TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 33
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 33
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 33
1.3 OVERVIEW OF GLOBAL POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET 33
1.4 LIMITATIONS 35
1.5 MARKETS COVERED 35
2 MARKET SEGMENTATION 39
2.1 MARKETS COVERED 39
2.2 GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE 40
2.3 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY 41
2.4 CURRENCY AND PRICING 41
2.5 DBMR TRIPOD DATA VALIDATION MODEL 42
2.6 TECHNOLOGY LIFE LINE CURVE 45
2.7 MULTIVARIATE MODELLING 46
2.8 PRIMARY INTERVIEWS WITH KEY OPINION LEADERS 47
2.9 DBMR MARKET POSITION GRID 49
2.10 MARKET APPLICATION COVERAGE GRID 50
2.11 DBMR MARKET CHALLENGE MATRIX 51
2.12 VENDOR SHARE ANALYSIS 52
2.13 IMPORT-EXPORT DATA 53
2.14 SECONDARY SOURCES 54
2.15 ASSUMPTIONS 55
3 MARKET OVERVIEW 56
3.1 DRIVERS 58
3.1.1 INCREASED USAGE OF POLYETHYLENE WAX IN PACKAGING 58
3.1.2 INCREASED USAGE OF POLYETHYLENE WAX AS SMOOTHING AGENT IN TEXTILES 59
3.1.3 INCREASING USAGE OF PE WAX IN MASTERBATCHES 60
3.1.4 HIGH DEMAND OF COATINGS TO BOOST THE PE WAX DEMAND 61
3.2 RESTRAINTS 62
3.2.1 SWALLOWING OF WAX CAN CREATE CHOKING HAZARDS 62
3.2.2 PRESENCE OF MULTIPLE SUBSTITUTES 62
3.2.3 TRADE WAR BETWEEN THE U.S. AND CHINA 63
3.2.4 UNSTABLE CRUDE OIL PRICES AFFECTS THE PRICE OF PE WAX 64
3.3 OPPORTUNITY 65
3.3.1 APPLICATION OF SYNTHETIC WAX FOR IMPROVEMENT OF FOAMED BITUMEN PARAMETERS 65
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3.4 CHALLENGES 65
3.4.1 LOW REFINERY OPERATING RATES IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES IS SHRINKING WAX PRODUCTION 65
3.4.2 CONTINUOUS CLOSURE OF WAX PRODUCING GROUP I PLANTS CAN LEAD TO WAX SUPPLY CRUNCH 66
4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 67
5 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 70
6 GLOBAL POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET, BY TYPE 72
6.1 OVERVIEW 73
6.2 POLYMERIZATION TYPE 74
6.2.1 HIGH DENSITY TYPE 75
6.2.2 LOW DENSITY TYPE 75
6.3 THERMALLY CRACKING TYPE 76
6.3.1 LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE CRACKED TYPE 77
6.3.2 POLYPROPYLENE CRACKED TYPE 77
6.4 MODIFIED TYPE 77
6.4.1 OXIDIZED TYPE 78
6.4.2 ACID-MODIFIED TYPE 78
6.4.3 SPECIAL MONOMER-MODIFIED TYPE 78
6.5 OTHERS 79
7 GLOBAL POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET, BY FORM 80
7.1 OVERVIEW 81
7.2 POWDER 82
7.3 FLAKES 82
7.4 PASTILES 83
7.5 MICRONIZED WAXES 83
7.6 GRANULES 84
7.7 AQUEOUS WAX EMULSIONS 84
8 GLOBAL POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET, BY RAW MATERIAL 85
8.1 OVERVIEW 86
8.2 ETHYLENE 87
8.3 LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE 87
8.4 POLYPROPYLENE 88
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9 GLOBAL POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET, BY GRADE 89
9.1 OVERVIEW 90
9.2 NON-EMULSIFIABLE 91
9.2.1 MASTERBATCHES 91
9.2.2 PAINTS AND PRINTING INKS 91
9.2.3 HOT-MELT ADHESIVE 92
9.2.4 LUBRICANTS FOR PLASTICS AND ELASTOMERS 92
9.2.5 CARRIERS FOR PIGMENT CONCENTRATES 92
9.2.6 OTHERS 92
9.3 EMULSIFIABLE 92
9.3.1 TEXTILE FINISHING 93
9.3.2 COSMETICS 93
9.3.3 ADHESIVES 93
9.3.4 BITUMEN/ASPHALT MODIFICATION 93
9.3.5 PACKING 93
9.3.6 PAPER COATING 94
9.3.7 LEATHER AUXILIARIES 94
9.3.8 POLISHES 94
9.3.9 CRAYONS 94
9.3.10 OTHERS 94
10 GLOBAL POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET, BY PRODUCTION PROCESS 95
10.1 OVERVIEW 96
10.2 HIGH-PRESSURE POLYMERIZATION 97
10.3 METALLOCENE PROCESS 97
10.4 SYNTHESIS BY THE ZIEGLER-NATTA METHOD 98
10.5 OXIDATION OF SYNTHETIC WAXES 98
10.6 THERMAL DEGRADATION PROCESS OF POLYETHYLENE 99
10.7 WALTER-REPPE SYNTHESIS 99
10.8 OTHERS 100
11 GLOBAL POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 101
11.1 OVERVIEW 102
11.2 NORTH AMERICA 107
11.2.1 U.S. 114
11.2.2 CANADA 118
11.2.3 MEXICO 122
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11.3 EUROPE 126
11.3.1 GERMANY 134
11.3.2 FRANCE 138
11.3.3 U.K. 142
11.3.4 ITALY 146
11.3.5 SPAIN 150
11.3.6 RUSSIA 154
11.3.7 BELGIUM 158
11.3.8 NETHERLANDS 162
11.3.9 SWITZERLAND 166
11.3.10 TURKEY 170
11.3.11 REST OF EUROPE 174
11.4 ASIA-PACIFIC 175
11.4.1 CHINA 183
11.4.2 INDIA 187
11.4.3 JAPAN 191
11.4.4 SOUTH KOREA 195
11.4.5 AUSTRALIA 199
11.4.6 INDONESIA 203
11.4.7 SINGAPORE 207
11.4.8 THAILAND 211
11.4.9 MALAYSIA 215
11.4.10 PHILIPPINES 219
11.4.11 REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC 223
11.5 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 224
11.5.1 SAUDI ARABIA 232
11.5.2 U.A.E. 236
11.5.3 ISRAEL 240
11.5.4 SOUTH AFRICA 244
11.5.5 EGYPT 248
11.5.6 REST OF MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 252
11.6 SOUTH AMERICA 253
11.6.1 BRAZIL 260
11.6.2 ARGENTINA 264
11.6.3 REST OF SOUTH AMERICA 268
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12 GLOBAL POLYETHYLENE WAX MARKET, COMPANY LANDSCAPE 269
12.1 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: GLOBAL 269
12.2 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: NORTH AMERICA 270
12.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: EUROPE 271
12.4 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: ASIA-PACIFIC 272
12.5 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS 272
12.6 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT & APPROVALS 273
12.7 EXPANSIONS 273
12.8 PARTNERSHIP AND OTHER STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS 274
13 COMPANY PROFILES 275
13.1 BASF SE 275
13.1.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 275
13.1.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 275
13.1.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 276
13.1.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 276
13.1.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 277
13.2 SCG 278
13.2.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 278
13.2.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 278
13.2.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 279
13.2.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 279
13.2.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 280
13.3 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 281
13.3.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 281
13.3.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 281
13.3.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 282
13.3.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 282
13.3.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 283
13.4 CLARIANT 284
13.4.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 284
13.4.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 284
13.4.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 285
13.4.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 285
13.4.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 287
13.5 MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC. 288
13.5.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 288
13.5.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 288
13.5.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 289
13.5.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 289
13.5.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 289
13.6 INNOSPEC 290
13.6.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 290
13.6.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 290
13.6.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 291
13.6.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 291
13.7 THE LUBRIZOL CORPORATION 292
13.7.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 292
13.7.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 292
13.7.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 293
13.8 BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY LLC 294
13.8.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 294
13.8.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 295
13.8.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 295
13.8.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 296
13.9 WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CORPORATION 297
13.9.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 297
13.9.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 297
13.9.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 298
13.9.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 298
13.10 CERONAS GMBH & CO. KG 299
13.10.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 299
13.10.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 299
13.10.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 301
13.11 COSCHEM CO.,LTD 302
13.11.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 302
13.11.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 302
13.11.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 302
13.12 DEUREX AG 303
13.12.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 303
13.12.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 303
13.12.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 304
13.13 EUROCERAS SP.Z O.O. 305
13.13.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 305
13.13.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 305
13.13.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 306
13.14 FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION 307
13.14.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 307
13.14.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 307
13.14.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 308
13.14.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 308
13.15 LINVEST GMBH 309
13.15.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 309
13.15.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 309
13.15.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 309
13.16 LION CHEMTECH CO., LTD. 310
13.16.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 310
13.16.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 310
13.16.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 311
13.17 QINGDAO BOUNI CHEMICAL CO., LTD 312
13.17.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 312
13.17.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 312
13.17.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 312
13.18 SQI GROUP 313
13.18.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 313
13.18.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 313
13.18.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 313
13.19 TRECORA RESOURCES 314
13.19.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 314
13.19.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 314
13.19.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 315
13.19.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 315
13.20 THE INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 316
13.20.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 316
13.20.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 316
13.20.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 316
13.21 WIWAX 317
13.21.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 317
13.21.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 317
13.21.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 317
14 SWOT ANALYSIS 318
15 CONCLUSION 321
16 QUESTIONNAIRE 322
17 RELATED REPORTS 327