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Abbreviations
Summary
Introduction
Overview of the Plastics Additives Industry
Global
Structure of the Industry
Trends and Opportunities
Critical Factors for Success
North America
Structure of the Industry
Company Profile
Chemtura Corporation
Operating Characteristics
Research and development
Manufacturing and technology
Marketing
Cost structure
Profitability
Government Regulations
Western Europe
Structure of the Industry
Company Profile
Ciba Specialty Chemicals Inc.
Clariant International AG
Baerlocher GmbH
Operating Characteristics
Research and development
Manufacturing and technology
Marketing
Cost structure and Profitability
Government Regulations
Trends and Opportunities
Japan
Structure of the Industry
Operating Characteristics
Research and development
Manufacturing and technology
Marketing
Cost structure
Profitability
Government Regulations
Trends and Opportunities
China
Structure of the Industry
Operating Characteristics
Research and development
Manufacturing and technology
Government Regulations
Trends and Opportunities
Product Types
Products and Functions
Antioxidants
Aromatic amines
Hindered phenols
Organophosphites
Thioesters
Other (deactivators)
Antistatic Agents
Chemical Blowing Agents
Flame Retardants
Alumina trihydrate
Antimony oxide
Brominated compounds
Chlorinated compounds
Organophosphorus compounds
Other
Heat Stabilizers
Lead stabilizers
Mixed-metal salts
Organotin stabilizers
Organic stabilizers
Secondary heat stabilizers
Impact Modifiers/Processing Aids
Clear applications
Opaque applications
Weatherable applications
Lubricants
Fatty acid amides
Fatty acid esters
Fatty acids/alcohols
Hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon-derived waxes
Metallic stearates
Other
Light Stabilizers
North America
Product Summary
Antioxidants
Consumption and markets
Hindered phenols
Organophosphites
Thioesters
Other
Market participants
Prices
Future trends and strategic issues
Antistatic Agents
Consumption and markets
Market participants
Prices
Chemical Blowing Agents
Consumption and markets
Market participants
Prices
Flame Retardants
Consumption and markets
Alumina trihydrate
Brominated compounds
Nonhalogenated phosphorus compounds
Halogenated phosphorus compounds
Antimony oxide
Chlorinated compounds
Other
Market participants
Prices
Future trends and strategic issues
Heat Stabilizers
Consumption and markets
Organotin stabilizers
Metal salts
Lead stabilizers
Other
Organic-based stabilizers
Market participants
Prices
Future trends and strategic issues
Impact Modifiers and Processing Aids
Consumption and markets
Market participants
Prices
Future trends and strategic issues
Lubricants
Consumption and markets
Market participants
Prices
Future trends and strategic issues
Light Stabilizers
Consumption and markets
Market participants
Prices
Future trends and strategic issues
Latin America
Product Summary
Market Participants
Western Europe
Product Summary
Antioxidants
Consumption and markets
Market participants
Prices
Future trends and strategic issues
Antistatic Agents
Consumption and markets
Market participants
Prices
Future trends and strategic issues
Chemical Blowing Agents
Consumption and markets
Market participants
Prices
Future trends and strategic issues
Flame Retardants
Consumption and markets
Alumina trihydrate
Phosphorus compounds
Brominated compounds
Chlorinated compounds
Antimony trioxide
Other
Conclusion
Market participants
Prices
Future trends and strategic issues
Heat Stabilizers
Consumption and markets
Market participants
Prices
Future trends and strategic issues
Impact Modifiers and Processing Aids
Consumption and markets
Market participants
Prices
Future trends and strategic issues
Lubricants
Consumption and markets
Market participants
Prices
Future trends and strategic issues
Light Stabilizers
Consumption and markets
Market participants
Prices
Future trends and strategic issues
Central and Eastern Europe
Market Summary
Market Participants
Africa and Middle East
Market Summary
Market Participants
Japan
Product Summary
Antioxidants
Consumption and markets
Market participants
Prices
Future trends and strategic issues
Antistatic Agents
Consumption and markets
Market participants
Prices
Future trends and strategic issues
Chemical Blowing Agents
Consumption and markets
Market participants
Prices
Future trends and strategic issues
Flame Retardants
Consumption and markets
Market participants
Prices
Future trends and strategic issues
Heat Stabilizers
Consumption and markets
Market participants
Prices
Future trends and strategic issues
Impact Modifiers and Processing Aids
Consumption and markets
Market participants
Prices
Future trends and strategic issues
Lubricants
Consumption and markets
Market participants
Prices
Future trends and strategic issues
Light Stabilizers
Consumption and markets
Market participants
Prices
Future trends and strategic issues
China
Product Summary
Antioxidants
Consumption and markets
Market participants
Prices
Future trends and strategic issues
Antistatic Agents
Consumption and markets
Market participants
Prices
Future trends and strategic issues
Chemical Blowing Agents
Consumption and markets
Market participants
Prices
Future trends and strategic issues
Flame Retardants
Consumption and markets
Market participants
Prices
Future trends and strategic issues
Heat Stabilizers
Consumption and markets
Market participants
Prices
Future trends and strategic issues
Impact Modifiers and Processing Aids
Consumption and markets
Market participants
Prices
Future trends and strategic issues
Lubricants
Consumption and markets
Market participants
Prices
Future trends and strategic issues
Light Stabilizers
Consumption and markets
Market participants
Prices
Future trends and strategic issues
Other Asia
Republic of Korea
Taiwan
India
   
  Plastics Additives
   
  Stefan Mueller and R.J. Chang and Wei Yang and Kazuteru Yokose
  Published December 2006
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  Abstract
   
 

Eight functional classes of specialty plastics additives are described in this report (commodities such as plasticizers and fillers are excluded, as are polymerization catalysts and colorants).

Each functional class in turn includes several product types. These products are produced by a wide spectrum of chemical companies, only a few of which produce more than two functional classes. Although there are many participants, two to four companies tend to dominate each functional type within each major world region. Additive customers include resin manufacturers, specialty compounders and plastics fabricators. The volumes of individual additive products are often quite small, and significant volumes of some of these additives are exported to customers throughout the world. Indeed, there is a growing recognition of plastics additives as a worldwide business, especially as companies broaden their participation by adding more functional types to their product lines. Another reason for a worldwide perspective is that many of the customers (i.e., the large resin producers) also operate worldwide.

Global consumption of plastics additives was valued at $12.6 billion in 2005. Growth in plastics additives on a volume basis was moderate in the United States and Canada, averaging 2.6% per year over the 2002–2005 period, reflecting the weak performance of the U.S. economy and of the plastics industry during this period. Similarly, growth in plastics additives in Western Europe and Japan was slow during 2002–2005, averaging only 3.7% and 1.1% per year, respectively. Indeed, Japan’s market for plastics additives has shown very little growth in the last two years because the Japanese market for plastics is generally mature. New economies like China, India, Brazil and Russia achieved high growth rates in 2002–2005. China was in the lead with annual growth rates over 10%. It is expected that the momentum for further growth will come from this group as well for the 2005–2010 period.

The following pie chart shows world consumption of plastics additives by type:

The future growth of plastics additives as a class is tied largely to the growth of the resin industry and the end-use consumer segments it serves (e.g., packaging, automotive and construction). In turn, the growth of these consumer segments is tied strongly to overall economic growth, which is expected to resume at a modest pace following the downturn that characterized the early years of the new century. Overall growth for plastics additives in the three major consuming areas is expected to average about 4% per year over 2005–2010, but will be fastest (10–12%) in China and slightly negative in Japan. The negative growth forecast for Japan and small growth rates forecast for the Republic of Korea and Taiwan will result from a continuing shift of the production of plastics and finished goods from these countries to China, where labor and some raw material costs are much lower. Japanese additive producers hope they can continue to supply some of these customers via exports, but will face much stronger competition from highly cost-competitive producers in nearby Asia.

These developments in the East Asian market will continue to create export opportunities for U.S. and Western European suppliers for specialties. They will also present opportunities for producers in all three regions to form joint ventures with companies or government agencies in East Asian countries, especially China, to produce the required additives in that region. Increasingly, commodities from China and the Republic of Korea will be exported to all other regions of the world.

 
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