TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 27
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 27
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 27
1.3 OVERVIEW OF GLOBAL FLAME RETARDANT THERMOPLASTICS MARKET 27
1.4 CURRENCY AND PRICING 29
1.5 LIMITATION 29
1.6 MARKETS COVERED 29
2 MARKET SEGMENTATION 31
2.1 MARKETS COVERED 31
2.2 GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE 32
2.3 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY 33
2.4 DBMR TRIPOD DATA VALIDATION MODEL 34
2.5 PRIMARY INTERVIEWS WITH KEY OPINION LEADERS 37
2.6 DBMR MARKET POSITION GRID 38
2.7 DBMR MARKET CHALLENGE MATRIX 39
2.8 DBMR VENDOR SHARE ANALYSIS 40
2.9 SECONDARY SOURCES 41
2.10 ASSUMPTIONS 41
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 42
4 MARKET OVERVIEW 46
4.1 DRIVERS 48
4.1.1 STRINGENT REGULATIONS RELATED TO FIRE SAFETY 48
4.1.2 NEED TO ENABLE FIRE RETARDANCY IN POLYMERS 48
4.1.3 GROWING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES DUE TO INDUSTRIALIZATION & URBANIZATION 49
4.2 RESTRAINTS 49
4.2.1 HIGH LOADING LEVELS OF FLAME RETARDANTS 49
4.2.2 STRICT REGULATIONS FOR THE MATERIALS USED FOR FLAME RETARDANT PRODUCTION DUE TO ENVIRONMENTAL & HEALTH CONCERNS 50
4.3 OPPORTUNITY 51
4.3.1 GROWTH IN FLAME RETARDANT THERMOPLASTICS USAGE IN AUTOMOTIVE & ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY 51
4.4 CHALLENGE 52
4.4.1 DEVEOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVES 52
5 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 53
6 GLOBAL FLAME RETARDANT THERMOPLASTICS MARKET, BY TYPE 56
6.1 OVERVIEW 57
6.2 ACRYLONITRILE BUTADIENE STYRENE (ABS) 58
6.3 POLYPROPYLENE (PP) 59
6.4 POLYAMIDE (PA) 60
6.4.1 PA66 61
6.4.2 PA6 61
6.4.3 OTHERS 61
6.5 PBT/PET?THERMOPLASTIC POLYESTERS 61
6.6 PC ? POLYCARBONATE 62
6.7 PC/ABS ? POLYCARBONATE/ACRYLONITRILE BUTADIENE STYRENE BLENDS 63
6.8 PPO ? POLYPHENYLEN OXIDE 63
6.9 OTHERS 64
7 GLOBAL FLAME RETARDANT THERMOPLASTICS MARKET, BY COATING 65
7.1 OVERVIEW 66
7.2 ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE 67
7.3 BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS 67
7.4 ANTIMONY TRIOXIDE 68
7.5 PHOSPHORUS FLAME RETARDANTS 69
7.6 OTHERS 70
8 GLOBAL FLAME RETARDANT THERMOPLASTICS MARKET, BY APPLICATION 71
8.1 OVERVIEW 72
8.2 INDUSTRIAL 73
8.3 BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION 74
8.3.1 RESIDENTIAL BUILDING 74
8.3.2 COMMERCIAL BUILDING 75
8.4 TRANSPORTATION 75
8.5 ELECTRONICS & ELECTRICAL 76
8.6 CONSUMER GOODS 76
8.7 PHARMACEUTICALS 77
8.8 AGRICULTURE 78
8.9 OIL & GAS 78
8.10 OTHERS 79?
9 GLOBAL FLAME RETARDANT THERMOPLASTICS MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 80
9.1 OVERVIEW 81
9.2 NORTH AMERICA 86
9.2.1 U.S. 91
9.2.2 CANADA 94
9.2.3 MEXICO 97
9.3 EUROPE 100
9.3.1 GERMANY 106
9.3.2 FRANCE 109
9.3.3 U.K. 112
9.3.4 ITALY 115
9.3.5 SPAIN 118
9.3.6 NETHERLANDS 121
9.3.7 BELGIUM 124
9.3.8 SWITZERLAND 127
9.3.9 TURKEY 130
9.3.10 RUSSIA 133
9.3.11 REST OF EUROPE 136
9.4 ASIA-PACIFIC 137
9.4.1 CHINA 143
9.4.2 JAPAN 146
9.4.3 INDIA 149
9.4.4 SOUTH KOREA 152
9.4.5 THAILAND 155
9.4.6 INDONESIA 158
9.4.7 AUSTRALIA 161
9.4.8 SINGAPORE 164
9.4.9 MALAYSIA 167
9.4.10 PHILIPPINES 170
9.4.11 REST OF ASIA PACIFIC 173
9.5 SOUTH AMERICA 174
9.5.1 BRAZIL 179
9.5.2 ARGENTINA 182
9.5.3 REST OF SOUTH AMERICA 185
9.6 MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 186
9.6.1 SOUTH AFRICA 191
9.6.2 SAUDI ARABIA 194
9.6.3 U.A.E 197
9.6.4 EGYPT 200
9.6.5 ISRAEL 203
9.6.6 REST OF MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 206
10 GLOBAL FLAME RETARDANT THERMOPLASTICS MARKET, COMPANY LANDSCAPE 207
10.1 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: GLOBAL 207
10.2 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: NORTH AMERICA 208
10.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: EUROPE 209
10.4 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: ASIA-PACIFIC 210
11 SWOT ANALYSIS 211
12 COMPANY PROFILE 218
12.1 COVESTRO AG 218
12.1.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 218
12.1.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 218
12.1.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 219
12.1.4 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 219
12.1.5 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 220
12.1.6 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 220
12.2 SOLVAY 222
12.2.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 222
12.2.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 222
12.2.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 223
12.2.4 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 223
12.2.5 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 224
12.2.6 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 224
12.3 SABIC 226
12.3.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 226
12.3.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 226
12.3.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 227
12.3.4 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 227
12.3.5 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 228
12.3.6 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 229
12.4 IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD. 230
12.4.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 230
12.4.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 230
12.4.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 231
12.4.4 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 231
12.4.5 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 231
12.4.6 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 232
12.5 ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION 233
12.5.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 233
12.5.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 233
12.5.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 234
12.5.4 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 234
12.5.5 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 235
12.5.6 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 235
12.6 EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING AG 236
12.6.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 236
12.6.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 236
12.6.3 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 237
12.6.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 237
12.6.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 238
12.7 POLYONE 239
12.7.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 239
12.7.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 239
12.7.3 REVENUE ANALYSIS 240
12.7.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 240
12.7.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 241
12.8 BASF SE 242
12.8.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 242
12.8.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 242
12.8.3 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 243
12.8.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 244
12.8.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 244
12.9 DOW 245
12.9.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 245
12.9.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 245
12.9.3 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 246
12.9.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 246
12.9.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 246
12.10 DSM 247
12.10.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 247
12.10.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 247
12.10.3 REVENUE ANALYSIS 248
12.10.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 248
12.10.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 249?
12.11 DUPONT 250
12.11.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 250
12.11.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 250
12.11.3 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 251
12.11.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 251
12.11.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 251
12.12 KINGFA SCI. & TECH. CO., LTD. 252
12.12.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 252
12.12.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 252
12.12.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 253
12.12.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 253
12.13 LANXESS 254
12.13.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 254
12.13.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 254
12.13.3 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 255
12.13.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 255
12.13.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 255
12.14 LATI INDUSTRIA TERMOPLASTICI S.P.A. 256
12.14.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 256
12.14.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 256
12.14.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 257
12.14.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 257
12.15 LG CHEM. 258
12.15.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 258
12.15.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 258
12.15.3 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 259
12.15.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 259
12.15.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 259
12.16 LOTTE ADVANCED MATERIALS CO., LTD. 260
12.16.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 260
12.16.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 260
12.16.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 261
12.16.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 262
12.17 LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS B.V. 263
12.17.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 263
12.17.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 263
12.17.3 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 264
12.17.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 264
12.17.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 265
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12.18 MITSUBISHI ENGINEERING-PLASTICS CORPORATION 266
12.18.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 266
12.18.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 266
12.18.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 267
12.18.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 267
12.19 PLASTICS COLOR CORPORATION 268
12.19.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 268
12.19.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 268
12.19.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 268
12.20 PMC GROUP, INC. 269
12.20.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 269
12.20.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 269
12.20.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 270
12.20.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 270
12.21 RADICI PARTECIPAZIONI SPA 271
12.21.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 271
12.21.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 271
12.21.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 272
12.21.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 272
12.22 RTP COMPANY 273
12.22.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 273
12.22.2 GLOBAL PRESENCE 273
12.22.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 274
12.22.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 274
12.23 TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC. 275
12.23.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 275
12.23.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 275
12.23.3 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 276
12.23.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 276
12.23.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 277
12.24 TRINSEO 278
12.24.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 278
12.24.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 278
12.24.3 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 279
12.24.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 279
12.12.24.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 28024.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 280
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13 CONCLUSION 281
14 QUESTIONNAIRE 282
15 RELATED REPORTS 285