World Bioplastics (Industry forecasts for 2013 & 2018)

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• World Economic Overview
  • Recent Historical Trends
  • World Economic Outlook
• World Population Outlook
• World Manufacturing Outlook
• World Agricultural Outlook
  • Maize
  • Sugar Crops
• World Plastics Overview
  • Plastics Demand
  • Plastics Production
  • Pricing Trends
• World Converted Flexible Plastic Packaging Outlook
• Regulatory & Environmental Considerations
  • Degradability Standards & Certification
  • Composting & Recycling
  • Legislation
  • Food Versus Industrial Crop Use

III. WORLD BIOPLASTICS OVERVIEW

• General
• Product Overview
  • Biodegradable
    • Starch-Based Resins
    • Polylactic Acid
    • Petroleum-Based Resins
    • PHAs
    • Other
  • Non-Biodegradable
• Market Overview
  • Packaging
    • Packaging Film
    • Loose-Fill
    • Containers & Other
  • Nonpackaging
    • Bags
    • Foodservice Disposables
    • Automotive & Electronics
    • Agricultural Films
    • Other
• Regional Overview
  • Demand
  • Production
  • Trade Flows

IV. NORTH AMERICA

• General
• Bioplastics Demand
• United States
• Canada
• Mexico

V. WESTERN EUROPE

• General
• Bioplastics Demand
• Germany
• Italy
• United Kingdom
• France
• Netherlands
• Other Western Europe
  • Belgium
  • Norway
  • All Other

VI. ASIA/PACIFIC

• General
• Bioplastics Demand
• Japan
• China
• South Korea
• Other Asia/Pacific
  • Taiwan
  • Australia
  • All Other

VII. OTHER REGIONS

• Latin America: General
• Latin America: Bioplastics Demand
  • Brazil
  • Other Latin America
• Eastern Europe
• Africa/Mideast

VIII. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• General
• Market Share
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Manufacturing Requirements
• Research & Development
• Marketing Strategies
• Channels of Distribution
• Competitive Strategies
• Cooperative Agreements

COMPANY PROFILES

• Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
• Arkema SA
• BASF SE
• Biograde Limited, see Cardia Bioplastics Limited
• BioMatera Incorporated
• Biotec GmbH & Company, see Sphere and Stanelco
• Braskem SA
• Cardia Bioplastics Limited
• Cargill Incorporated
• Cereplast Incorporated
• Dow Chemical Company
• DuPont (EI) de Nemours
• Eastman Chemical Company
• EBM Biodegradable Materials Limited
• FKuR Kunststoff GmbH
• Grace Biotech Corporation
• Innovia Films Limited
• IRe Chemical Limited
• Merquinsa
• Metabolix Incorporated
• Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation
• NatureWorks LLC, see Cargill Incorporated
• Ningbo Tianan Biologic Material Company Limited
• Novamont SpA
• Perstorp AB
• PGLA-1, see Cargill Incorporated
• PHB Industrial SA
• Plantic Technologies Limited
• Rodenburg Biopolymers BV
• Showa Denko KK
• Solvay SA
• Sphere SA
• Stanelco plc
• Synbra Holding BV
• Teijin Limited
• Telles LLC, see Archer-Daniels-Midland and Metabolix
• Total SA
• Zhejiang Hangzhou Xinfu Pharmaceutical Company
• Limited
• Zhejiang Hisun Biomaterials Company Limited

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Summary Table

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 World Gross Domestic Product by Region
• 2 World Population by Region
• 3 World Manufacturing Value Added by Region
• 4 World Agricultural Value Added by Region
• 5 World Plastic Resin Demand by Region
• 6 World Plastic Resin Production by Region
• 7 Plastic Resin Pricing
• 8 World Converted Flexible Plastic Packaging Demand by Region

SECTION III -- WORLD BIOPLASTICS OVERVIEW

• 1 World Bioplastics Demand by Type
• 2 World Biodegradable Plastics Demand by Type
• 3 World Starch-Based Resin Demand by Region & Market
• 4 World Polylactic Acid Demand by Region & Market
• 5 World Petroleum-Based Bioplastic Demand by Region & Market
• 6 World PHA Resin Demand by Region & Market
• 7 World Other Biodegradable Plastic Resin Demand by Region & Market
• 8 World Non-Biodegradable Bioplastics Demand by Type, Region & Market
• 9 World Bioplastics Demand by Market
• 10 World Packaging Demand for Bioplastics by Application & Region
• 11 World Nonpackaging Demand for Bioplastics by Application & Region
• 12 World Bioplastics Demand by Region
• 13 World Bioplastics Production by Region
• 14 World Bioplastics Net Exports by Region

SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA

• 1 North America -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
• 2 North America -- Bioplastics Demand by Type & Market
• 3 United States -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
• 4 United States -- Bioplastics Demand by Type
• 5 United States -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
• 6 Canada -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
• 7 Canada -- Bioplastics Demand by Type
• 8 Canada -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
• 9 Mexico -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
• 10 Mexico -- Bioplastics Demand by Type
• 11 Mexico -- Bioplastics Demand by Market

SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE

• 1 Western Europe -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
• 2 Western Europe -- Bioplastics Demand by Type & Market
• 3 Germany -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
• 4 Germany -- Bioplastics Demand by Type
• 5 Germany -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
• 6 Italy -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
• 7 Italy -- Bioplastics Demand by Type
• 8 Italy -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
• 9 United Kingdom -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
• 10 United Kingdom -- Bioplastics Demand by Type
• 11 United Kingdom -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
• 12 France -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
• 13 France -- Bioplastics Demand by Type
• 14 France -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
• 15 Netherlands -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
• 16 Netherlands -- Bioplastics Demand by Type
• 17 Netherlands -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
• 18 Other Western Europe -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
• 19 Other Western Europe -- Bioplastics Demand by Country & Type
• 20 Other Western Europe -- Bioplastics Demand by Market

SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC

• 1 Asia/Pacific -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
• 2 Asia/Pacific -- Bioplastics Demand by Type & Market
• 3 Japan -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
• 4 Japan -- Bioplastics Demand by Type
• 5 Japan -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
• 6 China -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
• 7 China -- Bioplastics Demand by Type
• 8 China -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
• 9 South Korea -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
• 10 South Korea -- Bioplastics Demand by Type
• 11 South Korea -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
• 12 Other Asia/Pacific -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
• 13 Other Asia/Pacific -- Bioplastics Demand by Country & Type
• 14 Other Asia/Pacific -- Bioplastics Demand by Market

SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS

• 1 Latin America -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
• 2 Latin America -- Bioplastics Demand by Type & Market
• 3 Brazil -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
• 4 Brazil -- Bioplastics Demand by Type
• 5 Brazil -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
• 6 Other Latin America -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
• 7 Other Latin America -- Bioplastics Demand by Type
• 8 Other Latin America -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
• 9 Eastern Europe -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
• 10 Eastern Europe -- Bioplastics Demand by Country & Type
• 11 Eastern Europe -- Bioplastics Demand by Market
• 12 Africa/Mideast -- Bioplastics Supply & Demand
• 13 Africa/Mideast -- Bioplastics Demand by Type
• 14 Africa/Mideast -- Bioplastics Demand by Market

SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 Bioplastics Sales by Company, 2008
• 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
• 3 Selected Cooperative Agreements

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 World Maize Production by Region, 2008
• 2 World Sugar Crop Production by Region, 2008
• 3 World Plastic Resin Demand by Region, 2008
• 4 Plastic Resin Pricing Trends, 1998-2018

SECTION III -- WORLD BIOPLASTICS OVERVIEW

• 1 World Biodegradable Plastics Demand by Type, 1998-2018
• 2 World Non-Biodegradable Bioplastics Demand by Type, 1998-2018
• 3 World Packaging Demand for Bioplastics by Application, 2008
• 4 World Nonpackaging Demand for Bioplastics by Application, 2008
• 5 Bioplastics Demand by Region, 1998-2018
• 6 Bioplastics Production by Region, 1998-2018

SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA

• 1 North America Bioplastics Demand by Country, 2008

SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE

• 1 Western Europe Bioplastics Demand by Country, 2008

SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC

• 1 Asia/Pacific Bioplastics Demand by Country, 2008

SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 World Bioplastics Market Share, 2008