The Plastics Compounding Market

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The Plastics Compounding Market

Chapter- 1: INTRODUCTION -- Complimentary

• BACKGROUND
• SCOPE OF THE REPORT
• REASONS FOR DOING STUDY
• METHODOLOGY
• ABOUT THE AUTHOR
• RELATED BCC REPORTS
• BCC ONLINE SERVICES
• DISCLAIMER

Chapter-2: SUMMARY

• SUMMARY
• SUMMARY TABLE NORTH AMERICAN FORECASTS OF DISTRIBUTION OF THERMOPLASTIC COMPOUNDING VOLUME, THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS)
• SUMMARY FIGURE NORTH AMERICAN FORECAST OF THE PLASTIC COMPOUNDING MARKET BY TYPE OF COMPANY, 2008-2014 (MILLION POUNDS)
• SUMMARY (CONTINUED)

Chapter-3: OVERVIEW

• DEFINITIONS
• BACKGROUND
• ADDITIVES
• TYPES OF COMPOUNDERS
• TYPES OF COMPOUNDERS (CONTINUED)

Chapter-4: RESINS

• OVERVIEW
  • TABLE 1 NORTH AMERICAN FORECAST OF THE THERMOPLASTIC RESIN AND ELASTOMER MARKET, BY PRODUCT, THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • FIGURE 1 NORTH AMERICAN FORECAST OF THE THERMOPLASTIC RESIN AND ELASTOMER MARKET, BY PRODUCT, 2008-2014 (MILLION POUNDS)
• POLYETHYLENE
• BACKGROUND
• LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE
• HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE
• LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE
• LINEAR LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE
• COMPOUNDING ISSUES
• POLYETHYLENE PRODUCERS
  • TABLE 2 SELECTED MAJOR HDPE PRODUCERS AND CAPACITIES, 2009 (NORTH AMERICA) (MILLION POUNDS)
  • TABLE 3 SELECTED MAJOR LDPE PRODUCERS AND CAPACITIES, 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • TABLE 4 SELECTED MAJOR LLDPE PRODUCERS AND CAPACITIES, 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
• MARKET ESTIMATES AND FORECASTS
  • TABLE 5 NORTH AMERICAN FORECAST OF DISTRIBUTION OF PLASTIC COMPOUNDING VOLUME, LDPE, THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • FIGURE 2 NORTH AMERICAN FORECAST OF DISTRIBUTION OF PLASTIC COMPOUNDING VOLUME, LDPE, 2008-2014 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • TABLE 6 NORTH AMERICAN FORECAST OF DISTRIBUTION OF PLASTIC COMPOUNDING VOLUME, LLDPE, THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • FIGURE 3 NORTH AMERICAN FORECAST OF DISTRIBUTION OF PLASTIC COMPOUNDING VOLUME, LLDPE, 2008-2014 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • TABLE 7 DISTRIBUTION OF PLASTIC COMPOUNDING VOLUME, HDPE, THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • FIGURE 4 DISTRIBUTION OF PLASTIC COMPOUNDING VOLUME, HDPE, 2008-2014 (MILLION POUNDS)
• POLYPROPYLENE
• OVERVIEW
• POLYPROPYLENE COPOLYMERS
• TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
• PROPERTIES
• Background
• Polypropylene Property Advances Review
• POTENTIAL OF POLYPROPYLENE RANDOM COPOLYMERS
• POST-POLYMERIZATION TECHNIQUES
• PRODUCERS AND CAPACITIES
  • TABLE 8 KEY POLYPROPYLENE PRODUCERS AND CAPACITIES (MILLION POUNDS/YEAR)
• COMPOUNDING ASPECTS
• MARKET ESTIMATES AND FORECASTS
  • TABLE 9 NORTH AMERICAN FORECAST FOR DISTRIBUTION OF PLASTIC COMPOUNDING VOLUME, POLYPROPYLENE, THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • FIGURE 5 NORTH AMERICAN FORECAST FOR DISTRIBUTION OF PLASTIC COMPOUNDING VOLUME, POLYPROPYLENE, 2008-2014 (MILLION POUNDS)
• POLYVINYL CHLORIDE
• OVERVIEW
• FORMS OF PVC
• A VERSATILE RESIN
• CHLORINATED PVC
• APPLICATIONS
  • TABLE 10 RIGID PVC APPLICATIONS
  • TABLE 11 FLEXIBLE PVC APPLICATIONS
• PROCESSING
• Background
• Extrusion
• Calendering
• Dispersion/Liquid Handling
• PRODUCERS AND CAPACITIES
  • TABLE 12 KEY PVC PRODUCERS AND THEIR CAPACITIES, 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
• COMPOUNDING ASPECTS
• MARKET ESTIMATES AND FORECASTS
  • TABLE 13 NORTH AMERICAN FORECAST FOR DISTRIBUTION OF PLASTIC COMPOUNDING VOLUME, PVC, THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • FIGURE 6 NORTH AMERICAN FORECAST FOR DISTRIBUTION OF PLASTIC COMPOUNDING VOLUME, PVC, 2008-2014 (MILLION POUNDS)
• ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
• Dioxins
• Phthalate plasticizers
• Vinyl Chloride Monomer
• Recycling
• POLYSTYRENE
• BACKGROUND
• GENERAL-PURPOSE POLYSTYRENE
• Background
• Characteristics of General-Purpose Polystyrene
• Rubber-Modified Polystyrene
• PRODUCERS AND CAPACITIES
  • TABLE 14 KEY POLYSTYRENE PRODUCERS AND CAPACITIES, 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
• PROCESSING
  • TABLE 15 FABRICATION METHODS AND USES FOR POLYSTYRENE
• MARKET ESTIMATES AND FORECASTS
  • TABLE 16 NORTH AMERICAN FORECAST FOR DISTRIBUTION OF PLASTIC COMPOUNDING VOLUME, POLYSTYRENE, THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • FIGURE 7 NORTH AMERICAN FORECAST FOR DISTRIBUTION OF PLASTIC COMPOUNDING VOLUME, POLYSTYRENE, 2008-2014 (MILLION POUNDS)
• THERMOPLASTIC POLYESTERS
• OVERVIEW
• MAJOR APPLICATIONS
• PRICING
• MODIFIED PET RESINS
• MARKET ESTIMATES AND FORECASTS
• PRODUCERS AND CAPACITIES
  • TABLE 17 KEY NORTH AMERICAN PET PRODUCERS AND CAPACITIES, 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • TABLE 18 NORTH AMERICAN FORECAST FOR DISTRIBUTION OF PLASTIC COMPOUNDING VOLUME, POLYESTER, THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • FIGURE 8 NORTH AMERICAN FORECAST FOR DISTRIBUTION OF PLASTIC COMPOUNDING VOLUME, POLYESTER, 2008 TO 2014 (MILLION POUNDS)
• ENGINEERING THERMOPLASTICS
• POLYBUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATE
• Background
• Properties
• Producers
• New Developments
• NYLONS
• Overview
• Major Types
• Nylon 66
• Nylon 6
• Market Factors
• Producers and Capacities
  • TABLE 19 KEY ENGINEERING NYLON PRODUCERS AND CAPACITIES, 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
• POLYCARBONATES
• Overview
• Types of Polycarbonates Available
• Property Advantages and Disadvantages
• Market Factors
• Producers and Capacities
  • TABLE 20 POLYCARBONATE PRODUCERS AND CAPACITIES, 2009 (MILLION POUNDS)
• ACRYLONITRILE-BUTADIENE-STYRENE
• Background
• Properties
• Grades
• Applications
• OTHER ENGINEERING RESINS
• Background
• Polyacetals
• Polysulfones
• Polyimides
• Polyphenylene Sulfide
• Polyketones
• Polyphenylene Oxides
• MARKET ESTIMATES AND FORECASTS
  • TABLE 21 NORTH AMERICAN FORECASTS OF DISTRIBUTION OF PLASTIC COMPOUNDING VOLUME, ENGINEERING THERMOPLASTICS, THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • FIGURE 9 NORTH AMERICAN FORECASTS OF DISTRIBUTION OF PLASTIC COMPOUNDING VOLUME, ENGINEERING THERMOPLASTICS, 2008-2014 (MILLION POUNDS)
• THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS
• OVERVIEW
• Thermoplastic Olefins
• Copolyesters
• Thermoplastic Polyurethanes
• Styrene Block Copolymers

Chapter-5: BIO COMPOUNDS

• STARCH-BASED PLASTICS
• PRODUCERS
• APPLICATIONS
• POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE (PHA)
• PRODUCERS
• POLY-3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE (PHB)
  • TABLE 22 EXAMPLES OF BIOPLASTICS
• POLYLACTIDE ACID (PLA) PLASTICS
• OVERVIEW
• PRODUCERS
• APPLICATIONS
• CASTOR OIL POLYMERS
• CELLULOSE
• SOYBEAN OILS
• BIO-DERIVED POLYETHYLENE
• 1,3-PROPANEDIOL (PDO)
• PRODUCERS
• New Developments (Continued)

Chapter-6: PLASTICS ADDITIVES

• OVERVIEW
• MARKET ESTIMATES AND FORECASTS
  • TABLE 23 NORTH AMERICAN PLASTICS ADDITIVES MARKET BY MAJOR TYPES, THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • FIGURE 10 NORTH AMERICAN PLASTICS ADDITIVES MARKET BY MAJOR TYPES, 2008-2014 (MILLION POUNDS)
• ADDITIVE USAGE IN PLASTICS
  • TABLE 24 SELECTED ADDITIVE USAGE IN THERMOPLASTICS
  • TABLE 24 (CONTINUED)
• FUNCTIONS AND DEVELOPMENTS
• ANTISTATIC AGENTS
• OVERVIEW
• TYPES
• Internal
• Topical
• DEVELOPMENTS
• ANTIOXIDANTS
• OVERVIEW
• NEW DEVELOPMENTS
• BIOCIDES
• OVERVIEW
• DEVELOPMENTS
• BLOWING AGENTS
• OVERVIEW
• PHYSICAL BLOWING AGENTS
• CHEMICAL BLOWING AGENTS
• NEW DEVELOPMENTS
• COLORANTS
• OVERVIEW
• MASTERBATCHES
• PRECOLORED RESIN
• DRY COLOR
• LIQUID COLOR
• WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN
• COMPETITIVE CHALLENGES
• NEW TECHNOLOGY
• NEW TECHNOLOGY (CONTINUED)
• COUPLING AGENTS
• NEW DEVELOPMENTS
• DEFOAMERS
• EMULSIFIERS
• FLAME RETARDANTS
• OVERVIEW
• ORGANIC BROMINE COMPOUNDS
• ANTIMONY OXIDE
• ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE
• CHLORINATED COMPOUNDS
• MOLYBDENUM AND MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS
• PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
  • TABLE 25 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR FLAME RETARDANTS, THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS)
• REGULATORY ISSUES
• BIOACCUMULATION
• TOXICITY
• PERSISTENCE
  • TABLE 26 RISK ASSESSMENT SUMMARY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
  • TABLE 26 (CONTINUED)
• ROHS
• NEW DEVELOPMENTS
• HEAT STABILIZERS
• OVERVIEW
• Antimony Mercaptides
• Mixed Metals
• Lead-Based Stabilizers
• Organotins
• Organosulfides
• NEW DEVELOPMENTS
  • TABLE 27 NORTH AMERICAN FORECAST OF HEAT STABILIZERS BY MARKET AND CHEMISTRY, THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • FIGURE 11 NORTH AMERICAN FORECAST OF HEAT STABILIZERS BY MARKET AND CHEMISTRY, 2008-2014 (MILLION POUNDS)
• NEW DEVELOPMENTS
• IMPACT MODIFIERS
• OVERVIEW
• Acrylic Impact Modifiers
• Chlorinated Polyethylene
• NEW DEVELOPMENTS
• LUBRICANTS
• OVERVIEW
• CHEMICALS USED
• PLASTICIZERS
• OVERVIEW
• NEW DEVELOPMENTS
• PVC PROCESSING AIDS
• SLIP AGENTS
• SURFACTANTS
• THICKENERS
• THIXOTROPES
• UV STABILIZERS
• OVERVIEW
• PLASTIC RESISTANCE TO UV
• CHEMICAL TYPES OF UV STABILIZERS
• Benzophenones
• Benzotriazoles
• Hindered Amines
• Others
• OXY DEGRADATION INITIATORS
• Oxy Degradation Initiators (Continued)

Chapter-7: FILLERS AND REINFORCEMENTS

• BACKGROUND
• PROPERTY PROFILES
• CHARACTERISTICS OF FILLERS/REINFORCEMENTS
  • TABLE 28 PROFILES OF FILLER/REINFORCEMENT CHARACTERISTICS
  • TABLE 29 OVERVIEW OF CHARACTERISTICS AND APPLICATIONS OF FILLERS/REINFORCEMENTS
• FILLER/REINFORCEMENT USAGE WITH SPECIFIC RESINS
  • TABLE 30 OVERVIEW OF FILLER/REINFORCEMENT USAGE WITH THERMOPLASTICS
• REINFORCEMENTS
• OVERVIEW
• FIBER REINFORCEMENTS
• Background
• Glass Fiber Reinforcements
• Background
• Types of Glass Fibers
• Sizing
• Glass Fiber Varieties
• Recent Developments
• Market Estimates and Forecasts
  • TABLE 31 NORTH AMERICAN REINFORCED PLASTICS GLASS FIBER MARKET* (MILLION POUNDS)
• Carbon Fibers
• Background
• Manufacture
• Product Types
• Applications
• Producers
  • TABLE 32 GLOBAL CARBON FIBER PRODUCERS, 2009 (MILLION POUNDS, ANNUALLY)
• Market Forecast
  • TABLE 33 GLOBAL PAN-BASED CARBON FIBER DEMAND BY KEY MARKETS (MILLION POUNDS)
• New Developments
• Carbon Nanotube Reinforcements
• Background
• Types
• Single-Wall
• Multi-Wall
• Fullerite
• Properties
• Electrical
• Thermal
• Strength
• Toxicity
• Manufacture
• Arc Discharge
• Laser Ablation
• Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD)
• Controlled Flame Environments
• Applications
• Electrical Circuits
• Structural
• Drug Delivery
• Producers
• Producers (Continued)
  • TABLE 34 GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF CARBON NANOTUBES, THROUGH 2014 (METRIC TONS)
  • FIGURE 12 GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF CARBON NANOTUBES, 2008-2014 (METRIC TONS)
  • TABLE 35 GLOBAL SALES FORECAST OF CARBON NANOTUBE-REINFORCED POLYMERS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
• New Developments
• Natural Fiber Reinforcements
• Types
• Wood Fibers
• Kenaf
• Bamboo
• Applications
• Producers
• Market Estimate and Forecast
  • TABLE 36 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR NATURAL FIBER-PLASTIC COMPOSITES ($ MILLIONS)
• NON-FIBROUS REINFORCEMENTS
• Talc
• Background
• Grades
• Applications
• New Developments
• Mica
• Background
• Properties
• Applications
• Wollastonite
• Background
• Applications
• New Developments
• Nanoclays
• Background
• Applications
• Producers
• New Developments
• INORGANIC FILLERS
• ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE
• Background
• Properties
• Grades
• New Developments
• BARIUM SULFATE
• CALCIUM CARBONATE
• Background
• Grades
• Applications
• New Developments
• CALCIUM SULFATE
• Background
• Applications
• KAOLINS
• Background
• Grades
• MARKET ESTIMATES AND FORECASTS
  • TABLE 37 NORTH AMERICAN FILLERS BY MAJOR TYPE, THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS)
• CONDUCTIVE FILLERS
• Background
• Types
• Applications
• New Developments
• New Developments (Continued)

Chapter-8: MASTERBATCHES

• OVERVIEW
• DEFINITION
• INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
• BUSINESS TRENDS
  • TABLE 38 NORTH AMERICAN FORECAST FOR PLASTIC CONCENTRATES, THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • FIGURE 13 NORTH AMERICAN FORECAST FOR PLASTIC CONCENTRATES, 2008-2014 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • TABLE 39 NORTH AMERICAN FORECAST FOR PLASTIC CONCENTRATES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS)
  • FIGURE 14 NORTH AMERICAN FORECAST FOR PLASTIC CONCENTRATES, 2008-2014 ($ MILLIONS)
• NEW DEVELOPMENTS

Chapter-9: MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

• SELECTION CRITERIA
• OTHER FACTORS
• TYPES OF MATERIALS
• TYPES OF COMPOUNDING EQUIPMENT
• BACKGROUND
• Batch Mixers
• Overview
• Types of Equipment
• High-Shear Mixers
• Roll Mills
• Internal Mixers
• Overview
• High-Intensity Mixers
• Thermokinetic Mixers
• Other Types of Equipment Used in Batch Mixers
  • TABLE 40 BATCH COMPOUNDING EQUIPMENT
• Continuous Compounding
• Background
• Continuous Systems
• Background
• Single-Screw Extruders
• Twin-Screw Extruders
• Two-Stage Extruders
• Size-Reduction Equipment
• Background
• Dicers
• Pelletizers
• MAJOR COMPOUNDING EQUIPMENT COMPANIES
  • TABLE 41 MAJOR COMPOUNDING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS
• TRENDS
• WEAR ISSUES
• DIRECT EXTRUSION COMPOUNDING
• NEW DEVELOPMENTS

Chapter-10: TYPES OF COMPOUNDERS

• OVERVIEW
• TOLL COMPOUNDERS
• CUSTOM COMPOUNDING
• PROPRIETARY COMPOUNDING
• CONCENTRATE COMPOUNDERS
• AFFILIATED COMPOUNDERS
• WHAT' S AHEAD
• WHAT' S AHEAD (CONTINUED)

Chapter-11: INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• BACKGROUND
• RESIN PRODUCERS
• PROCESSORS
• BACKGROUND
• ESTIMATES OF VOLUME
• IMPORTANT VARIABLES AND CONSIDERATIONS
• LEADING PLASTICS PROCESSORS
  • TABLE 42 LEADING BLOW-MOLDERS
  • TABLE 43 LEADING INJECTION MOLDERS
  • TABLE 44 LEADING PIPE, PROFILE, AND TUBING EXTRUDERS, 2009
  • TABLE 45 LEADING FILM/SHEET PRODUCERS, 2009
  • TABLE 46 LEADING THERMOFORMERS, 2009
  • TABLE 47 LEADING ROTATIONAL MOLDERS, 2009
• COMPOUNDERS
• BACKGROUND
• ESTIMATES OF VOLUME
• TRENDS
• THERMOPLASTIC COMPOUNDERS
  • TABLE 48 TOP 20 NORTH AMERICAN THERMOPLASTIC COMPOUNDERS (PROJECTED 2009 NORTH AMERICAN COMPOUNDING SALES ($ MILLIONS))
  • TABLE 48 (CONTINUED)

Chapter-12: CONCLUSION

• TABLE 49 DISTRIBUTION OF PLASTICS-COMPOUNDING VOLUME IN NORTH AMERICA, BASED ON RESIN SALES, 2009* (MILLION POUNDS)
• TABLE 50 DISTRIBUTION OF THERMOPLASTICS COMPOUNDING VOLUME IN NORTH AMERICA, BASED ON RESIN SALES, 2014 (MILLION POUNDS)

Chapter-13: NORTH AMERICAN COMPOUNDER PROFILES

• A. SCHULMAN INC
• AARON INDUSTRIES CORP.
• ACCEL COLOR CORP.
• ACLO COMPOUNDERS
• ACTON TECHNOLOGIES
• ADELL PLASTICS, INC
• AGC CHEMICALS AMERICAS
• ALPHAGARY CORP.
• AMCO PLASTIC MATERIALS
• AMERICAN COMPOUNDING SPECIALTIES
• AMERICHEM
• AMETEK WESTCHESTER PLASTICS
• AMPACET
• AMPLAS COMPOUNDING
• AMTOPP
• ASAHI KASEI PLASTICS NORTH AMERICA
• BASF CORP.
• BAY POLYMER CORP.
• BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
• BAYSHORE VINYL COMPOUNDS
• BIRCH PLASTICS
• CHROMA
• CLARIANT CORP.
• COLORTECH
• DOW PLASTICS
• DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS INC.
• DUPONT
• DYNEON LLC
• FIBERFIL ENGINEERING PLASTICS
• ECM PLASTICS
• EMS-GRIVORY
• EMS-CHEMIE (NORTH AMERICA) INC.
• EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL CO.
• FERRO CORP.
• GEORGIA GULF CHEMICALS & VINYLS
• HERITAGE PLASTICS, INC.
• INFINITY COMPOUNDING
• INVISTA
• KRATON
• LUBRIZOL
• LYONDELLBASELL ADVANCED POLYOLEFINS USA
• MACRO-M, S.A. DE C.V.
• MRC POLYMERS, INC.
• MUEHLSTEIN COMPOUNDED PRODUCTS
• MULTIBASE
• NOVA POLYMERS
• PERFORMANCE COMPOUNDING
• PLASTIC RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY
• POLYFIL CORP.
• POLYMER RESOURCES
• POLYRAM RAM-ON INDUSTRIES
• PREMIX THERMOPLASTICS INC.
• ROSCOM INC.
• RTP CO.
• SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS/LNP
• SOFTER MEXICO SA DE CV
• SPARTECH COLOR
• STRATEK PLASTIC
• TECHNICAL POLYMERS
• TEKNOR APEX CO.
• THE PLASTICS GROUP
• THEMIX PLASTICS
• TP COMPOSITES
• WELLMAN ENGINEERING RESINS
• APPENDIX
• ACRONYMS
• ACRONYMS (CONTINUED)