Abstract
US demand to reach 1.2 billion pounds in 2011
US demand for flame retardants will rise 3.0 percent per year to 1.2 billion
pounds in 2011, valued at just over one billion dollars. Increasingly
stringent fire codes and flammability requirements, especially in building
materials and consumer products, will drive gains. Additionally, an improved
economic outlook in key applications such as wire and cable insulation and
jacketing, electronics housings and aerospace products will fuel demand for
flame retardants. However, gains will be limited by cost sensitivity in
price-competitive markets such as motor vehicles and textiles, as well as
environmental and health concerns over several flame retardant chemicals.
Among materials incorporating flame retardants, plastic resins (both
thermoplastics and thermosets) accounted for over three-quarters of demand in
2006. The most rapid gains will be seen for polyolefins and other
thermoplastics such as engineering resins, which are increasingly used in
flame retardant construction and electronics applications. Slower growth is
expected for PVC, polystyrene and epoxy resins, although gains will improve
considerably from the 2001- 2006 period. Demand for flame retardants in
non-plastic materials will advance at a subpar rate, restrained by weakness in
the highly mature cellulose insulation market.
Study coverage
It presents historical US demand data (1996, 2001, 2006) plus forecasts for
2011 and 2016 by material, product and market. This study also examines market
environment factors, assesses company market shares and profiles 28 US
industry competitors.
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