Global Synthetic Fibers Industry

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Global Synthetic Fibers industry

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This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Synthetic Fibers in Thousand Tons. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for each region for the period 2007 through 2015. Also, a six-year historic analysis is provided for these markets. The report profiles 79 companies including ALFA, S.A.B. DE C.V, Akra Polyester S.A. de C.V, DAK Americas, LLC, Asahi Kasei Fibers Corporation, BASF Corporation, Cydsa SAB de CV, Derivados Acrilicos S.A. de C.V, Far Eastern New Century Corporation, FIBER VISIONS, L.P., ES FIBERVISIONS, Inc., Guilford Mills, Inc., Indorama Group, INVISTA, Kaneka Corporation, Kuraray Company Limited, Lenzing AG, Mitsubishi Rayon Company Limited, Nan Ya Plastics Corporation, Performance Fibers, Inc., Radici Partecipazioni SPA, Reliance Industries Limited, Recron (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, Technical Absorbents Limited, Teijin Fibers Ltd., TOHO Tenax Co. Ltd., Toyobo Co. Ltd., Unitika Ltd., Universal Fiber Systems, LLC, and Woongjin Chemical Company Limited. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

SYNTHETIC FIBERS MCP-6350

A GLOBAL STRATEGIC BUSINESS REPORT

CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations I-1

Disclaimers I-2

Data Interpretation & Reporting Level I-3

Quantitative Techniques & Analytics I-3

Product Definitions and Scope of Study I-3

II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW II-1

Introduction II-1

Current and Future Analysis II-1

Developments of the Synthetic Fibers Industry II-2

Global Growth Drivers and Constraints II-2

Global Fiber Production Continues to Grow II-2

Table 1: World Synthetic Fiber Production (2006) - Output for Polyester, Nylon, Acrylic, Cellulosic and Other Synthetic Fiber (In '000 Tons) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-3

China to Remain Leader in World Synthetic Fiber II-3

Table 2: World Synthetic Textile Fiber Production (2006) - Output by Geographic Region for China, Western Europe, ASEAN, Taiwan, India, USA, South Korea, Japan, and Others (In '000 Tons) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-3

Synthetic Fiber to Outsell Cotton II-4

Asia Pacific Markets Witness Growth in Demand for Acrylic Fibers II-4

High End Synthetics to Exhibit Fastest Growth II-4

Synthetic & High-Tech Fabrics - Popular with Designers II-4

Challenges Confronting Synthetic Fiber Industry II-5

Future Perspective II-5

Key Statistical Data II-6

Table 3: World Imports and Exports of Raw-Synthetic Fibers (1991-2005) (In '000 pounds) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-6

2. PRODUCT OVERVIEW II-7

Synthetic Fibers - A Definition II-7

Classification of Synthetic Fibers II-7

A Peek Into History of Synthetic Fibers II-8

Production Process of Synthetic Fibers II-8

Polymerization - A Process to Manufacture Synthetic Fibers II-9

Undesirable Effects of Dyestuffs Used in Chemical Fibers II-9

Select Synthetic Fibers II-9

Select Specialty Synthetic Fibers II-11

Select Modern Synthetic Fibers II-14

Review Of Select Synthetic Fibers II-14

Polyester II-14

Types of Polyester Fiber II-14

Polyester Filament (PFY) II-14

Polyester Staple Fiber (PSF) II-14

Polyester Chips: The Raw Material II-15

Polyester Filament Versus Polyester Staple Fiber II-15

Production Process of Polyester II-15

Market Overview II-16

Polyester Staple Fiber (PSF) - Following Suit II-16

A Remarkable Presence II-16

Major Polyester Producing Nations II-16

Factors Influencing Polyester Market II-17

Acrylic Fiber II-17

Development of Microfibers II-17

Acrylonitrile: The Raw Material II-18

Production Process II-18

Market Overview II-19

China: A Global Leader II-19

The Main Pricing Influences II-19

Advantages of Acrylic Fibers II-19

Applications II-19

Table 4: Consumption of Acrylic Fibers Worldwide (2006): Percentage Breakdown by End-Use Sector - Apparel, Home Furnishings, Industrial and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-20

Rayon II-20

Market Perspective II-20

Types of Rayon II-20

Production Process II-21

Viscose Rayon Staple Fiber - A Form of Rayon II-21

Yarns Manufactured from VSF II-21

Viscose Versus Other Fibers II-21

Table 5: Rayon/Lyocell Market Worldwide (2006): Percentage Breakdown by End-Use Sector for Apparel, Non-Wovens, Home Furnishings and Industrial (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-22

Aramids II-22

Nylon II-22

Different Forms of Nylon II-22

Table 6: Global Consumption of Nylon 6 and 66 (2006): Percentage Breakdown by End-Use Sector for Carpets/Rugs, Apparel, Home Textiles and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-23

Characteristics of Nylon 6,6/ABS II-23

DuPont's Tactel Nylon Fiber II-23

Unique Properties II-24

Market Overview II-24

Table 7: Global Nylon Filament Production (2005) (In '000 Tons) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-24

3. STRATEGIC CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS II-25

DuPont Rolls Out Sorona® Renewably Sourced Fiber II-25

SK Capital Partners Acquires Solutia's Integrated Nylon Business II-25

FiberVisions Enters into Joint Venture with Tel Rad Cuyo II-25

Weyerhaeuser to Establish Cellulose Fibers Processing Unit II-26

Weyerhaeuser and Lenzing Launch Pilot Facility for TencelWeb™ II-26

The US Federal Trade Commission Approves DuPont's Sorona® II-26

Empire Investment Holdings Acquires Polyester Fibers II-27

Snow Phipps Acquires Remaining Minority Stake in FiberVisions II-27

Kemira Plans to Form Joint Venture with Rockwood Holdings II-27

Lenzing Group to Divest 60% Stake in Lenzing Paper II-28

Indorama and Europlast Agree to Build Fiber and Tissue Facility II-28

Performance Fibers Acquires Assets of INVISTA II-28

INVISTA Kicks Off New Airbag Fiber Production Facility II-28

Baiksan Lintex Selects EastONE™ Co-polyester of Eastman Chemical II-29

Reliance Renames Hualon II-29

Wellman Divests Polyester Fiber Business II-29

Wellman Announces Closure of Johnsonville and Darlington Plants II-29

AURELIUS Takes Over Wellman International II-30

The Sterling Group Takes Over Universal Fiber Systems II-30

CLARCOR Acquires Synthetic Fiber Business of Newton Tool II-30

Reliance Acquires Hualon II-31

David C. Poole Company Acquires Assets of Wellman II-31

4. FOCUS ON SELECT GLOBAL PLAYERS II-32

ALFA, S.A.B. DE C.V. (Mexico) II-32

Akra Polyester S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) II-32

DAK Americas, LLC (US) II-32

Asahi Kasei Fibers Corporation (Japan) II-33

BASF Corporation (US) II-33

Cydsa SAB de CV (Mexico) II-33

Derivados Acrilicos S.A. de C.V (Mexico) II-33

Far Eastern New Century Corporation (Taiwan) II-34

FIBER VISIONS, L.P. (US) II-34

ES FIBERVISIONS, Inc. (US) II-34

Guilford Mills, Inc. (US) II-34

Indorama Group (Indonesia) II-35

INVISTA (US) II-35

Kaneka Corporation (Japan) II-35

Kuraray Company Limited (Japan) II-36

Lenzing AG (Austria) II-36

Mitsubishi Rayon Company Limited (Japan) II-36

Nan Ya Plastics Corporation (Taiwan) II-37

Performance Fibers, Inc. (US) II-37

Radici Partecipazioni, SPA (Italy) II-37

Reliance Industries Limited (India) II-37

Recron (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd (Malaysia) II-37

Technical Absorbents Limited (UK) II-38

Teijin Fibers Ltd. (Japan) II-38

TOHO Tenax Co. Ltd. (Japan) II-38

Toyobo Co. Ltd. (Japan) II-39

Unitika Ltd. (Japan) II-39

Universal Fiber Systems, LLC (US) II-39

Woongjin Chemical Company Limited (South Korea) II-39

5. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE II-41

Table 8: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Synthetic Fibers by Geographic Region - US, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-41

Table 9: World Historic Analysis for Synthetic Fibers by Geographic Region - US, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-42

Table 10: World 13-Year Perspective for Synthetic Fibers by Geographic Region -Percentage Breakdown of Volume Demand for US, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World Markets for the Years 2003, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-43

III. MARKET

1. THE UNITED STATES III-1

A. Market Analysis III-1

Outlook III-1

Trends in the Synthetic Fibers Market III-1

Table 11: US Synthetic Fibers Trade (2000-2005) (In Million Lbs) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-1

Fiber Consumption Trends III-2

Key Thrust Areas for Synthetic Fibers III-2

Export/Import Statistics III-3

Table 12: US Exports of Polyester Fiber (Not Combed or Carded) (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Exports by Select Country - Mexico, Canada, Spain, Ecuador, El Salvador, Argentina, France, Italy, Peru, Germany, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-3

Table 13: US Imports of Polyester Fiber (Not Combed or Carded) (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Imports by Select County - South Korea, China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Germany, Vietnam, Japan, Belarus, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-4

Table 14: US Exports of Modacrylic and Acrylic Fiber (Not Combed or Carded) (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Exports by Select Country - Canada, Netherlands, Mexico, Italy, India, China, Spain, Turkey, South Korea, Indonesia, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-5

Table 15: US Imports of Modacrylic and Acrylic Fiber (Not Combed or Carded) (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Imports by Select Country - Turkey, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Germany, Portugal, Spain, China, Taiwan, Thailand, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-6

Table 16: US Exports of Polypropylene Fiber (Not Combed or Carded) (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Exports by Select Country - Canada, Mexico, Italy, Brazil, Turkey, Colombia, China, Germany, UK, Australia, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-7

Table 17: US Imports of Polypropylene Fiber (Not Combed or Carded) (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Imports by Select Country - South Korea, Japan, Belgium, Canada, France, Brazil, Austria, Germany, China, Indonesia, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-8

Table 18: US Exports of Viscose Rayon Fiber (Not Combed or Carded) (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Exports by Select Country - Canada, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Sweden, Germany, Venezuela, Belgium, Spain, China, Brazil, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-9

Table 19: US Imports of Viscose Rayon Fiber (Not Combed or Carded) (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Imports by Select Country - Austria, Germany, China, Finland, Japan, Indonesia, Taiwan, Switzerland, Spain, Thailand, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-10

Table 20: US Exports of Polyamide / Nylon Fiber (Combed or Carded) (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Exports by Select Country - Canada, Singapore, Belgium, Mexico, Germany, Italy, Brazil, Pakistan, Netherlands, Thailand, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-11

Table 21: US Imports of Polyamide / Nylon Fiber (Combed or Carded) (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Imports by Select Country - For Germany, Mexico, UK, Italy, Japan, Canada, Belgium, South Korea, France, New Zealand, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-12

Table 22: US Exports of Polyester Fiber (Combed or Carded) (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Exports by Select Country - Mexico, Netherlands, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Taiwan, China, Canada, South Korea, Belgium, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-13

Table 23: US Imports of Polyester Fiber (Combed or Carded) (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Imports by Select Country - China, Thailand, Germany, France, Turkey, Italy, Canada, UK, Spain, Japan, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-14

Table 24: US Exports of Modacrylic/Acrylic Fiber (Combed or Carded) (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Exports by Select Country - Mexico, India, Canada, South Africa, Vietnam, Italy, Thailand, Singapore, Japan, Costa Rica, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-15

Table 25: US Imports of Modacrylic / Acrylic Fiber (Combed or Carded) (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Imports by Select Country - Turkey, Mexico, Italy, Thailand, Japan, Germany, Spain, Taiwan, UK, China, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-16

Strategic Corporate Developments III-16

Key Players III-20

B. Market Analytics III-22

Table 26: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Synthetic Fibers - Annual Consumption in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-22

Table 27: US Historic Perspective for Synthetic Fibers - Annual Consumption in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-23

2. EUROPE III-24

A. Market Analysis III-24

Outlook III-24

Recovering Synthetic Fibers Market III-24

Growing Environmental Concerns Worries the Industry III-24

Overview of Select Regional Markets III-24

France III-24

Germany III-25

Turkey III-28

Table 28: Turkish Exports of Synthetic Fiber (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Exports by Select Country - Italy, US, Germany, Syria, Egypt, Belgium, Russia, UK, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-29

B. Market Analytics III-29

Table 29: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Synthetic Fibers - Annual Consumption in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-29

Table 30: European Historic Perspective for Synthetic Fibers - Annual Consumption in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-30

3. ASIA PACIFIC III-31

A. Market Analysis III-31

Outlook III-31

Market Characteristics III-31

Polyester Market Scenario III-31

Asia Pacific Markets Witness Growth in Demand for Acrylic Fibers III-31

B. Market Analytics III-32

Table 31: Asia Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Synthetic Fibers by Geographic Region - For China, Indonesia, India, Thailand, Rest of Asia Pacific Market Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-32

Table 32: Asia Pacific Historic Perspective for Synthetic Fibers by Geographic Region - For China, Indonesia, India, Thailand, Rest of Asia Pacific Market Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-33

Table 33: Asia Pacific 13-Year Perspective for Synthetic Fibers by Geographic Region -Percentage Breakdown f Volume Demand for China, Indonesia, India, Thailand, and Rest of Asia Pacific Markets for the Years 2003, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-34

3a. CHINA III-35

A. Market Analysis III-35

Outlook III-35

Synthetic Non-Woven Fiber III-35

Trends in Chinese synthetic fiber market III-35

Table 34: Synthetic Textile Fiber Production in China (2006) - Output for Polyester, Viscose, Polyamide and Acrylic (In '000 Tons) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-36

Table 35: Nylon Filament Production in China (2000-2005) (In '000 Tons) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-36

Polyester market III-36

Market scenario III-37

Table 36: Production Capacity of Polyester Textile Filament Yarn in China (2000-2005) (In '000 Tons) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-37

Table 37: Production Capacity of Polyester Stable Fiber in China (2000-2005) (In '000 Tons) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-37

Polyester Chips Market III-38

Acrylic Fibers Market III-38

Major factors that helped the acrylic fiber sector to get out of the slackness are mainly III-38

Specialty textiles market III-39

Growing demand for flame retardant and automobile textiles III-39

The Chinese textile industry overview III-39

Strategic corporate developments III-39

B. Market Analytics III-40

Table 38: Chinese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Synthetic Fibers - Annual Demand in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-40

Table 39: Chinese Historic Perspective for Synthetic Fibers - Annual Demand in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-41

3b. INDIA III-42

A. Market Analysis III-42

Current Scenario III-42

Increasing Preference for Polyester III-42

Key Player III-43

B. Market Analytics III-43

Table 40: Indian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Synthetic Fibers - Annual Demand in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-43

Table 41: Indian Historic Perspective for Synthetic Fibers - Annual Demand in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-44

3c. INDONESIA III-45

A. Market Analysis III-45

Market Outlook III-45

Polyester Market Scenario III-45

Table 42: Indonesian Top Manufacturers of Synthetic Fibers (Polyester Filament Yarn (PFY) and Polyester Staple Fiber (PSF)) by Capacity (in Thousand Tons) for the Year 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-46

Key Player III-46

B. Market Analytics III-47

Table 43: Indonesian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Synthetic Fibers - Annual Demand in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-47

Table 44: Indonesian Historic Perspective for Synthetic Fibers - Annual Demand in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-47

3d. THAILAND III-48

Market Analysis III-48

Table 45: Thai Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Synthetic Fibers - Annual Demand in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-48

Table 46: Thai Historic Perspective for Synthetic Fibers - Annual Demand in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-48

3e. REST OF ASIA PACIFIC III-49

A. Market Analysis III-49

Overview of Select Regional Markets III-49

Taiwan III-49

B. Market Analytics III-50

Table 47: Rest of Asia Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Synthetic Fibers - Annual Demand in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-50

Table 48: Rest of Asia Pacific Historic Perspective for Synthetic Fibers - Annual Demand in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-50

4. REST OF WORLD III-51

A. Market Analysis III-51

Outlook III-51

Overview of Select Regional Markets III-51

Canada III-51

Canadian Synthetic Fiber Export/Import Statistics III-51

Table 49: Canadian Exports of Polyester Fiber (Not Combed or Carded) (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Exports by Select Country - US, Mexico, and Spain (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-51

Table 50: Canadian Imports of Polyester Fiber (Not Combed or Carded) (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Imports by Select Country - US, South Korea, China, Germany, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, India, Finland, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-52

Table 51: Canadian Exports of Modacrylic/Acrylic Fiber (Not Combed or Carded) (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Exports by Select Country - US, Brazil, Mexico, Italy, China, and Uruguay (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-53

Table 52: Canadian Imports of Modacrylic / Acrylic Fiber (Not Combed or Carded) (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Imports by Select Country - Japan, Germany, Egypt, Portugal, US, Italy, UK, China, Spain, Peru, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-54

Table 53: Canadian Exports of Polypropylene Fiber (Not Combed or Carded) (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Exports by Select Country - US, France, Colombia, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Malaysia, India, Germany, Belgium, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-55

Table 54: Canadian Imports of Polypropylene Fiber (Not Combed or Carded) (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Imports by Select Country - US, Belgium, South Korea, India, Austria, China, Belarus, Italy, UK, Germany, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-56

Table 55: Canadian Exports of Viscose Rayon Fiber (Not Combed or Carded) (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Exports by Select Country - US and Germany III-56

Table 56: Canadian Imports of Viscose Rayon Fiber (Not Combed or Carded) (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Imports by Select Country - Germany, US, China, Spain, Taiwan, South Korea, Switzerland, UK, Thailand, India, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-57

Table 57: Canadian Exports of Polyamide / Nylon Fiber (Combed or Carded) (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Exports by Select Country - Belgium, China, Taiwan, Japan, India, Malaysia, US, Kazakhstan, France, South Korea, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-58

Table 58: Canadian Imports of Polyamide / Nylon Fiber (Combed or Carded) (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Imports by Select Country - US, Germany, Japan, France, China, UK, and Others (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) III-59

Table 59: Canadian Imports of Polyester Fiber (Combed or Carded) (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Imports by Select Country - China, US, and France (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-59

Table 60: Canadian Imports of Modacrylic / Acrylic Fiber (Combed or Carded) (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Imports by Select Country - Portugal, Turkey, Peru, Italy, US, Egypt, Taiwan, UK, and Japan (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-60

Japan III-60

Table 61: Synthetic Textile Fiber Production in Japan (2006) - Output for Polyester (Filament & Staple), Acrylic Staple, Polypropylene, Nylon Filament, Acetate, Rayon Staple and Other Synthetic Fiber (In '000 Tons) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-61

Japanese Rayon Market III-61

Strategic Corporate Developments III-61

Key Players III-63

B. Market Analytics III-69

Table 62: Rest of World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Synthetic Fibers - Annual Demand in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-69

Table 63: Rest of World Historic Perspective for Synthetic Fibers - Annual Demand in Thousand Tons for Years 2001 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-69

IV. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Total Companies Profiled: 79 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 86)

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Region/Country Players

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The United States 21

Japan 12

Europe 32

France 4

Germany 6

The United Kingdom 3

Italy 2