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Following the slumping recession period and the slow revival state during the post-crisis years, the global market for polypropylene is seeing considerable demand increases as the key end-use fields expand production volumes.

On the other hand, some forecasts indicate future shortages of polypropylene on the market, as propylene feedstock suffers deficiencies. But notwithstanding the fact that the polypropylene price is high and consumers are looking more rigidly for the material substitutes, the total polypropylene market is not expected to witness complete and bashing downs in the coming 5 years.

Deep insight into the polypropylene market and its future is featured in the new market research study Polypropylene (PP) 2012 World Market Outlook and Forecast up to 2017. The study leads through a thorough examination of the market at the global, regional and country levels, and provides information on the past and present landscape of the polypropylene industry and projections up to 2017.

The report covers a rich analysis of the factual data on the production and consumption volumes and statistics, trade dynamics and prices for polypropylene. Profiles of the key producers and consumers are presented and their competitive standing is discussed. The market projections unveil the future trends and developments on the polypropylene market, opportunities and challenges and data on future volumes and prices.

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Polypropylene (PP) 2012 World Market Outlook and Forecast up to 2017

Published: January, 2012

Pages: 424

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Report Contents:

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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

1. INTRODUCTION: POLYPROPYLENE PROPERTIES AND USES

2. POLYPROPYLENE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES

3. POLYPROPYLENE WORLD MARKET

3.1. World polypropylene capacity

????Polypropylene capacity broken down by region (incl. regions shares)
Polypropylene capacity divided by country (incl. countries shares)
Polypropylene producers and their capacity (by plant)
3.2. World polypropylene production

Polypropylene global output dynamics (2003-present)
Polypropylene production by region
Polypropylene production by country
3.3. Polypropylene consumption

World consumption of polypropylene (2003-present)
Polypropylene consumption by end use sector, 2010
Polypropylene consumption trends in Europe (incl. historical background 2003-2011)
Polypropylene consumption trends in Asia (incl. historical background 2003-2011)
Polypropylene consumption trends in North America (incl. historical background 2003-2011)
3.4. Polypropylene global trade

World polypropylene trade dynamics
Polypropylene export and import flows in regions
3.5. Polypropylene prices in the world market

Polypropylene prices dynamics in Europe
Polypropylene prices dynamics in Asia
Polypropylene prices dynamics in North America

4. POLYPROPYLENE EUROPEAN MARKET ANALYSIS

4.1. Austria

4.2. Belgium

4.3. Bulgaria

4.4. Czech Republic

4.5. Finland

4.6. France

4.7. Germany

4.8. Greece

4.9. Hungary

4.10. Italy

4.11. Netherlands

4.12. Poland

4.13. Romania

4.14. Russia

4.15. Serbia & Montenegro

4.16. Slovakia

4.17. Spain

4.18. Ukraine

4.19. UK

5. POLYPROPYLENE ASIAN MARKET ANALYSIS

5.1. Azerbaijan

5.2. China

5.3. India

5.4. Indonesia

5.5. Japan

5.6. Kazakhstan

5.7. Malaysia

5.8. Philippines

5.9. Singapore

5.10. South Korea

5.11. Taiwan

5.12. Thailand

5.13. Turkmenistan

4.14. Vietnam

6. POLYPROPYLENE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET ANALYSIS

4.1. US

7. POLYPROPYLENE LATIN AMERICAN MARKET ANALYSIS

7.1. Argentina

7.2. Brazil

7.3. Chile

7.4. Colombia

7.5. Mexico

7.6. Venezuela

8. POLYPROPYLENE AFRICA&MIDDLE EAST MARKET ANALYSIS

8.1. Egypt

8.2. Iran

8.3. Israel

8.4. Kuwait

8.5. Nigeria

8.6. Oman

8.7. Saudi Arabia

8.8. South Africa

8.9. Sudan

8.10. Turkey

8.11. UAE

9. POLYPROPYLENE OCEANIA EAST MARKET ANALYSIS

9.1. Australia

10. POLYPROPYLENE MARKET PERSPECTIVES

10.1. Polypropylene capacity and production forecast up to 2017

Polypropylene global supply forecast
10.1.1. Polypropylene projects

New polypropylene capacity introductions
10.2. Polypropylene consumption forecast up to 2017

Future trends in polypropylene market worldwide
Polypropylene world consumption forecast
Polypropylene consumption forecast in Europe
Polypropylene consumption forecast in Asia
Polypropylene consumption forecast in North America
10.3. Estimated polypropylene prices changes up to 2017

Polypropylene prices forecast in Europe
Polypropylene prices forecast in Asia
Polypropylene prices forecast in North America

11. KEY COMPANIES IN THE POLYPROPYLENE MARKET WORLDWIDE

12. FEEDSTOCK MARKET

????Polypropylene feedstocks capacity worldwide
Trends in polypropylene feedstocks markets globally
Prices for polypropylene feedstocks in world market
Polypropylene feedstocks markets perspectives

LIST OF TABLES

LIST OF FIGURES

Monthly report updates for Polypropylene (PP) 2012 World Market Outlook and Forecast up to 2017 are also available.

The report on polypropylene has been worked out by Merchant Research & Consulting Ltd, an internationally recognized market research agency, specializing in chemical industry. Polypropylene (PP) 2012 World Market Outlook and Forecast up to 2017 is covered within the catalogue Polymers, which also provides reviews on Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene Copolymer, Nitrile Rubber, Nitrobenzene, Polycarbonate, Polystyrene, Propylene, Vinyl Acetate, Vinyl Chloride markets.

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Follow us on LinkedIn Adhesives and Sealants are of great use across innumerable industrial and commercial applications. Given its high strung sensitivity to key end-use industries such as packaging, automotive, electronics, footwear, construction repair and remodeling, textiles, consumer goods, and shipbuilding, all of which succumbed to the recent economic recession led slowdown, the global market for adhesives and sealants too suffered significant declines in volume and value sales during the period. Decrease in consumer spending, declines in manufacturing output, and volatility in raw material costs witnessed during this period especially affected demand for adhesives and sealants during 2008 and 2009. Construction, automotive, electronics, and wood-working adhesive end-use witnessed the steepest declines, while packaging and disposable adhesives fared better. While steep deceleration in housing demand, decline in new house starts, sharp fall in number of applications for building permits and subsequent fall in construction activity squeezed market prospects for adhesives and sealants in the construction sector, the hurting fall in new vehicle sales and the resultant production cutbacks, plant closures, capacity idling, and scaling back of operating capacity reduced opportunities for adhesives and sealants in the automotive space.

The global adhesives and sealants market however staged a comeback in the year 2010 witnessing growth in both volume and dollar sales during the year. Innovation and product differentiation based on next generation technology, which assumed critical importance during difficult economic conditions will continue to drive growth in the market over the next few years. Next-generation technologies such as new VOC compliant adhesives and green adhesive and sealants, which made remarkable market entry in recent years, will continue to garner attention and demand from key end-use sectors, given the need for these industries to comply with industrial emissions, water and waste-water concentration and other environmental regulations. Constant pressure on adhesive prices especially throws the spotlight on product differentiation on the basis of formulation and technology. Companies will continue to focus on quality, technology, service, customization, worker safety, environmental improvement, and use of flexible formulations to differentiate their products.

The market will also be driven by growing penetration of adhesives and sealants in new application areas. Medical adhesives and sealants, for instance, are rapidly finding practical usage in newer application areas such as dental and surgical procedures, thereby driving growth in the overall market both in terms of volume and value sales. Specialty adhesives and sealants designed for specific consumer needs in niche markets are also fast gaining traction, thereby boosting market prospects further for the global market.

As stated by new market research report on Adhesives and Sealants, Europe represents the largest regional market for adhesives, both by volume and value sales. Asia-Pacific represents the fastest growing regional market for adhesives with volume sales from the region waxing at a CAGR of about 4.6% during the analysis period. Asia-Pacific is also the fastest growing regional market for sealants. Growth in the Asia-Pacific adhesives and sealants market is primarily led by China, given the infrastructure development investments and growing number of construction projects in the nation. By chemical type, Styrene Butadiene Rubber Adhesives is the fastest growing product segment, by volume sales in the adhesives category, while Latex Sealants is the fastest growing product segment by volume sales in the sealants category.

Major players in the marketplace include 3M Company, Acucote Inc., Adhesives Research Inc., AkzoNobel Chemicals B.V., Ashland, Inc., Avery Dennison Corporation, BASF SE, Bayer MaterialScience AG, Beardow and Adams (Adhesives) Ltd., Bolton Group, Bostik Inc., Chemence Ltd., Collano AG, Creative Materials Inc., DIC Corporation, The Dow Chemical Company, DYMAX Corporation, Dynea International Oy, ExxonMobil Chemical Company, Ferro Corporation, Franklin International Inc., H.B. Fuller Company, Henkel Corporation, Huntsman Polyurethanes, ITW Performance Polymers Consumer Division, Konishi Co., Ltd., LORD Corporation, MACtac, Mapei S.p.A., Momentive, PPG Aerospace, RPM International, Inc., Sartomer Company, Inc., Scapa Group Plc., Shurtape Technologies, LLC, Sika AG, Super Glue Corporation, Tesa AG, United Resin Corporation, Wisdom Adhesives Company, among others.

The research report titled Adhesives and Sealants: A Global Strategic Business Report announced by Global Industry Analysts, Inc., provides a comprehensive review of market trends and issues, competition, drivers, technology trends, product overview, product introductions/innovations, and recent industry activity. The study provides market estimates and projections in value (US$ ) and volume (Pounds) for geographic markets such as United States, Canada, Japan, Europe (France, Germany, Italy, UK, and Rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World. By chemical type, Adhesives market is analyzed by following segment Styrene Butadiene Rubber, Phenolic, Polyolefin, Epoxy, Starch & Dextrin, Acrylic (Cyanoacrylic & Others, Acrylic PSA, and Acrylic Emulsion), Urea Formaldehyde, Polyvinyl Acetal, Polyvinyl Acetate, Neoprene, Thermoplastic Rubber, Polyurethane, Natural Rubber, Protein, Furan, Polyvinyl Chloride, Reclaimed Rubber, Silicate, Silicone Rubber, Polyamide, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Nitrile, Butyl Rubber & PIB, Polyester, Ethylene, Bitumen, and Miscellaneous. Market for Sealants are analyzed by chemical types, such as, Anaerobic, Acrylic, Latex, Bitumen, Butyl Rubber, Epoxy, Oleoresinous, Polysulphide, Polyurethane, Polyvinyl-based, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Polyvinyl Chloride-based, Reclaimed Rubber, Silicone, Styrene Butadiene Rubber, Thermoplastic Rubber, and Miscellaneous.

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It was a mere two years ago that GCC initiatives to diversify Middle East downstream plastics industry was mooted, yet its future is now shaken by the current global financial crisis and volatile fuel prices. With the prospect of reduced profit margins looming large, and impending world economic slowdown, polymer producers, plastics processors and converters need to carve their niche and competitive advantage in the global arena. Coupled with consumer awareness and government policies emphasizing greater environmental protection the industry is also burdened with the call to produce bio-degradable plastic and embrace plastic recycling.

The 2nd Arabplast Summit is primed to provide definitive source of timely information and insights on the current trends and strategies shaping the industry. Representatives from Nexant Chemsystems, Arab Petroleum Investment, UFLEX Limited, Nova Industries, Rowad National Plastic Factory, Maersk Logistics, Taghleef Films, National Petrochemical Industrial Company, Pimas Plastic Construction Materials, Horizon Technologies FZE, Milliken, Obeikan Technical Fabrics and many more have been roped in to help make sense of the economic situation and share their perspectives on how the industry can take comprehensive and innovative approaches to tackle the latest developments and issues. Some of the key areas that will be examined are:

????Latest demand and supply mechanics on polymer market
????Ongoing financial crisis and how it impact the economics in the Gulf
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????Market Trends in plastic pipe, plastic packaging, wire & cable, film sectors
????Rising freight costs and supply chain optimization
????Competitiveness of plastic converters in the Gulf
????New investments in polyester fiber spinning

At the 2 day event packed with over 10 hours of networking sessions, delegates can expect to meet and form valuable business contacts with a wide ranging profile of participants from polymer producers, distributors, polymer traders, to representatives from Banks and Financial institutions, to polymer end users, transportation & logistics personnel, plastic industries executives & consultants from key polymer producing & consuming groups in Middle East Region.

For more information on this event please visit http://www.cmtevents.com/ArabPlast

A global organizer HQ in Singapore, CMT is dedicated to the provision of latest business and technology information through high profile conferences for varied industries. CMT forums encircle the globe from Asia Pacific to Middle East to New Europe/Russia and the Americas. In 25 years of operation, CMT has hosted leading conferences on Petroleum, Refining, Liquid Natural Gas, LPG, Polymer, future fuels like Biofuels and alternative energy like Coal to Liquids, Gas to Liquids, Bio mass to Liquid Technology and many more. Visit http://www.cmtevents.com for further information about us.

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????Silicone hydrogels make possible a new generation of ‘super-permeable’ contact lenses that can transmit unprecedented amounts of oxygen to the cornea and, in some cases, enable 30 consecutive days of ‘extended wear’ without removal.

“Silicone-hydrogel contact lenses represent a breakthrough over traditional hydrogel soft contact lenses, because silicone permits so much more oxygen to pass through the lens, which is essential for a healthy cornea,” said Bob Ward. “In fact, these next-generation lenses allow six or seven times more oxygen to permeate than previous contact lenses, which is why they are becoming very popular with both wearers and eye care professionals. Most users find silicone-hydrogel lenses much more comfortable to wear than traditional hydrogel lenses, and this is dramatically growing the market for silicone-hydrogels.”

In addition to increased oxygen permeability, comfort is improved through control of surface chemistry, without which high-silicone lenses might actually adhere to the eye. Thus, the success of silicone-hydrogel lenses comes from well-known bulk modifications of the lens material (the inclusion of silicone), combined with sophisticated surface modifications that convert the normally hydrophobic surface of silicone to a very wettable, hydrophilic surface that discourages protein accumulations and supports a normal ‘tear film’ on the outer surface of the lens.

For nearly two decades, PTG has been a recognized leader in the research, development and manufacturing of specialty polymers such as silicone-hydrogels and precursors used commercially in a wide range of medical devices, diagnostics and healthcare consumer products.

Headquartered in Berkeley, Calif., Polymer Technology Group (PTG) specializes in the research, development, design, scale-up, and manufacture of new polymers, medical devices, and components. PTG’s recently expanded operations to 53,000-square-feet comprise the equipment and expertise to support production scale polymer synthesis through contract medical device manufacturing.

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Invibio?s PEEK-CLASSIX polymer is a US Pharmacopoeia Class VI thermoplastic designed for medical device applications requiring blood or tissue contact of less than 30 days, including catheters, surgical instruments, analytical equipment, blood management and drug delivery systems.. This material is one of the most chemically resistant polymers available and exhibits a superior combination of strength, stiffness and toughness making it ideally suited for medical device applications. Invibio offers PEEK-CLASSIX polymer in black and white unfilled grades. This agreement enables medical and pharmaceutical companies to purchase custom formulations and colors directly through Foster, which increases Foster?s product offerings, and extends Invibio?s customer base.

?Foster?s dedication and focus on providing customized polymer compounds to the biomedical market is a perfect complement to our portfolio of core PEEK-CLASSIX polymer grades,? said Michael Callahan, President of Invibio. ?With this agreement, customers will have a significantly wider range of material solutions developed from our PEEK-CLASSIX polymer.?

?Medical devices are getting smaller while the demand for performance is increasing,? said Larry Johnson, Foster Corporation?s Director of Sales and Marketing. ?In many cases, designs have been optimized and further advancements rely on unique materials such as PEEK-CLASSIX polymer. Our expertise in custom medical formulations will allow us to tailor PEEK-CLASSIX polymer compounds to individual requirements in cutting-edge applications.?

Compounds can be formulated by Foster using a variety of additives including radiopaque filler, fiber reinforcements and a variety of color pigments. These compounds can replace stainless steel and other metals, resulting in cost-effective, innovative medical applications with outstanding wear, heat, electrical and chemical resistance. Instruments designed with these compounds, could be repeatedly sterilized using conventional sterilization methods without the degradation of its mechanical properties.

About Foster Corporation

Foster Corporation is a global market leader in design, development and delivery of specialty thermoplastic solutions for biomedical markets. The company also provides a broad range of material, process and design contract engineering services for these target markets. For more information, please call 860-928-4102 or visit http://www.fostercomp.com.

About Invibio Inc.

Invibio Inc. provides biomaterial solutions to the medical device market, and is the sole world-wide manufacturer and distributor of both PEEK-OPTIMA and PEEK-CLASSIX polymers, ideally suited for medical devices and pharmaceutical applications. Invibio’s PEEK based polymers are produced at its headquarters and manufacturing facility in the United Kingdom. Invibio is available on the Web at http://www.invibio.com.

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Arizona Polymer Flooring (APF), a manufacturer of high-performance flooring products and concrete coating systems, is proud to announce the addition of Ray Gutoski, a sales representative overseeing Southern California.

Gutoski specializes in flooring solutions for industrial, food and beverage, military and health sciences applications. He will be responsible for making product and system recommendations, and developing relationships with contractors, architects and end users.

Gutoski has more than 17 years of experience in the industrial flooring industry. Prior to joining APF, he held sales positions with Stonhard, Valspar and Sika Industrial Flooring.

?We?re very excited to have Ray join our team,? said Daniel Owen, vice president of APF. ?He has the experience and technical knowledge our clients rely on. We?re confident he will be able to help us expand operations in California, and educate contractors and end users on the power of our products.?

Gutoski has a Bachelor?s of Science in finance from Illinois State University. He resides in Encinitas, Calif.

APF has manufactured high-quality concrete coating systems since 1985. It?s based in Glendale, Ariz., and services contractors, architects and end users nationwide. The plant does not use fillers, and all products are field tested for performance and durability.

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Founded in 1985, Arizona Polymer Flooring (APF) manufactures high-performance flooring products and concrete coatings systems using advanced polymer chemistry. It has formulated a wide variety of products based on epoxy, polyurethane and acrylic technology. To learn more, visit http://www.apfepoxy.com or call 1 (800) 562-4921.

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????”We’re excited about bringing this new polymer technology to the personal care market,” Jeffrey Welker, president of Dow Reichhold, said. “The personal care and cosmetic market is extremely innovative, showing a continual stream of new product introductions which aligns well with our commitment to the same.”

The technology behind the new initiative for the cosmetics industry is based on work led by Dr. Venkataram Krishnan, director of advanced product development at Dow Reichhold. His research team identified unique functional characteristics in these newly developed polymers that will add multiple attributes when employed across a wide range of bath and shower, skin and hair care products. Based on those attributes, the company is already working with a number of formulators in preparation for new product introductions.

“Our goal is to enable a new generation of personal care products based on the unique functionality and properties of this family of advanced polymers,” Dr. Krishnan explained. “We are encouraged by what others have to say about our polymers.”

About Dow Reichhold

Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex LLC is a 50/50 joint venture of The Dow Chemical Company and Reichhold, Inc. The joint venture is the world’s largest producer of specialty emulsion-based polymers. The company is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, U.S.A. http://www.dowreichhold.com.

Massive volumes of plastic products are disposed worldwide every year, exerting enormous pressure on the ecological balance. All such plastics form potential candidates for substitution by biodegradable polymers in future. Applications of biodegradable polymers, which were hitherto mostly confined to compostable waste bags/carrier bags, agriculture mulching film, and catering sectors, is rapidly widening to other sectors, including automotive, electronics, toy making, and healthcare. With enhanced processability, extending customer base and improved costs, biodegradable polymers are proving to be environmentally beneficial and economically viable alternative to conventional polymers. These polymers have generated wide scale interest amongst customers and companies alike. The presence of a sizable potential market has opened up a plethora of opportunities for companies within the chemical, agricultural, and plastic sectors.

Europe presently accounts for majority of the biodegradable polymers market, as stated by a new market research report on Biodegradable Polymers. However, the soaring landfill prices in the US provide the market with significant growth opportunity. Factors such as fast depletion of petroleum-based raw materials, growing consumer awareness, global warming and increasing concerns over solid waste disposal, would continue to drive demand for biodegradable polymers in the US. In addition, Asian countries, including China and Japan, also exhibit strong growth potential for biodegradable polymers. Growing demand for eco-friendly products, mounting production volume, and the plastic waste control regulation promises a sanguine future for biodegradable polymers in China.

Packaging (Loose-fill/Other), which traditionally represented the largest application area for biodegradable polymers, has been losing ground to other emerging applications, such as compost bags, agriculture, and horticulture. Lack of municipal composting facilities, curbside collection, popularity of air filled plastics as well as other materials for packaging protection is limiting the growth of biodegradable polymers in loose-fill packaging applications. This is in turn presenting lucrative opportunities for growth of biodegradable polymers in other major applications such as compost bags. The global market for biodegradable polymers from compost bags application is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 20.9% over the analysis period.

Polylactic acid biopolymers and Copolyester?based biopolymers are the most widely used biodegradable polymers used. In addition, there is a continued demand for starch biopolymers in modified form, or blends (starch blended with other polymer or polyolefin). Major suppliers of starch-based biopolymers include Novamont, DuPont, among others.

Major players of biodegradable polymers profiled in the report include Durect Corp., American Excelsior Company, BioGroupUSA Inc., BASF SE, BIOTEC GmbH & Co. KG, Cereplast Inc., Cortec Corp, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Daicel Chemical Industries Ltd., Eastman Chemical Company, ECM BioFilms Inc., FP International, IRe Chemicals Limited, Metabolix Inc., Mitsubishi Plastics Inc., Mitsui Chemicals Inc., National Starch and Chemical Company, NatureWorks LLC, Novamont S.p.A, Perstorp UK Limited, Rodenburg Biopolymers B.V., ReNewable Products Inc., Showa High Polymer Co. Ltd., Storopack Hans Reichenecker GmbH, Toyobo Co. Ltd., among others.

The research report titled ?Biodegradable Polymers: A Global Strategic Business Report? announced by Global Industry Analysts Inc., provides a comprehensive review of the Biodegradable Polymers markets, impact of the recession on the market, current market trends, key growth drivers, product introductions, recent industry activity, and profiles of major/niche global as well as regional market participants. The report provides annual sales estimates and projections for Biodegradable Polymers for the years 2007 through 2015 for the following geographic markets ? United States, Canada, Japan, Europe, and Rest of World. Key end-use segments analyzed include Packaging (Loose-fill/Other), Compost Bags, and Others. In addition, the US market also analyzes the market in terms of Co-Polyester-Based Biopolymers, Polyactic acid-based Biopolymers, Starch-based biopolymers, and Other biopolymers (including Lignin-Based Biopolymer, Soybean-Based Biopolymers, Water-Soluble Biodegradable Polymers, and Polycaprolactone-based Biopolymers).

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Global economic recession negatively impacted the US conductive polymers market during 2008 and 2009. The recession curtailed market growth in various end-use segments including product components, antistatic packaging, material handling, and worksurface & flooring, thereby resulting in decline in market revenues during the period. However, the market is poised to recover and register a noticeable growth in 2010, which is expected to continue in the following years.

Conductive polymers market is expected to grow at a healthy rate due to various advantages offered by these electricity-conducting plastics. Lightweight, easy fabrication, low cost and high resistance to heat is driving the growth of conductive polymers market in the United States. Rising demand for high performance and low cost materials for electrical and electronics product components and devices are likely to augment the conductive polymers utilization by the electronics industry. In addition, the increased utilization of conductive polymers in electronic devices is expected to boost the market for conductive polymers. Growing interests in conductive polymers filled with fiber for use in material handling, antistatic packaging, and worksurface & flooring are also expected to further spike sales of conductive polymers.

Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) segment constitutes the largest resin type in the US conductive polymers market, as stated by the new market research report on Conductive Polymers. Inherently Conductive Polymers segment represent the fastest growing resin type of the market. Growing demand for organic light emitting diodes (LEDs) is driving the growth of inherently conductive polymers over the last few years. Demand for inherently conductive polymers is poised to register a CAGR of more than 6.0% over the analysis period.

In terms of end-use applications, Product Components category represents the largest end-use segment of conductive polymers. Antistatic Packaging represents the fastest growing end-use segment of conductive polymers. Demand for conductive polymers in antistatic packaging end-use is projected to register a CAGR of 3.5% over the analysis period.

Demand for conducting polymeric materials is expected to grow appreciably due to increasing use of polymers in automobile and diesel industries. The extensive use of the materials that include nylon, polyphenylene and polypyrrole is fueling the growth of conductive polymers market. These polymeric materials are applied in fan blades, surge tanks and connectors. Demand for polymeric materials is rising at a robust rate in chemical industry due to better performance, high resistance to chemicals, thermal properties, less weight and low costs. These performance polymeric materials have become a part and parcel of diesel and automobile industry in the US.

Major players profiled in the report include 3M Company, Cabot Corporation, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC, Crosslink, Cytec Industries Inc., Eastman Chemical Company, Ferro Corporation, Fortron Industries LLC, Fractal Systems Inc., Hyperion Catalysis International Inc., Illinois Tool Works Inc., KEMET Corporation, Konarka Technologies Inc., Littelfuse Incorporated, Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc., National Starch and Chemical Company, Phillips Sumika Polypropylene Company, PolyOne Corporation, Solutia Incorporated, Spartech Corporation, Sterling Fibers Inc., Synthetic Rubber Technologies Inc., and The Dow Chemical Company.

The research report titled ?Conductive Polymers: A US Market Report? announced by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. provides a comprehensive review of the conductive polymers markets, impact of recession on the market, current market trends, competitive scenario, key growth drivers, product overview, recent product introductions, recent industry activity, and profiles of major/niche global as well as regional market participants. The report provides annual consumption estimates and projections in volume terms for conductive polymers market for the years 2007 through 2015. Key resin types analyzed include Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene, Polyvinyl Chloride, Polycarbonate, Polyphenylene Based, Polyethylene, Polypropylene, Inherently Conductive Polymers, and Others. Major end-use segments analyzed include Product Components, Antistatic Packaging, Material Handling, Worksurface & Flooring, and Other Applications. In addition, the report provides annual sales estimates and projections in value terms for the same period. Also, a seven-year (2000-2006) historic analysis is provided for additional perspective.

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