Fluoropolymers to 2011

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• Macroeconomic Outlook
• Manufacturing Outlook
• Historical Market Trends
• Pricing Trends
• Competitive Materials
• Environmental & Regulatory Issues
• Perfluorooctanoic Acid
• International Activity
• US Foreign Trade
  • Imports
  • Exports

III. PRODUCTS

• General
• PTFE
  • Applications & Markets
  • Types
    • Granular
    • Fine Powder
    • Dispersion
    • Micronized Powder
• Fluoroelastomers
  • Applications & Markets
  • Types
    • Standard
    • Specialty
• FEP
  • Resin Demand
  • Applications & Markets
• PVDF
  • Resin Demand
  • Applications & Markets
• Other Fluoropolymers
  • Applications & Markets
  • Types
    • PFA
    • ETFE
    • PCTFE
    • ECTFE
    • All Other

IV. APPLICATIONS

• General
• Coatings & Liners
• Mechanical Parts & Components
• Films
• Additives
• Other Applications

V. MARKETS

• General
• Electrical & Electronics
  • Electrical & Electronic Product Outlook
  • Fluoropolymer Demand
    • Wire & Cable
    • Semiconductors
    • Batteries & Fuel Cells
• Industrial Equipment
  • Industrial Equipment Outlook
  • Fluoropolymer Demand
• Transportation Equipment
  • Transportation Equipment Outlook
  • Fluoropolymer Demand
    • Motor Vehicles
    • Aerospace
    • Other Transportation Equipment
• Chemicals & Plastics
  • Chemical & Plastic Outlook
  • Fluoropolymer Demand
  • Architectural Coatings
  • Plastics & Elastomers
  • Lubricants & Greases
• Other Markets
  • Medical
  • Cookware
  • Construction
  • Textiles
  • All Other

VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• General
• Market Share
  • DuPont
  • Daikin
  • Solvay
  • Dyneon
  • Asahi Glass
  • Arkema
• Competitive Strategies
  • Product Differentiation
  • Strategic Partnerships
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Manufacturing
• Marketing & Distribution
• Research & Development

• COMPANY PROFILES
  • Afton Plastics
  • AGC Chemicals Americas, see Asahi Glass Company
  • Arkema SA
  • Asahi Glass Company Limited
  • Castle (AM) & Company
  • Chicago Gasket Company
  • Continental Companies
  • Daikin Industries Limited
  • Dow Corning Corporation
  • DuPont (EI) de Nemours
  • Dyneon LLC, see 3M Company
  • Edlon Incorporated, see Robbins & Myers Incorporated
  • Flontech USA LLC
  • Fluoro-Plastics Incorporated
  • GE Plastics, see General Electric Company
  • General Electric Company
  • Gore (WL) & Associates Incorporated
  • Halocarbon Products Corporation
  • Honeywell International Incorporated
  • Interplast Incorporated
  • Kirovo-Chepetsky Khimichesky Kombinat
  • Kureha Corporation
  • MDA Manufacturing, see Daikin Industries and 3M
  • Momentive Performance Materials Incorporated
  • NewAge Industries Incorporated
  • Page International Hose, see Parker-Hannifin
  • Parker-Hannifin Corporation
  • Pelseal Technologies LLC
  • Quadrant AG
  • Robbins & Myers Incorporated
  • Saint-Gobain
  • Shamrock Technologies Incorporated
  • Shin-Etsu Chemical Company Limited
  • Shincor Silicones Incorporated, see Shin-Etsu Chemical
  • Solvay SA
  • TexLoc Limited, see Parker-Hannifin Corporation
  • 3M Company
  • Total Plastics Incorporated, see Castle (AM) & Company
  • Westlake Plastics Company
  • Whitford Corporation
  • Zeus Industrial Products Incorporated

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Summary Table

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Macroeconomic Indicators
• 2 Manufacturers' Shipments
• 3 Fluoropolymer Market, 1996-2006
• 4 Fluoropolymer Pricing
• 5 Fluoropolymer Foreign Trade
• 6 Fluoropolymer Imports to the US, 2001-2006
• 7 Fluoropolymer Exports from the US, 2001-2006

SECTION III -- PRODUCTS

• 1 Fluoropolymer Demand by Product
• 2 PTFE Demand
• 3 PTFE Demand by Application & Market
• 4 PTFE Demand by Type
• 5 Granular PTFE Demand by Application & Market
• 6 Fine Powder PTFE Demand by Application & Market
• 7 Dispersion PTFE Demand by Application & Market
• 8 Micronized PTFE Demand by Market
• 9 Fluoroelastomer Demand
• 10 Fluoroelastomer Demand by Application & Market
• 11 Fluoroelastomer Demand by Type
• 12 Standard Fluoroelastomer Demand by Application & Market
• 13 Specialty Fluoroelastomer Demand by Market
• 14 FEP Demand
• 15 FEP Demand by Application & Market
• 16 PVDF Demand
• 17 PVDF Demand by Application & Market
• 18 Other Fluoropolymer Demand
• 19 Other Fluoropolymer Demand by Application & Market
• 20 Other Fluoropolymer Demand by Type

SECTION IV -- APPLICATIONS

• 1 Fluoropolymer Demand by Application
• 2 Coating & Liner Applications for Fluoropolymers
• 3 Mechanical Part & Component Applications for Fluoropolymers
• 4 Film Applications for Fluoropolymers
• 5 Additive Applications for Fluoropolymers
• 6 Other Applications for Fluoropolymers

SECTION V -- MARKETS

• 1 Fluoropolymer Demand by Market
• 2 Electrical & Electronic Indicators
• 3 Electrical & Electronics Market for Fluoropolymers
• 4 Wire & Cable Markets for Fluoropolymers
• 5 Semiconductor Market for Fluoropolymers
• 6 Battery & Fuel Cell Markets for Fluoropolymers
• 7 Industrial Equipment Shipments
• 8 Industrial Equipment Markets for Fluoropolymers
• 9 Transportation Equipment Shipments
• 10 Transportation Equipment Markets for Fluoropolymers
• 11 Chemical & Plastic Shipments
• 12 Chemical & Plastic Markets for Fluoropolymers
• 13 Architectural Coating Markets for Fluoropolymers
• 14 Plastic & Elastomer Markets for Fluoropolymers
• 15 Lubricant & Grease Markets for Fluoropolymers
• 16 Other Fluoropolymer Markets

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 US Fluoropolymer Sales by Company, 2006
• 2 Selected Cooperative Agreements
• 3 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Fluoropolymer Market, 1996-2006
• 2 World Fluoropolymer Demand, 2006
• 3 Fluoropolymer Imports to the US, 2006: Volume Versus Value
• 4 Fluoropolymer Exports from the US, 2006

SECTION III -- PRODUCTS

• 1 Fluoropolymer Demand by Product, 2006: Volume Versus Value

SECTION IV -- APPLICATIONS

• 1 Fluoropolymer Demand by Application, 2006

SECTION V -- MARKETS

• 1 Fluoropolymer Demand by Market, 2006

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 US Fluoropolymer Market Share, 2006