NEW YORK, Dec. 29, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:
World Flame Retardants Industry
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Global demand to rise 6.1% annually through 2014
World demand for flame retardant additives is forecast to rise 6.1 percent per year to 2.2 million metric tons in 2014. Gains will represent a substantial acceleration over the 2004-2009 period, in which demand was severely impacted by the effects of a global economic slowdown, especially in the mature markets of the US, Western Europe and Japan. In addition to an improved economic outlook, flame retardant demand through 2014 will also benefit from trends toward more stringent safety and flammability standards -- particularly in the developing world -- and the rising use of plastic products over less flammable materials. The Asia/Pacific region will continue to be the largest and fastest-growing market for flame retardants through 2014, accounting for nearly half of world demand. Advances will be fueled by nearly ten percent annual growth in the large Chinese market, strong increases in major electronics-producing countries such as Taiwan and South Korea, and a solid turnaround in Japanese demand. Gains in North America and Western Europe will rise at a more subdued pace, although each -- like Japan -- will exhibit a strong rebound from recent declines in demand.
Environmental, health issues causing shift in product mix
Concerns over the possibly damaging environmental and health effects of halogenated flame retardants have begun to cause a considerable shift in the product mix. Brominated flame retardants have come under increased scrutiny, and a combination of government regulations and image-conscious product manufacturers have led suppliers of the widely used chemical decaBDE to begin phasing out its production. Additionally, although environmentally unfavorable chlorinated flame retardants continue to enjoy high levels of demand in less developed parts of the world, countries such as China are rapidly moving away from these chemicals, spurring robust growth in demand for other flame retardants, including phosphorus and alumina trihydrate.
Alumina trihydrate to remain leading product
Alumina trihydrate was the leading flame retardant product by volume in 2009, and is also expected to see above-average gains in demand through 2014, driven by trends toward nonhalogenated chemicals. Even more rapid advances, however, are forecast for phosphorus compounds and other flame retardants such as magnesium hydroxide, which feature favorable environmental and health profiles. Although brominated flame retardants are being phased out of a number of applications, demand for these products will remain healthy going forward, supported by their superior performance and by new, more environmentally friendly formulations.
Motor vehicles to be fastest growing market
Construction products were the leading market for flame retardants in 2009, accounting for one-quarter of total demand. However, faster gains are expected for electrical and electronic applications, fueled by rising production of electronic products and increasing flammability standards in Western Europe and the developing world. Motor vehicle markets for flame retardants will exhibit the most rapid advances in demand, as the use of plastic components rises and vehicle production in the US, Western Europe and Japan rebounds from an extremely low 2009 base.
Study coverage
This new industry study presents historical demand data (1999, 2004, 2009) plus forecasts for 2014 and 2019 by product, market, world region and for 18 major countries. The study also considers key market environment factors, evaluates company market share and profiles 38 industry competitors.
INTRODUCTION xi
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4
General 4
Global Economic Overview 5
Recent Historical Trends 5
World Economic Outlook 7
World Demographic Outlook 11
Building Construction Outlook 13
World Manufacturing Overview 16
World Electronics Outlook 18
World Motor Vehicle Production Outlook 20
World Wire & Cable Production 23
World Plastics Production Outlook 26
Regulatory Factors 28
Environmental & Health Issues 29
European Union 31
United States 32
Other Regions 33
Building, Fire & Electrical Codes 34
Recycling & Disposal Issues 37
III. OVERVIEW 39
General 39
Demand by Region 40
Demand by Product 44
Alumina Trihydrate 48
Brominated Compounds 51
Phosphorus Compounds 55
Chlorinated Compounds 59
Antimony Compounds 61
Boron Compounds 63
Other Products 65
Demand by Market 68
Construction 71
Electrical & Electronics 74
Wire & Cable 77
Motor Vehicles 79
Textiles 81
Other Markets 84
Production & Trade 85
IV. NORTH AMERICA 88
Overview 88
Flame Retardant Demand 89
United States 92
Canada 99
Mexico 104
V. WESTERN EUROPE 110
Overview 110
Flame Retardant Demand 112
Germany 114
France 120
Italy 125
Spain 131
United Kingdom 136
Netherlands 141
Belgium 145
Other Western Europe 150
VI. ASIA/PACIFIC 155
Overview 155
Flame Retardant Demand 157
China 160
Japan 168
South Korea 175
Taiwan 181
India 187
Thailand 192
Other Asia/Pacific 196
VII. OTHER REGIONS 202
Central & South America 202
Overview 202
Flame Retardant Demand 204
Brazil 205
Other Central & South America 210
Eastern Europe 216
Overview 216
Flame Retardant Demand 217
Russia 219
Other Eastern Europe 224
Africa/Mideast 229
VIII. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 235
General 235
Market Share 237
Industry Restructuring 240
Competitive Strategies 242
Product Differentiation & Market Segmentation 243
Research & Development 243
Cooperative Agreements 244
Marketing & Distribution 247
Company Profiles 249
Akzo Nobel NV 250
Albemarle Corporation 252
Almatis GmbH 255
BASF SE 258
Borealis GmbH 260
Budenheim Iberica SLSC, see Oetker (Dr. August)
Campine NV 262
Chemtura Corporation 263
China Minmetals Nonferrous Metals Company Limited 266
Ciba Specialty Chemicals Holding, see BASF
Clariant International Limited 268
Cytec Industries Incorporated 270
Daihachi Chemical Industry Company 271
Dead Sea Bromine, see Israel Chemicals
Dover Chemical, see ICC Industries
Eti Mine Works General Management 273
GLCC-Laurel, see Chemtura
Glencore International AG 274
Hsikwangshan Twinkling Star Company Limited 275
Huber (JM) Corporation 277
ICC Industries Incorporated 279
Israel Chemicals Limited 281
Italmatch Chemicals SpA 284
LANXESS AG 286
MAGNIFIN Magnesiaprodukte, see Albemarle
Manac Incorporated 288
Martin Marietta Materials Incorporated 289
Martinswerk, see Albemarle
Nabaltec AG 290
Nashtec, see Glencore International and Nabaltec
Nihon Seiko Company Limited 292
Niknam Chemicals Private Limited 293
Nippon Carbide Industries Company Incorporated 295
Occidental Petroleum Corporation 296
Oetker (Dr. August) KG 298
OxyChem, see Occidental Petroleum
Rinkagaku Kogyo, see Tosoh
Rio Tinto Group 300
Sanwa Chemical, see Nippon Carbide Industries
SCR-Sibelco NV 303
Shandong Brother Science & Technology Company Limited 305
Shandong Haiwang Chemical Company Limited 306
Shanghai Chlor-Alkali Chemical Company Limited 307
Sherwin Alumina, see Glencore International
Showa Denko KK 308
Solaris ChemTech Limited 309
Suzuhiro Chemical Company Limited 310
Tina Organics Private Limited 312
Tosoh Corporation 313
LIST OF TABLES
SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Summary Table 3
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 World Gross Domestic Product by Region 11
2 World Population 13
3 World Building Construction Expenditures 16
4 World Manufacturing Value Added 18
5 World Electronic Product Shipments 20
6 World Motor Vehicle Production 23
7 World Plastic Resin Production 28
SECTION III -- OVERVIEW
1 World Flame Retardant Demand by Region 43
2 World Flame Retardant Demand by Product 46
3 World Alumina Trihydrate Flame Retardant Demand 51
4 World Brominated Flame Retardant Demand 55
5 World Phosphorus Flame Retardant Demand 58
6 World Chlorinated Flame Retardant Demand 60
7 World Antimony Flame Retardant Demand 63
8 World Boron Flame Retardant Demand 65
9 World Other Flame Retardant Demand 68
10 World Flame Retardant Demand by Market 70
11 World Construction Market for Flame Retardants 74
12 World Electrical & Electronic Markets for Flame Retardants 77
13 World Wire & Cable Market for Flame Retardants 79
14 World Motor Vehicle Market for Flame Retardants 81
15 World Textiles Market for Flame Retardants 83
16 Other World Markets for Flame Retardants 85
SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
1 North America -- Key Indicators for Flame Retardant Demand 89
2 North America -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
& Market 91
3 United States -- Key Indicators for Flame Retardant Demand 94
4 United States -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product 96
5 United States -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market 98
6 Canada -- Key Indicators for Flame Retardant Demand 100
7 Canada -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product 102
8 Canada -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market 103
9 Mexico -- Key Indicators for Flame Retardant Demand 106
10 Mexico -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product 107
11 Mexico -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market 109
SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
1 Western Europe -- Key Indicators for Flame Retardant Demand 111
2 Western Europe -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
& Market 113
3 Germany -- Key Indicators for Flame Retardant Demand 116
4 Germany -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product 117
5 Germany -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market 119
6 France -- Key Indicators for Flame Retardant Demand 121
7 France -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product 123
8 France -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market 124
9 Italy -- Key Indicators for Flame Retardant Demand 127
10 Italy -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product 128
11 Italy -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market 130
12 Spain -- Key Indicators for Flame Retardant Demand 132
13 Spain -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product 133
14 Spain -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market 135
15 United Kingdom -- Key Indicators for Flame Retardant
Demand 137
16 United Kingdom -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product 139
17 United Kingdom -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market 140
18 Netherlands -- Key Indicators for Flame Retardant Demand 142
19 Netherlands -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product 143
20 Netherlands -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market 144
21 Belgium -- Key Indicators for Flame Retardant Demand 146
22 Belgium -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product 148
23 Belgium -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market 149
24 Other Western Europe -- Key Indicators for Flame Retardant
Demand 151
25 Other Western Europe -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product 152
26 Other Western Europe -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market 153
SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
1 Asia/Pacific -- Key Indicators for Flame Retardant Demand 157
2 Asia/Pacific -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product & Market 159
3 China -- Key Indicators for Flame Retardant Demand 162
4 China -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product 165
5 China -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market 167
6 Japan -- Key Indicators for Flame Retardant Demand 170
7 Japan -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product 172
8 Japan -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market 174
9 South Korea -- Key Indicators for Flame Retardant Demand 177
10 South Korea -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product 178
11 South Korea -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market 180
12 Taiwan -- Key Indicators for Flame Retardant Demand 182
13 Taiwan -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product 184
14 Taiwan -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market 186
15 India -- Key Indicators for Flame Retardant Demand 188
16 India -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product 190
17 India -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market 191
18 Thailand -- Key Indicators for Flame Retardant Demand 193
19 Thailand -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product 195
20 Thailand -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market 196
21 Other Asia/Pacific -- Key Indicators for Flame Retardant
Demand 198
22 Other Asia/Pacific -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product 199
23 Other Asia/Pacific -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market 200
SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS
1 Central & South America -- Key Indicators for Flame
Retardant Demand 203
2 Central & South America -- Flame Retardant Demand
by Product & Market 205
3 Brazil -- Key Indicators for Flame Retardant Demand 207
4 Brazil -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product 208
5 Brazil -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market 210
6 Other Central & South America -- Key Indicators for Flame
Retardant Demand 212
7 Other Central & South America -- Flame Retardant Demand
by Product 213
8 Other Central & South America -- Flame Retardant Demand
by Market 215
9 Eastern Europe -- Key Indicators for Flame Retardant Demand 217
10 Eastern Europe -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product
& Market 218
11 Russia -- Key Indicators for Flame Retardant Demand 220
12 Russia -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product 222
13 Russia -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market 223
14 Other Eastern Europe -- Key Indicators for Flame Retardant
Demand 225
15 Other Eastern Europe -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product 226
16 Other Eastern Europe -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market 228
17 Africa/Mideast -- Key Indicators for Flame Retardant Demand 230
18 Africa/Mideast -- Flame Retardant Demand by Product 232
19 Africa/Mideast -- Flame Retardant Demand by Market 233
SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 Flame Retardant Sales by Company, 2009 236
2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 241
3 Selected Cooperative Agreements 246
LIST OF CHARTS
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 World Insulated Wire & Cable Production by Region, 2009 26
SECTION III -- OVERVIEW
1 World Flame Retardant Demand by Region, 1999-2019 44
2 World Flame Retardant Demand by Product, 2009:
Volume Versus Value 47
3 World Flame Retardant Demand by Market, 2009 70
SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
1 North America Flame Retardant Demand by Country, 2009 92
SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
1 Western Europe Flame Retardant Demand by Country, 2009 114
SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
1 Asia/Pacific Flame Retardant Demand by Country, 2009 160
SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 World Flame Retardant Market Share by Company, 2009 237
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