World Thermoplastic Elastomers to 2011

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• Global Macroeconomic Environment
  • Recent Economic Performance
  • World Economic Outlook
• Global Fixed Investment Trends
• World Demographic Outlook
  • World Population Outlook
  • World Urban Population Outlook
• World Motor Vehicle Overview
  • World Motor Vehicle Production/Assembly
  • World Motor Vehicles in Use
• Per capita TPE Demand/per capita GDP Relationship

III. DEMAND BY MARKET

• General
• Motor Vehicles
• Industrial Products
• Footwear
• Asphalt & Bitumen Modification
• Adhesives, Sealants & Coatings
• Consumer & Sporting Goods
• Wire & Cable Jacketing
• Medical Products & Equipment
• Other Markets

IV. SUPPLY & DEMAND BY TYPE

• General
• Styrenic Block Copolymers
  • Production by Region
  • Suppliers & Capacity
  • Demand by Region
  • Demand by Market
• Thermoplastic Polyolefins
  • Production by Region
  • Suppliers & Capacity
  • Demand by Region
  • Demand by Market
• Thermoplastic Polyurethanes
  • Production by Region
  • Suppliers & Capacity
  • Demand by Region
  • Demand by Market
• Thermoplastic Vulcanizates
  • Production by Region
  • Suppliers & Capacity
  • Demand by Region
  • Demand by Market
• Copolyester Elastomers
  • Production by Region
  • Suppliers & Capacity
  • Demand by Region
  • Demand by Market
• Other Thermoplastic Elastomers
  • Production by Region
  • Suppliers
  • Demand by Region
  • Demand by Market

V. SUPPLY & DEMAND BY REGION & COUNTRY

• General
• North America
  • North America: TPE Market Share by Company
  • United States
  • Canada
  • Mexico
• Western Europe
  • Western Europe: TPE Market Share by Company
  • Belgium
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • United Kingdom
  • Other Western Europe
• Asia/Pacific
  • Asia/Pacific: TPE Market Share by Company
  • China
  • India
  • Japan
  • South Korea
  • Taiwan
  • Other Asia/Pacific
• Other Regions
  • Latin America
  • Eastern Europe
  • Africa/Mideast

VI. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• General
• Market Share
• TPE Compounders
• Technology & Manufacturing
  • Technology
  • Manufacturing
• Competitive Strategies
• Acquisitions, Divestitures & Industry Restructuring
• Joint Ventures & Cooperative Agreements
• Marketing & Distribution
  • Marketing
  • Distribution

• COMPANY PROFILES
  • Advanced Elastomer Systems LP, see Exxon Mobil Corporation
  • Advanced Plastics Compounds Company, see Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation
  • AlphaGary Corporation, see Rockwood Holdings
  • Arkema SA
  • Asahi Kasei Corporation
  • Basell AF SCA
  • BASF AG
  • Bayer AG
  • Bridgestone Corporation
  • Celanese Corporation
  • Chi Mei Corporation
  • China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation
  • Deerfield Urethane Incorporated, see Bayer AG
  • Dexco Polymers LP
  • DIC Bayer Polymer Limited, see Bayer AG
  • Dow Chemical Company
  • Dow Corning Corporation
  • DSM Elastomers BV, see Royal DSM NV
  • DSM Engineering Plastics, see Royal DSM NV
  • DuPont (EI) de Nemours
  • Dynasol Elastomeros SA, see Repsol YPF SA
  • EMS-Chemie Holding AG
  • En Chuan Chemical Industries Company Limited
  • Eni SpA
  • Epurex Films GmbH & Company KG, see Bayer AG
  • Exxon Mobil Corporation
  • Firestone Building Products Company, see Bridgestone Corporation
  • Firestone Polymers LLC, see Bridgestone Corporation
  • GLS Corporation
  • Huntsman Corporation
  • JSC Voronezhsynthezkauchuk, see OAO Gazprom
  • JSR Corporation
  • Korea Kumho Petrochemical Company Limited
  • KRAIBURG Holding GmbH & Company KG
  • Kraton Polymers LLC
  • Kuraray Company Limited
  • LCY, see Lee Chang Yung Chemical Industry Corporation
  • Lee Chang Yung Chemical Industry Corporation
  • LG Chem Limited
  • Lubrizol Corporation
  • Merquinsa
  • Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation
  • Mitsui Chemicals Incorporated
  • Multibase SA, see Dow Corning Corporation
  • OAO Gazprom
  • OAO SIBUR Holding, see OAO Gazprom
  • Petroflex Industria e Comercio SA
  • Polimeri Europa SpA, see Eni SpA
  • PolyOne Corporation
  • Repsol YPF SA
  • Resinoplast, see Arkema SA
  • Rockwood Holdings Incorporated
  • Royal DSM NV
  • Saint-Gobain
  • Schulman (A.) Incorporated
  • Singapore Polymer Corporation Pte Limited, see Teknor Apex Company
  • Sinopec Corporation, see China Petroleum & Chemical
  • SoFTer SpA
  • Solvay SA
  • Spartech Corporation
  • Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited
  • Sunprene Company, see Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation and Schulman (A.) Incorporated
  • Taiwan Ure-Tech Company Limited, see Bayer AG
  • Teknor Apex Company
  • Ticona GmbH, see Celanese Corporation
  • Total SA
  • Toyobo Company Limited
  • TSRC Corporation
  • Washington Penn Plastic Company Incorporated
  • ZEON Corporation

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Summary Table

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 World Gross Domestic Product by Region
• 2 World Gross Fixed Investment by Region
• 3 World Population by Region
• 4 World Urban Population by Region
• 5 World Motor Vehicle Production/Assembly by Region
• 6 World Motor Vehicles in Use by Region

SECTION III -- DEMAND BY MARKET

• 1 World Thermoplastic Elastomer Demand by Market
• 2 World Motor Vehicle Market for Thermoplastic Elastomers
• 3 World Industrial Product Market for Thermoplastic Elastomers
• 4 World Footwear Market for Thermoplastic Elastomers
• 5 World Asphalt & Bitumen Modification Market for Thermoplastic Elastomers
• 6 World Adhesive, Sealant & Coating Markets for Thermoplastic Elastomers
• 7 World Consumer & Sporting Goods Markets for Thermoplastic Elastomers
• 8 World Wire & Cable Jacketing Market for Thermoplastic Elastomers
• 9 World Medical Product & Equipment Market for Thermoplastic Elastomers
• 10 World Other Markets for Thermoplastic Elastomers

SECTION IV -- SUPPLY & DEMAND BY TYPE

• 1 World Thermoplastic Elastomer Demand by Type
• 2 World Styrenic Block Copolymer Demand
• 3 Styrenic Block Copolymer Production by Region
• 4 Styrenic Block Copolymers -- World Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 5 World Styrenic Block Copolymer Demand by Region
• 6 World Styrenic Block Copolymer Demand by Market
• 7 World Thermoplastic Polyolefin Elastomer Demand
• 8 World Thermoplastic Polyolefin Elastomer Production by Region
• 9 Thermoplastic Polyolefin Elastomers -- World Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 10 World Thermoplastic Polyolefin Elastomer Demand by Region
• 11 World Thermoplastic Polyolefin Elastomer Demand by Market
• 12 World Thermoplastic Polyurethane Demand
• 13 World Thermoplastic Polyurethane Production by Region
• 14 Thermoplastic Polyurethanes -- World Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 15 World Thermoplastic Polyurethane Demand by Region
• 16 World Thermoplastic Polyurethane Demand by Market
• 17 World Thermoplastic Vulcanizate Demand
• 18 World Thermoplastic Vulcanizate Production by Region
• 19 Thermoplastic Vulcanizates -- World Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 20 World Thermoplastic Vulcanizate Demand by Region
• 21 World Thermoplastic Vulcanizate Demand by Market
• 22 World Copolyester Elastomer Demand
• 23 World Copolyester Elastomer Production by Region
• 24 Copolyester Elastomers -- World Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 25 World Copolyester Elastomer Demand by Region
• 26 World Copolyester Elastomer Demand by Market
• 27 World Demand for Other Thermoplastic Elastomers
• 28 World Production of Other Thermoplastic Elastomers by Region
• 29 World Demand for Other Thermoplastic Elastomers by Region
• 30 World Demand for Other Thermoplastic Elastomers by Market & Type

SECTION V -- SUPPLY & DEMAND BY REGION & COUNTRY

• 1 World Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand by Region
• 2 North America -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 3 United States -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 4 Canada -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Demand
• 5 Mexico -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 6 Western Europe -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 7 Belgium -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 8 France -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 9 Germany -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 10 Italy -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 11 Spain -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 12 United Kingdom -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 13 Other Western Europe -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 14 Asia/Pacific -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 15 China -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 16 India -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 17 Japan -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 18 South Korea -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 19 Taiwan -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 20 Other Asia/Pacific -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 21 Other Regions -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 22 Latin America -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 23 Eastern Europe -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand
• 24 Africa/Mideast -- Thermoplastic Elastomer Supply & Demand

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 World Thermoplastic Elastomer Sales by Company, 2006
• 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
• 3 Selected Cooperative Agreements

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 TPE Demand per capita/GDP per capita Relationship, 2006

SECTION III -- DEMAND BY MARKET

• 1 World Thermoplastic Elastomer Demand by Market, 2006

SECTION VI -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 World Market Share for Thermoplastic Elastomers by Company, 2006