Reportlinker Adds Global Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT) Industry

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NEW YORK, June 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

Global Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT) Industry

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This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT) in Thousand Metric Tons. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2009 through 2017. Also, a six-year historic analysis is provided for these markets. The report profiles 37 companies including many key and niche players such as BASF SE, Bayer AG, Celanese Corporation, DSM Engineering Plastics, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., DuPont China Holding Co. Ltd., International Diol Company, Lanxess AG, Longkou Dawn Engineering Plastic Co Ltd., Lurgi Zimmer GmbH, Nan Ya Plastics Corporation, Polyplastics Co., Ltd., SABIC, SABIC Innovative Plastics Holding BV, Toray Industries Inc., and WinTech Polymer Ltd. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

1. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS 1

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations 1

Disclaimers 2

Data Interpretation & Reporting Level 3

Quantitative Techniques & Analytics 3

Product Definitions and Scope of Study 3

2. MARKET OVERVIEW 4

Market Primer 4

Market in Recession Times 4

Signs of Recovery 5

Current & Future Analysis 6

Noteworthy Market Developments 6

End Users Necessitate New Product Developments 6

HR Grades for Automotive Electronics Segment 6

Halogen Free Flame Retardants for E&E Industry 7

PBT Usage in Laser Welding 7

Growth in Sight for Nanoparticle-Based PBT Market 7

Eco-Friendly Innovations to Improve Market Base 8

PTA Arises as a New Feedstock for PBT 9

Market Pricing 9

Competition from Other Products 9

Competitive Landscape 9

Leading PBT Manufacturers Worldwide 10

3. PBT- PRODUCT OVERVIEW 11

Introduction 11

Physical & Chemical Properties of PBT 11

Advantages & Limitations of PBT 11

Historic Background 12

Similarity and Differences between PBT & PET 12

PBT vs. Polyester Alloy 12

Comparison of PBT with Other Polymers 13

Comparison of Polyester Properties of Other Linear Polyesters 13

Co-Polymer of PBT 14

PBT Value Chain 14

PBT Manufacturing Process 14

Continuous Polycondensation (DMT route) 15

Continuous Polycondensation (PTA route) 15

Comparison of PTA Process with DMT Process 16

Discontinuous Polycondensation 16

Solid-state Polycondensation (SSP) 16

PET Upcycling 16

4. RAW MATERIAL MARKET REVIEW 17

1,4 Butanediol 17

Introduction 17

Butanediol Market by Region 17

Table 1: Global Butanediol Market (2009): Percentage Share

Breakdown of Volume Consumption of Butanediol in

Tetrahydrofuran by Region for US, Western Europe, Japan, and

Rest of World (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 17

Major End-Use Markets 17

Table 2: Global Butanediol Market (2010): Percentage Share Breakdown of Volume Consumption by End-Use Segment - Tetrahydrofuran, Polubutylene Terephthalate, ?-Butyrolactone, Poluyurethanes and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 18

Dimethyl Terephthalate: An Introduction 19

5. END-USE MARKET ANALYSIS 20

Major Markets 20

Table 3: Global PBT Market (2010): Percentage Share Breakdown

of Volume Consumption by End-Use Segment (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 21

PBT Use as Engineering Plastic 21

Additives Used for Compounding PBT into Engineering Plastics 22

PBT Use as Carpet Yarn 22

PBT as Textile for Fibers and Filament 22

Comparison of PBT with other Polyesters in the Manufacturing

of Textile 23

Automotive Industry - A Key End-Use Market 23

Engineered Plastics in Automotive Industry 24

Table 4: Global Automotive Plastics Market (2009): Percentage

Share Breakdown of Volume Consumption by Material Type

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 24

Electrical and Electronics 25

Household Appliances 25

Audio and Video Equipment 25

Miscellaneous 25

6. PRODUCT INNOVATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS 27

BASF Unveils Ultradur S4090 GM11 27

Polyplastics and WinTech Polymer Develop DURANEX 27

BASF Expands Product Line 27

RTP Introduces APWA Range of Additives 28

RadiciGroup Introduces Raditer B ERV300T KB and Raditer B

RV300 KB 28

AGY Introduces Novel Applications for Glass Rovings 28

SABIC Innovative Plastics Unveils SHF Valox PBT Resins 28

Azelis Plastics UK Launches Polybutylene Terephthalates from

Chang Chuan Plastics 29

DSM Engineering Plastics Introduces Arnite® TV4 260SXF 29

DSM Engineering Plastics Rolls Out Arnite® TV4 261

Polybutylene Terephthalate 29

Lanxess Rolls Out Pocan and Durethan 29

DSM Engineering Plastics Introduces Arnite T XG510 PBT Halogen

Free 29

DSM Engineering Plastics Introduces Halogen-free PBT 30

7. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY 31

Toyobo Acquires DIC's Polybutylene Terephathalate Business Unit 31

China Petrochemical International Bags Licensing Contract from

Hitachi Plant Technologies 31

Ticona Polymers to Stop PBT Production 31

DuPont Enters into Supply Agreement with PolyOne 31

FCI Enters into Collaboration with BASF 32

Underwriters Laboratories Purchases Bayer's Thermoplastics

Testing Center from Bayer MaterialScience 32

DSM Engineering Plastics Establishes New Facility 32

Sinopec Yizheng Chemical Fiber to Establish New PBT Plant 33

Ashland Distribution Signs Distribution Agreement with Eurotec

Engineering Plastics 33

Chroma Selects Resinal 33

Ashland Distribution Inks Agreement with Eurotec Engineering

Plastics 33

Nanocyl Expands Distribution Agreement with Velox 33

Cyclics Expands Production Capacities 34

Ultrapolymers Expands Products Range 34

Bosch Enters into Partnership with BASF 34

SO.F.TER Takes Over Matrixx 34

Lurgi Zimmer Obtains Contract to Construct PBT Plant 35

Konstantin Grcic Collaborates with BASF and Plank 35

8. FOCUS ON SELECT GLOBAL PLAYERS 36

BASF SE (Germany) 36

Bayer AG (Germany) 36

Celanese Corporation (US) 36

DSM Engineering Plastics (Netherlands) 37

E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. (US) 37

DuPont China Holding Co. Ltd (China) 37

International Diol Company (Saudi Arabia) 38

Lanxess AG (Germany) 38

Longkou Dawn Engineering Plastic Co Ltd (India) 38

Lurgi Zimmer GmbH (Germany) 38

Nan Ya Plastics Corporation (Taiwan) 39

Polyplastics Co., Ltd. (Japan) 39

SABIC (Saudi Arabia) 39

SABIC Innovative Plastics Holding BV (Netherlands) 39

Toray Industries Inc. (Japan) 40

WinTech Polymer Ltd (Japan) 40

9. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE 41

Table 5: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Polybutylene Terephthalate by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 41

Table 6: World Historic Review for Polybutylene Terephthalate by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 42

Table 7: World 15-Year Perspective for Polybutylene Terephthalate by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of World Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 43

10. THE UNITED STATES 44

A.Market Analysis 44

Market Overview 44

Impact of Recession 44

Green Packaging - Provides Ample Opportunity 44

Leading Players 44

Table 8: US Engineered Plastic Market (2009): Percentage Market Share Breakdown of Key Manufacturers (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 45

B.Market Analytics 45

Table 9: US Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Polybutylene Terephthalate Analyzed with Annual Consumption in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 45

Table 10: US Historic Review for Polybutylene Terephthalate Analyzed with Annual Consumption in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 46

11. CANADA 47

Market Analysis 47

Table 11: Canadian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Polybutylene Terephthalate Analyzed with Annual Consumption in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 47

Table 12: Canadian Historic Review for Polybutylene Terephthalate Analyzed with Annual Consumption in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 47

12. JAPAN 48

A.Market Analysis 48

Table 13: PBT Market in Japan by End-Use: (2010) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 48

B.Market Analytics 48

Table 14: Japanese Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Polybutylene Terephthalate Analyzed with Annual Consumption in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2009 through 2017(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 48

Table 15: Japanese Historic Review for Polybutylene Terephthalate Analyzed with Annual Consumption in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 49

13. EUROPE 50

A.Market Analysis 50

Market Overview 50

B.Market Analytics 51

Table 16: European Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Polybutylene Terephthalate by Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) 51

Table 17: European Historic Review for Polybutylene Terephthalate by Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK, and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 52

Table 18: European 15-Year Perspective for Polybutylene Terephthalate by Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK, Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2003, 2010, and 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 53

14. ASIA-PACIFIC 54

Market Analysis 54

Table 19: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Polybutylene Terephthalate by Geographic Region - China and Rest of Asia-Pacific Market Analyzed with Annual Sales in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 54

Table 20: Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Polybutylene Terephthalate Analyzed by Geographic Region - China and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 55

Table 21: Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for Polybutylene Terephthalate by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for China and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 55

14a. CHINA 56

A.Market Analysis 56

Market Overview 56

Table 22: PBT Consumption Share in China by Industry (2010) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 57

Recession Comes as a Blessing in Disguise 57

Engineered Plastics Market 57

Import Scenario 57

Table 23: Chinese Imports of PBT (1H 2008): Percentage Share Breakdown of Volume Imports from Country of Origin - Taiwan, Japan, Malaysia, SA, South Korea and Other Countries (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 58

B.Market Analytics 58

By Volume 58

Table 24: Chinese Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Polybutylene Terephthalate Analyzed with Annual Consumption in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 58

Table 25: Chinese Historic Review for Polybutylene Terephthalate Analyzed with Annual Consumption in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 59

By Value 60

Table 26: Chinese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Polybutylene Terephthalate Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 60

Table 27: Chinese Historic Review for Polybutylene Terephthalate Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 60

14b. REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC 61

A.Market Analysis 61

Indian Plastic Industry Scenario 61

B.Market Analytics 63

Table 28: Rest of Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Polybutylene Terephthalate Analyzed with Annual Consumption in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 63

Table 29: Rest of Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Polybutylene Terephthalate Analyzed with Annual Consumption in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 63

15. REST OF WORLD 64

A.Market Analysis 64

Latin America - An Overview 64

Table 30: PBT Market in Latin America by Region (2010) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 64

Table 31: Leading Players in Latin American PBT Market (2010): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for Sabic, Ticona, DuPont, BASF, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 64

Table 32: PBT Market in Latin America by End-Use (2010) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 65

B.Market Analytics 65

Table 33: Rest of World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Polybutylene Terephthalate Analyzed with Annual Consumption in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 65

Table 34: Rest of Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Polybutylene Terephthalate Analyzed with Annual Consumption in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 66

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Total Companies Profiled: 37 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 44)

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Region/Country Players

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The United States 9

Japan 6

Europe 11

Germany 5

Italy 2

Rest of Europe 4

Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) 17