TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION
1.3 OVERVIEW OF NORTH AMERICA COLORANTS MARKET
1.4 CURRENCY AND PRICING
1.5 LIMITATION
1.6 MARKETS COVERED
2 MARKET SEGMENTATION
2.1 MARKETS COVERED
2.2 GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE
2.3 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY
2.4 CURRENCY AND PRICING
2.5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
2.6 TECHNOLOGY LIFE LINE CURVE
2.7 MULTIVARIATE MODELLING
2.7.1 FACTORS CONSIDERED FOR STUDY
2.7.2 MICRO LEVEL INDICATORS
2.7.3 MACRO LEVEL INDICATORS
2.8 PRIMARY INTERVIEWS WITH KEY OPINION LEADERS
2.9 DBMR MARKET POSITION GRID
2.10 MARKET APPLICATION COVERAGE GRID
2.11 DBMR MARKET CHALLENGE MATRIX
2.12 IMPORT-EXPORT DATA
2.13 SECONDARY SOURCES
2.14 ASSUMPTIONS
3 MARKET OVERVIEW
3.1 DRIVERS
3.1.1 LAUNCH OF NATURAL BLUE COLOR TO BOOST THE NORTH AMERICA COLORANTS MARKET
3.1.2 GROWING USAGE OF BIO-BASED COLORANTS IN PAINTS & COATINGS
3.1.3 INCREASING DEMAND FOR PHARMACEUTICALS IS LEADING TO A HIGHER DEMAND FOR COLORANTS
3.1.4 INCREASING NUMBER OF COLOR SHADES
3.2 RESTRAINTS
3.2.1 HIGH COST OF NATURAL COLORS IS RESTRICTING ITS USAGE
3.2.2 TOXICITY IN ARTIFICIAL DYES
3.2.3 STRINGENT REGULATIONS ARE IMPACTING THE DEMAND-SUPPLY SPECTRUM OF COLORANTS
3.3 OPPORTUNITIES
3.3.1 LOW-COST MANUFACTURING OF NATURAL COLORANTS
3.3.2 INCREASED PRIVATE-LABEL/TIER 2 BRAND LAUNCHES NORTH AMERICALY TO SUPPORT NEW MARKET FOR COLORANTS
3.4 CHALLENGES
3.4.1 WATER PURIFICATION IN DYES AND PIGMENTS
3.4.2 FLUCTUATING PRICES OF RAW MATERIALS CREATING HURDLES FOR NATURAL COLORANT MANUFACTURERS
4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
5 PREMIUM INSIGHTS
6 INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
7 NORTH AMERICA COLORANTS MARKET, BY COLOR
7.1 OVERVIEW
7.2 SYNTHETIC COLOR
7.2.1 WHITE
7.2.2 BLACK
7.2.3 BLUE
7.2.4 RED
7.2.5 BROWN
7.2.6 YELLOW
7.2.7 GREEN
7.2.8 VIOLET
7.2.9 PURPLE
7.2.10 OTHERS
7.3 NATURAL COLOR
7.3.1 WHITE
7.3.2 BLACK
7.3.3 BLUE
7.3.4 RED
7.3.5 BROWN
7.3.6 YELLOW
7.3.7 GREEN
7.3.8 VIOLET
7.3.9 PURPLE
7.3.10 OTHERS
8 NORTH AMERICA COLORANTS MARKET, BY PRODUCT
8.1 OVERVIEW
8.2 PIGMENTS
8.2.1 INORGANIC
8.2.1.1 COLORED INORGANIC
8.2.1.1.1 CICP
8.2.1.2 METAL OXIDES
8.2.1.2.1 METAL SALTS
8.2.1.2.2 OTHERS
8.2.1.3 WHITE INORGANIC
8.2.1.4 OPAQUE
8.2.1.4.1 NON-OPAQUE
8.2.2 ORGANIC
8.2.2.1 AZO ORGANIC
8.2.2.2 POLYCYCLIC
8.2.2.3 ANTHRAQUINONE
8.2.2.4 DIOXAZINE
8.2.2.5 TRIARYLCARBONIUM
8.2.2.6 QUINOPHTHALONE
8.3 DYES
8.3.1 BY TYPE
8.3.1.1 SYNTHETIC
8.3.1.2 NATURAL, BY SOURCE
8.3.1.2.1 PLANTS
8.3.1.2.2 ANIMALS
8.3.1.2.3 MINERALS
8.3.2 BY NATURE
8.3.2.1 ACIDIC
8.3.2.2 BASIC
8.3.3 BY LAKE
8.3.3.1 Basic
8.3.3.2 Fat Soluble
8.3.3.3 Metal Complex
8.3.4 BY CHEMISTRY
8.3.4.1 DIRECT DYES
8.3.4.2 DISPERSE DYES
8.3.4.3 REACTIVE DYES
8.3.4.4 ACID DYES
8.3.4.5 VAT DYES
8.3.4.6 AZOIC DYES
8.3.4.7 MORDANT DYES
8.3.4.8 SULPHUR DYES
8.3.4.9 OTHERS
8.4 COLOR CONCENTRATES
8.4.1 SOLID
8.4.2 LIQUID
8.5 MASTERBATCHES
8.5.1 WHITE
8.5.2 COLOR
8.5.3 BLACK
9 NORTH AMERICA COLORANTS MARKET, BY END-USER
9.1 OVERVIEW
9.2 PACKAGING
9.2.1 FOOD AND BEVERAGE
9.2.2 HEALTHCARE
9.2.3 CONSUMER GOODS
9.3 PAPER & PRINTING
9.4 AUTOMOTIVE
9.4.1 PAINTS & COATINGS
9.4.2 PLASTICS
9.4.3 TEXTILES
9.5 BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION
9.5.1 PAINTS & COATINGS
9.5.2 PLASTICS
9.5.3 OTHERS
9.6 TEXTILES
9.6.1 FABRIC COLORING
9.6.2 PRINTED FABRIC
9.6.3 LEATHER
9.7 CONSUMER GOODS
9.8 OTHERS
10 NORTH AMERICA COLORANTS MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY
10.1 NORTH AMERICA
10.1.1 U.S.
10.1.2 CANADA
10.1.3 MEXICO
11 COMPANY PROFILE
11.1 BASF SE
11.1.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT
11.1.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS
11.1.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS
11.1.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
11.1.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
11.2 DIC CORPORATION
11.2.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT
11.2.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS
11.2.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS
11.2.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
11.2.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
11.3 CLARIANT
11.3.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT
11.3.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS
11.3.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS
11.3.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
11.3.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
11.4 CATHAY INDUSTRIES
11.4.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT
11.4.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE
11.4.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS
11.4.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
11.4.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
11.5 COLORCHEM INTERNATIONAL CORP
11.5.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT
11.5.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE
11.5.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS
11.5.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
11.5.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT
11.6 AARBOR COLORANTS CORPORATION
11.6.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT
11.6.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
11.7 ABBEY COLOR
11.7.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT
11.7.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
11.7.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT
11.8 AMI CHEMICAL CORP
11.8.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT
11.8.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
11.9 CHANGZHOU LONGYU PIGMENT CHEMICAL CO., LTD
11.9.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT
11.9.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
11.9.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT
11.10 CHROMATECH INCORPORATED
11.10.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT
11.10.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE
11.10.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
11.11 COLORWEN INTERNATIONAL CORP.,
11.11.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT
11.11.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
11.11.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
11.12 DOMINION COLOUR CORPORATION
11.12.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT
11.12.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE
11.12.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
11.12.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
11.13 FIRST SOURCE WORLDWIDE
11.13.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT
11.13.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE
11.13.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
11.14 GREEN MATTERS NATURAL DYE COMPANY
11.14.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT
11.14.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
11.14.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT
11.15 HEUBACH GMBH
11.15.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT
11.15.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE
11.15.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
11.15.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
11.16 HUPC NORTH AMERICA CHEMICAL
11.16.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT
11.16.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
11.16.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT
11.17 LANSCO COLORS
11.17.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT
11.17.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
11.17.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
11.18 MICHELMAN, INC.
11.18.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT
11.18.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE
11.18.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
11.18.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
11.19 ORGANIC DYES AND PIGMENTS
11.19.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT
11.19.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE
11.19.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
11.19.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
11.20 PARAMOUNT COLORS INC
11.20.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT
11.20.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
11.20.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT
11.21 REITECH CORPORATION
11.21.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT
11.21.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
11.21.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT
11.22 SILBERLINE MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
11.22.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT
11.22.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE
11.22.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
11.22.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT
11.23 SYNTHESIA, A.S.
11.23.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT
11.23.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE
11.23.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
11.23.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
11.24 TRUST CHEM CO., LTD.
11.24.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT
11.24.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE
11.24.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
11.25 ZHEJIANG RUNTU CO., LTD.
11.25.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT
11.25.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
11.25.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT
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12 SURVEY - FOOD DYE PRODUCERS
12.1 QUESTIONNAIRE - FOOD DYE PRODUCERS
13 QUESTIONNAIRE
14 RELATED REPORTS