World Flame Retardants

SUMMARY

Global demand to rise 4.7% annually through 2011

World demand for flame retardant chemicals will grow 4.7 percent per year to 2.2 million metric tons in 2011. Gains will be driven by the increased use of flame retardants in the developing countries of the world, as these nations begin to adopt more stringent flammability standards and the use of plastic materials rises. Additionally, more mature flame retardant markets such as the US and Western Europe will experience an acceleration in demand from the 2001-2006 period.

However, concerns over the potentially damaging environmental and health effects of halogenated flame retardants have the potential to cause a considerable shift in the product mix. High-volume brominated flame retardants such as decaBDE and TBBA have come under increased scrutiny, and although little regulatory action has been taken, many image-conscious OEMs have voluntarily eliminated these chemicals from their products. Although environmentally unfavorable chlorinated flame retardants continue to dominate the market in China, the country is rapidly moving away from chlorinated products, spurring tremendous growth in demand for other flame retardants.

Asia/Pacific region to be fastest growing market

The Asia/Pacific region is the leading consumer of flame retardants, and will also be the fastest-growing region in the world through 2011, with demand rising more than seven percent per year. While China will account for much of the region's gains, countries such as South Korea and Taiwan will exhibit strong advances as well. More moderate growth is expected for mature flame retardant markets in North America and Western Europe, although gains will still outpace those experienced from 2001 to 2006. Emerging markets in Latin America, Eastern Europe and the Africa/Mideast region will all display above-average gains in flame retardant demand.

Study coverage

It presents historical demand data for the years 1996, 2001 and 2006 and forecasts for 2011 and 2016 by flame retardant type and market, and by six world regions and 17 countries. The study also considers market environment factors, evaluates company market share and profiles 39 major players including Albemarle, Chemtura, Israel Chemical, JM Huber, Daihachi Chemical and OxyChem.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• World Economic Outlook
  • Recent Economic Performance
  • World Economic Outlook
• World Demographic Outlook
• Building Construction Outlook
• World Manufacturing Outlook
  • World Electronics Outlook
  • World Motor Vehicle Outlook
  • World Wire & Cable Outlook
• World Plastics Production Outlook
• Regulatory Factors
  • Environmental & Health Issues
    • Western Europe
    • United States
    • Other Regions
  • Building, Fire & Electrical Codes
  • Recycling & Disposal Issues

III. WORLD OVERVIEW

• General
• Demand by Region
• Demand by Product
  • Alumina Trihydrate
  • Brominated Compounds
  • Phosphorus Compounds
  • Chlorinated Compounds
  • Antimony Compounds
  • Boron Compounds
  • Other Compounds
• Demand by Market
  • Construction
  • Wire & Cable
  • Electrical & Electronics
  • Motor Vehicles
  • Textiles
  • Other Markets
• Production & Trade

IV. NORTH AMERICA

• General
• United States
• Canada
• Mexico

V. WESTERN EUROPE

• General
• Germany
• France
• Italy
• United Kingdom
• Spain
• Netherlands
• Belgium
• Other Western Europe

VI. ASIA/PACIFIC

• General
• China
• Japan
• South Korea
• Taiwan
• India
• Other Asia/Pacific

VII. OTHER REGIONS

• Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Other Latin America
• Eastern Europe
  • Russia
  • Other Eastern Europe
• Africa/Mideast

VIII. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• General
• Market Share
  • Albemarle
  • Israel Chemicals
  • Chemtura
  • Other Companies
• Industry Restructuring
• Competitive Strategies
  • Product Differentiation & Market Segmentation
  • Research & Development
  • Cooperative Agreements
• Marketing & Distribution

• COMPANY PROFILES
  • Akzo Nobel NV
  • Albemarle Corporation
  • Alcan Incorporated, see Rio Tinto Group
  • Almatis GmbH
  • Ankerpoort NV, see SCR-Sibelco NV
  • Borealis GmbH
  • Budenheim Iberica Comercial, see Oetker (Dr. August)
  • Campine NV
  • Chemtura Corporation
  • China Minmetals Nonferrous Metals Company Limited
  • Ciba Specialty Chemicals Holding Incorporated
  • Clariant International Limited
  • Cytec Industries Incorporated
  • Daihachi Chemical Industry Company
  • Dead Sea Bromine Company Limited, see Israel Chemicals
  • Dover Chemical Corporation, see ICC Industries
  • Eti Maden
  • GLCC-Laurel, see Chemtura and Occidental Petroleum
  • Glencore International AG
  • Hsikwangshan Twinkling Star Company Limited
  • Huber (JM) Corporation
  • ICC Industries Incorporated
  • Israel Chemicals Limited
  • Italmatch Chemicals SpA
  • LANXESS AG
  • Manac Incorporated
  • Martin Marietta Materials Incorporated
  • Nabaltec AG
  • Nashtec LP, see Nabaltec AG and Glencore International
  • Nihon Seiko Company Limited
  • Niknam Chemicals Private Limited
  • Nippon Carbide Industries Company Incorporated
  • Occidental Petroleum Corporation
  • Oetker (Dr. August) KG
  • OxyChem, see Occidental Petroleum Corporation
  • Plasticizers & Allied Chemicals
  • Rinkagaku Kogyo Company, see Tosoh Corporation
  • Rio Tinto Group
  • Royal DSM NV
  • Sanwa Chemical Company, see Nippon Carbide Industries
  • SCR-Sibelco NV
  • Shandong Haiwang Chemicals Company Limited
  • Shandong Yantai Muping Jingxie Chemical, see Yantai Huawei Industry Trading and Company
  • Shanghai Chlor-Alkali Chemical Company Limited
  • Shenyang Huachang Antimony Chemical Company Limited
  • Sherwin Alumina Company, see Glencore International
  • Showa Denko KK
  • Solaris ChemTech Limited
  • Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited
  • Supresta LLC, see Israel Chemicals Limited
  • Tosoh Corporation
  • US Borax Incorporated, see Rio Tinto Group
  • Yantai Huawei Industry and Trading Company Limited

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Summary Table

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 World Gross Domestic Product by Region
• 2 World Population by Region
• 3 World Building Construction Expenditures by Region
• 4 World Manufacturing Value Added by Region
• 5 World Electronic Product Shipments by Region
• 6 World Motor Vehicle Production by Region
• 7 World Plastics Production by Region

SECTION III -- WORLD OVERVIEW

• 1 World Flame Retardant Demand by Region
• 2 World Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 3 World Alumina Trihydrate Flame Retardant Demand
• 4 World Brominated Flame Retardant Demand
• 5 World Phosphorus Flame Retardant Demand
• 6 World Chlorinated Flame Retardant Demand
• 7 World Antimony Flame Retardant Demand
• 8 World Boron Flame Retardant Demand
• 9 World Other Flame Retardant Demand
• 10 World Flame Retardant Demand by Market
• 11 World Construction Market for Flame Retardants
• 12 World Wire & Cable Markets for Flame Retardants
• 13 World Electrical & Electronic Markets for Flame Retardants
• 14 World Motor Vehicle Markets for Flame Retardants
• 15 World Textile Markets for Flame Retardants
• 16 Other World Markets for Flame Retardants

SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA

• 1 North America -- Economic Indicators
• 2 North America -- Flame Retardant Demand
• 3 United States -- Economic Indicators
• 4 United States -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 5 United States -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market
• 6 Canada -- Economic Indicators
• 7 Canada -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 8 Canada -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market
• 9 Mexico -- Economic Indicators
• 10 Mexico -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 11 Mexico -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market

SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE

• 1 Western Europe -- Economic Indicators
• 2 Western Europe -- Flame Retardant Demand
• 3 Germany -- Economic Indicators
• 4 Germany -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 5 Germany -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market
• 6 France -- Economic Indicators
• 7 France -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 8 France -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market
• 9 Italy -- Economic Indicators
• 10 Italy -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 11 Italy -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market
• 12 United Kingdom -- Economic Indicators
• 13 United Kingdom -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 14 United Kingdom -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market
• 15 Spain -- Economic Indicators
• 16 Spain -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 17 Spain -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market
• 18 Netherlands -- Economic Indicators
• 19 Netherlands -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 20 Netherlands -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market
• 21 Belgium -- Economic Indicators
• 22 Belgium -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 23 Belgium -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market
• 24 Other Western Europe -- Economic Indicators
• 25 Other Western Europe -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 26 Other Western Europe -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market

SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC

• 1 Asia/Pacific -- Economic Indicators
• 2 Asia/Pacific -- Flame Retardant Demand
• 3 China -- Economic Indicators
• 4 China -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 5 China -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market
• 6 Japan -- Economic Indicators
• 7 Japan -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 8 Japan -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market
• 9 South Korea -- Economic Indicators
• 10 South Korea -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 11 South Korea -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market
• 12 Taiwan -- Economic Indicators
• 13 Taiwan -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 14 Taiwan -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market
• 15 India -- Economic Indicators
• 16 India -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 17 India -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market
• 18 Other Asia/Pacific -- Economic Indicators
• 19 Other Asia/Pacific -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 20 Other Asia/Pacific -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market

SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS

• 1 Latin America -- Economic Indicators
• 2 Latin America -- Flame Retardant Demand
• 3 Brazil -- Economic Indicators
• 4 Brazil -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 5 Brazil -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market
• 6 Other Latin America -- Economic Indicators
• 7 Other Latin America -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 8 Other Latin America -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market
• 9 Eastern Europe -- Economic Indicators
• 10 Eastern Europe -- Flame Retardant Demand
• 11 Russia -- Economic Indicators
• 12 Russia -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 13 Russia -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market
• 14 Other Eastern Europe -- Economic Indicators
• 15 Other Eastern Europe -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 16 Other Eastern Europe -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market
• 17 Africa/Mideast -- Economic Indicators
• 18 Africa/Mideast -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 19 Africa/Mideast -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market

SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
• 2 Selected Cooperative Agreements

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 World Insulated Wire & Cable Shipments by Region, 2006

SECTION III -- WORLD OVERVIEW

• 1 World Flame Retardant Demand by Region, 1996-2016
• 2 World Flame Retardant Demand by Product, 2006: Volume Versus Value
• 3 World Flame Retardant Demand by Market, 2006

SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 World Flame Retardants Market Share, 2006