Over the last few years, the high temperature plastics market witnessed striking changes. Industry consolidation, pricing pressures and technology developments have significantly impacted the market for HTPs, one of the fastest growing segments of the plastics industry. In the automotive industry, CAD tools are being used to design plastic gears. Compared to metals, plastic gears reduce noise and enhance quality and working life of parts. Due to technological developments, HTPs have started to find their place in high performance applications such as Formula-1 Cars. HTPs are also finding application as replacement for metals in areas such as motor and gear, bearings, plastic bumpers and body panels, oil screens, pistons, pumps, ignition modules in automobile sector; connectors, coatings, wire and cable and packaging in electronics sector; semiconductor, medical packaging; and structural components, housings, adhesives, engine components and matrix resins in aerospace sector.
 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

HIGH TEMPERATURE PLASTICS			BMR-2051


                                          CONTENTS



  1. METHODOLOGY                                                           1
      Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations                          1
      Disclaimers                                                          2
      Quantitative Techniques & Reporting Level                            3

  2. MARKET OVERVIEW                                                       4
      Outlook                                                              4
      Market Trends                                                        4
       HTP Makes Conventional Material Obsolete                            4
       Growth in the Electronics Sector Drives HTP                         4
       Polyphtalamide - Driving High Performance Polyamides Growth         5
      End-Use Perspective                                                  5
       Overview                                                            5
       Bright Future for HTPs in Electronics                               5
       Prospects for Fluoropolymers in Automobiles                         5
       LCPs for Barrier Packaging Applications                             5
       Surgical Equipment with LCPs and PPS                                6

  3. PRODUCT FACTS                                                         6
      High Temperature Plastics                                            6
       Fluoropolymers                                                      6
       Polyimides                                                          7
       High Performance Polyamides                                         7
       Polyphenylene Sulfides                                              7
       Liquid Crystal Polymers                                             7
       Polyketones                                                         7
       Polysulfones                                                        8
      End Use Applications                                                 8

  4. CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS                                                10
      Dyneon Completes Hitech Polymers Acquisition                         10
      DuPont Inaugurates New Fluoropolymer Plant                           10
      Eastman to Expand TRITAN Copolyester Capacity                        10
      Bayer MaterialScience Acquires Ure-Tech Group                        10
      Dyneon Acquires 3M's Empore Solid Phase Extraction Family of
       Products                                                            11
      SABIC and PPG Sell AZDEL to Hanwha                                   11
      Victrex Picks Mitsui's Share in Japanese Joint Venture               11
      PolyOne Collaborates with Merquinsa to Develop New
       Thermoplastic Elastomers                                            11
      RadiciGroup and Lati Industria Sign Joint Venture Agreement          11
      Victrex Inks Deal with Whitford                                      12
      SABIC Quits Schwarzheide Joint Venture                               12
      Evonik Degussa to Expand Rohacell® Production Capacity               12
      Sumitomo to Increase LCP Production                                  12
      BASF Opens Two New Plants in Texas                                   12
      Chevron Phillips Initiates New Ryton® PPS Plant Construction         13
      Mitsui to Expand TAFMER™ Production Capacity                         13
      DuPont Engineering Extends Compounding Capacity for DuPont™
       Zytel®                                                              13
      DuPont and LANXESS Expand Plastics Production Jointly                13
      Arkema to Expand Production of Kynar® Fluoropolymer                  13
      Victrex Increases VICTREX® PEEK™ Polymer Production Capacity         14
      DSM to Set Up New Engineering Plastics Unit                          14
      DSM to Expand Engineering Plastics Compounding Production            14
      Kuraray Begins Operations at US Plant                                14
      Solvay to Double Capacity for PFPE Polymers                          14
      DSM Develops New PA4T Polymer                                        15
      BASF Launches Polyamide 6.10                                         15
      Solvay Introduces Improved Wear- Resistant Formulations              15
      Eastman Launches 9 Specialized Products for TPE Manufacturers        15
      Evonik Degussa Exhibits New Product Range                            16
      EMS-Grivory Unveils High Performance Grilflex PEBA Elastomers        16
      Rhodia Introduces TECHNYL® XT High Productivity Polyamide            16
      Rhodia Unveils TECHNYL® XCell Polyamide 6.6 and 6 Grades             16
      Rhodia Introduces TECHNYL® SI Polyamide Range                        16
      Rhodia Launches New High Fluidity Polyamide 6.6 Range                17
      Solvay Unveils Innovative Plastic Extensions                         17
      DSM Releases Stanyl Diablo OCD2100                                   17
      Victrex Unveils New VICTREX® MAX- Series™ Polymer                    17
      Victrex Launches TF-60C                                              18
      DuPont Launches New Line of High- Performance Polymers               18

  5. MAJOR PLAYERS                                                         18
      Arkema (France)                                                      18
      BASF AG (Germany)                                                    18
      Bayer MaterialScience AG (Germany)                                   19
      Celanese Corporation (US)                                            19
       Ticona (Germany)                                                    19
      Chevron Phillips Chemical Company (US)                               19
      Daikin Industries Ltd (Japan)                                        20
      DSM Engineering Plastics B.V (The Netherlands)                       20
      DuPont Engineering Polymers Inc (US)                                 20
      Dyneon LLC (US)                                                      20
      Eastman Chemical Company (US)                                        20
      EMS-Grivory (Switzerland)                                            20
      Evonik Degussa (Germany)                                             21
      Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A. (US)                            21
      Kuraray Co Ltd (Japan)                                               21
      Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Japan)                                       21
      Performance Plastics Ltd (Canada)                                    22
      Polyplastics Co Ltd (Japan)                                          22
      Radici Novacips SpA (Italy)                                          22
      Rhodia Engineering Plastics (France)                                 22
      SABIC Innovative Plastics Holding BV (US)                            22
      Solvay Group (Belgium)                                               22
      The Dow Chemical Company (US)                                        23
      Toray Industries, Inc. (Japan)                                       23
      Victrex Plc (UK)                                                     23

  6. MARKET ANALYTICS                                                      24

  7. THE UNITED STATES                                                     32
      Outlook                                                              32
      US Fluoropolymers Demand                                             34
      End-Use Markets                                                      35
      Fluoropolymers - Competitive Scenario                                36
      Regulatory Environment                                               38
      Biocompatibility of Medical Devices                                  38
      Regulations Uplift Fluoropolymers                                    38
      New Method to Recycle Plastics                                       38

  8. JAPAN                                                                 40

  9. EUROPE                                                                41

  10. REST OF WORLD                                                        47
      Outlook                                                              47
      China                                                                47
       Fluoropolymers - Offering High Growth Potential                     47
       Polytetrafluoroethylene Holds Lion's Share                          47
       Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF)                                      47
       Polyphenylene Sulfide                                               47
       Polyimide                                                           48
       Liquid Crystal Polymers                                             48


 EXHIBITS

      Table 1: Percentage Breakdown of High Performance Polyamides
      Volume Consumption by Type in the World- 2008

      Table 2: Percentage Breakdown of Fluoropolymer Volume
      Consumption by Region - 2008

      Table 3: Percentage Breakdown of Polyphenylene Sulfides Volume
      Demand by End-Use Industry - 2005

      Table 4: Global High Temperature Plastics Market by Product
      Segment for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Million Pounds)

      Table 5: Percentage Breakdown of Global High Temperature
      Plastics Market by Product Segment for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 6: Global High Temperature Plastics Market by Region for
      the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 7: Percentage Breakdown (Value Sales) of Global High
      Temperature Plastics Market by Region for the Years 2008 &
      2012

      Table 8: Global High Temperature Plastics Market by Product
      Segment for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 9: Percentage Breakdown (Value Sales) of Global High
      Temperature Plastics Market by Product Segment for the Years
      2008 & 2012

      Table 10: Global Market for High Temperature Plastics in
      Automobile Industry by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales
      in US$ Million)

      Table 11: Percentage Breakdown (Value Sales) of Global Market
      for High Temperature Plastics in Automobile Industry by Region
      for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 12: Global Market for High Temperature Plastics in
      Electrical/Electronics Industry by Region for the Period
      2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 13: Percentage Breakdown (Value Sales) of Global Market
      for High Temperature Plastics in Electrical/Electronics
      Industry by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 14: Global Market for High Temperature Plastics in
      Chemical/Industrial Uses by Region for the Period 2007-2015
      (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 15: Percentage Breakdown (Value Sales) of Global Market
      for High Temperature Plastics in Chemical/Industrial Uses by
      Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 16: Global Market for High Temperature Plastics in
      Aerospace Industry by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales
      in US$ Million)

      Table 17: Percentage Breakdown (Value Sales) of Global Market
      for High Temperature Plastics in Aerospace Industry by Region
      for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 18: Global Market for High Temperature Plastics in
      Medical Industry by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in
      US$ Million)

      Table 19: Percentage Breakdown (Value Sales) of Global Market
      for High Temperature Plastics in Medical Industry by Region
      for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 20: Global Market for High Temperature Plastics in Other
      Industries by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$
      Million)

      Table 21: Percentage Breakdown (Value Sales) of Global Market
      for High Temperature Plastics Industry in Other Industries by
      Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 22: High Temperature Plastics Market by Product Segment
      in the US: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 23: Percentage Breakdown (Value Sales) of High
      Temperature Plastics Market by Product Segment in the US for
      the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 24: High Temperature Plastics Market by Product Segment
      in the US: 2007-2015 (Sales in Million Pounds)

      Table 25: Percentage Breakdown (Volume Sales) of High
      Temperature Plastics Market by Product Segment in the US for
      the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 26: Fluoropolymers Market by Product Segment in the US:
      2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 27: Percentage Breakdown (Value Sales) of Fluoropolymers
      Market by Product Segment in the US for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 28: Fluoropolymers Market by Product Segment in the US:
      2007-2015 (Sales in Million Pounds)

      Table 29: Percentage Breakdown (Volume Sales) of
      Fluoropolymers Market by Product Segment in the US for the
      Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 30: Percentage Breakdown of US Fluoropolymers Volume
      Sales - 2006

      Table 31: Market Share of Leading Fluoropolymers Manufacturers
      in the US - 2006

      Table 32: Market Shares of Leading PVDF Manufacturers in the
      US - 2006

      Table 33: Market Share of Leading FEP Manufacturers in the US
      - 2006

      Table 34: Market Share of Leading Fluoroelastomers
      Manufacturers in the US - 2006

      Table 35: Market Share of Leading Other Fluoropolymers
      Manufacturers in the US - 2006

      Table 36: High Temperature Plastics Market by End-Use Industry
      in the US: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 37: Percentage Breakdown (Value Sales) of High
      Temperature Plastics Market by Ens-use Industry in the US for
      the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 38: High Temperature Plastics Market by End-Use Industry
      in Japan: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 39: Percentage Breakdown (Value Sales) of High
      Temperature Plastics Market by Ens-Use Industry in Japan for
      the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 40: High Temperature Plastics Market by Product Segment
      in Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 41: Percentage Breakdown of (Value Sales) High
      Temperature Plastics Market by Product Segment in Europe for
      the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 42: High Temperature Plastics Market by Product Segment
      in Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in Million Pounds)

      Table 43: Percentage Breakdown (Volume Sales) of High
      Temperature Plastics Market by Product Segment in Europe for
      the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 44: Market Share of Leading European Liquid Crystal
      Polymers Manufacturers in Europe - 2007

      Table 45: Market Share of Leading Polyphenylene Sulfides
      Manufacturers in Europe - 2007

      Table 46: Market Share of Leading Polyketones Manufacturers in
      Europe - 2007

      Table 47: Market Share of Leading High Performance Polyamides
      Manufacturers in Europe - 2007

      Table 48: Market Share of Leading High Performance Polyamides
      Manufacturers in Europe - 2007

      Table 49: Market Share of Leading Polytetrafluoroethylene
      Manufacturers in Europe - 2007

      Table 50: Market Share of Leading Polyvinylidene Fluoride
      Manufacturers in Europe - 2007

      Table 51: Percentage Breakdown of High Temperature Plastics
      Manufacturers in Europe - 2007

      Table 52: High Temperature Plastics Market by End-use Industry
      in Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 53: Percentage Breakdown (Value Sales) of High
      Temperature Plastics End-use Industry by Application in Europe
      for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 54: High Temperature Plastics Market by End-Use Industry
      in Rest of World: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 55: Percentage Breakdown (Value Sales) of High
      Temperature Plastics Market by Use Industry in Rest of World
      for the Years 2008 & 2012


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