Carbon Black

Table of Contents

I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

• Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations
• Disclaimers
• Data Interpretation & Reporting Level
• Quantitative Techniques & Analytics
• Product Definitions and Scope of Study
• Tires
• Rubber Products
• Plastics
• Inks
• Paints and Coatings
• Others

II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. Market Overview & Outlook

• Outlook
• Developing Countries - Prime Growth Areas
• Trends in Developed Regions
• Pressure from Environmental Groups
• Demand to increase in Specialized End-use Segments
• Automobile Demand and its Cascading Effect

2. Global Production Landscape

• Carbon Black Production - A Global Perspective
• Production Technology
• Table 1: Worldwide Carbon Black Market (2006): Breakdown of Production Capacity by Country/Region (Capacity in ' 000 tons) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 2: Carbon Black Market Worldwide (2006): Percentage Breakdown of Production Capacity by Country/Region -US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, South America, and Rest of World (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 3: Leading Players in Global Carbon Black Market (2007): Production Capacity for Cabot Corporation, Evonik, Columbian Chemicals, Birla Group, CSRC & Continental, SID Richardson, Tokai Carbon, Omsktechuglerod, Phillips Carbon Black, and Hancheng Black Cat (Capacity in Million Tons) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• China-New Hub for Carbon Black

3. Market Trends

• Special Blacks to Witness Healthy Growth
• Performance Oriented Tires to Witness Higher Demand in Europe
• Asia-Pacific Witnesses Increased Competition
• Silica Emerges as a Major Substitute to Carbon Black

4. Product Profile

• Raw-Material Intensive
• Manufacturing Process
• Thermal Black Process
• Furnace Process
• Wet Granulation Process

5. Types of Carbon Black

• Characterization of Carbon Black
• Classification of Carbon Black
• Lamp Black
• Channel Black
• Specialty Blacks
• Furnace Black
• Thermal Black
• Acetylene black
• Acetylene Black - Revolutionizes the Battery Industry
• Next Generation of Carbon Black
• Grades of Carbon Black

6. End-Use Market Analysis

• Table 4: World Market for Carbon Black (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales by End-Use Segments- Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Inks, Paints & Coatings, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Categories of Rubber Blacks, Based on ASTM (American Standard Test Method)
• A. Tires
  • Table 5: Consumption of Raw Materials by the Tire Industry (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Reverse Polymerization of Scrap Tires
• B. Rubber Products
  • Classification of Carbon Black for Rubber Industry
  • American Standard Test Method (ASTM) Classification
  • Impact of Carbon Black on Rubber Properties
• C. Plastics
  • Performance - Enhancing Properties
  • Color Concentrates
  • Fiber Applications
  • Pipe
  • Conductive
  • Wire & Cable
• D. Inks
  • Ink Manufacturing
  • Carbon Black Properties and their Influence on Ink Application
  • Grades of Newsinks
  • Oil Inks
  • Liquid Inks
• E. Paints and Coatings
  • Other Application Areas

7. Substitutes to Carbon Black

• Substitutes to Carbon Black
• Silica Replaces Carbon Black in Passenger Car Tire
• Tires Made of Corn

8. Environmental Analysis

• Analyst' s Rating of Factors Affecting Demand for Carbon Black (On a scale of 1-5)
• Significant barriers to entry include
• Highly Raw material Intensive
• No Scope for value-addition
• Cost & Technology Issues
• Difficulties Faced in Acceptance of Recycled Carbon Black
• Carbon Black & Human Health
• Carcinogenic Property of Carbon Black - A Growing Concern

9. Recent Industry Activity

• Jiangxi to Acquire Further Interest in Hancheng
• Emerald Hilton Takes Over Wolstenholme
• PCBL to Form Joint Venture with Vinachem
• Cabot to Construct Carbon Black Manufacturing Facility in Dubai
• Aditya Birla Group Plans to Establish Carbon Black Facility in Mexico
• Hancheng Black Cat Announces Expansion of its Manufacturing Facility
• Continental Carbon to Establish Two Greenfield Units
• Phillips Carbon to Increase Capacity
• ChromaScape Acquires Solution Dispersions
• CO2 Tech Acquires China Energy
• Columbian Chemicals Acquires Shandong Haihua Carbon Black Chemical
• Tokai Acquires Majority Interest in CIP Group
• Evonik Completes Acquisition of Degussa Carbons
• Degussa Expands Carbon Black Capacity of Paulinia Plant
• Paradise International Enters into Joint Venture with Shanxi Lixin Chemical
• Cancarb Enters into Partnership with IMCD
• Grupo KUO and Cabot to Invest in a Carbon Black Plant in Mexico
• RPG Group to Increase Carbon Black Capacity
• Thai Carbon Black to Expand Capacity
• Columbian Chemicals Commences Operations in Brazil
• Cancarb Forms Partnership with NRC to Distribute Thermax(r) Products
• Degussa Establishes a New Joint Venture Company in China
• Tokai Establishes Tokai Carbon Europe
• Phillips Carbon Black to Setup a Fourth Plant
• Cabot to Expand Production Facility of Carbon Black
• RPG to Setup Two More Facilities for Production of Carbon Black
• Aditya Birla Group to Expand Production Facilities in India and Abroad
• Sid Richardson to Expand Production Capacity of Carbon Black in Texas
• Aditya Birla to Scale Up Carbon Black Business
• Aditya Birla Nuvo to Increase Carbon Black Production Capacity
• Koppers Acquires Reilly Industries' Coal Tar Business
• Columbian Chemicals to Expand Carbon Operations in Hungary
• Cabot Chemical' s Carbon Black Plant Becomes Operational
• Thai Carbon and Alexandria Establishes a New Company in Mexico
• Henan and DoubleStar to Jointly Build Carbon Black Project
• Columbian Chemicals Appoints New Distributor for Mexico
• Phelps Dodge Corp. Divests Columbian Chemicals
• Bridgestone Corp. Constructs Carbon Black Plant
• ACB Installs Plantweb Digital Plant Architecture
• Tokai Carbon Commences Chinese Operations
• ABG China Venture Comes Online

10. Focus on Select Players

• Aditya Birla Group (India)
• Alexandria Carbon Black Company SAE (Egypt)
• Cabot Corporation (USA)
• Cancarb Limited (Canada)
• China Synthetic Rubber Corporation (Taiwan)
• Columbian Chemicals Company (USA)
• Continental Carbon Company (USA)
• Evonik Degussa GmbH (Germany)
• Degussa Engineered Carbons LP (USA)
• Evonik Degussa (China) Co., Ltd. (China)
• Korea Carbon Black Co., Ltd. (Korea)
• Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (Japan)
• Philips Carbon Black Ltd. (India)
• Senka Carbon Private Limited (India)
• Sid Richardson Carbon & Energy Co. (USA)
• Sosnogorsk Gas Processing Works (Russia)
• Thai Tokai Carbon Product Co., Ltd. (Thailand)
• Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (Japan)

11. Global Market Perspective

• Table 6: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Carbon Black by Geographic Region- US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 7: World Long-term Projections for Carbon Black by Geographic Region- US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 8: World Historic Review for Carbon Black by Geographic Region US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 9: World 15-Year Perspective for Carbon Black by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets for Years 1998, 2008, 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• By End Use Segment
• Table 10: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Carbon Black in Tires by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 11: World Long-term Projections for Carbon Black in Tires by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 12: World Historic Review for Carbon Black in Tires by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 13: World 15-Year Perspective for Carbon Black in Tires by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets for Years 1998, 2008, 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 14: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Carbon Black in Rubber Products by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 15: World Long-term Projections for Carbon Black in Rubber Products by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 16: World Historic Review for Carbon Black in Rubber Products by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 17: World 15-Year Perspective for Carbon Black in Rubber Products by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets for Years 1998, 2008, 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 18: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Carbon Black in Plastic Products by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 19: World Long-term Projections for Carbon Black in Plastic Products by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 20: World Historic Review for Carbon Black in Plastic Products by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 21: World 15-Year Perspective for Carbon Black in Plastic Products by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets for Years 1998, 2008, 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 22: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Carbon Black in Inks by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 23: World Long-term Projections for Carbon Black in Inks by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 24: World Historic Review for Carbon Black in Inks by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 25: World 15-Year Perspective for Carbon Black in Inks by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets for Years 1998, 2008, 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 26: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Carbon Black in Paints & Coatings by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 27: World Long-term Projections for Carbon Black in Paints & Coatings by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 28: World Historic Review for Carbon Black in Paints & Coatings by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 29: World 15-Year Perspective for Carbon Black in Paints & Coatings by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets for Years 1998, 2008, 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 30: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Carbon Black in Other Application Areas by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 31: World Long-term Projections for Carbon Black in Other Application Areas by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 32: World Historic Review for Carbon Black in Other Application Areas by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 33: World 15-Year Perspective for Carbon Black in Others Application Areas by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets for Years 1998, 2008, 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

III. MARKET

1. The United States

• A. Market Analysis
  • Market Overview
  • Carbon Black Expansions Outside US
  • Leading Players
  • Table 34: Leading Producers of Carbon Black in the US (2006): Production Capacity for Cabot, Degussa Engineered Carbons, Sid Richardson Carbon, Continental Carbon, and Columbian Chemicals (Capacity in ' 000 tons) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Imports & Exports
  • Table 35: Carbon Black Market in the US (2006 & 2007): Value Imports of Carbon Black and Allied Forms of Carbon NES by Countries of Origin (In Thousand US$) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 36: Carbon Black Market in the US (2006 & 2007): Value Exports of Carbon Black and Allied Forms of Carbon NES by Countries of Destination (In Thousand US$) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Strategic Corporate Developments
  • Select Players
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 37: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Carbon Black by End Use Segment - Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Inks, Paints & Coatings, and Others Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 38: US Long-term Projections for Carbon Black by End Use Segment - Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Inks, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 39: US Historic Review for Carbon Black by End Use Segment - Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Inks, Paints & Coatings, and Others Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 40: US 15-Year Perspective for Carbon Black by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

2. Canada

• A. Market Analysis
  • Competitive Scenario
  • Table 41: Leading Producers of Carbon Black in Canada (2006) : Production Capacity for Cabot, Columbian Chemicals, and Cancarb (Capacity in ' 000 tons) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Imports & Exports Scenario
  • Table 42: Carbon Black Market in Canada (2006 & 2007): Percentage Breakdown of Value Imports of Carbon Black and Allied Forms of Carbon NES by Countries of Origin (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 43: Carbon Black Market in Canada (2006 & 2007): Percentage Breakdown of Value Exports of Carbon Black and Allied Forms of Carbon NES by Countries of Destination (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Cancarb Limited - A Major Player
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 44: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Carbon Black by End Use Segment -Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 45: Canadian Long-term Projections for Carbon Black by End Use Segment - Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Inks, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 46: Canadian Historic Review for Carbon Black by End Use Segment -Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 47: Canadian 15-Year Perspective for Carbon Black by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets for 1998, 2008, 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

3. Japan

• A. Market Analysis
  • Competitive Scenario
  • Table 48: Japanese Domestic Carbon Black Market (2006): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales by Leading Players - Tokai Carbon, Cabot Japan, Nippon Steel Chemical Carbon, Mitsubishi Chemical, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Strategic Corporate Development
  • Select Players
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 49: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Carbon Black by End Use Segment -Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 50: Japanese Long-term Projections for Carbon Black by End Use Segment - Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Inks, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 51: Japanese Historic Review for Carbon Black by End Use Segment -Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 52: Japanese 15-Year Perspective for Carbon Black by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets for 1998, 2008, 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4. Europe

• A. Market Analysis
  • European Carbon Black Producers to Face Tough Challenges
  • Table 53: Carbon Black Market in Europe (2006): Breakdown of Production Capacity by Country/Region (Capacity in ' 000 Metric Tons) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 54: Carbon Black Market in Europe (2006): Installed Capacity by Leading Company (Capacity in ' 000 Metric Tons) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 55: Carbon Black Market in Europe (2006): Shipments in ' 000 Metric Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 56: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Carbon Black by Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia & Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 57: European Long-term Projections for Carbon Black by Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia & Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 58: European Historic Review for Carbon Black by Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia & Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 59: European 15-Year Perspective for Carbon Black by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia & Rest of Europe Markets for Years 1998, 2008, 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 60: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Carbon Black by End Use Segment -Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 61: European Long-term Projections for Carbon Black by End Use Segment - Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Inks, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 62: European Historic Review for Carbon Black by End Use Segment -Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 63: European 15-Year Perspective for Carbon Black by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets for 1998, 2008, 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4a. France

• Market Analysis
• Table 64: French Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Carbon Black by End Use Segment -Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 65: French Long-term Projections for Carbon Black by End Use Segment - Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Inks, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 66: French Historic Review for Carbon Black by End Use Segment -Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 67: French 15-Year Perspective for Carbon Black by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets for 1998, 2008, 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4b. Germany

• A. Market Analysis
  • Strategic Corporate Developments
  • Evonik Degussa GmbH - A Major Player
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 68: German Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Carbon Black by End Use Segment -Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 69: German Long-term Projections for Carbon Black by End Use Segment - Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Inks, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 70: German Historic Review for Carbon Black by End Use Segment -Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 71: German 15-Year Perspective for Carbon Black by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4c. Italy

• Market Analysis
• Table 72: Italian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Carbon Black by End Use Segment -Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 73: Italian Long-term Projections for Carbon Black by End Use Segment - Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Inks, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 74: Italian Historic Review for Carbon Black by End Use Segment -Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 75: Italian 15-Year Perspective for Carbon Black by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4d. The United Kingdom

• Market Analysis
• Table 76: UK Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Carbon Black by End Use Segment -Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 77: UK Long-term Projections for Carbon Black by End Use Segment - Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Inks, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 78: UK Historic Review for Carbon Black by End Use Segment -Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 79: UK 15-Year Perspective for Carbon Black by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4e. Spain

• Market Analysis
• Table 80: Spanish Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Carbon Black by End Use Segment -Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 81: Spanish Long-term Projections for Carbon Black by End Use Segment - Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Inks, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 82: Spanish Historic Review for Carbon Black by End Use Segment -Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 83: Spanish 15-Year Perspective for Carbon Black by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets for 1998, 2008, 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4f. Russia

• A. Market Analysis
  • Sosnogorsk Gas Processing Works - A Major Player
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 84: Russian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Carbon Black by End Use Segment -Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons forYears 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 85: Russian Long-term Projections for Carbon Black by End Use Segment - Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Inks, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 86: Russian Historic Review for Carbon Black by End Use Segment -Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 87: Russian 15-Year Perspective for Carbon Black by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets for 1998, 2008, 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4g. Rest of Europe

• A. Market Analysis
  • Strategic Corporate Developments
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 88: Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Carbon Black by End Use Segment - Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 89: Rest of Europe Long-term Projections for Carbon Black by End Use Segment - Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Inks, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 90: Rest of Europe Historic Review for Carbon Black by End Use Segment - Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 91: Rest of Europe 15-Year Perspective for Carbon Black by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

5. Asia Pacific

• A. Market Analysis
  • Factors Contributing to Growth in Asia Pacific
  • Table 92: Carbon Black Market in Asia Pacific (2006): Production Capacity by Country/Region (Capacity in ' 000 Metric Tons) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 93: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Carbon Black by Geographic Region - China and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 94: Asia-Pacific Long-term Projections for Carbon Black by Geographic Region - China and Rest of Asia- Pacific Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 95: Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Carbon Black by Geographic Region - China and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 96: Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for Carbon Black by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for China and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets for Years 1998, 2008, 2012
  • Table 97: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Carbon Black by End Use Segment - Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 98: Asia-Pacific Long-term Projections for Carbon Black by End Use Segment - Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Inks, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 99: Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Carbon Black Consumption by End Use Segment - Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 100: Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for Carbon Black by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets for 1998, 2008, 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

5a. China

• A. Market Analysis
  • Chinese Carbon Black Industry - On Growth Trajectory
  • Strategic Corporate Developments
  • Evonik Degussa (China) Co., Ltd. - A Major Player
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 101: Chinese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Carbon Black by End Use Segment for Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 102: Chinese Long-term Projections for Carbon Black by End Use Segment - Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Inks, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 103: Chinese Historic Review for Carbon Black Consumption by End Use Segment for Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 104: Chinese 15-Year Perspective for Carbon Black by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

5b. Rest of Asia

• A. Market Analysis
  • Strategic Corporate Developments
  • Select Players
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 105: Rest of Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Carbon Black by End Use Segment for Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 106: Rest of Asia-Pacific Long-term Projections for Carbon Black by End Use Segment - Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Inks, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 107: Rest of Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Carbon Black by End Use Segment for Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 108: Rest of Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for Carbon Black by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

6. Latin America

• A. Market Analysis
  • Table 109: Carbon Black Market in Latin America (2006): Production Capacity by Country/Region (Capacity in ' 000 Metric Tons) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Strategic Corporate Developments
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 110: Latin America Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Carbon Black by End Use Segment for Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 111: Latin America Long-term Projections for Carbon Black by End Use Segment - Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Inks, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 112: Latin America Historic Review for Carbon Black by End Use Segment for Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 113: Latin America 15-Year Perspective for Carbon Black by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets for 1998, 2008, 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

7. Rest of World

• A. Market Analysis
  • Table 114: Carbon Black Market in Rest of World (2006): Production Capacity by Country/Region (Capacity in ' 000 Metric Tons) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Strategic Corporate Developments
  • Alexandria Carbon Black Company SAE (Egypt) - A Major Player
• B. Market Analytics
  • Table 115: Rest of World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Carbon Black by End Use Segment for Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 116: Rest of World Long-term Projections for Carbon Black by End Use Segment - Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Inks, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 117: Rest of World Historic Review for Carbon Black Consumption by End Use Segment for Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ' 000 Metric Tons for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
  • Table 118: Rest of World 15-Year Perspective for Carbon Black by End Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic, Paints & Coatings, and Others Markets for 1998, 2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

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