World Thermoplastic Elastomers forecasts for 2011 & 2016
Value gains will expand an even stronger 7.8 percent annually to $13.7 billion over the same period, due to the increasing number of applications that require costlier types of TPEs and sustained high energy prices that will raise TPE production costs. China will expand its share of the world market from 31 percent in 2006 to 35 percent in 2011, although the US will remain the world’s largest manufacturer of some products such as olefinic based TPEs.
China to expand position as largest volume producer
Through 2011, China’s TPE market (the world’s largest market in metric tons) will expand and diversify rapidly based on the country’s key positions in the production of many of the key products made with TPE parts and components. Currently, a large portion of TPE demand in China is devoted to the country’s massive footwear industry. Nevertheless, with the notable exception of China, global TPE sales will remain concentrated in the developed markets of the US, Western Europe and Japan, particularly for higher performance materials such as copolyester elastomers (COPEs) and thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs). Growth prospects through 2011, however, will be strongest in developing countries. Most developing markets have initially focused on low-cost styrenic block copolymers (SBCs) due to their existing positions in styrene-butadiene and polybutadiene
rubber (which also helps domestic production of SBCs), but some such as China are also significantly diversifying into compounded thermoplastic polyolefins (TPOs) and thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs)..
Motor vehicles will remain world’s largest TPE market
Motor vehicles will remain the largest market for TPEs at the global level, with sustained solid gains attributable to the development of new products for exterior (e.g., body seals) and interior (e.g., door panel and instrument skins) applications at the expense of ethylene-propylene diene monomer (EPDM) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC). Though all major generic types of TPEs are gaining new applications in motor vehicles, TPOs will remain the largest volume segment. The smaller consumer and sporting goods sector will
remain the fastest growing market for TPEs through 2011. Gains will primarily be attributable to expanding uses in sporting goods and personal care goods, where TPEs will benefit from the continued displacement of traditional materials such as thermoset rubber and thermoplastics (particularly PVC). In these applications, TPEs are primarily valued for their durability, easy processing, colorability and weather resistance.
Table of Contents/List of Tables & Charts
Introduction
Executive Summary
1 Summary Table
Market Environment
General
Global Macroeconomic Environment
Global Fixed Investment Trends
World Population Overview
World Motor Vehicle Overview
World Motor Vehicle Production/Assembly
World Motor Vehicles in Use
Per Capita TPE Demand Versus Per Capita GDP
LIST OF TABLES & CHARTS: 1 World Gross Domestic Product by Region
2 World Fixed Capital Investment by Region
Cht TPE Demand Per Capita/GDP
Per Capita Relationship, 2006
3 World Population by Region
4 World Motor Vehicle Production/
Assembly by Region
5 World Motor Vehicles in Use by Region
Demand By Market
General
Motor Vehicles
Industrial Products
Footwear
Adhesives, Sealants & Coatings
Asphalt & Bitumen Modification
Consumer & Sporting Goods
Wire & Cable
Medical Products & Equipment
Other Markets
LIST OF TABLES & CHARTS 1 World Thermoplastic Elastomer
Demand by Market
2 Motor Vehicle Markets for TPEs
3 Industrial Product Markets for TPEs
4 Footwear Markets for TPEs
5 Adhesive, Sealant & Coating
Markets for TPEs
6 Asphalt & Bitumen Modification
Markets for TPEs
7 Consumer & Sporting Goods
Markets for TPEs
8 Wire & Cable Markets for TPEs
9 Medical Product & Equipment
Markets for TPEs
10 Other Markets for TPEs
Supply & Demand By Types
General
Styrenic Block Copolymers (SBCs)
Production by Region
Suppliers & Capacity
Demand by Region
Demand by Market
Thermoplastic Polyolefins (TPOs)
Production by Region
Suppliers & Capacity
Demand by Region
Demand by Market
Thermoplastic Polyurethanes (TPUs)
Production by Region
Suppliers & Capacity
Demand by Region
Demand by Market
Thermoplastic Vulcanizates (TPVs)
Production by Region
Suppliers & Capacity
Demand by Region
Demand by Market
Copolyester Elastomers (COPEs)
Production by Region
Suppliers & Capacity
Demand by Region
Demand by Market
Other Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs)
Production by Region
Suppliers
Demand by Region
Demand by Market
LIST OF TABLES & CHARTS 1 World Thermoplastic Elastomer
Demand by Type
2 World Styrenic Block Copolymer Demand
3 World SBC Production by Region
4 SBC World Production Capacity
by Company, Year-End 2006
5 World SBC Demand by Region
6 World SBC Demand by Market
7 World Thermoplastic Polyolefin
Elastomers Demand
8 World TPO Production by Region
9 TPO World Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
10 World TPO Demand by Region
11 World TPO Demand by Market
12 World Thermoplastic Polyurethane Demand
13 World TPU Production by Region
14 TPU World Production Capacity
by Company, Year-End 2006
15 World TPU Demand by Region
16 World TPU Demand by Market
17 World Thermoplastic Vulcanizate Demand
18 World TPV Production by Region
19 TPV World Production Capacity
by Company, Year-End 2006
20 World TPV Demand by Region
21 World TPV Demand by Market
22 World Copolyester Elastomer Demand
23 World COPE Production by Region
24 COPE World Production Capacity
by Company, Year-End 2006
25 World COPE Demand by Region
26 World COPE Demand by Market
27 World Demand for Other TPEs
28 World Production of Other TPEs by Region
29 World Demand for Other TPEs by Region
30 World Demand for Other TPEs
by Market & Type
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