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SUMMARY
US demand to reach 5.4 billion pounds in 2010
US demand for engineering plastics is projected to grow 3.5 percent per year
to 5.4 billion pounds in 2010, a marked improvement over the five year period
from 2000 to 2005. The turnaround will be driven by a resurgent electrical and
electronics market and increased motor vehicle production, the two largest
outlets for engineering resins. Advances will also benefit from the continued
drive to replace metal and other materials with lightweight, cost-effective,
high performance plastics. However, gains for engineering plastics will be
tempered by increasing market maturity and competition with lower-cost resins
such as polypropylene.
PC, specialty resins offer best growth prospects
Polycarbonate (PC) and polyesters will offer the best growth prospects among
higher-volume resins. PC demand will be fueled by solid gains in business
machine, medical product and construction applications; as well as the
increasing use of PC in blends with other plastics. Polyester resins will
benefit from expanding opportunities in motor vehicles and electronic
components. The largest engineering plastic by volume, ABS, is expected to
grow at a much slower rate, however. ABS demand will suffer from competition
from polypropylene in lowend applications and other engineering resins in more
demanding markets.
On the whole, demand for smaller-volume specialty engineering resins will
advance at a substantially faster pace than their large-volume counterparts.
Polyphenylene sulfide, polysulfones and polyimides will lead gains, driven by
increasing use in high-temperature applications such as electrical connectors
and under-the-hood motor vehicle parts. Fluoropolymers will also see growing
opportunities in wire and cable coatings and industrial components.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT
- General
- Macroeconomic Outlook
- Consumer Spending Patterns
- Manufacturing Outlook
- Electrical & Electronics Outlook
- Computer & Electronic Equipment
- Appliances
- Building Construction Trends
- Motor Vehicle Trends
- Plastic Resin Outlook
- Engineering Plastic Nanocomposites
- Competitive Materials
- Historical Market Trends
- Pricing Trends
- Regulatory & Environmental Issues
- Recycling Activity
- Foreign Trade
- International Activity
III. RESINS
- General
- Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene
- Markets
- Electrical & Electronic
- Motor Vehicles
- Construction
- Consumer & Institutional
- Industrial & Other Markets
- Producers & Capacity
- Polycarbonate
- Markets
- Electrical & Electronic
- Consumer & Institutional
- Construction
- Motor Vehicles
- Industrial & Other Markets
- Producers & Capacity
- Nylon
- Markets
- Motor Vehicles
- Electrical & Electronic
- Consumer & Institutional
- Packaging
- Industrial
- Other Markets
- Producers & Capacity
- Thermoplastic Polyesters
- Polybutylene Terephthalate
- Polyethylene Terephthalate
- Liquid Crystal Polymers & Other Polyesters
- Markets
- Motor Vehicles
- Electrical & Electronic
- Consumer & Institutional
- Other Markets
- Polyacetal
- Markets
- Motor Vehicles
- Industrial
- Electrical & Electronic
- Other Markets
- Producers & Capacity
- Fluoropolymers
- Polytetrafluoroethylene
- Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene
- Polyvinylidene Fluoride
- Other Fluoropolymers
- Markets
- Electrical & Electronic
- Industrial
- Consumer & Institutional
- Other Markets
- Producers
- Polyphenylene Oxide
- Markets
- Electrical & Electronic
- Motor Vehicles
- Other Markets
- Producers
- Polysulfones
- Markets
- Consumer & Institutional
- Electrical & Electronic
- Industrial
- Other Markets
- Producers
- Polyphenylene Sulfide
- Markets
- Motor Vehicles
- Electrical & Electronic
- Other Markets
- Producers & Capacity
- Polyimides
- Markets
- Motor Vehicles
- Electrical & Electronic
- Industrial & Other Markets
- Producers
- Other Engineering Plastics
- Cyclic Olefin Copolymers
- Polyketones & Others
IV. MARKETS
- General
- Electrical & Electronic
- Appliances
- Business Machines
- Optical Media
- Wire & Cable
- Switches, Connectors & Other
- Resins
- Motor Vehicles
- Engine & Mechanical
- Interior
- Structural & Exterior
- Resins
- Consumer & Institutional
- Medical Products
- Recreational Products
- Other Uses
- Resins
- Construction
- Pipe & Fittings
- Glazing & Skylights
- Lighting & Other Uses
- Resins
- Industrial
- Other Markets
- Packaging
- Furniture & Fixtures
- Other Transportation
- All Other Markets
- Resins
V. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- General
- Industry Composition
- Market Share
- GE Plastics
- DuPont
- BASF
- Bayer
- Ticona
- Solvay
- Dow Chemical
- Other Companies
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Marketing Strategies
- Channels of Distribution
- Research & Development
- Competitive Strategies
- Cooperative Agreements
- COMPANY PROFILES
- AGC Chemicals Americas, see Asahi Glass Company
- ALM Corporation, see Polymeric Resources Corporation
- Arch Chemicals Incorporated
- Arkema SA
- Asahi Glass Company Limited
- Asahi Kasei Corporation
- BASF AG
- Bayer AG
- Celanese Corporation
- Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC
- Custom Resins Incorporated, see Polymeric Resources
- Daikin Industries Limited
- Degussa AG
- DH Compounding, see Dow Chemical and PolyOne
- Diamond & Network Polymers Incorporated
- Dow Chemical Company
- DSM Engineering Plastics, see Royal DSM NV
- DuPont (EI) de Nemours
- Dyneon LLC, see 3M Company
- Eastman Chemical Company
- EMS-Chemie Holding AG
- Fortron Industries Incorporated, see Celanese and Kureha
- Fuji Photo Film Company Limited
- General Electric Company
- Honeywell International Incorporated
- Inspec Foams Incorporated, see Degussa AG
- Korea Engineered Plastics Company, see Celanese
- Kureha Corporation
- LANXESS AG
- LNP Engineering Plastics, see General Electric Company
- Mississippi Polymer Technologies, see Solvay SA
- Nylon Corporation of America
- Polymeric Resources Corporation
- PolyOne Corporation
- Polyplastics Company Limited, see Celanese Corporation
- PTM Engineering Plastics Nantong Company, see Celanese
- PTT Poly Canada LP, see Royal Dutch Shell plc
- Rhodia SA
- Royal DSM NV
- Royal Dutch Shell plc
- RTP Company
- Schulman (A.) Incorporated
- Solutia Incorporated
- Solvay SA
- Spartech Corporation
- 3M Company
- Ticona Incorporated, see Celanese Corporation
- Topas Advanced Polymers, see Celanese Corporation
- Toray Industries Incorporated
- Victrex plc
- Wellman Incorporated
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