ENGINEERING PLASTICS to 2012 (US industry forecasts for 2012 & 2017)

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• Macroeconomic Outlook
• Consumer Spending Patterns
• Manufacturing Outlook
• Electrical & Electronics Outlook
  • Electronic & Computer Equipment
  • Appliances
• Building Construction Trends
• Motor Vehicle Trends
• Plastic Resin Outlook
• Engineering Plastic Nanocomposites
• Competitive Materials
• Historical Market Trends
• Pricing Trends
• Regulatory & Environmental Issues
• Recycling Activity
• Foreign Trade
• International Activity

III. RESINS

• General
• Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene
  • Markets
  • Electrical & Electronic
  • Motor Vehicles
  • Construction
  • Consumer & Institutional
  • Industrial & Other
  • Producers & Capacity
• Polycarbonate
  • Markets
  • Electrical & Electronic
  • Construction
  • Consumer & Institutional
  • Motor Vehicles
  • Industrial & Other
  • Producers & Capacity
• Nylon
  • Markets
  • Motor Vehicles
  • Electrical & Electronic
  • Consumer & Institutional
  • Packaging
  • Industrial
  • Construction & Other
  • Producers & Capacity
• Thermoplastic Polyesters
  • Polybutylene Terephthalate
  • Polyethylene Terephthalate
  • Liquid Crystal Polymers & Other
  • Markets
  • Motor Vehicles
  • Electrical & Electronic
  • Consumer & Institutional
  • Other
• Polyacetal
  • Markets
  • Motor Vehicles
  • Industrial
  • Electrical & Electronic
  • Other
  • Producers & Capacity
• Fluoropolymers
  • Polytetrafluoroethylene
  • Polyvinylidene Fluoride
  • Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene
  • Other
  • Markets
  • Electrical & Electronic
  • Industrial
  • Consumer & Institutional
  • Other
  • Producers
• Polyphenylene Oxide
  • Markets
  • Electrical & Electronic
  • Motor Vehicles
  • Other
  • Producers
• Polysulfones
  • Markets
  • Electrical & Electronic
  • Consumer & Institutional
  • Industrial
  • Other
  • Producers
• Polyphenylene Sulfide
  • Markets
  • Motor Vehicles
  • Electrical & Electronic
  • Other
  • Producers & Capacity
• Polyimides
  • Markets
  • Motor Vehicles
  • Electrical & Electronic
  • Other
  • Producers
• Other Resins
  • Polyetherketones
  • All Other Resins

IV. MARKETS

• General
• Electrical & Electronic
  • Appliances
  • Business Machines
  • Optical Media
  • Wire & Cable
  • Switches, Connectors & Other
  • Resins
• Motor Vehicles
  • Engine & Mechanical
  • Interior
  • Structural & Exterior
  • Resins
• Consumer & Institutional
  • Medical
  • Recreational Products
  • Other Uses
  • Resins
• Construction
  • Glazing & Skylights
  • Pipe & Fittings
  • Lighting & Other Uses
  • Resins
• Industrial
  • Applications
  • Resins
• Other Markets
  • Packaging
  • Other Transportation
  • Furniture & Fixtures
  • All Other
  • Resins

V. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• General
• Industry Composition
• Market Share
  • SABIC
  • DuPont
  • Bayer
  • BASF
  • Solvay
  • Dow Chemical
  • Ticona
  • Honeywell
  • Solutia
  • INEOS
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Marketing Strategies
• Channels of Distribution
• Research & Development
• Competitive Strategies
• Cooperative Agreements

COMPANY PROFILES

• Arkema SA
• Asahi Glass Company Limited
• Asahi Kasei Corporation
• BASF SE
• Bayer AG
• Celanese Corporation
• Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC
• Custom Resins Incorporated, see Polymeric Resources
• Daikin Industries Limited
• DH Compounding Company, see PolyOne Corporation
• Diamond & Network Polymers Incorporated
• Dow Chemical Company
• DuPont (EI) de Nemours
• Dyneon LLC, see 3M Company
• Eastman Chemical Company
• EMS-Chemie Holding AG
• Evonik Industries AG
• Exatec LLC, see Saudi Basic Industries Corporation
• Fortron Industries LLC, see Celanese and Kureha
• GE Plastics, see Saudi Basic Industries Corporation
• General Electric Company
• Hitech Polymers Incorporated, see 3M Company
• Honeywell International Incorporated
• INEOS ABS Limited, see INEOS Group and LANXESS
• INEOS Group Limited
• Inspec Foams Incorporated, see Evonik Industries AG
• Korea Engineering Plastics Company, see Celanese
• Kureha Corporation
• LANXESS AG
• Network Polymers, see Diamond & Network Polymers
• Nylon Corporation of America
• Polymeric Resources Corporation
• PolyOne Corporation
• Polyplastics Company Limited, see Celanese Corporation
• PTM Engineering Plastics Nantong Company, see Celanese
• PTT Poly Canada LP, see Royal Dutch Shell plc
• Rhodia SA
• Royal DSM NV
• Royal Dutch Shell plc
• RTP Company
• Saudi Basic Industries Corporation
• Schulman (A.) Incorporated
• Solutia Incorporated
• Solvay SA
• Spartech Corporation
• Teijin Limited
• 3M Company
• Ticona, see Celanese Corporation
• Topas Advanced Polymers GmbH, see Celanese
• Toray Industries Incorporated
• Victrex plc
• Wellman Incorporated
• WinTech Polymer Limited, see Celanese Corporation

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Summary Table

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Macroeconomic Indicators
• 2 Personal Consumption Expenditures
• 3 Manufacturers' Shipments
• 4 Electrical & Electronic Product Shipments
• 5 Electronic & Computer Product Shipments
• 6 Appliance Shipments
• 7 Building Construction Expenditures
• 8 Motor Vehicle Indicators
• 9 Plastic Resin Supply & Demand
• 10 Nanocomposites in Engineering Plastics
• 11 Engineering Plastics Market, 1997-2007
• 12 Engineering Plastics Pricing
• 13 Foreign Trade in Engineering Plastics

SECTION III -- RESINS

• 1 Engineering Plastics Demand by Resin
• 2 Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene Supply & Demand
• 3 Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene Demand by Market
• 4 ABS Demand in Electrical & Electronic Markets
• 5 ABS Demand in Motor Vehicle Markets
• 6 ABS Demand in Construction Markets
• 7 ABS Demand in Consumer & Institutional Markets
• 8 Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene Capacity, 2007
• 9 Polycarbonate Supply & Demand
• 10 Polycarbonate Demand by Market
• 11 Polycarbonate Demand in Electrical & Electronic Markets
• 12 Polycarbonate Demand in Construction Markets
• 13 Polycarbonate Demand in Consumer & Institutional Markets
• 14 Polycarbonate Demand in Motor Vehicle Markets
• 15 Polycarbonate Capacity, 2007
• 16 Nylon Supply & Demand
• 17 Nylon Demand by Market
• 18 Nylon Demand in Motor Vehicle Markets
• 19 Nylon Demand in Electrical & Electronic Markets
• 20 Nylon Demand in Consumer & Institutional Markets
• 21 Nylon Capacity, 2007
• 22 Thermoplastic Polyester Demand by Resin
• 23 Polybutylene Terephthalate Capacity, 2007
• 24 Liquid Crystal Polymer Capacity, 2007
• 25 Thermoplastic Polyester Demand by Market
• 26 Polyester Demand in Motor Vehicle Markets
• 27 Polyester Demand in Electrical & Electronic Markets
• 28 Polyacetal Supply & Demand
• 29 Polyacetal Demand by Market
• 30 Polyacetal Capacity, 2007
• 31 Fluoropolymer Supply & Demand
• 32 Fluoropolymer Demand by Market
• 33 Polyphenylene Oxide Demand
• 34 Polyphenylene Oxide Demand by Market
• 35 Polysulfones Demand
• 36 Polysulfones Demand by Market
• 37 Polyphenylene Sulfide Demand
• 38 Polyphenylene Sulfide Demand by Market
• 39 Polyphenylene Sulfide Capacity, 2007
• 40 Polyimides Demand
• 41 Polyimides Demand by Market
• 42 Other Engineering Plastics Demand by Type

SECTION IV -- MARKETS

• 1 Engineering Plastics Demand by Market
• 2 Electrical & Electronic Markets for Engineering Plastics by Application
• 3 Electrical & Electronic Markets for Engineering Plastics by Resin
• 4 Motor Vehicle Markets for Engineering Plastics by Application
• 5 Motor Vehicle Markets for Engineering Plastics by Resin
• 6 Consumer & Institutional Markets for Engineering Plastics by Application
• 7 Consumer & Institutional Markets for Engineering Plastics by Resin
• 8 Construction Markets for Engineering Plastics by Application
• 9 Construction Markets for Engineering Plastics by Resin
• 10 Industrial Markets for Engineering Plastics
• 11 Industrial Markets for Engineering Plastics by Resin
• 12 Other Markets for Engineering Plastics by Application
• 13 Other Markets for Engineering Plastics by Resin

SECTION V -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 US Engineering Plastics Sales by Company, 2007
• 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
• 3 Selected Cooperative Agreements

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Engineering Plastics Market, 1997-2007

SECTION III -- RESINS

• 1 Engineering Plastics Demand by Resin, 2007: Volume Versus Value
• 2 Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene Demand by Market, 2007
• 3 Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene Capacity, 2007
• 4 Polycarbonate Demand by Market, 2007
• 5 Polycarbonate Capacity, 2007
• 6 Nylon Demand by Market, 2007
• 7 Nylon Capacity, 2007
• 8 Thermoplastic Polyester Demand by Market, 2007
• 9 Polyacetal Demand by Market, 2007
• 10 Fluoropolymer Demand by Market, 2007
• 11 Polyphenylene Oxide Demand by Market, 2007

SECTION IV -- MARKETS

• 1 Engineering Plastics Demand by Market, 2007
• 2 Electrical & Electronic Markets for Engineering Plastics by Application, 2007
• 3 Motor Vehicle Markets for Engineering Plastics by Application, 2007
• 4 Consumer & Institutional Markets for Engineering Plastics by Application, 2007
• 5 Construction Markets for Engineering Plastics by Application, 2007

SECTION V -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 Engineering Plastics Market Share by Company, 2007