbu National Petrochemical, see Saudi Basic Industries
Yeochun NCC, see Hanwha Group
Westlake Chemical Corporation
Other Companies Mentioned in Study
List of Tables
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Summary Table
MARKET ENVIRONMENT
World Gross Domestic Product by Region
World Population by Region
World Manufacturing Value Added by Region
World Personal Consumption Expenditures by Region
World Packaging Demand
Major Polyethylene Process Technologies by Company
Polyethylene Pricing Trends
POLYETHYLENE DEMAND OVERVIEW
World Polyethylene Demand by Region
World Polyethylene Demand by Product
World High Density Polyethylene Demand by Region
World Linear Low Density Polyethylene Demand by Region
World Low Density Polyethylene Demand by Region
World Polyethylene Demand by Market
World Packaging Demand by Polyethylene by Region
World Consumer Goods Demand for Polyethylene by Region
World Construction Materials Demand for Polyethylen by Region
World Other Markets for Polyethylene by Region
World Polyethylene Demand by Process
POLYETHYLENE PRODUCTION OVERVIEW
World Ethylene Production by Region
World Polyethylene Capacity by Region
World Polyethylene Capacity by Product
North America: Planned Polyethylene Capacity Expansions 2014-2018
Europe: Planned Polyethylene Capacity Expansions 2014-2018
Asia/Pacific: Planned Polyethylene Capacity Expansions 2014-2018
Central & South America: Planned Polyethylene Capacity Expansions, 2014-2018
Africa/Mideast: Planned Polyethylene Capacity Expansions 2014-2018
World Polyethylene Production by Region
World Polyethylene Net Exports by Region
NORTH AMERICA
North America: Polyethylene Production, Utilization & Trade
North America: Polyethylene Capacity by Countr & Product
North America: Polyethylene Demand by Resin, Market & Process
United States: Polyethylene Production, Utilization, & Trade
United States: Polyethylene Capacity, Year-End 2013
United States: Polyethylene Demand by Resin, Market & Process
Canada: Polyethylene Production, Utilization, & Trade
Canada: Polyethylene Capacity, Year-End 2013
Canada: Polyethylene Demand by Resin, Market, & Process
Mexico: Polyethylene Production, Utilization, & Trade
Mexico: Polyethylene Demand by Resin, Market, & Process
WESTERN EUROPE
Western Europe: Polyethylene Production, Utilization & Trade
Western Europe: Polyethylene Capacity by Countr & Product
Western Europe: Polyethylene Demand by Resin, Market & Process
Germany: Polyethylene Production, Utilization, & Trade
Germany: Polyethylene Capacity, Year-End 2013
Germany: Polyethylene Demand by Resin, Market & Process
Italy: Polyethylene Production, Utilization, & Trade
Italy: Polyethylene Capacity, Year-End 2013
Italy: Polyethylene Demand by Resin, Market, & Process
France: Polyethylene Production, Utilization, & Trade
France: Polyethylene Capacity, Year-End 2013
France: Polyethylene Demand by Resin, Market, & Process
United Kingdom: Polyethylene Production, Utilization & Trade
United Kingdom: Polyethylene Capacity, Year-End 2013
United Kingdom: Polyethylene Demand by Resin, Market & Process
Spain: Polyethylene Production, Utilization, & Trade
Spain: Polyethylene Capacity, Year-End 2013
Spain: Polyethylene Demand by Resin, Market, & Process
Netherlands: Polyethylene Production, Utilization, & Trade
Netherlands: Polyethylene Capacity, Year-End 2013
Netherlands: Polyethylene Demand by Resin, Market & Process
Belgium: Polyethylene Production, Utilization, & Trade
Belgium: Polyethylene Capacity, Year-End 2013
Belgium: Polyethylene Demand by Resin, Market & Process
Other Western Europe: Polyethylene Production, Utilization & Trade
Other Western Europe: Polyethylene Capacity, Year-En 2013
Other Western Europe: Polyethylene Demand by Resin Market, & Process
ASIA/PACIFIC
Asia/Pacific: Polyethylene Production, Utilization, & Trade
Asia/Pacific: Polyethylene Capacity by Country & Product
Asia/Pacific: Polyethylene Demand by Resin, Market & Process
China: Polyethylene Production, Utilization, & Trade
China: Polyethylene Capacity, Year-End 2013
China: Polyethylene Demand by Resin, Market, & Process
India: Polyethylene Production, Utilization, & Trade
India: Polyethylene Capacity, Year-End 2013
India: Polyethylene Demand by Resin, Market, & Process
Japan: Polyethylene Production, Utilization, & Trade
Japan: Polyethylene Capacity, Year-End 2013
Japan: Polyethylene Demand by Resin, Market, & Process
South Korea: Polyethylene Production, Utilization, & Trade
South Korea: Polyethylene Capacity, Year-End 2013
South Korea: Polyethylene Demand by Resin, Market & Process
Thailand: Polyethylene Production, Utilization, & Trade
Thailand: Polyethylene Capacity, Year-End 2013
Thailand: Polyethylene Demand by Resin, Market & Process
Indonesia: Polyethylene Production, Utilization, & Trade
Indonesia: Polyethylene Capacity, Year-End 2013
Indonesia: Polyethylene Demand by Resin, Market & Process
Malaysia: Polyethylene Production, Utilization, & Trade
Malaysia: Polyethylene Capacity, Year-End 2013
Malaysia: Polyethylene Demand by Resin, Market & Process
Vietnam: Polyethylene Production, Utilization, & Trade
Vietnam: Polyethylene Demand by Resin, Market, & Process
Taiwan: Polyethylene Production, Utilization, & Trade
Taiwan: Polyethylene Capacity, Year-End 2013
Taiwan: Polyethylene Demand by Resin, Market, & Process
Australia: Polyethylene Production, Utilization, & Trade
Australia: Polyethylene Demand by Resin, Market & Process
Other Asia/Pacific: Polyethylene Production, Utilization & Trade
Other Asia/Pacific: Polyethylene Capacity, Year-End 2013
Other Asia/Pacific: Polyethylene Demand by Resin, Market & Process
OTHER REGIONS
Central & South America: Polyethylene Production Utilization, & Trade
Central & South America: Polyethylene Capacit by Country & Product
Central & South America: Demand by Resin, Market & Process
Brazil: Polyethylene Production, Utilization, & Trade
Brazil: Polyethylene Capacity, Year-End 2013
Brazil: Polyethylene Demand by Resin, Market, & Process
Argentina: Polyethylene Production, Utilization, & Trade
Argentina: Polyethylene Demand by Resin, Market & Process
Other Central & South America: Polyethylene Production, Utilization, & Trade
Other Central & South America: Polyethylene Capacity Year-End 2013
Other Central & South America: Polyethylene Deman by Resin, Market, & Process
Eastern Europe: Polyethylene Production, Utilization & Trade
Eastern Europe: Polyethylene Capacity by Countr & Product
Eastern Europe: Polyethylene Demand by Resin, Market & Process
Russia: Polyethylene Production, Utilization, & Trade
Russia: Polyethylene Capacity, Year-End 2013
Russia: Polyethylene Demand by Resin, Market, & Process
Poland: Polyethylene Production, Utilization, & Trade
Poland: Polyethylene Demand by Resin, Market, & Process
Other Eastern Europe: Polyethylene Production, Utilization & Trade
Other Eastern Europe: Polyethylene Capacity, Year-End 2013
Other Eastern Europe: Polyethylene Demand by Resin Market, & Process
Africa/Mideast: Polyethylene Production, Utilization & Trade
Africa/Mideast: Polyethylene Capacity by Countr & Product
Africa/Mideast: Polyethylene Demand by Resin, Market & Process
Turkey: Polyethylene Production, Utilization, & Trade
Turkey: Polyethylene Demand by Resin, Market, & Process
Iran: Polyethylene Production, Utilization, & Trade
Iran: Polyethylene Capacity, Year-End 2013
Iran: Polyethylene Demand by Resin, Market, & Process
Saudi Arabia: Polyethylene Production, Utilization, & Trade
Saudi Arabia: Polyethylene Capacity, Year-End 2013
Saudi Arabia: Polyethylene Demand by Resin, Market & Process
Other Africa/Mideast: Polyethylene Production, Utilization & Trade
Other Africa/Mideast: Polyethylene Capacity, Year-End 2013
Other Africa/Mideast: Polyethylene Demand by Resin Market, & Process
INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
World Polyethylene Sales by Company, 2013
Selected Joint Ventures in the Polyethylene Industry
Other Selected Cooperative Agreements
List of Charts
POLYETHYLENE DEMAND OVERVIEW
World Polyethylene Demand by Region, 2013
World Polyethylene Demand by Market, 2013
World Polyethylene Demand by Process, 2013
POLYETHYLENE PRODUCTION OVERVIEW
Regional Ethylene Production by Feedstock, 2013
Average Ethylene Production Cost by Region, 2003 & 2013
World Ethylene Production by Region, 2013
World Polyethylene Capacity Increase by Region, 2013-2023
World Polyethylene Production by Region, 2003-2023
INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
World Polyethylene Market Share by Company, 2013
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