Strategic Review of the European Thermoplastic Elastomers Markets

Table of Contents

• 1. Executive Summary
  • 1. The TPE Market
    • 1. Introduction and Market Size
    • 2. Growth Opportunities
  • 2. Competitive Factors
    • 1. Competitive Structure
    • 2. Strategic Recommendations
• 2. Applications of Thermoplastic Elastomers
  • 1. Automotive Applications
    • 1. Market Overview
    • 2. Market Drivers
      • a. Weight and Cost Reduction
      • b. Replacement of Thermoset Rubber
      • c. Growth in Demand for Automotive Sealing Systems
      • d. Replacement of Flexible PVC
      • e. Development of New Applications for TPE
      • f. Growth in Co-moulding Technology
      • g. New Product Development
      • h. OEMs are Reducing the Number of Different Materials Used in the Car
      • i. Recycling End-of-life Vehicles Directive
      • j. Growing Interest in TPE by Plastic Processors
    • 3. Market Restraints
      • a. Decline in European Automotive Production
      • b. Continuing Competition from Thermoset Rubber
      • c. Market Saturation for Some Key Applications
      • d. Higher Cost of Some TPE Types
    • 4. Market Forecast
  • 2. Extrusion Applications
    • 1. Market Overview
    • 2. Market Drivers and Restraints
    • 3. Market Forecast
  • 3. Consumer Products
    • 1. Market Overview
    • 2. Market Drivers and Restraints
    • 3. Market Forecast
  • 4. Regulated Products
    • 1. Market Overview
    • 2. Market Drivers and Restraints
    • 3. Market Forecast
  • 5. Wire and Cable Applications
    • 1. Market Overview
    • 2. Market Drivers and Restraints
    • 3. Market Forecast
• 3. Types of Thermoplastic Elastomer
  • 1. Introduction
    • 1. Market Overview
    • 2. Competitive Overview
  • 2. Styrenic Thermoplastic Elastomers
    • 1. SBC Market Overview
    • 2. Market Drivers and Restraints
    • 3. Market Forecast
    • 4. Competitive Structure and Market Share Analysis
    • 5. Producer and Compounder Database
    • 6. Product Database
  • 3. Thermoplastic Polyolefin Elastomers
    • 1. TPO Market Overview
    • 2. Market Drivers and Restraints
    • 3. Market Forecast
    • 4. Competitive Structure and Market Share Analysis
    • 5. Product Database
  • 4. Thermoplastic Vulcanizates
    • 1. TPV Market Overview
    • 2. Market Drivers and Restraints
    • 3. Market Forecast
    • 4. Competitive Structure and Market Share Analysis
    • 5. Supplier Database
    • 6. Product Database
  • 5. Thermoplastic Polyurethane Elastomers
    • 1. TPU Market Overview
    • 2. Market Drivers and Restraints
    • 3. Market Forecast
    • 4. Competitive Structure and Market Share Analysis
    • 5. Supplier Database
    • 6. Product Database
  • 6. Copolyester Elastomers
    • 1. COPE Market Overview
    • 2. Market Drivers and Restraints
    • 3. Market Forecast
    • 4. Competitive Structure and Market Share Analysis
    • 5. Supplier and Product Database
  • 7. Copolyamide Elastomers
    • 1. PEBA Market Overview
    • 2. Market Drivers and Restraints
    • 3. Market Forecast
    • 4. Competitive Structure and Market Share Analysis
    • 5. Supplier and Product Database
• 4. New Market Developments
  • 1. New Products: Super TPV
    • 1. Introduction to Super TPV
    • 2. Market Drivers and Restraints
    • 3. Market Potential
    • 4. Who Will Lead This Market?
    • 5. Super TPV Products and Suppliers
  • 2. Competitive Update
    • 1. Advanced Elastomer Systems
    • 2. DSM
    • 3. DuPont
    • 4. Multibase
    • 5. Teknor Apex
    • 6. Zeon Chemicals
• 5. Market Challenges and Strategies
  • 1. Challenges
    • 1. Industry Challenges
  • 2. Strategic Recommendations
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Market Entry Strategies
    • 3. Market Development Strategies
    • 4. Market Penetration Strategies
    • 5. Product Development Strategies
    • 6. Mergers and Acquisitions
  • 3. Frost & Sullivan Award
    • 1. Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Innovation
• 6. Appendix
  • 1. Companies
    • 1. Database of Key Industry Participants
  • 2. Terminology
    • 1. List of Acronyms