TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 48
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 48
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 48
1.3 OVERVIEW OF GLOBAL COLOR CONCENTRATES MARKET 48
1.4 LIMITATIONS 50
1.5 MARKETS COVERED 50
2 MARKET SEGMENTATION 54
2.1 MARKETS COVERED 54
2.2 GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE 55
2.3 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY 56
2.4 CURRENCY AND PRICING 56
2.5 DBMR TRIPOD DATA VALIDATION MODEL 57
2.6 TECHNOLOGY LIFE LINE CURVE 60
2.7 MULTIVARIATE MODELLING 61
2.8 PRIMARY INTERVIEWS WITH KEY OPINION LEADERS 62
2.9 DBMR MARKET POSITION GRID 64
2.10 MARKET APPLICATION COVERAGE GRID 65
2.11 DBMR MARKET CHALLENGE MATRIX 66
2.12 VENDOR SHARE ANALYSIS 67
2.13 IMPORT-EXPORT DATA 68
2.14 SECONDARY SOURCES 69
2.15 ASSUMPTIONS 70
3 MARKET OVERVIEW 71
3.1 DRIVERS 73
3.1.1 GROWING IMPORTANCE OF AESTHETICS IN PACKAGING OF PRODUCTS 73
3.1.2 INCREASED USAGE OF ECO-FRIENDLY COLOR CONCENTRATES 74
3.1.3 GROWING ELECTRONICS DEMAND LEADING TO THE INCREASED USAGE OF COLOR CONCENTRATES 75
3.1.4 SUPERIOR COLOR DISPERSION COMPARED TO ITS PEERS 76
3.2 RESTRAINTS 77
3.2.1 INCREASING PLASTICS POLLUTION WORLDWIDE 77
3.2.2 PHASE OUT OF SINGLE USE PLASTICS 78
3.2.3 DIFFICULTY IN MATCHING WITH THE REQUIRED COLOR 79
3.2.4 GROWING PLASTIC RECYCLING INDUSTRY 80
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3.3 OPPORTUNITIES 81
3.3.1 COLOR CONCENTRATES WITH SPARKLE EFFECT 81
3.3.2 COLOR CONCENTRATE THAT PROVIDE VARIEGATED COLORS 81
3.3.3 COLOR CONCENTRATES WITH INCREASED RESISTANCE OF POLYCARBONATE (PC) 82
3.4 CHALLENGES 83
3.4.1 INCREASING PROBLEM OF COLOR SWIRLING 83
4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 84
5 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 87
6 GLOBAL COLOR CONCENTRATES MARKET, BY FORM 90
6.1 OVERVIEW 91
6.2 SOLID 92
6.3 LIQUID 93
7 GLOBAL COLOR CONCENTRATES MARKET, BY CARRIER 94
7.1 OVERVIEW 95
7.2 POLYETHYLENE 96
7.2.1 HDPE 96
7.2.2 LDPE 96
7.2.3 LLDPE 96
7.2.4 OTHERS 97
7.3 POLYPROPYLENE 97
7.4 PC 97
7.5 POLYSTYRENE 98
7.6 EVA 98
7.7 ABS 99
7.8 OTHERS 99
8 GLOBAL COLOR CONCENTRATES MARKET, BY APPLICATION 100
8.1 OVERVIEW 101
8.2 PACKAGING 102
8.2.1 PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY 102
8.2.1.1 MOLDING 103
8.2.1.1.1 BLOW MOLDING 103
8.2.1.1.2 INJECTION MOLDING 103
8.2.1.1.3 EXTRUSION MOLDING 103
8.2.1.1.4 ROTATIONAL MOLDING 103
8.2.1.1.5 THERMOFORMING 104
8.2.1.2 OTHERS 104
8.2.2 PACKAGING APPLICATION 104
8.2.2.1 FOOD & BEVERAGES 104
8.2.2.2 MEDICAL DEVICES & PHARMACEUTICALS 104
8.2.2.3 CONSUMER GOODS 104
8.2.2.4 OTHERS 104
8.2.3 PACKAGING FORM 105
8.2.3.1 SOLID 105
8.2.3.2 LIQUID 105
8.3 AUTOMOTIVE 105
8.3.1 AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATION 106
8.3.1.1 EXTERIOR 106
8.3.1.2 INTERIOR 106
8.3.2 AUTOMOTIVE FORM 106
8.3.2.1 SOLID 106
8.3.2.2 LIQUID 106
8.4 ELECTRONICS 107
8.4.1 ELECTRONICS FORM 107
8.4.1.1 SOLID 107
8.4.1.2 LIQUID 107
8.5 HEALTHCARE 108
8.5.1 HEALTHCARE FORM 108
8.5.1.1 SOLID 108
8.5.1.2 LIQUID 108
8.6 CONSUMER GOODS 109
8.6.1 CONSUMER GOODS APPLICATION 109
8.6.1.1 ELECTRONIC GOODS 109
8.6.1.2 FURNITURE 109
8.6.1.3 SPORTS & LEISURE 110
8.6.1.4 OTHERS 110
8.6.2 CONSUMER GOODS FORM 110
8.6.2.1 SOLID 110
8.6.2.2 LIQUID 110
8.7 TEXTILE 111
8.7.1 TEXTILE FORM 111
8.7.1.1 SOLID 111
8.7.1.2 LIQUID 111
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8.8 BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION 112
8.8.1 BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION APPLICATION 112
8.8.1.1 RESIDENTIAL BUILDING 112
8.8.1.2 COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS 112
8.8.1.3 ARCHITECTURAL & PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES 113
8.8.1.4 OTHERS 113
8.8.2 BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION FORM 113
8.8.2.1 SOLID 113
8.8.2.2 LIQUID 113
8.9 OTHERS 114
8.9.1 OTHERS FORM 114
8.9.1.1 SOLID 114
8.9.1.2 LIQUID 114
9 GLOBAL COLOR CONCENTRATES MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 115
9.1 OVERVIEW 116
9.2 NORTH AMERICA 121
9.2.1 U.S. 130
9.2.2 CANADA 136
9.2.3 MEXICO 142
9.3 EUROPE 148
9.3.1 GERMANY 157
9.3.2 U.K. 163
9.3.3 FRANCE 169
9.3.4 RUSSIA 175
9.3.5 TURKEY 181
9.3.6 ITALY 187
9.3.7 SWITZERLAND 193
9.3.8 NETHERLANDS 199
9.3.9 BELGIUM 205
9.3.10 SPAIN 211
9.3.11 REST OF EUROPE 217
9.4 ASIA-PACIFIC 218
9.4.1 CHINA 227
9.4.2 JAPAN 233
9.4.3 INDIA 239
9.4.4 SOUTH KOREA 245
9.4.5 AUSTRALIA 251
9.4.6 THAILAND 257
9.4.7 MALAYSIA 263
9.4.8 PHILIPPINES 269
9.4.9 INDONESIA 275
9.4.10 SINGAPORE 281
9.4.11 REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC 287
9.5 MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 288
9.5.1 U.A.E. 297
9.5.2 SAUDI ARABIA 303
9.5.3 ISRAEL 309
9.5.4 SOUTH AFRICA 315
9.5.5 EGYPT 321
9.5.6 REST OF MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 327
9.6 SOUTH AMERICA 328
9.6.1 BRAZIL 337
9.6.2 ARGENTINA 343
9.6.3 REST OF SOUTH AMERICA 349
10 GLOBAL COLOR CONCENTRATES MARKET, COMPANY LANDSCAPE 350
10.1 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: GLOBAL 350
10.2 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: NORTH AMERICA 351
10.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: EUROPE 352
10.4 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: ASIA-PACIFIC 353
10.5 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS 353
10.6 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT & APPROVALS 354
10.7 EXPANSIONS 355
11 COMPANY PROFILES 356
11.1 LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS B.V. (A. SCHULMAN, INC.) 356
11.1.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 356
11.1.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 356
11.1.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 357
11.1.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 357
11.1.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 357
11.2 AGC INC. 358
11.2.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 358
11.2.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 358
11.2.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 359
11.2.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO - AGC CHEMICALS EUROPE, LTD. 359
11.2.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 359
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11.3 CLARIANT 360
11.3.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 360
11.3.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 360
11.3.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 361
11.3.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 361
11.3.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 361
11.4 POLYONE 362
11.4.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 362
11.4.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 362
11.4.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 363
11.4.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 363
11.4.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 365
11.5 ACCURATE COLOR & COMPOUNDING, INC 366
11.5.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 366
11.5.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 366
11.5.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 366
11.6 AMPACET CORPORATION 367
11.6.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 367
11.6.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 367
11.6.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 367
11.7 BADGER COLOR CONCENTRATES 368
11.7.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 368
11.7.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 368
11.7.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 369
11.8 CHROMA COLOR CORPORATION 370
11.8.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 370
11.8.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 370
11.8.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 371
11.9 COLORTECH INC. 372
11.9.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 372
11.9.2 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 372
11.9.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 372
11.9.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 373
11.10 CROMEX S/A 374
11.10.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 374
11.10.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 374
11.10.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 374
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11.11 F&D PLASTICS 375
11.11.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 375
11.11.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 375
11.11.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 375
11.12 PLASTICS COLOR CORPORATION 376
11.12.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 376
11.12.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 376
11.12.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 376
11.13 UNICOLOR MASTERBATCHING AND ADDITIVES INCORPORATED 377
11.13.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 377
11.13.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 377
11.13.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 377
11.14 PRECISION COLOR COMPOUNDS 378
11.14.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 378
11.14.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 378
11.14.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 378
11.15 PRIMEX COLOR, COMPOUNDING & ADDITIVES 379
11.15.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 379
11.15.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 379
11.15.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 379
11.16 ROYCE CHEMICAL COMPANY 380
11.16.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 380
11.16.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 380
11.16.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 380
11.17 FERRO CORPORATION 381
11.17.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 381
11.17.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 381
11.17.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 382
11.18 INTEPLAST GROUP 383
11.18.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 383
11.18.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 383
11.18.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 383
11.19 PEACOCK COLORS 384
11.19.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 384
11.19.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 384
11.19.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 384
11.20 PENN COLOR INC. 385
11.20.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 385
11.20.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 385
11.20.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 385
12 SWOT ANALYSIS 386
12.1 DATA BRIDGE MARKET RESEARCH ANALYSIS 388
13 QUESTIONNAIRE 389
14 CONCLUSION 393
15 RELATED REPORTS 394