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North America Polystyrene Industry Outlook to 2015 - Market Size, Company Share, Price Trends, Capacity Forecasts of All Active and Planned Plants


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NEW YORK, July 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

North America Polystyrene Industry Outlook to 2015 - Market Size, Company Share, Price Trends, Capacity Forecasts of All Active and Planned Plants

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North America Polystyrene Industry Outlook to 2015 - Market Size, Company Share, Price Trends, Capacity Forecasts of All Active and Planned Plants

Summary

GlobalData's report, North America Polystyrene Industry Outlook to 2015 - Market Size, Company Share, Price Trends, Capacity Forecasts of All Active and Planned Plants provides an in-depth coverage of North America Polystyrene industry. The research presents major market trends affecting Polystyrene in the region. It provides capacity growth and presents installed capacity by key feedstock, process and technology. In addition, it presents market size, demand and production forecasts, end use demand forecasts, and company shares of major Polystyrene producers in the region. The research also provides price trends and trade balance data. Supply and demand scenario for key countries within the region is also included in the report. Overall, the reports present a comprehensive analysis of the specific petrochemical in the region covering all the major parameters.

Scope

- Polystyrene industry supply scenario in the region from 2000 to 2015 consisting of capacity growth, installed plant capacity by key feedstock, production process and technology

- Supply and demand outlook in key countries in North America from 2000 to 2015

- Information of all active and planned petrochemical plants in North America with capacity forecasts to 2015

- Detailed information on all operating and planned projects covering details such as process, technology, key feedstock and operator and equity details

- Polystyrene industry market dynamics in North America from 2000 to 2015 consisting of market size, demand and production outlook, demand by end use sector, and average prices

- Key countries trade balance data from 2000 to 2015 including details on imports, exports, net exports and imports as percentage of demand

- Comparison of supply demand scenario in North America with other regions in the world

- Company snapshots including company overview, business description and information on the current and upcoming petrochemical plants in North America

- Company shares of key competitors in North America and across major countries in the region

Reasons to buy

- Obtain the most up to date information available on the Polystyrene industry in North America

- Benefit from GlobalData's advanced insight on the Polystyrene industry in North America

- Identify the macro and micro-economic trends affecting the Polystyrene industry in North America

- Understand the market positioning of Polystyrene producers in North America

- Develop market-entry and market expansion strategies

- Benchmark your operations and strategies against the major companies in North America

1 Table of Contents

1 Table of Contents 2

1.1 List of Tables 5

1.2 List of Figures 7

2 Introduction 8

2.1 GlobalData Report Guidance 8

3 North America Polystyrene Industry 9

3.1 North America Polystyrene Industry, Supply Scenario, 2000-2015 9

3.1.1 North America Polystyrene Industry, Total Plant Capacity, 2000-2015 9

3.1.2 North America Polystyrene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Key Feedstock, 2010 18

3.1.3 North America Polystyrene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, 2010 18

3.1.4 North America Polystyrene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Technology, 2010 19

3.1.5 North America Polystyrene Industry, Company Share, 2010 22

3.2 North America Polystyrene Industry, Market Dynamics, 2000-2015 23

3.2.1 North America Polystyrene Industry, Market Size, 2000-2015 23

3.2.2 North America Polystyrene Industry, Demand and Production Outlook, 2000-2015 26

3.2.3 North America Polystyrene Industry, Demand by End Use Sector, 2010 31

3.2.4 North America Polystyrene Industry, Price Forecasts, 2000-2015 34

4 US Polystyrene Industry 37

4.1 US Polystyrene Industry, Supply Scenario, 2000-2015 37

4.1.1 US Polystyrene Industry, Total Plant Capacity, 2000-2015 37

4.1.2 US Polystyrene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Key Feedstock, 2010 47

4.1.3 US Polystyrene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Production Process, 2010 47

4.1.4 US Polystyrene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Technology, 2010 48

4.1.5 US Polystyrene Industry, Company Share, 2010 51

4.2 US Polystyrene Industry, Market Dynamics, 2000-2015 53

4.2.1 US Polystyrene Industry, Market Size, 2000-2015 53

4.2.2 US Polystyrene Industry, Demand and Production Outlook, 2000-2015 55

4.2.3 US Polystyrene Industry, Demand by End Use Sector, 2010 57

4.2.4 US Polystyrene Industry, Price Forecasts, 2000-2015 59

4.3 US Polystyrene, Trade Balance, 2000-2015 61

4.3.1 US Polystyrene Industry, Imports and Exports, 2000-2015 61

4.3.2 US Polystyrene Industry, Net Exports, MMTPA, 2000-2015 63

4.3.3 US Polystyrene Industry, Imports as Percentage of Demand, %, 2000-2015 65

5 The Dow Chemical Company, Company Snapshot 67

5.1 The Dow Chemical Company, Company Overview 67

5.2 The Dow Chemical Company, Key Information 67

5.3 The Dow Chemical Company, Business Description 67

5.3.1 Business Overview 67

5.4 The Dow Chemical Company, Polystyrene Market, 2010The Dow Chemical Company, Polystyrene Capacity Split, North America and Rest of the World, 2010 71

5.4.1 The Dow Chemical Company, Polystyrene Plant Capacity Share in North America, 2010 72

5.4.2 The Dow Chemical Company, Polystyrene Capacity in North America, 2000-2015 73

5.4.3 The Dow Chemical Company, Polystyrene Plants Details in North America, 2010 73

5.5 SWOT Analysis 74

5.5.1 Overview 74

5.5.2 The Dow Chemical Company Strengths 75

5.5.3 The Dow Chemical Company Weaknesses 77

5.5.4 The Dow Chemical Company Opportunities 78

5.5.5 The Dow Chemical Company Threats 79

6 Sunoco, Inc., Company Snapshot 81

6.1 Company Overview 81

6.2 Key Information 81

6.3 Business Description 81

6.3.1 Business Overview 81

6.3.2 Chemicals 82

6.3.3 Coke 83

6.3.4 Logistics 83

6.3.5 Refining and Supply 84

6.3.6 Retail Marketing 85

6.4 Sunoco, Inc., Polystyrene Market, 2010 87

6.4.1 Sunoco, Inc., Polystyrene Capacity Split, North America and Rest of the World, 2010 87

6.4.2 Sunoco, Inc., Polystyrene Plant Capacity Share in the North America, 2010 87

6.4.3 Sunoco, Inc., Polystyrene Capacity in North America, 2000-2015 88

6.4.4 Sunoco, Inc., Polystyrene Plants Details in North America, 2010 88

6.5 SWOT Analysis 89

6.5.1 Overview 89

6.5.2 Sunoco, Inc. Strengths 89

6.5.3 Sunoco, Inc. Weaknesses 90

6.5.4 Sunoco, Inc. Opportunities 91

6.5.5 Sunoco, Inc. Threats 92

7 Appendix 93

7.1 GlobalData's Methodology 93

7.1.1 Installed Plant Capacity 93

7.1.2 Key Feedstock 93

7.1.3 Process 93

7.1.4 Technology 93

7.2 Abbreviations 93

7.3 GlobalData's Methodology 93

7.3.1 Coverage 93

7.3.2 Secondary Research 94

7.3.3 Primary Research 94

7.3.4 Expert Panel Validation 95

7.4 Contact Us 95

7.5 Disclaimer 95

1.1

List of Tables

Table 1: North America, Total Polystyrene Plant Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2015 11

Table 2: Polystyrene Industry, Total Plant Capacity by Region, MMTPA, 2000-2015 12

Table 3: North America, Polystyrene Plants Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2015 13

Table 4: North America, Polystyrene Plants Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2015 (Contd.) 14

Table 5: North America, Active Polystyrene Plants Details, 2010 15

Table 6: North America, Active Polystyrene Plants by Key Feedstock, Process, Technology, 2010 16

Table 7: North America, Top Polystyrene Plants, %, 2010 17

Table 8: North America, Polystyrene Plants Details, 2010 17

Table 9: North America, Polystyrene Plant Capacity by Technology, %, 2010 19

Table 10: North America, Polystyrene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by INEOS Polystyrene Technology, 2010 20

Table 11: North America, Polystyrene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Total Petrochemicals Polystyrene Technology, 2010 20

Table 12: North America, Polystyrene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Chevron Phillips Polystyrene Technology, 2010 20

Table 13: North America, Polystyrene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Dow Chemicals Polystyrene Technology, 2010 21

Table 14: North America, Polystyrene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Nova Chemicals Polystyrene Technology, 2010 21

Table 15: North America, Polystyrene Industry, Plant Capacity by Company, %, 2010 22

Table 16: North America, Polystyrene Industry, Demand Value, in USD Billion, 2000-2015 24

Table 17: Polystyrene Industry, Demand Value Growth by Region, in USD Billion, 2000-2015 25

Table 18: North America, Polystyrene Industry, Demand and Production, MMTPA, 2000-2015 27

Table 19: Polystyrene Industry, Demand by Region, MMTPA, 2000-2015 28

Table 20: Polystyrene Industry, Production by Region, MMTPA, 2000-2015 29

Table 21: North America, Polystyrene Industry, Demand by Country, %, 2010 30

Table 22: North America, Polystyrene Industry, Demand by End Use Sector, %, 2010 32

Table 23: Polystyrene Industry, End Use by Regions, MMTPA, 2010-2015 33

Table 24: North America, Polystyrene Industry, Price Forecasts, $/Tonne, 2000-2015 35

Table 25: Polystyrene Industry, Average Price by Region, $/Tonne, 2000-2015 36

Table 26: US, Total Polystyrene Plant Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2015 39

Table 27: US, Polystyrene Plants Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2015 40

Table 28: US, Polystyrene Plants Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2015 (Contd.) 41

Table 29: US, Active Polystyrene Plants by State, %, 2010 42

Table 30: US, Active Polystyrene Plants Details, MMTPA, 2010 43

Table 31: US, Active Polystyrene Plants by Key Feedstock, Process, Technology, 2010 44

Table 32: US, Top Polystyrene Plants, %, 2010 45

Table 33: US, Top Polystyrene Plants Details, 2010 46

Table 34: US, Polystyrene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Technology, %, 2010 48

Table 35: US, Polystyrene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by INEOS Polystyrene Technology, 2010 49

Table 36: US, Polystyrene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Total Petrochemicals Polystyrene Technology, 2010 49

Table 37: US, Polystyrene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Chevron Phillips Polystyrene Technology, 2010 49

Table 38: US, Polystyrene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Dow Chemicals Polystyrene Technology, 2010 50

Table 39: US, Polystyrene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Nova Chemicals Polystyrene Technology, 2010 50

Table 40: US, Polystyrene Industry,Plant Capacity by Company, %, 2010 52

Table 41: US, Polystyrene Industry, Demand Value, USD Billion, 2000-2015 54

Table 42: US, Polystyrene Industry, Demand and Production, MMTPA, 2000-2015 56

Table 43: US, Polystyrene Industry, Demand by End Use Sector, %, 2010 58

Table 44: US, Polystyrene Industry, Price Forecasts, 2000-2015 60

Table 45: US, Polystyrene Industry, Imports and Exports, MMTPA, 2000-2015 62

Table 46: US, Polystyrene Industry, Net Exports, MMTPA, 2000-2015 64

Table 47: US, Polystyrene Industry, Imports as Percentage of Demand, %, 2000-2015 66

Table 48: The Dow Chemical Company, Key Facts 67

Table 49: The Dow Chemical Company,Polystyrene Capacity Split, North America and Rest of the World,%, 2010 71

Table 50: North America, The Dow Chemical Company, Polystyrene Capacity Share, %, 2010 72

Table 51: North America, The Dow Chemical Company, Polystyrene Plant Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2015 73

Table 52: North America, The Dow Chemical Company Polystyrene Plants Details, 2010 73

Table 53: The Dow Chemical Company, SWOT Analysis 74

Table 54: Sunoco, Inc., Key Facts 81

Table 55: North America, Sunoco, Inc., Polystyrene Capacity Share, %, 2010 87

Table 56: North America, Sunoco, Inc., Polystyrene Plant Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2015 88

Table 57: North America, Sunoco, Inc. Polystyrene Plants Details, 2010 88

Table 58: Sunoco, Inc., SWOT Analysis 89

1.2

List of Figures

Figure 1: North America, Polystyrene Plant Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2015 10

Figure 2: Polystyrene Industry, Global Plant Capacity by Region, MMTPA, 2000-2015 12

Figure 3: North America, Top Polystyrene Plants, %, 2010 17

Figure 4: North America, Polystyrene Plant Capacity by Technology, %, 2010 19

Figure 5: North America, Polystyrene Industry, Plant Capacity by Company, %, 2010 22

Figure 6: North America, Polystyrene Industry, Demand Value, in USD Billion, 2000-2015 23

Figure 7: Polystyrene Industry, Demand Value Growth by Region, in USD Billion, 2000-2015 25

Figure 8: North America, Polystyrene Industry, Demand and Production, MMTPA, 2000-2015 26

Figure 9: Polystyrene Industry, Demand by Region, MMTPA, 2000-2015 28

Figure 10: Polystyrene Industry, Production by Region, MMTPA, 2000-2015 29

Figure 11: North America, Polystyrene Industry, Demand by Country, %, 2010 30

Figure 12: North America, Polystyrene Industry, Demand by End Use Sector, %, 2010 31

Figure 13: Polystyrene Industry, End Use by Regions, MMTPA, 2010-2015 33

Figure 14: North America, EG Industry, Price Forecasts, $/Tonne, 2000-2015 34

Figure 15: Polystyrene Industry, Average Price by Geography, $/Tonne, 2000-2015 36

Figure 16: US, Total Polystyrene Plant Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2015 38

Figure 17: US, Active Polystyrene Plants by State, %, 2010 42

Figure 18: US, Top Polystyrene Plants, %, 2010 45

Figure 19: US, Polystyrene Industry, Installed Plant Capacity by Technology, %, 2010 48

Figure 20: US, Polystyrene Industry, Plant Capacity by Company, %, 2010 51

Figure 21: US, Polystyrene Industry, Demand Value, USD Billion, 2000-2015 53

Figure 22: US, Polystyrene Industry, Demand and Production, MMTPA, 2000-2015 55

Figure 23: US, Polystyrene Industry, Demand by End Use Sector, %, 2010 57

Figure 24: US, Polystyrene Industry, Price Forecasts, $/Tonne, 2000-2015 59

Figure 25: US, Polystyrene Industry, Imports and Exports, MMTPA, 2000-2015 61

Figure 26: US, Polystyrene Industry, Net Exports, MMTPA, 2000-2015 63

Figure 27: US, Polystyrene Industry, Imports as Percentage of Demand, %, 2000-2015 65

Figure 28: The Dow Chemical Company, Polystyrene Capacity Split, North America and Rest of the World,%, 2010 71

Figure 29: North America, The Dow Chemical Company,Polystyrene Capacity Share, %, 2010 72

Figure 30: North America, Sunoco, Inc., Polystyrene Capacity Share, %, 2010 87

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