WORLD THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS (Industry forecasts for 2013 & 2018)

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• World Economic Overview
  • Recent Historical Trends
  • World Economic Outlook
• Gross Fixed Investment Trends
• World Demographic Overview
  • Population
  • Urbanization Patterns
• World Motor Vehicle Overview
  • World Motor Vehicle Production/Assembly
  • World Motor Vehicles in Use
• Per Capita TPE Demand/Per Capita GDP Relationship

III. DEMAND BY MARKET

• General
• Motor Vehicles
• Footwear
• Industrial Products
• Asphalt & Bitumen Modification
• Adhesives, Sealants & Coatings
• Consumer & Sporting Goods
• Wire & Cable Jacketing
• Medical Products & Equipment
• Other Markets

IV. SUPPLY & DEMAND BY TYPE

• General
• Styrenic Block Copolymers
  • Production by Region
  • Suppliers & Capacity
  • Demand by Region
  • Demand by Market
• Thermoplastic Polyolefins
  • Production by Region
  • Suppliers & Capacity
  • Demand by Region
  • Demand by Market
• Thermoplastic Polyurethanes
  • Production by Region
  • Suppliers & Capacity
  • Demand by Region
  • Demand by Market
• Thermoplastic Vulcanizates
  • Production by Region
  • Suppliers & Capacity
  • Demand by Region
  • Demand by Market
• Copolyester Elastomers
  • Production by Region
  • Suppliers & Capacity
  • Demand by Region
  • Demand by Market
• Other Thermoplastic Elastomers
  • Production by Region
  • Suppliers
  • Demand by Region
  • Demand by Market

V. SUPPLY & DEMAND BY REGION & COUNTRY

• General
• North America
  • United States
  • Canada
  • Mexico
• Western Europe
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • United Kingdom
  • Other Western Europe
• Asia/Pacific
  • China
  • India
  • Japan
  • South Korea
  • Taiwan
  • Other Asia/Pacific
• Latin America
• Eastern Europe
• Africa/Mideast

VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• General
• Market Share
• TPE Compounders
• Technology & Manufacturing
  • Technology
  • Manufacturing
• Competitive Strategies
• Acquisitions, Divestitures & Industry Structuring
• Joint Ventures & Cooperative Agreements
• Marketing & Distribution
  • Marketing
  • Distribution

COMPANY PROFILES

• Advanced Elastomer Systems LP, see Exxon Mobil
• AlphaGary Corporation, see Rockwood Holdings
• Arkema SA
• Asahi Kasei Corporation
• BASF SE
• Bayer AG
• Bridgestone Corporation
• Celanese Corporation
• Chi Mei Corporation
• China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation
• Deerfield Urethane Incorporated, see Bayer AG
• Dexco Polymers LP
• DIC Bayer Polymer Limited, see Bayer AG
• Dow Chemical Company
• Dow Corning Corporation
• DuPont (EI) de Nemours
• Dynasol Elastomeros SA, see Repsol YPF SA
• Elastogran GmbH, see BASF SE
• EMS-Chemie Holding AG
• Eni SpA
• Epurex Films GmbH & Company KG, see Bayer AG
• Exxon Mobil Corporation
• Firestone Building Products Company, see Bridgestone
• Firestone Polymers LLC, see Bridgestone Corporation
• GLS Corporation, see PolyOne Corporation
• Huntsman Corporation
• JSC Voronezhsynthezkauchuk, see OAO Gazprom
• Korea Kumho Petrochemical Company Limited
• KRAIBURG Holding GmbH & Company KG
• Kraton Polymers LLC
• Kuraray Company Limited
• LANXESS AG
• Lee Chang Yung Chemical Industry Corporation
• LG Chem Limited
• Lubrizol Corporation
• LyondellBasell Industries AF SCA
• Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation
• Mitsui Chemicals Incorporated
• Multibase SA, see Dow Corning Corporation
• OAO Gazprom
• Petroflex Industria e Comercio SA, see LANXESS AG
• Polimeri Europa SpA, see Eni SpA
• PolyOne Corporation
• Repsol YPF SA
• Resinoplast, see Arkema SA
• Rockwood Holdings Incorporated
• Royal DSM NV
• Saint-Gobain
• Schulman (A.) Incorporated
• Singapore Polymer Corporation Pte Limited, see Teknor Apex Company
• SO.F.TER SpA
• Solvay Engineered Polymers Incorporated, see LyondellBasell Industries AF SCA
• Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited
• Sunprene Company Limited, see Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation and Schulman (A.) Incorporated
• Teknor Apex Company
• Ticona, see Celanese Corporation
• Toyobo Company Limited
• TSRC Corporation
• ZEON Corporation
• Other Companies Mentioned in Study

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Summary Table

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 World Gross Domestic Product by Region
• 2 World Gross Fixed Investment by Region
• 3 World Population by Region
• 4 World Urban Population by Region
• 5 World Motor Vehicle Production/Assembly by Region
• 6 World Motor Vehicles in Use by Region

SECTION III -- DEMAND BY MARKET

• 1 World Thermoplastic Elastomer Demand by Market
• 2 World Motor Vehicle Market for Thermoplastic Elastomers
• 3 World Footwear Market for Thermoplastic Elastomers
• 4 World Industrial Product Market for Thermoplastic Elastomers
• 5 World Asphalt & Bitumen Modification Market for Thermoplastic Elastomers
• 6 World Adhesive, Sealant & Coating Markets for Thermoplastic Elastomers
• 7 World Consumer & Sporting Goods Markets for Thermoplastic Elastomers
• 8 World Wire & Cable Jacketing Market for Thermoplastic Elastomers
• 9 World Medical Product & Equipment Market for Thermoplastic Elastomers
• 10 World Other Markets for Thermoplastic Elastomers

SECTION IV -- SUPPLY & DEMAND BY TYPE

• 1 World Thermoplastic Elastomer Demand by Type
• 2 World Styrenic Block Copolymer Demand
• 3 Styrenic Block Copolymers -- Production by Region
• 4 Styrenic Block Copolymers -- World Production Capacity Company, Year-End 2008
• 5 Styrenic Block Copolymers -- Demand by Region
• 6 Styrenic Block Copolymers -- Demand by Market
• 7 World Thermoplastic Polyolefin Elastomer Demand
• 8 Thermoplastic Polyolefin Elastomers -- Production by Region
• 9 Thermoplastic Polyolefin Elastomers -- World Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2008
• 10 Thermoplastic Polyolefin Elastomers -- Demand by Region
• 11 Thermoplastic Polyolefin Elastomers -- Demand by Market
• 12 World Thermoplastic Polyurethane Demand
• 13 Thermoplastic Polyurethanes -- Production by Region
• 14 Thermoplastic Polyurethanes -- World Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2008
• 15 Thermoplastic Polyurethanes -- Demand by Region
• 16 Thermoplastic Polyurethanes -- Demand by Market
• 17 World Thermoplastic Vulcanizate Demand
• 18 Thermoplastic Vulcanizates -- Production by Region
• 19 Thermoplastic Vulcanizates -- World Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2008
• 20 Thermoplastic Vulcanizates -- Demand by Region
• 21 Thermoplastic Vulcanizates -- Demand by Market
• 22 World Copolyester Elastomer Demand
• 23 Copolyester Elastomers -- Production by Region
• 24 Copolyester Elastomers -- World Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2008
• 25 Copolyester Elastomers -- Demand by Region
• 26 Copolyester Elastomers -- Demand by Market
• 27 World Demand for Other Thermoplastic Elastomers
• 28 Other Thermoplastic Elastomers -- Production by Region
• 29 Other Thermoplastic Elastomers -- Demand by Region
• 30 Other Thermoplastic Elastomers -- Demand by Market

SECTION V -- SUPPLY & DEMAND BY REGION &

• COUNTRY
• 1 World Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand by Region
• 2 North America -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 3 United States -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 4 Canada -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 5 Mexico -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 6 Western Europe -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 7 France -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 8 Germany -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 9 Italy -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 10 Spain -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 11 United Kingdom -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 12 Other Western Europe -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 13 Asia/Pacific -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 14 China -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 15 India -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 16 Japan -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 17 South Korea -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 18 Taiwan -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 19 Other Asia/Pacific -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 20 Latin America -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 21 Eastern Europe -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 22 Africa/Mideast -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 World Thermoplastic Elastomer Sales by Company, 2008
• 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
• 3 Selected Cooperative Agreements

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• TPE Demand per capita/GDP per capita Relationship, 2008

SECTION III -- DEMAND BY MARKET

• World Thermoplastic Elastomer Demand by Market, 2008

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• World Market Share for Thermoplastic Elastomers by Company, 2008