Abstract
US demand to grow nearly 18% annually through 2011
Demand for metallocene and single-site polymers is projected to advance nearly
18 percent annually to 5.2 billion pounds in 2011, valued at $5.8 billion.
These polymers are expected to account for nine percent of all polyolefin
polymers in 2011. Compared with polymers produced with conventional catalysts,
metallocene and single-site polymers are tougher, more resistant to puncturing
and tearing, and clearer and glossier. Threats to further advances include
high metallocene and co-catalyst costs, and the introduction of more
competitive Ziegler-Natta catalyst systems.
Metallocene and single-site thermoplastics accounted for 85 percent of all
metallocene and single-site polymer demand in 2006. The remainder consists of
elastomers, plastomers and other materials such as cyclic-olefin copolymers.
Thermoplastics will remain dominant as leading suppliers boost capacity and
introduce new families of materials. Metallocene linear low density
polyethylene (mLLDPE) will continue as the major polymer, although more rapid
growth is expected for much smaller polypropylene and high density
polyethylene plastics. In 2006, the mLLDPE market was larger than all other
metallocene polymers combined.
Study coverage
It presents historical demand data (1996, 2001, 2006) plus forecasts for 2011
and 2016 by type, application and market in pounds and current dollars. The
study also considers market environment factors, evaluates company market
shares and profiles 29 US industry competitors.
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