World Flame Retardants to 2011

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• World Economic Outlook
  • Recent Economic Performance
  • World Economic Outlook
• World Demographic Outlook
• Building Construction Outlook
• World Manufacturing Outlook
  • World Electronics Outlook
  • World Motor Vehicle Outlook
  • World Wire & Cable Outlook
• World Plastics Production Outlook
• Regulatory Factors
  • Environmental & Health Issues
    • Western Europe
    • United States
    • Other Regions
  • Building, Fire & Electrical Codes
  • Recycling & Disposal Issues

III. WORLD OVERVIEW

• General
• Demand by Region
• Demand by Product
  • Alumina Trihydrate
  • Brominated Compounds
  • Phosphorus Compounds
  • Chlorinated Compounds
  • Antimony Compounds
  • Boron Compounds
  • Other Compounds
• Demand by Market
  • Construction
  • Wire & Cable
  • Electrical & Electronics
  • Motor Vehicles
  • Textiles
  • Other Markets
• Production & Trade

IV. NORTH AMERICA

• General
• United States
• Canada
• Mexico

V. WESTERN EUROPE

• General
• Germany
• France
• Italy
• United Kingdom
• Spain
• Netherlands
• Belgium
• Other Western Europe

VI. ASIA/PACIFIC

• General
• China
• Japan
• South Korea
• Taiwan
• India
• Other Asia/Pacific

VII. OTHER REGIONS

• Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Other Latin America
• Eastern Europe
  • Russia
  • Other Eastern Europe
• Africa/Mideast

VIII. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• General
• Market Share
  • Albemarle
  • Israel Chemicals
  • Chemtura
  • Other Companies
• Industry Restructuring
• Competitive Strategies
  • Product Differentiation & Market Segmentation
  • Research & Development
  • Cooperative Agreements
• Marketing & Distribution

• COMPANY PROFILES
  • Akzo Nobel NV
  • Albemarle Corporation
  • Alcan Incorporated, see Rio Tinto Group
  • Almatis GmbH
  • Ankerpoort NV, see SCR-Sibelco NV
  • Borealis GmbH
  • Budenheim Iberica Comercial, see Oetker (Dr. August)
  • Campine NV
  • Chemtura Corporation
  • China Minmetals Nonferrous Metals Company Limited
  • Ciba Specialty Chemicals Holding Incorporated
  • Clariant International Limited
  • Cytec Industries Incorporated
  • Daihachi Chemical Industry Company
  • Dead Sea Bromine Company Limited, see Israel Chemicals
  • Dover Chemical Corporation, see ICC Industries
  • Eti Maden
  • GLCC-Laurel, see Chemtura and Occidental Petroleum
  • Glencore International AG
  • Hsikwangshan Twinkling Star Company Limited
  • Huber (JM) Corporation
  • ICC Industries Incorporated
  • Israel Chemicals Limited
  • Italmatch Chemicals SpA
  • LANXESS AG
  • Manac Incorporated
  • Martin Marietta Materials Incorporated
  • Nabaltec AG
  • Nashtec LP, see Nabaltec AG and Glencore International
  • Nihon Seiko Company Limited
  • Niknam Chemicals Private Limited
  • Nippon Carbide Industries Company Incorporated
  • Occidental Petroleum Corporation
  • Oetker (Dr. August) KG
  • OxyChem, see Occidental Petroleum Corporation
  • Plasticizers & Allied Chemicals
  • Rinkagaku Kogyo Company, see Tosoh Corporation
  • Rio Tinto Group
  • Royal DSM NV
  • Sanwa Chemical Company, see Nippon Carbide Industries
  • SCR-Sibelco NV
  • Shandong Haiwang Chemicals Company Limited
  • Shandong Yantai Muping Jingxie Chemical, see Yantai Huawei Industry Trading and Company
  • Shanghai Chlor-Alkali Chemical Company Limited
  • Shenyang Huachang Antimony Chemical Company Limited
  • Sherwin Alumina Company, see Glencore International
  • Showa Denko KK
  • Solaris ChemTech Limited
  • Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited
  • Supresta LLC, see Israel Chemicals Limited
  • Tosoh Corporation
  • US Borax Incorporated, see Rio Tinto Group
  • Yantai Huawei Industry and Trading 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 Building Construction Expenditures by Region
• 4 World Manufacturing Value Added by Region
• 5 World Electronic Product Shipments by Region
• 6 World Motor Vehicle Production by Region
• 7 World Plastics Production by Region

SECTION III -- WORLD OVERVIEW

• 1 World Flame Retardant Demand by Region
• 2 World Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 3 World Alumina Trihydrate Flame Retardant Demand
• 4 World Brominated Flame Retardant Demand
• 5 World Phosphorus Flame Retardant Demand
• 6 World Chlorinated Flame Retardant Demand
• 7 World Antimony Flame Retardant Demand
• 8 World Boron Flame Retardant Demand
• 9 World Other Flame Retardant Demand
• 10 World Flame Retardant Demand by Market
• 11 World Construction Market for Flame Retardants
• 12 World Wire & Cable Markets for Flame Retardants
• 13 World Electrical & Electronic Markets for Flame Retardants
• 14 World Motor Vehicle Markets for Flame Retardants
• 15 World Textile Markets for Flame Retardants
• 16 Other World Markets for Flame Retardants

SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA

• 1 North America -- Economic Indicators
• 2 North America -- Flame Retardant Demand
• 3 United States -- Economic Indicators
• 4 United States -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 5 United States -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market
• 6 Canada -- Economic Indicators
• 7 Canada -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 8 Canada -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market
• 9 Mexico -- Economic Indicators
• 10 Mexico -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 11 Mexico -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market

SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE

• 1 Western Europe -- Economic Indicators
• 2 Western Europe -- Flame Retardant Demand
• 3 Germany -- Economic Indicators
• 4 Germany -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 5 Germany -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market
• 6 France -- Economic Indicators
• 7 France -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 8 France -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market
• 9 Italy -- Economic Indicators
• 10 Italy -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 11 Italy -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market
• 12 United Kingdom -- Economic Indicators
• 13 United Kingdom -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 14 United Kingdom -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market
• 15 Spain -- Economic Indicators
• 16 Spain -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 17 Spain -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market
• 18 Netherlands -- Economic Indicators
• 19 Netherlands -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 20 Netherlands -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market
• 21 Belgium -- Economic Indicators
• 22 Belgium -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 23 Belgium -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market
• 24 Other Western Europe -- Economic Indicators
• 25 Other Western Europe -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 26 Other Western Europe -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market

SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC

• 1 Asia/Pacific -- Economic Indicators
• 2 Asia/Pacific -- Flame Retardant Demand
• 3 China -- Economic Indicators
• 4 China -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 5 China -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market
• 6 Japan -- Economic Indicators
• 7 Japan -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 8 Japan -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market
• 9 South Korea -- Economic Indicators
• 10 South Korea -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 11 South Korea -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market
• 12 Taiwan -- Economic Indicators
• 13 Taiwan -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 14 Taiwan -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market
• 15 India -- Economic Indicators
• 16 India -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 17 India -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market
• 18 Other Asia/Pacific -- Economic Indicators
• 19 Other Asia/Pacific -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 20 Other Asia/Pacific -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market

SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS

• 1 Latin America -- Economic Indicators
• 2 Latin America -- Flame Retardant Demand
• 3 Brazil -- Economic Indicators
• 4 Brazil -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 5 Brazil -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market
• 6 Other Latin America -- Economic Indicators
• 7 Other Latin America -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 8 Other Latin America -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market
• 9 Eastern Europe -- Economic Indicators
• 10 Eastern Europe -- Flame Retardant Demand
• 11 Russia -- Economic Indicators
• 12 Russia -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 13 Russia -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market
• 14 Other Eastern Europe -- Economic Indicators
• 15 Other Eastern Europe -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 16 Other Eastern Europe -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market
• 17 Africa/Mideast -- Economic Indicators
• 18 Africa/Mideast -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
• 19 Africa/Mideast -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market

SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
• 2 Selected Cooperative Agreements

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 World Insulated Wire & Cable Shipments by Region, 2006

SECTION III -- WORLD OVERVIEW

• 1 World Flame Retardant Demand by Region, 1996-2016
• 2 World Flame Retardant Demand by Product, 2006: Volume Versus Value
• 3 World Flame Retardant Demand by Market, 2006

SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 World Flame Retardants Market Share, 2006